Advertising Competition

Film Education have just announced that they are once again running the "Be ©reative" competition.

Consequently, you are due to start your next practical assignment after the October half-term, which id the TV advert. Therefore, you may enter the competition and submit the finished advert as part of the assignment brief. If you want to still create your own advert then feel free.

There are some good prizes (iPads) involved in this competition and it would be a shame not to enter.

Please follow the link HERE to their website so that you can see the entry details. Unfortunately, the competition is only open to students aged 11 - 19.

Deadline for entries into the competition is January 20th 2012. However, your deadline for the TV Advertising Assignment is before Christmas so make sure that you do not get confused.

Course Outline

This document provides a rough plan of the practical projects for the first year. However, please be aware that this might change due to any issue that may arise during the year.

Link HERE

Paperwork...eeek!

For haiku video

Plan a single camera production (see below for further details – Unit 22)

Be able to plan a single camera production
Devising: finding ideas; developing ideas; narrative structures; character; scripts; treatments; storyboards
Resources: talent; properties; costume; locations; video recording and playback equipment; audio recording and playback equipment; lighting equipment; sound and visual effects
Planning: treatments; shooting scripts; records of pre-production meetings; shooting schedules; call sheets; production roles; floor or location plans; prop lists; daily report sheets; production schedules
Health and safety: risk assessments (studio, locations)

If you have finished...

If you have completed your haiku video form a group with others who have finished...and do another one! Just for fun...practice makes perfect

your task is to create a video with a structure like this: 


• 5 second shot

• 7 second shot

• 5 second shot



Working in pairs, learners pick either a

NATURE poem from http://haiku-poems.50webs.com/nature-haiku-poems.htm
COMPUTER haiku http://haiku-poems.50webs.com/computer-haiku-poems.htm
FUNNY haiku http://haiku-poems.50webs.com/funny-haiku-poems.htm

You will then create images for the haiku – must be three shots (5, 7, 5).

Reflective Writing Task

One area of Media Production that has become an essential part of the medium is "Reflective Writing". Therefore, i have set a short task for this mornings lesson in order for you all to practice your Reflective Writing skills.

Read the document (link to it HERE) and reflect on the scenarios. Use Gibbs' Reflective Cycle and post your responses on to your blog - title them "Reflective Writing Practice".

Thanks!

A Gentle Reminder...

You should have all created a Theory tab on your blog page. This is where you need to post your Theory work.

You need to upload your work to google docs and link it your blog

If you are having problems setting a new page-up and posting I will run through it Monday

Please do not post on to the Moving Image Year 1 Theory Page or on you homepage - create and use your own Theory page.

Thank You!

Haiku Video

Can I remind you all that this project has to be done in three shots only

a 5 second shot

followed by

a 7 second shot

and ending with

a 5 second shot


Take a look at the vimeo group if you are unsure (I have posted the web address previously)

A little Yellow Bird Told Me

OK, so nobody found the answer (commented) on the amazing technology for the Professor Green Video.

Therefore, I'll do the research for you. Check this out:

Special Mention - Good Effort Amy!

Guest Lecture Number 1

Tuesday 27th September 9am

Joel will be delivering a presentation on the film Jumanji. Joel will be discussing the impact the film had on him as a child and also how it compares to the 1975 Disney classic "One of our Dinosaurs is Missing".

Could I please ask the audience to be in their seats by 9am sharp.

Congratulations!

Very well done on the completion of your first film!!! I hope you have enjoyed the project and have enjoyed making your first film on the course!

Make sure you read the assignment brief as it starts all over again TODAY!

Next Tuesday is the submission date for:

FILM 2: Video Haiku

(covers point 2 of unit 22)

Filming begins on the week of the 19/09. To be submitted 27/09 @ 4.30pm

Haikus are a form of Japanese poetry formed of three phrases (or lines) with the syllable structure like this:

5 syllables

7 syllables

5 syllables



So, for this project, your video structure should be like this: 

5 second shot

7 second shot

5 second shot



You must have a haiku in the video. You can write your own haiku or use someone else's with credit. You can read the haiku or use titles to show it.

To get you going, check out the vimeo haiku albums:
http://vimeo.com/groups/weekendproject/album/163
http://vimeo.com/groups/weekendproject/album/2491

With this film you must complete blogs posts that show you can:
Plan a single camera production (see below for further details – Unit 22)

Be able to plan a single camera production
Devising: finding ideas; developing ideas; narrative structures; character; scripts; treatments; storyboards
Resources: talent; properties; costume; locations; video recording and playback equipment; audio recording and playback equipment; lighting equipment; sound and visual effects
Planning: treatments; shooting scripts; records of pre-production meetings; shooting schedules; call sheets; production roles; floor or location plans; prop lists; daily report sheets; production schedules
Health and safety: risk assessments (studio, locations)

Become the Director

Check out the Professor Greens' 360 video

Link: Coming to Get Me

Is this going to change Video for Interactive Media forever?

Any ideas how they did it? A little Yellow Bird told me - hint hint.

Tokyo Slo-Mode

This is a fantastic short video that presents Slo-motion video in a different light.

TOKYO SLO-MODE from alex lee on Vimeo.

Excellent editing that I found hypnotising!

What should I be Posting?

Remember, your individual course blog should only contain information relevant to the assignments you are working on.

For the purposes of internal and external verification it is essential that only assignment related content is present.

Furthermore, please remember that when you make a post that you state, which assignment brief, unit and criteria it refers to - this is paramount.

If you want to share your thoughts and opinions on other film and media related topics (competitions, festivals, film reviews etc...) please post them on your main course page.

Everyone on the course has subscribed to the course homepage and will be able to see your post.

Thank you.

Virgin Media Shorts

12 shorts have made the shortlist for this year’s Virgin Media Shorts competition.

Now it's over to you. Vote for your favourite short to win the coveted People's Choice Award by 28th October and you'll be in the draw to win a shiny bit of kit from Apple.

Bonus!

Check out the standard of this years entries so that you can see what your up against. Maybe one of your films could be here next year?

Virgin Media Shorts

Labels

You must begin labelling your work

Label which unit / point it relates to (e.g. 22 = 1 / 2 / 3 / 4) and whether it is P / M / D

You add labels prior to posting - see image below

Alien - an inside look...

Alien (1979) is often referred to as a classic...it may, therefore, be a film that you look at on the course

HERE is a link to a recent Empire article

"In space no-one can hear you scream..."

Theory Page

In your DASHBOARD click on the EDIT POSTS tab for your blog.

Once there click on the EDIT PAGES tab

Click to create a NEW PAGE

Label this new page "THEORY"

You can then PUBLISH the page

                               

You need to upload your theory work onto GOOGLE DOCS

Once uploaded, copy the url and link on your theory page

REMEMBER to state which UNIT and POINT the work is

Thank You!

Where to Post CIQ

Remember to post your CIQ to the YEAR 1 MOVING IMAGE BLOG

Do not continue to post on the MOVING IMAGE PRODUCTION BLOG

PLEASE TAKE NOTES IN FUTURE SO THAT YOU DO NOT FORGET WHAT YOU HAVE BEED ASKED TO DO

THANK YOU!

Dear participant/Student

I would like to ask you to participate in the data collection for a work-based study into the use of an electronic Critical Incident Questionnaire (CIQ). For the purposes of this work-based study the questionnaire will be used to discover how you are experiencing teaching sessions. Its usefulness is underlined by the experience that student responses often differ markedly from what teachers have expected on the basis of their own feelings in the classroom (Brookfield 1995: 95-96).  

The CIQ requires you to answer five questions that describe aspects of teaching sessions, prompting teachers to think about what is helping or hindering their learning so far. Your responses are anonymous and you are encouraged to keep a copy too for review at the end of the course and for your own records. You will be asked to complete the CIQ at the end of each class and are the same every week. 

Brookfield began giving students a voice, in this particular way, in the era of carbon paper! But nowadays the facilities available to us include electronic mail and virtual learning environments. Therefore, we will be asking you to submit your electronic CIQ to the specific CIQ page on the course blog.

Your participation in this work-based study is entirely voluntary. Filling in the survey will take no more than 5 minutes. The information you provide is confidential. All of your CIQ responses are anonymous and therefore no participant’s names will be used. If you request confidentiality, beyond anonymised quotes, information you provide will be treated only as a source of background information, alongside literature-based research and potential interviews with other participants.

Your name or any other personal identifying information will not appear in any publications resulting from this study. The information gained from this interview will only be used for the above objectives, will not be used for any other purpose and will not be recorded in excess of what is required for the research.

Even though the study findings will be published in a Thesis, international conferences and journals, only relevant researchers will have access to the anonymous CIQ responses. These researchers will be bound by the principles outlined above. There are no known or anticipated risks to you as a participant in this work-based study.

If you have any questions regarding this study or would like additional information please contact the work-based study researcher (p.smith7@unimail.derby.ac.uk).

By filling in the CIQ (every occasion) you indicate that you understand its purpose and consent to the use of the data as indicated above. This is a completely voluntary request and should you decide not to complete the CIQ at any point during the work-based study, the data you have already entered up to that point will be used.
Thank you for your cooperation

Paul Smith, University of Derby Research Student

Submitting Post

When submitting a post to your blog it is essential that you specifically identify which unit and grading criteria you are targeting.

For Example, if you are submitting a Treatment Template, state which project, unit number and criteria it relates to -

Treatment Template, Unit 22 .2, Vimeo Assignment.

This is essential for external and internal verification purposes.

Additionally, could you please amend earlier posts so that each post is clearly identifiable to the associated assignment, unit and criteria.

Thanks!

The Thing (prequel)

A sneak peak at the new film

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=32001

THEORY ASSIGNMENT (Unit 22)

SEE BELOW FOR LINK TO THEORY ASSIGNMENT

CLICK HERE

Greenpeace Film Competition

Greenpeace have announced a very intriguing film competition that is in conjunction with Volkswagon. Have a browse and see what you think.

You need to register (link below) and then on the morning of the 17th September (less than a week to go) you will receive a briefing pack. You only need to make a 1 minute film and the prizes are great.

Link for more information below:

COMPETITION

Assignment 1

See the link below for your first practical assignment

Start Date: 12/09/2011
End Date: 11/10/2011

See here: Assignment Brief

Course Trip 1

We are running a residential trip to Bristol to attend the Encounters Film Festival

Further details: http://movingimageproduction.blogspot.com/p/trips.html

Media Production Competition

Media Magazine is running a media production competition. Basically, you can is any form of media production. It can be a college assignment or an external project you created yourself. For further information please use attached hyperlink.

http://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/mm/MMprodcompentryform.pdf