Tuesday 5 December 2017
Blogger of the Week
For this week, it's Lauren B, for using digital media creatively and effectively in her posts. Well done, everyone. Keep up the evaluation as you go along to ensure the quality of your research and planning.
Monday 20 November 2017
Blogger of the Week
This week it's Isadora, for posting an excellent Audience Expectations video. Don't stop blogging just because we're working on exam skills in school. Keep up the momentum, everyone!
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| It's the American Music Awards this week! |
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Blogger of the Week
Well done this week to Kathryn, who has done some detailed location planning, with shots of all her locations. Nearly ready to film! Keep up the pace, everyone!
Friday 10 November 2017
Film Competition - win £9,000!
Monday 6 November 2017
Blogger of the Week
Well done, Year 13, for working so, so hard over half term. The prize this week is shared between Lauren M, who has posted five really good blog posts, and Isadora, who has completely caught up with her planning and research after changing her idea. Well done. Blog onward!
Monday 16 October 2017
Blogger of the Week
Not just because it's her 18th birthday today, but also because she's done some quality and focused blogging this week, including very useful analyses of a variety of music videos, it's Grace. Blog on everyone!
Friday 13 October 2017
Media A Level student Jess's school video
Here is our student video for the school website by our talented Year 13 student, Jess, who has now moved to Bristol University to study Liberal Arts:
Monday 9 October 2017
Blogger of the Week
Dear Bloggers, well done for making rapid progress, linking all your research and planning to your final product and evaluating your work as you go along. Keep up the fantastic work! This week's prize goes to Alainah, who has caught up with work missed through illness. Blog on!
Monday 2 October 2017
Blogger of the Week
Blogging has been going at a great pace this term, meaning it was impossible to decide on a single winner this week. The prize is shared between Kathryn and Grace. Well done for keeping up with all your tasks. We can really see your projects taking shape now!
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| To celebrate this week's London Film Festival, here is the festival's 'Star of London' trophy |
Tuesday 26 September 2017
Blogger of the Week
Congratulations to Lauren M for some excellent blogging last week, including a lip sync, preliminary video task and an evaluation - a total of 10 posts in September so far. Blog on, everyone!
Monday 18 September 2017
Blogger of the Week
Well done this week to Kathryn, who has completed and evaluated an excellent preliminary task. In homage to the Emmy awards this weekend, Kathryn gets one, too. Blog on, everyone!
Monday 11 September 2017
Blogger of the Week
VERY impressive blogging from everyone over the summer holidays, with a shout out to Kathryn for the most posts. Winner this week is Lauren B for putting in a huge amount of work over the summer. Well done!
Friday 12 May 2017
Dear Moderators
On this blog hub you will find all the G321 Foundation Portfolio and G324 Advanced Portfolio candidates' Media Studies work for St Mary's School, Gerrards Cross.
The G321 candidates have produced film openings in a variety of genres.
The G324 candidates have produced short films, together with a magazine review and a film poster.
You will find links to each individual candidate blog on the side bar to the right of the screen. Many thanks for moderating this work.
Helen Williams
Head of Media Studies, St Mary's School, Gerrards Cross
Centre 52235
The G321 candidates have produced film openings in a variety of genres.
The G324 candidates have produced short films, together with a magazine review and a film poster.
You will find links to each individual candidate blog on the side bar to the right of the screen. Many thanks for moderating this work.
Helen Williams
Head of Media Studies, St Mary's School, Gerrards Cross
Centre 52235
Monday 27 March 2017
Blogger of the Week
Dear Bloggers, well done for really upping your game now we're nearing the ending of the production journey. At A2 this week our top blogger is Charlotte who, despite ill health, has kept her blog up to date, finished her magazine article, done a photo shoot for her film poster and completed all her filming. At AS it's Kathryn this week for completing Evaluation 1 and keeping everything up to date, including uploading multiple rough cuts of her film opening. Hoorah!
Monday 20 March 2017
Blogger of the Week
This week, at A2 it's Jess, who has published multiple posts she's had in draft ready for her final pieces to be complete. Well done to Jess and Lizzy, who have now completed their ancillary tasks of a film poster and a film magazine review page to a very high standard!
Monday 13 March 2017
Blogger of the Week
At A2 this week, our star blogger is Lizzy, who has kept up to date with all her blogging, including a script for one of her Evaluation Questions. At AS, we have two winners due to missing last week - Lauren B for her coursework blog and Isadora for updating her exam blog. Blog on!
Monday 6 March 2017
Blogger of the Week
... is CP at A2 this week, for keeping us up to date with filming progress, despite setbacks!
Monday 27 February 2017
Blogger of the Week
Last week, while Year 13s were doing their mocks, AS winner was Grace. this week it's Alainah for updating her exam blog on our AS study day and writing a very thoughtful evaluation of her editing process. This week at A2 it's Jess, for her well-researched post on titles for short films. Well done!
Monday 6 February 2017
Blogger of the Week
Dear Bloggers, we are on the home run! Some of you are holding back on the blogs at the moment due to filming, but remember to blog your filming progress, too. Exemplar of this is Lizzy at A2 this week, who has blogged her ideas for her soundtrack and some of the issues of using non-professional actors (i.e. your mum). At AS, joint winners are Grace and Lauren M for posting a rough cut of their film opening. Blog on!
Monday 30 January 2017
Blogger of the Week
Dear Bloggers, well done for upping the ante on the blogosphere. Top blogger at A2 this week is Charlotte, who has blogged impressively on our Skype conversation with director Terry Hall, and planning for her ancillary tasks. And at AS, the winner of the Cadbury's Dinky Deckers is Alainah, who did eight blog posts this week. Blog on!
Tuesday 24 January 2017
Blogger of the Week
Well done this week to Jess at A2, who has made a great storyboard animatic for her final film idea. Roll on shooting day! And well done to Lauren B, who has learnt this week how to crop pictures to upload to her blog!
Monday 16 January 2017
Blogger of the Week
At A2 this week's winner is CP, who has posted the final version of her short film script, with all issues ironed out. And at AS the winner is Isadora, who has posted her timings and shot list for her shoot. Can't wait for shooting day!
Title Design
Check out this short film about the history of title design. Might be handy to embed into your own blogs:
A Brief History of Title Design from Ian Albinson on Vimeo.
A Brief History of Title Design from Ian Albinson on Vimeo.
Tuesday 10 January 2017
Blogger of the Week
Happy 2017, everyone. The first Blogger of the Week of this new year at AS is Kathryn - an inspiration to us all as she completed her filming over the Christmas holidays. At A2, our star blogger this week is Lizzy who has mastered Motion to create a fantastic film company ident. Hooray!
Free Online Filmmaking Course!
If you want to hone your Media skills over the summer, then sign up for the BFI's FREE online filmmaking course at: http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/announcements/sign-our-free-online-filmmaking-course
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