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Hi my Media Chums in Year 12 & 13,

I am writing this from my ‘sick bed’ awaiting an appointment with a knee specialist on Wednesday 12th November. I’m sure you have heard about my freak accident in school last Thursday and the outcome of my fall is that I have cruciate ligament damage. 

The extent of the damage will be known on Wednesday and I will be able to let you know more about any potential absence from my lessons with you.

Can I re-assure you that I will ensure that you can, and will be supported to, maintain your excellent progress in my absence.

TO SUPPORT YOUR LEARNING:

• I will post specific tasks & activities on My blog and I will weekly review your progress on your individual blogs and report progress and/or concerns to Mrs Riley

• I am organising a booking system to allow you sign for Media resources including  video camera’s, tripods, digital cameras etc to help with the construction of the coursework.

• The Academy will support your learning with supervision staff where necessary though the focus of this term (ref:  Your attached Assignment plans) was always to complete your  coursework by Christmas.

You have progressed really well with AS & A2 coursework and I am desperate to get back to school ASAP. I really am a rubbish patient.

If you have any concerns please contact me personally through the school email or my home email m.liddell@ntlworld.com

Thanks

……..and finally

LONDON TRIP WEDNESDAY 3rd DECEMBER 2014

Finally the Media Trip to London will be going ahead and I hope to be able to join you. Could those students who owe monies please pass on cash only to Mrs Riley. I have provided her with the Group list.

Hope to be back very soon as I sincerely miss you all

Fondest regards

Mr Liddell

AS this term

This term the aim of AS it use your story boards/Drafts clearly, influenced by your chosen style models, to move into the Production stage of your coursework.

Planning of all elements of 'mis en scene' must be clearly presented in your posts in relation to your specific job roles.

Explain the reason behind your choice of: 

1. Location, 
2. Costume, 
3. Props, 
4. Actors, 
5. Lighting, 
6. Camera angles, 
7. Editing using Adobe Photoshop. 

Importantly how does this influence your narrative and what does it say to the audience?
You must organise your Photo schedule in the next couple of weeks. 

This will enable you to make decisions and revisions within a reasonable time frame.
It will also enable you to think about editing (Post Production)

Remember our aim is to complete the Front Cover, Contents & DPS and create our Music Magazine by Christmas 2014 (only 6 weeks away!!)

Finally you will need to organise time in my lessons and after curriculum to successfully complete this 'creative process'.

Good luck.

Year 12 Blog Addresses

Harry Smith

oasharrysmith.blogspot.com

Allan Unsworth

oasallanunsworth.blogspot.com

Jade Kershaw

oasjadekershaw.blogspot.com

Sophie Webster

oassophiewebster.blogspot.com

The Generic Conventions of A Music Magazine

Check this link:

Conventions Video


Your First task is to understand the Conventions of a Music Magazine.
Look at the style in the examples below.
You must present the work in a similar style to the example below. This is an AS example and the process if appropriate - I think more technical media language would enhance this work

THE CONVENTIONS OF A MUSIC MAGAZINE.


Task One

1. Work in Groups of 2 groups of 2 to present your finding for next Wednesday's Lesson (17th October).
2. Select a Music magazine of your choice (Music Sub-genre) and apply the conventions
3. We will be using Peer feed back to support your work.
4. Your Work must be presented as either a PowerPoint Presentation or in Keynote. (This is vital & I will show you how to upload your work onto your Blog using your personal SlideShare Account after the Assessment)
5. You can Post some of your research findings on your Blog. (15 posts as least for the first assignment) n.b. Please use Links & Images to illustrate your posts.

When researching tasks - Please check the source for quality and reliability. (some research may be AS student work - How do we know that it correct? Use the OCR website)

See me if you need any help.

Evaluation Questions - An early 'heads up'

Look at the questions below: These contribute to 20 marks of your coursework portfolio.

You will be working on Ques. 3 (Media Institutions) in Mr Argent's lessons now. Post any information about Music Mag Institutions on your Blog (including your last essay re: Bauer Media) This will be useful when we come to present the 7 Questions

G321: Foundation Portfolio – Evaluation

This is a crucial part of your project. Even if you have not made the greatest final piece, you can still get maximum marks (20) through careful consideration of the whole production process.

Don’t see this as an essay  Incorporate work you have already, images, storyboards, to point out specific details of your journey/experiences.

As long as you use these guides.

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?Make this obvious – are you trying to challenge or reinforce conventions – HOW?
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?Show the representation say if it is a good or bad one!
3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?Name them – and find examples that are similar from them – then compare yours to theirs.
4. Who would be the audience for your media product?Why – have you got evidence of them saying it appeals to them – and why it appeals to them? FaceBook - Feedback from Half Term Reviews - Questionnaires etc
5. How did you attract/address your audience?Use Specific examples from your production that refers back to your questionnaire analysis – one should be informed by the other.
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?Easy, Difficult, Time consuming, Expensive? Mention REsources & software etc
7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?Compare them! What have you done better!!

Notice:
You can now look at f exemplar Print Productions Level 1 - 4 from the http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com

Todays work

For Monday please

• Complete the Front Cover using style models of School Magazine's to place appropriate text to compliment your medium close up main image.

• Using the same canvas size (42cm width & 59.4cm Height) create a mock up of the contents page. Place a different original image and show the following:

1. A numbered index of potential contents.
2. Font & Colours palette for basic House style.
3. You may wish to add a school badge to support this (simply download an image and apply to Front Cover and Contents)

• Please use my blog and refer to last year's Pre-lim examples
• Remember this is a Pre-lim task not a Main task so lets aim to have it finished for Monday when we will evaluate your work and provide posts to reflect on decisions & revisions made 

Thank you - you are a fantastic group to work with

Countdown to Coursework Deadline for Half -Term

Ref: Previous post on my Blog for your work.

3 Tasks today

Task one
Check Out the OCR site

http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com/coursework-with-levels.html

Look at the AS Music Magazine's with marks.

Assess your work now. How does it compare with the Exemplar Material.

Task 2: 
What are you going to do to improve your work?  What are you going to do improve your work? (We will focus on Grade improvement after half term)

Task 3:
Continue to develop work on the 3 templates - Students who have competed the templates -refer to previous work for extension activities (Have you created a Prezi Account? have you looked at Podcast creation on Garageband?)

Task 4
I will ask to see individual students to assess their grades & also identify bespoke fonts from DaFont for your work. (I will download chosen fonts onto my MACbook and create a file to be added to the system for you)