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Please find the resources for SUBMARINE above. Complete the tasks on your blog.

HOME LEARNING THIS WEEK

I have spoken to most of your regarding your recent test and we have discussed working levels and what you need to do to improve. I am please to say that of those I have met with none will be leaving the course at this stage. Those who still have to take the test and meet with me must ensure that this is done this week. You know who you are.

As you can see we are in the enviable position of having a lot of production resources available to us, both camera equipment and research/reading resources. It is very important if you are to progress that you make use of the later as much as the former.

FOR FRIDAY

READING

1. Ensure that you have read the chapter on Foundation Portfolio - Video Production in the ebook. See previous posts for link and login information. You will have a short test on this on Friday.
2. Also, please begin reading the Course Handbook which I provided you with today. As you are aware the cost for this is £5 if you lose it and it has to be replaced - you will need it and you are expected to bring it to every class.
3. Also read the article in the latest copy of Media Magazine - The Ps in Production. (login details in the previous post)

PRODUCTION

1. You are all expected to continue with your preparations for the film. I am expecting to review your progress on the productions next Tuesday along with your blogs and I want to find that you are all staying on top of the work and pulling your weight in your groups.
2. Please check out Dependent Films website and use some of the forms that they provide for your production. 
3. You should be planning location scouting/recce to find the most suitable places to film and taking photos of them, thinking about casting of characters from your friends or setting up auditions perhaps. All the while ensuring that the evidence for all of this goes on your blog (or a dedicated blog for your group which you all have access to.

Finally, please ensure that all your blogs are up to date with all work set since the beginning of term, I will be reviewing them all this weekend and early next week.

MEDIA MAGAZINE and DEPENDENT FILMS

MEDIA MAGAZINE

Check out the link to Media Magazine in the VITAL LINKS section bottom right.

Use the following login to access the site and read, download and enjoy.

Media Magazine is aimed at YOU and is designed to develop your skills. If you use it to research you will improve your grades. If you quote from it in your research you must ensure that you reference it clearly and make your own comments and analysis.

Read the articles on production in the latest issue.

Media Magazine

The login and password are:

mediamagazine9
je423st

Also check out the link to DEPENDENT FILMS which gives you access to all manner of useful documents which could be included in your portfolio - location release forms, risk assessments, script template, storyboarding, contracts etc. You will need to adapt these to use them but they show that you understand how important the planning is and demonstrate your professional approach. Good work experience stuff whatever you go on to do after school.

TODAY AND FRIDAY

Please re view and analyse the filming techniques used.

Think about how story is created, tension built through use of sound and image and the variety of shots.

Remember it is your responsibility to ensure that your sequences are using the appropriate shots and developing narrative coherently.

TASKS FOR NEEXT LESSON:

• Preliminary Sequence - script, shot list and storyboard
• Main task - continue development of this, ensuring that you are all working towards the same thing.
• read the chapter from the ebook identified in the last home learning - YOU WILL BE FORMALLY TESTED ON THIS ON FRIDAY AS YOUR ASSESSMENT.

FOR TUESDAY

Well done those of you who presented today. There were some impressive presentations with a lot of very exciting ideas. Many of you presented powerful images and there was clearly a great deal of thought. Those of you who didn't present please could you ensure that you are ready for Tuesday.

In addition can you all adjust/amend your questionnaires about your presentations and film projects if you feel there are further areas you would like feedback about. And also could you complete the feedback on those who have presented so far - one less thing to do next week.

HOME LEARNING

1

I have secured for you all access to an e-book which you can use for revision and to help stay on top of the course, terminology and key concepts.

• FOLLOW THE LINK AND READ THE INTRODUCTION AND CHAPTER 1.2 OF THE E-BOOK
• LOGIN USING THE INFORMATION BELOW

Centre ID: 26158
Username: 26158vy
Password: erteach

2

Prepare for Tuesday's assessment in Media by ensuring that you are familiar with media languages, shot sizes, denotation and connotation, diegetic and non-diegetic sound etc. I also want you to be able to show your wider reading and knowledge through your ability to comment about Audience, Institution and Representation.

GOOD LUCK

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TUESDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER

AS FP Sep27

FRIDAY'S LESSONS 23rd SEPTEMBER

AS L5 Fri20

HOME LEARNING

Write a short synopsis for your film idea: 1 page
Write a 25 word pitch for the idea: look up movie pitches to get some idea
Include both in a presentation for a new movie which you are going to make the first 2 minutes. Make the presentation visual and exciting.

Today's lesson

SKILLSET
Follow the above link


OCR AS L3

FRIDAY'S LESSONS

On Friday we looked at developing our skills in analysing moving image using the 5 media languages:
Visual
Aural
Non-verbal
Verbal
Written

Our focus was on a specific film opening. Three Colours Blue. I asked you all to make notes in class on this and write them up for Home learning. My hope and expectation is that you will do this on your blogs.

Here is the clip for reference. The powerpoint as you know was subject to a technical fault so there isn;t one this time. Next time however...

First Lesson

TODAY'S LESSON

What is Media? Why is Social Media vital a revolution? How do we interact with the Media?

AS OCR L1 2011