Learning Objectives

- To create an animatic which follows the specified brief - To understand how to blog effectively

ALPS/ Minimum Target Grades

Monitoring your progress in Media

ALPS is a crude data generatorGrades are determined from your past progressThey are generated externally by people you’ve never metThey are not subject-specificGrades generated should not be viewed as target grades in the way they were in Year 11 (i.e. high aspirations)These are MINIMUM target grades – you should be aiming at least as high, if not higher than the grade generated for you

Progress Tracking

Each student has been printed a graph on lilac paper consisting of grades and datesCheck your minimum target grade with me and shade in the row for the grade that corresponds with your minimum target grade (if your grade spans 2 grades e.g. B/C then shade in the block from mid-B to mid-C, ignoring B+ & C-)

Ongoing Records

It is intended that across both teachers of your subject, you will receive back at least one assessed piece of work each monthUsing a different colour for each different unit (NOT necessarily different teachers) put a cross at the point where the grade received and the month meetThis will enable quick, clear mapping of the progress you are making in each unit

You need to take responsibility for the progress you makeIf the grade you receive for a piece of work is below your minimum target grade, find out what YOU can do to improveMark schemes will help with thisYou may want to redo a piece of work you don’t feel demonstrates your abilityThese will be referred to at parents evenings and when it comes to deciding your actual predicted grades

Induction Task Feedback

No need to recount the briefConsider denotation and connotationEnsure high/ low angle are referred to correctlyBe specific about shot types: a two-shot can be CU/MS/LSEffects MUST be explained (think PEE)Avoid repetition of the same point or phrase

Induction Task Feedback

Avoid trite/ empty expressionsBetter to focus on fewer aspects in more detailImportance of lightingEVERY decision should have been consciously and deliberately made to create/ enhance the effect

Good Examples

‘both characters’ eyelines meet, this creates tension and represents the conflict between the two.’

Bad examples

‘The mise-en-scene is great because the lighting is great because you can see everything in the shot and the location is a classroom.’

Expanding vocabulary

Instead of this shows, try this…

ConveysSuggestsImpliesPortraysConnotesSignifies

Instead of showing, try

ConveyingSuggestingImplyingPortrayingConnotingSignifying

Before filming you MUST have produced:

A detailed storyboard for every shot planned (at least 20 shots) HOMEWORKAn animatic with timings, effects & camera movements applied (iMovie: exported as M4V)Musical score/ voiceover/ sound effects/ dialogue to accompany animatic

Animatic

Producing your animatic

1. Switch camera to close-up mode (flower)2. Take photos of all your storyboard frames3. Check they are all clear & in focus4. Upload to a folder in your documents on Mac5. Clear SD card. Return camera & card reader6. Open iMovie. BEFORE importing photos from

folder TURN OFF KEN BURNS EFFECT!! (file – project properties – initial photo placement: fit in frame

Producing your animatic

7. Import photos from folder (NOT directly from camera)

8. Change timings to match intended shot duration9. Use Ken Burns in specific shots to replicate camera

movements e.g. zoom/ pan/ track10. Insert transitions according to storyboard11. Record any dialogue required (in iMovie)12. Create score & sound effects in Garageband and

insert13. Export as M4V to AS folder. Transfer to shared area

Blogging

For this production you will be required to set up and maintain your own blog, as a way of documenting all the stages of your production The aim of your blog is to document the stages of production in a critical and analytical wayThis should NOT just be a list of decisions but instead you should make sure you give reasons for selection, rejection and revision of ideasYour blog is worth 20% of the overall mark for your Foundation Portfolio

Stages of blogging

Preliminary TaskResearchPlanningPre-productionProductionPost-producitonAnalysisEvaluation

Setting up a blog

There are many blog hosts that you can use, and if you have a blog already and want to use the same provider for this task that is fine.

Recommended blog hosts are:Wordpress: http://wordpress.com/signup/Blogspot: http://www.blogger.com/home Posterous: http://posterous.com/

The process is simple:

Think of a username that you will rememberDo the same with your passwordEnter your email addressClick nextChoose your blog domain (This is the address that people will type in to find it. This cannot be changed at a later date, so make it a good one)Choose your blog title (make this sensible and relevant please!)Click sign upYou will then be sent an email with a link to confirm your accountEmail us your blog address!!You can now start bloggingTIP: choose a theme that enables video links & multimedia features

What makes a good blog?

Comprehensive account of processes – able to follow how all stages are progressingQuality of research and planning - analytical Use of still and moving images Layout/use of colour – useful, not for the sake of itOrganisation – are posts easy to follow and find?Frequency – blog is updates continually

Blogs

http://zoe92.wordpress.com/

http://hollyamelialaurafoundationportfolio.blogspot.com/

http://www.chrisadamschrisadams.blogspot.com/

http://cmadell.wordpress.com/

First Blog Posts: Preliminary Task

Use these headings to explain the process you have undertaken so far:

Previous filming experience (be concise)Your interpretation of the brief (what you decided to do)The storyboarding process

HomeworkComplete today’s blog entry if unfinished – interpretation of brief and initial ideasblog about your understanding of continuity techniques (180 degree rule; shot/ reverse shot/ eyeline match; math-on-action)embed animatic from kingedmedia YouTube channel and explain how you used the continuity techniques within your storyboard and what effects are created

I will check your blogs on Tuesday 5th October, after 6:30 pm.

ensure actors/props/locations are organised for filming next lesson

Embedding an animatic

Your animatic will be posted on YouTube this eveningThe next two slides should help you with how to do thisIf you can’t work out how to upload your animatic contact me/come and see me

Click on ‘Embed’ to see the code. Copy this and paste it into your blog post. You may need to select the HTML editor to do this. See next slide for details.

Click this and then paste your embed code into your post