'MULTIMEDIA'???

The term multimedia is used frequently in discussing how/what to blog to get into the high marks band. You're partially marked on the 'level of care in the presentation' and 'use of ICT' within your blogs. What does this mean? Multimedia = a combination of images, hyperlinks, podcasts, videos, vodcasts, links lists and other blog tools, use of Facebook/YouTube et al for audience feedback/research/marketing etc. Level of care means taking time to appropriately illustrate posts, find useful hyperlinks to include [generally make a phrase into a hyperlink; don't just type 'here is a link:'!], and checking your links work, images have been properly embedded (always: save and upload, never copy/paste or drag in), posts don't have massive gaps/white space (if you place a lot of images in a post it can take some tweaking!). I try to apply these principles. Make your blogs at least as good as this one!

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

VERY useful article on short film/industry context

Remember that you've got to approach this as if you are an actual Indie movie producer, looking to tie up a distribution deal, giving consideration to marketing, etc (linking your production to real media texts). This article looks at the experiences of a short film-maker, and how he went about getting an unusual distribution deal that saw his work exhibited alongside a feature film, a deal closely linked to getting a big name actor (Brian Cox - the original and best Hannibal Lector, and also seen in Ken Loach's Hidden Agenda, a social realist movie - in the library! - we'll look at for the A2 exam) on board.

There are a range of articles and pdfs on this which provide further useful info, listed below. It might also be useful to give consideration to Shane Meadows' short, with Paddy Considine, Dog Altogether.
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