Year 13 Second Life

1. Create Word or PPT to add notes from today. Title ?Second Life?
2. Go to Wiki Second Life ? What is it? History? Key data and dates.
3. Next go to my Media site for them on school VLE.
4. Go to link for Second Life Blog on VLE: http://blog.secondlife.com
Spend 10 minutes exploring pages and write down 5-10 things you think are of interest/ you didn?t know ? relating to audience and institution.
5. Go to Second Life link on VLE: http://www.secondlife.com
Create an Avatar! What do you get asked to do ? how does this benefit the audience? Evaluate your experience of this in your ppt/Word document.
6. Research theory on Second life and add links to notes.
7. Ensure your evaluation is complete and upload information to ?Your Thoughts on Second Life? Discussion on VLE. I will also add post on my blog incase the VLE is not working!

Year 12 Editing

Dear Year 12s,

Hope you are well. I am so sorry I am not there. I am very poorly and have rested all weekend to get better for you - but it didn't work!

You SHOULD be in the position in which you have filmed your PE and got your blog up to speed. If not, GET MOVING!!!

In today's lesson you need to start editing. The deadline for this is ALL completed for next Monday 30/11/09 so we can do class evaluations and post comments on your COMPLETED blogs. Then on Friday we will complete the evaluation of the PE and start on our main tasks the following week.

If you know how to editing (or someone in your group does) please demonstrate for the rest of your group but ensure they all have a go (so they write it up in their blogs). You must be aware of using correct media language (so keep a note of transitions etc).

If you are not sure Apple have lots of video tutorials - which will show you how to download your videos and edit. You can either google the keywords or follow this link: http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/imovie08.html

I will try to be online during this lesson and will look at your blogs, adding comments. Please post any queries or comments you have!

Good luck and see you on Friday!

Mrs P :o )

How is the internet used to create film?

Using a current cinematic release, describe how the internet promotes films:
Trailers
Reviews
Cinemas
Downloads

Please post findings below.

Mrs P

What do I need to put in my thriller blog? Hmmmm......

Initial Planning and research

Looked at camerawork and ppt - Pyscho
Appiled them to the genre
Generic convention - Hitchcock and Fincher
Your notes from class - analysis
Mann - further textual analysis

Looked at other student examples
Look at class notes - genre, your opinion?

Production (Prelim Exercise)

Initial planning - storyboards
Music (Garageband intro)
Selected your ideas in groups (you should have had 3 ideas)
Created your blogs (looked at STUDENT examples) HOW YOU ARE MANAGING YOUR WORK ON THE BLOG!!! :O )
Location selection and shots
Choice of actors - shots
Costume - moodboard
Shooting timeline
Permission letters/emails
Final storyboard
Discuss the shoot - what happened? Decisions made and changed - why?
Upload video footage or have ready to for Monday!

Editing - Monday

Year 13 Media and the online age

Example of Sixth Form blogs

Year 12 Thriller

Dear lovely Heathside Students,

This is my blog for you to access and share information. We are currently working on our first shot. I want all filming to start in the first week back. You should be getting ideas and planning bits 'n' bobs together. On Friday we will start the blogs.

I want you to use this site as the first port of call so make sure you bookmark it!

Any issues, you know what to do!

Mrs Ponsford