2. The A2 Media Coursework will compromise of Song Production where
myself and a group of 3 others will compose an already existing song or
songs into a music video.
The music video itself will rely on multiple elements key to success such
as Camera Work, Editing, and Sound compilation
There are also several ancillary tasks that are due for completion in the
coursework: A promotion package for the release of an album, to
include a music promo video, together :
• a digipak for the album’s release;
• a magazine advertisement for the digipak.
3. • 1.G324: Advanced Portfolio in
Media
• Promotion Package (60 marks)
• Evidence of planning &
research (20 marks)
• Evaluation (20 marks)
Coursework Details
4. The Promotion Package consists of
THREE products:
Main Task (40 marks):
A Music Video
2 Ancillary Tasks (10 marks each):
1. a magazine front cover,
featuring your Music Video
Promotion
2. a CD cover with the single title
(60 marks in total)
5. •You will use Photoshop and Adobe
Illustrator and In-Design to make the
ancillary texts
•A planning and research blog and
evaluation are required
Skills Utilised
6. In terms of evaluation questions, they will focus on the following
areas current in the modern day media industry.
•Digital Technology – use resource provided to help you
•Creativity – how were you creative in your research
•Research and planning
•Post-production
•Using conventions from real media texts (discuss research you did
7. •In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real media products?
•How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary
texts?
•What have you learnt from your audience feedback?
•How did you use new media technologies in the construction and
research, planning and evaluation stages?
Evaluation questions continued
8. Level 4
The candidate is expected to demonstrate excellence in the creative use
of most of the following
technical skills:
awareness of conventions of layout and page design
awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text size
accurate use of language and register
the appropriate use of ICT for the task set
appropriate integration of illustration and text
framing a shot, using a variety of shot distances as appropriate
shooting material appropriate to the task set; selecting mise-en-scène
including colour, figure,
lighting, objects and setting
manipulating photographs as appropriate, including cropping and
resizing.
Where a candidate has worked in a group, an excellent contribution to
construction is evident.
