A2 Film holiday work

It's all about planning your film now. You need to have the following bases covered by the time we return

1 Locations and Actors- with images if possible
2 Character Descriptions (25 words on each character)
3 Costumes
4 Props
5 Sketched Storyboard- I will give you some sheets for this. It is crucial that you do this as it will
   ensure that you think visually about every moment of your film
6 Screenplay- you need to start thinking about what characters will actually say. (if you are using  
   dialogue) This does not need to be totally finished, but I want to see a start. Use this downloadable 
    template and also have a look at this example from QT

Please make sure that all your work is cut and pasted from this doc into a new doc that is just your own. Call it 'My Film' and share it with me.

Good Luck!


PS- nice Pulp Fiction analysis here.

AS Film- October Half term Holiday Work

It's Micro essay time!

1 read this presentation carefully (except slides 14 and 15 which are not relevant)

2 Read these example essays and also these.

3 In google drive, please complete the first draft of your own essay. 1000 words at least.

4 Share it with richard.williams@bedes.org


PS- this is a good list of shot types

Good Luck

AS MEDIA- lesson 3

Sorry, I can't be in the lesson today.

so...


1 please complete your magazines + ideology task

2 start going through this doc on narrative. Once you have read it, please make a copy and start adding your own examples to the two tables on Classic Structure and Binary Oppositions.

thanks

Mr W

U6th Media- Some useful prezzis on gay representation

here


and here

L6th Media - Assessment 1- Television Advertising Analysis

Please complete your assessment in a new google drive document.

You can use the help sheet provided.
You can find this here

Upload to google classroom at the end of the lesson please.

GOOD LUCK!!!

For all AS Media students with login problems.

Until you have proper logins:

Login: guest

no password

• once logged in click on the desktop then clck GO on the bar on the top (shortcut is to press command button and k)
• in the connect to server window type the following:nfs://192.168.25.3/Volumes/Data/Final Cut Libraries/Hickman
• click on connect
• once in the folder find the final cut library with your name on it
• double click on it
• create something brilliant

AS Film Studies- Director presentation

1 Choose a director whose work you admire
2 Create a new presentation in google drive, share with me.
3 Research your director's key styles and themes
4 In the presentation, outline these styles and themes
5 Insert still images and video to support your arguments.
6 I will show you how to add comments in the next lesson

Deadline is Friday week 4 at midday, so you have 9 days to do
it to the best of your ability. I expect at least 10 slides.

Here is an example of the sort thing you should be looking for.

and here is another

Hopefully, the introductory lessons we have done on Once Upon a
Time in the West and Inglourious Basterds will have given you a
good start in terms of helping you to understand how to analyse a film.

Good Luck!

A2 Film Studies- The Good the Bad and The Ugly.- PREP

1 Arrange to meet in your groups
2 Discuss the shoot. (Props, actors, locations, shots, costumes etc)
3 We will be shooting in next Thursday's lesson. Be Ready!!!

AS Media- Royal Navy- A life without Limits- TV advert for Textual Analysis

AS Media Prep- Textual Analysis

Conduct a textual analysis on a media advertisement of your choosing. You can do a print or television ad. Try to use some of the new language and terminology that we have been learning in class. Use the Documents you have in google drive.

Please create a new google drive document, share it with me and name it 'First Prep Task'.
please include a link to the text that you have analysed.

Try to write between 600-700 words minimum.

Due in on Thurs week 2 at midday.

Good Luck!

AS MEDIA STUDIES

Empire Online- 30 types of shot

meet the superhumans- L6th Media

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuAPPeRg3Nw

A2 Media- Holiday Work

1 create a google document called CI
2 complete the first 1000 words of your CI essay
3 this needs to be completed by the first lesson back after the summer

You will not be able to complete this task without doing plenty of research in advance. Have a look at Hannah Tutt's essay to get a feel for the standard you need to be reaching. Ava Braddock's is also another good example

It is absolutely imperative that you complete this task. Failure to do so will signify your disinterest in continuing Media at A2 Level.

It does not have to be perfect. You are only just starting this project and it does not need to completed until Christmas. You do however, need to demonstrate that you are committed to the process and have made a good start.

Good Luck!

Nice Boy Band Parody

L6th Media- link to mark schemes

look here for schemes for both Section A and B.

L6th Media Holiday Work

Please fully research and plan both of these answers IN DETAIL. This should take you at least 3 hours to plan and research each question. A good plan should be AT least two sides of A4 in note form. 
Use your class notes
Use the material on google drive
Use mediaedu
look at the mark schemes here (Q1 is from June 2011 and Q2 is from Jan 2011)

Plan each answer in real detail. I want to see these plans so you need to do them in neat handwritten form.Only when you have completed the research and planning in full should you complete the questions. Handwritten only.

Submit the handwritten answer and your detailed plans in the first lesson after Easter.



Finally, please make sure that you fully revise all the analysis work that we have done in class.Go to drive and search for 'analysis' and you will find all the work we have done on all the different texts. Pleasego over all this material, making detailed notes about the theories and terminology we have studied. Hand these notes in along with your other work.

1 'To be successful, media institutions have to use a variety of media platforms.'

To what extent is this true of your cross-media study? In your answer you should:

provide a brief outline of your cross-media study,

consider the possible advantages of using a range of media platforms

support your answer with reference to a range of examples from three media platforms

2 How far have improvements in technology made a difference to the quality of

audience experience? In your answer you should:

• provide a brief outline of your case study
• evaluate the impact of new technologies on the audience's ability to interact with and/or enjoy media products from your case study
• support your answer with reference to a range of examples from three media platforms.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

U6th Film- Holiday Work for Mr Williams

Pick two of the following questions. Research them thoroughly. Complete a detailed essay plan. Revise it. Then, once you are completely happy with your understanding, complete the question under strict exam conditions. Handwrite unless you will be typing in the exam. Allow 50 minutes for your answer. Submit both the finished essays and your detailed plans on the first lesson back after Easter.  HANDWRITTEN!

 In what ways can it be argued that Vertigo is a 'A film about film'?

 How is Vertigo a “Hitchcock” film?

 How does Hitchcock use micro techniques to create meaning in vertigo?
You can refer to camera, music, editing and mise-en-scene in your answer

  Explore some of the ways in which Hitchcock attempts to manage the audience response to Scottie
  as the narrative of Vertigo unfolds

This link should give you plenty of extra material. There is tonnes of fascinating material here that we just hadn't had time to cover in lessons.

In addition to this, you also need to fully revise all the material we have covered on the emotional cinema unit. ET, Psycho, Breaking the Waves, Life is Beautiful, Pan's Labyrinth.

Look at..

All paper handouts

All the material on Drive

All the material on this blog (Breaking the waves for example)

You should be aiming for at least 2 hours revision on each film, plus 8 hours working on the two Vertigo essays. This amounts to about 18 hours of work. Good Luck!!

A2 Media- Easter Holiday Work

A2 Media- Easter Work

It's all about preparing yourselves for exam now. This means getting to a point where you 'know it on paper' rather than just knowing it in your head. The only way to get to this level is consistent revision and exam practice.

So.... You need to thoroughly revise all the material on the impact of new media unit . Concentrate on learning the following.

Key Quotes from The Virtual Revolution
Key Statisitics from the Virtual Revolution
Key Examples from the Virtual Revolution, Shirky, Google Glass, Wikileaks, Postmodernism, Enzensberger, Baghdad Sniper, Guardian Feature on New Media.
Your Two Case Studies on New Media

All the material on Drive including exemplar plans and essays

Once you feel confident enough. please complete at least four of the new media questions from this list on the AQA website.

Write by hand unless you have permission to type in the exam
Take extra time if you are permitted it
Allow one hour to write your response.

Make sure you fully go through the relevant mark schemes and examiner reports before attempting the question. These are crucial for helping you to understand what you are expected to actually write.

DOING THE ACTUAL QUESTION SHOULD BE THE VERY LAST PART OF A LONG AND DETAILED PROCESS!! BEFORE WRITING THE EXAM YOU MUST RESEARCH AND PLAN IN DETAIL. ONLY ATTEMPT THESE QUESTIONS WHEN YOU HAVE COMPREHENSIVELY PREPARED. THIS MEANS HOURS OF PREPARATION, NOT MINUTES!!!!

It would be a good idea to use mediaedu as part of your prep work for these essays.
This is a tremendous revision website too.

All essays handed in to me first lesson back in April. NO EXCUSES!

Good Luck.

A2 coursework submission 2014

Coursework submission

Coursework submission details- Film and Media Studies. Wed March 26th 2014

A2 Media
Hand in to RAW in FM1 between 1030 and 1100
Essays must be Doublespaced
Correctly footnoted
Justified
Times New Roman
Font size 12
Unstapled
In a plastic wallet
Your name printed on every page 
Page numbers printed on every page

Full Bibliography and Webography


A2 Film
Hand in to RAW in FM1 between 1040 and 1100. Wed March 26th 2014
Screenplays correctly formatted, printed, stapled and inside a poly pocket

Films shared into 'Student Scratch FTP' in the 'Williams' folder. by 1100 on the 26th

Black Mirror - U6th Media -

Please watch this for Wednesday's lesson

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/black-mirror/4od

Thanks..

L6th and U6th Media- past papers and mark schemes

link to AQA website here

L6th Media Prep- Mediaedu- A comprehensive case study for three romantic comedy films

link here to the mediaedu site.

Please print and read this case study in detail. Make sure you highlight key terms and other elements that you consider to be useful or interesting.

I would advise spending about 60 minutes at least on this task. It is a very strong case study and will help you to understand where the gaps are in your own case study.

L6th and U6th Media- Media Edu

Here is the link for the MediaEdu site.
A brilliant resource for revision.

logins here.
L6th

bedes01	bedesmedia01         Ben
bedes02	bedesmedia02         James
bedes03	bedesmedia03         Rosie
bedes04	bedesmedia04         Vicky
bedes05	bedesmedia05         Kath H-T
bedes06	bedesmedia06         Pani
bedes07	bedesmedia07         Ray
bedes08	bedesmedia08         Nik
bedes09	bedesmedia09         Ekat
bedes10	bedesmedia10         Dom
bedes11	bedesmedia11         Ed
bedes12	bedesmedia12        Ali
bedes13	bedesmedia13        Artin

useful search terms- "MEST1", "broadcast fiction", "case study",
Remember- Our exam board is AQA, NOT WJEC or OCR- so focus on AQA material.
                               


U6th

bedes14	bedesmedia14        Sally
bedes15	bedesmedia15        Kate
bedes16	bedesmedia16        Hannah
bedes17	bedesmedia17        Natty
bedes18	bedesmedia18        Leoni
bedes19	bedesmedia19        Nelson
bedes20	bedesmedia20        Rebekkah
bedes21	bedesmedia21        Andrew
bedes22	bedesmedia22        Henry
bedes23	bedesmedia23        Tom
bedes24	bedesmedia24        Charlie
bedes25	bedesmedia25        Will
bedes26	bedesmedia26        Ava
bedes27	bedesmedia27        Vasily
bedes28	bedesmedia28        Clive
bedes29	bedesmedia29        Paula

L6th Media- Holiday Work

one essay question- please research and plan it in full before writing it under exam conditions.

JUST BANGING OFF AN ESSAY BLIND TO KEEP ME HAPPY IS NOT GOING TO HELP YOU TO IMPROVE!!! 

"Synergy is the process by which media institutions use a range of platforms to promote, sell and distribute their products. Assess the impact of synergy in your cross-media study."

• Support your answer with reference to a range of examples from three media platforms.

Allow 50 minutes to complete your answer

U6th Film- Holiday Work

one essay question- please research and plan it in full before writing it under exam conditions.

JUST BANGING OFF AN ESSAY BLIND TO KEEP ME HAPPY IS NOT GOING TO HELP YOU TO IMPROVE!!! 

"How does Hitchcock use micro techniques to create meaning in vertigo?
You can refer to camera, music, editing and mise-en-scene in your answer"

Please spend 45 minutes writing your answer.

U6th Media - Holiday Work

Please research, plan and complete one of these Section B essay questions.

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO FULLY RESEARCH AND PLAN! JUST BANGING OFF AN ESSAY BLIND TO KEEP ME HAPPY IS NOT GOING TO HELP YOU TO IMPROVE!!! MAKE EXTENSIVE USE OF THE VIRTUAL REVOLUTION NOTES AND THE TALK FROM CLAY SHIRKY ON TED.COM

"Digital Media have, in many ways, changed how we consume media Products. Who do you think benefits most- audiences or producers?"

Please spend 60 minutes writing the essay or 75 if you get extra time.

U6th Media- Baghdad Sniper

Link to Youtube Film here.

Very interesting to study in terms of
UGC, Enzensberger, uncurated platforms, postmodernism.

Wikileaks Film- U6th Media

link here.

L6th Media.

Sorry. I am away today at a dog show.

Please can you practice your textual analysis skills on this tv ad.




DO it in pairs and take the whole lesson write a comprehensive essay plan to answer this question.

"How are media forms used in the advert to promote the royal navy?"

 consider...
 Camera Angles, Camera Movements, Framing, Lighting, Colour, Editing, Narration.

 We will do representation together in the lesson.

U6th Media- Monday lesson- Work to Complete.

1 Download the Viddy app for your smartphone. Play around with it.
2 Make a short film that illustrates one important point from the episodes 1-3 of The VR.
3 When you are happy with your short film. upload to viddy and hashtag it as supercordon

Please work in pairs.

There is a handy box of play-people available if you need it. Please return the play-people to the box at the end of the lesson!!!

You can shoot back in the house if you like, or anywhere around the campus as long as you are safe and not bothering anyone.

DO NOT shoot faces of real people. Use play-people or other in-animate objects.

Please have your completed film uploaded to Viddy by 7pm tonight.


PS- don't do google as that has already been covered by other groups.

Good Luck!

link to sussex university library catalogue

here

Please use this to prepare for the trip next Tuesday.

AS MEDIA - Assessment

How are imaginative techniques used to attract and maintain audiences?
refer to all three platforms.

complete a detailed plan for this task in the lesson on Friday.

U6th Media- The Virtual Revolution

U6th Media- Holiday Work

U6th Media – Representation questions. Answer 3 questions.

Revise thoroughly and plan your answer, including gathering quotes

Complete your answer under exam conditions- allow 60 minutes per question

Use google drive and share with richard.williams@bedes.org

Please make these essay the absolute best you can do. Prepare very thoroughly before writing!

tip- this revision site is very useful indeed!

1./ Are there arguments in favour of stereotyping by the media?

Give a range of examples in your answer.

2./ It is argued that dominant media representations serve the interests of the

powerful.

Discuss with reference to one or more social group.

3./ Do stereotypes change over time?

Answer with reference to specific examples.

4./ How far is it possible for the media to produce fair and accurate

representations?

Discuss with reference to social groups.

5./ Are we currently seeing more positive stereotypes in media representations,

or is there little change?

Provide examples throughout your answer.

6./ Compare the media portrayal of two social groups.

7./ Not all representations found in the media are negative. Discuss this

statement with reference to one group of your choice.

8./ Assess the argument that stereotyping in the media is both inevitable and

necessary. Refer to one group in your answer.

9./ “Audiences find stereotypes accessible, but accessibility is both a strength

and a weakness.”

Discuss, illustrating your answer with examples.

10./ “Realism only emerges through construction.”

How convincing do you find the media construction of a social group

that you have studied?

11./ Examine the reasons why some stereotypes within the media have

changed over time?

12./ How do media representations reflect social inequalities?

Refer to one or more social groups you have studied.

13./ What are the problems associated with the construction of accurate

representations?

U6th Film- holiday work

U6th Film- holiday work- 


1 complete these two exam questions.

Revise thoroughly and plan your answer, including gathering quotes.

Complete your answer under exam conditions- allow 60 minutes per question

Use google drive and share with richard.williams@bedes.org

Please make this essay the absolute best you can do. Prepare very thoroughly.

Are Micro techniques an important element in creating emotion?

Emotional response to a popular film is dependent on the ways in which we are made to identify with particular characters.’ How far has this been your experience?


2 Complete your research project and share it with me.