Today we covered four out of five of the areas for Section B of the exam.
Friday, 28 November 2014
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Year 12 today - 25/11
Today you should be either working on exam case studies or, using the draft booklet for G321, starting to think about coursework.
The booklet can be found here; O:\Media Studies\A Level and is the pdf titled G321 Booklet (make sure you open that one and not the G324 booklet!).
I have included deadlines - planning and preparation is due in the week we get back.
Note - some of you still have a lot of tasks to catch up on!
The booklet can be found here; O:\Media Studies\A Level and is the pdf titled G321 Booklet (make sure you open that one and not the G324 booklet!).
I have included deadlines - planning and preparation is due in the week we get back.
Note - some of you still have a lot of tasks to catch up on!
Christmas Extravaganza - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Well, to be fair it's not
but, in a few weeks The Nicholas Hamond Academy will be in full Christmas swing.
Certainly those of us involved in the planning of the Christmas Extravaganza
can, with a tiny stretch of our imaginations, see exactly how the Academy will
look decked out in all its Christmas finery.
Those not involved in the planning and preparation will just have to wait until the 10th December, when they will be able to come along and enjoy The Nicholas Hamond Academy's Christmas Extravaganza. On the night there will be plenty of festive food, music and fun for all the family. Students from the Academy will be putting on a performance and our resident quizmaster has promised another brilliant quiz. The event has been a sell out for the past two years so, if you don't want to miss out, you need to get tickets from The Nicholas Hamond Academy quicker than Santa can eat a plate of mince pies!
Those not involved in the planning and preparation will just have to wait until the 10th December, when they will be able to come along and enjoy The Nicholas Hamond Academy's Christmas Extravaganza. On the night there will be plenty of festive food, music and fun for all the family. Students from the Academy will be putting on a performance and our resident quizmaster has promised another brilliant quiz. The event has been a sell out for the past two years so, if you don't want to miss out, you need to get tickets from The Nicholas Hamond Academy quicker than Santa can eat a plate of mince pies!
Sunday, 23 November 2014
Year 12 - Missing Work and AP2
I am still concerned that there is a lot of
work missing from some of your blogs. This is making it difficult for me to give you a grade for work so far. This will impact on AP2 as, for some of you, I have no choice but to award a U.
To make it easy for you to see how I have come to grading decisions, I have separated work into tasks that count towards your coursework and are being used as indication of your potential and tasks that, although they will contribute towards your final grade, do not directly impact on my judgement of your potential.
You were given a very clear deadline. Although I expect to see the missing work on your blogs, work submitted after the deadline will not be given a grade.
Coursework Preparation;
Media profile and collage
Table comparing the BBC with Warner Bros
Graded Work;
Photography task - sequencing photos to show a short scene
Storyboard for your Preliminary Task
Outline for new preliminary task - to be done at home
Notes on Narrative supported with screenshots
Narrative flowchart of your favourite film or story using Tordorov
Analysis of a film opening in the same genre as your film
Research of a media company looking at what Media it owns
Preliminary group task (done in school)
Evaluation of group preliminary task
Exam;
Notes on TV Drama and Editing techniques
Table comparing the BBC with Warner Bros
Table comparing 1960s audience to modern audiences
The only piece of work which I am not expecting to see before the end of the month is;
Preliminary Film Task (due by the end of November)
If this continues to be a problem I will be contacting home, possibly discussing your future on this course with Mr Franklin, Mr Segar and Mrs Dove.
To make it easy for you to see how I have come to grading decisions, I have separated work into tasks that count towards your coursework and are being used as indication of your potential and tasks that, although they will contribute towards your final grade, do not directly impact on my judgement of your potential.
You were given a very clear deadline. Although I expect to see the missing work on your blogs, work submitted after the deadline will not be given a grade.
Coursework Preparation;
Media profile and collage
Table comparing the BBC with Warner Bros
Graded Work;
Photography task - sequencing photos to show a short scene
Storyboard for your Preliminary Task
Outline for new preliminary task - to be done at home
Notes on Narrative supported with screenshots
Narrative flowchart of your favourite film or story using Tordorov
Analysis of a film opening in the same genre as your film
Research of a media company looking at what Media it owns
Preliminary group task (done in school)
Evaluation of group preliminary task
Exam;
Notes on TV Drama and Editing techniques
Table comparing the BBC with Warner Bros
Table comparing 1960s audience to modern audiences
The only piece of work which I am not expecting to see before the end of the month is;
Preliminary Film Task (due by the end of November)
If this continues to be a problem I will be contacting home, possibly discussing your future on this course with Mr Franklin, Mr Segar and Mrs Dove.
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Exam Preparation - Year 12
Here is the powerpoint from today's lesson;
G322: AS Media Studies Section A & B from hannahmedia
In the lesson on Wednesday, if you have no tasks to catch up on, you can start compiling information for your case study. You will need to pick at least one British film company (remember, if you pick Film4 you cover all three areas of production/distribution/exhibition, if you pick something like Working Title, you will need to look a companies that cover the other two areas not covered by Working Title.) and look at a number of films produced by that company.
You do need to begin this now, although your exam still seems a long way off. Once we begin the coursework proper I will expect you to split your time between exam prep and coursework tasks. Therefore when you come to lessons you should have already decided what you are going to do, rather than me giving you tasks to complete.
Some example case studies - just to give you an idea of what sort of information you should be collecting;
In the lesson on Wednesday, if you have no tasks to catch up on, you can start compiling information for your case study. You will need to pick at least one British film company (remember, if you pick Film4 you cover all three areas of production/distribution/exhibition, if you pick something like Working Title, you will need to look a companies that cover the other two areas not covered by Working Title.) and look at a number of films produced by that company.
You do need to begin this now, although your exam still seems a long way off. Once we begin the coursework proper I will expect you to split your time between exam prep and coursework tasks. Therefore when you come to lessons you should have already decided what you are going to do, rather than me giving you tasks to complete.
Some example case studies - just to give you an idea of what sort of information you should be collecting;
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Year 13 checklist
Having looked through your blogs most of you seem to be bang up to date. I've compiled a checklist just in case you need it to keep track of tasks.
Analysis and comparison of Kylie over three different decades
Analysis and comparison of Avril Lavigne
Identification of song and communication with artist - if you did
Theory of music videos - Goodwin, Mulvey
Close analysis of up to three music videos in the same genre as yours
Ideas for your video - location, narrative/performance etc
Comparison of indie to major record label
Brief history of the music video
Audience analysis/profile
I think that is everything - I'm doing this from memory - check back on the blog just in case I've missed anything. These are certainly the key pieces of work.
Year 12 checklist
Having looked at your blogs I am concerned that there is a lot of work missing for some of you. I have put together a checklist of what work we have covered and, therefore, what should be posted on your blog. You will need to catch up on this work before we move on.
Media profile and collage
Notes on TV Drama and Editing techniques
Photography task - sequencing photos to show a short scene
Storyboard for your Preliminary Task
Preliminary group task (done in school)
Evaluation of group preliminary task
Outline for new preliminary task - to be done at home
Notes on Narrative supported with screenshots
Narrative flowchart of your favourite film or story using Tordorov
Analysis of a film opening in the same genre as your film
Table comparing the BBC with Warner Bros
Research of a media company looking at what Media it owns
Table comparing 1960s audience to modern audiences
Preliminary Film Task (due by the end of November)
You don't have any lessons with me this week but should be using study time and some home learning time to complete work. I expect to see this work on your blogs by the end of next weeks lessons.
Media profile and collage
Notes on TV Drama and Editing techniques
Photography task - sequencing photos to show a short scene
Storyboard for your Preliminary Task
Preliminary group task (done in school)
Evaluation of group preliminary task
Outline for new preliminary task - to be done at home
Notes on Narrative supported with screenshots
Narrative flowchart of your favourite film or story using Tordorov
Analysis of a film opening in the same genre as your film
Table comparing the BBC with Warner Bros
Research of a media company looking at what Media it owns
Table comparing 1960s audience to modern audiences
Preliminary Film Task (due by the end of November)
You don't have any lessons with me this week but should be using study time and some home learning time to complete work. I expect to see this work on your blogs by the end of next weeks lessons.
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