Summer Homework

Deadline: Week Beginning 15/09/09

Semiotically analyse:
-one short film,
-one music video and...
-one five-minute segment from a documentary.

This analysis should be at least 750 words long per section and should include:
-Specific media studies and semiotic terminology,
-Media theory,
-Narrative analysis (where appropriate),
-Analysis of the media language used in terms of technical aspects of Camera shots, Angle, Movement and Composition, Editing, Sound, Music, Mise-en-Scène, Special Effects, and On-Screen Graphics.
-Analysis of mode of address, who is the target audience and how are they addressed by the text?
-An analysis of the representations included in the text
-An analysis of generic codes and conventions.

The Purse- Evaluation

Lesson Objective

Assessment Objective
This Evaluation task fulfils Assessment Objective 2: Apply knowledge and understanding to show how meanings are created when analysing media products and evaluating your own practical work.
Today I will evaluate my video in a powerpoint presentation.

Lesson Objective

This lesson I have fufilled my lesson objective, by editing my footage and also uploaded the short film onto my blog. Next lesson I will evaluate this.

Short Video- The Purse

Lesson Objective

I have completed my lesson objective for today, so I will now upload the short video onto my blog and evaluate it.

Lesson Objective

My lesson objective for today is to edit the footage I shot last week in order to fulfil Assessment Objective 3.

Screenplay

Version 1
16/06/09
Group Number 1
John Booth (3132), Haley Tranfield(4034), Rebecca Martin
(3688) , Stacey Duty (3312)
Block Number


Int. Corridor - Day

Mary is seen walking down a corridor, before their purse
drops our of their pocket. Alex, shocked, sees the purse
and goes to pick it up. Alex follows Mary, calling out.

Alex: Hey! You dropped your wallet.
Mary: Oh, thanks. I didn’t notice.
Alex: Don’t thank me, its what I do.

Alex and Mary exit.
Fin.

Storyboard- The Purse

Introduction to Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio- Video Task Shot List

1. Describe what you will need to show in order to tell this story. Make a detailed list of the shot types and editing techniques you will need to use.
2. Why are you using each of these techniques and what meaning will they produce for the viewer?

Video Task

- Establishing shot of the corridor to set the scene
- Medium shot of person A as they will be dropping the item
- Insert shot of the purse that they have just dropped
- Close up of person B as they see the purse being dropped
- Insert shot of the purse on the floor
- Reaction shot of person B
- Shot stays on person B as they go to pick the purse up, this will pan across as they walk
- Insert shot of purse, showing the hand grabbing it
- Over the shoulder shot of person B giving person A the purse
- Master shot showing them both, person A thanking person B
- Same shot showing them leaving

Stacey, Haley, John and Rebecca

Introduction to Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio- Lesson Objectives

1. Complete a screenplay for my introduction to Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio Video Task.
2. Complete a storyboard for my introduction to Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio Video Task.

Introduction to Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio- Assessment Objectives

The purpose of this unit is firstly to assess your ability to plan and construct media products using appropriate technical and creative skills (AO3); secondly to assess your ability to apply knowledge and understanding in evaluating your own work, showing how meanings and responses are created (AO2); and finally to assess your ability to undertake, apply and present appropriate research (AO4).
The unit requires you to engage with contemporary media technologies, giving you the opportunity to develop your own skills in these technologies. It also enables you to develop the skills of presentation that are required for further study at higher levels and in the workplace.