Self Assessment
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-Use range of screen grades to support points -Annotated most screen grab EBI: -Complete work on time -Analyse the screen grabs in more depth |
Peer Assessment
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N/A
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Teacher Assessment
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Grade
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The grade I received for this task was N/A
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Targets to Improve
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To improve this work I need to:
-Complete the assessment criteria -Give a more detailed analysis of the screen grabs |
Friday, 21 June 2013
Assignment 3: Assessment Record
Thursday, 20 June 2013
Assignment 2: Assessment Record
Self Assessment
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N/A
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Peer Assessment
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N/A
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Teacher Assessment
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N/A - teacher just checked for completion
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Grade
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The grade I received for this task was
This is… my target grade
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Targets to Improve
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To improve this work I need to:
-complete on time -relate audience to the social group -cut down on the bulky text |
Friday, 7 June 2013
Peer Assessment of Assignment 1
In lessons, my peers have presented their presentations on a range of documentaries they have watch.
The 3 presentations/documentaries I enjoyed the most were
1.Name of documentary: One mile away
Person who presented: Fatou Panzout
Topic and purpose of documentary: to show gang life in Birmingham and how it can be tackled
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1. Had a range of screen grabs
2.Used video clips to support the forms that involve sound
3. The presentation was clear
2.Name of documentary: Bob Marley
Person who presented: Monae Minor Gibbs
Topic and purpose of documentary: To show the life and legacy of the reggae artist Bob Marley
WWW:
1.Good range of screen grabs
2.Clear presentation
3.Range of conventions and forms
3.Name of documentary: Food inc
Person who presented: Rosie Zein
Topic and purpose of documentary: To inform people about how American food companies and how unhealthy their food actually is
WWW:
1.Range of screen grabs
2.Good range of conventions and forma
3.Use of videos to support the forms
The 3 presentations/documentaries I enjoyed the most were
1.Name of documentary: One mile away
Person who presented: Fatou Panzout
Topic and purpose of documentary: to show gang life in Birmingham and how it can be tackled
WWW:
1. Had a range of screen grabs
2.Used video clips to support the forms that involve sound
3. The presentation was clear
2.Name of documentary: Bob Marley
Person who presented: Monae Minor Gibbs
Topic and purpose of documentary: To show the life and legacy of the reggae artist Bob Marley
WWW:
1.Good range of screen grabs
2.Clear presentation
3.Range of conventions and forms
3.Name of documentary: Food inc
Person who presented: Rosie Zein
Topic and purpose of documentary: To inform people about how American food companies and how unhealthy their food actually is
WWW:
1.Range of screen grabs
2.Good range of conventions and forma
3.Use of videos to support the forms
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Catfish Documentary
In lesson, we watched a film documentary called 'Catfish' by Henry Boost & Ariel Schulman.
I enjoyed the documentary because it was different from the other documentaries I've seen. I also liked the documentary as I found it interesting how people can create false Facebook accounts
Here are some interesting screen grabs from the documentary:
Here is the trailer (embedded):
Some forms and conventions in the documentary are:
1.Use of handheld camera to create realism
2. Voiceovers with cutaways
3. Credits on screen to identify people's names
4. Interviews
5. Quoted material
I enjoyed the documentary because it was different from the other documentaries I've seen. I also liked the documentary as I found it interesting how people can create false Facebook accounts
Here are some interesting screen grabs from the documentary:
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| Nev opening a package from Abby |
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| Nev and his friend investigating Abby's family on Facebook |
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| Nev, his brother and his friend traveling to Abby's family |
Here is the trailer (embedded):
Some forms and conventions in the documentary are:
1.Use of handheld camera to create realism
2. Voiceovers with cutaways
3. Credits on screen to identify people's names
4. Interviews
5. Quoted material
Documentaries Convention List
In class, we discussed the forms and conventions in documentaries, they are:
1. Sense of realism - established through form such as handheld/natural camera movement, natural lighting, non-scripted footage/material
2. Use of presenter and/or narrator
3. Archival still photographs
4. Archival footage
5. Public interviews (talking heads) (usually using two shots, mid shots, close up shots, extreme close up shots to keep the focus on what they are saying......usually in natural settings such as street)
6. Expert interviews (talking heads) (usually using two shots, mid shots, close up shots, extreme close up shots to keep the focus on what they are saying......usually in natural settings such as street)
7. Case studies (specific people the documentary has to follow their story or experiences) (usually you see footage of them doing something natural (such as sitting on a bench reading) and also they are interviewed frequently)
8. Credits (on screen to identify people's names/roles - usually with expert or case study)
9. Rule of thirds composition (usually in establishing shots and interviews) - applying this in composition to make is visually pleasing, also leaves negative space for credits so it won't have to get stuck over bodies/faces etc)
10. Non diegetic background score music to set appropriate mood/atmosphere (volume control = will be louder to heighten mood (such as excitement) to sustain audience's interest........but lowered when having to focus on something such as dialogue)
11. Cutaways (cut to archival or supporting footage to have variety, keep it interesting so audience isn't just looking at the same footage or someone in front of camera for too long)
12. Sound bridging (usually so voiceover continues over cutaways/footage so it's not just looking at someone talk to camera for too long)
13. Statistics (numbers that help prove a point which make it more believable to audience)
a) they will be explicit and literally written on a blank screen or blurred screen
b) they will be abstract (shown through graph, chart, diagram or concept - such as a pizza)
14. Quoted material (documents or quotations that again, help prove a point - such as legal papers)
a) they will usually be shown through close ups, extreme close ups involving camera movement to make it interesting (such as ken burns, planning, tilting, tracking etc)
15. Animations (SOMETIMES used as extra features which might be in combination with statistics/quoted material etc.......can do on websites such as goanimate.com)
16. Montage editing (usually there is no 'linear narrative' like there is in films - time is not sequential......think of the beginning of a TV documentary - they show you pieces of footage from whole series as an introduction and to create enigma so you want to watch the episode and the whole series)
1. Sense of realism - established through form such as handheld/natural camera movement, natural lighting, non-scripted footage/material
2. Use of presenter and/or narrator
3. Archival still photographs
4. Archival footage
5. Public interviews (talking heads) (usually using two shots, mid shots, close up shots, extreme close up shots to keep the focus on what they are saying......usually in natural settings such as street)
6. Expert interviews (talking heads) (usually using two shots, mid shots, close up shots, extreme close up shots to keep the focus on what they are saying......usually in natural settings such as street)
7. Case studies (specific people the documentary has to follow their story or experiences) (usually you see footage of them doing something natural (such as sitting on a bench reading) and also they are interviewed frequently)
8. Credits (on screen to identify people's names/roles - usually with expert or case study)
9. Rule of thirds composition (usually in establishing shots and interviews) - applying this in composition to make is visually pleasing, also leaves negative space for credits so it won't have to get stuck over bodies/faces etc)
10. Non diegetic background score music to set appropriate mood/atmosphere (volume control = will be louder to heighten mood (such as excitement) to sustain audience's interest........but lowered when having to focus on something such as dialogue)
11. Cutaways (cut to archival or supporting footage to have variety, keep it interesting so audience isn't just looking at the same footage or someone in front of camera for too long)
12. Sound bridging (usually so voiceover continues over cutaways/footage so it's not just looking at someone talk to camera for too long)
13. Statistics (numbers that help prove a point which make it more believable to audience)
a) they will be explicit and literally written on a blank screen or blurred screen
b) they will be abstract (shown through graph, chart, diagram or concept - such as a pizza)
14. Quoted material (documents or quotations that again, help prove a point - such as legal papers)
a) they will usually be shown through close ups, extreme close ups involving camera movement to make it interesting (such as ken burns, planning, tilting, tracking etc)
15. Animations (SOMETIMES used as extra features which might be in combination with statistics/quoted material etc.......can do on websites such as goanimate.com)
16. Montage editing (usually there is no 'linear narrative' like there is in films - time is not sequential......think of the beginning of a TV documentary - they show you pieces of footage from whole series as an introduction and to create enigma so you want to watch the episode and the whole series)
Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Assignment 1: Assessment Record
Self Assessment
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N/A
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Peer Assessment
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Teacher Assessment
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Grade
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The grade I received for this task was a B3
This is on my target grade of a B
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Targets to Improve
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To improve this work I need to:
-Give more examples of music -Make the narrator/presenter more clear -Explore more forms/conventions within the documentary |
Conventions I Think Are In Documentaries
I think the conventions for documentaries are:
-Use of voiceovers
-Interviews
-Background music that help set a certain mood
-Still images and video clips from past events related to the documentary
-Use of voiceovers
-Interviews
-Background music that help set a certain mood
-Still images and video clips from past events related to the documentary
Sicko Documentary
As a starting point of my research for A2 coursework, I have watched the documentary 'Sicko' by Michael Moore. This is a documentary about the health care in the United States and how there are many Americans without health insurance who get injured due to the types of jobs they do.
Some of the conventions in this documentary are..
-Interviews both expert and public
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| Expert interview with a doctor |
-Cutaways
-Background music to set the appropriate mood (in this case sympathetic)
AS Results Analysis
In AS coursework I received 76/100 marks which is a B grade.
In AS exam I received 72/100 marks which is a B grade.
In total, I have 148/200 marks which gives me a total B grade.
To achieve my target to grade of B at A level, I need 132 more marks in A2.
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