A2 Media StudiesG324: Advanced Portfolio in Media

G325: Critical Perspectives in Media

G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media

Produce a media portfolio, comprising a main and ancillary texts;

Produce a presentation of your research, planning and evaluation in electronic format(s).

G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media

The Portfolio produced must include a combination of two or more of the following media:

Video Print Web-based Audio Games software

G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media Evaluation and Reflection: A Podcast DVD extras A Blog A PowerPoint (development of skills)

Assessment:100 marks (research & planning, construction and evaluation)

G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media

Set Briefs (2-3 media) – clear concept of form and conventions, production contexts, role of technologies, audiences/users and representation.

Brief 1 A promotional package for a new film, to

include a teaser trailer. Together with two of the following three options:

A website homepage for the film; A film magazine front cover, featuring the

film; A poster for the film

Brief 2 A short film in its entirety, lasting approximately 5

minutes, which may be live action or animated or a combination of both, together with two of the following three options:

A poster for the film A radio trailer for the film A film magazine review page featuring the film

Brief 1 – Film Poster Example 1 (Science-Fiction/Action Adventure)

Film poster – e.g.2 Poster (horror)

Film poster – e.g.2 Poster (Romantic Comedy)

Film Magazine Front Cover – E.g.1

Film Magazine Front Cover – E.g.2

Film Magazine Front Cover – E.g.3

Film Magazine Front Cover – E.g.3

Trailer Examples: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=paranormal+activity+2+trailer http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hot+fuzz+teaser+trailer http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query

=he%27s+just+not+that+into+you+teaser+trailer http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=

i+am+legend+trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGWvwjZ0eDc http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=step+up+3d+trailer http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=thor+trailer http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mohamed+ali+trailer

Synergy: the working together of two or more things

to produce a combined effect that is greater than the sum of their separate effects

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=alice+in+wonderland+trailer