Ms+g324+q1

Ms+g324+q1

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  Question 1a –Skills and Processes the focus of this evaluation is on SKILLS DEVELOPMENT adapted to one or 2 specific areas of production. paragraph 1 should be an introduction which explains which projects you did. It can be quite short. paragraph 2 should pick up the skill area and perhaps suggest something about your starting point with it- what skills did you have already and how were these illustrated. use an example. paragraph 3 should talk through your use of that skill in early projects and what you learned and developed through these. Again there should be examples to support all that you say. paragraph 4 should go on to demonstrate how the skill developed in later projects, again backed by examples, and reflecting back on how this represents moves forward for you from your early position. paragraph 5 short conclusion Remember it's only half an hour and you need to range across all your work!
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  PGPH 1 Whatprojects did you do? PGPH 2 What skills did you have already and how were these illustrated. Give an example. PGPH 3 How did your skills develop in year 12? Give examples. PGPH 4 How did your skills develop in year 13? Give examples. PGPH 5 Short conclusion
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  Conventions of realmedia texts Post-Production Research and Planning Digital Technology Explain how you have used, developed Discuss the decisions you made during How did your Research and Planning How has digital technology aided your or challenged conventions of real post-production of two pieces of inform your production? (GDS) creativity to during your coursework media products. (GDS) coursework. productions? (GDS) Evaluate how you creatively drew upon Discuss the ways in which you have Describe how you developed research “Digital technology turns media and/ or developed conventions of real exercised creativity during post- and planning skills for media consumers into media producers”. In media products. production? production and evaluate how these your own experience, how has your skills contributed to creative decision creativity developed through using making. Refer to a range of examples digital technology to complete your in your answer to show how these coursework productions? (Exam board skills developed over time. (Jan10) example)  In what ways have your  How did your research into productions used or developed genre contribute to your   How much of your text production work? How has digital conventions adopted from real media products? was ‘created’ in post-  How did your research into technology helped you to production? capture your ideas?  In what ways have your  What technologies did audience contribute to your  What benefits do digital productions challenged or played production work? you use to modify your  How did your research into technologies offer over with conventions adopted from analogue? Are there any real media products? raw material? How did institutions responsible for the this change the meaning disadvantages?  In other words, is your work of your work? production and regulation of the  How did digital generic, or experimental – or media influence your production both?  What transitions/ effects work? technology influence your did you apply during post- work in pre-production,  Some media producers adopt a  What pre-production planning production? How did you techniques did you employ production, and post- style of working that is quite production? manipulate narrative/ distinctive – explore how work colours/ lighting/ contrast/ (scripting, storyboarding, shot-  How have your skills with you have produced may have listing, flat-planning etc.)? How brightness/ sound etc effective was your planning – digital technology been influenced by your own developed, and how has during the edit? how did it help you in the favourite producers/ directors/  How much of your this influenced your designers/ publishers. Do you production phase? have a ‘style’? Are you an footage ended up ‘on the  What did you learn from productions? cutting room floor’  What role might digital auteur? planning your first production technology plan in the (unused) and why?  What would Andrew Goodwin that helped you to improve distribution of your work? say about your work? your planning for the second?  How is digital technology  How did you use audience changing media feedback to influence your production? production work while it was in progress? Creativity You will not get a question on creativity on its own. Creativity is ONLY used in conjunction with one of the other key areas. (GDS)  What features of your work would you say are original to you?  Which media texts and producers have influenced your creative decisions?  How successfully does your work engage its audience and provoke its interest?  Consider some of the creative choices you had to make during the course of your production – how to use cameras, lighting, dialogue, colour etc. How did you make these decisions, and how did these contribute to the final production?  How did digital technology/ real media texts/ research and planning/ post-production give you an opportunity to express and stretch your creativity?
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  EXPLANATION ANALYSIS ANDARGUMENT (10) USE OF EXAMPLES (10) TERMINOLOGY (5)
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  Checklist of requirementsfor success in the exam: Creative decision making Process Progress over time Specific examples Reflections on own development Terminology (theoretical/technical) It’s about YOU!