SJA Assessment (SUMMER WORK) 18/09

WWW:
- Again, I have really enjoyed going through your blog and reading your analytical posts Katie. You clearly have a very good grasp of 'genre', and I felt that this really came through in the analysis of both pop and rock videos. I really like the numerous comparisions you make (and your efforts to SHOW rather than 'tell')  with (for example) The Fix and JLS.
- You have clearly taken lots of care taken to compose very good contact sheets - all posts are visual because of the use of contact sheets and You Tube Clips.
- Evidence of meticulous observation, attention to detail and careful thinking and analysis for every post completed as part of the summer work. You write very intelligently about media texts, and use media language very confidently. You clearly gained a lot of useful ideas from the 'In The Sun' class shoot, and I thought the brief video you did with Cameron and Elenya over the Summer was fantastic.
EBI:
- Just some suggestions to consider: The contact sheets are very good Katie, and all screen grabs are relevant to your written comments. It's good to see each post is visual, but try to show a more varied use of media to create visual posts.
- I'd suggest that you try to take short extracts (clips) from some of the music videos you have anaylsed instead of relying on contact sheets for all posts. This would boost marks for 'creativity' and 'skill in the use of media and ICT'. Try creating a 'voice over commentary' perhaps for your analysis of the low budget videos to talk through the ideas you liked and the approaches (lighting / shots) that you felt were successful. If you did this for just one or two of the analytical posts (Pop / Rock or Low Budget) instead of uploading the full 3 min You Tube video - It would really show your ability to analyse editing techniques and camera movement.
- Post 8 - 'Conventions of a Music Video' - missing?
Effort for Summer Work: Very good / Excellent - Once Post 8 is completed - and also, think about the suggestions above. Really push your use of the Blog to it's full potential - voice over commentary and short, relevant extracts are generally much more relevant than whole You Tube Clips.