A2 students! WATCH this...

http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/video/
In particular the framing: Band Shoots Impressive iPhone 4S Video | Kerascene Music

via Park High Media (@parkhighmedia)

The Daily Mail just couldn't wait (or understand the translator)!

The Mail had two stories in type waiting for the Knox verdict, complete with quotes but published wrong one first, via @psbook http://t.co/RW54AZTJ
Paul Lewis (@paullewismoney) on Twitter

This is an interesting example of how, in the age of online reporting and breaking news, websites can get things wrong in the rush to be the first to report.

The Mail wasn't the only paper to make a mistake. The Guardian had a live feed and also reported "Knox has lost her appeal". However, the translator actually said she was guilty of slander after initially blaming bar owner Patrick Lumumba for killing Ms Kercher.

If you read The Mail article on the link above it will give you an insight into the 'truth' of reporting. It states Knox is going to be put on suicide watch and the quotes are interesting. Finally on the 9th picture down there's a funny typo - calling the journalists 'media scum' instead of describing it as a 'media scrum'.

Postmodernism exhibition at the V&A

We will be studying Postmodernism in Spring term. This exhibition looks really interesting so get yourselves down to the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington and have a look around! Remember to take your student card for a discount.

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/postmodernism/


http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/sep/24/postmodernism-exhibition-victoria-albert-museum

Welcome to Year 13 Media Studies!

We're starting with the horror genre and over the next few weeks we will be watching and analysing:

Nosferatu (Murnau 1922)
Dracula (Fisher 1958)
Psycho ( Hitchcock 1960)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Hooper 1974)
Carrie (de Palma 1976)
Halloween (Carpenter 1978)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Coppola 1992)
Scream (Craven 1996)
The Blair Witch Project (Myrick & Sanchez 1999)
Let the Right One In (Alfredson 2008)

Enjoy!

A useful website on Genre theory

http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/intgenre/intgenre1.html

Evaluation questions

Your evaluation needs to be prepared for the week beginning Monday 14th February 2011.

In your evaluation you need to answer the following questions:


1.In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

2.How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

3.What have you learned from your audience feedback?

4.How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Media Showcase

• To be presented to an invited audience next Wednesday 9th Feb 2011 at 12.45 in MS1
• Design your invites & questionnaires ready to give out at the showcase
• Present your poster and magazine cover first

GOOD LUCK!