This blog is now closed - use link

This blog is now closed - use link right to go to Yr12 Practical this year or use link right for the YR13 Music Video blog

Welcome Back! Music Video Summer Project

Welcome Back!

We'll be telling you all about your Summer Music Video Project and what you will need to do. It's important that you don't miss the start so make sure you're in on MONDAY 24th June!

See you there peeps...

THE BLOG IS NOW UP AND RUNNING - TO SEE YOUR WORK, CLICK THE YR13 MUSIC VIDEO TAB

Link for last year's music video (finishing this year) is up on the left (and on yr13 music video).

TV DRAMA EXAM

Please remember that as we are now doing the Exam Preparation, you need to use different blogs. Go to 'TV Drama' for work and details of what it's all about and 'TV Extracts' for clips, including all the exam clips from the past. All the past papers and markschemes are on the "H.E.R.E" tab (Help with exams, revision and evaluation).

Finally, in school on the public drive in Media, you will find all the exam papers, markschemes and real life past answers in 'Exams' and in 'Resource Library' you will find the videos, articles, worksheets etc. This can only be accessed in school.

SNAGGING! Urgent to do

Please make sure you see Miss (or come tot he lessons!) and find out what technical tweaks and bits you need to do to finalise. Many of you need to grant me admin privileges for example (in SETTINGS 'CoombeMedia2013' should show as ADMIN and not AUTHOR - to change it, click the little drop down arrow next to AUTHOR and choose ADMIN.

Some others have little bits and pieces to do. We're in the process of uploading and checking your videos onto YOUTUBE and we'll let you know when we think they're correct. Then, and only then, can you let us know if it's not the version you were expecting. In the meantime, please wait and we will let you know when to do our double check.

Please make sure your blogs are FULLY LINKED - to your group blogs, individual blogs and the main blog and labels and Label Gadgets are all up and working. Make sure you have clearly labelled your EVALUATION QUESTIONS!

SUMMARY of main points:
1. ADMIN privileges granted to Coombemedia2013
2. Link your blogs to each other, your group blog etc - you should be able to access everything from every blog
3. LABELS should work! Add gadgets if you've labelled your work but they're not appearing.

LATER we will ask you to check your youtube version.

Well Done and next!

Well done to 99% of you for getting your films in on time, despite the burglary, even if the deadline was moved so far forward!

NEXT - two things over Easter:

1. Evaluation - you all have the guide in your PINK booklet. It is linked HERE.
As per the lesson, it must be a. in multiple 'modes' (video/sound/images etc) b. not be 'essays in disguise'  c. Your chosen technology must 'match' (best show off) the content of what you're showing (for example - costumes = images, audience = let's hear/see them being interviewed, data from audiences = let's see graphs etc - MIX THEM UP TOO!)
You can prepare all this work in advance - if you can't do all the bits you want at home you can use the tech in Media for the FIRST week back after Easter ONLY - NOT in lessons. The deadline is on the new schedule (also HERE) - FRIDAY 19th.

2. Representation - there is a booklet to read an complete HERE

3. Film Industry work will be issued by Mr Philip and can be downloaded HERE


FINAL - (linked above also) this is the timetable and deadlines for the next few weeks

Work notes for finishing

I've been reading through your blogs as you approach the deadline and have noticed a few things you all still need to fix (well, most of you!).

LABELS - they MUST be on your blog, on posts and by adding a gadget.

1. This must be visible near the top of your page.
2. Labels can be detailed or represent 'overviews'. If you have lots of detailed labels, please add some 'overview' labels for the purpose of marking and examination.
3. Use the headings on the feedback sheet Mr P and I used last week to feedback to you - 'Audience Research' 'Opening Sequence Analysis' 'Costume' etc etc.
4. We (and the examiner) need to be able to find your work quickly.

If you can't remember how to add labels or have ANY problems, ask NOW so we can help you before the deadline and it's too late!

Please note with your video:

GET APPROVAL FOR YOUR OVERALL SEQUENCE BEFORE ADDING ANY MUSIC OR TITLES PLEASE

What we're looking for grid

BLOG
LABELS - must be right and clear
LINKS - to main, group and individuals in your group
Number of posts
MULTIMODALITY - you MUST have videos, audio, images as well as writing - be imaginative

CONTENT
A sense of genuine progression
Personal engagement
Research into the film areas (openings, sound, titles, genre, audience etc)
Good organisation and planning of filming (group blog)
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Area to be covered

OPENING SEQUENCE RESEARCH - analysis of opening sequences - videos embedded - proper analysis linked to own production

THEORY - Genre - Narrative - Audience - Representation Explained? Analysed in examples? Linked to own work?

MUSIC RESEARCH - sound on opening analysed? - examples embedded? - related to own production? - discussion of script/dialogue – and related to own work

PRODUCTION COMPANIES - Several different companies covered? - Indie and Majors? - Linked to own production?

CREDITS & TITLES - Looked at several credits on openings? - Embedded examples> - Discussion of styles/graphics/Title - Content of titles incl rules governing

PLANNING – check GROUP BLOG - storyboards/planning shots^ GRP - initial ideas*^ GRP & IND - costumes/props^ GRP - script/dialogue^ GRP - location organisation^ GRP - Meeting notes* GRP - organising shoots* GRP - Personal responses to above^ INDV - Personal responses to process* INDV

OVERALL LEVEL General impression of level and some comments - incl Multimodality