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Make a Movie - Part 12: Presenting

Updated: Mar 13, 2020

You've finished making the movie now it is time to let it shine. I've called this presenting as I want to cover two different things. The first is showing the movie to an audience and the other is presenting your work as a portfolio.


Movie Showing


If you are going to do the speech credits then you should create an in-depth look into how you make the film and this should be about 6 mins. If you aren't going to do the speech credits then you should still plan to have a brief explanation of your project and the film for before the showing of the movie.


The movie showing can be as dramatic or low key as you like. This is more for your sense of purpose and completion than for any aspect of gaining the credits. You've done the work it is time to celebrate.


Portfolio


English has a writing portfolio that can be made up of anything you wrote but didn't hand in for your article piece. So this can include your research papers, script and website content. If you have done any practice essays for the exams this can be included as well.


The other portfolio you'll be doing is for visual art. This can be done as the design or photography, depending on your strength.


Design - This should include at least three examples of design processes you have completed. This could include logo designs, swag, websites, movie posters and character profiles like the one shown below. This can be still images or a short film. If you end up doing the presentation about the behind the scenes then you can create a video showing your work and process that can be shown at the presentation and used for your portfolio.


Photography - As part of your planning of the film you should be taking stills. Of your characters and the settings. As you film, you should also take images of the process. Those moments that contrast the tone of the film with the process. You should move the tone more towards what the film will portray as your images progress. By the end, you should have developed your idea through images. A suggestion is character profiles or something else that will convey the tone of the images.



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