On Monday we more or less just discussed our plans for the People on the Move assessment and my group managed to finalise our narrative which is based on the dangers a female student faces when she leaves to go home from a flat party.. i'll update you more on this when we begin filming next week. We also attended an editing workshop which was slightly helpful in teaching us about Avid which is the software we'll be using to edit our POTM films. I found the software fairly easy to use as i used similar programs at A-Level however i did find some areas a bit difficult but the more i practice the more i'll find it easier to grasp.
On Tuesday we worked on our Wiki's but because a couple members of the group weren't in we found it slightly difficult to decide what we're going to put in the Wiki and who's going to write what. Luckily, James (member of the group) had read about things like the theory of fun before, so he made notes that helped me get a better understanding of the book and so i should find it easier to start writing my part of the Wiki next week.
So today we were given our first assessment based on a particular media text; our group were given 'The Theory of Fun' by Raph Koster and were given the opportunity to create a Wiki based on the book and the question 'why do people find games fun?'. Like I said last week I don't really enjoy the Wiki format but I was game for getting this assessment done and if it's going to help me in the long run I guess it's not too much of a big deal!
In groups we collectively created a Wiki based on what our article's were about. My group had the topic of 'Cinema' therefore in the Wiki we discussed issues in the Cinema such as copyright, legalities, interviews with characters and reviews on films. I didn't really enjoy the format of Wiki's as i found it quite difficult to write about the issues we came across. However i do understand that Wiki's can be helpful in coming together to write about a certain topic and sharing research rather than doing it alone.
Today i was a bit late to the lecture however still managed to get an idea of how to use Prezi, which is basically like a Powerpoint presentation but without the seperate slides. I found the program quite easy to use however, after looking at the other group's presentations i knew i needed to get more familiar with the program and learn how to use different tools to make the Prezi look more professional.
I think Prezi's a really useful tool for presenting information as it allows the user to see the content on a bigger picture by the click of a button rather than creating different slides and having to go back and forth like you would on slideshows.
On Monday we more or less just discussed our plans for the People on the Move assessment and my group managed to finalise our narrative which is based on the dangers a female student faces when she leaves to go home from a flat party.. i'll update you more on this when we begin filming next week. We also attended an editing workshop which was slightly helpful in teaching us about Avid which is the software we'll be using to edit our POTM films. I found the software fairly easy to use as i used similar programs at A-Level however i did find some areas a bit difficult but the more i practice the more i'll find it easier to grasp.