Summer term

Welcome back. For the next three weeks, you'll be working on print production skills ready for your A2 coursework.

A2 Coursework:

· Research and planning (20%)

· Individual print work: digipak (10%)

· Individual print work: magazine advert for the digipak (10%)

· Group music video: (40%)

· Evaluation: (20%)

You can look at some examples of A* grade work here:

http://jodiepackwooda2media.blogspot.com/

http://leahdennisona2mediastudies.blogspot.com/

And you can watch some of the best videos here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/mediawsfc?feature=mhee#g/c/28AF162A99DD36AD

This term, we’ll spend time practising your print production skills so that you can create excellent print work next year. You will:

· Research some existing print work

· Learn some Photoshop skills

·             Create a digipack to practice your skills: You will need to create a minimum of four ‘panes’: front of digipack, rear of digipack, inside cover front and inside cover rear.  A digipack is a CD release with special features such as a video clip – it usually has folded cardboard rather than plastic packaging.

· Create a magazine advert for the digipak

The digipak and advert won’t be part of your A2 production work – but creating them will allow you to gain and practise skills, and the work you blog this term will count towards your research and planning grade for A2.

Good marks come from:

· Using a recognisable ‘house style’ which is appropriate for genre/audience

· Paying attention to detail – e.g. including credits and record label logos

· Taking a range of good quality photos and not repeatedly using the same one.