Post to Prepare your work up to 16th December & help planning plan beyond

This is the part of the Specification 

Re-check your previous post
Do they address the following points: 

• AGE group (Be Specific: i.e Teens 13-17 - Check style models)
• Gender 
• Genre
• Social Status Teens/Students/Young professionals
• Price range
• Featuring bands such as....

Your work will now concentrate on preparing a photo shoot for appropriate original photos (at least 4) forArtist/Band to feature on the Front cover/DSP & Contents page

Your next posts will look at the Mise en Scene for this photo shoot particularly:

1. Actors/Actor
2. Location 
3. Costume (to fit with my chosen genre) & Make up
4. Props (Relevant to a Music Magazine)
5. Camera Angles influenced by Stle Models & real media products
6. A record of your Time Management i.e dates when you plan to complete each task.

Remember Friday 16th December is Assessment by Outcome day with all work being shared with the class. This will be a feedback and focus group session with audience feedback on revisions & decisions

Music Mag - RE -Visit

Research Task
Range of Music magazines- Findas many as you can via internet. (Real not Coursework examples)

• Audience
• Age Range
• Gender
• Type of Music - Specific Gender
• Pricing
• House Style
• Title - What does it suggest
• Colour Palette why
• Remember: De-constuction & Re-construction

For Wednesday 9th November

Task you must complete your School magazine Pre-lim task
This must include:

• Medium Close up Image with a Clear Narrative
• Appropriate Masthead
• Appropriate Text
• Additional appropriate conventions - Logo - Date - Colour scheme etc

You must also draft the contents page;

1. Think about FONT, Font size, colour scheme, number reference and additional conventions.
2. This does not have to be as complete as the Front Page

Please add short informative posts on your blogs using screen shots and images to illustrate your work

On Wednesday - You will present your work to the whole group referencing the work on your bog.

Make sure you post your final Front Cover and Contents on the Blog

Follow up work (After Wdnesday's Presentation)
A simple Strengths & Weakness analysis of your Pre Lim task clearly showing what you have done well and what you can improve for your main task (This will directly help you with Question 7 in your Evaluation questions)

Grade Assessment

This Friday 21st October.
Blog up to date & Images complete for Data Collection
Thanks

IN Design Task

Create a Postcard using Indesign following the 5 videos in the link below:

Postcard with Guidelines

Post card with new logo

ADOBE In Design - Getting Started

Year 12 Blog Addresses

ashopeorourke.blogspot.co.uk
asNatalie.blogspot.co.uk
asoliviascott.blogspot.co.uk
asnilesbithell.blogspot.com
aslaurenevans.blogspot.co.uk
asalexandrahannah.blogspot.co.uk
assarahbeattie.blogspot.co.uk
asmediacameronmaines.blogspot.co.uk
asmattmcl.blogspot.co.uk
ascallum.blogspot.co.uk

Permissions Letter for Pre-Lim & Main Task Evidence

Get a Scan of this letter to provide evidence in your 'Research and Planning' that you have gained permission to take images of your actors for your Pre-lim task and your Main Music Task.

Copy of Permissions letter necessary before seeking use of Oldershaw students as Actors or Models  for Coursework.Please upload to your Blog.Thank you

Work for next Friday - 14th November

W/C 10th November
Aim to have Cover MCU images completed to share with class on Friday Period 2

Your Blog must show
Progressive posts showing your planning
This will demonstrate Time Management through

• Location Hunting
• Organisation of Actors
• Organisation of Time-line
• Organisation of resources (e.g Cameras - Props.)

Upload Selected Pics (Max 6) onto your Blog
Your Favourite out of the 6 needs to be selected by you and justified

To gain best marks  you images must:

1. Have a clear Narrative - You need to Direct.
2. Demonstrate your understanding of Rule of Thirds
3. Show your understanding of elements of Mise en Scene particularly:

• Lightening
• Camera Angle
• Costumes
• Props
• Location

Remember the Rule of Thirds

Medium Close Up

For Your Pre-lim  Make sure that you use a: 
MCU (Medium Close Up Shot) 
The brief demands that you are accurate.
Google search to ensure that your image shots are accurate.

Here are some Examples to Guide you.

Todays Task - Initial Photo Shoot

1. Where - Location
2. What  - Composition of Shot
3. Who - Actors

40 min task: 

Create multiple original shots that your group think are suitable for a Cover image on a School Magazine (not Newsletter) Please Consider 'Mise en Scene' particularly
Location
Props
Costume
Narrative - Codes & Symbols for Audience

Homework: Sign up to blogger.( This must be done)
Use Google to research School Magazine Covers for discussion in Tuesday's lesson

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds Video

The Rule of Thirds

Log on & Sign Up

Task 1
Sign in on Microsoft
u6 Academy
Task 2
Press
Slideshare

Research Task
Range of Music magazines- Findas many as you can via internet. (Real not Coursework examples)

• Audience
• Age Range
• Gender
• Type of Music - Specific Gender
• Pricing
• House Style
• Title - What does it suggest
• Colour Palette why
• Remember: De-constuction & Re-construction

Welcome To Media Studies the class of 2016

Delighted to have you all studying Media Studies at AS level
This first post will provide information from your initial lessons.

Here are two essential links:
This link will provide excellent resources from the OCR exam board. You can compare your work to examples top level 4 work

http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com

Make sure you have my Blogger address. This will enable you my access work 24/7 and resources

http://oamedia.blogspot.co.uk

I will post this weeks tasks later this week.

Really hope you enjoy working with me
Good luck

Mr Liddell

Sign up for Blogger and others

Our 7 Question Evaluation will need to be presented in a variety of Digital Media formats:
This week could you please sign up (Free Accounts) for the following:


This week
Sign up to the following 

1. Blogspot account using google login. Please sign in using the following unique address. http://asmediayourname.blogspot.com. 
2. Prezi account 
3. Slideshare

We will also need to answer questions using Podcast via GarageBand and maybe use Video accessing apple software.

topical Issue

SWOT Anaysis

Strengths

• Free Google Account
• 24/7 access got Teachers & Learners
• Focussing on a Technology (Social Media) where learners are confident  & Majority are highly skilled
• Presentation opportunities for New Media - Film - Music - Links - Images
• Easy reference for a Process - Time & Date stamped to evaluation Work ethic/Time Management
• Available across a variety of platforms - mobile -laptop - PC - tablet - Microsoft - Apple etc

Weaknesses

• This must seen as  a replacement for traditional  written work

Opportunities

• Engaging learners
• Encourage extended writing activiies
• Department Blogs - Sharing Goog Practice 
• Student Blogs 

Threats:

• Continued investment in cutiing edge technology to support all leaners

Assessing our Coursework

Thanks for Spring Break

This week's focus - Completion of coursework for Initial Internal Moderation.

Assess our Coursework using OCR exemplars and OCR standards & look at Final revisions & Decisions
Resources: Weebly Website

http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com/as-archive.html

Open a new post on your blog -  Title Assessing my Coursework

Task 1
Quickly look at the Examples of Magazines from the Website
Pay particular attention to the Levels in the Top left corner
Open your Coursework Examples
Which Example looks most like yours
What level is this? L1-L4.
(Screen shot and Add to blog with 

Task 2
With Guidance from the OCR Specification 
What areas do you need to improve - Provide a short To Do list to improve your work
Enter on your blog - your checklist for improving your work

Task 3
Apply changes and improvements to your coursework. 
Remember to Blog your revisions & decisions

If we have time - in 2's look at each others work and quickly match the closest comparison. Have they chosen the same example as you? What level do they think your work represents?

Please remember
Apple 1 & Apple 2 open each evening - April 29th Coursework Completion for Internal Moderation

In Design Process

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/adobe-indesign/how-design-magazine-cover-with-pantone-colours-spot-varnishes/#3

In Design synergy with Photo Shop

Some points for you

• Really pleased with your work over the past couple of weeks.
• This really is a time when the 'Effort' you put in will be rewarded with the grades you will get.
• OVER half the group have completed their Front cover in Photo Shop and a small number have started their Contents page.

1. PLEASE USE ACTUAL MEDIA TEXTS & CHOSEN STYLE MODELS TO MODEL YOUR WORK.
2. By NEXT FRIDAY 18th MARCH - I EXPECT YOU ALL TO HAVE PHOTOSHOP DRAFTS (SHOWING LAYOUTS INCLUDING IMAGES AND MOST TEXT) of: COVER, CONTENTS & DPS. (I would like to prepare draft print outs of you work for your and class scrutiny)
3. PHOTOSHOP WORK CAN BE DIRECTLY IMPORTED INTO IN DESIGN AT THE FINAL STAGE
4. APPLE ONE & TWO WILL BE OPEN EVERY EVENING TO SUPPORT YOUR WORK & I WILL GIVE SMALL GROUP AND 1 to 1 AS REQUESTED BY YOU.

Post EASTER will allow us to focus on our Evaluation questions - Make final adjustments to Coursework and present all Blogs.

IN DESIGN & PHOTOSOP - Synergy

Institutions research

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/aug/14/uk-consumer-magazines-print-sales-2014

Look at this article from the Guardian. What does it suggest about the future of Print Magazines?

Consider how these institutions now reach their target Audience?
What has happened to NME this year? (Research)

To be completed this week

Task 1 (As requested last week)
Blogs
Using your planning sheet

• Post your activities over the last two week's
• This should be MULTIPLE POSTS dating the tasks you completed

PHOTO's

Post your best chosen pics in the following with the following blog post heading

1. Best selection for Front cover of my Music Magazine
2. Best selection for the Contents page of my Music Magazine
3. Best selection for Double page spread of my Music Magazine

The above post should be supported by a short narrative explaining the reasons for your selection and their suitability for your specific magazine. This should include reference to your Target audience & your decisions regarding Mise en Scene.

In DESIGN

All pupils to work in APPLE 1 & 2 and once above

MEDIA TRIP

Thursday - Light Cinema New Brighton

1.45 Year 12 & 13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OfPMJQ3Bpo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZZt2xUbvMs

Time Management for 22nd Jan

OVERVIEW
Deadline for 22nd Jan 2016 - NEXT FRIDAY
3 week exercise to plan PHOTO shoot 

Page 1 of Last Weeks Handout

Page 1 TEXT PLEASE READ & ENSURE that this is EVIDENCED

Thursday & Friday Sessions

Task1 Time Management: Plan your activities up to half term using the grid above. Include Time required, personnel required and Equipment.

Page 2 TEXT PLEASE READ & ENSURE that this is EVIDENCED

Blogging

Task 1: To be blogged under Time Management Heading

Task 2: To be blogged under Individual ‘Mise en Scene’ Heading – eg Mise en Scene – Location

Both these sheets to be completed and handed in by Friday 8^th Jan Period 6

PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY

1. DO NOT LEAVE PHOTOSHOOT TILL NEXT WEEK
2. SEE ME IN PLENTY OF TIME TO ORGANISE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
3. I HAVE PUT BACK T TUESDAY"S LESSON ON EVAL  TILL NEXT WEEK
4. IF YOU DO ASK FOR HELP I WILL ASSUME THAT  AS A LEVEL STUDENTS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WILL COMPLETE THE TASK ON TIME

THANKS