Todays class - In my absence

Good day,

As you are all aware tomorrow is the deadline for the Production element of your coursework.

In my absence today will you all please take the opportunity to ensure that this is complete.

If you are attempting a screenplay that will have to be seen tomorrow in the correct format printed and ready to read.

If you are planning to shoot a film then a first cut will be expected to be seen tomorrow or at least rushes from your shoot.

Thursdays lesson will comprise of a presentation to the rest of the class when you will be able to receive feedback from your peers and myself. 

If that is complete please ensure that your blog entries are upto date and that you have commented on your peers blogs as is regularly required.

Stephen Follows - Follow Stephen

Please take a look across this website for an insight into the world of the Film Industry.

https://stephenfollows.com

Stephen is a Filmmaker but spends his down time researching and documenting his finds to assist those interested in Film or trying to put their own Productions together. There are many topics across the ice that will be relevant to your study of FM4 Film Studies.

Documentaries to look out for!

As suggested earlier in the term there are a plethora of fantastic Documentaries.

What have your favourites been so far? Why? Which ones are True? Which are dramatised? Are there any differences between the two?

Remember that you are looking to identify a range of different elements and styles of documentary. Explore how these films were received by audiences both when they were released and today. 

Here are a selection of some you should have watched already. 

If not crack on!

Documentary Season 2017

Moving away from the coursework and focussing on the exam based units it is time for us to re-focus  on the elements of Documentary. Although we started earlier in the year with Bowling for Columbine and some of you have watched a number of others it is now time to start documenting and analysing some others.

From this week forward can your weekly films all be Documentaries please?

We started this week with the Oscar Award Winning 

UNDEAFEATED (2011) - Dir. D.Lindsay/T.J.Martin

As usual I look forward to reading your A2 Film analysis on this piece underlying the details of the style of documentary, the approach taking by the film makers but also the production details of this film. Please remember that this year is all about depth and that context is king.

Lets Play Ball!

Deadline 15th November 2017

BFI London Film Festival 2017

So some of you this year were lucky enough to travel to the BFI again this time for the London Film  Festival 2017.

We got a chance to see the NEW BRITISH SHORTS programme with a variety of different films from some exciting Film Making Teams.

Hopefully you had a good opportunity in the Q&A session to find out the journeys of the Filmmakers and it has help to plot your own route and impact or influence how you create your own shorts for this years coursework.

It was another great day and opportunity and ALL the students represented themselves and Coulsdon 6th For College impeccably.

I can't wait until next year.

Small Scale Research

Well that first term seemed to fly by and was mainly dominated by all thoughts on your Small Scale Research coursework. 

We had what i hope was a successful trip to the BFI Research Library to enhance your earlier drafts of your coursework.

Some of you achieved your deadlines in terms of getting the work in. A lot of the early drafts moved on significantly.

Well done to those of you who put in the extra effort to get the work in to a high standard prior to the deadline. 

KEEP IT UP!

FM4 : World Cinema Urban Stories : La Haine

P254-259 textbook



CONTEXTS


1995   Independent article on  the reception to the film in  France


2005 Guardian article on La Haine 20 years on with links




KEY SCENES

Opening scenes : documentary news footage 

Training Day

In my absence today you have the opportunity to catch up with yourselves.

Please complete the question 6. that we started yesterday on World Cinema: Power, Poverty and Conflict.

When you complete these tasks peer assess each other's work, please be honest with each other as constructive criticism is an invaluable input to improving your work.

Scan and upload the results to your blogs.

When this is completed ensure that your coursework and blog entries are all up to date.

DEADLINE

DEADLINE

I am aware how much I have impressed upon you that Film is not science but a part of the Arts however we do need to try and adapt our Creative process to meet DEADLINES.

The DEADLINE for your Production element of your coursework is due Tuesday 31st January! 

BFI FILM ACADEMY

For the third year in a row Coulsdon 6th Form College have had students that have applied and been accepted to the BFI Film Academy a saturday school run by Eastside Education. 

The Students in attendance this year are Seb Black and Ed Auld. 

They have attended talks and workshops over half terms and weekends since October 2016 with Industry professionals surrounded by like minded students from across London to produce a short film.

I was lucky enough to be in attendance last weekend to see the films and the awards ceremony. 

As ever I was pleased for the boys and proud as punch. 

The A2 Film Students continue to punch above their weight and produce content that continues to impress me. 

Well Done the Boys!

 

Jess inspires future film makers

In order to celebrate the work of former student Jess Wood and to inspire this years A2 Film crop we were invited to the WJEC Moving Image Awards 2016. at the BFI in London 

Although Jess did not win the Short Film category, she displayed to the good and the great within NFTS1 that Coulsdon 6th form College assisted and developed their film students to a level to compete with schools and colleges with much better technical resources. 

I hope that our current students and those to come will realise that hard work and application will enable you to compete at the highest level.

WELL DONE JESS!