Pre-Lim Posts

Make sure your A2 Blog has at least 5 posts showing the work and activities of your group task.

Suggested post titles:
1. Roles in the Group - Refer to the task

2. Storyboard - Upload drawn draft from Group area. You could provide a link to real video used as a style model.

3. Filming: Location - Actors -Props- Camera angles etc

4. Editing - Using iMovie - Effects - Music  - Sound effects etc

5. Upload your Video from Group Folder: Bullet point things you did well & things you would improve for the main task

Knock out tip - OCR Web Address

Knock out Tip - Check out the Coursework exemplars for A2
Examples of trailers & Music videos and Blogs for A2

http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com

First task for A2

Hi Year 13 - Welcome back

Work to start the term

• We are going to work in small groups 3/4 maximum
• Create our own Production company
• Decide specific roles for each member of the group - e.g. Director, Props & Costumes, Location Hunter, Cameraman, Editor, Script Writer/Story Boards, Sound Technician etc (You may have multi roles)
• Create two blogs - One to record your personal work - planning research etc
• Use your posts to to add to the Production Companies Blog (Multiple contributors)

Task this week:

To establish potential Working groups & focus on A2 Brief selection
You will Plan a short video ( Less than a minute) based on your interpretation of a real Media artefact - This can be a section of a Film Trailer - Advert - Music Video
You must:

1. Research agreed style model
2. Script-write & Storyboard the ideas
3. Rehearse the Scene with Actors within the group
4. Film
5. Edit
6. Post you individual & Group work
7. Present to Audience (Our Class) with agreed Time Frame, (Agreed by Us)

Thanks Mr Liddell

Now that you have completed your Draft Task....

• Please post your Draft Video.
• Encourage feedback from your Target audience
• You then need to prepare a Strengths & Weakness review.
• Consider things that you are pleased with and then provide a list of things you must do better for your actual coursework brief. (Bullet point with brief explanation for clarity) This is important because the examiner can measure the improvements made in your final piece.
• Refer to the Lonk below to review the type of Blogs recorded for level 4 wotk. The 'IT Film  Company' should be an excellent reference point for you in terms of number of Posts, Quality, Decisions made etc

Refer to:

http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com

and particularly..

A2 exemplar

Year 13 Blog Addresses

a2lewissimpson.blogspot.com

mgclarka2media.blogspot.com

ocra2mediajordanronan.blogspot.com

Tasks for this Week and Next

Check and re-sign up to the following:

1. Blogger - New Blog:  a2mediayourname.blogspot.com
2. Prezi
3. Slideshare

* This year we must advance our use of the above to include video interviews - images -  podcasts - and creativity.

Task  this week: (3 lessons)

You are going to establish a production company to produce a teaser trailer or Music promo video

• Research the codes and conventions of your chosen brief with accurate reference to Real Media examples and feedback.
• Decide name for your production company
• Decide the role(s) that you will take through Planning - Production -Post production.(You must decide

Development 

• With reference to the process used in A2 examples using  http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com
• Begin your work on the creative the Creative process.
• Storyboard - Mise en Scene - Camera shots - creative decisions (including Music)

And finally 

• Logistics - Time Management of People, places And resources

New Blogs 2013/2014

My Blog (Mr Murphy will add his own posts to this Blog) Copy and add to your A2 blog.

http://oaadvancedmedia.blogspot.co.uk

This link is your 'bible' for assessing your work against OCR levels and A2 grades.

http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com