Monday, 27 April 2020

AUDIENCE THEORY

To support your answer for CCR2, we are going over aspects of Audience Theory so that you can show your understanding. You can include it in your CCR2. Where possible, make links between theory and your own production.

CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION 2: How does your film opening engage with your target audience?
There are many good examples; this is one
https://ls1666x.blogspot.com/p/creative-critical.html 


Wednesday, 22 April 2020

CCR 2: SUMMER TERM LESSON 1

Please would you focus on this task this week. The links are to give you an inspirational guidance of what can be achieved.

CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION 3: How did your production skills develop throughout the project? 

http://sm1648.blogspot.com/p/3-creative-critical-reflection.html

https://cg1626.blogspot.com/p/c-c-r-3.html 

https://nf1623.blogspot.com/p/creative-critical-reflection-3.html

I will see you for a Google Meet on Monday 27 April as arranged (see Google Classroom); in addition, I will be at my laptop for instant feedback today during normal lesson time of 10:10 to 10:55.
It would be lovely to hear from you!

Thursday, 2 April 2020

HOLIDAY TASKS: CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTIONS

Welcome back to doing your work under your own steam at your own pace. What a blessing! You must take a proper break from work in the holidays but also plan time to do your 4 creative critical reflections. 

To help you, I am starting to make a post showing you excellent examples for each one, so that this visual support and guidance can scaffold you. CCR1 and 2 ask two questions which you may deal with in separate presentations if you prefer.

CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION 1: How does your film opening use or challenge  conventions? 
CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION 1: How does your film opening represent social groups or issues?
https://ls1666x.blogspot.com/p/key-media-concepts.html
https://mg1629.blogspot.com/p/creative-critical-reflection.html

CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION 2: How does your film opening engage with your target audience?
In our GoogleMeet on Monday 27 April, I will deliver the start of a presentation on Audience Theory so that you can include it in your CCR2. We can just drop it in or add it when you have done the lesson, so don't let it hold you up now.
 
CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION 2: How would you distribute your film opening? 

https://ls1666x.blogspot.com/p/creative-critical.html


CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION 3: How did your production skills develop throughout the project? 

http://sm1648.blogspot.com/p/3-creative-critical-reflection.html

https://cg1626.blogspot.com/p/c-c-r-3.html 

https://nf1623.blogspot.com/p/creative-critical-reflection-3.html 
CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION 4: How did you integrate technologies - software, hardware, online - in this project?
https://ycc0972.blogspot.com/p/ccr2.html
http://sm1648.blogspot.com/p/4-creative-critical-reflection.html 
https://ls1666x.blogspot.com/p/4-creative-critical-reflection.html
https://mg1629.blogspot.com/p/4-ccr.html
 

 

Wednesday, 25 March 2020

MEDIA REGULATION

Welcome to our 3rd virtual lesson! How did it go yesterday?

I will be keeping to the normal timetable this week, with class and prep tasks.

A short read today, on media regulation: an article to support what we worked on last week. That's all. But you will be continuing with your Creative Critical Evaluation work.

Please read this article here.

 

Tuesday, 24 March 2020

FILM INDUSTRY

Welcome to our 2nd virtual lesson! How are you all doing?

I will be keeping to the normal timetable this week, with class and prep tasks. As usual on Tuesdays, we think about the film industry.

Let's revisit DISTRIBUTION  

  • and also in exam questions like these

    Please read through the distribution 'Page' on our blog.  Take it slowly. When you think that you have a solid understanding, return to the link above on Creative Critical Reflection 2. There are guideline questions, which I have copied below. You should be able to start planning your own presentation. This task will take the equivalent of a double period plus at least the same again for prep. So this is what we will also be doing tomorrow.


    CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION 2: How would you distribute your film opening? 

    • Explain the distributor's role. 
    • Identify an independent UK distributor who would be a good match for your small-budget independent film, giving reasons for your choice, such as their mission statement and other films that they have handled.
    • You could draw attention to the newer ways in which indie producers such as yourselves market their own films such as through social media, launching their work online via their own personal film websites which host all their oeuvre. You could also include reference to film competitions   and film festivals which are vehicles for young film-makers. Look on this page to get relevant info.
    • Sketch out a distribution strategy, being realistic.
    • If you have made a film trailer, film poster, film FB, Twitter or Instagram, here is the place to add them. None of these are required but often high-achieving groups have had fun adding them.

    Take your time and get it right. You will present this in a platform such as Canva, Visme, Slideshare, with visuals. I repeat, this task will take the equivalent of a double period plus at least the same again for prep. So this is what we will also be doing tomorrow.

     

Monday, 23 March 2020

TV DRAMA: PRIMEVAL

Welcome to our first virtual lesson! I will be keeping to the normal timetable this week, with class and prep tasks. As usual on Mondays, we practise the analysis of film language in television drama. 

For PREP continue with your Creative Critical Evaluations. I will look today for all CCR4 responses on your blogs.

To view this extract, open Clickview, go to Media Studies > TV drama clips > Primeval


June 2010: Primeval Series 2, Episode 3 (Directed by Jamie Payne, 2007, Impossible Pictures Limited) 
Extract location: Episode 3 
In point: 26 mins 31 seconds 
Out point: 31 mins 35 seconds

Answer the question below, with detailed reference to specific examples from the extract
only.
1   Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs representations using the following:
  • Camera shots, angles, movement and composition
  • Editing
  • Sound 


Sunday, 15 March 2020

TV DRAMA: DR WHO


June 2009: Doctor Who, Series 3, Volume 4 (Director: Graham Harper and Colin Teague, 2007, BBC) 
Extract location: Episode 3, Chapter 8 
In point: 29 mins 20 seconds 
Out point: 34 mins 26 seconds

Open in CFC Clickview

Answer the question below, with detailed reference to specific examples from the extract only. 
1 Discuss the ways in which the extract constructs the representations using the following: 
• Camera shots, angles, movement and composition 
• Editing
 • Sound 
• Mise en scène [50 marks]


Two essays by students:  A – Doctor Who & B -  Doctor Who