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Preliminary exercise feedback and LR

1) Type up your teacher's feedback in full plus a summary of the comments you received from other students in the class.  WWW - post production, match on action, location change  EBI - lip syncing and industry  2) Using a combination of your own reflection on the preliminary exercise and the feedback you were given, write three WWW bullet points and three EBI bullet points for your work. WWW - low angle shot, fast paste, post production EBI - industry, lip syncing and some vid angles  3) How effectively did you complete the objective you laid out in your mini preliminary exercise statement of intent ? very effectively , included goodwin performative side and use of post production gives the R&B vibe  4) What have you learned from the preliminary exercise that will help you in the actual coursework project? nothing to be honest don't like my video 5) Now you have completed the preliminary exercise, will you change anything about your actual coursework video p...

Ignite presentation learner response

1) Type up your feedback in full including the ratings out of five for each of the categories.  WWW - clear into and conclusion, pictures and simple, concept clear, colour scheme and theorist, presentation was great  EBI - mispronounced contemporary and briefly touched theorist  1 - 4 2 - 5 3 - 3 4 - 3 5 - 4 6 - 5  = 24  2) Use this feedback, comments from peers and your own reflection on your presentation to self-assess and write your own detailed WWW and EBI for your coursework concept and presentation as a whole. WWW - my whole research was in depth and my execution of my presentation was one of the best  EBI - uses of media theorist was briefly touched  3) Write a paragraph discussing how your presentation will lead into your actual coursework production. Do you need to update your statement of intent? Does your concept offer enough clarity? Is it appropriate for the audience specified in the brief? Is it achievable to film with the resources you ...

Preliminary exercise 2026

1) State the song you have chosen for your preliminary exercise. Jorja Smith - On My Mind  2) Choose at least three music videos similar to your concept and watch a clip or more from each. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing and mise-en-scene.  https://youtu.be/PA5uuBCtZ5k?si=2gpHXCw9VI3x-6_p   - 1 https://youtu.be/VHsJCGh4gr4?si=tal_HpxgJsc_f1pv   - 2  https://youtu.be/-q66T2dNml0?si=TMgv72TtnKT6-lhy   - 3  . past pace editing . fast cuts . montage . low angle shots for isolation  . lowkey lighting 3) Write a short music video treatment for your extract (this is basically a script for your TikTok music video). You can find an example of a treatment here . If you are making your real coursework then feel free to use the treatment from your summer project. TikTok 1 - Music Video  Song- Jorja Smith = On My Mind  Sophia / Artist - Shailaa  Location - London / Elephant and Castle  Atmo...

Summer project tasks

  Summer project tasks Complete the following tasks on a blogpost on your coursework blog called ' Summer Project: coursework planning ':  1) Research: TikTok videos You need to write a 150-word close-textual analysis of SIX TikTok videos that will inform your production work. The TikTok videos you analyse are up to you but focus on a different aspect of media language for each one (see guidance below).   TikTok videos Video 1 – Narrative SZA – Snooze SZA’s Snooze uses narrative to show different relationships and situations involving love. The video follows SZA through different moments with romantic partners, which helps the audience understand the emotional side of the song. The narrative is not completely straightforward because it moves between different people and situations, but this keeps the audience interested and makes them want to see what happens next. The video uses Todorov’s narrative theory to some extent because there is a sense of an existing ...

Y12 Media exam: Paper 2: Learner response

Create a new blogpost on your Media Coursework blog called 'Media Paper 2 learner response' and work through the following tasks: 1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to). EBI = more explained analysis of ideology - assumption, values being promoted...  and  some confusion over texts and not really grasping the key terminology in the question - distribution and consumption 2) Read the mark scheme for this exam carefully (posted on your exam teacher's Google Classroom), paying particular attention to the the 'indicative content' for each question. Firstly, focus on the unseen question and identify two aspects of the poster that you could have written about in your answer.  skyline of contemporary/futuristic skyscrapers are signifiers of the city, banking/finance etc; This is reinforced by the costumes which suggest white-collar professionals title as a sign anchors the possible meaning of the image – white-c...

Radio index

1) Radio: Introduction to Radio 2) Radio: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat 3) Radio: War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

Media Factsheet Read Media Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds . You'll need your Greenford Google login to download it. Then answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? Orson Welles’ radio adaption of War of the Worlds has become notable not for the broadcast itself but for the reaction it received, and the subsequent press reporting of the audience’s reaction to the broadcast. It is often highlighted as an early example of mass hysteria caused by the media and used to support various audience theories. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? Broadcast live on 30th October 1938, popular myth has it that thousands of New Yorkers fled their homes in panic, and all across America people crowded the streets to witness for themselves the real space battle between earth and the Martians. 3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? The following m...