FRI agenda

1. Section A quiz

2. Each girl to present 1 new learned term (from c/w blog)

3. Some girls to present sweded trailers and why effective

H/W
1) draft 3 of assignment 1 (c/w) (genre exploration)  - due T
     -put photos of work on blog (draft 1 and 2)
     -complete assessment records for each (in correct format)
2) assignment 1 (B) birth of a film (questions on sheet) part A  (back page)
3) assignment 1 (B) growth of a film (questions on sheet) part B
4) Find first AGE clip and embed on exam blog

Genre exploration draft 3 tips

Overall comments:

-everyone improved :)

-1/2 of you improved by 1 grade or more :)

-those who didn't, must complete draft 3

-anyone can still complete draft 3

Tips to improve:

-general conventions should be developed and have at least 6-7 

-have 1 subgenre (info & pictures) on 1 page 

-only a small few of you still need to work on presentation/organisation 

-small few of you choosing wrong films for wrong subgenre - maybe do a different subgenre

-for written description for each film in subgenre you must explain how it is BOTH genres (maybe 1-2 bullet points for each genre) example if you said 'the notebook' is drama & romance - how is it drama? How is it romance? (Be specific in your answer .... Don't just say something like 'its serious' or 'it's about love' 

IF YOU NEED HELP FROM ME, don't be afraid to ask!!!!!! 

Revision book

Hi girls,

The book you will need is called 'Revision Express AS& A2 Media Studies'

The ISBN # is 9781408206614 

This is what the book looks like! 

If you order yourself, it must be that ISBN number, if you don't order that one, you may order the wrong one.

You can order them through me costing £14.99.

Money must be to me by TUESDAY OCT 1

Thur agenda

1. H/W - Assignment 1: Birth of a film (part A)        
-complete on paper
-set: thur sept 26
-due: Tues Sept 30

2. Introduction into section A & give glossary sheets
-presentation
-key terms sheet
-H/W:
1) revise slides for quiz        
2)   find june 2009 clip and embed on exam blog      
3)  look up 1 term you have never heard and put on coursework blog  (with definition and screen grab / video link)

3. Presentations to continue

4. Draft 3 of genre exploration (1) is due next Tues (only for some people)


Tomorrow in lesson everyone will......
1)  H/W - present your new learned term (you teaching class what it is/means)  (nothing from CAM SAMC)
2)  H/W - Present 1 of your sweded trailers and explain at least 3 reasons why it is effective (you COULD consider CONSTRUCTION mark scheme)

Tues

1. Hand in draft 2 of assignment 1 (both copies)

2. Open C/W & exam blogs on computers

3. Check Assignment 3: CAM SAMC

4. Check exam blog - 1) posts about cinema  2)  cinema chart   3)  5 - sweded trailers you like

5. Complete cinema questions in pairs

6. Presentations (assignment 2) to continue.....

Homework for weekend

1. Research sweded film trailers (if you want to look at other sweded stuff then you can if you want).......embed them on your exam blog and add a few bullet points as to why you like them

2. Assignment 3: CAM SAMC (Camera shots, camera angles, camera movement & composition)

*remember to create a title page with the assignment #, name and your name

3. draft 2 of assignment 1 (genre exploration) - remember to bring in draft 1 AND draft 2 toegther!!!!!

CAM SAMC & Assignment 3

Cam samc assignment 3 from MissConnell

thur homework

Due friday

1. Upload picture of genre exploration
2. complete assessment record for genre exploration
3. complete assessment record for partner task (c/w analysis)
4. complete cinema chart on exam blog

Sept 19 & 20 agenda

THUR SEPT 19

1. folder check
-construction mark scheme
-notes
-structure course test (2 if you re-sat)

2. hand back marked work
-as previous c/w analysis (partner task) - no draft 2 + review teacher comments (blog post)
-blog comments + review teacher comments (blog post)
-assignment 1 (genre exploration) + review teacher comments (blog post) + set draft 2 (due monday)

-take clear clear photo of each assessment + edit (crop) photo

3. everyone on PC
-open your coursework blog
-open your exam blog
(check)

4. teacher to model how to use slideshare

5. Take & place photo of assignment 1 on blog (title:  Assignment 1: genre exploration)

6. teacher to show how to create assessment record on blogs
-assessment record for previous AS C/W analysis (partner task) - teacher assessment only
-assessment record for assignment 1  (teacher assessment only)

7. Complete cinema chart on exam blog  (what films you watched in last 4-6 months and how you watched them)  (minimum 10)

FILM NAME + (GENRE)	HOW YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT FILM (all ways)	HOW YOU WATCHED FILM (Format)	WHY YOU LIKED/DISLIKED IT	ANY OTHER PRODUCTS/THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FILM

7. students to present assignment 2 (genre trailer analysis) presentations (from BLOG)*

*ALWAYS put your presentations on blog straight after you complete - 'forgot USB' is not accepted


Chelsea/Noor = missed assignments
FRIDAY SEPT 20 AGENDA

1.finish presentations if any left

2. (section A) lesson on camera shots, camera angles, camera movement & composition + set assignment 3 (due Monday

3. Research & embed SWEDES on exam blog  = due Tues

Assignment 1 teacher feedback

Assignment 2 teacher feedback from MissConnell


SORRY IT SHOULD SAY ASSIGNMENT 1 (genre exploration)!!!!!!

Blog Checklist

AS C/W BLOG CHECKLIST                                                                                                      SEPT 19/13

1.      _____ Why I chose media (first post)

2.      _____ Review of ‘The Closet’ (written)

3.      _____ Screen grabs of ‘The Closet’ (to go with written review)

4.      _____ Review of ‘Runaway’ (written)

5.      _____ Screen grabs of ‘Runaway’ (to go with written review)

6.      _____ Embedded social media 2013 video

7.      _____ Embedded video of video you watched with partner  (title should be name of the opening sequence and the year it was made)

8.      _____ Previous AS C/W ‘____________’ (name of video you watched) Question & Answers

9.      _____ Previous AS C/W Analysis Teacher Assessment Record

10.  _____ vlog of video #2 you watched

a.      _____ the embedded video

11.  _____ vlog of video #3 you watched (optional)

a.      _____ the embedded video

12.  _____ vlog of video #4 you watched (optional)

a.      _____ the embedded video

13.  _____ vlog of video #3 you watched (optional)

14.  _____ assignment 1 (photo of work)

15.  _____ assignment 1 assessment record

16.  _____ assignment 2 (embedded powerpoint)

17.  _____ assignment 2 assessment record

Assessment Records

Every single assignment you complete for coursework will have an 'Assessment Record' on your blog which always goes above/below the task

Title example:  Assignment 2 Assessment Record

Please go to......
-W drive
-student access to media studies
-2013-2014
-as
-coursework
-open assessment record template


Listen instructions and watch me model how to complete, you will complete on your iPad  (you need PC with word to complete)

Levels and Grades

LEVEL	GRADE
1	U
2	E-D
3	C-B
4	A

SUBLEVEL	COMMENT
C	lowest
B	middle
A	highest
Example 3C 2/3	Low level 3 In between 2 & 3

SUBGRADE	COMMENT
3	lowest
2	middle
1	highest
Example D2 C/D	Middle D In between C/D

SUBLEVEL	SUBGRADE
All 1	U
2C	E3-E2
2B	E1-D3
2A	D2-D1
3C	C3-C2
3B	C1-B3
3A	B2-B1
4C	A3
4B	A2
4A	A1

Blog teacher feedback

Your next assignment will be to analyse previous AS blogs. (just like you did the videos)

Some of your blogs are looking great and some of you have taken initiative to be creative and place images and create interesting and engaging templates. Well done.

Teacher comments to improve:
-you should by next week have an original and engaging template (not just plain white)  be careful to not make it too OTT - you can't have a busy background or you won't be able to read the text
-don't have heavy text (long/bulky paragraphs) - try to make the text more presentation/organised so it is more inviting to read.  Blog posts are not about QUANTITY but about QUALITY
-you are marked on presentation and organisation of your blog including the text (how it is layed out etc) so all pictures should be presented consistently (for example all centered, medium size, with captions)
-have consistency in text - same font/size/layout/colour etc.  make subtitles and body text consistent  (ex questions and answers)
-every single post needs a title
-make sure you keep up with work - some people already missing blog posts.
-use correct grammar and spelling (especially capital letters) - this is part of communication mark
-have pictures often - not just all text  (example the review of closet/runaway would have been better if you had screen grabs to support your written reviews)

AS Previous C/W analysis (partner) TEACHER FEEDBACK

Lowest grade:  D2

Highest grade:  B2

Average grade:  C/D

I was generally impressed with your ability to evaluate previous AS c/w.  You could generally evaluate with WWW & EBI at a satisfactory level, some of you being able to critically analyse using effective media terminology.

To improve:

-not enough people had a range of comments from the MARK SCHEME  (most of you just said something about shots and music) - there are loads of things to talk about!!!!!  (remember the WHOLE mark scheme)

-to determine the plot and enigma you must look at the clues (images) in the videos, thinking about denotation/connotation - and how that creates meaning  (ex photography magazines = show she is a photographer)

-some of you determined the wrong genre! so you really need to think about how the films meet the conventions of each genre

-most of you completed questions on blog correctly but a lot of you still need to work on presentation - not just a long bulky paragraph, make the questions stand out from answers (think about spacing, underlining, bold, italics, colour etc.)

There is no opportunity to draft this work as it was a test for me to see what you were capable of.
(only improvements are to some people to complete questions on blog please)

Mostly well done.

The next big Hollywood Actors!

Assignment 2: genre analysis in a film trailer

Genre analysis of film trailers from MissConnell

conventions

expected elements in a film

ex. slasher films = group of teenagers (characters)........going to adventure/escaping problems = usually to isolated locations (place).........beastly savage villian/killer (character).........etc etc

Genre Subgenre Hybrid (Assignment 1: details)

Genre subgenre hybrid from MissConnell

Thur & agenda

1. quiz
2. email your blog address to my e-mail (use a gmail account I will reply to)   kconnell21@cjmlc.co.uk
3. complete partner presentations (to be teacher assessed)
4. genre, subgenre, hybrid, - h/w set for tomorrow

h/w - assignment 1 and set up youtube account  (dont put age)


fri

1. hand in assignment 1 (genre exploration)
2. show how to make a vlog - set up youtube account
3. set up exam blog
4. assignment 2 lesson (analyzing a film trailer)

h/w 1 - complete assignment 2 presentation
h/w 2 - complete questions 1-5 on 1, 2 or 3 or all of the other videos you watched in lesson (at least 1 as 'VLOG')
h/w 3 - exam blog post = your experience of film consumption  - everything you can include.........favourite film, cinema visits, genre preference, costs, how you watch films (all the different ways you have in past), what you like about the experience of watching films, how do you know about films etc........include a variety of pictures and BRIEF text (bullet points)

next tues - no lesson (open evening)  = all h/w due THURSDAY

Assignment 2 links

You MUST do analysis on the trailer that has been assigned to you - you are to get screen grabs from the trailer and put them on your powerpoint with annotations.

DRAMA: THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS  (katia)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xcZTtlGweQ trailer

DRAMA: 127 HOURS (judy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlhLOWTnVoQ&safe=active 

COMEDY: TED (siovonne)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fbo_pQvU7M&safe=active trailer

HORROR: DAWN OF THE DEAD (esere)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZGLRIOQHOY trailer 

THRILLER:  PANIC ROOM (chelsea)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP8jyFEDdNw trailer 

SCI-FI: STAR TREK (courtney)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ec_rPApKCA trailer

ACTION: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE GHOST PROTOCOL (kelly)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0LQnQSrC-g trailer 

ROMANCE: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (noor)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMPaZif99wU trailer 

WESTERN: DJANGO UNCHAINED (gelsomina)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztD3mRMdqSw&safe=active trailer 

CRIME: TAKEN (leticia)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ02_Uzf7So&safe=active 

WAR/HISTORICAL: BRAVEHEART (tayla)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBXBtORI7pE&safe=active trailer

MUSICAL:  HAIRSPRAY (patrycia)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ53mRO80c0 trailer

Lesson 2: links & homework

Groups 

Noor + Chelsea (2012)   Click here for 'Captive'  (present to Miss Connell = Monday 1pm)


Judy + Kelly =  Escape (2013)    Click here for 'Escape'  (computer 1)


Gelsomina + Trisha   = Numb the Pain (2013)     Click here for 'Numb the Pain'  (computer 3)


Katia + Mary = Chance (2012)    Click here for 'Chance'  (computer 4)


Laeticia + Tayla = Regret (2012)    Click here for 'Regret' (computer 6)


Siovonne + Esere = 'The Target' (2013)    Click here for 'The Target'  (computer 7)





Homework (Due Thur)   (instructions on last slide)
1) Have questions done for your video (with your partner)


Questions

1. What genre is this? Why?
  -Answer in different colour

2. What is the main plot?

  -Answer in different colour

3. What enigma (mystery/puzzle/riddle) is created?

4. Using mark scheme, WWW?

5. Using mark scheme, EBI (how could it be improved?)

paste and complete on blog.

Lesson 2: Evaluating previous AS C/W

Lesson 2 evaluating previous as c w from MissConnell

Film enrichment

Please make sure you are in film enrichment Term 1 - this is too watch films you are learning about in the course.

Sorry, not optional.  (you will enjoy - promise!)

Sample student blog

Here are some previous student blogs if you want to take a look...

Click here for Kaya's blog (girl who made 'the closet'  (2011-2012 year)

Click here for Nicole's blog (one of girls who made 'Ruanway'  (2012-2013 year)

Sample Coursework

1. 'Runaway' 2. 'The Closet' Homework: (Due Tues) Write a review including WWW (what went well) and EBI (even better if) on these 2 student videos, completed on your blog. If you can figure out how to put 'screen grabs' from the videos - you can do that too :)

Introduction presentation

Introduction presentation from MissConnell

Welcome to AS media

Hi girls,

Welcome to AS media!  I hope you enjoy the year and I very much look forward to teaching you and getting started!

Miss Connell :)