BTEC CREATIVE MEDIA - L2 & 3
BTEC CREATIVE MEDIA - L2 & 3
UNIT 4/46 - Comm's Art & Design/Digital Storytelling
ASSIGNMENT TITLE - TAKE TWO
Unit 46 - The aim of the unit is to explore the importance of storytelling using digital technology. You will consider the mechanics of storytelling and will construct, plan, capture and manipulate visual and audio material to realise a digital story.
Unit 4 - Develop the breadth and depth of learners’ knowledge, and understanding of and skills in communication through art and design. By studying how practioners use primarily visual imagery to communicate ideas, messages and meaning, and then apply findings to your own ideas.
Scenario:
Digital storytelling combines video, images, music and spoken word to tell a short story. You have been assigned the task to create a digital story on your Family history or ‘The Year I was Born’, researching, collecting resources, storyboarding the video and creating a script.
Deadlines
T1 - Sept 27
T2 - OCt 5th
T3 - Nov 30th
T4 - Jan 27th
T5 - Feb 16th
T6 - Final Deadline Mar 1st 2016
Important Info
CRITERIA
CONTENT
Unit 46
Unit 4
Task 1
Compare and contrast examples of strong digital stories on Family History. Evaluate how successful you were in your initial digital story in conveying meaning to the audience.
Watch and analyse a range of digital stories
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view examples
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analyse examples
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draw conclusions referring to examples
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document evidence of analysis
Outcome: presentation
Unit 4: P1,P3
DUE DATE: 28 September
Task 2
Produce a brief of what you propose to do for your own ideas on family history identifying the target audience and intended meaning.
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Research ideas from primary sources (this could include your own archival material such as visual material, maps, interviews with family/friends)
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Research ideas from secondary sources (this could include archival material from media, history books)
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Produce a timeline/family tree on the family history you decide to focus on
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Produce documentation showing how the chosen idea was developed
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Produce documentation showing how the production was organised
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Develop final ideas
Outcome: presentation
Unit 46: P1,M1,D1
DUE DATE: 5 October
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Pre-Production Documentation needed
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Scripting - detailed and decisive layout/plan
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Storyboards
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Schedules - Project management
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Roles/characters/actors
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Primary sources - interviews with ......
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Secondary Sources - Books, films, still images, magazines, animations, music, popular culture etc....
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Digital Storytelling Examples
List of Pre-Production to produce
Pre-Prod Sheets to use
Task 3
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Capture audio and visual materials
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Ensure all captured material is in the correct format for selected application
Unit 46: P2, M2, D2
Unit 4: P2
DUE DATE: 30 November
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Task 4
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Use audio and visual software to arrange and manipulate audio and visual material to meet original intentions
Unit 46: P3, M3, D3
Unit 4: P4, M2, D1
DUE DATE: 27 January
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Task 5
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FInalise the combination of the audio and visual material
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Export the project in the desire/appropriate format/compression
Unit 46: P4, M4, D4
DUE DATE: 16 February
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Task 6
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Present your digital story to your VTG. This should be recorded and should include the following:
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Questionnaire to hand out to your VTG
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Evaluation of finished product
Unit 4: M1
DUE DATE: 1 March