NOTE TO EXTERNAL MODERATOR

Name / Candidate No.	Blog Name
Thomas Denman 6111	Thomas Denman (6111 Media Portfolio)
Bethany Fox 6128	Bethany Fox (6128)
Rowan Greaves 6137	Rowan Greaves AJED
Thomas Hall 6148	Thomas Hall
Emma Hancock 6151	Emma Hancock
Dominika Kalafutova 5130	Dominika Kalafutova
Dominic Millns 6253	Dominic Millns
Lucy Norton 6266	Lucy Norton
Amy Pierce 6280	Amy Pierce 6280
Greg Reynolds 6289	Greg Reynolds 6289
Luke Thomas 6320	Luke Thomas 6320
Sam Tweed 6335	Sam Tweed
Jack Waring 6343	Jack Waring Media Portfolio

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Y13 DCS ADVANCED PORTFOLIO NAMES AND CANDIDATE NUMBERS - ADVANCED PORTFOLIO IN MEDIA STUDIES

Attention People doing the music video brief...

I hear rumours abound that you are not allowed to feature a real band in your music video brief. This is not true, you are. As long as you have sought copyright permission then it is ok.

Read this for further information:
http://www.ocr.org.uk/images/80541-frequently-asked-questions-.pdf

 However, if you are doing the magazine and/or auxiliary task then you need to take original images and pose as the band - you shouldn't use existing images/material from the band. So, if you were using a Lady Gaga song for your video (which is inadvisable as it is so well known) then you shouldn't then features pictures of her in your auxiliary tasks.

Make sure you read this clarification regarding the digipak and what that should and shouldn't contain.
http://getaheadocrmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/clarification-6-digipak.html

Your main concern is treating the whole production as one package. Here is a good example for you to have a nose at.

http://musicvideocm3christina.blogspot.co.uk/

Go forth and be brilliant!

Ways to make your blog looks suuuper cooool

Please see the list below to find out loads of different ways you can present your work on blogger. Let me know if there is anything you want to do, but can't access here, and I will ask IT to unblock it. 

Credit to Andy Wallis, Teacher of Media (check out his presentations on Slideshare) for coming up with this list. 

No excuses now, be creative...

Media Edu Site

Along with OCR Media Studies AS Coursebook which is an ESSENTIAL read and was, I'm sure, on all of your Christmas lists, we have got a membership to the site below.

http://media.edusites.co.uk/

This has some essential reading on it and, although we will be using it class and I will be giving you a task related to this very soon. However, there is plenty of stuff related to all areas of the course including valuable case studies.

We have 30 logins. You don't necessarily need a login and password it can be the following login and password up to 30...
So...

login: dinnington4
password: dinnington4

For relevant reading materials, handy hints and tips just type OCR Media Studies into the search bar.

Be Creative Competition

Some of you film-maker types may be interested in this competition that Film Education are running...you need to hurry though (and not let your A Level work suffer!) as the closing date is 1st Feb.

http://www.filmeducation.org/becreative/

Advice from OCR - PLEASE READ

Hello,

Make sure all of you look at the following link. It is the examining board's FAQ for the course. It is a short read for each brief but perhaps will answer any questions you have so you do not have to wait for a lesson to clarify any questions OR make any errors that end up in you wasting time unnecessarily.

Thanks

Mr Welch

http://www.ocr.org.uk/images/80541-frequently-asked-questions-.pdf

Show me the work!!

Hello All,

There is still a big difference between the amount of content published on your blog sites. Blogger should be used as an ongoing portrayal of your A2 portfolio.

I will be doing another audit of your blogsites next thursday. Everything relevant that you have done should be on there by then.

If, as now, there are some blogsites with one or two posts on or posts from one month ago, I will presume that you are failing to keep up with your work and ask you to complete a new, more detailed action plan telling me what you intend to do for the following 3 weeks.

Blogger is my way of ensuring you are not falling behind and being able to give you feedback to ensure you are on the right track - if the work is not up there, I can not do this. So do it!
Thanks
Mr Welch