http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/

Check this link out guys as it may be a day out for us after the Christmas holidays to put everything you are doing into perspective and give you some background on your studies.

Media City Tours - Visit

Check out this link to Media City in Salford.

I will arrange a visit for us to take a tour around the studios.

Mid January.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/tours/media_city

Into Film & Media City Info

Lots of ideas, concepts and planning to help you along with your music video here chaps.
Please click on links to explore the possibilities using lighting, team work and editing skills.


https://www.intofilm.org/films/filmmaking

Into Film & Media City Info

https://www.intofilm.org/films/filmmaking

Individual blogs to be completed as homework - all agreed today

I will check all blog work twice a week to ensure you are on task and leave comments - please check daily.

Ensure you explain/ discuss in 200-300 words what is happening.

Follow your Individual Blog planner - tick off when you know all work is completed to an excellent standard on your blog.

Good luck

Mrs McD-H

Welcome back after half term - work to do today

Hope you are all well and relaxed after half term.

Your blog posts are looking better since you have developed over the holidays.

Today:

Upload into your home drive any time-lapse or slo-mo videos you have created over half term towards your music videos.

 1/2hr on Music & Me blog Individual posts -

6 questions to answer from sheet

1/2hr on Auteur theory Individual posts - add comments

1hr Album Cover research - see below -finish for homework for Friday

1. Look at obscure album covers - we will discuss.

2. Say why they are striking or memorable.

3. Do they suit the genre well?

4. Choose 3-4 album covers and tell the story of them. Find out more info on them and discuss.

5. What re the typical features an album cover has?

6. How would you categorise the covers? Are there any other ways of distinguishing between them other than generically?

7. Album covers serve many different functions. What do you think these are?

8. Find out the stories behind two of your interesting covers - discuss and show please.

Welcome back after half term - work to do today

Hope you are all well and relaxed after half term.

Your blog posts are looking better since you have developed over the holidays.

Today:

Upload into your home drive any time-lapse or slo-mo videos you have created over half term towards your music videos.

 1/2hr on Music & Me blog Individual posts -

6 questions to answer from sheet

1/2hr on Auteur theory Individual posts - add comments

1hr Album Cover research - see below -finish for homework for Friday

1. Look at obscure album covers - we will discuss.

2. Say why they are striking or memorable.

3. Do they suit the genre well?

4. Choose 3-4 album covers and tell the story of them. Find out more info on them and discuss.

5. What re the typical features an album cover has?

6. How would you categorise the covers? Are there any other ways of distinguishing between them other than generically?

7. Album covers serve many different functions. What do you think these are?

8. Find out the stories behind two of your interesting covers - discuss and show please.

Story Boarding

Take photographs for group story board, make template and print, add in back ground and annotation in black fine liner.

Tell me the following:

• Shot:

• Timings:

• Transition:

• Explanation:

• Representational notes:

• (props, dress, pose, signs)

• Location:

DEAD LINE:

First lesson after half term at least 15 - 20 images

Blog posts for FORMAL ASSESSMENT

For FORMAL ASSESSMENT next Friday (21st Oct)

you must all have the following uploaded 
on individual and group blogs 

with clear analysis and annotation:

Individual Blog

Introduction

What makes an effective Music Video

Practical Task: Lip sync (summer task)
Cartoon Lipsync

Music & Me inc video clips and stills

Initial Ideas

Auteur Theory

Group Blog

Group Decisions

Song Choice

Initial Ideas

Copyright Post

Song Use in the Media

Good luck and have fun

Post onto Group Blog Today

Ok guys, well done on posting your individual blogs

now its time to post onto your group blog.