Unit 4 - Design & Produce

Multimedia Products
Introduction
 Objectives
How do you evaluate different multimedia
products
What is good and not so good about them
What will you use in your multimedia and
what will you avoid
How can the multimedia be improved.

How do you source downloaded elements

requirem for your multimedia?
 Task 1
In this task you need to review at least three
existing multimedia products.
Examples of multimedia products could be:
interactive multimedia websites
educational or recreational computer games
online and CD-ROM/DVD-ROM presentations
commercial advertisements on CD-ROM/DVD-
ROM
 Activity
Select three websites from below to use as
your multimedia applications to review.
Look at the website, and make sure you are
able to complete your review in enough detail.

Click here 1 2 3 to download a template that

can be used to evaluate three applications
 Reviews
Use the following links;

How do you source downloaded elements

requirem for your multimedia?
 Review 1 (20mins)
Use template 1 to review your first website to include
For each interactive multimedia product reviewed, you
should:
identify the intended audience
identify the good and not so good features
state the aims of the interactive multimedia product
comment on how the aims are met
if the aims are not met why not?
suggest possible improvements
Identify elements/techniques to use/not use in own
product
 Plenary
How do you evaluate different multimedia
products
What is good and not so good about them
What will you use in your multimedia and
what will you avoid
How can the multimedia be improved
 Home learning due 30th May
Use evaluation template 3 to review
information from a CD-RoM or DVD, this
could be a Game, advert or any
educational/presentation.
 Objectives 29th May
How do you evaluate different multimedia
products
What is good and not so good about them
What will you use in your multimedia and
what will you avoid
How can the multimedia be improved.
 Starter
Use the following website to access video
tutorial http://www.teach-
ict.net/software/ppt/powerpoint.htm
Learn a skill that you are not familiar with
ready to demonstrate it to the class.

How do you evaluate different multimedia products

What is good and not so good about them
What will you use in your multimedia and what will you avoid
How can the multimedia be improved?
 Marking criteria
Assessment Pass
objective 1
AO1 Candidates list and give
Review existing an explanation of the
interactive good and not so good
multimedia features of three different
products interactive multimedia
products.
Candidates will identify at
least one
technique/element from
their research to use or
avoid in their own
interactive multimedia
product.
Merit
Candidates identify the aim of the
interactive multimedia product.
Candidates give a detailed
explanation of the good and not so
good features of at least three
interactive multimedia products,
and suggest possible improvements.
Candidates will identify at least one
technique/element from their
research to use or avoid in their own
interactive multimedia product.
They explain why they will use/avoid
this technique/element in their
interactive multimedia product.
Distinction
Candidates identify the aim and the
audience of the interactive
multimedia product.
Candidates give a thorough
explanation of the good and not so
good features of at least three
interactive multimedia products,
and suggest a range of valid
improvements to help the product
meet its aims.
Candidates will identify
techniques/elements from their
research to use or avoid in their
own interactive multimedia
product. They explain why they will
use/avoid these
techniques/elements in their
interactive multimedia product.
 Review 2 (20mins)
Use template 1 complete reviewing your first website.
For each interactive multimedia product reviewed, you
should:
identify the intended audience
identify the good and not so good features
state the aims of the interactive multimedia product
comment on how the aims are met
if the aims are not met why not?
suggest possible improvements
Identify elements/techniques to use/not use in own
product

How do you evaluate different multimedia products

What is good and not so good about them
What will you use in your multimedia and what will you avoid
How can the multimedia be improved?
 Review 3 (20mins)
Use template 2 to review your first website to include
For each interactive multimedia product reviewed, you
should:
identify the intended audience
identify the good and not so good features
state the aims of the interactive multimedia product
comment on how the aims are met
if the aims are not met why not?
suggest possible improvements
Identify elements/techniques to use/not use in own
product

How do you evaluate different multimedia products

What is good and not so good about them
What will you use in your multimedia and what will you avoid
How can the multimedia be improved?
 Plenary
Which elements were good and why
Which elements not so good
How can the multimedia be improved
What will you use in your multimedia and
what will you avoid

How do you evaluate different multimedia products

What is good and not so good about them
What will you use in your multimedia and what will you avoid
How can the multimedia be improved?
 Task 2
Designing the Presentation
 Objectives 30th May
What is the purpose of your multimedia?
Who are the audience of your multimedia?
What will be the house style of your
interactive multimedia

What is the purpose of your multimedia?

Who are the audience of your multimedia?
What will be the house style of your interactive
multimedia
 Starter
Discuss the purpose and audience and
possible house style

What is the purpose of your multimedia?

Who are the audience of your multimedia?
What will be the house style of your interactive
multimedia
 Key questions
Who determines the look of your multimedia?
How easy will it be for your audience to find
the information they are looking for in you
product?
What choices of pathways do they have?

What is the purpose of your multimedia?

Who are the audience of your multimedia?
What will be the house style of your interactive
multimedia
 Purpose and audience
Download the purpose and audience doc.
From the shared drive lesson 5 and use it to
explain in detail the audience and purposes.

What is the purpose of your multimedia?

Who are the audience of your multimedia?
What will be the house style of your interactive
multimedia
?
 Task 2 -
Having a bold and clear house style will help
you to maintain a consistent look and feel to
the whole of your application.
Before you design your application you need
to decide what the style of your application
will be.

What is the purpose of your multimedia?

Who are the audience of your multimedia?
What will be the house style of your interactive
multimedia
 House style
This will include:
The font you will use
The colour of your font
The size of your font (for headings and main
text)
Where in the application will your logo go (will
it be on the same place of each page)
What is the purpose of your multimedia?
Who are the audience of your multimedia?
What will be the house style of your interactive
multimedia
 Marking criteria
Assessment Pass Merit Distinction
objective 1

AO2 Candidates give purpose Candidates give purpose and Candidates are thorough in their
Design an and audience for the audience for the product. description of purpose and
audience for the product.
interactive product. A detailed plan, house style
A detailed plan, appropriate
multimedia A basic plan, house style and navigation system is house style and effective
product and navigation system is produced. navigation system is produced.
produced.
A storyboard covering the A storyboard covering all
A simple storyboard main elements is provided. elements is provided.
The designs are well structured.
covering the main The designs have a clear
elements is provided. structure.
The designs may lack
structure.
House style diagram

What is the purpose of your multimedia?

Who are the audience of your multimedia?
What will be the house style of your interactive
multimedia
 Plenary
Describe who your audience will be
How did you choose your house style and why
How will the pages link?

What is the purpose of your multimedia?

Who are the audience of your multimedia?
What will be the house style of your interactive
multimedia
 Objectives
What is a storyboard
How do you design? a storyboard for the
interactive multimedia?

BLP: Planning, Making Links

 Starter
Example interactive multimedia product
(marked at a Pass)
Example interactive multimedia product
(marked at a distinction)

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requirem for your multimedia?
 Storyboard

What is a storyboard
How do you design? a storyboard for the
interactive multimedia?
 Key questions
What will be the components of my
interactive multimedia product
What images will I use?
Will there be a video/audio?
How interactive will my IMMP be?

What is a storyboard
How do you design? a storyboard for the
interactive multimedia?
 Marking criteria
Assessment Pass Merit Distinction
objective 1

AO2 Candidates give purpose Candidates give purpose and Candidates are thorough in their
Design an and audience for the audience for the product. description of purpose and
audience for the product.
interactive product. A detailed plan, house style
A detailed plan, appropriate
multimedia A basic plan, house style and navigation system is house style and effective
product and navigation system is produced. navigation system is produced.
produced.
A storyboard covering the main A storyboard covering all
A simple storyboard elements is provided. elements is provided.
The designs are well structured.
covering the main The designs have a clear
elements is provided. structure.
The designs may lack
structure.
 Activity
Download the storyboard design template
from the shared drive and use it to produce a
detailed layout for your multimedia
When designing your multimedia you should
make sure that there are buttons to allow
users to select the page they would like to go
to

What is a storyboard
How do you design? a storyboard for the
interactive multimedia?
 Storyboard
Pages could include: Your designs should show:
A welcome page The layout of the slide
A main menu Any colour used
About the event The buttons on the page
Dates of the event Any images and sounds
Bands that are playing (3 Any animation and slide
music acts) transition
Individual band pages How the user navigates
line up of acts around the application
How to get there
Costs & how to book etc.
What is a storyboard
How do you design? a storyboard for the
interactive multimedia?
 Activity 1 (20mins)
Download the storyboard design template
from the shared drive and use it to produce a
detailed layout slides 1and 2

What is a storyboard
How do you design? a storyboard for the
interactive multimedia?
 Activity 2 (20mins)

Download the storyboard design template

from the shared drive and use it to produce a
detailed layout slides 3 and 4

What is a storyboard
How do you design? a storyboard for the
interactive multimedia?
 Homelearning due Thursday 2nd Dec.
Complete designing all slides of your
storyboard.

How do you source downloaded elements

requirem for your multimedia?
 Objectives 18th Nov
What is a storyboard
How do you design? a storyboard for the
interactive multimedia?

BLP: Planning, Making Links

 Home-learning due 28th Nov
Use the storyboard design template from the
shared drive and use it to produce a detailed
layout slides 5 and 6
 Activity 1 (20mins)

Download the storyboard design template

from the shared drive and use it to produce a
detailed layout slides 7 and 8
 Activity 2 (20mins)
Download the storyboard design template
from the shared drive and use it to produce a
detailed layout slides 9 and 10.
 Plenary
Review the designs and comment on what is
good and not so good about them.

What is a storyboard
How do you design? a storyboard for the
interactive multimedia?
 Objective 28th Nov
What is a navigation structure
How will the user get from one screen to
another in your IMMP.

BLP: Planning, Making Links

 Key questions
How good is my multimedia navigation
How many pathways does it allow the user to
navigate on?
View multimedia product example1
View Multimedia product example2

How do you source downloaded elements

requirem for your multimedia?
 Activity 1 - Navigation structure
Design a navigation structure of your planned
application.
The structure must give a clear idea about how you will
get to each screen within your application.
You have two different ways of accessing your screens
Can access any screen from any screen
You can only access screens via a main menu, once you
have finished reading a screen you must return to the
main menu before moving to another page.
Neither is right or wrong, they are simply different
ways of moving around your application.
What is a navigation structure
How will the user get from one screen to another
in your IMMP.
 Structure examples
Linear
Index.html Page2.html Page3.html Page4.html Page5.html

Mesh

Hierarchy
Index.html

Page2.html Page4.html

Page3.html Page5.html What is a navigation structure

How will the user get from one screen to another
in your IMMP.
 plenary
Which navigation structure did you choose for
your IMMP?
What is good about it and what is not so good
about it?
 Home learning due 12th June
Complete your house style write up
Search for and save suitable text, images and sound to
use in your interactive multimedia presentation

State the website address (URL) or other location

where each element has been found. Sources table
should be downloaded from the shared area
CD and DVD, clipart libraries, the Clipart Gallery,
scanned images, digital photographs, recorded sound
clips and video clips can also be used details of the
sources of these elements should be recorded in the
sources table.
AO3: Source and Store Suitable
Multimedia Elements

Task 4
 Objective 2nd Dec
How do you source and download elements
required for your multimedia?

BLP:

How do you source downloaded elements

requirem for your multimedia?
 Key questions

How have your stored the elements to be

used in your website
What elements do you need to store and
source
How do I evidence the storing and sourcing of
the elements.

How do you source downloaded elements required for your

multimedia?
 Activity 2
Produce evidence to show that you have stored
the following elements as well as source them
Text
Photographs

Other graphics including drawings and clipart

Animations
Sound

Own materials
Take screen prints showing all your elements stored
within a suitable folder structure.

How do you source downloaded elements

requirem for your multimedia?
 Marking criteria

Assessment Pass Merit Distinction

objective
Source and store suitable Candidates will source
multimedia and store multimedia
elements. elements including: text,
images and sound.
Some acknowledgement
of sources given.
Candidates will source Candidates will source
and store multimedia and store multimedia
elements including: elements including: text,
text, images, sound images, sound, video and
and animation. animation. Accurate
Acknowledgement of acknowledgement of all
most sources given. sources given.

How do you source downloaded elements

requirem for your multimedia?
Images sourcing

How do you source downloaded elements

requirem for your multimedia?
Sound sourcing

How do you source downloaded elements

requirem for your multimedia?
Animated Gif sourcing

How do you source downloaded elements

requirem for your multimedia?
Text sourcing

How do you source downloaded elements

requirem for your multimedia?
Evidence of storage

How do you source downloaded elements

requirem for your multimedia?
 Plenary
How have your stored the elements to be
used in your website
What elements do you need to store and
source
How do I evidence the storing and sourcing of
the elements.

How do you source downloaded elements

required for your multimedia?