YOU ARE APPROACHING THE FINAL PORTFOLIO DEADLINE!

The END of your portfolio work is nearly here: 
FINAL PORTFOLIO DEADLINE THURSDAY FEB 14TH!
I have been getting very concerned about the state of several of the blogs. Once the product deadline is over, you must work hard on the EVALUATION draft and work to substantially improve the whole blog. EVERY SINGLE GROUP and EVERY STUDENT has work to do here, for as things stand, many people will underachieve on the basis of the poor quality of their blog. Unfortunately, it appears that many people have still not understood how much work is expected on the blog for a level 4 or 3. Once more, I suggest you all look at a level 4 blog from last year to see what is expected. 

New article on short film

http://m.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2013/feb/07/clip-joint-british-shorts
Can you use any of this in your review (referenced properly of course!)?

FINAL DEADLINES FOR THE PORTFOLIO ARE APPROACHING FAST!

REMEMBER - THE FINAL DEADLINE FOR THE WHOLE PORTFOLIO 
ON FEBRUARY 14TH IS FIXED. 
BY THIS DATE, THE THREE PARTS (FILM, POSTER AND REVIEW) 
MUST BE ENTIRELY FINISHED.
YOU MAY CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE BLOG OVER HALF TERM, 
AND YOU WILL BE WRITING A DRAFT OF YOUR EVALUATION 
(ADVICE TO FOLLOW).

UPCOMING INTERIM DEADLINES:

Deadline 3 Continued work on poster following supervisor feedback and preparation  for final deadline below. Teacher-led introduction to Review ancillary task over 2 lessons Audience feedback on finished POSTER AND FILM products   (perhaps gathered using Facebook or similar) to be recorded on blog MONDAY 11th February, 4.10   (THIS IS SLIGHT EXTENSION) Deadline for first written draft of review copy (word processed on the blog) Deadline for first indesign draft for review, for blocking and layout, uploaded to blog Deadline for comments justifying design and copy decisions as blog posts.

Deadline 4 Final work continuing on poster and review  and re-drafting following supervisor advice to complete these components. All decisions and drafts to be posted to blog. Aim for 3 drafts of work in progress for the poster and review. Final deadline for poster and review:  Thursday 14th February (half term) All 3 parts of the portfolio are now complete.

POSTER DEADLINES AND UPCOMING REVIEW WORK

You should all have completed the drafting work due by last night's deadline (see booklet, notices and my blog posts). Don't forget your billing block on the poster (see the bottom of the short film poster above) - you can use the interactive version we've put on the k drive (thanks to Sam Gregory for that!) and simply add in your own details. You must refer at some point to the production company name you should have devised, and probably also funding organisations (use my links to the right, or search for short film funding via google). By that deadline you should also have analysed existing posters (feature length or short films) using the check list in the booklet, and the application of the 5 key concepts (see lesson slides on moodle, booklet and your notes from the transition period).
Upcoming deadlines:

Deadline 2: Friday February 1st 4.10pm First photoshop group drafts of poster to appear on blog, showing  draft layout, branded title, funding information etc (see checklist),   (1 per group), as an image file (photoshop file saved as jpeg) AUDIENCE FEEDBACK ON DESIGN IDEAS RECORDED ON BLOG

Sunday 3^rd February, 9pm: evidence of research into the forms and conventions of Little White Lies with annotated EXAMPLES

POSTER TASK
We'll be introducing this task in lessons this week. Have a look at the brief on moodle and the deadlines. The first (MONDAY 28TH) is very soon! Search for posters for short films like the one above to do your research (try 'oscar nominated short films'). FOR FESTIVAL INFORMATION (EG SUNDANCE) AND IDEAS FOR SHORT FILM DISTRIBUTION, STUDY THE LINKS TO THE RIGHT.

SNOW DAY-DEADLINE DAY!!

As college closed today (FRIDAY), and some people were banking on that time, the deadline for editing will be extended to Wednesday 23rd January.

EDITING DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY, JAN 18TH!

Many groups need to work really hard now to try to meet that deadline. Study the list of required elements for the deadline below and make sure these (AND ALL PREVIOUS DEADLINE ITEMS)  are on the blog by this date. You will need to contact me and explain if you are unable to make this deadline, otherwise marks will be deducted for organisation and planning under the mark descriptors.
Many groups are STILL NOT DOING ENOUGH ON THE BLOG! This is a crucial part of your INDIVIDUAL MARK and if you leave the blog as it is, many of you WILL NOT ACHIEVE MORE THAN LEVEL 2! Use my suggestions of exemplar blogs, and also comments I've made.
THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER SHORT FILM EDITING LESSONS AFTER THIS FRIDAY.

Final Deadline Four: Editing

Final edit (vision and sound) completed, with no further time being allocated

On the group blog by the deadline below:

- frequent posts explaining the editing process, aims, techniques, decisions, choices and any reasonable difficulties experienced with technologies. Use terms wherever appropriate

- audience feedback on the finished film (use the areas listed for questions in unit G325 to help you focus on questions to your audience) – gathered via the blog, social networking sites and other means, and recorded on the blog

- the finished film uploaded via youtube to the blog

- further research and planning for the 2 Ancillary Tasks (see later advice on this)