Monday 12 December 2016

FINAL PRODUCTS' DEADLINE APPROACHING!

AS YOU KNOW, THE DEADLINE FOR THE SHORT FILM, THE MINIMUM OF 2 POSTERS, AND THE REVIEW IS THIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15th @ MIDNIGHT.

FOR A REMINDER OF THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF EACH OF THE FINAL DEADLINES (AND OTHER RECENT DEADLINES), STUDY THE BOOKLETS FOR EACH PART AGAIN, AND  EARLIER BLOG POSTS HERE. MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED AUDIENCE FEEDBACK WHEREVER IT WAS REQUIRED, AS YOU WILL NEED THIS FOR YOUR EVALUATION.

YOU WILL BE COMPLETING YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL EVALUATION OVER CHRISTMAS. SEE LESSON ADVICE AND EVALUATION BOOKLET FOR GUIDANCE ON THIS FINAL STAGE.
GOOD LUCK!

Wednesday 7 December 2016

DEADLINE APPROACHING!

FIRST - MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL PRIOR DEADLINES, INCLUDING MONDAY'S THIS WEEK.

WE'RE ALMOST AT THE END NOW...
FRIDAY'S DEADLINE (DEC 9th) FIRST...
REVIEW AND POSTER DEADLINES -

REVIEW:
On the Blog (group post)
- discuss the language style and structure of a typical review, providing evidence from a recent edition.
a) PLAN YOUR REVIEW, PARAGRAPH BY PARAGRAPH AS A GROUP. One initial written draft of the film review as a word document (group), must then be emailed to Marion for comments, and posted to the blog BY THE DEADLINE ABOVE. This should use the correct font size, style and be the correct number of words (see advice in the booklet and lesson content). Blog posts should discuss aims and justifications, and show process (see lesson advice)
b) Your final group Indesign framework for the page of Little White Lies you are creating, annotated to prove that you have used the exact measurements and detailed features for a print page from a current edition of the magazine (see above).  Blog posts should show process and justify decisions made (eg page details).
These are also group posts.
Ensure that all members of the group are fully occupied, and represented on the blog.

POSTER:
Final 2 (or more) posters posted to the blog, labelled 'FINAL POSTERS' and posted at the top of the blog.


Monday 5 December 2016

DEADLINE UPDATES

There have been some recent changes to deadlines, so make sure you know what's coming and when!

MONDAY DECEMBER 5th, MIDNIGHT:

REVIEW DEADLINE:
On the BLOG as group posts, under the separate headings below:
What is LWL magazine, and who is its target audience/s? How does this relate to your short film target audience?
What are the layout conventions – the design house styles - of LWL?

You should share this task within your group, making sure you have discussed the content, and involving everyone in posting answers.
Blog posts should be illustrated, and use multimedia content as always.
Points must be evidenced with examples from real digital or print copies of Little White Lies magazine.





FRIDAY DECEMBER 9th, MIDNIGHT:
REVIEW AND POSTER DEADLINES -

REVIEW:
On the Blog (group post)
- discuss the language style and structure of a typical review, providing evidence from a recent edition.
a) One initial written draft of the film review as a word document (group), emailed to Marion for comments, and posted to the blog. This should use the correct font size, style and be the correct number of words (see advice in the booklet and lesson content). Blog posts should discuss aims and justifications, and show process (see lesson advice)
b) Your final group Indesign framework for the page of Little White Lies you are creating, annotated to prove that you have used the exact measurements and detailed features for a print page from a current edition of the magazine (see above).  Blog posts should show process and justify decisions made (eg page details).
These are also group posts.
Ensure that all members of the group are fully occupied, and represented on the blog.

POSTER:
Final 2 (or more) posters posted to the blog, labelled 'FINAL POSTERS' and posted at the top of the blog.