Project proposal, to be presented verbally, in class, and also submitted as a document.

It must include:

(1) One paragraph summary of the project. (Max 100 words.)

(2) Brief description of project (max 600 words)

(3) A detailed works and production timetable.

A more detailed brief will be distributed in class, and posted on ILearn.

Marking criteria: This assessment task will be assessed on specific criteria including clarity of content, creative components and realisation of aims. In summary, the key criteria with this assessment s the extent to which the ambitiousness, novelty and imagination of the proposed project is balanced with its practical "realisability". 

Presentation: Each project group will present preliminary progress report to class, demonstrating and discussing the extent to which specific targets in the project proposal stage 1, have been achieved.

Written report: Each project group will present a brief written version of the above, which includes:

(i) List of' capture material generated so far (film, audio, interview transcripts etc.) NB do not provide actual material, but rather a clear catalogue of what you have generated.

(ii) List of background research materials and resources consulted.

(iii) Mention of unforeseen methodological or practical difficulties and/or changes to the original plan.

(iv) Brief outline of how you will proceed to the next phase, including your timetable for editing, synthesising, revising, completing. 

(v) A clear, cogent statement as to your project’s angle or ‘thesis’. Identifying the central idea to your project is of key importance.

Marking criteria: This assessment task will be assessed on specific criteria including clarity of content, creative components and realisation of aims. In particular Project Stage 2 will be assessed for the following qualities:

(i) The originality and potential story quality of the material recorded or gathered so far

(ii) The depth, extent and the imagination shown in the research. 

(iii) The collaborative strength of the project so far, including demonstrated ability to recognise and attempt to creatively negotiate difficulties which may arise.

(iv) The clarity of the report presented.

(v) The ability to deal creatively with unforeseen difficulties and exigencies.

Choose two publicly accessible non-fiction media texts and produce a concise critical analysis of them with regard especially to their aesthetic and narrative qualities. At least one of your chosen texts must be multi-platform. 

Marking criteria: This task will be assessed on specific criteria including clarity of content, creative components and realisation of aims. In particular, marks will be awarded for the success with which you:

(i) Choose subjects for your analysis.

(ii) Are able to go “below the surface” in your analysis.

(iii) Are able to enunciate fresh, less-obvious observations about your media exemplars.

(iv) Locate your exemplars in relation to current media landscapes and practices.

(v) Bring to your analysis an awareness of literary, narrative, expository, design and other strengths and values.

(vi) Can enact a detached, rigorous, critical analysis

(vii) Are able to express yourself in concise, eloquent, grammatically and syntactically acceptable prose.

A more detailed brief for this assignment will be provided in-class.

Present your finished media project to class. Discuss, assess, critique your efforts.

Marking criteria: This task will be assessed on specific criteria including clarity of content, creative components and realisation of aims. Criteria particular to this stage of the project will include:

(i) Timeliness project management qualities.

(ii) Intrinsic qualities of the project itself, as finished work. These might include overall originality; artistic, narrative, visual, sonic, production values; and so on. The work will also be assessed on the understanding that a multi-platform creative work to some extent will set its own creative agenda, propose its own, possible entirely new values. Assessment thus will also include adjudication of how well the work achieves its own aims, judged on its own terms.

(iii) Collaborative qualities. Evidence of creative and collegial approach to both successes and difficulties encountered.