DVD Cover Draft (by hand)

Objective
To begin forming ideas for your DVD cover.

Task
Using THIS TEMPLATE download and print it—design the cover for the DVD release of your film.Annotate in the manner of the example above. Note that I have included labels about colour, textures and other informative info. Labels must not be just about obvious stuff.

Presentation
Photograph and post to your blog. Post title: Draft DVD cover (hand)

Checklist for assessment
Clear drawing / informative labels / interesting design / conventions followed.

Deadline
tba.

Planning your film.

Objective

Flesh out the idea for your film before you make the DVD and Magazine cover.

Task

Below is a presentation with slide headings that will help you organise your idea.
Create and embed your own Google presentation. Mine is HERE

Presentation

Embed on your blog. 720 x 420.

Checklist for assessment

All slides are brimming full of the required information.

Semiotics for beginners

Objective

To allow you to deepen your skills when analysing media texts.
To strengthen and clarify the messages within the media texts you create.

Task

Following my introductory presentation (above) you are to make a copy of the Semiotics presentation HERE.
You are then to complete the tasks set out on the presentation.

Presentation

Embed the presentation on your course blog. 720 wide X 420 tall.

Checklist for assessment

All of the tasks completed. Numerous 'connotations' should be completed.

Semiotics Flashcards homework.

Revise this semiotics set for a test next Friday period 4.

Posting a Presentation to your blog

Post to be completed...

Please ensure that the following posts are completed and posted asap.

(Preferably before parents evening)

Film Genre Grid
Sci-Fi Film Research
Stock Characters
Film Pitch
Todorov’s Theory
Playing with Narratives / Emily
Audience Involvement
Cam Lang Framing
Cam Lang Angle
Cam Lang Movement
Deconstructing cam lang
Intertextuality
History of film

Film Promotion - Posters

FIlm Posters
Posters and Trailers have been used to promote film for many years, but the nature of film marketing has changed a great deal since the 1990s. However, posters are still a vital part of the marketing process, so it is always worthwhile studying their conventions.

Tasks:

1. Make a copy of this presentation HERE and publish it to your blog.
2. On the following slides are typical conventions of film posters. Your task is to scour the web and search for examples to illustrate the examples.
3. Try to use different examples for each slide.
4. Use screenshots: cmd-shift-4
5. Replace the covers on the front slide with your own favourites.