TASK 1 - Due 15th January 2015

To achieve the distinction you need to originate, develop and research an idea for a media product showing creativity and flair and working independently to professional expectations           

Create a new title and blog/evidence all of your work. 

You have been given a subject matter and a group to work in.

1. Begin research into your subject matter and identify who the target audience are. 

document all research onto your blog, include images and information about the topic.

500 Words minimum 

• Analyse two current articles/images/campaigns that have been affected by this topic. (include any links or images on your blog).
• Consider the constraints around the topic. What are the ethical issues? are there any laws that have to be protected? Are there any codes of practice?  
• Plan and prepare a 1-2 minute Vox pop - take images and find images 5-6 photos, that will help you to construct questions around your topic to enable better feedback from the vox pops.  
• Create a mood board - Plan and prepare a 30 second trailer, showing the development of your ideas around your subject matter.

Creative Media Production Management

The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the understanding, knowledge and skills required to manage the production of a media product from the initial idea through to completion.

You have been asked by Vimeo 1 a new online company to create a new programme that must go live on 22 January at 4.00pm. For this assignment you have been given roles that you must fulfil if you are to gain the approval of Vimeo and meet the criteria for this unit. Roles are listed below and you must choose one in your group before you begin. 6 weeks is not a lot of time, so excellent planning and preparation must be included. To add to this Vimeo1 has added in blue some of the things that it expects to see in this new online activity.

Groups:

1 - Eid, Kourtney, Conor (The rise of social media (instagram and one other)

2 - Emmanuelle, Mike, Kyle, Tristan (Are video games a misogynisitic form of entertainment)

3 - Sharon, Nusaybah, Nadia, Daisy (Is consumerism out of control (black friday)

4 - Marlon, Miguel, Ptolemy (Do we rely too much on technology)

5 - Joviel, Gwen, Andrew (How will 3D printing imapct on the future)

Product: New online company for Vimeo 1

To be included:    1-2 minute Vox Pops

                              30 second trailer

                              5-6 Black and white photographs

                              2 minute soundtrack

                              Blog/video diary

                              Upcoming event news item

                              Evaluation

All of the above must be included in this assignment. the group will act as one production company so it is imperative to work together to achieve this. As a group you must act quickly to complete research on your ideas immediately. If for any reason, the project is not completed on the due date, there will be no grades awarded.