some more websites of use

http://www.watchthetitles.com/ is an alternative to artofthetitle.com and is a good way of exploring inventive and engaging film titles and analyses

http://www.wix.com/ can be used as a fee website tool for showcasing your work, perhaps you can use this for your pitch or promo for your completed film?

more to follow...

Week 4 - The pitch and audience research

The Film Pitch



Hopefully you've all been working hard on your coursework planning over half term ;)

This week is about finalising your film and talking through the concept and appeal to audiences.  This week will also involve you carrying out a range of other important research, including:

• Audience questionnaires (online surveys, focus groups and THE PITCH)
• Age rating - also linked to audiences (and regulation - you will need to look at the BBFC guidelines to think about age ratings content of your film)

 There is also a student version called www.sbbfc.co.uk which has case studies and resources for you.

To be completed by Wednesday (the pitch that is)
Next week we will be examining planning and research material and talking about assessment and evaluating a range of work.  You will all be given provisional grades by next Monday with targets to aim for both individually and as a group.

Week 3

I've been enjoying everyone's interpretation of voki, et al. Monday we need to start thinking about branding and ideology as a group. You all seem to know what you want to do, but now we need to give yourself an identity.

Your task is to design a film institution logo that represents not only a bit of you, but the values and expectations you want audiences to associate with your film. This is an important part of the planning process and will give you clarity and set the tone of your film within the first 30 seconds.

Before we break for half term, I'm very keen for people to do some more textual analysis - using the 9 screenshots (done using power DVD or CTRL + printscreen from web) and using voicethread. Using voicethread is a great way to practise analysising films so that when you come to evaluate your final product in December, you will have shown progress and a development in confidence (and learning).

http://www.alevelmedia.co.uk/page27.php

Go forth and conquer!

animation

Start to register with all the sites so that your blog has variety and elements of creativity throughout.

http://www.voki.com/

Week 2

• Finish scripting and storyboarding your preliminary exercise.  Remember that we are filming in sequence and editing in-camera to improve your production skills.
• You will need to scan your storyboards and post them on your blog - try doing these as jpegs or register an account with scribd.com and create a pdf.
• Continue to blog ahead of progress review week - be creative with your use of ICT
• I will be feeding back to you individually on your work in Wednesday's lesson.

AS Media Studies Blog Hub

Group 1:
Iram Arbi
http://iramastleyasmedia.blogspot.com/
Sana Ashraf
http://sanaashasmeidaastley.blogspot.com/
Ruhan Eren
http://ruhanasmedia.blogspot.com/
Jamiul Azad
http://www.rijs-ae.blogspot.com/

Group 2:
Adam Sarginson
http://www.adamsarginson.blogspot.com/
Fehinti Balogun
http://www.fehintiastleyasmedia.blogspot.com/
Charlie Green
http://www.charliegreenastleyasmedia.blogspot.com/

Group 3:
Laura Jeffreson
http://www.laurajeffreson.blogspot.com/

Emma Gower
http://astleyemmaasmedia.blogspot.com/

Group 4:
Nicola Ho
http://www.nicolaastleyasmedia.blogspot.com/
Chloe King
http://www.chloeastleyasmedia.blogspot.com/
Tayla Powell
http://www.taylaastleyasmedia.blogspot.com/

Group 5:
Jon Champion
http://www.jonasmediacoursework.blogspot.com/
Connor Willis
http://thatone-conorwastleyasmedia.blogspot.com/


Group 6:
Abigail Davis-Fletcher
http://www.abidfastleyasmedia.blogspot.com/