Tuesday 29 November 2011

Ancillaries Research & Planning

Year 13 Ancillaries Research & Planning Task List

Your ancillaries will be done through photoshop and Indesign.  You must take your own photography and use photoshop to edit the photos and Indesign to design the layouts.  The final draft will be submitted on PDF format  (you make PDF’s from InDesign)

The bullet points in red are due Wed Dec 7.  Complete this in a powerpoint presentation.

  1. A double page spread from a listings magazine focused on the documentary

-research on the double page spread you want to complete in (complete)
-research on size and which magazine to put in
-research on a range of effective double page magazine spread (general) and annotated (2-3 examples)
-research on a range of effective double page magazine spread (for tv shows/feature shows) and annotated (2-3 examples)
-what is the form of double page magazine spread?
-what are the conventions of double page magazine spread?
-how are you going to appeal to your target audience? (through form and conventions)
-make a numbered list of what has inspired you from the double page magazine spread you found
                -layout design
                -style of font
                -style of graphics
                -photo manipulation
                -organisation of information
-rough draft/thumbnail sketches
-draft 1
                -WWW & EBI and target setting for next draft
-draft 2, 3, 4, 5….
                -how did your project change throughout draft 1 to final?
-final draft


  1. a newspaper advertisement for the documentary

-research on the newspaper you want to advertise in (complete)
-research on size and cost of various adverts
-research on a range of effective newspaper adverts (general) and annotated (2-3 examples)
-research on a range of effective newspaper adverts (for tv shows) and annotated (2-3 examples)
-what is the form of newspaper adverts?
-what are the conventions of newspaper adverts?
-how are you going to appeal to your target audience? (through form and conventions)
-make a numbered list of what has inspired you from the adverts you found
                -layout design
                -style of font
                -style of graphics
                -photo manipulation
                -organisation of information
-rough draft/thumbnail sketches
-draft 1
                -WWW & EBI and target setting for next draft
-draft 2, 3, 4, 5….
                -how did your project change throughout draft 1 to final?
-final draft

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Copyright free sites

Here are a range of copyright free music/sound sites recommended by OCR:

Copyright free sites

(Note: not all music is free to download from copyright free sites – there are download fees)

A2 BLOG CHECKLIST

A2 BLOG CHECKLIST                                                                                                                                      Nov 21/11

Use this checklist to ensure you are caught up with your blog.  Everything needs to be cleaned up by Friday Nov 25.  If it is not, expect a letter home, possible meeting with your parents, a detention and referral to HOY. This is an opportunity for you to get caught up…use it wisely!

1.        ____ first post (grades from last year)
2.        ____ media key term sheets
3.        ____ posts about what you have been learning and doing in class after first few weeks
4.        ____ the specification (29, 30, 33 (#7), 35, 44, 46, 47, 49, 58)
5.        ____ the mark scheme (for research/planning & construction/evaluation) (71,72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, ancillaries – 78, 79)
6.        ____ examiners report from G321 (Jan 2011 & June 2011)
7.        ____ Assignment 1: AS coursework analysis
a.        ___ Self Assessment
b.        ___ Record of Grade
c.        ___ Targets to improve
d.        ___ Any additional drafts
                                                               i.      ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
                                                              ii.      ___ Record of grade of drafts
8.        ____ Assignment 2: AS presentation about documentaries
a.        ___ Self Assessment
b.        ___ Teacher Assessment
c.        ___ Record of Grade
d.        ___ Targets to improve
e.        ___ Any additional drafts
                                                               i.      ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
                                                              ii.      ___ Record of grade of drafts
9.        ____ Assignment 3: Blog analysis
a.        ___ Self Assessment
b.        ___ Record of Grade
c.        ___ Targets to improve
d.        ___ Any additional drafts
                                                               i.      ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
                                                              ii.      ___ Record of grade of drafts
10.     ____ sample storyboard and script
11.     ____ 5 minute structure plan/template
12.     ____ Assignment 4: Individual presentation (phase one)
a.        ___ Self Assessment (on assessment criteria sheet)
b.        ___ Teacher Assessment
c.        ___ Record of Grade
d.        ___ Targets to improve
e.        ___ Any additional drafts
                                                               i.      ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
                                                              ii.      ___ Record of grade of drafts
13.     ____ independent individual research about OFCOM and/or the ancillaries
14.     ____ Assignment 5: TV channel research
a.        ___ Self Assessment
b.        ___ Teacher Assessment
c.        ___ Record of Grade
d.        ___ Targets to improve
e.        ___ Any additional drafts
                                                               i.      ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
                                                              ii.      ___ Record of grade of drafts
15.     ____ Assignment 6: conventions of TV documentaries
a.        ___ Self Assessment
b.        ___ Teacher Assessment
c.        ___ Record of Grade
d.        ___ Targets to improve
e.        ___ Any additional drafts
                                                               i.      ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
                                                              ii.      ___ Record of grade of drafts
16.     ____ CURRENT GRADE POST (My target grade is _____.  My current grade is ____.  To improve to next grade I need to…..)
17.     ____ posts about TV documentary club (documentaries you watched, what you liked about them, what you learned etc)
18.     ____ posts about what you have been learning and doing in class
19.     ____ Assignment 7: OFCOM
a.        ___ Self Assessment
b.        ___ Teacher Assessment
c.        ___ Record of Grade
d.        ___ Targets to improve
e.        ___ Any additional drafts
                                                               i.      ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
                                                              ii.      ___ Record of grade of drafts
20.     ____ Assignment 8: Groups and Proposal
a.        ___ Self Assessment
b.        ___ Record of Grade
c.        ___ Targets to improve
d.        ___ Any additional drafts
                                                               i.      ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
                                                              ii.      ___ Record of grade of drafts
21.     ____ Assignment 9: Group presentation (draft 1)
a.        ___ Self Assessment (on assessment criteria)
b.        ___ Peer Assessment (on assessment criteria)
c.        ___ Teacher Assessment
d.        ___ Record of Grade
e.        ___ Targets to improve
f.         ___ Any additional drafts
                                                               i.      ___ Record of what you did to improve the draft
                                                              ii.      ___ Record of grade of drafts
22.     ____ CURRENT GRADE POST (My last current grade was ____.  My target grade is _____. My current grade is ____.    To improve to next grade I need to…..)
23.     ____ posting the evaluation questions and beginning to show your consideration to them (brainstorm stage)

Other things (posts) you should try to include:

24.     ____ posts about various filming techniques
25.     ____ additional research into anything related to your coursework (filming/editing stuff)
26.     ____ list of media technologies you used and/or are interested in using
27.     ____ posts about what you learned and completed each week (reflections)
28.     ____ meetings log (you will be given a template later but you could make your own for now
29.     ____ anything else you feel is relevant
30.     ____ GOOD PRESENTATION OF BLOG:  Everything has clear title, images have captions, videos embedded have captions, dates are correct and sequential,
31.     ____ the blog shows you have kept it up to date by showing good progress and improvement in your work and you are learning!

Tuesday 22 November 2011

Evaluation questions

You must start planning the evaluation questions. Here they are - make sure they are on your blog!


1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

2. How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

3. What have you learned from your audience feedback?

4. How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Draft 2 of Group presentations

Due: Wed Dec 6th

(You have 2 weeks to complete)

I expect you to have completely finished and planned your draft 2 of presentation by then. 
Consider the mark scheme!



You will recieve a research and planning grade at this time.

Monday 21 November 2011

Draft 2 of presentations

Please remember NOT to delete draft 1 of your presentations.  Always post your drafts to show  you improved......this helps your research and planning marks!


This week I will meet with you as a group to talk through your ideas. 

Make sure you have a post that clearly states how you improved your draft 2.

Please have storyboards, scripts and coloured structure plans printed for TUES and WED

Cheers

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Assignment 9: Group Presentation (Added Features)

Assignment 9: Group Presentation (Added Features)
Set: Wed Nov 9
Due: Tues Nov 15                                                Just add on to the presentation that you have made.

PART O
-locations
-consider and plan for the locations used for:
-presenter: where films and why? (think about it’s relation to your topic)
-public interviews: where and why?(try to use various populated areas and also areas that relate to your topic)
-case studies (interviewing specific people to support a topic or issue) (also think about it’s relation to your topic)
-experts (think about it’s relation to your topic)
-statistics to support topics/issues (think about it’s relation to your topic)
-any other background images/settings/locations (think about it’s relation to your topic)

PART P
-actors (remember this is not a planned character but real life so you have to plan as best you can
-plan for:
-presenter: in slide cover, picture of them in real life, picture of them in costume, what they represent, plan for mise-en-scene: details of them, language/speech (how they speak and why), gesture etc.
-interviewees:     -what type of people do you want to interview from public? Why?
                -what type of people do you want to interview for case students  ? Why?
                -what type of people do you want to interview for experts  ? Why?

PART Q
-costume & props
-Identify and plan for all the costume and props you will need
-consider: what presenter will wear and why?
-other props you need for various things such as title and statistics?

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Assignment 9: Group Presentation Assessment

Here are the assessment sheets for assignment 9: group presentation

PART A
-Include a title page
-Assignment name and group members, colour code key

PART B
-slide for each person that contains:
-their 3 ideas           
-WWW & EBI of those 3 ideas
-which one is their strongest idea and why?

PART C
-which 1 (or 2) ideas would you like to realistically take forward and why?
-how are you going to change or develop it from it's initial state

PART D
-What are some documentaries (film and TV)  that you watched and got inspired by? (can take some from previous project but you could and should add to this) (can be some documentaries on your topic but not all of them - can be other topics)
-what specifically was inspirational to you?  (use print screens for this!)

PART E
-complete in depth research of the topic (1 or 2) that you have chosen to do, this research should be presented in a clear yet informative way. It should show you have knowledge and insight into this topic.
-research can include written text, photographs, video interviews, etc Try to explore different platforms

PART F
-what are the conventions of TV documentaries (from the assignment I set)
-what conventions are you USING? Provide evidence: how are you going to do this?
-what conventions are you DEVELOPING? Provide evidence: how are you going to do this?
-what conventions are you CHALLENGING? Provide evidence: how are you going to do this?

PART G
-To complete this section you need to consider the structure format I gave you and went through in class
(use a clear chart to create this)
(also remember that the subtopics must relate to the overall topic like an essay)
-what would happen for each episode (you could have 3-5 hour long episodes to plan for)
-choose an episode you want to focus on and give details as to what would happen in each one
-give details of the 5 minutes and what would happen in the 5 minutes

PART H
-complete a basic storyboard for your 5 minutes
-complete a basic script for the narrator/presenter
-a shotlist should not be completed at this time

PART I
-who is your target audience? (age, gender, hobbies, interests, lifestyle, location, social class etc)
-get feedback from your target audience about your ideas and show the results
-complete questionnaires from your target audience about your ideas or details of your ideas
-could take photographs of these interviews to document the process
-could complete video interviews with your target audience instead of written component - could even use this in documentary
-how are you going to make an documentary which is interesting to your target audience? (through FORM and CONVENTIONS)

PART J
-what TV channel would you put it on and why (consider assignment you already completed)
-what time would you put it on and why
-how are you meeting the OFCOM standards

PART K (optional extension)  YELLOW
-style of titling and credits
-also the style of your title for your documentary (done in many different ways but try to be more creative than simple writing on screen)

PART L (optional extension)  YELLOW
-music for background (remember limited copyright if sought permission and the rest is either from copyright free source or made by you in garageband)

PART M (optional extension)  GREEN
-ANCILLARIES:
-which listing magazine would you use use to put your double page spread which features your TV documentary in and why?
-are there are inspirational double page spreads that you have found that are inspirational? How are they inspirational?
-which newspaper would you use to put your newspaper advert to advertise your newspaper in and why? (consider the current advertisements of the channel you choose)
-are there are inspirational newspaper adverts that you have found that are inspirational? How are they inspirational?
PART N (optional extension)  GREEN
-consideration of evaluation questions (that you can answer)
RESEARCH & PLANNING ASSESSMENT

WWW
EBI
LEVEL CHOSEN: _______________


A    Level: ______


B    Level: ______


C    Level: ______


D   Level: ______



E    Level: ______



F    Level: ______



G    Level: ______



H    Level: ______



I     Level: ______



J     Level: ______



K    Level: ______



L    Level: ______



M     Level: ______


N     Level: ______


-_____communication skills
-_____time management
-_____care and application of presentation and organisation of slides
-_____creativity
-_____originality
-_____ consideration and application of correct conventions
-_____complete all requirements according to chosen level



RESEARCH & PLANNING GRADE (OF PRESENTATION)
Level 1                   MINIMAL/INCOMPLETE                     0–7 marks
Planning and research evidence will be incomplete.
There is minimal research into similar products and a potential target audience.
There is minimal work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
There is minimal organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
Time management may be very poor.
There is minimal skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.
There are minimal communication skills.
There is minimal care in the presentation of the research and planning.

Level 2                   BASIC                                                     8–11 marks
Planning and research evidence may be incomplete.
There is basic research into similar products and a potential target audience.
There is basic work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
There is basic organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
Time management may not be good.
There is basic skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.
There are basic communication skills.
There is a basic level of care in the presentation of the research and planning.

Level 3                   PROFICIENT                                          12–15 marks
Planning and research evidence will be complete.
There is proficient research into similar products and a potential target audience.
There is proficient work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
There is proficient organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
Time management is good.
There is proficient skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.
There are proficient communication skills.
There is a good level of care in the presentation of the research and planning.

Level 4                   EXCELLENT                                            16–20 marks
Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailed.
There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience.
There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
Time management is excellent.
There is excellent skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.
There are excellent communication skills.
There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research and planning.

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Level 1: incomplete/minimal           Level 2: basic        Level 3: proficient               Level 4: excellent
U-D-                                                        E+-C                        C+-B+                                     A-A*                      
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