General Feedback on Commentaries

I enjoyed reading your commentaries and have given you all feedback on your scripts. Here are some general comments to help you improve:

Sound engaged--discuss the decisions making involved

Relate your doc to others
Be more specific
Discuss codes, signifiers, connotations more often.
More on locations (impact on audience)
More on editing!


Phrases:
• This is a typical convention of documentary and often used when ________________
• ____________ was inspired by ___________ (name, year)
• We subverted the conventions by __________________. Whereas most documentaries ______________, we _____________.
• This highlights what we see as the purpose of documentary.

HomeworK: Any Final Edits?

I have responded to all of your blogs. Now you MUST respond to my numbered points.

For each, what are you going to do AND who is going to do it.

All final edits are due w/c Monday 1 Feb.

Good luck!

Making a Radio Advert

For your coursework, you must create a radio advert. Tell me what you have done so far?

1. What radio stations would be best for targeting your audience? Explain why and include a link to their website.

2. Listen to the radio and make a list of the conventions used in a radio advert. List them here.

3. What will  your advert include? Be specific.

DON'T FORGET: Include the time and TV channel your documentary will appear.

Visit to the Ritzy

We will be leaving Dunraven at 9.30 Monday to see Starsuckers. Please meet me in the Sixth Form reception and bring your permission slip. Also, bring with you a pen and paper to take notes. Here's a trailer:

Free Archival Material

At Nicola's request, here is some info on the Internet Archive, where you can find copyright-free footage for your documentary.

The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public.

Make your Blog LOOK better

• Add colour or change the font size.
• Use bullet points
• Add pictures 
• Add a video by embed it. To embed a youtube video, copy the embedding info from the website, go to Edit HTML and paste it.

Add your presentation on the blog

To upload your presentation to go to  www.dunravenopenings.blogspot.com and follow the directions I gave you last year. You will need to start a new account in order to this.

Good luck.

Or check it out here:

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