Interesting TED talks videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOE1HFEL8XA&sns=fb  what facebook and google don't tell you

http://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_cellphones_twitter_facebook_can_make_history.html how social media changes the world  (clay shirky)

http://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_social_media_and_the_end_of_gender.html how social networking will end gender

http://www.ted.com/talks/adam_ostrow_after_your_final_status_update.html social newtwork info and status update (archiving info)

http://www.ted.com/talks/alexis_ohanian_how_to_make_a_splash_in_social_media.html how to make a splash on the internet

http://www.ted.com/talks/amber_case_we_are_all_cyborgs_now.html  cyborgs

http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_kelly_on_how_technology_evolves.html how technology evolves

http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_allocca_why_videos_go_viral.html why videos go viral

http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_anderson_how_web_video_powers_global_innovation.html how web video powers global innovation

AS EVALUATION QUESTIONS (Support and Guidance to answer the questions)

AS EVALUATION QUESTIONS (Support and Guidance to answer the questions)

-this is a video task which is mainly you recording yourselves in front of a video screen with rehearsed powerpoint/video and voiceovers to support what you are saying.  You can (and should have) prepared notes with you to help you remember things to discuss

-it is best to film this in front of a large clear screen such as a TV (use connecting wires) to support if possible

-the cutaways (supportive footage) will be video and print screens

-DO NOT RAMBLE!  Make sure you are BRIEF

-make sure to submit the electronic powerpoint to Ms Connell (so it can be submitted to board)

-15 mins total max

1.       In what ways does your media product  (opening sequence) use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products (real films)?

4-5 mins

FORM: How something is constructed (made)

-anything to do with filming (shots/angles composition etc) or editing (cuts/transitions/music/volume control etc)

CONVENTIONS: things you expect to see

                -dependant on genre (drama – conflict or struggle of main character)

1.       Discussing/showing your inspirational films (discuss how/why they are inspirational)

2.       How/why they use/develop/challenge forms

3.       How/why they use/develop/challenge conventions

4.       How/why YOU use/develop/challenge forms

a.        COMPARE SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES (of forms) TO REAL FILMS

5.       How/why YOU use/develop/challenge conventions

a.        COMPARE SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES (of conventions) TO REAL FILMS

6.       What is the narrative structure of your film and why?  Did you incorporate any theories in this? (such as Todorov)

2.       How does your media product (opening sequence) represent particular social groups?

3-4 mins

1.       Who is being represented? Why?

2.       What type of social group are you representing? Why?

3.       How did you represent the character (or social groups) in a particular way (consider mise-en-scene: setting, lighting, colour, body language, gesture, facial expression, behaviour, speech etc)

4.       Positive or negative representation? Why?

5.       Is it a stereotypical convention? Why?

6.       Optional: Are the representations conventional or subversive?

7.       How does the representation relate to the target audience?

8.       Is it a fair or accurate representation? Why?

9.       Why did you represent this social group? (what is the purpose?)

3.       What kind of media institution (film distributing company) might distribute your media product (opening sequence) and why?

3 mins

*Use the distributing company assignment to help you with this

1.       First show the various film distributing companies you explored (5 is a good amount)

a.        Explain the research you did on them

2.       Then explain how you decided on a particular one and explain the following:

a.        What types of films do they release (genre) (compare to yours)

b.       What types of target audiences do they have (compare to yours)

c.        What types of budgets do they usually work with? Show a general budget of your film to make connections

Budget =
1. Construction of film: how much is it to make it? 2. How much is it to advertise and market it?

d.       Where would your film be released (relate this to a target audience and budget) and connect this to your chosen distributing company

3.       How would you release your film? (relate to this budget and target audience)

a.        Cinema? Why?

b.       Online? (download/itunes) why?

c.        DVD release? Why?

4.     Who would be the audience for your media product?

2-3 mins

1. Discuss the following to point out your target audience:

                -age

                -gender

                -location/region

                -social class

                -ethnicity/nationality

                -lifestyle and hobbies/interests

(optional)-morals/beliefs

2. Discuss why you are targeting them and how relates to your idea, genre and forms/conventions

3. BBFC: what is your film rated and why? (point out the standards) and relate this to your target audience

5.     How did you attract/address your audience?

3-4

a)       Briefly prove how your target audience will be attracted to your documentary

b)       Watching the documentary (brief shots and should have voiceover explaining what you’re doing and who is watching (specify how they are your target audience)

c)       Interviews with individuals from the audience (asking them questions) Remember to ask them specific and detailed questions

d)       Show and film a section on a list of things you did to attract/address your audience (forms and conventions)

The first part of the question is asking you to prove what you did and incorporated to attract a target audience

1.       Discuss how you attracted a target audience by the idea  (and/or theme and concept)

2.       Discuss how you attracted a target audience by the conventions 

3.       Discuss how you attracted a target audience by the forms

Optional Extension:  As an extension you could get audience feedback to prove the success if you did indeed attract an audience

1.       You could ask audience specific questions (not yes & no answers) if they were attracted to your final opening sequence  (I gave you a list of questions before)

a.        Remember you can gain audience feedback by having them view it live (in front of a computer) or post it on facebook (if you get their feedback on facebook then you can print screen these responses)

2.       You can discuss what you learned from this feedback and how you would improve if you could complete another draft

6.     What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

3-4 mins

1. Consider what technology your used in each stage of the production

                a) RESEARCH: (LIST all technologies and then chose 2-3 to focus on and talk about more in detail)

b) BRAINSTORMING/PLANNING: (LIST all technologies and then chose 2-3 to focus on and talk about more in detail)

                c) BLOGS: (LIST all technologies and then chose 2-3 to focus on and talk about more in detail)

d) PRELIMINARY: (LIST all technologies and then chose 2-3 to focus on and talk about more in detail)

e) DRAFT 1/DRAFT 2/DRAFT 3/DRAFT 4 (final): (LIST all technologies and then chose 2-3 to focus on and talk about more in detail)

7.     Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

3-4 mins

This question is asking you to point out everything you learnt in the whole process from the preliminary to the full draft

a) PRELIMINARY:  what mark did you grade yourself (use chart you filled in) and explain the reasons for the mark (even if you didn’t do well – what did you learn from this?)

b) DRAFT 1- what mark did you get? Why? what did you learn from filming and editing this?

c) DRAFT 2- what mark did you get? Why? what did you learn from filming and editing this? How did you improve from draft 1?

d) DRAFT 3- what mark did you get? Why? what did you learn from filming and editing this? How did you improve from draft 2?

e) DRAFT 4- what mark did you get? Why? what did you learn from filming and editing this? How did you improve from draft 3?

f) What did you learn from the final draft? If you were to complete another draft, what would do to improve further?

Audience Feedback Questions

Audience Feedback from Draft 3:

Preparation for Draft 4 and Audience Feedback evaluation question

Let your audience watch your draft 3 of opening sequence and ask them some questions. It is really important you do NOT give them any information about your opening sequence or film so they can give you real feedback and criticism. This is like a focus group.  Try to get some variety in feedback from your target audience (ages, genders, etc).  You can get feedback from parents, mates, other teachers, students, etc.  You can do this at school and at home via youtube.

DATE(S) OF AUDIENCE FEEDBACK:                   ____________________________________________________________________

NAMES AND AGES OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS:                 NAME                                                                                                     AGE                                                                         GENDER 1.       2.       3.       4.

Question 1:           What do you think is the genre? Why do you think it is that type of genre?

Question 2:           What are general things you liked?

Question 3:           What are some things you didn’t like or thought you could be improved?

Question 4:           What did you think about the story? Was it clear and effective? How? Why?

Question 5:           What did you think about the character(s)?  What do you think about how they were represented?  Were the characters effective? How? Why?

Question 6:           What did you think about the costume and props? Were they effective? How? Why?

Question 7:           What did you think of the filming making and camera shots?  Were they effective? How? Why?

Question 8:           What did you think about the titles/credits? Were they effective? How? Why?

Question 9:           What did you think about the sounds and music? Were they effective? How? Why?

Question 10:         Did the opening sequence engage you to want to watch the rest of the film? If yes, why would you want to watch the rest of the film?  If no, why wouldn’t you want to watch the rest of the film?

Question 11:         Any other comments to help us improve?

Evaluation questions

AS EVALUATION QUESTIONS

1.  In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

2.  How does your media product represent particular social groups?

3.  What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

4.  Who would be the audience for your media product?

5.  How did you attract/address your audience?

6.  What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

7.  Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Evaluation notes.

-this is a video task which is mainly you recording yourselves in front of a video screen with powerpoint/video and voiceovers to support what you are saying.

-it is best to film this in front of a large clear screen such as a TV (use connecting wires) to support if possible

-the cutaways (supportive footage) will be video and print screens

-15 mins total max

TO SHOW FINISHED PLANS BY FRIDAY:

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

-remember to discuss details of how they are represented (think of mise-en-scene: body language, facial expression, costume)

-consider stereotypes

-why did you represent this particular social group?

-how does this connect to your target audience and location?

3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

-consider:

        -genre

        -target audience

        -budget

        -location (connect this to target audience)

4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

                -discuss the following:

                        -age

                        -gender

                        -location/region

                        -social class

                        -ethnicity

                        -hobbies/interests

                -be sure to discuss why you are targeting them

                -use examples of groups as evidence if you want

-BBFC: what is your film rated and why? (point out the standards) and relate this to your target audience

6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

        -consider each stage of the production

        -remember to list EVERY technology you used in the production

        Process

                -RESEARCH:

                -BRAINSTORMING/PLANNING:

                -BLOGS:

                -PRELIMINARY:

                -DRAFT 1:

                -DRAFT 2:

                -DRAFT 3:

                -DRAFT 4 (final):

Assignment 18: Group Presentation

Assignment 18: Group Presentation (ABSOLUTE LAST FINAL DRAFT)

Set: before xmas holidaysDue: Wed Jan 11

LAST PRESENTATION FOR AS MEDIA RESEARCH AND PLANNING. GRADE TO BE ISSUED END OF WEEK OR NEXT WEEK.

REMEMBER TO INCLUDE THE DRAFT IMPROVEMENT PAGES TO SHOW HOW YOU IMPROVED THE DRAFTS (post below)

You need to colour code the slides and label with name in corner. If you all contributed – make that clear.Remember to consider the research and planning marks and construction marks.

As always, the majority of this presentation should be annotated VISUALS (pictures and diagrams) and NOT a lot of writing, remember the recommended PEE/E structure.

GENRE CHOICE:       HORROR            THRILLER            DRAMA            FILM NOIR

(do not collaborate with comedy or action)

Good subgenres/collaborated genres: pyschological, suspense, sci-fi, romance

Structure your powerpoint in this format:

PART A

-Include a title page

-Assignment name and group members, colour code key

-Genre you are doing. (remember you can do subgenres)

PART B

-slide for each person that contains:

-their 3 initial individual ideas           

-WWW & EBI of those 3 ideas

-which one is their strongest idea and why?

-which idea has your group taken forward and why? -how are you going to change or develop it from it's initial state

PART C

-why you have chosen this genre (if subgenre then discuss both genres)

-a little bit of information about your genre(s) with examples

-conventions of this/these genre with examples

PART D

-What are some films that you watched and got inspired by? (can take some from genre partner project) (these films should relate to your chosen genre)

-what specifically was inspirational to you? (use print screens for this)

PART E

-What is your chosen theme for your opening sequence?  (example = addiction, conflict, obsession, etc.)

-show a brainstorm of ideas for your opening sequence (you need to show at least 3 different ideas with brainstorms)

-identify the main idea you have chosen and explain why this is the best one

PART F

-complete in depth research of the topic and/or theme that you have chosen to do, this research should be presented in a clear yet informative way. It should show you have knowledge and insight into this topic.  (example you can’t make an opening sequence about eating disorders without knowing and understanding the disorder)

-research can include written text, photographs, video interviews, etc Try to explore different platforms

PART G

-what are the conventions of your genre (if subgenre then must do both) – put in a clear chart

-what conventions are you USING? Provide evidence: how are you going to do this?

-what conventions are you DEVELOPING? Provide evidence: how are you going to do this?

-what conventions are you CHALLENGING? Provide evidence: how are you going to do this?

PART H
-Who are the actors and characters (try not to have more than 3 characters because it is unreliable) 1-2 is best
-what do the characters represent? (think of stereotypes)  consider how mise-en-scene (costume/prop/make-up/body language/gesture etc) represent those characters

PART I

-locations and settings: you should have a variety of REAL pictures of these to show you have planned this. Try to get a range of angles of these locations

PART J

-How are you going to create enigma in your opening sequence? (in other words: what are you going to do at the end of your opening sequence for the audience to make them want to watch the rest of the film?  (consider genre and it's purpose: example: thriller = create tension and climax at the end, drama = introduce a character and provide an introduction to story)

PART K

-In 5 brief bullet points, what will happen in the whole film (on 1 or 2 ideas)

-In 5 brief bullet points, what will happen in the opening sequence (on 1 or 2 ideas)
(remember an opening sequence is an introduction, don't give away too much and you should create enigma)

PART L
-complete a full storyboard for your opening sequence (remember EVERY SHOT)

(remember all the filming techniques – 180 rule, camera shots, movement, angles, composition, editing techniques, pace etc.)

-when storyboard complete, complete a full shotlist for your opening sequence (remember EVERY SHOT and use chart for this)

PART M
-complete a full script for your opening sequence using the correct format

PART N

-How are you applying the theories of TORODOV? If you are no then you must explain why and why you are not applying his theory.

PART O

-How are you applying the theories of PROP? If you are no then you must explain why and why you are not applying his theory.

PART P

-How are you applying the theories of STRAUSS? If you are no then you must explain why and why you are not applying his theory.

PART Q

-who is your target audience? (age, gender, hobbies, interests, lifestyle, location, social class etc)

-get feedback from your target audience about your ideas and show the results

-complete questionnaires from your target audience about your ideas or details of your ideas

-could take photographs of these interviews to document the process

-could complete video interviews with your target audience instead of written component - could even use this in documentary

-how are you going to make an documentary which is interesting to your target audience? (through FORM and CONVENTIONS)

PART R

-what film distribution company would you use and why

PART S

-What would your film be rated and how are you meeting the BBFC standards?

PART T

-describe with evidence, the style of titling and credits – THESE NEED TO BE IN YOUR STORYBOARD!

PART U
-music and sounds: remember it is either from copyright free source or made yourself in Garageband)
PART V

-consideration of evaluation questions (that you can answer)