what to do... what to do...?

This is the big one. So why not start with it? Its worth 100  marks (and 40 percent of your final mark.)
 
Over the course of the year, you will work towards creating a final media product. Your product can be any any media form, and you can tell any story you want. However, you must tell a story!
Your final product can be any of the following:
  • Video or Film sequence - most people will do this - it must be between 3 to 10 minutes in length.
  • Animation - no more than 10 minutes in length
  • Audio or radio production - must be at least 8 minutes in length
  • Photographic presentation, sequence or series of images - with a minimum of 10 original images - created, processed and printed by the student
  • Print production - minimum of 8 pages
  • A digital or online production, or
  • A media production that mixes together the media forms listed above.
 
 
STEP 1
choose an idea! You need to do this immediately, in week one
some ideas for film are;
  • a narrative story (short film)
  • a music video
  • a short documentary
  • an action sports film clip
  • an animation/Claymation
 
next, you will need to pitch your idea to the class!

The 5 stages of the Media Production Process


1. Development: the ideas, intention, narrative and audience that are the foundation of the production are explored. In this stage other media products are investigated to analyse media codes and conventions, genre, style and the location, context and time when the production was produced. Equipment, materials and technologies are investigated in a range of media forms in relation to the audience and intention. Experiments using materials, equipment and technologies are conducted to develop understanding of and skill in their use.

2. Pre-production: the production is planned considering the specified audience, intention, narrative and context. The construction of the narrative of the product is planned, including how it will engage, be consumed and read by the specified audience. Media codes and conventions, genre and style, are considered in the construction of the narrative. Documentation and the planning of the production are carried out in visual and written form using tools such as production notes and storyboards. Equipment, technologies and materials to be used in the production are documented. The way the product will be distributed to the audience and the context in which it will be distributed and consumed is also planned.

3. Production: the planned production design is captured and recorded. Annotations may be added to the production design plan in relation to media codes and conventions and any changes to the production design. Production may be a collaborative process involving a number of people with specific roles or it may be an individual process. Reflection and evaluation of the production can occur through written documentation, oral feedback and/ or visual feedback.

4. Post-production: the production is refined and resolved considering the intention, audience and the construction of narrative. Media codes and conventions are used to resolve ideas and to consider the engagement, consumption and reception of the specified audience. Specific equipment and technologies are used in editing. Feedback is sought and the creator and participant will reflect upon the product and its relationship to the specified audience and intent.

5. Distribution: the product is delivered to the specified audience in a planned context and location. At this point the creator and/or participants will seek feedback for future productions based on audience response and personal reflection.