Monday 30th November

This is your last opportunity to complete the final piece of NEA (advertorial) without having a penalty for missing a formal NEA deadline. Please make the most of your time this lesson as the deadline is tomorrow! All of your print-based NEA should have been submitted by the end of tomorrow. Good luck!

Next week, we will start to focus on the audio NEA. There is only a single task and it shouldn't take too long to complete.

24th November: Magazine Advertorial

Ok. your magazine double-page spread is due today. Please submit via Google Classroom (Please don't put me in a position where I have to penalise you for missing a formal NEA deadline).

You now have a week to complete and submit your magazine advertorial, again via Google Classroom. The deadline is Tuesday 1st December, meaning you have at least 100 mins today and 100 mins next Monday. You are, of course, encouraged to use your own time too.

Here are some resources to help you, making sure that you follow industry conventions. I will also post the NEA requirements. I will be online to support you between 9:15am and 10:30am during our lesson (use the live meeting link on our Google Classroom if you need help).


Helpful Resources

The Ultimate Guide to Advertorials

Examples of Advertorial Designs

The 14 Keys to Writing Advertorials That Sell


Remember that, by law, advertorials have to be easily identifiable as an advert and not just an editorial (story). You may include the word 'sponsored' or 'advertisement' in a prominent position to stay within the law. Alternatively, you may think that your advertorial is obviously an advert and not need additional labelling.


Exam Board Requirements


16th November: Magazine Double-Page Spread

Morning.

Your task for today's lesson is straigthforward; complete the Dream video annotation (and hand-in via Google Classroom) and work on your NEA (to make sure you meet the published deadline). You are, of course, welcome to work from home on your own machines. 

Currently, only Tyler has handed in his Dream annotation, so work on that first.

I will be online (see link on our Google Classroom) for the first hour if you need help or want me to check out your double-page spread.

Magazine Front Covers

 Thanks for submitting these before the deadline. Some massive improvements. Well done. See what you can do when the pressure is on!


10th November: Dream by Dizzee Rascal

TODAY IS THE DAY YOU MUST HAND IN YOUR FINAL VERSION OF THE MAGAZINE FRONT COVER VIA GOOGLE CLASSROOM. THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS FOR THIS PIECE OF NEA.

NOTICE

Unfortunately, I'm not in school today as I have to isolate until 2nd December. I'm really sorry about that and wish I could be there for you. However, because I blog our lessons and we have access to a Google Meet via Google Classroom, this won't stop us learning. The only difference is that you are allowed to work from home rather than attend the classroom.

UPDATE: Because so many of you can't access the live lesson, I've added recorded tutorials to the blog instead, so that you can work your way through today's lesson. However, I will be online between 9:30am and 11:00am to answer any questions or guide you through a review of your NEA work (or anything else you need). Just come online and join the lesson from our Google Classroom when you need me. Hope that works better for you?

EXPLAIN

I believe we are yet to cover our set text, Dream by Dizzee Rascal. You will need your copy of Adobe Premiere Pro downloaded and installed on your computer (from Adobe Creative Cloud) for this task. If you have an alternative video editor, you may use that too (including WeVideo on Chromebooks).

The first thing we must do, however, is to understand the information in the Dream Factsheet, identifying and highlighting the key facts. If you are using a physical copy of the factsheet, you can use a highlighter pen. If you are downloading the facsheet as a pdf, you can use the highlighting tool in  Kami. You will have 15 minutes to read the sheet and to highlight the key facts. Here is a link to a tutorial, showing you how to download the factsheet and annotate in Kami. 


MODEL

In this tutorial I will show you how to complete the following tasks using Adobe Premiere Pro;
  • Import a video
  • Insert a video into the timeline
  • Add text to a video
  • Slice a video to provide room for an inter-title
  • Export a video, selecting an appropriate format

Adobe Premier Pro Tutorials


PRACTISE

Now, to demonstrate your understanding of the Dream video, you should annotate a copy using all the key facts you have identified.

  1. Download the Dream video from our Google Classroom.
  2. Take the key facts from the factsheet and annotate the Dream Video using Adobe Premiere Pro.
  3. Use a combination of text overlays and inter-titles. Remember, the information must be on screen long enough for someone to read it!
  4. Once completed, export the edited video as a H.264 video.
  5. Hand in the annotated video via Google Classroom.
  6. Upload the annotated video to your Google Drive too
  7. Post hyperlinks to the Dream Factsheet and your annotated video on your online learning journal.
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NEA FINAL SUBMISSION (DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD)


MODELS OF EXCELLENCE

Here are some examples of double-page spreads from published magazines. Use these as models for your own submissions.



REQUIREMENTS

Firstly, let's just remind ourselves of the requirements set out by the exam board.


MODEL

Now let's remind ourselves of the definitions:



DRAFT NEA REVIEW

Now Let's consider your draft submissions. For each, let's consider the following questions. I've added some key questions under each of your individual submissions too.
  1. Have all the requirements been met?
  2. Does the product look authentic? Does it resemble the model images?
  3. What works well (so far)?
  4. What needs to be improved?
Wrote by? Pull-quotes? Font size & colour? Folio? By-line? Standfirst?

400 words? 2 smaller images? Standfirst? Gutters? Folio? Page No.? Website?

Folio? Web address? Magazine title? Bottom of page?

400 Words? Page No.? Website? Standfirst? Pull-Quotes?


Looking pretty good. Not sure about the positioning of the pull-quote on the left though. Can it be nudged right amongst the text a little? Might not look great but worth a try. What about the magazine web address in the white space at the bottom of the page too? Perhaps a couple of bits of page furniture too; a trendy short but thick line at the end of the copy or something similar?

You now have TWO weeks to complete your final double-page spread submission. This includes replacing Lorem Ipsum for original copy (you are assessed on the register you use; does it address the needs of your target audience?). You must also place images in all of your placeholders. Make sure you check your page against the list of requirements before handing in your final submission via Google Classroom.

You Owe Me!

 


All missing work must be completed by Monday 9th November. Failure to meet this deadline will result in the use of a Sixth Form Workplan (following a meeting with parents).

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