Our first project is editing a TV drama montage using clips from our coursework projects. There was some amazing coursework produced this year and editing a montage of the best bits will highlight the quality of the work we've produced.
Brief: Create a 1-2 minute trailer for a new season of TV Drama using the TV drama extracts we created for our coursework.
Research
The first aspect to any media project is researching professional examples so we know the codes and conventions of the media type we are creating.
Watch a range of TV drama season trailers to learn the conventions:
You can also find a great example on the website of Bad Wolf production company here.
Note the following conventions:
- Use of music
- Length of clips
- Pace of editing
- Close-ups
- Dramatic scenes
- Movement
- Lines of dialogue
- Text on screen
- Build up to dramatic ending
Planning
Before editing a montage, you'll need to make sure you've watched all the clips available to use. We will screen some in class for those willing to share their work. Whether you're watching in class or on the PC, make notes of the coursework projects and specific clips you want to use in your trailer.
Next, plan the music you will use for your trailer. This is a critical decision - many drama season trailers are more like music videos so getting the right song is vital. Look at the songs available on the Media Shared drive or you can bring your own MP3 file in next lesson. Important: the song must be appropriate for pre-watershed viewing so no explicit lyrics. Remember, you don't need to use the whole song so you can pick the 60-120 seconds that will be most cinematic. You'll find a selection of songs in the following folder:
Media Shared > Resources > GCSE > Music and sound effects > Music - songs
Editing
Open up a new project in Adobe Premiere Pro, save it in your folder on Media Student Shared and then import the video and audio files you want to use in your trailer. You'll find the video files in the following folder:
Media Shared > Resources > GCSE > Summer projects > June 2022 TV drama montage
Deadline
We will have two weeks to plan and edit our montage videos.
Extension
We think that most people will need a few lessons to complete their montage. However, if you finish and export your TV drama trailer, we have a brilliant extension task to take on. Turn your original coursework production into a 90 second Science Fiction / Fantasy film trailer using trailer conventions such as film institution logo, text on screen, actor names, title and release date.
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