Dear all,
I am sorry to have to email you again but there are several issues which must be addressed.
1. Being very busy last week with A2 deadline, I simply assumed that reply slips had been handed in to Mr Molloy. Unfortunately, it looks like some of you still need to be nagged and reminded, and I really hope that it is the last time. We are asking you all to behave in a grown up and responsible way in this subject and you need to rise to that challenge. You really shouldn't have been off-site without having brought back the slip.
SO... ANYONE WHO HAS NOT BROUGHT BACK THE REPLY SLIP BY MONDAY (TOMORROW) WILL BE FACING AN UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE IN THE REGISTER IF THEY ARE OFF-SITE.
Furthermore, I was livid when I found out that some students did not turn up for their afternoon lessons on Thursday. You will not be allowed to use lesson time off-site in the future until I have it from your teachers that you have apologized and caught up. If you haven't managed that in a mature way, I will follow up next week with phone calls home and may invite parents in.
2. I explained in the letter that any borrowed equipment must be looked after then brought back charged or left charging. Imagine my upset once again when the camcorders were needed on Friday and both had been left with very little battery remaining, and the Sony seems to be slightly damaged on top. As of Friday afternoon, one camera box (no 4, I believe) was missing and the flip camera has not been returned, nor the tripod. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. Follow the routines in place or you will have to use your own equipment.
Furthermore, you need to take the whole box when borrowing something - bring your own bag to carry equiment.
3. Blogs need regurlar updating and some research work must be done for tomorrow, including tasks set last week and not yet completed. The rest must be completed by Wednesday to give me a chance to increase your Progress Checks grades on Thursday if I think it is deserved.
Home learning:
- All results from audience research so far must be published. Include Certificate you'd like to go for and why. Visit the BBFC site for guidelines.
- All storyboards must be posted, in any shape you like for now
- I linked one exemplar blog and asked you to read through it and reflect a little on what you've learnt from it - post on individual blog (see earlier post)
- you need one more (at least) detailed film opening analysis, preferably of a thriller that you are using as inspiration (either for plot, character type, setting, style etc) - individual blog
- Watch lots of students' film openings from other centres and select 2 or 3 which you can learn from for your own work, link them to your blog and make notes on: good points / even better if. You will find loads of examples from the Latymer school YouTube channel, but you may also look at Long Road Sixth Form and others - individual blog
- Group meetings minutes MUST APPEAR ON GROUP BLOGS
- If you've been off-site, you must write updates on your blogs of what has been achieved, what went wrong and what you've learnt along the way. You will accompany that with extracts of what you shot (this can be done in class and / or Wednesday lunchtime sessions) and behind the scenes photos.
It is a lot but we've told you from the start it would be hard work. There should be more activity than ever on your blogs at the moment and instead, the reverse seems to be happening.
That's it. I apologize for the bulk email but some things must be said.
Finally, I understand that group 3 are filming tomorrow. As I said earlier, reply slips must be brought in without fail for this to happen, and the missing equipment brought back (particularly the tripod).
No one else is booked to be out. Let me know if you've organised something.
All the groups who have been out so far will need to upload their footage by the end of lunchtime. In future, aim to upload straight away so that other groups have plenty of memory space to shoot their own footage.
Reference:
Group 1: Manan, David, Devki, Shreyaa
Group 2: Raju, Omar, Robert, Ashwin
Group 3: Harshiv, Matthew, Josh, Keval
Group 4: Khushel, Yasmin, Nimesh, Viraj
Weekend (11 and 12.12.10 .12.10) - no one booked
Monday 13.12.10 / pm: please find me at the beginning of lunch in the pod
Group 3 booked -(camcorder 2 - Canon + microphone + ?)
Thursday 16.12.10 / am:
Group 3 off-site - shoot (camcorder 2 - Canon + microphone + ?) IS THIS STILL HAPPENING? If yes, I need to see you between Monday and Thursday.
Group 2 off-site - shoot (camcorder 1 - Sony)
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