Homework - for next Tues
Make up and conduct a questionnaire amongst your family and friends to find out about media tastes and consumption. Post your results on your blog, along with a paragraph summarising your findings and reflecting on them.
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Monday, 14 September 2009
Creation of a music act
•Solo artist or group?
•Name - brainstorm then select.
•Back story - who are they, how did they get together/get into the business, what have they done before etc.
•Ideology - what are their values/beliefs, what are they trying to promote in terms of music and/or a general philosophy.
•Image - include drawn images and/or photos of what they artist/band will look like. Clothes, make-up, hair, accessories etc. ‘The look’.
•Record Label - select one and give reasons for choice. Look to similar bands/artists for guidances.
•Name - brainstorm then select.
•Back story - who are they, how did they get together/get into the business, what have they done before etc.
•Ideology - what are their values/beliefs, what are they trying to promote in terms of music and/or a general philosophy.
•Image - include drawn images and/or photos of what they artist/band will look like. Clothes, make-up, hair, accessories etc. ‘The look’.
•Record Label - select one and give reasons for choice. Look to similar bands/artists for guidances.
Friday, 11 September 2009
Thursday, 10 September 2009
Year 12 Media Manifesto
Your manifesto should state to me, yourself, your other media teachers, Ms Beere, the school, THE WORLD, what you think and feel about media AS level, what you hope and intend to achieve this year and how you plan to do it.
Use these questions to guide your writing:
ª How would you sum up yourself as a student up to this point?
ª What were your GCSE results and how did you feel about them?
ª Why did you choose to take Media Studies?
ª What targets/challenges are you setting yourself as you begin your sixth form career?
ª What are you ultimate career aspirations?
ª How will the media studies AS course help you to achieve your ultimate goals?
ª What obstacles might there be for you in achieving well on the course and how will you overcome them?
ª What do you think you will bring to the class that will enhance it?
ª Sum up your philosophy on the media AS course in one sentence.
Use these questions to guide your writing:
ª How would you sum up yourself as a student up to this point?
ª What were your GCSE results and how did you feel about them?
ª Why did you choose to take Media Studies?
ª What targets/challenges are you setting yourself as you begin your sixth form career?
ª What are you ultimate career aspirations?
ª How will the media studies AS course help you to achieve your ultimate goals?
ª What obstacles might there be for you in achieving well on the course and how will you overcome them?
ª What do you think you will bring to the class that will enhance it?
ª Sum up your philosophy on the media AS course in one sentence.
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
Year 10 Blog Tasks
Before doing anything else, please email me your blog link (found in the address bar when you are viewing your blog) to: whittakerl@welling.bexley.sch.uk
1. A few paragraphs answering these questions:
Why did you take media studies?
What do you think you will be good at in media studies?
What do you think you will find challenging?
What are the three main things that you want me (Miss) to know about you?
2. Write up MIGRAIN, with any definitions you are able to add at this time.
3. Go on www.bubbl.us and make the mind map done yesterday in class on 'What is the Media'. When you've done it, save it (you will have to register with bubbl.us to do this - just follow this instructions when you go to 'Save') and then I will show you how to import it to your blog.
HOMEWORK
On your blog, keep a diary of your media consumption for the next week. Don't just write every programme you watch, advert you see etc but write about interesting media texts that you consume, what you think of them, why you chose them etc.
1. A few paragraphs answering these questions:
Why did you take media studies?
What do you think you will be good at in media studies?
What do you think you will find challenging?
What are the three main things that you want me (Miss) to know about you?
2. Write up MIGRAIN, with any definitions you are able to add at this time.
3. Go on www.bubbl.us and make the mind map done yesterday in class on 'What is the Media'. When you've done it, save it (you will have to register with bubbl.us to do this - just follow this instructions when you go to 'Save') and then I will show you how to import it to your blog.
HOMEWORK
On your blog, keep a diary of your media consumption for the next week. Don't just write every programme you watch, advert you see etc but write about interesting media texts that you consume, what you think of them, why you chose them etc.
Thursday, 16 July 2009
Year12/13 Music Video Holiday Work
Some of you seem to have unfortunately decided to take an early holiday and, whilst this doesn't do much to improve my impression of your work ethic, I am going to give you all a fresh start in September and look forward to seeing you all for some fun Music Video work then. Come September I expect everyone to have the following on their blog:
- Brief
- Glogster of your musical tastes/consumption
- Your favourite music video(s) with brief analysis/opinion comments
- Case study/presentation of a music video director
- Case study of a music act focussing on how their image has been created/sustained
- Research into at least one record label (could be Rough Trade)
- 500 word Textual Analysis of a music video of your choice
Get it all done and we'll get off to a brilliant start in September. Have a good holiday and see you all then.
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
I am disappointed
It is without any pleasure at all that I have to say I'm very disappointed with the attitude of many returning A-Level media students. Lateness to lessons, missing lessons and failing to complete independent study work are NOT acceptable and if I do not see a marked improvement by next week's lesson I will be recommending to Ms Beer (new Head of Sixth Form) that some of you are not given places on the A2 course for September.
It is particularly insulting and frustrating that you are only being taught for one of your 2 hour lessons each week and are still not using the extra time left from the other 2 hour lesson to complete the independent work set for you. We would expect your level of effort to INCREASE from AS to A2, not DECREASE, as A2 requires a more in-depth approach and higher standard of work in order to achieve a good grade.
I sincerely hope that this will be the first and last time I have to talk like this and that you will all rise to the challenge and strive to meet the standards we are setting for you.
I'd also like to mention the following students as being completely exempted from this moan; they are proof that it is entirely possible to achieve everything I am asking of you, and more...
Emily Peachey
http://musicvideos1991.blogspot.com/
Tara Costello
http://videokid-a2media.blogspot.com/
Ross Lusted
http://rosscomusic.blogspot.com/
It is particularly insulting and frustrating that you are only being taught for one of your 2 hour lessons each week and are still not using the extra time left from the other 2 hour lesson to complete the independent work set for you. We would expect your level of effort to INCREASE from AS to A2, not DECREASE, as A2 requires a more in-depth approach and higher standard of work in order to achieve a good grade.
I sincerely hope that this will be the first and last time I have to talk like this and that you will all rise to the challenge and strive to meet the standards we are setting for you.
I'd also like to mention the following students as being completely exempted from this moan; they are proof that it is entirely possible to achieve everything I am asking of you, and more...
Emily Peachey
http://musicvideos1991.blogspot.com/
Tara Costello
http://videokid-a2media.blogspot.com/
Ross Lusted
http://rosscomusic.blogspot.com/
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