Research and Planning = 20/100 marks

Yr 12 AS Media Studies
Student Blog Feedback January 2012

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I have checked your blogs and given you some areas for improvement, as well as praise. Please take time to make the improvements suggested, they are directly linked to the mark scheme. I understand your blogs are changing daily so if you have already made developments and improvements i have suggested here, well done. Please ask if you would like anymore feedback or you would like to check a specific aspect of your blog with me or Mr Lawes. Check each others blogs to see use of presentational techniques, clarity and depth of explanations, frequency of posting and use of media. UPDATE changes to your planning and production regularly for top marks. Remember, you must evidence CLEARLY your individual contribution to work produced as a group e.g storyboarding, filming etc. You can take photos, record discussions on the Macs or even write a summary. Thanks - Miss O

Group 1
Stevie
Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. Develop your explanations e.g. how does your research inform your production? How are you appealing to your audience? Some good use of different presentation techniques e.g. video, writing, still images. Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. Re-post some of your images that have not uploaded on your genre research, you also need at least 2 more opening sequence close analyses. Good regular blogging, with a variety of presentation techniques used. Some explanations of decision making and the production process. Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. Some significant gaps in planning evidence - add storyboard, focus group video, audience profile and summary of findings to your blog. Proficient explanations of the production process and proficient genre research evident, some good use of presentational techniques. Some gaps in research and planning add focus group video, audience profile and at least 2 more opening sequence close analyses. Develop your explanations of the production process, blogging more frequently and linking to your research and planning. Some good use of presentational techniques.

Teni

Renee

Michaela

Group 2
Alisha
Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. Develop your 3 opening sequence close analyses, how have they used genre conventions and inspired your production? Also, summarise your audience profile linked to all your research method findings. Some excellent explanations and good use of presentation techniques. Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. Check your work is uploaded properly e.g. drafts of the screenplay and ensure that you explain/complete each post e.g. what did you find out from the focus group? Good variety of presentation techniques, you need to finish your genre research. Check your work has uploaded properly, you can do this by logging out and visiting your blog see screenplay drafts. Link your blog posts back to your audience research findings and your genre research how are you targeting audiences? How do your ideas fit the genre conventions? Good regular blogging, with detailed genre research x 3 and variety of presentation techniques used. Detailed focus group findings. Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. some of you posts have not uploaded properly. Link your blog posts back to your audience research findings and your genre research how are you targeting audiences? How do your ideas fit the genre conventions? Good use of presentation techniques. You need to finish your genre research.

Jamie P

Kayleigh

Ryan

Group 3
Daniel W
Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. Please take time to complete work genre research, opening sequence analyses target audience profile and update your blog frequently. Some good use of presentation techniques. Please add a target audience profile based on your audience research findings. You need to complete your 5 x opening sequence close analyses for your genre research Consistent blogging and good use and variety of presentation techniques. Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. Please take time to complete work genre research, opening sequence analyses target audience profile and update your blog frequently. Some good use of presentation techniques. Oh no Andrew I dont seem to have your blog URL. Please email it to me on rodell@jrcs.bardaglea.org.uk

Olivia

Chris

Andrew

Group 4
Kirstie
Very good blogging, you are consistently explaining the production process and you have used a variety of presentation techniques effectively. Be sure to explain who your target audience are and link your posts back to your research. You need to analyse all 5 opening sequences you have chosen from your genre and keep linking back to this research during the filming and editing of your opening sequence. An absolute pleasure to look at! Excellent blogging. You have consistently explained your production process in each post using an excellent variety of presentation techniques but some images have not uploaded. Be sure to link back to your audience and genre research how are you targeting the audience? How are you applying conventions you have seen used before? You need to finish your genre research x 4 more opening sequence analyses. Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. Good blogging. Excellent use of presentation techniques and your have 5 x detailed analyses of opening sequence from your chosen genre. Some good explanations of process. Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. Be sure to link your posts back to your audience and genre research how are you targeting the audience? How are you applying conventions you have seen used before?

Conor

Becky

Group 5
Damian
Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. You need to add your audience profile and genre research including opening sequence close analyses. Some good explanations of research and production process, some variety in use of presentation techniques. Add more detail to explanations e.g. your audience profile and how you created the production company logo, steps in the design ideas developing and use of the software. Add a post demonstrating that you have sought permission to use the GTA theme song. Also, you need evidence of your focus group, a video, photos etc and 5 x opening sequence close analysis. Proficient use of presentation techniques and some very good explanations of the production process. Regular blogging evident. Add at elast 2 more opening sequence close analyses to your genre research and clearly link the analyses to your own production ideas. You need to post your storyboards onto your blog, remember to frequent update your blog. Good use of various presentation techniques, with some good clear explanations.

Josh

Dean

Group 6
Jamie V
Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. Jamie you are missing a lot of work/blog posts. Please see me.

James

Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. Can you adjust the dimensions of your nav bar on the right so that it fits on the page better. Please upload your genre research 5 x OS analyses. Good frequent and consistent blogging, try to use a variety of presentation techniques e.g. video, photos, presentations etc. Add label roll to your blog, label each post either research and planning or production. Try to use a variety of presentation techniques e.g. video, photo, prezi, word cloud etc Very consistent blogging and some good planning and research explanations but you need make sure you finish your posts e.g. soundtrack examples and opening sequence analyses (5x)

Daniel F