Thursday 19 November 2009

Friday 4 April 2008

WELL DONE!

Well done to you for getting your work in on time today!! I think that's just about all of you - can't believe we made it after the trails and tribulations of using DreamWeaver for the first time. You also had your planning folder redraft and parts 1-4 of the evaluation to hand in this week so it was tough going.

For the tiny number of you who didn't make it (tut tut) you need to be working on the written work over Easter and you will be in department during all frees and after school to get the site finished. Your punishment is not having the opportunity to redraft and improve your grade- hope you've learned a lesson about managing your time!

We're nearly finished!!

Mrs Ward

Wednesday 26 March 2008

Web Site Deadline

The deadline for the 1st draft of your websites (4 pages for a person working on their own & 7 pages for a group of two people) is FRIDAY 4TH APRIL. You will then be given a list of action points to improve your grade. Late work is not acceptable.

Tuesday 25 March 2008

Production Report (30 marks)

* Deadline for Parts 1 & 2 is Monday 31/03/08
* Deadline for Parts 3 & 4 is Thursday 03/04/08

The report records all stages of the production, including a technical account of decisions and
revisions made and an evaluation of the success of the finished work. It should be up to 2000
words in length and should cover the following equally weighted areas:

Part 1 – The brief and research into similar media texts/target audiences
Discuss your initial response to the set brief and the research you undertook to learn about website design and structure. Discuss your work on target audience, your research into a target audience and your audience profile. Discuss your written proposal and presentation and any changes made at this early stage as a result of feedback and reflection (500 words)

Part 2 – Planning the production
After the presentation of ideas how did you start to put your ideas together more formally? Discuss your final drafting, designing the artist logo and collecting found images. How did you plan the photography, music and video? (500 words)

Part 3 – Constructing the production – technical decisions and revisions
Discuss how you constructed the designs in PhotoShop, how you prepared this for DreamWeaver, how you built the website and any changes you had to make along the way. You need to explain why the changes were made. (500 words)

Part 4 - Evaluation of finished production.
How successful is the finished product? How does the final product compare to your initial design ideas? Did you fulfil your own brief? What are you most proud of and what do you think could be improved? How does it compare to the websites you looked at during the research stage? (500 words)


GRADING CRITERIA

Level 1 0-11 marks
The report is likely to be limited to a brief record of work undertaken in the production of a
media text, with little understanding of the need for relevance and clarity. There is likely to be
only minimal reference to relevant research, planning and monitoring of decision-making and
the evaluation of the finished media text is minimal and little medium-specific terminology is
used. Likely to be short.

Level 2 12-15 marks
The report provides a record of most stages in the production of the media text, including
some reference to planning, to research and to the monitoring of decisions and revisions
made. The evaluation of the finished media text is limited to description of the production
process, with evidence of some grasp of appropriate medium-specific terminology.
Level 3 16-23 marks
The report is a largely a clear record of all stages in the production of the media text, including
planning and some reference to the monitoring of technical decisions and revisions made.
There is some discussion of research into similar media texts and target audiences. There is
a proficient evaluation of the degree to which the finished media text has met the original brief,
with evidence of a sound grasp of medium-specific terminology.

Level 4 24-30 marks
The report comprises a clear and thorough record of all stages in the production of the media
text, including planning and a detailed account of the monitoring of decisions and revisions
made. There is detailed discussion of research into similar media texts and target audiences.
There is a thorough evaluation of the success of the finished media text in meeting the original
brief, with evidence of an accurate command of appropriate medium-specific terminology.