Exploring Film Production Roles

INQUIRY

• Students will: engage with various film texts, seeking influence and inspiration in order to guide their own production work

• Students will: research a variety of film production roles and acquire an understanding of industry practices and essential skills required for a minimum of three roles

• Students will: examine their own personal interests and inspirations in order to identify filmmaker intentions.

ACTION

• Students will: acquire, develop and apply practical filmmaking skills and techniques, in a variety of forms and a minimum of three film production roles

• Students will: work both individually and collaboratively as creative risk-takers on a variety of filmmaking exercises and experiments in order to fulfill their filmmaker intentions

• Students will: collaborate to create at least one completed film, working in one discrete film production role.

REFLECTION

• Students will: reflect on their acquisition of skills and chart their learning in a variety of film production roles

• Students will: reflect on the successes and challenges of their exercises, experiments and completed films, evaluating the impact this work has had on them as a filmmaker and the extent to which their filmmaker intentions were fulfilled

• Students will: experience collating evidence of their explorations in a portfolio, presenting work in both visual and written forms.