December 4th
Alethia: P
Andre: P
Isabel: P
Richard: P
It is the first week of December which means that we are now beginning our evaluations. We have finally come to a certain decision on who will do each question. Andre will take question 1, examining the ways in which we have conformed and challenged the conventions of a horror through our final products. Alethia is set the task of assessing cross-media promotion within our final products while Richard looks at the different media platforms we have used throughout the course. Because I did audience research in one of the previous stages of the course, it made sense to the group that I have this task once again as it is most familiar to me. This lesson was spent mostly individually with each of us focused on our own tasks however we were also able to change the theme of the website in order to make it look more tidy and neat. We all agreed as a group that it now looks much more professional. The final products are getting there but still remain incomplete.
Andre: P
Isabel: P
Richard: P
It is the first week of December which means that we are now beginning our evaluations. We have finally come to a certain decision on who will do each question. Andre will take question 1, examining the ways in which we have conformed and challenged the conventions of a horror through our final products. Alethia is set the task of assessing cross-media promotion within our final products while Richard looks at the different media platforms we have used throughout the course. Because I did audience research in one of the previous stages of the course, it made sense to the group that I have this task once again as it is most familiar to me. This lesson was spent mostly individually with each of us focused on our own tasks however we were also able to change the theme of the website in order to make it look more tidy and neat. We all agreed as a group that it now looks much more professional. The final products are getting there but still remain incomplete.
DECEMBER 7TH - ONE-TO-ones
Alethia: P
Andre: P
Isabel: P
Richard: P
While we continued working on our evaluation questions, it was essential for each member of the group to see sir to review their individual progress. Each of us has constructed some kind of planning, but we are finding it difficult to begin and develop on our evaluations. This is partially because our final products are not fully complete yet and so we have fallen behind. In order to fully evaluate the course, it is necessary to have these all finished. We are however getting support and help by looking at the work of past students so that we can be inspired and become more clear about our tasks and how we will go about completing them. The atmosphere has changed in these past lessons drastically - while in the stages of pre-production and shooting we were constantly on our feet and active, we are now having to work quietly and independently which is very different for all groups. We are getting there!
Andre: P
Isabel: P
Richard: P
While we continued working on our evaluation questions, it was essential for each member of the group to see sir to review their individual progress. Each of us has constructed some kind of planning, but we are finding it difficult to begin and develop on our evaluations. This is partially because our final products are not fully complete yet and so we have fallen behind. In order to fully evaluate the course, it is necessary to have these all finished. We are however getting support and help by looking at the work of past students so that we can be inspired and become more clear about our tasks and how we will go about completing them. The atmosphere has changed in these past lessons drastically - while in the stages of pre-production and shooting we were constantly on our feet and active, we are now having to work quietly and independently which is very different for all groups. We are getting there!
December 14th
Alethia: P
Andre: P
Isabel: P
Richard: P
As the course is coming to an end, there is tension and pressure for each member of the group as we are trying our best to get on top of our work and prepare for our deadline next week. It became evident that whilst Andre was able to continue with his evaluation, Alethia, Richard and myself are unable to do so as we are having to finish up on the other aspects of the course. Because I am conducting audience research, it is not possible for me to even begin my evaluation until all of the final products are complete and published onto the site. While Alethia and Richard have made starts to their evaluations, they understand that I cannot start mine until the final products are finished and so they have deserted their evaluations for now until the magazine, poster and trailer are all complete. I am happy that my group are considerate and are not just concerned about their own evaluation, but prioritising mine as well. In this sense, we work well together.
Andre: P
Isabel: P
Richard: P
As the course is coming to an end, there is tension and pressure for each member of the group as we are trying our best to get on top of our work and prepare for our deadline next week. It became evident that whilst Andre was able to continue with his evaluation, Alethia, Richard and myself are unable to do so as we are having to finish up on the other aspects of the course. Because I am conducting audience research, it is not possible for me to even begin my evaluation until all of the final products are complete and published onto the site. While Alethia and Richard have made starts to their evaluations, they understand that I cannot start mine until the final products are finished and so they have deserted their evaluations for now until the magazine, poster and trailer are all complete. I am happy that my group are considerate and are not just concerned about their own evaluation, but prioritising mine as well. In this sense, we work well together.
December 21st - last lesson
Alethia: P
Andre: P
Isabel: P
Richard: P
Today is our deadline for our final products and therefore there is a lot of rushing around in this lesson. We are all finishing up and making our final improvements to our poster, magazine and trailer. Today is our last lesson before the Christmas holidays in which we will be focusing on getting our evaluations complete for the week that we return to college. There was some confusion as after Alethia mistakenly flattened her photoshop file for the magazine as while Richard and I started a new magazine when Alethia was away, we were unaware that Alethia had already started a new one herself. This meant we had two new magazine cover options and were undecided on which one we would use. We realised this was due to a miscommunication within the group and resolved it at the end of the lesson. Fortunately we were able to hand in all our products on time, and this has lifted a huge weight from our shoulders as now we can stop worrying about the trailer etc and focus on our evaluation, which carries 40 marks.
Andre: P
Isabel: P
Richard: P
Today is our deadline for our final products and therefore there is a lot of rushing around in this lesson. We are all finishing up and making our final improvements to our poster, magazine and trailer. Today is our last lesson before the Christmas holidays in which we will be focusing on getting our evaluations complete for the week that we return to college. There was some confusion as after Alethia mistakenly flattened her photoshop file for the magazine as while Richard and I started a new magazine when Alethia was away, we were unaware that Alethia had already started a new one herself. This meant we had two new magazine cover options and were undecided on which one we would use. We realised this was due to a miscommunication within the group and resolved it at the end of the lesson. Fortunately we were able to hand in all our products on time, and this has lifted a huge weight from our shoulders as now we can stop worrying about the trailer etc and focus on our evaluation, which carries 40 marks.