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A2 QUESTION 1AESSAY PLANS
TOPICS
•Digital Technology•Creativity•Use of Real Media Texts•Research and Planning•Post Production
POSSIBLE TOPICS
•Digital Technology•Creativity•Use of Real Media Texts (slightly diff)•Research and Planning•Post Production•Blue represents same essay structure plan for
1. Pre-production
2. Production
3. Post-production
YOU CAN GET 1 OR MORE
Example 1 only: research & planning (jan 13)
Explain how your research and planning skills developed over time and contributed to your media production outcomes. Refer to a range of examples in your answer.
Example 2: Creativity + digital technology (june 13)
Describe a range of creative decisions that you made in a post-production and how these decisions made a difference to the final outcomes. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.
INTRODUCTION TEMPLATE
1. Answer or give point of view to question.
2. Outline briefly what they made across both years.
3. Explain to the examiner how they are going to structure their essay.
This stays the same in every draft!
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIESINTERNET DIGITAL SOFTWARE DIGITAL HARDWARE
Youtube (research and uploading)
imovie TRIPOD IS NOT DIGITAL
Blogger garageband Sony HD digital camcorders & USB uploading
Copyright free music (MP3/MP4 etc)
iphoto Digital voice recorder -
Streaming sites: BBC iplayer/40D/youtube channel…..netflix/lovefilm!
iSight Digital still cameras (camera or camera on phones)
3G Programs to watch = WMP, quicktime, VLC
Ipad – all the apps you used.
Social networking: facebook/twitter
Ipad apps PC/MAC
Slideshare, Flickr, Scribd, prezi, artofthetitle,
DVD’s to watch (actual DVD, DVD player vs streaming)
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ESSAY PLANINTRODUCTION
1. Answer or give point of view to question.
2. Outline briefly what they made across both years.
3. Explain to the examiner how they are going to structure their essay.
Part 1: PRE-PRODUCTION 1-2 examples
Compare AS & A2
Part 2: PRODUCTION 1-2 examples
Compare AS & A2
Part 3: POST-PRODUCTION 1-2 examples
Compare AS & A2
CONCLUSION Write a brief conclusion of how digital technologies were used to aid make your AS/A2 media coursework and summarize what technologies you used
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ESSAY PLANNINGPart 1: PRE-PRODUCTION
Compare AS & A2
Example 1
Ex. Youtube
Example 2
Ex. Researching real products (DVD/streaming)
Example 3
Ex. Blogger
AS
Pro/con’s in colour
A2
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ESSAY PLANNINGPart 1: PRODUCTION
Compare AS & A2
Example 1
Ex. Still cameras
Example 2
Ex. camcorders
Example 3
Ex. Uploading footage or other technologies?
AS
A2
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ESSAY PLANNINGPart 1: POST-PRODUCTION
Compare AS & A2
Example 1
Ex. Adding sounds/music
Example 2
Ex. Editing tool 1
Example 3
Ex. Editing tool 2
AS
A2
CREATIVITY
WHAT IS CREATIVITY?Some basic definitions:
‘making of the old, re-arranging of the new’,
‘something new that communicates something to someone’,
‘something original’.
Thinking or behaving imaginatively. It could involve extending/developing or going against/challenging conventions. What did you do in your c/w? Why?
What were the restrictions given to you? (You were given specific tasks in AS/A2). After this, what creative processes began? (You choose a genre and had to create an original story)
CREATIVE POINTS TO CONSIDER1. How creative were you in decisions made when creating your c/w?
1. How were you creative in the pre-production stages of research and planning?
2. How was your product influenced by your lifestyle/relationships/interests? (is anything 100% creative?)
2. “Creativity is always constrained by generic conventions”. To what extent did you adhere to or subvert (challenge or omit) conventions in the creation of your media products?
3. How were you creative as an individual and in a group? (sharing and developing ideas, the evolution of ideas)
4. You must appreciate the balance and importance of using individual/group creativity against using existing filming conventions and techniques.
5. Did the technologies enhance your creativity? Why or why not?
1. How did using digital technologies aid you in your ability to construct a desired product?
6. What limited your creativity? (group work/ideas, technology problems, time/deadlines, genre/conventions, other obstacles)
7. What are the overall pro’s and con’s of creativity?
CREATIVITY ESSAY PLANINTRODUCTION
1. Answer or give point of view to question.
2. Outline briefly what they made across both years.
3. Explain to the examiner how they are going to structure their essay.
Part 1: PRE-PRODUCTION 1-2 examples
Compare AS & A2
Part 2: PRODUCTION 1-2 examples
Compare AS & A2
Part 3: POST-PRODUCTION 1-2 examples
Compare AS & A2
CONCLUSION Write a brief conclusion of how your creativity made your AS/A2 media coursework come to life
CREATIVITY ESSAY PLANNINGPart 1: PRE-PRODUCTION
Compare AS & A2Example 1
Ex. coming up with idea (individual and/or group setting)
Example 2
Ex. Using/developing/challenging conventions
Example 3
Ex. How were your creative in your planning such as: blogs, storyboards, scripts,
*Ex. How were you creative in the drafting process?
AS
A2
CREATIVITY ESSAY PLANNINGPart 1: PRODUCTION
Compare AS & A2
Example 1
Ex. Using cameras to film your creative ideas
Example 2
Ex. Ability to create mise-en-scene, actors, costume/props
Example 3
Ex. Uploading footage or other technologies?
AS
A2
CREATIVITY ESSAY PLANNINGPart 1: POST-PRODUCTION 3 examples
Compare AS & A2
Example 1
Ex. How were you creative in Adding sounds/music
Example 2
Ex. How were you creative in your editing?
Example 3
Ex. How were you creative in the drafting process? (combining old/new footage to desired result)
AS
A2
USING CONVENTIONSOF REAL MEDIA
TEXTS
MEANING
Conventions:
Real media texts:
Reword ‘conventions of real media texts’
WHAT ARE CONVENTIONSRecognisable features or elements in a particular genre/subgenre
Can be a range of things:
-camera work
-editing techniques
-types of music
-character types
-settings
-lighting techniques
-costume/props/make up
-narrative structure
-plot
TIPS
1. Know your inspirational real media products
2. Know the genre and conventions you used/developed/challenged
3. Explain WHY your used/developed/challenged
4. Explain HOW they are similar and different to real media products
WHAT ARE REAL MEDIA TEXTS
AS A2 main A2 ancillary
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Real media texts are the real life texts of your task.
AS = real film (various genre) opening sequences A2 = real TV Below list 3 examples of real texts you were inspired by for your tasks. Write a few bullet points explaining WHAT/HOW it was inspiring for your idea.
GENRE & CONVENTIONS IN ASGenre and real inspirational films Conventions of this genre
(consider how it has changed over time, therefore how it’s conventions have changed over time)USEDEVELOPCHALLENGE
Come up with at least 5-10 examples….don’t just say ‘horror’…be more specific, we live in a day and age of subgenres!
GENRE & CONVENTIONS IN A2Genre and real inspirational products
MAIN & ANCILLARY
Conventions of this genre(consider how it has changed over time, therefore how it’s conventions have changed over time)USEDEVELOPCHALLENGE
Come up with at least 5-10 examples….don’t just say ‘documentary’…be more specific, we live in a day and age of subgenres!
YOUR GENRE & CONVENTIONS IN AS
ConventionsUSED
Conventions DEVELOPED
ConventionsCHALLENGED
Similarities to inspirational films
Differences to inspirational films
GENRE : _________________________
YOUR GENRE & CONVENTIONS IN A2 MAIN
ConventionsUSED
Conventions DEVELOPED
ConventionsCHALLENGED
Similarities to inspirational documentaries
Differences to documentaries
GENRE : _________________________
YOUR GENRE & CONVENTIONS IN A2 ANCILLARIES
ConventionsUSED
Conventions DEVELOPED
ConventionsCHALLENGED
Similarities to inspirational ancillaries
Differences to ancillaries
GENRE : _______________ GENRE : _______________
LIST YOUR CONVENTIONS IN AS
Fill in the chart to know your conventions
RealInspirational FilmsAnd theirConventions
YourConventionsUSED
YourConventionsDEVELOPED
YourConventionsCHALLENGED
Similarities to real inspirational film
Similarities to real inspirational film
1.
2.
3.
LIST YOUR CONVENTIONS IN A2
Fill in the chart to know your conventions
RealInspirational MV or SFAnd theirConventions
YourConventionsUSED
YourConventionsDEVELOPED
YourConventionsCHALLENGED
Similarities to real inspirational documentaries
Similarities to real inspirational documentaries
1.
2.
3.
LIST YOUR CONVENTIONS IN A2
Fill in the chart to know your conventions for ancillaries
MV = digipak+poster SF = poster+double page spreadRealInspirational AncillariesAnd theirConventions
YourConventionsUSED
YourConventionsDEVELOPED
YourConventionsCHALLENGED
Similarities to real inspirational ancillaries
Similarities to real inspirational ancillaries
1.
2.
3.
CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA TEXTS ESSAY PLAN
INTRODUCTION
1. Answer or give point of view to question.
2. Outline briefly what they made across both years.
3. Explain to the examiner how they are going to structure their essay.
Part 1: INSPIRATIONAL MEDIA PRODUCTS & THEIR CONVENTIONS 1-2 examples
Compare AS & A2
Part 2: CONVENTIONS USED/DEVELOPED/CHALLENGED 1-2 examples
Compare AS & A2
Part 3: HOW YOUR CONVENTIONS ARE
SIMILAR/DIFFERENT TO REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS 1-2 examples
Compare AS & A2
CONCLUSION Write a brief conclusion of how conventions of real media texts were used in aid to create your AS/A2 media coursework and summarize how they were similar and different to inspirational
real media products
R&P & POST-PRODUCTION
These next topics can’t follow that structure so they……
An ‘affect on/effects of’ structure can be applied that takes into account the stages of production to more difficult options:
RESEARCH
&
PLANNING
ESSAY STRUCTUREINTRODUCTION
1. Answer or give point of view to question.
2. Outline briefly what they made across both years.
3. Explain to the examiner how they are going to structure their essay.
Part 1: HOW DID YOU COMPLETE EFFECTIVE RESEARCH 1 examples
Compare AS & A2
Part 2: HOW DID YOU COMPLETE EFFECTIVE PLANNING 1 examples
Compare AS & A2
Part 3: WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF YOUR RESEARCH & PLANNING 2-3 examples
ON PRODUCTION (can discuss the effect of good/bad research and planning had on production)
AND can discuss how you had to update your research & planning in drafts)
Compare AS & A2
Part 4: WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF YOUR RESEARCH & PLANNING 2-3 examples
ON POST PRODUCTION (can discuss the effect of good/bad research and planning had on post-production)
Compare AS & A2
CONCLUSION Write a brief conclusion of how you completed research and planning and how it was used in aid to create your AS/A2 media coursework and summarize how they were similar and different to inspirational real media products
RESEARCH & PLANNINGExample 1
Ex. ___________
Example 2
Ex. __________
Example 3
Ex. __________
AS
A2
Example 1
Ex. ___________
Example 2
Ex. __________
Example 3
Ex. __________
AS
A2
PLANNING
Example 1
Ex. ___________
Example 2
Ex. __________
Example 3
Ex. __________
AS
A2
EFFECT OF R&P ON PRODUCTION
Example 1
Ex. ___________
Example 2
Ex. __________
Example 3
Ex. __________
AS
A2
EFFECT OF R&P ON POST-PRODUCTION
Example 1
Ex. ___________
Example 2
Ex. __________
Example 3
Ex. __________
AS
A2
POST
PRODUCTION
WHAT IS POST PRODUCTION?
?
WHAT IS POST PRODUCTION?
POST PRODUCTIONEditing (manipulating the raw footage)
PRODUCTIONFilming (raw footage) sound
PRE-PRODUCTIONresearch planning
COMPARING AIMS IN AS & A2AS AIM (in post-production) A2 AIM (in post-production)
How did you edit/what technologies were involved in editing process?
What tools did you apply to edit? Why?
What editing techniques did you apply? Why?
What was your aim in your editing (think of purpose of task)?
How did the editing make meaning on an your audience?
ESSAY STRUCTUREINTRODUCTION
1. Answer or give point of view to question.
2. Outline briefly what they made across both years.
3. Explain to the examiner how they are going to structure their essay.
Part 1: WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF YOUR RESEARCH & PLANNING 1-2 examples
ON POST-PRODUCTION (can discuss the effect of good/bad research and planning had on post-production)
Compare AS & A2
Part 2: WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF YOUR PRODUCTION 1-2 examples
ON POST-PRODUCTION (can discuss the effect of good/bad production had on post-production)
Compare AS & A2
Part 4: WHAT TOOLS/TECHNIQUES/TECHNOLOGIES DID YOU 1-2 examples
APPLY IN POST-PRODUCTION
Compare AS & A2
Part 3: EXTENSION (only if you can) WHAT WAS THE AIM IN YOUR 1-2 examples
POST PRODUCTION
Compare AS & A2
CONCLUSION Write a brief conclusion of how you completed post-production and how it was used in aid to create your AS/A2 media coursework and summarize how they were similar and different to inspirational real media products
EFFECT OF PRE-PRODUCTION ON POST-PRODUCTION
Example 1
Ex. ___________
Example 2
Ex. __________
Example 3
Ex. __________
AS
A2
EFFECT OF PRE-PRODUCTION ON POST-PRODUCTION
Example 1
Ex. ___________
Example 2
Ex. __________
Example 3
Ex. __________
AS
A2
TOOLS/TECHNIQUES/TECHNOLOGIES
Example 1
Ex. ___________
Example 2
Ex. __________
Example 3
Ex. __________
AS
A2
ESSAY
STUFF
PAST PAPER QUESTIONS
Jan 10 R&PCreativity
Describe how you developed research and planning skills for media production and evaluate how these skills contributed to creative decision making. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.
Jun 10 ResearchReal media texts
Describe the ways in which your production work was informed by research into real media texts and how your ability to use such research for production developed over time.
Jan 11 Digital technologyCreativity
Describe how you developed your skills in the use of digital technology for media production and evaluate how these skills contributed to your creative decision making. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.
Jun 11 Conventions Creativity
Explain how far your understanding of conventions of existing media influenced the way you created your own media products. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.
Jan 12 ConventionsCreativity
Describe how analysis of the conventions of real media texts informed your own creative media practice. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.
Jun 12 CreativityPost-production
Describe a range of creative skills that you made in post-production and how these decisions made a difference to the final outcomes. Refer to a range of examples in your answer to show how these skills developed over time.
Jan 13 R&P
Explain how your research and planning skills developed over time and contributed to your media production outcomes. Refer to a range of examples in your answer.
Jun 13 CreativityDigital Technology
Explain how your skills in the creative use of digital technology developed over time. Refer to a range of examples from your media productions in your answer.
Jun 14 Post-production