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You'll need to find a couple of websites for your planning that inspire you. I'll look for some magazine websites too. These are some of our best student websites from the past, use these as guides though you will need to cross brand and include some dance genre connotations. http://ivoryofficial.wixsite.com/iamivoryofficial http://beesonjack01.wixsite.com/cdotofficial https://vanillaprs.wixsite.com/vanilla http://latymermedia2015.wixsite.com/layla-obi-official/home Website research 1 from Issy Payne

Statement of Intent

How to write a statement of intent from Great Baddow High School Media

Magazine tips from OCR

Magazines as part of a cross-media brief: • layout • typography • use of language • use of images. The research for the magazines set in Component 01, Section B could lead into the drafting of a layout for the front cover of a new magazine followed by a photography session, producing a set of marked up contact prints for the cover. https://youtu.be/ElDOiblXFPw https://youtu.be/8_TIRTqRr1A https://youtu.be/5XD96iFyIXo https://www.mediacollege.com/lighting/three-point/ Set up mini studio areas and take macro photos of the products. Control lighting and focus. Import photos into Photoshop. Demonstrate basic features of Photoshop (or any other image manipulation software you are using), making sure they understand layers, the magic wand, layer styles, text tool etc. Use the magic wand to cut accurately around the photo of the product (made easier because of the plain fabric background); source a suitable background image from the internet to add meaning to the product; devise a slogan or t...

NEA Deadlines

Week commencing: 17/9 final song choice narrowing down ideas themes after presentations (incorporating feedback) choosing performers, screentesting performers upload, lip syncing costume ideas locations finalised, images uploaded drafting SOI (see email) 24/9 storyboard/shooting schedules/risk assessments intertextual references finalised / representations confirmed planning website and links between website and video - look at other dance websites for inspiration SOI second draft 1/10 (short week due to open eve)USE DAY OFF FOR FILMING!!! storyboard uploaded finalise locations, costumes and props finalise plans for website some filming complete Week commencing: 29th October- All filming complete 5th November - Halfway Evaluations (gather feedback and upload) 29th November - First draft of productions - website (articles or cd covers  as appropriate) music video - teacher and peer feedback this week week commencing 3rd December - Feedback and amendments uploaded onto blogs. A...

Summer tasks

YEAR 13 SUMMER WORK FIRSTLY MAKE SURE YOUR EXAM BLOGS ARE UP TO DATE, YOUR ASSESSMENTS AND DIRT SHEETS ARE ON THERE AND THAT ALL YOUR RESEARCH AND PRELIMS ARE ON YOUR NEA BLOGS. THEN… (TO GO ON YOUR EXAM BLOGS, LABEL CONTEXT) INTRO TO CONTEXT – IN THE EXAM YOU MAY BE ASKED TO REFER TO ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, SOCIAL OR CULTURAL CONTEXT. THESE OF COURSE TEND TO OVERLAP. HERE IS A TASTER FOR YOU TO RESEARCH AND SUMMARISE. WE THOUGHT ECONOMIC WOULD BE A BIT TOO BORING FOR THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS BUT WE’LL RETURN TO IT. BIG NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS Create a timeline and description of the following events that took place 2016/2017 so that you understand the contexts around them. It would really help you if you found front covers from the main papers (Guardian, DM, Times, Mirror) BREXIT – When did David Cameron announce referendum? Why did he do this? Who were the leavers/remainers? Analyse front pages of Brexit result https://www.theguardian.com/media/gallery/2016/jun/25/brexit-front-pages-in-pictu...

Vocabulary list

A level media glossary from Great Baddow High School Media

Greg James

Radio 1 targeting audience from Great Baddow High School Yesterday's quiz Pass the Pasty Unpopular opinion - HP should have died, cheese is overrated etc Look at media twitter feed for useful articles as well as online