Research and tasks to be done for September

FIRST OF ALL, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE POSTED AND UPDATED ALL THE WORK COMPLETED AT THE END OF THE SUMMER TERM (RESEARCH AND PRACTICAL TASKS)

1. Complete the  Evaluation of your preliminary tasks (see earlier post)

2. Complete at least 2 analyses of music videos using Goodwin's points as sub-headings.
Example 1: Analysis of Rihanna - Disturbia (using Goodwin's Ideas)
Example 2: Analysis of Marina and the Diamonds- Oh No

3. Watch as many past students' videos as possible - select a few to embed and write a comment (or a few notes) on - this might be features you like or don't like and some screengrabs of interesting shots. GATHER AS MANY IDEAS AS POSSIBLE NOW.
PHM YouTube Playlist - other schools' videos

4. Watch as many varied videos as possible, embed some / screengrabs interesting ideas + few bullet points to comment.
Park High Media YouTube Playlist - Range of music videos plus playlists focusing on important directors (Jonze, Williams, Fincher, Gondry etc.): Playlists.

6. You could start your CD cover / digipak research now. Hit the shops and look at your own collection... Prepare a collage of interesting CD covers.

EXTRA - CHECK OUT: http://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing and also there on Twitter (bbc.co.uk/introducing We support unsigned, undiscovered & under the radar musicians No need to Tweet us links, just upload your tunes at bbc.in/Uploader)
AND HAVE A LOOK AT THE VIDEOS THERE:
[last year's] BBC Norfolk Music Video Festival

This year's BBC Music Video Festival Facebook page - some fantastic videos!

Finally, if you don't subscribe to COUP online magazine yet, you really should! Great article from last year: "The Soap Girls - A Branding Exercise"

Have a great summer. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter - we mainly send relevant links for your Exam units: start reading about We Media, Online Age and Media Regulation (SO MUCH ON THAT AT THE MOMENT!!!)

AS results... WELL DONE!!!!

We're really pleased withe the results! Well done and now let's look ahead.

If you are continuing at A2, there is research to be done for September. Remember that we enter the coursework for the January session :)

Liven up your blogs

You all know how to use Prezi and Slideshare but do investigate some of these other tools to make your blog more appealing.



A better alternative to Scribd, try Issuu.




Want to show a timeline of behind the scene shots or other planning? Try Dipity.com




This great tool is perfect for visual planning - an alternative to Glogster. It creates stunning collages.


Finally, remember to post your audience research - use some of these tools or create a vlog as some of you did last year.
In the meantime, do check out UK Tribes if you haven't yet done so to refine your target audience.