Lost World Documentary Project

The module is now well and truly over but for those of you who want to make documentaries and want adventure this is the opportunity not to be missed.

LOSTWORLDPOSTER

Go for it if you dare!

Final Marks List

I have the list of your final marks so if you would like your grade email me at ken.fero@coventry.ac.uk making sure you full name is in the subject or body of the text,

Remember that these marks are subject to confirmation by the external examiner. It is very important that you also collect your individual feedback sheet from the office as these contain details on your abilities as well as suggestions on how you can improve your work.

Final Marks

All 45 students submitted work and this has now been graded – marks will be available as soon as the office are able to upload them on CU online. (Remember that these marks are subject to confirmation by the external examiner). It is very important that you also collect your individual feedback sheet from the office as these contain details on your abilities as well as suggestions on how you can improve your work.

As a general feedback I want to thank the vast majority of you for engaging well on this module. The quality of the ideas, concepts and creativity was very good. At the same time you really all need to escalate your technical skills and the best way to do this would be to continue to develop or rework the documentaries, additional recording or re-editing in some cases, and submit them to Festivals and on-line broadcasters such as the ones we covered in Week 10.

Determination, creativity and commitment are essential in any area of media production so best of luck to those of you who have this!

Module Feedback 18th December

It is essential that all students attend the 11.00am lecture and group feedback sessions (same times as last week and listed below). If you do not attend then you will lose marks which, in some borderline cases, may mean dropping down a grade.

I will also be giving some general feedback during the lecture and you will have the opportunity to give your own feedback. Do not forget to put your completed films on your blog and bring a copy in any format (DVD – USB – CD) to the lecture for the group screening. Good luck to all of you.

Evaluation times 11th & 18th December

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

This is the Assessment Schedule for Friday 11th & Friday 18th December. As well as the times listed you need to be available to give group feedback on the production that follows you so you must remain in the ET building until you are called. You will be told as soon as possible after your assessment when you can leave.

This is taking place in room ETG07

12.30
Tatter, Navinder
2158857
Namazzi, Aidah Kakonge
2196022
Chauhan, Krishna Minesh
2111586

12.45
Atkinson, Shireen Louise
2499794
Kelly, Abbey Ebony Amy
2151412
Lucas, April Clareena
1869639
Din, Carsum

1.00
Agnew, Keshia Janette Ann
1839229
Horsburgh, Rebecca Charlotte
2120810
Wilson, Lucy
2292874

1.15
Beal, Christopher Michael
2116547
Gallagher, Thomas Paul
2118079
Lewis, Joshua
2391351
Farmer, Matt
2632771

1.30
Manktelow, Carly
2139753
Envis, Amy
2131126
Bond, Jennifer
2108416
Tavner, Joe
1863143

1.45
Cooper, Jessica Pamela
1717662
Jardine, Kimberley Alice
2193180
Millins, Amy
1894435

2.00
Dhillon, Ishver Singh
1823826
Khakh, Harinder Singh
1823815

2.15
Akhtar, Rihanah Bi
2297455
Chanchal, Kiren
2171074
Rhall, Jagdeesh
2242019

2.30
Mall-Kainth, Kiran
1723401
Daniels, Matthew Benjamin
1948163

2.45
Wetherall, Holly
2230463
Montague, Sally-Anne
2199768
Mason, Jessica
2119799
Vara, Nina
2257264

3.00
Billingham, Michael Oliver
2233121
Mellish, Thomas
1778478
Wilson, Andrew
2254458

3.15
Gebrehiwet, Menen
1815717

3.30
Liepins, Arturs
2444196
McDonald, Daniel 2361882
Sell, Thomas
2566155
Wu, Bo 2801056

3.45
Ardelean, Silviu Mihai
2357139
Nastasa, Brindusa-Ioana
2341493

4.00
James, Tristan
2211783
Light, Christopher James
1836675
Rowland, Daniel James
2230577

Evaluation 11th December

Following hand in of your final assignment this Friday 11th each project will have to screen their completed documentary to the module lecturers during the workshops. It is essential that there is 100% hand in as well as attendance at the lecture and workshops. Students failing to take part will lose marks. A list showing the order of screenings will be posted outside ETG07 on the day.

Deliverables

You need to deliver the following by Friday 11th 12.00pm. Assessment of the work will be after the lecture.

Deliverables

Group (60% of final grade)
1 x 3 min Documentary Video (3 copies – 1 DV tape, 1DVD and 1 QT CD)
1 x Production file. Including all workings i.e. sketches, drafts, schedules, scripts, storyboards and edit lists.
(Delivered in a clear plastic folder)

Individual (40% of final grade)
Research and Progress Blog
(No blog entries will be accepted after this date).

Coursework Submission

Your coursework will be submitted to Reception in the Ellen Terry Building on between 11.00am 12.00PM FRIDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2009. Your coursework should have a cover sheet (available from Reception) affixed to the front sheet. You should also make sure that you sign the sheet to confirm that you have submitted your work.

Please note: The staff in Reception have been instructed that these times should be rigidly adhered to and no-one, for whatever reason, will be allowed to submit work outside these times.

You will also deliver the finished video electronically by the end of the same day. A folder will be created on the ET basement network server for you to place the following files:

• 1 x QuickTime Movie for Web
• Text Document (.txt) containing title of your piece and a 100 word synopsis

‘Wild Things’ – Lecture

Adam Hopkins will be delivering part of the Lecture on Friday 4th. He will show some of his work and talk about his experience of pitching at Sheffield Doc Festival and then going on to produce his short documentary for C4 called ‘Wild Things’. Look into his work before he comes so that you can prepare questions that are relevant to you and what your own aspirations might be. You can see ‘Wild Things’ here.

Wild Things

Mikey Powell Media Project 2

I will be attending the Inquest again on Wednesday 2nd December and will be traveling direct from London with a shooting kit to film the press conference below. If any of you want to do some filming then I will meet you there. Let me know if you are coming by emailing me at ken.fero@coventry.ac.uk

Benjamin Zephaniah to attend cousins inquest

The poet and writer, Dr Benjamin Zepahaniah, will be taking time out of his hectic schedule to attend the inquest of his cousin Mikey Powell, who died whilst in the custody of West Midlands police in September 2003. Zephaniah will be attending on Wednesday 2nd December 2009, and invites the press and other interested parties to attend a press conference with himself and other members of the family and legal team.

The venue: Sutton Coldfield Town Hall
Upper Clifton Road, Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham B73 6AB. Tel: 0121 464 8990

Getting there….
The Town Hall is situated very near to Sutton Coldfield rail station. See a map here.

Important Blog Deadlines

Over the next 2 weeks you need to be completing your blogs. At the moment some are of a high standard others need to be improved.
The latest blog input should be your shooting script of the group production that should have been posted in Week 4 this is a minimum requirement others have posted more material which is to your benefit as long as it is relevant.
From now on you must work on the Blog as an individual and content needs to be as was outlined in the Workbook Guidelines that are available on Blackboard. In summary they are as follows:
SECTION 1 should contain:
- Experimentation and exploration. Including ideas and influences (4 images + 200 words)
- Sources. Including how and where you found information (4 images + 200 words)
- Inspiration. Including sources of motivation, stimulation and encouragement ( 4 images + 200 words)
- Process. Including an evaluation of the production and your role within it. Also proof of practical knowledge. (4 images + 200 words)
This must be completed by Friday 4th December.

SECTION 2 should contain:
- Personal Critical Evaluation This must be in an essay format and include Problems/ Solutions including difficulties encountered and how you overcome them as well as your Unique contribution including details of your input to the group, ability to work within a team and quality of editorial judgement as well as Reflection including personal development, knowledge learnt and experience gained (10 images + 800 words)
All of this must be on your blog by the hand in date Friday 11th December.