Sunday 27 September 2015
Preliminary Task: First Ideas
Clayton "Pac" Pakowski walks upon some stairs and down a corridor. He then enters into the room and sits opposite another student, Thom, who says 'I suppose that you are the good cop'; Clayton says that they should 'start again' and that Thom should tell him everything'. Thom then replies with "where should I start'. Pakowski replies only with "at the beginning..."
Monday 21 September 2015
Understanding And Applying Basic Terminology
Close Up
Establishing Shot (Extreme Long Shot)
Extreme Close Up
High Angle
Long Shot
Low Angle
Mid Shot
Over the Shoulder
Point of View
Two Shot
Establishing Shot (Extreme Long Shot)
Extreme Close Up
High Angle
Long Shot
Low Angle
Mid Shot
Over the Shoulder
Point of View
Two Shot
Foundation Portfolio : What Is It?
50% of your grade will be earned through your Foundation Portfolio. This consists of a preliminary task and a main task, the details of which can be found below.
The Preliminary Task is designed to illustrate the processes of pre-production, production and post-production that will be required, albeit in more detail, when you come to undertake the Main Task. The Preliminary Task is not marked but MUST be completed and submitted alongside the Main Task to the examiner. If it is not completed, marks are deducted from your Main Task.
The Main Task is marked out of 100. These marks are broken down as follows:
20 marks - Research into similar media products and planning of your own media product.
60 marks - Construction of your own media product including filiming and editing.
20 marks - Evaluation of your own media product.
All of your work must be posted to your blog as this will be accessed by the examiner in May of 2016.
For each of the criteria above, marks are available in 4 levels with level 4 being the highest.
The progress thermometer below shows the key words for each level of the mark scheme.
This is what you have to do:
Preliminary Exercise
The Preliminary Task is designed to illustrate the processes of pre-production, production and post-production that will be required, albeit in more detail, when you come to undertake the Main Task. The Preliminary Task is not marked but MUST be completed and submitted alongside the Main Task to the examiner. If it is not completed, marks are deducted from your Main Task.
The Main Task is marked out of 100. These marks are broken down as follows:
20 marks - Research into similar media products and planning of your own media product.
60 marks - Construction of your own media product including filiming and editing.
20 marks - Evaluation of your own media product.
All of your work must be posted to your blog as this will be accessed by the examiner in May of 2016.
For each of the criteria above, marks are available in 4 levels with level 4 being the highest.
The progress thermometer below shows the key words for each level of the mark scheme.
This is what you have to do:
Preliminary Exercise
Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.
Main Task
The titles and opening of a new teen horror film, to last a maximum of two minutes.
All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source. Both preliminary and main tasks must be completed as a group. Maximum four members to a group.
Sunday 20 September 2015
Friday 11 September 2015
Me As A Consumer Of The Media
As most of us know, the Internet is now a crucial part of everyday life. It has revolutionized the way we consume news, information and entertainment; rendering traditional news outlets (i.e. Fox News, BBC, etc.) all but irrelevant among millennials. It is the largest information source in the world with sites such as Wikipedia and online newspapers (superseding traditional newspapers). However, it also (if unintentionally) has exacerbated the sensationalist tendencies of the media and created the modern (and illiberal) Progressive movement.
My relationship with the internet is main through either using platforms such as YouTube to watch shows such as HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, a Sunday night satirical comedy show where British-American Comedian John Oliver takes an in-depth dive into topical subjects in America's national press and current affairs, and attempts to joke about it.
An example is the video embed below; where he tackles general misconceptions about Torture at sites such as Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib (with surprise "cameos" from both Kiefer Sutherland and Dame Helen Mirren).
I also use the internet to listen to music (via apps such as "Spotify") and watch "The Young Turks" - the largest online news network as of this moment of posting. The Young Turks was created in 2002 by Turkish-American Cenk Kadir Uygur.
I often access the internet through the use of any device which can connect to the internet that is available to me (although I usually use my Dell laptop or Ipad).
Although "traditionally" the internet was accessed through a desktop computer, most people use it through mobile devices such as Tablets, Smart phones, Laptops or any other device with a internet connection.
The reason me and many others use the internet is that I can communicate ideas and opinions with people across the world.
My relationship with the internet is main through either using platforms such as YouTube to watch shows such as HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, a Sunday night satirical comedy show where British-American Comedian John Oliver takes an in-depth dive into topical subjects in America's national press and current affairs, and attempts to joke about it.
An example is the video embed below; where he tackles general misconceptions about Torture at sites such as Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib (with surprise "cameos" from both Kiefer Sutherland and Dame Helen Mirren).
I also use the internet to listen to music (via apps such as "Spotify") and watch "The Young Turks" - the largest online news network as of this moment of posting. The Young Turks was created in 2002 by Turkish-American Cenk Kadir Uygur.
I often access the internet through the use of any device which can connect to the internet that is available to me (although I usually use my Dell laptop or Ipad).
Although "traditionally" the internet was accessed through a desktop computer, most people use it through mobile devices such as Tablets, Smart phones, Laptops or any other device with a internet connection.
The reason me and many others use the internet is that I can communicate ideas and opinions with people across the world.
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