Critcal Perspective section 1 (a) synoptic exam question. Please complete for 24.2.12



Please answer question 1 (a) only.

You need to focus on the following:

• Explain what your products were in AS and A2. 
• Describe the research you completed in As and how this is different to A2.
• Explain how your researching skills improved during the year. (give examples)
• Give evidence to show how your research helped to make your final decisions. (images, colour, location, celebrity endorsements)
• How realistic was your production to the real media?
• Conclusion explaining what you thought worked well and what you need to do to improve. (focus on your researching skills)

Please remember to use evidence and explain how your research helped you complete your production.

A2 Evaluation presentation deadlines Friday 10th February 2012.

 The following questions needs to be addressed in your PowerPoint presentation.

 

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( film poster and magazine)?
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?  

Robert: Please complete your questionnaire sections with suggested changes. Magazine research improvements to be made. Trailer research into the suggested sites. Well done Robert, keep going and ensure that you are planning and managing your time to complete these deadlines.

 

Warren: Please enusre that  the corrections and suggestions are made on your written pieces. Well done so far for all of your hard work. Questionnaire research final questions.

 

Muaadh: Complete your corrections and  improvements. (questionnaire sections) Well done for your hard work and keep going.

 

Please upload your storyboards and ensure that you refer to it as your evidence.

 

Improvements need to be uploaded for Monday 30th January 2012

EvaluationPowerpoint by Friday 10th February 2012.

 

Evaluation and final check list. All must be completed by: Tuesday 13th January 13th 2012

As part of your evaluation, you wil need to explain your answers to the following questions using a PowerPoint presentation.
You must refer to evidence in your production,planning and research stages.

In the evaluation the following four questions must be addressed:

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( film poster and magazine)?
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?

 You will be marked out of 30 and you need to give specific examples of where you were involved.

This will be due on Tuesday 13th January 2012.

Don't forget the following also needs to be completed:

1. Story Boards in neat and uploaded onto your blog.
2. Magazine cover
3. Film poster
4. Refeclection on your filming questions.
5. Editing your trailer.

Good luck, I will be looking forward to seeing the final products, and will  be checking your blogs to ensure you are on task.
Ms S.

Filming your Trailer: Reflection questions. Due Wednesday 14th December 2011.

How did you work together as a group?

What was you responsible for doing?

What locations did you choose and why?

What props did you use in your trailer?

How did you create a realistic atmosphere.

Were there any difficulites you faced whilst filming? (People walking into your shots?) How did you resolve this issue?

Storyboard Planning for your Film Trailer: Deadline Wednesday 30th November 2011.

Planning your storyboard for your film trailer.

Research and Planning.  Completed by Wednesday 30^th November 2011.

What inspired you to make your trailer in the location that you chose?

How did watching the trailers for ‘Wrong Turn’ 'The Wilderness' and ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ inspire your production?

How can you apply some of the trailer conventions to your trailer?

Who were the institutions for ‘Wrong Turn’ 'The Wilderness' and ‘The Hills Have Eyes?’

How did they use the following codes and conventions in their trailer to appeal to the targeted audience?

o   Size / length of product

o   Use of camera, shot types, framing and movement – where applicable

o   Edits – style, transitions, pace

o   Mise en scene: setting, lighting, costume, props, characters, colour

o   Genre / Narrative suggested

o   Sound

o   Text

What representations have they shown in the trailer and how will you use representations in your trailer?

Please find below the links to the videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naUUyD-_oPc (Wrong Turn)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpxI-VKN-DI (The Wilderness)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O76m3kpgPTQ (The Hills Have Eyes)

Film Trailer Planning list.

1.    What is the plot of your trailer? (Beginning, Middle, End) Linked to Tzvetan Todorov

2.      What aspects of the story board are you contributing to? (Sketches, Camera Angles, Script, Sound effects, Mis-en-scene)

Once your storyboard is complete, please submit for scanning.

Checklist. 18.11.11 Have you completed the following?

Please ensure the following are completed:
Film trailer research
Film poster research
Magazine research


Questionnaire results are analysed and written up.


Photgraphs are taken for your magazine and poster.
Consider the images, location, lighting, mise-en-scene.


Please have this ready for Friday 18th November 2011.

Questionnaire Analysis.

The questionnaire I conducted resulted in the majority of the participants being ages 15-17 years old. Consequently, on reflection I wanted my production to be targeted to this age group effectively. This has helped me to consider how many horrific scenes I am able to show to this age group without it being inappropriate for their age.