FORD (MR) MEDIA (AS)

Include the brief and then write about the following: 1) Pre production (story boarding) 2) Production (filming etc) 3) Post production (editing footage etc) Write about the development of your skills. This is a fundamental aspect of the A level course as a whole.

Preliminary exercise: Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule . Work in a group of 3 or 4. Try to keep to between 12-15 shots. Storyboard your shots (include: shot description, brief description of action, duration of shot)

Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally candidates must produce a DTP mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of the program .

Ricken Ram Lily Jones Click on images for student blogs.