For this CCR, you will need to revisit your technology journey through Component 3 which comprises of your Music Video, Digipak and Website products.
Task 1
Create a series of 3 fun physical theatre representations of the 3 technologies you pick out of the hat with your group and show to the class to see if they can recognise and recall the particular technology you are representing.
Task 2
Revolve around the tables and note down as many examples of technology as possible that have been part of Component 3.
Task 3
Understand how this question, done properly, will really help prepare you for Section 1a of the exam – Skills, which is all about how you have used skills in your A Level Media Studies and how they have creatively impacted on your products. In fact, it will be half of your notes, examples and evidence you need for this question if you do it properly.
Task 4
Review the exemplar INFOGRAPHIC that has been creatied in piktochart.com. You will need to sign in with google and then on the home page scroll down to the FREE TEMPLATES.
The package is really easy to use – Mrs C designed from scratch this one in 2 lessons so you only need to use it as a template, choose your own design and then complete it with your own examples.
Task 5
Using the exemplar as a template, design your own infographic. You should include:
- Chronology – timelines
- Products
- Stages of production (research and planning, production, post production and CCR)
- Colour coded examples of technology (software, hardware, online)
- Pictorial examples – preferably from your blog of the technology being used.
- Written evidence on how that technology was used – example.
- Written evidence on how that technology had a specific creative impact on the product – analysis, significance.
- The template is a guide – feel free to add other examples in.
Guidance
Hardware & Software technology could include:
- Cameras (stills and video)
- Lighting Equipment
- Premiere
- After Effects
- Photoshop
- Publisher / Illustrator
Websites & online technology could include:
- Edublogs (WordPress)
- Wix
- YouTube
- Twitter/Facebook/WhatsApp
- Pintrest/Gomoodboard/Canva
- VoiceThread/Screen Castify
- Flikr/Prezi
- Google Forms
- Online Tutorials / Adobe TV
You should be specific about how you employed the technology. Be specific in terms of what you were able to achieve creatively & organisationally with these various technologies, such as…
- Researching conventions in professional media texts
- Gathering inspiration & sharing ideas
- Production planning / inspiration
- Production organisation & group communication / collaboration
- Production techniques (Framing, camera movement, backdrops, lighting…)
- Cropping / timeline editing
- Using filters & image control
- Using brushes and filters
- Transitions / Colour Correction
- Using key frames
- Layering images / using opacity / blending
- Stop motion
- Converting / compressing files for different use (DVD, Online, Print)
- Uploading and embedding media
- Audience feedback
- Tracking & recording progress
Please click on the image to see the full image in detail
Here are some resources that might help:
List of media technologies used and useful buzz words to include in your analysis
Think about how you are going to get screenshots / images which illustrate how you have done these things at the various stages of production. Please do not simply use logos / generic images, rather use images of you actively using the technology from your coursework blog (look at your CCR section).
Also your comments must be specific in terms of what you were able to achieve by using the technology – highlight the effect, moment, event that was possible due to the technology – how did the technology specifically impact on star image, genre, narrative, audience and representation (concepts!). Please avoid: made it more appealing/eye catching/interesting!
Buzz words: copy and paste and then delete as you use them.
- Use: implemented, applied, engaged, used, tested, signed up, explored, investigated, analysed, planned, gauge, delegated,
- Progression: improve, extend, develop, enhanced, exentuate, analyse
- Create/creativity: develop, design, map out, collate, draft, experiment, aesthetics, design, layout, conventional, adapt, tweak, alter, amend
- Achieve: succeed, result, deliver, appropriate, win
