A2 homework

Please ensure that by Tuesday you have posted and completed:

All similar product research of music videos must be completed

•Planning: Beat script

•Planning: Organisation of dates: equipment, actors, budget, locations, props and set design

•Research: TA focus group – initial ideas - 2 posts here -1] images and the activity itself... 2] the uploaded recording plus analysis of findings - please list the changes you now need to make!

A2 homework and study periods work

If you haven’t made a TA profile , do so.

Then consider and make a list of ways you are going to target / attract this audience.

If you have made a slidely – great! But you need to add a list of features beneath it….use this list.

•Age

•Gender

•Race

•Culture

•Demographic

•Lifestyle

•Class

•Concerns

•Aspirations

•Social group

•TA Research 1 – focus group – initial ideas.

6 students [ 3/3] play song explain your ideas for each verse/ image/ narrative and record their responses on your phone. Put this up on the blog via technology eg soundcloud/ Chirbit/Online ConVert

•TA research results and analysis and how this has affected your planning and creativity

MV research/ TA research/ Ancillary research – put into prezi/ emaze/ powtoon/ thinglink/ bubbl.us

ISSUES to address

•Missing similar product research : you should have at least 8. Number your music video research posts. Read and respond to comments.

•Missing research into digipaks/ adverts and the institutions that produce them.

•No beat script

•No full script

•No Carol Vernallis

Post: Research conclusions: codes and conventions

List / copy and paste your findings [ this is why you should have lists]

Refer to: Goodwin, Vernallis, Todoroz, Propp, Dyer, Hall, Blumler & Katz, Perkins etc

AS Homework

Research the front cover of a music magazine of the genre you may wish to do.
Ensure you include:

• terminology
• theory
• detailed and accurate analysis

Proofread and check it makes clear sense.

A2 Homework

Similar product research - music videos and star image
Principle photography

Be ready for Tuesday!

A2 Homework

Revisit comments
Add detail to posts eg intertextuality , data and figures for institutions re age/ gender etc
Similar product research
Research: spotify, Tubidy, soundcloud, Apple Music

AS Homework

Task 1- Bring in the codes and conventions ppt - email or usb


For task 2 - post images and your own explanation of at least one media institution eg Bauer

Bauer Media Group have a fantastic homepage and make great use of cross media convergence.

A2 homework

Research :

• music video: genre characteristics, shot types, framing, angles, mise en scene
• promo packs
• ancillary tasks

Dear Moderator- links to AS G321 and A2 G324 Media student blogs

Moderator - Links to the AS G321 and A2 G324 Media Blogs

Dear Moderator
We run a  combined 6th form college: The Vale Academy 44304 and Sir John Nelthorpe 44303. I have indicated which student belongs to which centre.

A2 G324 Advanced Production blogs and AS G321 Foundation Production.

A2

There are three groups although all students have individual blogs.  There are 7 candidates in total.
All students work: Final products & planning, construction and evaluation is on the blog however, discs have been burnt and sent containing better quality copies of the music videos and ancillary tasks. 

For A2, the discs comprises the final music videos & ancillary tasks.

AS

For AS, there are 13 candidates. The final pages of the magazines are on a disc as well as on the blogs. The disc contains jpgs of better quality.

All

For thinglink posts please hover cursor over the inserted image/page and the bubbles containing annotation will appear.

Many thanks

Miss S King

A2 G324: The Vale Academy 44305

1] Emily Cowling  1157    http://emilycowlinga2.blogspot.co.uk/

2] Lisa Heseltine  1183   http://lisaheseltinea2mediag324.blogspot.co.uk/

3] Luke Seddon  1239    http://lukeseddona2media.blogspot.co.uk/

A2 G324 : Sir John Nelthorpe  44303

4] Charlotte Beadle   9008    charlottebeadlea2media.blogspot.co.

5] Shane Jackson  9063       http://shanejacksona2mediag234.blogspot.co.uk/

6] Hannah McMinn  9079            http://hannahmcminnmediastudiesa2g324.blogspot.co.uk/

7] Jolie Quirke  9124     http://joliequirkea2media.blogspot.co.uk/

AS G321 Foundation Production Blogs.

There are 13 candidates. All students have individual blogs.

AS G321: The Vale Academy 44305

1] Emily Britcliffe    2296   http://emilybritcliffemedia.blogspot.co.uk/

2] Morgan Bullock   2302  http://morgansasmediamusicmagazine.blogspot.co.uk/

3] Rhiandeep Chatha  2303 http://rhiannc.blogspot.co.uk/

4] Caity Duggan   2316  http://caitydugganasmedia.blogspot.co.uk/

5] Amy Jacklin   5274  http://amyjacklinasmusicmagazine.blogspot.co.uk/

6] Amy Johnson  2340   http://amyjohnsonasmusicmagazine.blogspot.co.uk/

7] Abigail Rees  2376   http://abigailsasmediamagazine.blogspot.co.uk/

8] Lauren Sharpe  2387  http://laurensharpeasmedia.blogspot.co.uk/

9] Olivia Skern  2388   http://oliviasmedia.blogspot.co.uk/

10] Jessica Skinn  2389   http://jessskinnmedia.blogspot.co.uk/

AS G321: Sir John Nelthorpe  44303

11] Charlie Bradley   2010  http://charliebradleyasmedia.blogspot.co.uk/

12] Harry Ford    2032    http://harryfordasmedia.blogspot.co.uk/

13] Joseph Shepherd   2079   http://joeshepherdasmedia.blogspot.co.uk/

A2 homework

Evaluation questions. Please ensure that the director's cut is completed by Fri 5th Feb

AS Media homework

Q 4 & 5

Q4 Who is the TA? Look back and refer to your earlier thoughts. You could even copy and paste what you did before and then evaluate if your TA has changed at all. If so- why? Consider creativity - how during planning and construction your creativity changed and developed.
Make this lively and interesting!

Q5 HOW does your magazine appeal to your TA? Consider: age, gender, sexuality, nationality, regionality, global, class, ethnicity.

Answering these questions may also help you to develop Q2 representations and Q3 institutions.

Due Thursday 4th Feb

AS Homework

Evaluation
Q3 focus - institutions

Q4 focus- target audience profile.

You can do Q5 here too as you can put Q4 & 5 together if you wish.
Due Thursday 27th

A2 homework

Evaluation - you should have at least one question completed by Friday 28th.
Your ancillary tasks must be completed by Friday 21st.

A2 Homework

Complete filming
Editing your music video in study periods
Post all preproduction paperwork
Revisit all feedback comments

AS Homework

• Respond to all comments on your feedback sheet. All in bold and the targets at the end. 

Plan and complete your next photo shoot
Selection & Rejection - upload your best three to •Flickr for TA research. 
Post your photo shoot plan 
Post your organisation

New technology: thinglink and homework

A2 Homework

Consider ways to use new technology in your updates. Respond to all comments. Use the feedback sheet.

AS Homework

Research front covers & contents pages of your chosen music genre
Research institutions - make sure you relate your findings to your own production and genre

Homework for up to and including half term

Research dps for your chosen genre. Remember to include theorists and language analysis.
Respond to targets and comments.

A2 homework up to and including half term

Revisit all comments
Storyboarding
Improve research
Ensure: risk assessments, call sheets and shot lists are completed and posted
Filming
Ensure your journey is clear

A2 Homework

Research! Research! Research!
Similar products
Target Audience
Institutions
Promo packages
Digipaks
Adverts

AS Homework

Ensure you have completed:
1] post the finished front cover for your college magazine
2] ensure you have posted the draft of the contents page
3] completed annotation of your front cover
4] Evaluation of the preliminary task
5]Evaluation of key skills

From today's lesson

•RESEARCH – Front cover 1 [ scan in today’s grid]

•RESEARCH – Front cover 2

•RESEARCH – Front cover 3

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

•First, post what you have done in class. [ 1 post] This  should be done today. You can post the grid by scanning it in.

•How can research be presented?

•Front cover image and text.

•Text with screen grabs – cutaways
•Image with annotation•
•PPT
•Bullet point list + cut aways
You must also try to refer to theory – Genre – Hartley/ Hodge and Kress + Steve Neale

How to embed a slideshare ppt

Lesson2 intro to course g321main task outline, lang and front cover analsysis from sandylking

You have to be on HTML for it to embed.

AS Homework

Plan your photographs for your front cover of the college magazine. 
Who?
Where?
Costume?
Make up?
Props?

You need the plan on the blog. You need the resources with you next Thursday!

Adding a hyperlink

You cannot just paste it in! You have to use the link button....

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

AS Homework

Post all your learning on your blog. You could find a Q front cover online to post with your analysis.

Use your notes from class the semiotics handout. 
Challenge - add at least one image of a Q front cover to support your explanation/ analysis

Moderator - Links to the AS G321 and A2 G324 Media Blogs

Dear Moderator
We run a  combined 6th form college: The Vale Academy 44304 and Sir John Nelthorpe 44303. I have indicated which student belongs to which centre.

A2 G324 Advanced Production blogs.

There are two groups.  There are 4 candidates in total.
All students work: Final products & planning, construction and evaluation is on the blog however, discs have been burnt and sent containing better quality copies. For A2, the disc comprises the final music videos/ documentary & ancillary tasks: students also wanted to include the merchandise they created; though this was additional to the brief they enjoyed the creation of a promotional package so much they chose to make additional products. For AS, the final pages of the magazines are on a disc as well as the blogs. The disc contains jpgs of better quality.

44304 The Vale Academy

1] Alisha Evans    9277           http://alishaevansa2media.blogspot.co.uk/

2] Rebecca Reynolds  9341       http://beckyreynoldsa2media.blogspot.co.uk/


44303 Sir John Nelthorpe

1] Rebecca Dyer   8032          http://rebeccadyera2media.blogspot.co.uk/

2] Ellie Lockwood  8069     http://ellielockwoodadvancedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/


AS G321 Foundation Production Blogs.

There are 12 candidates. All students have individual blogs.

44304 The Vale Academy

Hannah Cobb   1153      http://hannahcobbasmediastudies.blogspot.co.uk/

Emily Cowling  1157    http://emilycowlingasmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/

Lisa Heseltine  1183    http://lisaheseltineasmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/

Kayley Salter   9350    http://kayleysalterasmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/

Luke Simpson [name change from Seddon] 1239   http://lukeseddon.blogspot.co.uk/

Sarah Tear  9372   http://sarahtear1.blogspot.co.uk/


44303 Sir John Nelthorpe

Charlotte Beadle 9008     http://charlottebeadleasmedia.blogspot.co.uk/

Elle Grey 9049                http://mediaellegrey.blogspot.co.uk/

Shane Jackson  9063     http://asmediashanejackson.blogspot.co.uk/

Hannah McMinn  9079   http://hannahmcminnasmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/

Jolie Quirke  9124           http://joliequirkeasmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/

Patrick Wilson  9116      http://patrickwilsonmediastudies.blogspot.co.uk/

AS & A2 Homework

Evaluations
Please read your answers and check/ edit word choices and spellings. Take care! Also ensure you are being fully evaluative: make clear your choices, decisions... why you made them! Upon reflection, where they the right decisions?

AS Media support

There will be support after college on Thursday with Miss King and Mr Clark if you are having problems finishing and perfecting your magazine pages. All pages must be printed and posted by the end of Friday. 

Homework

All evaluation questions must be completed and posted by Friday 13th February. 

A2 Homework

Evaluation

Q1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Q2:  How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

Q3: What have you learned from your audience feedback?

Q4:  How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

The final deadline is Friday February 13th.

AS Homework

Evaluation
Q 3
• What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? •

Q4 & 5 Who would be the audience for your media product? • How did you attract/address your audience? •

Q6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? •

Q7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

The deadline is February half term : 13th February 2015.

AS Homework

Evaluation

Q2 - this is a focus on representations and you should aim to include a theorist in this response.

AS Homework

Complete Evaluation question 1.