The Oldershaw Academy OCR Media Foundation Coursework

Monday, 11 January 2016

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

DO NOT LEAVE PHOTOSHOOT TILL NEXT WEEK
SEE ME IN PLENTY OF TIME TO ORGANISE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
I HAVE PUT BACK T TUESDAY"S LESSON ON EVAL TILL NEXT WEEK
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

Monday, 2 November 2015

Focussing on Research for your Music Magazine

Main Task for the next two Weeks

Explore Music magazines

Research (Label)

Our Research will support our work for the Evaluation questions that we complete next term
Task One
Completed by (Thursday lesson)
Post the following

List and download (Cover Images) as many Music Magazines as you can find. Use Google/Images.

Find out the following information about the magazines and provide individual blogs about the following

Task 2

Do they belong to any specific genre regarding Target Audience and musical Tastes

Heavy Metal
Pop
Rock’n’Roll
Multi Genre (All tastes)
Hip Hop
Rap etc

Task 3

Do any of these Music genres interest You (Provide a post explain why you might be interested.)

Task 4

Choose as least 3 possible style models ( Real Magazines of your Choice)

How much does the magazine cost?

How regularly are the magazines published?

How many issues have been printed

Task 5

Find out about the company (Instituation) that creates these magazines.

Are they from big Institutions e.g. EMAP. Bauer Media etc or Smaller publishers?

Can you find any distribution figures for each magazine (Number of people who read it

Task 6
Who is the audience for this magazines

ConsiderAge - Gender- Social Class -

Task 7

Who are the bands/Artists who feature each Magazine. Are they Local - National - Global stars

Next Step

After completing the tasks we will focus on the Conventions of a Music magazine

We are now going to look at the conventions of this magazine

Monday, 12 October 2015

Pre-Lim work - Deadlines for 23rd October

This week:

All students have begun the process of Manipulating their Original images for their pre-liminary task.

Top tips
Refer to earlier post to check that you understand the brief for the Pre-lim brief:

"Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally candidates must produce a DTP mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of the program."

Use the Screen Shoot (ref picture below)

Shift Command & 4 to get a precise Screen Shot for your work to upload onto your posts.

We are going to prepare your pre-lim initially using Photoshop (image manipulation Software) to
develop your confidence using ADOBE programmes.

To Achieve a A-C grade for the Oct 23rd Assessment cycle you must demonstrate the following on your Blog posts:
Main Cover

Ability to take Appropriate Shots (MCU with appropriate Mise en Scene particularly Costume, Props, Location & a clear Image narrative'
Masthead with Appropriate Colour palette (School colours( Font & Font size
Appropriate Additional Text reflecting the life of a School /Academy

Contents Page

Appropriate text: Font (same as Cover); Size of Font (Different); Colour (Same colour palette as cover).
At least one additional image (Any Camera Angle/Composition)
Contents conventions ( Draft pressentation)

Technical Skills
Appropriate use of ADOBE tools including use of:

Layers
Layer from Background (if necessary)
Paint Bucket tool
Text Tool & Sizing
Eraser Tool (Advanced Magic Wand)
Blending Options (Right click Text layer)
Open all in Windows to Move Image to Set Canvas size
Canvas size - Portrait A4 x 2 (42cm width 59.8cm height)

(See previous post for further guidance)

Blogs

At least 15 posts on your Blog - showing the work process you have completed - culminating in the completed Pre-lim tasks. USE the Screen capture to add images of your work on ADOBE.

Future Planning

We will be working on a DTP programme In Design after half term for our main task.(The Music Magazine)
Acquaint yourself with the programme in Study time H/W using YouTube tutorials.

Thursday, 8 October 2015

Useful Icons - Adding Text & for MASTHEAD and Cover titles

Right Click to Find
Paint bucket Bucket

This Icon will appear

Text Icon

Use this Paint bucket to select
the colour for your background

Drop down to Adjust size of Eraser tool

Eraser Tool

Use Navigator for ease of movement

Adding Text

Friday, 25 September 2015

Examples of Written drafts to support your Pre Lim Photshoot

Research & Provide a handwritten draft for your School Magazine Cover. (I will scan this to up-load for your Blog)
Plan your Front cover shot for your magazine

Consider

Who?
Where?
What are you telling the Audience about the School (Symbols & Codes)?
Have you sort permissions (Actors & Location)? (I will give you a copy of this in Tuesday's lesson)
Remember our Analysis of Shot Composition (Ref: Rule of Thirds)

Always Post your Findings on your Blog