G325: A2 Advanced Portfolio

1st September 20th December 2011. It is vital that blogs are kept up to date and that progress is posted regularly. Screen grabs of the creative process or other updates (evidence of students creating the work ) must be included as work is being completed. Thursday 1st September Friday 9th September Carrying out research and planning. To include: y Submit detailed analysis of music videos (at least 3) including conventions and genre categories e.g. illustration, amplification and disjuncture. (this was set as summer homework). Any students not completing work to be place on intervention list. y Decide on genre/song of music video y Preparation of a 25 word pitch to include: y Mood boards (e.g. animoto) y Decide on band name and create biography y Examples of other texts y Audience profile and conduct market research y Set up twitter feed for your fictitious band Teachers to regularly check and leave comments on blogs as part of rough draft marking of R&P. Monday 12th September Friday 16th September y Lessons to pitch idea to class and receive feedback y Evaluate class feedback (will be essential for your evaluation) y Refine idea and submit to teacher for feedback Teachers to regularly check and leave comments on blogs as part of rough draft marking of R&P. Monday 19th September Friday 30th September Comprehensive storyboard of your music video y Construct and post animatic onto blog Schedule list Consider representations in your music video (who/what, why, where, how) Apply relevant narrative theorists to your music video Location shots from music video Write risk assessment No Filming until all above elements have been completed and signed off by teachers. Friday 30th September = MUSIC VIDEO Research and Planning MUST BE COMPLETED. Marks will be deducted for late submission. Monday 3rd October Friday 14th October y All filming of music videos to take place outside of lesson time y Teacher introduces digipak/website/advert (generic conventions, part of the campaign etc) y Research CD covers, band websites, magazine adverts detailed annotation/analysis y Produce mock ups of ancillary products e.g. photos, drawings, collage, colour palette etc Friday 14th October DRAFT DEADLINE for digipak and magazine advert. Work to be submitted with name(s) and candidate(s) numbers to English office. Marks will be deducted for late submission.

Mon 24th October Friday 28thOctober Complete 1st draft of music video including filming and editing. Friday 28thOctoberDRAFT DEADLINE - 3:10PM ENGLISH OFFICE Work to be submitted on DVD with name(s) and candidate(s) numbers to English office. Draft video must be posted on blog. Students to be placed on intervention list if work not completed. Marks will be deducted for late submission. Monday 31st October Friday 4thNovember Feedback on digipak and magazine advert to be returned to all students. Make necessary improvements and complete final versions. Friday 4th November 3:10PM work to be submitted with name(s) and candidate(s) numbers to English office.Marks will be deducted for late submission.

Monday 7th November Friday 18th November Teachers to have returned first draft marks/comments for music videos Update blogs with 1st draft teacher feedback (will be essential for your evaluation) Make plan of action for necessary improvements Make improvements to music video Finish filming/editing final copy of music video Peer assessment and evaluate feedback. Update blog with feedback (will be essential for your evaluation). FINAL CUT OF MUSIC VIDEO MUST BE COMPLETED BY FRIDAY 18TH NOVEMBER - work to be submitted3:10PM ENGLISH OFFICE on DVD with name(s) and candidate(s) numbers. Marks will be deducted for late submission.

Monday 21st November Friday 25th November Evaluation questions introduced and taught. Examples shown. Monday 28th November Friday 2nd December All lessons devoted to completion of evaluation. Written essay format for each question to be completed this week. Plan creative ways to present final version of evaluation. Description of this must be included with draft essays. DRAFT EVALUATION (INLUDING CANDIADTE NAME(S) AND NUMBERS(S) TO BE SUBMITTED TO ENGLISH OFFICE 3:10PM Monday 5th December Friday 9th December Teachers to introduce next part of the course. Monday 12th December Tuesday 20th December FINAL EVALUATION DEADLINE TUESDAY 20THDEC WORK TO BE POSTED ONTO BLOG AND SIGNED FOR AT THE ENGLISH OFFICE TO INDICATE SUBMISSION. Marks will be deducted for late submission. ALL COURSEWORK to be marked and marks submitted to NEF by Monday 27THJANUARY 2011.