Evaluation

 

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
2. How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
3. What have you learned from your audience feedback?
4. How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Level 4 short film blog

http://mjmgwpahsa2media.blogspot.co.uk

http://emiliecherrymediaa2.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1


http://rayarenneymediastudiesa2.blogspot.co.uk/?m=0

No computers? No problem!

The following tasks can be done with no computer access (or at least plan before uploading to the blog when you can)

- Post-it story board initial film ideas. Film the discussions to show ideas progress.
- 140 character/25 word summary of film.
- Script film.
- Target audience for film.
- Design survey to find what attracts an audience, storyline/action wise.
- Character profiles for those in the film.
- Props list/take pictures
- Costume designs/take pics
- Choose 2 ancillary tasks. Brainstorm conventions for each of them.
- If doing magazine review, look on film mags/analyse film reviews to focus on conventions.


- For advertising - as above where relevant or possible, analyse magazine adverts.

Production videos - tips

Some useful videos showing camera and sound techniques.

Helpful for when you come to filming/editing.


Camera production tips

Sound and Foley advice

Advertising suggested tasks sheet

A2 advertising coursework

Brief
An advertising package for a new product or service, to include two TV advertisements, together with two of the following three options:
 a radio advertisement;
 a TV programme sponsorship sequence;
 a web pop-up.


Research

• Camera shot types and meanings/connotations
• Conventions/techniques of the various methods of advertising, as well as generic conventions.
advertising formats
Methods/places advertising occurs
• Questions on ‘What is advertising'
Institution research (2 advertising agencies)​
Advertising regulations
• Notes on at least 6 advertising campaigns
Detailed analysis of AT LEAST 3 campaigns
Development of advertising (e.g narrative shifts, ideology, representations etc)

Planning

Plan/design your product/service
Brainstorm names for your product/state why you chose a particular name for your product.
Target audience of your product/service
Keep documentary evidence of all stages of planning.
Brainstorm/plan ideas for your advertising campaign (to include narrative, styles, places your adverts would appear, colours, styles of copy, inspiration)
•Suitable institution to produce your advert. And why.
• Survey of your target audience.
• Audience profile for your advert.
• Storyboard ideas for the adverts, with annotations to show development of ideas.
• Script
• Animatic storyboard
• Locations photographs with comments on suitability and when they could be used.
• Costume plans (sketches/photos)
• Prop list (photos/film presentation)
• A range of photographs for the storyboard/blocking out your film.
• Explanation of your adverts' concept/plot in 25 words or less.
• A production schedule/shooting schedule.
• A final draft version – with annotations/commentary on good and bad aspects of the production.
• Survey/feedback of the target audience again to get their opinions on your production and any changes.

Production
2 TV adverts
2 out of 3 of the ancillary tasks (radio ad, TV sponsorship sequence or web pop up)

Evaluation
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
What have you learned from your audience feedback?
How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Sound/music rules

Taken from the OCR website:

Explanations of copyright:
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/c-other-faq-gen-internet.htm
(Copyright Act p47 Ch III para 32-36 covers Education – pages 46-51)
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/cdpact1988.pdf http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/legalguidemusicrights http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Webcast/index.html

Copyright free sites
(Note: not all music is free to download from copyright free sites – there are download fees)

http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/Copyright-friendly+music+and+sound http://www.shockwave-sound.com/
http://audiojungle.net/ http://www.musicmediatracks.com/?gclid=CK6V-r7ZiJgCFUse3god7XQJCw http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free.html
http://freeplaymusic.com/ (free downloads)
http://www.trackline.com/acatalog/Tracks.html
http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/documentary-general-production.html
http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Sound_Files/Samples_and_Loops/
www.freesound.org (free music)
http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html (teacher needs to register for this one)

Free Sound Effects from PartnersInRhyme.com:
http://www.ljudo.com/default.asp?lang=tEnglish&do=it http://www.jamendo.com/en http://derekaudette.ottawaarts.com/ http://www.acoustica.com/sounds.htm http://www.alcljudprod.se/english/ljud.php


Many, many more sites are available just ‘Google’ ‘copyright free music audio download’ or ‘free audio editor software’


Or maybe ask friends or local musicians to perform for your film if available.

Initial research tasks - class work

1. Follow my blog http://ktsa2media2012-13.blogspot.co.uk/
2. Post introducing the brief/task set.
3. What is Film Noir – an explanation
4. Log of what films have been seen, summary of what happens in them and information about the film (director, year, studio etc)
5. Upload film noir worksheet/answers from last lesson.
6. Moodboard for film noir – characters/styles/locations etc