English… Zero Dark Thirty 9 Aug 2020August 10, 2020 Before watching Zero Dark Thirty, it is important to understand the context through which people watched the film when it was released in 2012. Director Kathryn Bigelow (the only woman…
English… Voice vs Tone 27 Jul 2020July 27, 2020 Quite often, people use the terms “voice” and “tone” interchangeably in terms of writing. It can be useful to think of these terms as being slightly different from each other.…
Media Production… Writing a Media Release 22 Apr 2020 Organisations and individuals send media releases (sometime called press releases) to the news media in the hope of promoting an announcement, a statement or other information that they would like…
Media Production… Zines 20 Apr 2020 Back in the day, zines - originally short for “fanzine” - were a feature of pop culture. These self-published small print publications would often be created about a small, niche…
English… What to include in a Feature Article 24 May 2019May 24, 2019 Traditionally, feature articles have been lengthy articles written for magazines that are designed to tell an interesting and informative story about a person, place, event, or institution. Such stories are…
English… Opinion Pieces 23 May 2019May 3, 2021 Opinion pieces, otherwise known as columns, are relatively short pieces of writing in which the author will present their opinion or point of view on an issue. There is no…
Film Production… Shot Composition For Your Film 8 May 2019May 8, 2019 Before you make your first short film, you will want to be familiar with the basic rules of composition. These rules are incredibly useful for student filmmakers, as they are…
Film Production… Rule of Thirds and Central Framing 8 May 2019May 9, 2019 The Rule of Thirds is a rule that suggests that cinematographers and photographers should think of their shots as being in thirds, both vertically and horizontally, like in the animation…
Film Production… Looking Room and Head Room 8 May 2019May 9, 2019 When you are framing people within your shots, using the Rule of Thirds should encourage you to leave an appropriate amount of looking room (also known as lead room) and…
Film Production… 180 Degree Rule 8 May 2019May 9, 2019 The 180 Degree Rule is a guideline that says that if you have two characters in a scene together, the one that is on the left should stay on the…
English Units Brave New World 6 May 2019May 24, 2019 (With thanks to Becky Gill) BEFORE YOU START READING BRAVE NEW WORLD We want you to become familiar with the text, its story and its themes. This should enable you…
English… Google Sites intro and demo 6 Apr 2019 The folks over at TeacherCast.net have two excellent resources for those of you who may need an introduction two Google Sites. Firstly, they have an introductory video with the very…
English… Analysing a Media Text 6 Mar 2019 When you analyse media texts for the first time, it can be difficult to understand exactly what your markers are looking for when they read your responses. The guide below…
English… Point of View in Film 22 Feb 2019February 22, 2019 Point of view (POV) in film can refer to two different things. Most often, people referring to Point of View are discussing a camera shot known as a POV shot.…
Film Production… Premiere Pro Tutorial 13 Feb 2019February 22, 2019 For anyone who needs a tutorial on the basics of Premiere Pro, the place to start is this excellent 20 minute video produced by Kriscoart that comes recommended by the…
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