AS MEDIA STUDIES 2014Foundation Portfolio – The Blog

Learning Intentions

To understand why the Blog is an important aspect of the Foundation Portfolio

To understand how to set up the Blog

Success Criteria

I will set up a blog on Blogspot.com and link to the blogs of other students

The Blog

Online weB LOG focused on research, planning and practical development

Includes Research Planning Experiments Work in progress Final products Evaluation

Maintain the Blog

Entries at least once per week After every significant practical

experience Sometimes once a day

Not just text Links to audio, video and images on e.g.

YouTube Uploads of own material

“Director’s Commentary” Experimental footage Storyboards/ animatics Scripts Production schedules

Exam board expectations - planning Worth 20 marks (20% of practical) Demonstrates excellent:

research into similar products and potential target audience

organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.

work on shot-lists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.

level of care in the presentation of the research and planning

time management

Exam board expectations - evaluation Worth 20 marks (20% of Unit) MUST contain element of audience

feedback either integrated with the

presentation of the research and planning material or presented separately

MUST answer 7 questions set by the board

MUST demonstrate excellent understanding of key production elements

Setting up your account

http://www.blogspot.com Create a Blog Fill in the details to create

(or log into) a Googleaccount)

Verify account

Setting up your Blog

Name your blog and checkthe URL

Email me the URL ear@fram.durham.sch.uk

Choose a template Start blogging

Exemplar blogs

OCR Examplehttp://cmdiplomayasmin.blogspot.com/

Official Exam board bloghttp://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com/index.html

Mr Earl’s bloghttp://mediaframas.blogspot.com/

Blogs by previous students http://zoeasmedia.blogspot.co.uk/ (Zoe Crick 2013) http://katttydx.blogspot.com/ (Kathryn Dowson, 2012) http://katiesawesomeasmediablog.blogspot.co.uk/ (Katie

Boal, 2011)

Linking Blogs

Click on the “Design” tab Add “My Blog List” as a gadget Click “edit” Click “add to list” Type in the URL of the blog (for

examplehttp://mediaframas.blogspot.com/)

Click “add” and close the window

Posting on your Blog

Navigate to your blog homepage Click “new post” To include video/ image links, you

may need to use html tags Sites like Youtube and Facebook

are blocked at school, although some other video sites can be accessed

May wish to set up free Vimeo account

First blog task

Post your pre-course project to the blog You have until next Friday to do this

View at least two projects by other students and comment on them