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Independent Tasks for DLD 12th January

Year 12.


Continue working on research and planning tasks. All of you have work you can be doing!


Remember, I am expecting to see analysis of three existing magazine covers this Friday so, if that is something you are missing, these should be a priority. After that, look back at the deadlines for this half term - what can you get ahead on? Look at the suggested task list below - is there anything on there you haven't done? If you have done everything on the list look for other blogs - here, here or here, for example - and see what other tasks they have. Note - THIS and THIS blog have some excellent research examples.


Task list;
Research into institution - who would produce your magazine and why?
Image manipulation of test shots with an explanation of what you were aiming for.
Draft layouts - either hand drawn or on computer.
Audience profiling - who is your magazine for? How will you engage their interest?
Genre research - what genre of music is your magazine? How will images and fonts used reflect this?
Character creation - who is your cover star? Create a back story which will help justify photo choices and generate article copy.
EVALUATIONS!!!


The only task you won't be able to do is your cover, contents and double page spread. Nothing else requires special access to the Macs or for me to be in the building. Despite what some of you have told your form tutors!!!


Year 13


You should each have something to be getting on with - either finishing research and planning for your music video/digipak/poster or working on evaluations. I suspect none of you have completed a fully storyboard for your video. This should therefore be a priority! Again, if you have done all the suggested tasks look for example blogs to inspire you. Blogs such as Caitlin's, this one, this one or this one are all worth a look.

Year 12 Media Tasks

} Look at three college magazines and briefly analyse.

} Test shots for college magazine.

 

} Research into institution (see examples here)

} Image manipulation of test shots. Explain what you were trying to achieve.

} Plan for College magazine – cover and contents.

} Audience profiling for music magazine.

} Music magazine genre research.

} College magazine cover and contents (due no later than 4th October.)

} Blog/work marking dates – Tuesday 20th September.

Cover Lesson 11/7/16

Finish research into pre Postmodernist theory. You should aim to have about one PowerPoint slide of notes on each theorist covered last lesson. All you need is to be able to show an understanding of how postmodernism is a response to their theories.

Continue research into genres - go over the work set in the post below and make sure it is done. You should also review past examples of music videos and identify what to and what not to dos.

Finally conduct research into songs and artists. You can use sound cloud for some of this but should also consider YouTube and social networks.

If you need anymore to be getting on with, begin looking at digipaks and posters. 

Coursework research and planning must be uploaded onto your blog. Exam research should be emailed to me.

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An extremely long but very useful PowerPoint;

http://www.slideshare.net/danikabarker/postmodernism-presentation-60762255