Slackers Club: Check it out

Cleck out the Slackers Club! Free films and more.

Audience Feedback

On your Group Blog, post the following questions and ensure that your classmates blog their feedback:

1. What did you think was particularly successful about our film?
2. What would you change?
3. Who do you think the target audience is? Do you think we are reaching out target audience? Please comment.
4. Where do you think you would find a film like ours? (websites, cinema, TV, etc)

Adobe Competition

If you are interested in applying for the Adobe Competition, you need to fill out your application and get it in by Sunday evening. If you did not have a permission slip signed already, you need to do so. The applications are located in the RMShared Area under Media Studies, Adobe Competition OR if you go to the Photography blog you find this posting with hyperlinks to the application and other forms. Only two students from Dunraven can attend, so there is stiff competition. And now a message from Adobe:


The Adobe Youth Voices Summit that will be held in California in 2-7th August 2011.

The young people who are making projects at our 15 Adobe Youth Voices London sites this year will all be in the running to have this all-expenses paid opportunity of a lifetime and participate at this incredible event, as well as have their AYV project work showcased for an international audience.

In order to be in the aforementioned runnings, you have to complete the following by this Sunday evening:

Two Youth Artist Applications

Permission Forms (for both youth artists) - bear in mind some of you maybe have already completed 2 and 3 below but if you have not please print and send to me asap:

Consent to Apply
AYV Community Permission Form
NELA Form

Good luck and email Mr Dyas or Ms Taylor is you have any questions.

How to upload your sound

Here is a good video that will guide you through how to use and upload your sound from the Marantz.

Visit from Patricia at Adobe Youth Voices

On Tuesday, there will be an opportunity to meet Patricia Cogley, one of the head honchos from the Adobe Foundation in California. She is absolutely lovely and has heard so much about your brilliant projects that IT'S NOW TIME TO SHOW THEM OFF !

 

She will be at Dunraven from 12.15 til 2.15 to see what we are up to.

Please have a look at this Adobe Youth Voices video before Tuesday.

Also, some students will be asked to go to the British Film Institute on Wednesday to present their work. If you are interested, please see Ms Taylor or Mr Dyas. You will need to prepare a 5 minute presentation explaining your work and what has inspired you. 

 

Date: 8th December

Time: 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Venue: British Film Institute

Mock-up of poster - Homework

Due on Wednesday1st and Thursday 2nd

You mock-up film poster must include analysis of the following:

• conventions used
• objects used (size, placement)
• visual and verbal messages, signifiers
• representations
• appeal to audiences (primary and secondary)
• assumptions you make about the audience (prior knowledge)
• narrative and genre (and what pleasures are promised)
• tagline

Deadling for Filming is 3 December!

As you film, you should be uploading footage into Final Cut Express. Camera are due back in on Friday 3 December.