The document provides guidance for students on completing preliminary exercises and main tasks for their Foundation Portfolio in media. For the print portion, students must create the front page and contents page layout of a school/college magazine using DTP and image editing software. For the video portion, students must film and edit a short scene demonstrating film techniques, and create a 2-minute opening for a fictional film. Additional guidance is provided on planning, research, and next steps for developing film and magazine projects.

1. Foundation Portfolio in media AS G321

2. Print Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally candidates must produce a DTP mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of the program. Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine (if done as a group task, each member of the group to produce an individual edition of the magazine, following the same house style). Maximum four members to a group. All images and text used must be original, produced by the candidate(s), minimum of FOUR images per candidate.

3. Video Preliminary exercise: Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule. Main task: the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes. All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source. Both preliminary and main tasks may be done individually or as a group. Maximum four members to a group.

4. Research and planning Research similar products and potential target audience. Provide evidence of working on: shot lists/layouts/drafting/scripting/story boarding Present all these elements using: wordle/slideshare/scribd/tubechop/prezi Show evidence of effective time management

5. Next steps-Film Create a genre mood board Identify the films and other elements that have inspired you Storyboard a short element from a film (30 seconds) and analyse it Analyse a selection of genre stills in terms of mise en scene/ character/camera work Label posts planning and research

6. Next steps-Film Planning Brainstorm ideas Consider possible locations Select actors Complete test shots and sequences Write a script

7. Next steps-magazine Research a variety of magazines. Upload covers ,contents pages and double page spreads to blog. Analyse and annotate. Create a mood board for ideas. Research colour schemes-keep to a 3 colour palette Label posts research and planning See Mr Ford’s blog for help in all these areas

8. The date and other details like the web address Highlighted ‘special offer’ price A variety of fonts, colours, sizes and styles add visual interest. An eye-catching image in the centre of the page. **Top third of page is the most important**. These ‘cover lines’ are called ‘plugs’ or ‘lures’ – they tempt the customer. Elements to include on a front cover The title or ‘masthead’ Cover lines give interesting information Mention ‘Celebs’ and boost sales! Use of ‘direct address pronoun’ creates involvement