This task is an in-class presentation of a comparative analysis of two short non-fiction works.

1. Research and select two short non-fiction works that deal with the same broad subject or theme.  
2. Analyse their forms and compare the ways that they use image, sound, structure and rhythm differently to give rise to different ideas or function within different contexts.
3. Present the two works (or excerpts from them) to the class describing the context in which they were made and screened, the strategies the filmmakers use to create them, the impact of these strategic decisions on audience experience in context.  Your presentation must include contextual information and a power point with screen grab slides illustrating your analytic points.

You will be assessed on:
Research and selection of non-fiction works that demonstrate distinct approaches to their subject

Concise articulation of the context and likely audience for which the work was made

Clear and accurate identification of cinematic components of the non-fiction works such as shots, juxtapositions, style, rhythm, sound, etc.

Insightful and succinct analysis of the choices the filmmakers made about form and content to address their context and audience

 

Select a person to feature as an interviewee, conduct an on-camera interview with the person and edit it into a 3 minute (maximum) piece including cutaways of additional images or sounds

Part One: WRITTEN PLAN - 2 PAGES
write a plan for an interview that includes:

• choice of person/character to interview and back up selection in case of unforseen...
• plan for contacting person and scheduling interview
• list of crew and equipment needed to capture interview and plan for accessing, crewing, transport and other aspects of production management such as release forms and insurance coverage
• Brief description of intended content, including cutaways (which may be accessed through online sources or shot for the project) and list of questions

PART ONE IS DUE IN WEEK 5

Part two: INTERVIEW
Interview and record your subject using appropriate camera and microphones and available light

INTERVIEWS MUST TAKE PLACE BEFORE CLASS IN WEEK 6.  BRING DIGITAL INTERVIEW TO CLASS IN WEEK 6 FOR IN-CLASS EDITING WORKSHOP

Edit the interview to a coherent and engaging 3 minutes maximum and lay in cutaways to enhance structure and rhythm and create juxtapositions that add insight, visual or audio interest or perspective

Draft interviews must be presented in class in WEEK 7, final interview cuts DUE IN WEEK 8.

You will be assessed on:

• Effective and appropriate planning and competent use of gear to execute the task
• Coherence, structure, and engaging revelation of character through selection of subject, interview questions, shots, and sounds
• Juxtaposition of images, sounds, or image & sound to create associations and understandings
• Critical appraisal own work and that of others; providing clear, evidence based and constructive responses during process and in-class screenings

Create a coherent, small scale short work or detailed audio-visual proposal/pitch for a longer or more complex non-fiction screen production

Select a subject or theme for a non-fiction work, and plan for the story and material you would like to use to tell it.  Record some of the elements that could be included in the piece.  Shape these elements into coherent but small scale short work or a short prototype for an episode of a non-fiction web series or a detailed audio visual pitch for a longer or more complex non-fiction screen production

Elements may, for example, include:
 - interviews with characters such as subject/theme experts, participants, or observers.
 - public events to which you have access
 - situations you have researched and can obtain the rights to observe and record
 - interactions that are relevant to your subject which may reveal aspects of it
 - staged occurrences that you plan or devise which offer an opportunity for non-fiction revelation of insight, character or aspects of your subject

Part One: Written Plan - 3 pages approximately including:  

• Plan for choice of subject(s), events, situations or characters to interview or observe and back up subject(s)
• Description of research done and intended content, including: situation, event, interview or characters to be recorded
• Information about your intended approach to the subject in terms of cinematic style, context, audience, images, sounds,
• List of crew and equipment needed to capture interviews, schedule  and plan for accessing, crewing, transport and other aspects of production management
• Details of release forms or permits you may need to secure

Part Two: Audio Visual Non-Fiction short work or prototype  or detailed audio visual pitch for a longer or more complex non-fiction work

Draft written plans to be submitted in week 8, after self directed work on them in the break
Final production and critical reflections to be submitted in week 13

Critical Reflection (500 words) should include:
 - information about how the execution varied from the plan
 - identification of shots, sounds, juxtaposition and elements that convey ideas effectively and those which could be improved

Assessment Criteria:

Effective and appropriate planning and competent use of gear to execute the task
Coherence, structure, and engaging revelation of characters, subject, or theme 
Astute research, observation and video/audio coverage of events, situations or interactions to convey a perspective or idea
Juxtaposition of images, sounds or image & sound to create associations and understandings
Critical appraisal of own work and that of others with clear, evidence based  and constructive responses during process and in-class screenings