How did your production skills develop throughout this project?
You have reflected on your skills , just like Napoleon Dynamite
You have thought about and evidenced your production journey in Cambridge International A Level Media Studies and all of the reflection is in your blog – in Creative Critical Reflections (all the green posts in the league), Print Preliminary Tasks and Music Magazine.
Most of the work for this question has already been done! So…Hooray & Hoorah!
This CCR will require you to reflect on how far you have come this year. In particular it will require you to reflect on the production skills you have acquired and how they have helped you become a more skilled (both technically and creatively) media producer – such as photographer, Photoshop(er), designer and journalist….
Moreover, you have also learnt some valuable production skills that will easily transferable to other parts of your life, education and ultimately career:
- Time management
- Directing and Management
- Communication & Collaboration
- Writing skills
- Research and Planning
TASK 1
You will write a letter to a future A Level Media Studies student in order to prepare them for what lies ahead. You need to advise them to learn from your experience and perhaps also your mistakes.
TASK 2
Create a slideshow and create the following slides.
- An Introduction – Dear Future A Level Media Student etc
- Technical Skills
- Creative Skills
- Transferrable Skills
- A sign off and good luck.
Advice
You will need to use the comment box underneath each slide in order to make notes for your presentation
Much of the content for this is already on your blog so just copy and paste it in initially and then edit to answer the question – which is the most important lesson learned in each moment of reflection.
Be sure not to make it a list – instead ensure each skill has an example attached to it and how that skill specifically impacted on the product – how it affected star image, or genre, or narrative, or the audience.
Once you have written your letter and included specific skills and most importantly EXAMPLES OF HOW THAT SKILL IMPACTED ON THE PRODUCT.
TASK 3
Develop each slide with screen shots, logos, photos and captions that add visually to your letter by illustrating your points. Much of this work has already been done in your blog so you have the examples & screenshots already. You can copy your letter underneath each slide but you will need to print them out along with the slides.
This is a very, very boring exemplar. Make yours lovely and illustrative.
- Slide 1 – record the question and introduce yourself
- and – record the opening of the letter: (example – do not copy this but do your own)
- Dear Future A Level Media Student, hold on for a rough ride but a very rewarding one. If you decide to take A Level Media Studies you will really expand your skills, both technically and creatively and also many of the production skills will transfer to other areas of your life.
- and – record the opening of the letter: (example – do not copy this but do your own)
- Slide 2 – example with inserts and script – For example, one of the main transferrable skills you will learn is how to communicate effectively. I learnt the hard way. Booking my studio, getting the photographic equipment and finding all the costumes and make up for my model was time consuming. But then on the day of the shoot she texted me to say she couldn’t turn up as she didn’t know about the shoot. As a result the day was wasted and we had to reschedule. We created a Whats App group so that the same thing did not happen. It was has a hard lesson in communication.
- Slides 3 onwards – subsequent – examples of other production skills.
THIS DOCUMENT HAS A VARIETY OF IDEAS ON WHAT YOU SHOULD MENTION IN YOUR LETTER.
Save the presentation as a pdf.
TASK 4
Recording your letter.
- Open a Voicethread account voicethread.com/register
- Import your presentation as a pdf.
- Print out your letter notes/script.
- Record your letter over the slides so that the commentary coincides with the visuals.
- Save and embed on your blog.
How to begin your letter
Example 1
Dear Future Media Students
I just thought it would be good to advise you on how Media Studies is going to introduce you to a huge range of production skills – both technical, creative and transferrable.
XXXX
So, be prepared for a journey. A one full of frustrations, highs and lows but one that you will equip you for any number of roles in employment or in further education.
Best wishes
Jess, current CiE A Level Media Studies student.
Example 2
Welcome aboard matey,
Be prepared for a rough but rewarding journey.
A Level Media Studies has introduced me to a huge range of new skills that I can now use creatively, technically and in many other areas of my life.
For example….
