Evaluation questions and guidance

 Remember these need presenting digitally and MUST be uploaded to your blog. 

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?
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?

NOTE DATE ERROR. EVALUATION DUE DATE IS SUNDAY 13TH APRIL 2014!

Further music sites to use for your film.

Taken from the OCR website:
Explanations of copyright:http://www.ipo.gov.uk/c-other-faq-gen-internet.htm
(Copyright Act p47 Ch III para 32-36 covers Education – pages 46-51)
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/cdpact1988.pdf http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/legalguidemusicrights http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Webcast/index.html

Copyright free sites(Note: not all music is free to download from copyright free sites – there are download fees)
http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/Copyright-friendly+music+and+sound http://www.shockwave-sound.com/
http://audiojungle.net/ http://www.musicmediatracks.com/?gclid=CK6V-r7ZiJgCFUse3god7XQJCw http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free.html
http://freeplaymusic.com/ (free downloads)
http://www.trackline.com/acatalog/Tracks.html
http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/documentary-general-production.html
http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Sound_Files/Samples_and_Loops/
www.freesound.org (free music)
http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html (teacher needs to register for this one)

Free Sound Effects from PartnersInRhyme.com:
http://www.ljudo.com/default.asp?lang=tEnglish&do=it http://www.jamendo.com/en http://derekaudette.ottawaarts.com/ http://www.acoustica.com/sounds.htm http://www.alcljudprod.se/english/ljud.php


Many, many more sites are available just ‘Google’ ‘copyright free music audio download’ or ‘free audio editor software’


Or maybe ask friends or local musicians to perform for your film if available.

Music - COPYRIGHT FREE!!!

Just a reminder to students that music in your films MUST be original work or copyright free.

The exam specification states that: "All material should be original", All candidates are strongly encouraged to explore the variety of possibilities of sound design and not just to use music!

So you cannot use music that was used in a film or by a well known artists as these sounds are protected by copyright law. 

EITHER - create (or get a musically-skilled friend to create) an original piece of music for the film specifically or 

find a free download site.

A site with free downloads on http://www.soundjay.com/free-music.html could be useful (although it is fairly limited the choice) or http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/.

Both sites allow free downloads of music, but PLEASE do credit them in your film  closing credits and on your blog.

Ancillary Tasks - Film poster and film review

PPT from lesson at the bottom of this post.

In addition to your 5 minute short film, you are required to create the following:

• A film poster
• a page from a film magazine reviewing your film

These should be done individually and require research into conventions and analysis of similar existing products, planning/drafts as well as a finished product.

There should be clear link between your film and ancillary tasks.

Each production is worth 10 marks of your total project, and is also credited in the research and planning marks too,

DON'T LEAVE IT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE!


EG from last year. 

Scroll through this blog to see the progress of ideas and research for the ancillary tasks. http://charliechalkleya2media.blogspot.co.uk/2013_03_01_archive.html

FINAL NON-MOVEABLE DEADLINE

Friday 4th April.

9 weeks.


This is your final deadline that cannot be moved.

ALL blog work - research, planning, filming, editing and detailed evaluation must be completed and uploaded by then. Anything added to the blog after this date WILL NOT be accepted.

Mark Scheme - research and planning

These are the areas you are being assessed on for your research and planning section.

• Planning and research evidence will be complete and detailed.
  
• Research into similar products and a potential target audience.
  
• Shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
  
• Organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
  
• Time management.
  
• Skill in the use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.
  
• Communication skills.
  
• Care in the presentation of the research and planning. 
  

We judge whether your effort in these areas are:

- Poor

- Basic

- Proficient

- Excellent

YOU are aiming for EXCELLENT! This means each planning post is detailed, justified and carefully considered and that each area has been covered.

Links to excellent blogs from last year

Look at these for inspiration on planning, presentation and development of ideas.

http://amygracemedia.blogspot.co.uk - excellent blog all round, especially good at varying presentational methods

http://meganmcguinessa2media.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1 - some good variety in presentation.

http://charliechalkleya2media.blogspot.co.uk - an excellent all round blog.

http://georgiasharp.blogspot.co.uk a good blog with some detailed analysis

http://harrinicholls.blogspot.co.uk another high level blog in terms of research, planning and presentation.