Students were introduced to a series of 'beginnings' in an attempt to illustrate what is required for the first brief of the coursework. The key to the success of the broadcast media is to offer a clear sense of location, character and narrative theme. Texts used included the first three minutes of the first series of Breaking Bad, The Inbetweeners, the Edgar Wright directed Spaced [a classic Channel Four series that is still engaging and visually intelligent], and work by Ed and Connor. Students were asked to consider the importance of the voiceover when attempting to offer the audience a clear sense of character.
Here is a link to the SPACED INTRO we watched today. This is the full episode. Sorry about the adverts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PjVIxDRREc
The second section of the lesson considered the Cross-Media task:
EVALUATE HOW FAR AUDIENCES ARE ABLE TO REPRESENT THEMSELVES AND/OR IDEAS AND OPINIONS IN MEDIA PRODUCTS FROM YOUR CASE STUDY.
This will be our written homework next week. Class discussion considered how to approach this question.
The final section of the lesson was a consideration of an old MEST1 Section A exam paper. Click on link to access the old exam text:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HUmrDa5PPE
HOMEWORK: Students should be constructing coursework. Students also need to construct a written response to the 'Mini Cooper viral' examination paper. Answers need to be brief but detailed. Students need to be using media language in an appropriate manner. Students also need to consider the cross-media task that we will be attempting next week.
LOTS TO DO FOLKS. NO SLACKING. PRESS THE RECORD BUTTON.
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