From Pete's blog

This was on Pete's latest post - a students' opening two minutes from last year:



What do you all think?  Get it onto your blogs and then analyse it..


Also, here's a useful ppt from him about how to do well with your production work:

 

Untitled from PGCEmedia

Cinema Visit - In the New Year

This the film I was talking about today (click on it for full review):

Despicable Me 2

Most Addictive Song Ever

Homeland titles

Thanks to Athena:

REMEMBER TO DISABLE COMMENTS!!

For the LAST time, will you all PLEASE remember to disable all types of commenting once you've uploaded a clip to YouTube.

To do this, sign in to 'poultenfosterscott' and then find your clip in Video Manager.

Either click on the pen icon or on the 'edit' function.

Click on the 'Advanced Settings' tab and you'll see this page:

Uncheck the ticks in those boxes above and then save.

That will ensure that no trolls can comment on your vlogs/clips etc.

I've just gone through and edited most of your latest clips, but from now on, please remember to do this every time.

Vlog updates from Wed 5th Dec 2012

MEDIA STUDIES DEADLINES!

The absolute final deadline for your group films to be fully edited, with titles, sound etc, uploaded to YouTube in HD is:

Friday 15th March 2013




The absolute final deadline for your blogs - evaluations, films, prelim etc - all done and dusted is:

Friday 10th May 2013




The date of your exam:

Monday 13th May 2013 - 9:00am - 2h

Wed 21 Nov 2012 - not in lesson

Have had to go to an exams meeting at Highlands this aft, so won't be in 7&8.  Sorry about that but can't get out of it.

You all (hopefully) have group work and/or blogging to be getting on with so please do that.

I had a look at your blogs last night and commented on a few of them - some of you (you know who you are) haven't blogged in over 2 weeks - is not good enough.

The link between iMovie and YouTube is still down apparently so we still can't upload projects that way - HOWEVER, Mr Butcher told me yesterday that there IS a short term fix:

Create your project in iMovie

Share to Export Movie:

Save to desktop:

Then log-in to YouTube and 'pull' the movie from your desktop to upload into YouTube:

Select your movie from desktop:

And that should work!  Just think of it as instead of 'pushing' projects from iMovie to YouTube, you're 'pulling' them from the other way.

I will be checking your uploaded movies from the very boring meeting on my phone!

Mac 1 group vlog

Here you go:

New John Lewis Ad

Am not ashamed to say I blubbed when I first saw this:

Pitches from Friday's lesson

Apologies to Mac 1 - we'll do yours at lunchtime on Wed.

Get these onto your own blogs and then write up a little bit about how you felt it went, did you get all your ideas across, are you going to implement any changes etc.?

Just Because it Made Me Laugh..

Taneshia

Scary AS Media Studies film

Here's that opening we watched in lessons today:



Think about the soundtrack/audio and how effective it is for this piece..

Group Equipment

You all now have your equipment - cameras, flips, tripods and bags!  Look after them and don't leave any of them lying around anywhere.

This is the vid I want you to make a similar version of today:



Yours must be in black and white also, to appropriate soundtrack.  Work on it and then upload to your blogs when done - deadline for this is next Friday - 26th October.

Settings in YouTube vids

Forgot to mention to you all that you MUST set some extra little settings to ANY vid you upload to YouTube using the school channel.

Once it's uploaded from iMovie, find your vid in our channel (use videomanager button - probably quickest way) and then click on the 'edit' button.

This'll take you to this page:

The 4 boxes that are ticked are defaulted like that and need to be altered - you need to remove the ticks so that no one can comment on the vid you upload.

Once you've unticked the boxes, remember to click 'save' at the bottom right and you're done!

I've gone through the latest vids you've all uploaded and changed the settings myself, but from now on, you need to do this for all your vids you upload.

Prelim Deadline

Well done to you all for completing your  prelim tasks.

I think some of you are having far too much fun editing your outtakes when you haven't completed your prelim edit SO.. can you please have both short films (prelim AND outtakes) finished, uploaded and posted onto all of your blogs by:

Friday 12th October.

Also, you should have vlogged about your Prelim - kind of like an evaluation vlog - so technically, that's 3 films I'd like on each blog by Friday 12th Oct.

You can have Wednesday 10th October lesson for editing.

We won't be having Friday's lesson as you've all got your ALIS tests 1&2 on Friday - and as I ought to be teaching Y12 (you), I offered to invigilate the test - so whilst you'll be wracking your brains on IQ like questions, I'll be sat checking all of your blogs.

Woe betide ANYONE who hasn't got both films posted onto their blogs by 9:00am on Friday 12th.

I'd like to issue all 5 groups with your recording equipment the following Wednesday lesson (17th) - but if you haven't met my prelim deadline, then your group WILL NOT receive their cameras etc.


Film Openings...

I'd like you to start focusing on film openings - now you're all engaged in the course and noticing different camera shots in adverts etc, I want you to turn your main focus to what type of genre of film you'd like to shoot - and inspiring openings already done.

Here's one of my favourites ever - it's a tad longer than the time allowed for yours but there you go:

Moderator's Report - Summer 2012

Below is the full moderator's report for our centre from Summer 2012 coursework unit:

"Thank you for your prompt submission of the centre’s entries for this series. The work was securely packaged, the central hub for the blogs was appreciated and the candidates’ blogs were easy to navigate, despite the additional examination related posts.

The centre’s comments were clear and referred to the appropriate level and mark descriptors. Marking was in-line with what is considered to be the agreed national standard for this unit.
In research and planning, there was a range of evidence in place for both the groups and the individuals. There was a clear ‘journey’ of progression from the brief to the evaluation across the sample, mainly due to the frequent blog posts. It was clear that the final moving image constructions were result of the detailed research and planning. Video-logs were strong across the sample and candidates posted regularly. It was felt that key concepts, like audience, could have been documented in more detail and the candidates should relate planning to their potential construction whenever possible. It is especially important to link all stages of planning and research when a group changes ‘concept’ midway through the process.
The video work made use of forms and conventions which made them clearly readable as openings to films within their chosen genre. Use of sound and the post-production titles were particularly strong from this centre. Editing was generally well considered to create meaning for the viewer. The centre correctly identified the professional film to some of the examples and how framing was successful in creating a cinematic feel. This led to the majority of the candidates falling well inside the Level 4 criteria.
In the evaluation element, all candidates responded to the seven stipulated questions showing an understanding of the key concepts, outcomes and the process of construction. A wide range of technologies was successfully employed. The mixture of video commentaries was explored here in detail. It may have been helpful for the centre to identify the different individual candidates in the group commentaries for the moderation process. Some candidates included outtakes of the evaluations, which although entertaining, was unnecessary for the moderating process.
Overall, it is clear that the candidates are well supported and that they responded positively to this. The centre has fully embraced the spirit of the specification. 

It was a pleasure to moderate such a well organsied centre. Thank you."

Prelim posts from Friday

The two groups that completed their prelims on Friday need to blog about them - not a single person has done this yet..

Have a look on Elisha's blog to see how she wrote her group's up, but you basically just need to archive the whole experience, good or bad.  Tell us what you were aiming for, what you hoped to achieve, a script of the shoot, who was where, that kind of thing.

And until you've completed the editing of the final prelim, use screen shots like these:

Apologies to Hannah,Taneshia, Rachel and Lucy but someone's got to go first and don't worry, I'll get the others on Wednesday. 

(Don't think Leo, Kate and Britney have anything to worry about...)

Media Access Sheets

Thank you so much to the 15 of you that handed in your data sheets by the end of day, yesterday.

Disappointingly, 3 of you didn't - Sara, Khadeja and one more who I can't work out (my reg list is at work)... anyone?

You can now see a link to all of your blogs down the side of mine - you don't have to do that, you only need the tabs of blogs from people in your soon-to-be group.

What you need to do now:

• Ensure the title of your blog is your name - have a look at Alice's: http://alicewintermediastudies.blogspot.co.uk

• Make my blog a vital link at the side of yours.

• Complete the profile section of your blog with some brief interesting facts about yourself - a photo of yourself is essential - Sophie, I'd change yours if I were you.. not a good look.

• Embed the ECS Media Studies handbook into your blog, in a post.

• Blog-up Friday's lesson - you watched quite a lot of opening vids - get some onto your own blog - the ones you liked, the ones you found interesting etc.

• Post the vid of the John Lewis ad that we discussed.  Explain why it's on there.

• Finally, blog-up the info you handed in to me about your Media life so far - your favourite film of all time, your favourite actor etc - remember - always make sure your blog is DYNAMIC - include as many clips, images as you can - keep your text (writing) brief.

Past Prelims:

You'll all need this on your blogs - use the same technique as you do with YouTube clips - click on the embed code and copy and paste in HTML format:

ECS as and A2 Media Studies Course Booklet

Blog Set-Up

Once you've got your blog set up, this short vid needs to be embedded into your next post, watched, taken notes from and learnt for a test on Friday 21 Sept - it should be next lesson, Wednesday, but I think you're all out on some visit..

The Standard of Writing for a Film Review

10 Best Film Credit Sequences