Groups - Sorted

Yay! Am so relieved, you all sorted out your groups today:

Mac 1:

Megan, Elisha, Sophie and Alyce

Mac 2:

Cherice, Stella and Letisha

Mac 3:

Caroline and Charlotte

Mac 4:

Sanan, Lois, Holly and Daisy

AND we got through two prelims, so we're aiming for equipment out to everyone on Thursday - then you can start experimenting with the cameras and iMovie, like this:

Filming the Prelims

Tuesday's lesson is filming of your Prelims.

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Don't forget, what you're saying has got nothing to do with the actual task - it's your ability to show match-on-action (great definitions, Sanan and Lois!) and the 180-degree rule.

So we'll film using the flips tomorrow and I'll show you the basics in uploading footage and editing.

e-book from OCR

We've got textbooks for you all in the form of an e-book.

To access it, click on this link (also on the link at the side of my blog):

http://my.dynamic-learning.co.uk/Default.aspx?cid=30169

Our Centre ID is 30169, your user id login (all of you - you don't have individual logins) is ocrmedas and your password is student.

It's what we'll be working from for my bit and I know Ms Fitzjohn'll be accessing it for her TV Drama section so make yourself familiar with it so it won't be a shock when we want you to access it later on in the course.

AS Media Studies Course Booklet

ECS as and A2 Media Studies Course Booklet

Commenting on my blog

If I comment on your blog at all (which I will, many many times - at least once a week for everyone) and you want to reply to anything, don't do it on your own blog in the comment thread as I won't see it..

Find the latest post on my blog and post your own comment there - that way, I'll be pinged and then I'll know I have to read something, and reply again etc etc.

Unless we're arguing about something.. then it might get a bit tedious.

Elisha's blog..

Whilst setting up Holly's blog with her, I noticed Elisha's...

I think it would be in everyone's best interests to have a look at her blog as it is outstanding already...

Well done Elisha - love the 'look' of your blog - the camera background really suits it.

Essential Techniques to Learn

Learn the terms for all these different shots and techniques, for a written TEST (oh yes) on Tue 20 Sept..

Test for new class

Alfie horse lover

First Lesson of the Course

Yesterday was the first lesson, where 12 (plus Holly who's just joined us today) students embarked on their AS Media Studies course.

9 months of researching, planning, sketching, viewing, arguing, storyboarding, crying, photographing, soundtracking, crediting, editing, moaning, shooting (not with a gun, a camera), blogging, re-shooting, evaluating, celebrating...

You've got a long way to go - exciting, eh?

Don't forget, for Tuesday's lesson, I want you to have gone through last year's students blogs, thoroughly, and be able to talk about them to the rest of the class.