AS Homework

1. Meet your specific targets and update/ post to your blog all changes.
2. Evaluation Q7 : —Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product? —

—It must be an account of your journey!

Write this response on a word doc or on A4 and hand it in on Monday 13th January. 

CHRISTMAS HOMEWORK

Evaluation - Question1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media productions?

DUE 6th January 2015

A2 Homework

Ensure any updates are posted.
Respond to all the targets set on your feedback sheet.

AS Homework

Update your blog in view of the written feedback you have been given. Please also post any and all drafts of pages.

Deadline for Research & Planning: 1st December. Please speak to me if you need an extension.

A2 Homework

All targets from the feedback sheet should be completed.

The following must be posted by the end of the week.
Production Brekadowns
Storyboards
Call Sheets
Rick assessments

AS Homework

17th November

Tasks to complete

• Upload photographs so far.
• Complete selection & rejection = post it!
• Post your photographs on Flickr in the ValeMedia group.
• Post your drawn Mock Up’s – Hand drawn drafts of all three pages.
• Begin TA Research - conduct research
• Institutions: TA profiles and research

AS Media Homework

Planning and construction

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•Post titles

1.Organization of equipment

2.Organisation of actors/ models

3.Organisation of costumes/ make up and props

4.Photo shoot plan 1

Photo Shoot

•Upload your photographs to your mac – remember the rules about memory card readers!

•Post Title: Evaluation of Photo Shoot

•Selection & rejection on word/ ppt/ CeltX etc

•Post your favourite 6 on Flickr

Homework

•Plan and complete your next photo shoot

•Selection & Rejection

•Flickr

•Make sure the following is complete for Friday!
1.
1. Photoshoot organisation posts. Be ready! Eg1.Organisation of actor/ model for shoot 12.Organisation of equipment for shoot 13.Organisation of costume and make up for shoot 14.Organisation of props for shoot 1••2. Any gaps! EG missing dps , contents, TA research

AS Homework and Deadline

Research deadline is Friday 7th November. 

Friday: we begin planning!

Use your checklist to target missing research.
Use your new journal - this will enable you to add in theory eg Blumler and Katz -Uses and Gratifications to a post and thus target the higher grades.

How to embed slidely

In order to embed a slidely you need to click HTML when you are creating your post.
Follow the steps below then click HTML and copy the code onto the post.

How Do I Embed My Slidely Show In My Website/Blog?

To embed your Slidely:

1. Go to: http://Slide.ly/user and find the Slidely video you wish to share.
2. Click on its photo to open this Slidely’s page. 
3. Click on the "Share" button on the left side of the video: 
4. From the "Share" menu, select 
5. In the pop-up window, select the size of the embeded video and check/on-check auto-play.
6. Copy the code by clicking  
7. Embed the code in your site/blog

Sandra Compton-KIng's Slidely by Slidely Slideshow

A2 Homework

1] All research should be completed by now however, if there is anything you are unsure of research it!
2] TA analysis and updated ideas
3] Shot lists
4] Storyboards
5] Production Breakdowns
6] Call sheets
You must be ready to film!

AS Half Term Homework

1] Complete all research of front covers, contents and dps.
2] Conduct some Target Audience research - check out ideas for masthead/ fonts etc - check out initial ideas.
3] Complete institutions research
4] Own personal list
 Be ready for planning and completing photo shoot plans!

Slidely

http://slide.ly/view/b6c21468c909bf617e550afb77fe6512

Try using slidely - it's fast and you get a great result

Borneo 2014 example

To embed your Slidely:

1. Go to: http://Slide.ly/user and find the Slidely video you wish to share.
2. Click on its photo to open this Slidely’s page. 
3. Click on the "Share" button on the left side of the video: 
4. From the "Share" menu, select 
5. In the pop-up window, select the size of the embeded video and check/on-check auto-play.
6. Copy the code by clicking  
7. Embed the code in your site/blog

AS Homework

1. You should have a minimum of 6 posts : research into front covers
2. You should have a t least one institutional post : this can be challenging so use the resource sheet to ensure you can complete this task. It would be even better to create several posts in which you show your understanding/ learning about institutions. 
3. Post: How Research has Informed my Planning and Creativity. Use your completed grid and create a bullet point list of your ideas so far. Then write a subheading: Targets and Further Research. Under this write a numbered list of target areas.
4. Now you know what you need to do in order to fill in the whole grid! Complete those tasks and meet your targets.
5. Post the three contents page analysis done in class.

A2 Homework

1. Make sure you respond to the feedback sheet. 
2. Conduct TA research 1 - results for Tuesday
3. Take photographs of locations - Principle photography - for Tuesday

AS G321 homework

•SIMILAR PRODUCT RESEARCH

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•You will need to do many research posts on front covers. Each front cover is a separate post.

•First, post the three you have done in class. [ 3 posts] This  should be done by Friday.

•Think -How these can be presented: text + image or cutaways, prezi, ppt on slideshare, Celtx, list, annotated image....

AS G321

Post- when you made your front cover what did you do to develop your creativity?

•Research into college magazines

•TA Research

•Font Research

•Masthead

•Did you upload your photographs to the Vale Media Group on Flickr and use the comments? Did you comment on others images?

How much did you go back to this research and use it in your planning? Your drafts? Your final piece? If not, why not?

How creative were you? Think about your learning…

Next- extension task sheet = starting to study music magazines

AS Homework

POSTS: Images must be posted to Flickr. You need to comment on each other's images.
Next, consider your TA feedback on Flickr. Post title: TA feedback from Flickr. 
Write here about your feedback and make a definite decision about which image to use.
Your homework is then to come in to Media Suite and work on your College Magazine front cover and mock up of the contents page.

DEADLINE
By 3rd October - your magazine front cover  and mock up of the contents page must be posted. You should also print your front cover and annotate the finished product.

Final Post for the Preliminary Task

Post title: Evaluation of the Preliminary task

Here, evaluate the end product: consider the layout, fonts, image, colours - try to say what you did well and the things you like about it. Also, be self aware and consider what you would like to improve on when you make your music magazine page.

A2 G324 Music Video Homework

Ensure all similar product research is completed. Use all handouts and tick lists. 
Post regularly how this research has informed your planning.
See G324 link page if you are stuck and the support offered on the handout. 

AS Homework

19th September 2014

You need to make sure that all posts are up by Monday. Check with Lesson 1 & 2 handouts. You must also ensure the drawings/ drafts for the front cover and contents are done for Monday. 
Monday's lesson- taking photographs and planning the photo shoot. You need everything else done so you are ready for this. 




Ensure all posts are up to date. Everyone must be ready to plan the front page and contents page on Friday. 
Remember! Timetable change to: Friday period 1 & 2

Lesson 2 Getting started on the preliminary task

If you are absent , please click the link below and complete all tasks.

http://www.slideshare.net/sandylking/lesson2-intro-to-course-g321main-task-outline-lang-and-front-cover-analsysis

Welcome to AS Media

Get familiar with the mac and the programmes we. Respond in more detail to the brief. What are your initial ideas? 

Dear Moderators : Links to both AS & A2 students blogs for G321 & G324 are below.

A2 G324 Advanced Production blogs : there are four groups. Each group have their own link to the group blog. There are 10 candidates in total. Some candidates have a 'read more' tab at the bottom of posts due to very detailed work: students did this to enhance care and presentation. All students work: planning, construction and evaluation is on the blog however, discs have been burnt and sent containing better quality copies- for A2 the final music videos/ documentary/ ancillary tasks and for AS the final pages of the magazines. 

Group Blog 1:
Emma Hall  9162
Deanna Hammond-Blackburn  9164
Alex Major 9190
EmmaHall9162DeannaHammond-Blackburn9164AlexMajor9190

Group Blog 2:
Maddie Ryder9217 and Lucy Barker9063

Group Blog 3:
Kim Potter 8080
Caitlyn Parkinson 9204
Jamie Ellis 9150
Kim Potter8080,Caitlyn Parkinson9204 and Jamie Ellis9150


Group Blog 4:
Conor Drury 7200
Molly Rickards 7111
Molly Rickards 7111 and Conor Drury 7200

AS G321 Foundation Production Blogs. All students have individual blogs. There are 8 candidates. 

Rebecca Dyer 8032

Ellie Lockwood 8069

Abbie-Rose Booth 8084

Sophie Belt 8012
[Radford]

Alisha Evans 9277

Rebecca Reynolds 9341

Corey Johnson 8060

Resubmission: Maddy Ryder 9217

G321 Foundation Production Evaluation

Easter Homework

Revise for full mock by:
Revisit the mini mock and respond to the targets.
watch examples of ethnicity, class & status, regional identity and disability - add your notes to the A3 sheets.


The questions that must be addressed in the evaluation are: 
• In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real 
media products? 
• How does your media product represent particular social groups? 
• What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? 
• Who would be the audience for your media product? 
• How did you attract/address your audience? 
• What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? 
• Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product. 

Remember to evaluate, not explain. Think about success/ failures - look at micro examples. Also remember to use a range of digital technology. 

AS Homework:

Research more information for your case studies so far and produce more case studies from films that you can compare. Use the links on the G322 page to help. Focus on pre-production, production and post production.

Due: 11th February

Miss Gacek

A2 Homework

Ensure ancillary drafts are handed in today 24th Jan and finals on 31st Jan.
Make sure you stick to your own deadlines for the evaluation.

AS Homework Reminder!

Please make sure that by Tuesday 8th January you have completed the worksheet - both sides....it was given to you before the holiday.
Also, go through your blog and respond to all comments.

A2 Homework Reminder!

Reminder: you must have the following completed for Friday 10th Jan

All comments responded to.
All missing prezi/ wordle etc posted on the blog

Important! All research into ancillary tasks must be complete! Planning for ancillaries should also be complete!