KEEP AND SHARE

Hello all,

Your documents must be vieqwable by everyone - especially the examiners - so this next step is crucial!

Here are some instructions for making all of your document public. Special thanks to Lee and Tom for writing this up!

GH


INSTRUCTIONS
sign into keep and share
click on document tab
edit an uploaded file
go to groups on the left column, change to public, tick the box next to it
save

What to do today....

Hi everyone,

Sorry I forgot to tell you I wasn't going to be there on Friday!

I've written you a short list of things to do...

1. Finish up Gantt Charts
2. Upload them onto your new blogs via the keepandshare website (you'll need to sign up for an account first!).
3. Finish off similar media works presentations. Don't forget to include links to 2 examples of films of your genre and a short analysis of each.

Have a great weekend!

-GH

help researching similar media works!

For anyone having problems finding some stats about films, check out Box Office Mojo. It ha box office takings for every Hollywood film, broken downby country (US or worldwise), total gross of just cinema takings, number of screens it showed on, etc etc etc.
The link I gave bove is a link to film takings by genre. If you want to know the most successful buddy comedies of all time, this will help. Also, each film's owner is listed so you can see which films are independent and which are made by huge studios. That's important, isn't it? Not many independent acvtion movies made.... I'll let you reason why.

GH

To do list!

Hello all,
This is a reminder that by Friday you should have completed the following:

1. Finished editing your video.
2. Added any music and sound effects, credited them and saved ownership/copyright information.
3. Gotten permission to publish from anyone in your video
4. Shown me
5. Uploaded the video to Youtube (I have an account if you don't)
Embedded it into your blog
6. Written a brief reflection on your production experience. What went well? What went poorly? What obstacles did you face? What would you do differently next time? What's your most important piece of advice for others doing the same task?

If you are editing your video you must be in the Media Suite. Once your video is on Youtube, you can work from the upstairs 6th form computer room. You must always come to N4 at the start of the lesson, though!

Thanks

Ms Hobbs

Hello all,

Below I've compiled a list of websites which you may find useful for tracking down free, public domain or Creative Commons licensed sounds and music.

Don't forget to take a screen grab of the site (or print the CC license!) and bookmark the URL of the website you found it on. This evidence is required to prove that you're using the music appropriately. Also, please make a note of the creators so that you can give them a credit in your film.

Free Sound Effects from PartnersInRhyme.com

This is a great site but check carefully because it sells sounds as well as offering others for free.
http://derekaudette.ottawaarts.com/

http://www.acoustica.com/sounds.htm

http://www.alcljudprod.se/english/ljud.php

http://www.freesound.org/index.php

brilliant, but you need to set up an account and log in to download

http://www.ljudo.com/default.asp?lang=tEnglish&do=it

http://www.jamendo.com/en

Have fun!
Ms Hobbs

Today's tasks...

Hi guys,

I'm sorry I can't be there today. I I don't want to make any of you ill! I thought it best to give you something else to do today as I am not there to help you with filming. Rest assured that on Thursday we will be back into filming.

Today, you have lots to get done:

1. Finish any outstanding scripting, storyboarding, shooting scripts
2. Organise all props, coastumes, makeup, sets, actors etc for tomorrow's filming (you should be well and truly finished filming by Monday so get organised!)
3. Complete your blog setup and first blog entry (as described in the blog setup instructions on the Media website)
4. See the previous post on this blog about 'following'. (well done, David and Alice!)
5. Find each others' blogs and 'follow' them all.
6. Reflect on what you've learned so far and write your thoughts in a blog post. You may want to talk about problems you've had, interesting inspirations, making (and then changing) all of your plans, equipment failures, the practicalities of filming, working with group members who aren't always in attendance, etc. Keep it short and sweet - 300 words should be ample!

This is important practice for your Critical Evaluation - the 3rd part of your major task! It will also remind you of pitfalls to avoid and successful strategies to put in place when you're doing your major task.

I will be checking everyone's blog from my sickbed so get going!

Ms Hobbs

Followers

Hello everyone,

Please log into your blogs then revisit this page. You should be able to see an item in the right hand bar entitled Followers. Click on the link and 'follow' this blog. Once everyone has done so, I'd like you to find each others' blogs ('view followers') and 'follow' each others' blogs as well.

I've become a follower of everyone whose blog I have been added to as an author. If you don't appear on this list, you need to add me ASAP. If you're Sam, there was some sort of error with yours and I will chat to you about this.

Thanks!
Ms Hobbs

Hello Year 12s,
All access issues should be sorted out by now so please see me if there are any problems.

After you've set up your blog, I'd like you to create your first post (as detailed in the instructions). I've updated the instructions to get rid of a few bugs.

I'll post the full list of your blogs as soon as everyone has signed up. Don't forget to add me as an author of your blog!

Lastly, keep working on your storyboards, scripts, shooting scripts for your preliminary task. Don't forget to demonstrate match-on-action, 180 degree rule and general continuity editing. The task MUST include someone goign through a door and 2 people talking.

Thanks

Ms Hobbs