Here is a copy of the coursework ‘to-do’ list and the time line Gantt chart from today’s lesson. It shows you when you need to have completed each phase of your production. I will also post this to the coursework page.
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Here is a copy of the coursework ‘to-do’ list and the time line Gantt chart from today’s lesson. It shows you when you need to have completed each phase of your production. I will also post this to the coursework page. Nice. Mr. M Look at this trailer if you’re doing brief one for coursework. It’s a good example of a trailer for TV drama which fulfills your brief. The main thing to notice is the fairly complex use of sound (there’s about 3 layers of audio track). Also note the very fast pace of the editing which creates tension and drama. Also think about how much of the narrative / characters / themes are conveyed. The trailer does not give us a clear story, but it does convey the programmes tone and briefly outline some of the areas of story. This is what you will also need to do with your own original trailer. You will need to move around time and narrative sequence and layer audio tracks over fast editing to create a tone and ‘feel’ for your original show. Comments welcome as always Hi year 13… It’s that exciting time of the year again when you begin your independent study projects. This is a project where you choose the media text, and you choose the area of theory that you want to apply. For an example of this, check out Stephanie’s blog where she has briefly outlined her plan of study.
Here are 4 things I want you to think about.
Cool. I look forward to your ideas. I have posted your coursework briefs to a new page. Look at the links at the top of the page and click on coursework briefs Please start blogging ideas and research to your page. Cool. Use your knowledge of the Key Concepts to write an analysis of this film. You will need to think about…
If you can’t remember some of the key concepts then click here. Please leave a comment here when you have written your response and I’ll come read your work. I look forward to your ideas… Here’s the trailer to jog your memories. So, Lessig’s point is that this sort of production is how young people speak. It is how youth exercise their vocal chords through remixing the cultural symbols, songs and signs of mainstream culture. It is a form of new ‘folk’ culture; where young people are not only ‘readers’ but ‘read/writers’ – not pirates but sharers, not passive but participators and producers, not merely consumers but contributors and collaborators! This is how we give our world meaning! As some of you say – ‘mash it up’.
You see, learning and expression is happening all the time – students at school may not need to be coerced into producing ‘work’ or learning product – they already are all the time! The aim is not to teach creativity or production, but rather to teach the recognition that this is already what you are doing!
Okay, so maybe I’m reading too much into it (or probably not)… maybe it’s just a bit of fun – but analysis and interpretation are also creative acts. And my point which has to be true is that everything has meaning and gone are the days when we were just receievers, consumers and at best interpreters or critics – NOW we are MAKERS too! Thank you to Lishy for this profound example! So… We are proud to announce the Media and Film Studies trip to NYC 2010! Please check out the letter below for all the details. This is a fantastic opportunity. Loads to see, more to learn and fun to be had. This is a superb opportunity and the price is right (it may look high but this price includes so many special offers including excursions to the International Museum of the Moving Image and a backstage behind the scenes tour of the NBC Television studios (where they make Heroes, Saturday Night Live, Jerry Springer, Chuck, America’s Got Talent, Law and Order and The Office to name but a few). There is a lot included in the price (ice skating in Central Park, Empire State Building) PLUS we’re staying at a great hotel. I really hope as many of you as possible can make the most of this opportunity. Check out the letter. Any questions, come see me or leave a comment. Hi folks… Ms A is away today so here’s something to think about.
If you want to submit your homework task on the blog, please leave it as a comment to this post. Or leave us your own blog address so that we can come and find your homework. The task was an analysis of Genre in either ‘The Matrix’ or ‘Hot Fuzz’
Comments please or else hand your work in on paper.
Ta Dear year 12 and 13s… Sorry – I have horrible germs and a permantly running nose – I have finally come down with the back to school bug! Congrats to all of you still standing! I am afraid I am not in school today so will miss your lessons but I have set work below… I look forward to reading your comments from my sick bed and will catch you all on Wednesday (13s) and Thursday (12s) YEAR 12s Last lesson we were talking about ‘REPRESENTATION’ – The study of how people and places are depicted in the media. We talked about youth and gangs and the disproportionate and unfair representation of young people as knife carrying hoods! Then we watched a bit of The Unit and talked about how America was represented as ‘Right’ and moral in the war in Afghanistan and how men are shown as strong and powerful heroes… So building on that introduction to representation… here is a youtube video of a rap video by Ice Cube called ‘Gangster Rap made me do it’. Ice Cube seems to rapping about his anger towards people who blame Gangster rap for violence in society. What do you think about his point and what do you think about the representation of him in the music video? Could you also read the article by Stanley Crouch called ‘Stop Whining About the Media’… you will find it at my other blog page – http://activenotpassive.edublogs.org/ Who do you think is right? Is the media still often racist in its depiction of black people especially rappers, or is the media generally fair as Stanley Crouch seems to think… Comments please. ______________________________________________________________ Year 13s: Right… We are just beginning looking at Marxist perspectives of the Media. Marxist Media Theory is going to become really important as we move on to studying new forms of digital and interactive media over the next 2 weeks or so. Have a look at – http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/marxism/ The main issue is around audience power and how audiences may be controlled or manipulated and whether audiences can really have power in relationship to the media or not… You could also watch the following youtube clip – the first half is also about this issue of audience power! Comments welcome as always – see you Wednesday. |