Is Cinema Toast?

I've added a new hot link to a video of a keynote from the Berlin Film Festival discussing the future of Cinema. Take a look!

~Mr D.

Candidate Numbers

Hello All,

I have changed the list of student blogs to be ordered by candidate number. If you think your number is wrong please let me know before Thursday (13th May)

~Mr Darlow

Important! PREZI links

We've noticed that some of your links to prezi's aren't working; because you are leaving '/edit' on the end of the URL. Please make sure you remove this part of the URL.
I AM NOT ABLE TO DO THIS FOR YOU!

Thanks! ~Mr Darlow

New Layout. Yay!

Hey Kids!

I hope you like the new layout/colourscheme. If any of you have any trouble reading the text because of the colour let me know and we'll see if there's something more suitable.

This is probably a good time to reintroduce you to the blog and what it's for. This is where Ms Humpleby and myself will post information we thing you could use, links, advice and activities, so check it every time you check your own.

If you want to know how to do something of a technical nature head over to http://darlowmedia.blogspot.com which is where technical questions are answered. You can learn how to encode your videos, upload, set up your blogs effectively, and add powerpoint slide shows amongst other things. Enjoy!

Reflective Comments 17/02/10

How frustrating; after 3 months of locking me out today i got here no trouble, no change nothing different. Therefore i intend staying logged on unitl blogger locks me out lol.
todays reflective comments

Strengths; i really like the way blogging allows me to combine my own opinions and research in an interesting and visual way. The structure allows me to be systematic in a creative way and the fact it is public means i can show off lol.

Weaknesses; As an oldie i find that i forget what i have done. At this session i am dumbfounded by how to add a print-screen snatch, v frustrating, and i realise just how much work i have to do to support my students.

Outcomes; pleased with the result of my 1 hours work - hoping it will help my students. it is definately helping me to learn - sorry all for calling it WARP STUDIO instead of WARP FILM.

Key Terminology for the Second Unit (Film Case Study)

• Production
• distribution
• marketing
• exchange
• contemporary
• audience consumption
• media ownership
• cross-media convergence
• synergy
• proliferation
• hardware
• global and globalisation
• patterns and trends
• HD/DVD/MP4/ etc
• download
• genre
• preferred reading

please cut and paste this post into your own blog and spend some time finding out the meanings of each term before moving on; the handbook i gave you will help but you may also need to use initiative and reflective thought.

to up your game i need you to do the following
Post a reflective comment daily or after each session of posts on ur blog
A reflective comment should be a version of a diary in which you reflect on ur task, what has been learned, what were ur strengths and challenges, how have you grown/improved etc through this task - mine is above this post.

Contact me if you need help

Film Homework

please use the posts below and the links to the left to start your search.

AIMS: demonstrate that you have explored and understood the ethos, style and history of Warp

How: what must you do?
answer the following questions each with at least one post per question.
1. how long has Warp been running and how did it start?
2. what has been the devlopment of the compnay since the start?
3. how has it survived unlike other british film companies? (and name at least one that has failed)
4. Discuss some of the films produced by Warp - who is the director, what do you think of the film etc
5. How has warp managed to incoprorate new media technologies? How have they adapted to the changing technical convergence and the needs of their targte market?
6. who are their target market?
7. what is teir future?

please use images / links / opinion etc but especially media terminology - see above post.