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!

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

 

 

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.

 

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  

• In order to present your understanding of distribution in your Critical Reflection 2

• 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.

   

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 

  • Mise-en-scène [50]

high level exemplar-student-essay Primeval June 2010

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]

OCR Doctor Who – Mark Scheme

OCR Doctor Who – Examiner’s Report

OCR Doctor Who – Exemplar Analysis

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

OCR Doctor Who – High Level Response

OCR Doctor Who – Sound Editing Exemplar

OCR Doctor Who – Low Level Response

OCR Doctor Who – Low Level Response 2

AS MB 09 A Grade: ABAS SB 09 A Grade AAJune 2009. Grade AA3 Dr Who responses, Grade A,A,CFilm Industry Grade A

Exam Board Advice Dr Who

CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION 2

HOW WOULD YOUR FILM OPENING ENGAGE WITH AUDIENCES AND HOW WOULD YOU DISTRIBUTE AS A REAL MEDIA TEXT?

Today we start work on CCR2. It asks two questions, first about 'engagement':

• audience engagement refers to how the film attracts and addresses audiences, via a number of platforms such as social media (FB, Twitter, Instagram) and film websites; also traditional P&A (posters) and other platforms (preview screenings, interviews and so on).
• it also asks you to show understanding of your target audience and how you identify them; what research have you done on your audience in particular and audiences in general
• what is your film's USP that makes it appeal to its audience?

Secondly, about your understanding of 'distribution':

• what is the distributor's role
• how would your film be distributed 
• read through the class blog on distribution here 
• the FDA have useful information https://www.launchingfilms.com/
•  their Guide to Distribution is here