2. Apps
• Could use an app or website to build your
timeline
• Apps: timeline builder (1.49-2.99)
• Improves presentation
• Could improve ‘ICT/technology’ point for
research & planning marks
3. Structure of episode
2 min montage
The purpose of this
section is too:
a) Introduce overall
topic
b) introduce the whole
series to audience,
to give them a
flavour of what will
come in future
episodes.
1 min intro
of episode
2 min development:
Subtopic 1
The purpose of
this section is
too:
The purpose of this
section is too:
a) Introduce
what will
happen in
this
episode
(all 3 subtopics)
a) Present specific info
to audience about
1st subtopic
b) This should have a
clear range of
conventions (and
variety of filming)
4. Montage
• Voiceover to introduce topic
• Voiceover should explain what will happen in all
episodes
– Make it interesting, not straight forward, include things like
rhetorical questions etc.
– Make sure you point out debates
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Voiceover should coordinate with visuals
Should have non-diegetic music to set mood
Should last approx 2 mins
Each person should go out and film their own bits for
the montage (but work as a team)
5. Introduction to episode
• This should be 30 sec-1min
• This should introduce to audience what will happen in
the episode, it should be a ‘mini’ montage of all the
content (3 subtopics) from the episode
• The presenter should introduce
• If no presenter, a narrator but you will need extra
coordinating footage to match narrator voiceover
• There should be frequent cutaways so it’s not just
looking at the presenter (boring)
• There should be non-diegetic music to set mood
(should be different from montage music)
6. 2 min development
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This can be 2-3 minutes in length
It is focused around ‘subtopic A’
The audience should learn something new
You should explore the debates
Make sure you include a range of conventions which all relate to
the subtopic
– Example:
– Subtopic of ‘effects of viral videos’
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Presenter introducing this topic
Some public interviews about viral videos
An expert interview
An experiment about viral videos
Statistics about viral videos (could be animated)
• Limited amount of found footage (last year they said there was too
much)
7. Pre-planning
• List your best to least best episode, reasons on
side
• Choice of episode for c/w – why?
• Will it be 1, 2, 3 or 4th in series?
• *Note: structure changes depending on
choice of episode
8. Timeline
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Create a timeline for each section
The timeline should explain what will happen over 5 mins
Try to use technology if you can (app/website)
Otherwise on paper or powerpoint
Do a rough copy on paper first and put this in powerpoint! (drafting evidence)
Colour code the 3 sections
Brief text to explain
Brief text to explain
1 min
Brief text to explain
1.5 mins
