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FMP Year 2: Learning Journal
13th March This year I kicked off my FMP by taking a trip with the college to Tenerife. Over the two weeks I was supposed to spend there, I would have worked with a charity called Whale Nation in their animal rescue projects all the while learning about the island’s cultures; specifically its witches and…
FMP Year 2: Project Proposal
Dylan Whitehall 256487 Project Proposal: Final Major Project – Flicks Area of Activity: Film – Screenwriting Rationale During the second year of my course I have had the opportunity to learn about screenwriting and write my own scripts. In October I collaborated with students from other courses to create a production in the style of…
FMP Year 2: Research and Inspiration
Primary Research Books: Two pieces of research that have been instrumental to the development of my project have been Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting by Syd Field and Joker: The Official Script Book – the published version of Todd Phillip and Scott Silver’s script for Joker (2019). The former was a detailed introduction to the…
FMP Year 2: Evaluation
Production For my second final major project of this course I decided to write a screenplay for my own short horror film called, FLICKS. Throughout this past year I have worked on a number of projects that involved screenwriting, the production of films and an abundance of research behind the medium in general. I felt…
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Weekly Learning Journal:
- Final Major Project Log #9-11#11 – 03/06/22 The final week of my project development has been a hectic one for me to say the least. My project partner was unfortunately unable to complete her side of the project in time for the due date as she was struggling with some personal issues. While progress had been made on the … Continue reading Final Major Project Log #9-11
- Final Major Project Log #5-8#8 – 13/05/2022 Unfortunately, during this week I was unable to make significant progress on my project as I had, once again, gotten sick. I did, however, still try to make an effort by revising my flowcharts as I noticed I had been making a mistake with some of the diagrams. After combing through these … Continue reading Final Major Project Log #5-8
- Final Major Project Log #1-4#4 – Easter During the easter break my project partner was still distracted with other commitments so progress was still slow from the technical side of things. However, I was able to focus on my writing fully and continued to work on my drafts. Unfortunately, I hit a bit of a block. I was having … Continue reading Final Major Project Log #1-4
- Jam Week – 07/03/22Day 1 Meg Jenkins On the first day of jam week I sat in on a talk with Meg Jenkins, a digital marketer who has done work for various startup companies in the past. She went over her experiences working with these companies and the struggles she faced, such as the plethora of responsibilities that … Continue reading Jam Week – 07/03/22
- Weekly Learning Journal 21/02/22 – 28/02/22Cathartic Process Over these last couple of weeks I wrapped up my work on character profiles, finishing my InDesign poster on Ellen Ripley and then later presenting it in a powerpoint as a part of a group collaboration with other students on the course. I briefly reflected on my experience using the software by discussing … Continue reading Weekly Learning Journal 21/02/22 – 28/02/22
- Weekly Learning Journal 20/12/21 – 11/02/2211/02/22 Research and Comic Books: Before submitting my final pitch, I went through my work to make some changes to the synopsis as – based on previous feedback – it was a little convoluted. I also made changes to some of the character profiles that I had included as I had written them as if … Continue reading Weekly Learning Journal 20/12/21 – 11/02/22
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Witchers and Witches 