A2 Media Advanced Portfolio (G324)

2015-2016 Students.


Dear Examiner,


Please find the A2 Media Students' individual blogs on the right side tabs.


Ms A Khan.

More opening sequences

Have a look at the siteS below for a variety of opening sequences (some thrillers included)

http://filmjunk.com/2009/03/10/15-amazing-opening-title-sequences/

http://www.watchthetitles.com/articles/0067-Hostage

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/12/19/30-unforgettable-movie-title-sequences/

YEAR 13 ASSESSMENT 5

ASSESSMENT 5

USING SHORT NEWS ARTICLES TO CREATE A FILM IDEA

DEADLINE : MONDAY 25 AUGUST

 

EACH TASK TO BE POSTED SEPARATELY TO YOUR BLOG

 

You will not be signed on to the Y13 course unless this work is completed to a high standard

 

TASK 1:

You first task is to research a variety of ‘weird and wacky’ news stories from around the world, but keeping your COLOUR in mind.

Your first stop could be one of the links below. Take a look through a variety of stories and make a note of the ones you think you might like to turn into a short film  (this IS NOT your film idea – this is still part of the planning stages, for which you will get marked.)

Stories should be quirky and unusual. Strange and bizarre stories will make better films.

You also need to keep your COLOUR  in mind while choosing stories suitable for a film idea.

You will find several examples here:

http://worthyweirdandwacky.com/

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/archives/news/weirdandwacky

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/weird-news/

http://metro.co.uk/news/weird/

 

TASK 2:

Pick one of the stories you’ve read.

You now need to write out a treatment/synopsis of film idea (of minimum 500 words) which is INSPIRED news story and keeping your COLOUR in mind.

Make sure you include all the small details which make your film interesting and quirky.

Write out your story idea and POST IT ON YOUR BLOG along with the original news story next to it.

This link will take you to an example of a treatment.

http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/sample-movie-treatment-example-story-synopsis-for-a-film-script.html

 

TASK 3:

Now create 2 separate interviews for 2 key characters in your film, using the same format as you did for Assessment 4 (based on the Guardian Q&A interview style.

Use this link for a reminder http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jul/12/phil-daniels-interview)

POST IT ON YOUR BLOG

 

TASK 4:

Next using the script format we used in class for the Hitchiker story, write a script for your 5 minute film.

If you need a reminder go to this link http://www.oscars.org/awards/nicholl/scriptsample.pdf

POST IT ON YOUR BLOG

 

TASK 5:

Create a mood board representing your film – use images, text and sound in your moodboard

POST IT ON YOUR BLOG

 

You will not be signed on to the Y13 course unless this work is completed to a high standard

 

 

 

 

 

CASE STUDY - SHIFTY & DARK KNIGHT

Media AS - Institutions and Audiences from robertclackmedia

INTRO TO INSTITUTIONS AND AUDIENCES / KEY TERMS

Introduction into production distri market from MissConnell

CASE STUDY - FILM 4 / TRAINSPOTTING & SDM

As G322 Key Media Concepts Exam from cskinner1

CASE STUDY - FOX SEARCHLIGHT / BLACK SWAN

AS Media Studies (OCR) Section B G322 from Mr Henley

Girls, Boys, and Media: A Gender and Digital Life Toolkit for Schools

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/gender

REPRESENTATION OF GENDER IN THE MEDIA

Representations of gender in the Media from Jaskirt Boora

REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN THE MEDIA

The representation of women in the media from smcmediastudies

Representation of gender - Women from Amanda Simmons

REPRESENTATION OF MEN IN THE MEDIA

Repofmeninfilm from smcmediastudies

The representation of men in the media from smcmediastudies

THRILLER - ASSESSMENT 10

YEAR 12 UNIT G321
ASSESSMENT 10 – GROUP TASK
DEADLINE DATE : TBC

UPLOAD ON BLOG?: YES
TITLE OF POST:

10a - LOCATION RECCE

10b - COSTUMES & PROPS
FORMAT : Images and text

 

Task details:

 

10a - Location Recce - Scout for locations and carry out a Location Recce (dowload forms.) Take shots of your location and post these on your blog, explaining your choices as you go along.

 

10b - Create a list of costumes and props and how these will be sourced.

 

 

THRILLER - ASSESSMENT 9

YEAR 12 UNIT G321
ASSESSMENT 9– GROUP TASK
DEADLINE DATE : Thursday 7th November
UPLOAD ON BLOG?: YES
TITLE OF POST: ANIMATICS
FORMAT : VIDEO

Use Premier to create your animatic. Include titles and music. Upload this to your blog.

THRILLER ASSESSMENT 7

YEAR 12 UNIT G321
ASSESSMENT 7– GROUP TASK
DEADLINE DATE : THURS 24TH OCT
UPLOAD ON BLOG?: YES
TITLE OF POST: PRODUCTION GROUP IDENT
FORMAT : JPEG & TEXT

Task details:

7a- Create a name and ident for your production company. Uplaod this to the blog and explain how and why you chose and created this design.

7b- Create a credits list in order of appearance in your final sequence. Which cast, personnel, organisations, job roles will you include in your title sequence?

7c- Fonts - Consider a variety of font style, size and colour for your titles. Post these ideas and examples of titles on your blog. Here is an example of what your final posting could look like.
http://cmdiplomachristina.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/fonts-for-titles.html

THRILLER - ASSESSMENT 6

YEAR 12 UNIT G321
ASSESSMENT 6 – INDIVIDUAL TASK
DEADLINE DATE : WEDNESDAY 23 OCT, 8pm.
UPLOAD ON BLOG?: YES
TITLE OF POST: TITLE SEQ. TIMELINE
FORMAT : JPEG & TEXT
(Task taken from http://petesmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/film-openings-for-level.html)

Pick an opening (film) from 'art of the title' and paste on your blog the nine frames.
Get a big sheet of plain paper and mark out a timeline, then go through and write on it where each title and image comes in. Think about how the music changes as the timeline continues.

See this example taken from a student's media blog.

THRILLER - ASSESSMENT 8

YEAR 12 UNIT G321
ASSESSMENT 8 – GROUP TASK
DEADLINE DATE : WEDS 6TH NOVEMBER
UPLOAD ON BLOG?: YES
TITLE OF POST: STORYBOARD DRAFT 1 & 2 + FEEDBACK
FORMAT : JPEGs

Task details:

Create the storyboard for your opening sequence. You'll need to inlcude images and the titles from Assessment 7.

Use post-it notes on the A3 sheet so you can move shots around easily.

Number each shot in order

Below each shot give info on camera framing, sound, mise en scene, music and dialogue as appropriate.

During your storyboard pitch you will be given feedback. Include this feedback in your posting with suggestions on how you can improve your second draft.

THRILLER ASSESSMENT 5a-5d

THRILLER ASSESSMENTS 5a-5d

YEAR 12 UNIT G321
ASSESSMENT 5 – INDIVIDUAL

DEADLINE DATE : MONDAY, 21 OCT
UPLOAD ON BLOG?: YES
TITLE OF POST:

5a: Who watches thriller?

5b: Profile of my target audience

5c; Film Distribution

5d: Independent Film Distribution

FORMAT : PPTs with images and clips

 

TASK DETAILS:

 

5a: Who watches thrillers?

 

Research and write about the target audiences for a variety of thrillers. Include data, statistics, charts etc

 

5b: Who would be the audience for your film?

 

Create a detailed profile for your target audience.

This should include: age, gender, occupation (relate to the key concepts), hobbies and interests, lifestyle, movies/TV shows they watch, music they might listen to, what they have seen in the last 6 months – relate this to the lesson on audience demographics but you need to expand on these points.

 

Include pictures of people who fit this profile.

 

5c:  What is film distribution?
 

 Research and the write about major film distributors and the process of distribution.

 http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/movie-distribution.htm

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/distribution/distribution1.html

 

 

5d: What is an independent film distributor? How are the different from the major film distributors?

Research and write about 2 independent film distributors. You need to Look at their websites and research their distribution processes. Consider the titles they have distributed in the past and how they do this.

 

 

BLOG CREATIVITY – A FEW TIPS

FONTS:

Experiment with a MIX AND MATCH approach – play around with a variety of font styles, colours, font sizes and see what works. It will still need to look like these work together on the final blog design.

http://www.shazleenkhana2media.blogspot.co.uk/

 

VIDEOS:

·         Director’s commentary

·         Behind-the-scenes

·         Interviews with cast

·         Interviews with crew

http://snehalsthrillerblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Evaluation%204

 

·         Interviews with target audience

http://thrillerblog2011.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Audience%20Profile

 

·         Clips used for analysis

·         Screen grabs from your films – this can be at any point during editing as well as the final cut. It depends on what you use these videos for. Videos need to accompanied by some explanation and analysis. Don’t leave clips up there on their own!

·         Short film of group work/group discussion

·         Auditions for cast

·         Annotate clips / the whole film

http://snehalsthrillerblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/evaluation%205

 

 

IMAGES/PICTURES

·         Of your plans, post-it notes, notes made during discussions

http://thrillerblog2011.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Planning

 

·         Of the equipment

·         Screen shots with and without annotations

·         Behind the scene shots – taken on location while filming

·         Rough visuals

·         Locations shots – before and after it has been ‘dressed’ for the shoot

·         Pictures of props on location http://thrillerblog2011.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Construction

 

·         Cast

·         Costumes

·         Specific frames to help you answer the evaluation questions http://thrillerblog2011.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/in-what-ways-does-your-media-product.html

http://thrillerblog2011.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Preliminary

·         Print screen of your soundtrack / audio channel / video channel

·         Have frames from your film next to frames from real films – compare and contrast http://thrillerblog2011.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/in-what-ways-does-your-media-product.html

·         Analysis of real films – posters and shots from the film itself – scroll down this page

http://snehalsthrillerblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Research

 

·         Create a collage of clips from your film – if this helps you answer the question – and then analyse it http://snehalsthrillerblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Evaluation

 

 

OTHER:

·         Tables

·         Prezis – a good idea to record a ‘walk-through’ of your Prezi

·         Slideshare – as above

·         Graphs

·         Pie charts

·         Other diagrams

·         Flow charts

·         Etc..

 

MORE BLOG TIPS…

http://designitchic.blogspot.co.uk/p/003blog-tips.html

http://weblogs.about.com/od/blogdesign/tp/10-Easy-Ways-To-Make-Your-Blog-Design-Shine.htm

 

THRILLER ASSESSMENT 3

THRILLER ASSESSMENT 3

YEAR 12 UNIT G321
ASSESSMENT 4 – INDIVIDUAL

DEADLINE DATE : WEDS, 15 OCT, 3PM
UPLOAD ON BLOG?: YES
TITLE OF POST: OWN IDEAS

FORMAT : PHOTO

TASK DETAILS:

 

• Post a photo of your 'own ideas' mind map from today's lesson
• In about 200 words explain a few of your initial story ideas. 

 

THRILLER ASSESSMENT 4

YEAR 12 UNIT G321
ASSESSMENT 4 – GROUP TASK
DEADLINE DATE : THURS, 16 OCT, 3PM
UPLOAD ON BLOG?: YES
TITLE OF POST: FILM IDEAS
FORMAT : PREZI ( ideas and audience research)

'KNOW THE FILM, BUT MAKE THE OPENING.'
Pete Fraser

1. Decide on your sub-genre and explain why you chose this
2. As a group mind-map lots of ideas for your own opening sequence
3. Pick 2 ideas and write a 25 word pitch for each one.
4. Carry out some audience research and pick the winning idea (speed dating groups)
5. Next , explain how your idea follows genre conventions and how it attracts your target audience. Keep your audience research in mind.

Some advice from Pete Fraser, the chief examiner for Media Studies:

'Keep them (the ideas) simple. The more complicated your idea, the more will go wrong. Try to whittle down the pitch so it can be explained in 25 words, like these here or try to summarise it so that if you were explaining it to someone in a lift, you would get through your explanation and they would understand it by the time the lift reached the floor you are going to.'