Tuesday, 25 March 2014

The proliferation of Hardware and Content for Institutions and Audiences Lesson 25/03/2014

HOME WORK: Create a prezi/presentation around the following questions. To be posted to your blogs by Tues 01/04/2014... See below for help with the questions, Miss Downton has broken down for you...
1. Identify and Illustrate Hardware and Content used and produced by Independent (British) and Hollywood Institutions.
·         Pick a film made by a Hollywood studio.
·         The content - What is the genre?  Who is the auteur/director?
·         How does this fit in with the fact it is a studio film?
·         What hardware was used to produce the film?
·         Pick a film made by an independent production company.
·         The content - What is the genre?  Who is the auteur/director?
·         How does this fit in with the fact that it is an independent film?
·         What hardware was used to produce the film?
2.      Critically Analyse the effects of the proliferation of Hardware and Content for the same specific studio and production company and talk about production, distribution and exhibition/consumption. 
·         Pick a film made by a Hollywood studio.
·         The content - What is the genre?  Who is the auteur/director?
·         How does this fit in with the fact it is a studio film?
·         What hardware was used to produce the film?
·         Pick a film made by an independent production company.
·         The content - What is the genre?  Who is the auteur/director?
·         How does this fit in with the fact that it is an independent film?
·         What hardware was used to produce the film?

Sunday, 23 March 2014

ASSESSMENT PAGE

Please look on the assessment page to see detailed notes on your production blogs with feedback on what you need to do and current working levels and marks.

All marks are subject to change and I anticipate all will go up significantly as you complete tasks and improve your blogs including RPP, Production and Evaluation.


I EXPECT ALL OF YOU TO READ AND TAKE ACTION BEFORE TUESDAY PM AFTER SCHOOL SESSION WHICH - MAY I REMIND YOU - IS COMPULSORY.


A downloadable copy of the feedback is below.

Friday, 21 March 2014

Evaluation Question lesson: Q3/4

HOMEWORK:
The next evaluation Questions…
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Websites


Your homework (due Tues next week) is to...

1. Look at the applicable website and answer the questions on Miss. Cowan’s slide about piracy.

2. Research the business methods Pearl and Dean are employing (to deal with audience consumption trends).

3. Update your review tracker sheets that Miss. Downton provided.

Your homework (due Tues next week) is to…
Websites concerning the rights battle for Watchmen (2009):
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/20/movies/20watc.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/16/business/fi-watchmen16
Website to look at when considering piracy and the effect on the industry:

http://www.fact-uk.org.uk/about
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/film-and-music-piracy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25575298

Websites to look at when considering Pearl and Dean Cinemas (Audience Consumption question):
http://business.pearlanddean.com/
http://www.pearlanddean.com/