G325: A2 Advanced Portfolio

30th August 21st December 2012. 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 30th August Friday 7th September Carrying out research and planning. To include: 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. Decide on genre/song of music video Preparation of a 25 word pitch to include: Mood boards (e.g. animoto) Decide on band name and create biography Examples of other texts Audience profile and conduct market research (use uktribes.co.uk) 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 10th September Friday 14th September Lessons to pitch idea to class and receive feedback Evaluate class feedback (will be essential for your evaluation) 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 17th September Friday 28th September Comprehensive storyboard of your music video 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 28th September = MUSIC VIDEO Research and Planning MUST BE COMPLETED. Marks will be deducted for late submission. Monday 1st October Friday 19th October All filming of music videos to take place outside of lesson time Teacher introduces digipak/website/advert (generic conventions, part of the campaign etc) Research CD covers, band websites, magazine adverts detailed annotation/analysis Produce mock ups of ancillary products e.g. photos, drawings, collage, colour palette etc Friday 19th 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 29th October Friday 2nd November Complete 1st draft of music video including filming and editing. Friday 2nd November DRAFT 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 5th November Friday 9th November Feedback on digipak and magazine advert to be returned to all students. Make necessary improvements and complete final versions. Friday 9th 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 12th November Friday 30th 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 30th NOVEMBER - work to be submitted 3:10PM ENGLISH OFFICE on DVD with name(s) and candidate(s) numbers. Marks will be deducted for late submission. Monday 3rd December Friday 7th December Evaluation questions introduced and taught. Examples shown. All lessons devoted to completion of evaluation. Written essay format for each question to be completed this week and posted on blog.

Monday 10th December Wednesday 12th December Plan and agree creative ways to present final version of evaluation.

Wednesday 12th December Friday 21st December Answer all evaluation activities individually using a different creative media for each

FINAL EVALUATION DEADLINE FRIDAY 21st DEC 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 Friday 25TH JANUARY 2013