Welcome Back! Back to Work!

Welcome Back!!

I truly hope you had a great summer - a summer which hopefully gave you ideas and inspiration for the music video you really want to create. Did you take any snaps of bands,places or random weirdness which inspired you? For example, did you see any locations or people you would like to include in your video?
In today's lesson, we'll be discussing ideas once again, making a final decision and to research the history and evolution of your chosen genre.

Order of lesson:

• Discuss results, summer and further ideas.
• Overview of coursework and booklet
•  Make a decision!
• Begin research and to identify one of the first/seminal music videos of your chosen genre.

Miss Cassidy.

Reminders for everyone

Year 13!
Do not forget you are due to present (or re-present??) your presentation on representation this afternoon! Looking forward to discussing!


Year 12

Evertyhing needs to be blogged ASAP!!!

Miss Cassidy

Year 13: Post Production Section A

11How much of your text was created only in post-production? AS:    A2:

2.What technologies did you use to modify your raw material?  How did this change the meaning of your work? AS:    A2:

3.How did you use sound in post-production? AS:  A2:

4.How did you encode meaning in post-production?  AS: A2:

 5.Importantly evaluate your progress in post-production from AS to A2.

Blog It!!!

Calling Year 12!!!!

I know you have completed some excellent research - but where is it on your blogs? Can we please ensure it's blogged as soon as possible! We would like to mark your work and offer you guidance.

Thursday's lesson will be all about the construction process - making sure you understand what makes a level 4. So research stage should be complete by now.

You should be composing three blogs daily ideally. Do this from now on. Don't be afraid of the blog!

See you Thursday!

Miss C

Narrative.

Hi People!

This afternoon, you will all be given a particular narrativie theory to reseach.We will be discussing and trying to apply the theory to your portfolio.

Please produce a hand-out on your theorist for everybody in the group for Wednesday, 13th March.

Miss Cassidy

Question 1 Section A: Using Conventions from Real Media Texts

Using Conventions from Real Media Texts

 

 

You are going to deliver a presentation to the group on Friday 1^st March. Please be ready to deliver and to ask questions.

Remember we're getting our 'story straight' for the exam - you should ensure your presentation is included in your folders under Question 1 section A: Conventions from Real Media Texts

You may learn something from other presentations too! Please use media terminology in your presentation.

 

Using conventions from real media texts  (Section A of the exam).  You need to cover these questions in your presentation:

 

·         How and why have you used media conventions?

·         How successful was your use of conventions?

·         How and why have you broken/challenged conventions?

·         How successful was this?

·         How has your use of media conventions developed?

 

Remember you need to consider how your use of media conventions developed from AS to A2.

Critical Perspectives in Media (exam)

1a) This question will focus on how your skills have develpoed across the AS and A2 course. You will need to explore both portfolios. The following skills will need to be looked at in detail:

• creativity
• digital technology
• research and planning
• post production
• using conventions from real media texts.

The exam question will have one of the above as its focus.


1b) You will apply media theories to one portfolio. You will need to research and apply the following areas of media theory:

• genre
• narrative
• representation
• audience
• media language

So, let's begin our preparation with a review of both portfolios. Please type this on a word
document and organise your notes with clear headings over the coming weeks.
Please answer the following questions by the end of Wednesday's lesson (p5) - I am expecting to discuss our thoughts at some point in the lesson too.

1. In which area have you seen an improvement - from foundation to advanced portfolio? (see areas in question 1a)

2. What challenges did you face in each portfolio? Explain how you resolved challenge/s or if, as a result, you approached your advanced portfolio differently?

3. Whch area is your strength? (See areas in question 1a). Please give examples and consider if this strength has developed in the advanced portfolio.

4. What would you do differently? (For both portfolios)....(Is there an area of weakness still?)

5.Finally, what advice would you impart to a prospective media student?