Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Cover Work: 6th November

Hi Guys,

Sorry, I'm on a course today. 

In this lesson, you must ensure you get on with one of the following:

- Script analysis
- Storyboarding
- Treatment (although this should be done!)
- Practice filming
- Filming
- Editing
- Questionnaire/focus group planning/filming for ideas on your music video

If you need anything further - ask Mr Anstee. I have left my keys with him, should you need them :)

See you all on Thursday!

Miss S

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Blogmeisters!!

Excellent work going on here everyone!

Some of you are clearly working really hard on your blogs - so well done!

For previous weeks, our winner for best blog goes to: Paige!! (Look at hers for guidance of how to sort assessment out and label on blog).

However, looking at other blogs, for the coming week, the best blog award goes to: Frankie! :) Well done - big improvcment in effort.

I will buy prizes - soon. I promise!

Miss S.

Update: What should be on your blogs - 22nd October

- Labels down the side, to clearly distinguish your posts (Research and Planning, Assessment, Production Diary, Preliminary Task, Website, Digipack, Music Video, Evaluation).

- What Music Means to Me

- The History of Music

- Star Profile

- Britney task, reflected on (including all planning - storyboards, shot lists etc)

- Production Diary (ongoing)

- Peer-assessment

- Teacher assessment (and peer) clearly on a post and under label of 'assessment' - reflected upon and improvements made

- Treatment

- Mulvey's Male Gaze theory and applied to videos analysis

- Andrew Goodwin's theory and applied to video analysis

- Conventions of a music video (anything covered/discussed in class)

- Lip sync practice - reflected on

- Lyric analysis

- Pitch ideas and feedback

Coming Up:

- Storyboard
- Practice Filming
- Questionnaire for target audience about star/ branding video ideas
- Risk Assessment
- Shot list
- Weather Planning
- Assessment/marking of student videos and blogs

Monday, 21 October 2013

Level 4 Blog

10 STEPS TO A LEVEL 4 INDIVIDUAL BLOG



1. Regular postings and updates, with no long gaps between them

2. Ongoing evidence of individual research, analysis, theory and ideas as specified in the coursework tasks

3. Ongoing evidence of development, change and progress including diary style summaries of your individual contribution to the project as a whole

4. Ongoing reflections/ thoughts/comments on the progress of the group project

5. Communication between you, the teachers and the group

6. Links to the main blog, useful sites

7. labelling of posts, using a labels list; labels should be individual research, individual planning, evaluation

8. list of links to external websites you have found useful/inspirational

9. Availability of the correct tools for editing posts, browsing etc

10 Your own unique blog style to represent you as a media student/music consumer

Audience


  • Recognising who the audience is for your track/video
  • Recognising their needs and tailoring your productions to them.
  • Awareness of the role of constructing an identity, visuals and persona - this is appealing and needs to connect with the audience
  • Recognition that the audience needs to connect emotionally with your video/song -  humour, pathos, shock value etc
Take your track selection one stage further by developing your ideas on the audience for this kind of music. Answer the following questions:

1. How would you describe the target audience for this kind of music? Is there a core and secondary audience?

2. How would you describe the tastes and attitudes of the target audience? What other media do are they likely to consume? Outline their media consumption profile

3. What function does this kind of music serve to its audience (uses and gratifications)?

4. Music fans often use music to help them construct their own cultural and visual identity – how do fans of your artist or band do this?

5. How/ when/ where is this kind of music consumed?

Risk Assessment

Introducing music video