G321 Foundation Portfolio Evaluation Questions

Below are the evaluation questions  and the marking criteria for level 4. Remember you must demonstrate excellence in the creative use of ICT and frequent and accurate use of appropriate media terms to reach level 4.

The evaluation is due Friday 26th April.

Marking Criteria for the Evaluation

Candidates will evaluate their work digitally. Where candidates have worked in a group, the evaluation may be presented individually or collectively but the teacher must allocate a mark according to the contribution/level of understanding demonstrated by the individual candidate. Each candidate should give a clear indication of their role in any group evaluation.

The questions that must be addressed in the evaluation are:

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
4. Who would be the audience for your media product?
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Level 4 16–20 marks

Excellent skill in the use of appropriate digital technology or ICT in the evaluation.
Excellent understanding of issues around audience, institution, technology, representation, forms and conventions in relation to production.
Excellent ability to refer to the choices made and outcomes.
Excellent understanding of their development from preliminary to full task.
Excellent ability to communicate. ©
Mr. White

G321 Film Online and Magazine Reading List

B322 – Audiences and Institution: Online and Magazine Film Reading List

Websites:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markkermode/

www.launchingfilms.com

www.cinemauk.org.uk

www.screenonline.org.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode

https://twitter.com/wittertainment

http://www.facebook.com/KermodeMayo

http://www.sbbfc.co.uk/

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/case-studies/podcasts

Magazines:

Media Magazine

Sight and Sound Magazine

Empire Magazine

AS Foundation Portfolio Main Task Timeline

These are the key dates for the main task. Remember that all aspects of the prelim task must be complete or your final mark will be reduced by 10%.

4th March: Research
18th March: Drafting, development & photography
15th April: Production (initial submission)
19th April: Production (final submission)
26th April: Evaluation

Mr. White

Useful Weblinks to Support Practical Work

The following links will take you to our own blog address hub where you can access the blogs of previous students and to the OCR weebly site that has more resources for you.

http://trinityschoolblogaddresshub.blogspot.co.uk/
www.ocrmediastudies.weebly.com


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13 D1 Progress Update

The following work must be prepared and ready for inspection and feedback on Monday 21st January 2013.

Group- Kieran, Eden, Charlie, Rachel (not present in lesson)

- Pitch must be uploaded

- Complete storyboard

- location shots/ other photography needs to be seen

- production schedule needs to be seen

- draft work for the ancillaries need to be seen

- final style guide must be seen

- letter to record company

all of the above plus research into genre, style and audience need to be on the blog.

 

Group- Harry Nick and Shannon (not present in lesson)

- Pitch must be uploaded

- Complete storyboard

- location shots/ other photography needs to be seen

- production schedule needs to be seen

- draft work for the ancillaries need to be seen

- final style guide must be seen

- letter to record company

all of the above plus research into genre, style and audience need to be on the blog.

 

Mr. White

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL A2 STUDENTS

These are the rules regarding the use of sound and music in your advanced portfolio work:

What is the Rule on Soundtracks?

All material should be original, EXCEPT at AS level copyright-free music may be used. At A2, for MUSIC VIDEO a copyright track may be used but there should be evidence in research and planning of candidates seeking permission to use it. All candidates are strongly encouraged to explore the variety of possibilities of sound design and not just to use music!

 

Taken from the OCR Weebly website.

Mr. White

OCR Media Studies Support Site

There is a website set up by our exam board (OCR) with support material, exemplar tasks and answers to many of the questions you may have about the course. Check it out as it will give you some good ideas about what works (and sometimes what doesn't work) in all areas of your coursework projects as well as providing past papers for exam practice.

the site url is: http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com/index.html
Mr. White

Research Deadlines for the Year 12 AS Prelim Task

The deadlines are set for the research and initial drafting and layout ideas.
12B1 - 28th November
12C1 - 29th November

You will be expected to have researched and analysed several examples of existing (professional) school magazine front covers and contents pages or magazines aimed at your target audience. You must clearly identify your chosen target audience and demonstrate that you have undertaken some research into what this audience are looking for.

Blogs can include text, images, hyperlinks, sound clips and short video clips.

Good Luck and remember to seek support from your peers and teachers to make sure you are doing the best you can!
Mr. White

Welcome to New Bloggers and Good Luck to The Old Hands

The AS groups are starting their prelim task and the A2 groups are preparing for their advanced productions. Remember to check this site regularly for notices and advice.
Good luck and happy blogging!
Mr. White

Important Notice To All A level Media Student Bloggers And Vloggers

Due to certain restrictions within the blogger site videos often fail to upload or do not playback. To resolve this issue you should create a youtube account, upload the videos there and then when uploading videos to your blog simply use the upload from youtube option. This seems to be the most reliable way of getting videos up.
I appreciate that it means you have to create a youtube account but it is just more evidence of the way Google is becoming an ever more dominant force in our lives!
It's all synergetic relationships you know!
Good luck and happy blogging!
Mr. White