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.

Planning tasks and presentation methods - getting the highest mark possible

Remember to keep your work presented in a variety of digital methods. 

Forms, pictures, brainstorms, diagrams are all good ways to present planning and development of ideas.

Remember you get marked on:
- EXCELLENT use of digital technology and ICT in your work.
- Script
- Organisation of actors and crew
- Well planned and good organisation of locations, costumes and props
- Careful planning of shotlists and storyboard
- Time management (that means HITTING DEADLINES and being on track throughout!)


Below are some ways to present your planning and template forms to use. 

Storyboard:

Best idea for storyboard is to use post-it notes. this allows for easy adjustment of order of scenes and to slot extra shots in. The example below is just for ONE scene - you will need detailed storyboard for each scene (6 frames for the whole this IS NOT excellent planning)
An excellent example of post-it story board

Organisation of actors
This can be done through Facebook chat, creating a group to share ideas, meeting times etc, evidence of text messages and emails.

These message can be displayed as well as producing Call sheets - given to actors each time they are needed - and a shooting schedule. Templates of these forms are available below for your to download.

Both the forms and the evidence of communication should be on your blog to get high marks for organising actors. These forms also partly cover organisation of props/costume.

Shooting schedule template from rockinmole

Presenting initial ideas - brainstorms.

There are a number of ways this can be presented creatively.
Speeded up versions of the brainstorm look good,
as does using free websites such as https://bubbl.us and embedding the result (|this is just a picture of one, the actual results are far clearer)

Location planning and organisation:
Taking photographs of anywhere that may be suitable is a first step in selecting appropriate locations. however you also need to find out who owns the location and get (ideally written) permission to use it - either in email or other form.

Include these permissions on your blog as well as the vital photographs with comments on their suitability and contingency plans if they cannot be used.
This location scouting sheet will also help you achieve excellent marks for organising location. Once again, this is available for you to download.

Photos showing the location and possible placing for camera would also show good planning progress.

Alternatively, a plan of a room with camera positions and power supplies marked on would also show location planning (power supply notes   VERY    important!) 

Costume plans
Clear design and plan of your costumes - with reasons why these are suitable for your characters are needed. Not just the 'special' parts (e.g. fedora hat/trenchcoat for the traditional noir) but the whole outfit. Consider how your character is being represented through their outfit.

Your pitch

For NEXT Tuesday.

In your groups, you are going to be doing a pitch on your project.

Your pitch must include:

• Plot line
• Actors and Characters
• Film noir conventions
• Props required
• What's next...

Initial research tasks

1. Follow my blog http://ktsa2media13-14.blogspot.co.uk
2. Introduce the brief/task set (brief 10)
3. What is Film Noir – an explanation
4. Log of film noire seen, summary of what happens in them and information about the film (director, year, studio etc)
5. Upload film noir research worksheet/answers (copy of sheet link below)
6. Moodboard for film noir – characters/styles/locations etc
7. Conventions of film noir
8. Typical locations of film noir.
9. Conventions of short film
10. Detailed (digitally presented) analysis of THREE films

TO BE COMPLETED AND UPLOADED BY 31ST JANUARY

Film Noir introduction research task:

Welcome to the KTS Media blog

To students:

It is a requirement for G324 coursework element of the OCR Media Studies exam that you evaluate your work electronically.

To help you do this please add yourselves to this blog as followers.

Update your blogs regularly and include screen shots, location stills etc as you go.

Your Task:

A short film in its entirety, lasting approximately five minutes, which may be live action or animated or a combination of both, together with the following:

• a poster for the film;
• a film magazine review page featuring the film.