Thursday 4 September 2014

After school coursework classes

Media Coursework catch up and help classes all term

Mondays (except 6th and 13th October)

Where - J1

When - Monday 3:40 - 4:40


Thursday 15 May 2014

Check List


Year 10 Checklist (for people who need another checklist)

Music Industry

Case Study                          [  ]

Music video analysis       [  ]

Supporting paragraph    [  ]

Storyboard/recording    [  ]

Evaluation                           [  ]

 

Magazine Industry

Magazine annotation     [  ]

Draft cover design           [  ]

Computer cover design [  ]

Any additional pages      [  ]

Evaluation                           [  ]

Tuesday 13 May 2014

After School Media Classes

Do you want to improve on anything you have done this year?

Do you need any extra support to complete your coursework?

(This may not be optional for some of you!) ;)

Then come to Media Studies after school catch up ...

Where? J1

When? Every Thursday 3:35 - 4:35

Friday 21 February 2014

Living With Michael Jackson (Part 1/6) HQ


Task 1 - The Music Industry

Representation of Music Artists - Task 1

Choose an artist to focus on and produce a piece of research about how this artist is represented by the media.

It is interesting to research an artist who has changed over time as there is a lot to say about how the media have changed the way they represent the artist. e.g. has it gone from positive representation to negative?

You can present you research in any of the following ways:

* An essay about how the artist was represented (using specific examples and occasions) and how they are represented now

* Pictures and annotations of different ways the artists have been represented on different occasions and at different events

* A single picture with some detailed bullet points about the way the media has represented the artist

* A selection of newspaper/magazine articles about the artist with your comments and opinions about each

Remember to state what your view is of the way the media have represented your particular artist

Monday 20 January 2014

Film Pitches

Well done for a good job on your film pitches today! You worked extremely hard and they were brilliant

Evaluating your work

Use the help sheet to enable you to evaluate your work. There is more advice about how to do this further down the page.

Remember, this is worth 10 marks, so it is worth doing it well!

You should finish your evaluation by Tuesday in the lesson

All work - filming and editing - folder - evaluation needs to be in by Tuesday 11th February (you are welcome to hand it all in before this date)

Make sure you have had your trailer burned to DVD or you have uploaded it to Youtube or Vimeo

Tuesday 14 January 2014

Film Pitch Preparation


Just a not so gentle reminder, that the film pitches are going to take place on Monday 20th January. You need to make sure that your group is ready to present. See the example below for guidance and pick up a helpsheet or see attached. In other words ...

Saturday 4 January 2014

Example trailer pitch

Writing your Evaluation

Evaluating Your Practical Media Production Piece


Evaluation is a very important part of your practical work in Media Studies. It should be an ongoing part of your production process, and not just some quick thoughts scribbled down at the end. Don't be afraid to make both positive and negative comments about your project as a whole. Highlight elements you're pleased with as well as commenting on aspects that didn't turn out so well. An honest, thoughtful evaluation is essential for a top grade.

Research is Vital

In your written evaluation, you have to demonstrate an understanding of the process you have undertaken and how that compares to real industry practice, whatever your production may be. This is where good planning and research during your pre-production phase is invaluable – how much do you know about how the professionals do it? If you've studied industry practice, and can make references to real media productions (use plenty of examples!), you'll be able to show that you have a good understanding of the media form you were producing. Your initial research will also help prove that you had a definite target audience in mind throughout the process.

Be Critical

You need to critically examine your finished work, be aware of where improvements could be made, and suggest ways you would do it differently next time. How have you learned from your mistakes? What do now you know about the technological tools you used that will change the way you work in the future?

You should state your original aims (did you achieve them? If not, why not?) and briefly describe the process you underwent (explaining the creative decisions you made and the problems you encountered) when establishing those aims