Kaye's Hub: September 2011

Monday, 26 September 2011

Research & Planning checklist

While this may not offer a difinitive list of exactly what items to include in your R&P, below is a list of the kind of things the moderator and I would want to see from your work:

· Complete and detailed research and planning.

· Research into similar products (for each text) and potential target audience.

· Evidence of organisation of actors, locations, costumes and props.

· Work on shotlists, drafting, layouts, scripting and storyboards.

· A level of care in the presentation of your research and planning.

· Evidence of time management.

Thursday, 22 September 2011

Hi Everyone

I have a jpeg of each of your feedback received from your peers during today's task. I'm really pleased with how this was handled on the whole; some fantastic commenst & creative & constructive suggestions. Well done! *Beams*.

If you would like me to email your jpeg just drop me a mail and I'll reply with it attached. Otherwise, I'll try and drop them onto the J drive when I get a chance at work tomorrow so you can just take your own from there.

I'd also like to say how impressed I am with how your blogs are developing; there's some amazing work here. As Cheryl Cole might say, I'm very proud.

Keep it up! I'll be taking a closer look and dropping some individual comments in this weekend.
Kaye :)

Sunday, 18 September 2011

Blogs recognised as good practice

This post will be updated with blogs that have been recognised as good by OCR or others that I've found that are strong examples.

http://marcwalshmedia.blogspot.com/

http://fahminaali.blogspot.com/

http://evening-angels.blogspot.com/

Friday, 16 September 2011

Computer room availability

Don't forget H308 is available for you to use at the following times:

Mon 13.15-14.15

Wed 13.15-14.15

Thurs 13.15-14.15

Fri 3.30-4.30pm

Particularly helpful if you need to use the software or just get some extra work in for that all important Thursday 8th December deadline ;-)

This is solely for Film & Media students.

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Reflecting on the Foundation Production Portfolio

Hi Everyone & welcome back after the summer :-)

Thank you for taking the time to set up your blogs; already I can see they are taking shape nicely and it's fantastic to see blogs being treated very professionally and with care.

Now that your blogs are up and running, I'd like you to take some time to reflect upon your AS coursework. The A2 exam that you will sit in June 2012 will ask you to evaluate your development from AS to A2. You're encouraged to be reflective upon your own 'distance-travelled' with regards to your skills. There are some video podcasts that offer further information on this on the Film & Media @ Bede/Headways Facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Film-Media-at-BedeHeadways/330003373770

Rather than the age old "If I had more time I would've done this..." and "If I was to do this again I wouldn't do that...";you are instead required to critically reflect upon your skills development in relation to one or two specific production practices including:

Digital Technology
Creativity
Research & Planning
Post-Production
Using conventions from real media texts

These will all be explored in further detail in class, however, it is important for you bear the above in mind and think sensibly, at this point, about your AS coursework performance. This will be valuable in thinking about how you will work this year, and will be helpful to look over when you are preparing for your June exam.

Why not make this your first blog entry? And some pictures/videos would be great ;-)

Happy blogging!
Kaye

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