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Making a Short Film, Production and Evaluative Analysis »
Categories: A Level, OCR A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, Production Zone, Audio Production, Moving Image Production
With the NEA in mind we have put together a list of things for your students to think about when they approach their filmmaking work for both Eduqas and OCR. There’s a nice opportunity from the very beginning of this work to encourage and support your students in recognising the connection between their own creative work and particular examples from films that they have studied which can inform their creative choices. In turn this will become useful for...
[ read full article ] »Film Evaluative Analysis »
Categories: GCSE, Hot Entries, Production Zone, Audio Production, Moving Image Production, Print Production
Download Link: Evaluative Analysis.doc
The Evaluative Analysis is about their FINAL production. Evaluation needs to explain how they:
- Used Technical and Creative Skills
- Used an appropriate format with the appropriate codes and conventions
- Demonstrated an understanding of:
- Film Language - how do the mise en scene and technical codes construct meaning?
- Organisations - what production companies and distributors would typically be involved in...
WJEC AS Film Studies FM1 Exploring Film Form »
Categories: A Level, Eduqas (WJEC) A Level, WJEC AS, FM1, Analysis, Film Analysis, Films & Case Studies, Non-Hollywood Films, Submarine, Hot Entries, Production Zone, Audio Production, Moving Image Production, Print Production
Overview
- 20% of A Level Qualification, 40% of AS
- An Analysis of a Film Extract: (30 Marks)
- Creative Project: (40 Marks)
- Reflective Analysis: (10 Marks)
FM1 Unit Introduction
WJEC: “This unit focuses on the micro features of film and the construction of meaning and emotion?. Macro features form the basis for the examined AS module, FM2 although it is accepted by the exam board that it is often difficult to separate macro features narrative and genre from...
[ read full article ] »Guide to Sound Design with Audacity »
Categories: GCSE, A Level, Hot Entries, Production Zone, Audio Production
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Step 1 | Importing Sound or Music
Click on the Project tab and select Import Audio. Choose your selected sound effect or music track from the hard drive.
Note: Music or sounds from CDs should be uploaded onto the computer hard drive first, rather than importing from CD.
Audacity will then load the audio file into the project window.
Step 2 | Functions
The Selection Tool
This is the most...
[ read full article ] »Improve Your Teaching | Audio Production »
Categories: Hot Entries, Production Zone, Audio Production
1. Understanding Sound
Sound is a feature often dismissed by students as the least important element, when in fact it can provide as much meaning for the audience as every visual and technical facet.
In this scene from Reservoir Dogs the song playing on the radio “Stuck In The Middle With You? is contrapuntal to the action, revealing the psychopathic nature of Mr Blonde. Parallel sound would have created a completely different sense, such as in the...
[ read full article ] »Audio Editing Tutorials »
Categories: Production Zone, Audio Production
