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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

Click here to download the assignment.

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

Click here to download the assignment.

21. IM Representation

Read about representation.

22. IM The evaluation

Guidance about how to produce your portfolio evaluation.

23. MDM - Assessment 4

Click here to download the assignment.

AS Level Units

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

A2 Level Units

Tasks

Lessons

Blog Help

Blogs 2008-2010

Advanced Portfolio

Planning & Research

Film Production

Film Poster

Magazine Film Review

Evaluation

A2 Examination

Reflecting on your practical work

Contemporary Media Issues

Theory