Below is a short documentary about the history of opening sequences:
You should aim to take some stills from the different eras and make some notes about how the opening sequence and titles have changed over the year...
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Focus Group Advice
You will need to ask 5 questions to a group (3-4 people)- ideally most/all will be from your target audience. You can film this on your phone or any other device, provided you can access and edit the footage.
The idea is to have a group discussion- so aim to ask questions that get people discussing rather than yes/no questions.
This is a really good opportunity to find out first hand what your...
Monday, 28 September 2015
Links for Sociology Family
For each of the family structures below:
(1) Briefly explain the structure
(2) Discuss either a Functionalist/Marxist/Feminist approach to the structure, thinking which may be most appropriate
http://www.everyculture.com/South-Asia/Nayar-Marriage-and-Family.html - the Nayar people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibbutz - Kibbutzim
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster_care - foster care
http://www.thewhocarestrust.org.uk/pages/childrens-homes.html...
Thursday, 24 September 2015
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
AS Film Assignment: Cinematography
Use the Powerpoint below to help you with answering the questions on the Cinematography worksheet.
Below are clips from the films Speed Racer (2008) and The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (2007).
Using the keywords and the examples we looked at in class discuss the differences in cinematography between the two. If you are struggling in comparing, write a...
Monday, 7 September 2015
Anti Piracy Campaigns
Piracy: It's A Crime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wssfl22Hhp4&safe=active
Anti Piracy Awareness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SIxsVZ61Ow
Moments Worth Paying For
http://www.industrytrust.co.uk/campaigns/moments/
You Make the Movies
http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/industry-trust-ip-awareness-you-movies-creative-partnership/896596
Knock Off Nigel
http://ww...
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Extra Challenge Research: Director Case Study
While not compulsory, one way in which to make your blog stand out from others is to delve deeper in your research and do a case study about a specific music video director and identify their particular 'auteur' style- essentially look for stylistic devices that they consistently use in their videos that you may bring to your production work.
The website www.imvdb.com provides a music video database...
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
AS Opening Sequences 2015
9273; SMILES, BETHANY
9112; KELLMAN, MORGAN
9008; ANDERSON, RYAN DARRELL
9240; FURR, LUKE JOHN
9076; GERSHON, MAX BENJAMIN
9196; TIZZARD, MATTHEW JAMES
8241; AMARASEKARA, SHANNON AMANDA
9215; WILLS, LUCAS LEE
9242; HALL, THOMAS
9201; VINCENT, RYAN PAUL
9255; JOHNSON, JAY
9090; HICKS, JACK
9061; DAVEY, ALEXANDER IGNATIOUS
8256; GRIMSHAW, SOPHIE
9218; WOOD,...
A2 Music Videos 2015
8255; FRANKLIN, ZOE
8278; ZELNIS, DANIEL
8040; CLACK, MICHAEL ALBERT
8168; POPLE, ROBBIE WALLACE
8240; ALOVISI, SABRINA DAWN
8208; THOMPSON, JAMES EDWARD
8109; JONES, CHRISTOPHER JOHN
8202; SWINDELL, ZAK DOUGLAS
8051; DANDY, MAX
8054; DEVONPORT, HARRY THOMAS
8013; BARIFFE, JAMES ALEXANDER EDGAR
8106; JENSON, CASEY PATRICIA
8112; KING, LUCY
8074; GALLOWAY, SCOTT
8137;...
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Question 6
Some ideas for Question...
Friday, 6 March 2015
Media Awards 2015
This years Media Awards will be held at Sutton Empire Cinema on Thursday the 30th of April 2015.
The evening is designed to celebrate and showcase the achievement of our Media students and their high standards of practical and academic work. We're really excited to be able to showcase our...
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
1st Draft Feedback & Plan
You will need to export your first draft and add it to Youtube.
You will also need to embed the Padlet onto your blog.
You should reflect on feedback you agree with and disagree with (using screenshots) and then use this as a plan to focus on 3 priorities: this may include additional filming, editing or additional sound. These need to be identified and listed.
...
Friday, 30 January 2015
Research Into Previous Projects
Go to http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com/coursework-with-levels.html and make a post summarise what you have learned from previous projects.
You should focus on what aspects you thought were good and would aspire to do and reflect on what you need to avoid- do not be insulting about footage but constructive in your criticism.
Screengrabs are fine but please avoid Tubechops for this....
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Interactive Media Academy Auditions
Please see below for a series of YouTube tutorials for Blender. Please again note that you will not be solely assessed in terms of how far you get- if you don't finish in the hour this does not mean you fail your audition, so you are better off following the instructions clearly rather than skipping any steps.
You should ensure you save your Blender progress after each tutorial so you do not need...
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Location shots
With almost any film, a crucial part of the process is to find appropriate locations (the person who does this is called a 'Location Scout') where to film. These should not only be aesthetically impressive locations but also ones that will be practical to film at (e.g. where you will not be disrupted).
In...
Casting Shots
Casting shots are useful in that they will help you to prove to the examiner that you have put some thought into who would be most appropriate for your film rather than simply finding someone at random. If you are able, you could even strive to have some auditions.
Ideally, you should try to do...
Monday, 12 January 2015
Storyboard
While you must complete at least 1 storyboard for your coursework assignment, it should also act as a valuable aid for when you film.
The concept of a storyboard is that you avoid unnecessary headaches when filming on location- camera angles, character movement and camera movement can all be worked...
Thursday, 8 January 2015
Production Ident Titles
You should all have designed a Production Ident.
On your blog, you should reflect on the construction of this ident in 2 ways:
(1) Evaluate whether you are happy about your design and why- you might touch on points about how it fits conventions, suits the target audience or discuss any other criteria.
(2)...
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