The next few days...

Gentlemen - as you know, I'm not in school for the next few days. It is essential that you keep an eye on this blog as I'll put any useful information on it that you will need to be aware of. You won't be able to get to the MACs while I'm not in. I'll be in at some point early next week and will put the day/time on here - check it every day!

In the meantime, there is plenty for you to do:

1. Update your own blogs - some of these are excellent, some aren't as things stand. Remember that the Level 4 Criteria says:

Level 4 16–20 marks

• There is excellent research into similar products and a potential target audience.
• There is excellent organisation of actors, locations, costumes or props.
• There is excellent work on shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting or storyboarding.
• Time management is excellent.
• There is excellent use of digital technology or ICT in the presentation.

Look at your blog and ask yourself how much evidence you have for each of the bullet points above. If you have done all that I have asked of you then you shouldn't have a problem as long as you have uploaded it all onto your blog. If you're missing stuff then get it uploaded asap.

Remember what I've said about the need to make this information visually stimulating!

2. Plan for the changes you need to make to the first cut of your film openings. These were a real mixed bag - some just require a little fine-tuning while others need extensive work. Plan your changes completely and utterly thoroughly - you are at the stage now where you should have learnt enough from the first cut production and your preliminary task to just go out and get the footage that you need without wasting too much time because a battery runs out/light goes/somebody forgets etc. etc.

3. Begin preparing for your evaluation. This is a significant piece of work worth 20% of the marks for this project. I'm going to upload a new, separate post that goes through the evaluation in detail. Basically, you have to address a series of questions that relate to your film opening. Your responses to these questions will demonstrate your level of understanding of a number of key areas.