WEEK 19: HOMEWORK (Citizenship Week)

1. Continue to make progress with your portfolio (get ready for teacher check Tues 18th July!)

2. Meet with your group to reflect on progress/share resources/take photos etc. Any 'shared' work should be copied to the group's M drive folder in advance of the meeting.

Possible group meeting slots are: Monday lunchtime or Thursday lunchtime (groups to choose a day/time, min 30 mins, max 40 mins)

ALSO:
Optional drop-in slots during Citizenship Week are Tues/Weds lunchtime 12.30 - 1.30pm

1) to use the facilities (quiet space,computers, internet, colour printing)

OR

2) for support (help, advice, encouragement, trouble-shooting)

The 6th form mentors/Mr Bayliss/ Ms Blackborow will be aroubd to help, if needed.

If you want to get involved with the music video shoot, read the details on the email, and reply asap.

WEEK 18: HOMEWORK

1. Read through portfolio FAQs in booklet pp 13 - 16
2. In noteform, create a set of tips for a high quality portfolio

• Must do a minimum of 5 top tips
• Should aim to achieve a Top 10

3. Could start making notes in the boxes on pp 9 -11

Week 8: Lessons and homework

Using the list on the previous post, work through the planning tasks as a group, asking for feedback/teacher input as you go along.

Decide a suitable homework for each member of the group to achieve in time for the first meeting after Easter.

Check you homeworks with Miss B before writing them in your planner.

WEEK 6: HOMEWORK

Organise and attend the group's first production meeting. The idea is to use this time to take the project on a step further, in particular to

a) finalise the group's decision
b) prepare the shotlist

Ideally this will be ready in time for Friday's lesson, when you will storyboard the trailer

What to do:
1. Arrange time and date to meet with your group (Tues to Fri 12.45 in PA6) and record it in your planner
2. Remind each other on the day of the meeting and turn up on time
3. Bring a cold lunch and a drink with you if you like
4. Don't forget your folder

Remember - you will score marks for every positive thing you do to help the project along!
No other homework this week

WEEK 5: HOMEWORK

Develop a proposal for the trailer for your show ie the show you have written a proposal for already. This should be represented on 1 page for your portfolio. Aim for as creative and visual presentation as possible.

This is evidence of planning.

Deadline:
10F Weds 23rd March for the lesson
10B before your 1st group production meeting

Aim to include the following:
1. Length and approx number of shots
2. A brief description of what happens in the trailer, broken down into a 3 part structure
3. A brief explanation of the style and design of the trailer (branding, pace, colours, music, graphics etc)
4. What genre conventions it would include
5. What information it would include
6. How it would intrigue the audience and keep them guessing
7. Examples of specific key shots we could expect to see in the trailer (action, framing, lighting, setting)

WEEK 4: HOMEWORK

Homework task: Brainstorm and proposal

Deadline: 10B + 10F Thursday 17th March before the lesson

1. Brainstorm a range of ideas for a new kids reality TV series for the Nickelodeon channel, for the 9-11 year old age range, both boys and girls.

2. Choose one of your best ideas and write up a proposal for this idea. You will need to include the following information:

Format
Number of episodes
Length of each episode
What happens in each episode
Continuous story? or stand-alone?

Sub-genre
Which sub-genre is it?
Describe the conventions of the genre that it will incude
What makes it original - its USP

Appeal
how would your show appeal to 9-11 year old girls?
what needs would it fulfil (refer to the powerpoint on audience appeal)

Influences
What other shows have influenced your idea?

Presentation: present this work on one page as visually and creatively as possible. This work will provide evidence of RESEARCH + PLANNING. Your page should include both of the above tasks.

Tips

• Pages W3-W5 in the folder may be useful for inspiring your ideas.
• You may well want to draw on ideas developed during class activities recently
• You can work with a partner on the brainstorming activity, but the proposal must be produced individually
• KEEP IT SIMPLE
• Pick an idea that would be practical and achievable 

WEEK 3 HOMEWORK: one page of Nickelodeon research



Nickelodeon Website

1. Go to the UK Nickelodeon website at www.nick.co.uk

2. Put yourself in the mind of an average 9 - 11 year old boy or girl, living in the UK. Have a really good explore round and observe as much as you can on the style and design of their website, its key features, its content and the opportunities for the audience to interact/get involved

3. Using your observations, produce a page of research to represent the various ways that Nickelodeon targets and appeals to 9-11 year old boys and girls in the UK. Here are some ideas on what to include:

• an audience profile of the typical Nickelodeon consumer in the older age range (9-11)
• which Nickelodeon programmes/ products would appeal to them
• which characters/themes/settings/stories would most appeal to them
• how programmes are scheduled to reach them
• how the website/channel is designed to attract them
• how the content and interactive features encourage them to get involved

Deadline:

10B Thurs 10th March before the lesson

10F Friday 11th March before the lesson

Don't forget: creative presentation for a Level 6! Print before the lesson!



WEEK 2: HOMEWORK Research and present a reality show of your choice

Outcome: One A4 page of research in any format you like – the more

creative and visually appealing the better. Remember to print in advance

of the deadline. You can work in pairs if you want to, but each student

must have their own printed copy of the finished piece.

THIS PAGE WILL PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

Deadline: Thursday 3rd March (after half term) by the lesson - both classes

Guidance

The following is a list of ideas to help you think about what to focus on

Production: Who produces the show and how is it funded? Eg TV licence

(all BBC shows), revenue from voting process; sponsorship; revenue from

adverts etc

Scheduling: Broadcaster, time of day, day of week, duration, frequency, series or serial format; spin-off programme; part of a larger franchise

The sub-genre of the show: infotainment, docusoap, lifestyle, social

experiment, reality talent, reality game

Generic conventions, variations or themes: Observational or

specifically constructed, personal make-over, degree of competition,

celebrity involvement, workplace-related, relationship-focused, health

and well-being-themed, celebrity, environmental, educational, consumer,

surveillance etc

Presentation format: Hosted, voiceover, panel-based, personality-led,

celebrity-presented, studio-based, on location, in purpose-built

accommodation

Target audience: who are they and how do you know? By age,

gender, class, ethnicity, interest, local or global appeal/reach

Audience appeal and interactivity: How does the show appeal to the

target audience? Role of audience – in studio context, voting processes,

incentives to participate

Representation: What sorts of ideas, lifestyle, and messages are

represented in the show? Are the participants represented positively?

Does the show represent them as stereotypes? Is the show edited to

encourage the audience to like/dislike them or to empathise/laugh at

them?

WEEK 1: HOMEWORK

Create a REALITY TV MOODBOARD. Include images and words that represent the genre. Key influences should be your learning from this week's lessons plus your own experiences of the genre.

You may want to represent a selection of the following:

Well known reality tv titles, broadcasters, scheduling slots, logos, productions companies, characters, settings, quotes/soundbites, newspaper coverage, audience responses.

This homework will provide evidence of: INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH.

Portfolio:
1 x A4 page only can be submitted but if bigger than A4 it can be photographed

Deadline:
10F Weds 16th Feb
10B: Tues 15th Feb