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Katy and Akira Video

Daniel and Aimee Dancing Animal Video

BFI Film Academy

Once you are in schools, do encourage kids to apply for the scheme. Chances are that the network courses will already be running (and full) by then, but the residential courses recruit later.

See the links below for more detail- or ask Pete any time...

http://www.bfi.org.uk/education-research/5-19-film-education-scheme-2013-2017/bfi-film-academy-scheme

https://nfts.co.uk/bfi-film-academy

(NB this will be updated very soon for applications for 2017 which open next week)

Practical Semiotics activity...

One of my favourite starter tasks for any age! Construct ten photos and come back and discuss them. Can we work out which fits each category and how do we know? Where would we go next with this material? maybe some comparison with real examples of each genre? maybe a piece of writing for students? Dropping in some terms from Bathes and Saussure? Hopefully it was good fun...the results seem to suggest it was!

Remember. you can always change some of the categories for particular classes- maybe a still from a Tarantino film instead.

Practical Semiotics Task

In your group, you are to set up and take TEN pictures. Don’t go too far away and don’t annoy anybody!

As far as possible, you should use the same model(s) in each image. The images are to be uploaded to our instagram. NB Don’t name the category!

Everyone should be back here to view and discuss all the images in 40 minutes time.

1.     A still for the front cover of a college prospectus

2.     The cover image for the first album by a new artist

3.     A holiday snapshot

4.     A facebook profile picture

5.     A shot from an actor’s portfolio

6.     A still from a Hitchcock film

7.     An advert for a chocolate bar

8.     An image to illustrate a news story about a protest

9.     A cover image for either a women’s or men’s magazine

10. Invent one category of your own, different from the above

Good luck!

Full results from this group and previous are on the instagram account here:  

https://www.instagram.com/mediapgce2015/

Some highlights from the session are here:

 

Bayko

First task for the group...what can they build from bits of Bayko? How quickly will they realise that collaboration across the groups will give more chance of making a house? What can be learned from the experience of working with unfamiliar people using unfamiliar material? How can we make the most of group work in the media classroom?

Media Identity Task

Media Identity Task

MY MEDIA IDENTITY

By Monday 19th September, prepare something about your ‘media identity’. You can use any form you wish and it doesn’t need to be fancy or professional!

It might be:

A mixtape of music or sounds that matter to you

A collage of media images which in some way contributes to your identity

A mashup video of  film, tv or online material that expresses something about you

Or anything else!

Upload it or link it to the blog.

Be prepared to talk about it that week!

Here are some previous examples: