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These tasks are designed to be completed before your lesson. Your teacher will tell you which one to do. When you have completed the task you should blog a short post about what you have done/read.
1. IM The blog.
Read this webpage about how to use wordpress.
2. IM Storyboarding.
Read this guide to storyboarding.
3. IM Planning a filmed sequence.
Read this advice about the pre-production process.
4. IM The video camera – using manual settings.
Learn about how the video camera works
5. IM Shots – framing, distance, movement.
Learn about shot types - make sure that you also look at "camera movement" and "see also" links.
6. MDM - Assessment 1
Click here to download the assignment.
7. IM Intro to sound
Learn about microphones and how to monitor sound - don't forget to read all pages within the link.
8. IM Intro to editing
Read about why your video will need editing.
9. IM Using Premiere – basic editing task
Read about the software you will be using.
10. IM Further editing techniques
Learn about the Premiere workspace.
11.IM Further editing techniques
Learn about what the tools do in Premiere.
12. IM Preliminary filming exercise
Read Chapter 1.2 OCR Media Studies for AS
13. IM Textual anlaysis.
Write a short analysis of our preliminary exercise. What did we do well and where can we improve? Rememebr to use the appropriate vocabulary.
14. MDM - Assessment 2
15. IM Producing an editing log
Read about logging shots and download a log sheet for use in lesson.
16. IM Lighting
Learn about basic lighting techniques.
17. IM Dialogue
Explore the BBC's scriptwriting pages.
18. IM Using the titler in premiere
Read this tutorial about creating titles in Premiere.
19. IM Animatic storyboards.
Watch this example of an animatic storyboard
20. MDM - Assessment 3
Read about representation.
22. IM The evaluation
Guidance about how to produce your portfolio evaluation.
23. MDM - Assessment 4
Tasks
Lessons
Blog Help
Create a Blog
Blogs 2009-2011
Foundation Portfolio
Planning & Research
Film Production
Evaluation
AS Examination
Textual Analysis and Representation
Institutions and Audiences - Film
Blogs 2008-2010
Advanced Portfolio
Film Poster
Magazine Film Review
A2 Examination
Reflecting on your practical work
Contemporary Media Issues
Theory