Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Evaluation Questions - For Future Reference


You will Answer Four Evaluation Questions

Each candidate will evaluate and reflect on the creative process and their experience of it. The questions that must be addressed in the evaluation are:

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 tasks?
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?


Marking Criteria for your Evaluation: Level 4   16–20 marks
 
§There is excellent understanding of the forms and conventions used in the productions
§There is excellent understanding of the role and use of new media in various stages of the production.
§There is excellent understanding of the combination of main product and ancillary texts.
§There is excellent understanding of the significance of audience feedback.
§There is excellent skill in choice of form in which to present the evaluation.
§There is excellent ability to communicate.
§There is excellent use of digital technology or ICT in the evaluation.


WHICH MEDIUM WILL YOU CHOOSE TO EVALUATE YOUR PRODUCTION?

Choose a combination of the following methods to answer the FOUR questions
ØPowerPoint presentation, Prezi
ØShort film, uploaded to YouTube
ØImages and annotations on blog
ØFocus group (film yourselves watching your productions, with voiceover)
ØVlogs
ØEssay-style

The choice is yours but the more creative the better!
 
Each candidate will evaluate and reflect on the creative process and their experience of it. The questions that must be addressed in the evaluation are:
1.In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
 
üLots of examples of real texts – images, embed videos
üLots of screen shots, or clips of your music video – eg screen within screen
üHOW have you conformed to the conventions of your genre?
üHOW have you subverted conventions of your genre
üWHY have you subverted conventions (explain your decision making)
 
2. How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary tasks?
üSynergy – colours, font, Richard Dyer: star image, Goodwin, link visuals and lyrics
3. What have you learned from your audience feedback?
üFilm focus groups, questionnaires from Showcase, twitter screenshots, Snapchat, survey monkey
4. How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
üYouTube, Google, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, email, iphones, MACs, Final Cut, prezi

Mark Scheme Break Down


Music Video                                    40 marks
Digipak                                             10 marks
Magazine advert                            10 marks
Research and planning (blog)     20 marks
Evaluation                                       20 marks

TOTAL  100 marks

Friday, 12 January 2018

Magazine Advert


Lots to do...!

  • Upload a music video - why is it inspirational? lighting, editing, mise-en-scene?
  • Upload info on framing and composition

Summary of today's Magazine Advert Lesson:

If you were absent from today's lesson please ensure you complete tasks on the PPT lesson on Firefly. You can find information for your Magazine Advert and Digipak coursework (plus other useful resources) here:

Firefly / Resources / English&Media Studies / Explore English&Media Studies / KS5 / Media Studies / Y13: Old A2 2017/18

This is what you need to do in order to get top marks for both your digipak and your magazine advert
There are 20 valuable marks available for completion of digipak and magazine advert!

MAGAZINE COURSEWORK
  • CREATE THE LABEL: Magazine Advert - upload EVERYTHING below
  • Analyse 2- 3 magazine adverts on paper using KEY MEDIA TERMS
  • Take a photo and upload onto blog
  • THEN design two versions of your own magazine advert
  • Do some audience feedback (Vlog is easiest but you could also do a questionnaire)
  • Blog about audience feedback
  • Blog about your reasons for choosing you final version

DIGIPAK COURSEWORK
  • CREATE THE LABEL: Digipak - upload EVERYTHING below
  • Analyse 2- 3 digipaks on paper using KEY MEDIA TERMS
  • Take a photo and upload onto bloG
  • THEN design two versions of your own digipak
  • Do some audience feedback (Vlog is easiest but you could also do a questionnaire
  • Blog about audience feedback
  • Blog about your reasons for choosing you final version


Wednesday, 10 January 2018

BLOG CHECK

This week - BLOG CHECK!

Make sure you are up to date with your blog - use the checklist provided to ensure you hit those top marks!

Change the yearly date to see earlier blogs for examples..

http://a2mediaecs2014-15.blogspot.co.uk/
http://a2mediaecs2015-16.blogspot.co.uk/

2013-14
2012-13... etc


 
THE MARK SCHEME FOR YOUR BLOG - RESEARCH AND PLANNING

Level 4: 16-20 marks
 
  • There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience.
  • There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
  • There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
  • There is an excellent level of care in the presentation of the research and planning
  • Time management is excellent.
 

Thursday, 4 January 2018

A2 Blog Checklist


Use the A2 Blog Checklist to ensure you achieve top marks for your A2 Media Studies coursework!