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Coursework: Pre-production planning

  1) TikTok video treatments TikTok 1: The TikTok begins with Lila Monroe sitting alone in a café, looking bored while the opening of Espresso plays. The camera starts with a close-up of an espresso before quickly cutting to a wider shot when the beat drops. Lila then starts performing a short section of choreography, using direct eye contact with the camera. The editing will be fast-paced, with cuts matching the beat of the song. Different locations, including the café, an empty room and a street, will appear throughout the video to make it visually interesting.  The colour scheme will use warm creams, greys and browns to create a fun and pop aesthetic. The final shot will show Lila putting on her lip liner through a mirror with an extreme close up of the lip liner with the name espresso on the lip liner before the screen displays the song title and artist name. The video will encourage viewers to listen to the full song and recreate the choreography. TikTok 2: This TikTok ...

Coursework: Preliminary exercise feedback and LR

  1) Type up your teacher's feedback in full plus a summary of the comments you received from other students in the class. WWW: Camera movement, visuals match lyrics EBI: More shots, change typography, editing, lip syncing 2) Using a combination of your own reflection on the preliminary exercise and the feedback you were given, write three WWW bullet points and three EBI bullet points for your work. WWW: Shots link, good props, camera movement EBI: More shots, better editing (faster),  3) How effectively did you complete the objective you laid out in your mini preliminary exercise statement of intent ? Did not execute to full standard because of the lack of locations and lack of editing and cut up shots. 4) What have you learned from the preliminary exercise that will help you in the actual coursework project? To have multiple locations and to make clips short and snappy instead of long dragging clips. 5) Now you have completed the preliminary exercise, will you change anythin...

Research and planning blog tasks

  1) State the song you have chosen for your preliminary exercise. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 2) Choose at least three music videos similar to your concept and watch a clip or more from each. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing and mise-en-scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72kUZ1LaI7U&t=15s  - close up shots of coffee being made  - montages of café scenery - close up shots of audience in café 3) Write a short music video treatment for your extract (this is basically a script for your TikTok music video). You can find an example of a treatment here . If you are making your real coursework then feel free to use the treatment from your summer project. The TikTok begins with Lila Monroe sitting alone in a café, looking bored while the opening of Espresso plays. The camera starts with a close-up of her face before quickly cutting to a wider shot when the beat drops. Lila then starts performing a short section of chor...

Coursework: Ignite presentation learner response

  1) Type up your feedback in full including the ratings out of five for each of the categories.  1 - 2/5     2 - 2/5    3 - 3/5    4 - 2/5     5 - 3/5     6 - 2/5 2) Use this feedback, comments from peers and your own reflection on your presentation to self-assess and write your own detailed WWW and EBI for your coursework concept and presentation as a whole. WWW: I had a good soft drink idea and concept. My slides and presentation visuals were neat and tidy. I talked about a theory that it links too.  EBI: Don't read from the board. Talk about more theories. Look at audience when presenting.  3) Write a paragraph discussing how your presentation will lead into your actual coursework production. Do you need to update your statement of intent? Does your concept offer enough clarity? Is it appropriate for the audience specified in the brief? Is it achievable to film with the resources you have available? Can yo...

Coursework: Summer Project 2026

  1) Research: TikTok videos TikTok Video 1 – Narrative: Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”   The TikTok trend surrounding Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” often uses a clear beginning , middle and ending . Many creators establish a relationship or situation at the start before introducing a problem or unexpected event, usually leading to a humorous ending. This can be linked to Todorov’s narrative theory , as the video begins with an equilibrium , followed by a disruption and then a resolution . Because TikToks are short, the narrative needs to be communicated quickly through captions, facial expressions , gestures and the setting . This keeps the audience interested because they immediately want to understand what is happening and find out how the situation will end. The familiar song also helps audiences understand the tone of the video. I could use this in my own production by creating a simple narrative that introduces a character and conflict quickly...

Radio: Final index

1) Radio: Introduction to Radio 2) Radio: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat 3) Radio: War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds: Blog tasks

Media Factsheet Read Media Factsheet #176: CSP Radio - War of the Worlds . You'll need your Greenford Google login to download it. Then answer the following questions: 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? War of the Worlds is a science fiction radio drama based on H.G. Wells’ 1898 novel. It tells the story of a Martian invasion of Earth through a series of realistic news reports 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? It was first broadcast on 30 October 1938. The popular myth is that many listeners believed the fictional broadcast was a real alien invasion and panicked. 3) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? The New York Times reported that some listeners were frightened and confused, but later reports suggested the panic was exaggerated. 4) How did author Brad Schwartz describe the the broadcast and its reaction? Brad Schwartz described the broadcast as a successful pi...