{"id":18,"date":"2025-03-14T10:21:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T21:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-09-14T00:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T12:25:16","slug":"preliminary-tasks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/preliminary-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"Preliminary Tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The purpose of this task was to begin to apply our micro element knowledge to a practical project. We worked in small groups of three and were given the prompt of \u201cYou haven\u2019t left the house in months. If you don\u2019t leave today, you never will\u201d. With this prompt we had to create a concept for a 30 second scene of a film and complete a pitch for the film. In this task we brainstormed ideas, made a mood board, created a storyboard and then made and presented our pitch. Through this task I learnt that linking different micro elements Our audience feedback was our main plot idea was very interesting and strong but we need to more work into building tension in our short film, they also suggest us to make our narrative more clearer and easier to understand so in future I need to ensure my creative choices are explained more in detail to my team also making sure each micro element has a clear purpose. In the next prelim task where we create a concept and film it, I want to focus on experimenting with different camera angles and editing technique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-5 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-5--1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7ee84d44 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The images\/videos surrounding my blog post are all supportive evidence of the task \u2013 e.g. photos of our pitch, snips of our storyboard\/mood board, reflection task sheet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Horror-Movie-Pitch-Deck-by-Slidesgo-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Horror Movie Pitch Deck by Slidesgo (1).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-bb5964b3-a716-4d79-801d-6b5f64bf9607\" href=\"https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Horror-Movie-Pitch-Deck-by-Slidesgo-1.pdf\">Horror Movie Pitch Deck by Slidesgo (1)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Horror-Movie-Pitch-Deck-by-Slidesgo-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-bb5964b3-a716-4d79-801d-6b5f64bf9607\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-midnight-filter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1710\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-03-at-12.23.33\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-03-at-12.23.33\u202fAM.png 1710w, https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-03-at-12.23.33\u202fAM-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-03-at-12.23.33\u202fAM-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-03-at-12.23.33\u202fAM-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-03-at-12.23.33\u202fAM-1536x799.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1710px) 100vw, 1710px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5fdb10e5 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-627337ab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dd225191 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Preliminary Task 2<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--2\">For this task we are creating a one-minute film in groups of 4. Our prompt includes the following criteria: must include dialogue of \u201cHe\u2019s gone\u201d, must include a prop of significance, and there must be some kind of unanswered question. After brainstorming ideas based on this prompt my group and I decided on the concept of a man who has been kidnapped by unknown forces followed by waking up in a dark room with a voice in the background as his wife comes into frame the story then ends on a cliff hanger with the dialouge&#8221;He&#8217;s gone&#8221;, Black screen, Gunshot\u200b within the mystery genre. We then divided up our pre-production tasks and I worked with my team members to create a timeline, with when the characters are introduced, the setting, the plot of the short flim, and many more aspects of our piece. I also worked to create a mood board for our piece with the decided colour scheme and overall atmosphere of our short film.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Most-Famous-Murder-Cases-Thesis-Defense-by-Slidesgo-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Most Famous Murder Cases - Thesis Defense by Slidesgo.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-4e1d6a00-89bc-457a-979b-d9ca4da0294a\" href=\"https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Most-Famous-Murder-Cases-Thesis-Defense-by-Slidesgo-1.pdf\">Most Famous Murder Cases &#8211; Thesis Defense by Slidesgo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Most-Famous-Murder-Cases-Thesis-Defense-by-Slidesgo-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-4e1d6a00-89bc-457a-979b-d9ca4da0294a\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-midnight-filter\" style=\"min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1215\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-41\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-Setting-and-location-1.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-Setting-and-location-1.png 2160w, https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-Setting-and-location-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-Setting-and-location-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-Setting-and-location-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-Setting-and-location-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/mediastudies.pinehurst.school.nz\/alina-zhang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/05\/Copy-of-Setting-and-location-1-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#7b716b\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Mood Board <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The purpose of this task was to begin to apply our micro element knowledge to a practical project. 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