Year 12 and 13 Cover for Monday 10th May

One and all - I'm sorry but I am under the weather and will not be in today.

Year 13, to make up for missing today there will be a lesson this Wednesday P5.

Year 12 I will arrange an extra session for you as well and let you know when that will be.

In the meantine:

Year 13: Continue with your research/revision in to your key conceptual areas and prepare your presentations for Thursday's double lesson. 

Ryan, Lewis and Jamie - you all need to work on your blog today - I can give you 24 hours more to get things looking smarter and then I will have to take what is there as your final work!

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Year 12: Please do some revision for your exam.  Watch from 0:33 until 7:02 from the opening of "Kidulthod" - make notes and answer the following question in full please (that means 3/4 sides of writing!)

Dicsuss the way age is represented in the extract considering the use of the following:

• Camera
• Editing
• Sound
• Mise-en-scene 

Haydn, Shawnee and James - you all need to get your coursework sorted.  You have 24 hours to make sure your blog and evaluation are as they should be or I will mark what's there and you will have to live with the result!

Any problems please e-mail me!

Regards
Mr. M.

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Year 12 and 13 Cover for Thursday 29th April

Due to my involvement in Functional Skills assessments there are no lessons for Y12 and Y13 today.  Cover is as follows:

Year 12 Media Studies

• Please continue to work on your FINAL draft of your coursework evaluation.
• I will discuss and try to resolve any issues you are having in tomorrow’s lesson.

Year 13 Media Studies

• Don’t forget that your final drafts of your evaluations are due in tomorrow.  Lewis, Ryan and Jamie – I also want your practical work in please!
• To be handed in to me on Monday: Your attempt at section A of your exam paper.
• This section of your exam lasts for 1 hour so please spend approximately 30 minutes answering each question.

Section A: Theoretical Evaluation of Production

1(a) “Digital technology turns media consumers into media producers”. In your own experience, how has your creativity developed through using digital technology to complete your coursework productions?

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(b) “Media texts rely on cultural experiences in order for audiences to easily make sense of narratives”. Explain how you used conventional and / or experimental narrative approaches in one of your production pieces.

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Any questions please e-mail me!

Year 12 Homework - Small Island

In your pairs write up your response to the following question... 

"Discuss the way race is represented in Small Island" 

Click to view / download the Mind Map from the lesson.

• Charlie & James - Camera
• Louise & Daniel - Sound
• Maraid & Steve - Editing
• Lewis & Graham - Mise-en-scene

Please bring your response with you to Monday's lesson (26.04.10)

Year 12 Cover Work From Mr Ford

Please continue researching your second magazine to compare and contrast with NME!

• Please use the hub in 72 and Chikara/LRC.  Don't forget to actually get a physical copy of your chosen magazine and analyse it too!
• In preparation for Weds, I want you to present to me briefly what you have learned when comparing the production practices of the 2 magazines. 
• A brief 2-3 minute presentation is all that is needed.