This document provides an overview of the OCR GCE Film Studies qualification, including:
1) An introduction outlining the aims and benefits of studying the course.
2) Details of the 4 units that make up the AS and A Level, including assessment methods.
3) Information on assessment, grading, administration and support available from OCR.
PATHS Evaluation of the 1st paths prototypepathsproject
This document summarizes the evaluation of the first prototype of the PATHS project. It describes the evaluation methodology, which included field-based demonstrations and laboratory evaluations. Results are presented from both types of evaluations, including participant demographics, user feedback on ease of use and usefulness of PATHS, suggested improvements, and results from structured tasks conducted in the laboratory evaluations. The document also reviews how well the first PATHS prototype met its functional specifications.
ProteoMatch: modified block matching based technique for analysis of 2D gel images techpack, developed by RNASA Lab at the University of A Coruña, Spain.
Slides used in a lecture on the history of early cinema in The Language of Film, a course in the Film Scoring major at Berklee College of Music, taught by Professor Lori Landay.
Task 1a early cinema and the lumiere brothersakashahmed15499
The document discusses the 1895 film "Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station" by the Lumiere Brothers, one of the earliest films. It notes that the film features no editing, using only a single continuous shot, as editing techniques had not yet been developed. It describes how the film simply shows a train arriving at the station and passengers disembarking, using actual events without any narrative elements. Different shots like long shots, mid shots and close ups are used but the film was still captured in a single take without cuts.
This document provides an introduction to early cinema and the beginnings of film studies. It discusses how the first films captured moving images through successive photographs at 16-24 frames per second, creating the illusion of motion. The first public film showing was in 1895 with the Lumiere Brothers' Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory, which displayed basic elements of film language. By 1903's The Great Train Robbery, films had begun developing cinematic techniques and narrative storytelling, though sound was still missing from early movies. The document aims to give context to the birth and growth of cinema.
This document outlines the AS G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media unit. It involves candidates producing two paired media artifacts in response to briefs in print, video, audio, or website formats. Candidates must also present research, planning, and an evaluation of their work. This coursework unit assesses candidates' practical skills, application of knowledge, research skills, and ability to evaluate their own work.
This unit assesses students' ability to plan and create media products using appropriate technical skills, and to evaluate their own work. Students complete a preliminary exercise and main task based on one of four briefs: print, video, audio, or website. For the main task, students work individually or in small groups. Students then evaluate their work electronically, answering questions about how their product uses or challenges conventions, represents social groups, might be distributed, and who the audience would be. The goal is for students to develop practical skills while demonstrating understanding of key media concepts.
1. The document is the specification for the GCE AS and A Level exams in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) from 2009 onwards.
2. It provides details on the content and assessment of the four units that make up the AS and A Level qualifications, including the topics covered, exam structure, and coursework requirements.
3. The specification aims to bring the study of ICT up to date for the 21st century and allow for greater flexibility, practical work, and engagement with the subject through investigation rather than passive learning.
PATHS Evaluation of the 1st paths prototypepathsproject
This document summarizes the evaluation of the first prototype of the PATHS project. It describes the evaluation methodology, which included field-based demonstrations and laboratory evaluations. Results are presented from both types of evaluations, including participant demographics, user feedback on ease of use and usefulness of PATHS, suggested improvements, and results from structured tasks conducted in the laboratory evaluations. The document also reviews how well the first PATHS prototype met its functional specifications.
ProteoMatch: modified block matching based technique for analysis of 2D gel images techpack, developed by RNASA Lab at the University of A Coruña, Spain.
Slides used in a lecture on the history of early cinema in The Language of Film, a course in the Film Scoring major at Berklee College of Music, taught by Professor Lori Landay.
Task 1a early cinema and the lumiere brothersakashahmed15499
The document discusses the 1895 film "Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station" by the Lumiere Brothers, one of the earliest films. It notes that the film features no editing, using only a single continuous shot, as editing techniques had not yet been developed. It describes how the film simply shows a train arriving at the station and passengers disembarking, using actual events without any narrative elements. Different shots like long shots, mid shots and close ups are used but the film was still captured in a single take without cuts.
This document provides an introduction to early cinema and the beginnings of film studies. It discusses how the first films captured moving images through successive photographs at 16-24 frames per second, creating the illusion of motion. The first public film showing was in 1895 with the Lumiere Brothers' Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory, which displayed basic elements of film language. By 1903's The Great Train Robbery, films had begun developing cinematic techniques and narrative storytelling, though sound was still missing from early movies. The document aims to give context to the birth and growth of cinema.
This document outlines the AS G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media unit. It involves candidates producing two paired media artifacts in response to briefs in print, video, audio, or website formats. Candidates must also present research, planning, and an evaluation of their work. This coursework unit assesses candidates' practical skills, application of knowledge, research skills, and ability to evaluate their own work.
This unit assesses students' ability to plan and create media products using appropriate technical skills, and to evaluate their own work. Students complete a preliminary exercise and main task based on one of four briefs: print, video, audio, or website. For the main task, students work individually or in small groups. Students then evaluate their work electronically, answering questions about how their product uses or challenges conventions, represents social groups, might be distributed, and who the audience would be. The goal is for students to develop practical skills while demonstrating understanding of key media concepts.
1. The document is the specification for the GCE AS and A Level exams in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) from 2009 onwards.
2. It provides details on the content and assessment of the four units that make up the AS and A Level qualifications, including the topics covered, exam structure, and coursework requirements.
3. The specification aims to bring the study of ICT up to date for the 21st century and allow for greater flexibility, practical work, and engagement with the subject through investigation rather than passive learning.
Unit 1 of the GCSE Media Studies specification assesses students externally through a 1 hour 30 minute written paper. Students are given a pre-released topic to research in preparation for responding to two unseen tasks in the exam. Task 1 assesses knowledge and understanding, while Task 2 focuses on research, planning, presentation, production and evaluation skills. The topic changes each year to keep the assessment up-to-date and engaging for students.
Research design for Evaluation of Strongly Sustainability Business Model Onto...Antony Upward
This document summarizes my overall research design for the strongly sustainable business model ontology (chapter 1) and then provides the detailed research design for the evaluation phase of my design science research in Environmental Studies (chapter 2-10)
For more details about the background on Strongly Sustainable Business Models please see http://slab.ocad.ca/SSBMs_Defining_the_Field and http://www.EdwardJames.biz/Research.
This document provides information on the GCSE Science: Double Award qualification offered by CCEA, including the aims, assessment objectives, scheme of assessment, subject content, and grade descriptions. It describes two routes to the qualification - Double Award A (non-modular) and Double Award B (modular). The non-modular route involves exams at the end of the course, while the modular route involves exams and module tests throughout the two years. Both routes require internal assessment of practical and investigative skills.
Communicating Environmental Friendliness through Product Design and AppearanceSeos Design
This document is an interdisciplinary master's thesis that examines how to communicate environmental friendliness through product design and appearance. It aims to improve the green appearance of mobile devices. The thesis conducts qualitative interviews and a quantitative online survey to understand consumer perceptions of environmentally friendly colors, materials, and mobile device designs. Based on the findings, the thesis develops design guidelines and eco-concept proposals that aim to effectively communicate a product's environmental credentials through its visual design.
Communicating Environmental Friendliness through Product Design and AppearanceAntti Pitkänen
This thesis studies ways for mobile devices to communicate environmental friendliness to consumers. As background for the empirical research, consumer behavior, product semantics and emotional design have been studied. The empirical findings of this thesis are based on interviews and a survey. The interpretation and conclusions of the results from both the interviews and the survey were projected by means of the theoretical framework. The mobile devices were examined by their design elements, such as color, material, design style and technologies.
Consumers do not usually connect ICT-technology with environmental issues. As a finding of the thesis, it can be presented that the analyzed design elements affect the perceived environmental image of the product. The semantic language of environmental friendliness is obviously young. Therefore, in order to successfully communicate environmental friendliness, the product’s communicative elements must be clear and distinct, even naïve, and create a connection between the product and the environment.
Based on this study, green, blue and white are colors that have the strongest reference to environmental friendliness, while black and pink are colors that have the least reference to environmental friendliness. Natural materials, such as rock and wood, are perceived most environmentally friendly, plastics and metals are the opposite. Simple and purposeful design style is perceived more environmental friendly than showy or technical looks. Technically simpler and more durable mobile devices were perceived more environmentally friendly than music, video or 3G mobile devices, although evaluation of single features was perceived difficult. Also differences between the perceived greenness of different electronics brands do exist. This thesis concludes the research results in four conceptual suggestions for products that support an environmentally friendly message.
The sampling of the research had a majority of academically educated Finnish citizens and, therefore, the study gives information concerning only the phenomenon itself without studying differences between demographic groups. Reliability of the study was improved by taking multiple approaches, by conducting interviews and an Internet-based survey that was accessible by invitation only. Design elements are mostly analyzed separately even though they exist as combinations in real life.
Previous studies related to the topic are scarce. This thesis suggests that the bilateral impact of design elements and the impact of cultural backgrounds should be further studied. Also the testing of presented product concepts is suggested for future studies. The topic should be expanded and deepened by further studies.
The unit introduces candidates to issues concerning setting up and operating a business. It explores reasons for success or failure and encourages appreciation that businesses must operate within society and engage with stakeholders. Candidates learn about starting a business, setting aims and objectives, business planning, legal structures, location selection, marketing research with limited budgets, and using the marketing mix including consideration of ICT in assisting international marketing. The unit provides an introduction to key business concepts within the context of a small start-up business.
This document provides guidance for teachers on OCR's GCSE History B Controlled Assessment. It outlines the requirements and structure of the Controlled Assessment unit, which represents 25% of the total marks. Students must complete one task based on one of four options: the role of an individual, a thematic study, a modern world study, or an in-depth study. OCR issues new tasks each year that teachers can adapt as needed. The tasks are designed to test students' historical skills and require them to conduct research and analysis using sources. Teachers are provided information on task setting, supervision guidelines, marking criteria, and submission deadlines to help them implement the Controlled Assessment successfully.
A Ensemble Learning-based No Reference QoE Model for User Generated ContentsDuc Nguyen
The document proposes an ensemble learning-based no-reference quality of experience (QoE) model for user-generated video content. It extracts encoding and content features from videos and pools the features to train an ensemble of decision trees to predict mean opinion scores without access to the original videos. The model achieves high prediction performance with Pearson linear correlation coefficients over 0.9 on a test dataset compared to baseline methods. Key encoding features like bitrate and quantization parameters are most important inputs. The ensemble learning approach outperforms non-ensemble methods, providing a low-complexity solution to assess user-generated video quality.
This document provides guidelines for writing and reviewing multiple choice questions for the ISTQB Foundation exam. It specifies that exams will consist of 40 multiple choice questions with 4 answer options each. Questions will be categorized into three knowledge levels and distributed across exam topics based on the syllabus. The document provides detailed guidance on writing clear exam questions with effective distractors and on reviewing questions to ensure they accurately test the intended learning objectives. Adhering to standardized exam formats and question quality guidelines helps ensure consistency in ISTQB certification worldwide.
This document provides an overview of ERP implementation methodologies and differences in ERP implementation between manufacturing and services sectors. It discusses key factors for successful ERP implementation and how they may differ between sectors. The document presents the research objectives, which are to identify key success factors for ERP implementation and differences between manufacturing and services. It outlines the multi-case study research methodology that will be used to empirically validate differences in ERP implementation approaches and key success factors between the two sectors.
The document summarizes a research paper that proposes a method to summarize parking surveillance footage. The method first pre-processes the raw footage to extract only frames containing vehicles. These frames are then classified using a CNN model to detect vehicles and recognize license plates. The classified objects and license plate numbers are used to generate a textual summary of the vehicles in the footage, making it easier for users to review large amounts of surveillance video. The paper discusses related work on video summarization techniques and provides details of the proposed methodology, which includes preprocessing footage, extracting features from frames containing vehicles, using CNNs for object detection and license plate recognition, and generating a summarized video and text report.
1. AQA's GCSE Law specification provides students with an understanding of the role of law in today's society and helps develop important skills like critical thinking. It offers flexibility with a unitized structure and choices in content areas. Support services are available to help teachers deliver the specification.
The document proposes a method to estimate the authenticity of online videos by analyzing visual quality and video structure. It aims to distinguish original videos from edited versions. The method bridges visual quality assessment and digital forensics by using shot identification to detect deleted shots and enable normalization. Visual quality is used as a proxy for authenticity, with lower quality and more deleted shots indicating lower authenticity. The proposed algorithm estimates the original parent video, detects information loss through editing, applies quality metrics, and aggregates penalties to calculate a video's authenticity degree.
Artifacts Detection by Extracting Edge Features and Error Block Analysis from...Md. Mehedi Hasan
This document presents a method for edge-based feature extraction to detect artifacts and analyze error patterns in broadcast videos. The method uses edge magnitude and direction features that are less sensitive to noise. Detected error frames are analyzed to classify error blocks based on edge direction, texture content, and shape. Experimental results show the method achieves high accuracy in detecting distorted frames and analyzing error patterns compared to other approaches. Future work will apply the error analysis to video error concealment.
This document outlines a plan to modernize an elite player performance system. It proposes establishing an elite youth development environment with long-term player development pathways and performance management. Key aspects of the plan include increasing coaching contact hours, improving coaching quality through education, establishing an interdisciplinary sports science/medicine program, implementing a structured games program, and reforming talent identification and recruitment. The plan is intended to measure process and outputs to evaluate success and classify clubs based on meeting requirements across various performance areas.
Video Key-Frame Extraction using Unsupervised Clustering and Mutual ComparisonCSCJournals
The document presents a novel method for extracting key frames from videos using unsupervised clustering and mutual comparison. It assigns weights of 70% to color (HSV histogram) and 30% to texture (GLCM) when computing frame similarity for clustering. It then performs mutual comparison of extracted key frames to remove near duplicates, improving accuracy. The algorithm is computationally simple and able to detect unique key frames, improving concept detection performance as validated on open databases.
This document reports on a gap analysis of the MELCOR computer code for use in leak path factor (LPF) applications. The analysis evaluates MELCOR against Software Quality Assurance (SQA) criteria to determine improvements needed. Five of ten SQA requirements are met at an acceptable level, while remedial actions are recommended for the remaining five. A new MELCOR baseline is recommended for LPF use, along with upgrading documentation and providing training. The effort to qualify MELCOR for the DOE Safety Analysis Toolbox in LPF applications is estimated at two full-time years initially.
This document describes a project that aims to prevent hacking of data in a data grid system. It combines data partitioning techniques like secret sharing and erasure coding with dynamic replication to achieve data survivability, security, and access performance. The project develops heuristic algorithms to optimally allocate replicated data shares across clusters and within clusters to minimize communication costs and access latency. Experimental results show the heuristic algorithms achieve good performance and are close to optimal solutions. The success of this project could help applications like disaster relief and military systems by providing secure and high-performance distributed data storage.
Customer specific requirements march 2012revisedNgoc Dep
This document outlines Chrysler-specific requirements for suppliers regarding ISO/TS 16949:2009 quality management systems and ISO 14001:2004 environmental management systems. It defines the scope and provides references for both standards. Key requirements include third-party registration, communication and training, special characteristics identification, product development processes, internal auditing, and warranty management. The document is intended to integrate these additional requirements into suppliers' quality and environmental management systems.
This document presents the Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus. It covers the fundamentals of software testing including testing throughout the software life cycle, static testing techniques, test design techniques, test management, tool support for testing, and references. The syllabus is intended for anyone involved in software testing to prepare for the Foundation Level certification exam. It defines the learning objectives, exam format, and provides history and background information on the certification in the appendices.
The document discusses how the film The Dark Knight uses allegories and metaphors to convey political messages and values. It argues that the Joker represents agents of chaos like Osama Bin Laden and that Gotham City serves as a proxy for New York City. The document also examines song lyrics from "Rendition" by Manic Street Preachers and "Every Breath You Take" by The Police that relate to the film's themes. Finally, it defines ideology as a set of beliefs and values that can be communicated through messages in films.
Postmodern media applying theory to textWayne O'Brien
This document discusses characteristics of postmodern media through various examples. It examines how titles and genres can disguise deeper ideas, as seen in the TV shows The Walking Dead and Life on Mars which blend genres to explore concepts beyond a single classification. Postmodern media is also described as using popular genres as vehicles to covertly convey broader themes, as illustrated by films directed by Martin Scorsese that take this approach.
Unit 1 of the GCSE Media Studies specification assesses students externally through a 1 hour 30 minute written paper. Students are given a pre-released topic to research in preparation for responding to two unseen tasks in the exam. Task 1 assesses knowledge and understanding, while Task 2 focuses on research, planning, presentation, production and evaluation skills. The topic changes each year to keep the assessment up-to-date and engaging for students.
Research design for Evaluation of Strongly Sustainability Business Model Onto...Antony Upward
This document summarizes my overall research design for the strongly sustainable business model ontology (chapter 1) and then provides the detailed research design for the evaluation phase of my design science research in Environmental Studies (chapter 2-10)
For more details about the background on Strongly Sustainable Business Models please see http://slab.ocad.ca/SSBMs_Defining_the_Field and http://www.EdwardJames.biz/Research.
This document provides information on the GCSE Science: Double Award qualification offered by CCEA, including the aims, assessment objectives, scheme of assessment, subject content, and grade descriptions. It describes two routes to the qualification - Double Award A (non-modular) and Double Award B (modular). The non-modular route involves exams at the end of the course, while the modular route involves exams and module tests throughout the two years. Both routes require internal assessment of practical and investigative skills.
Communicating Environmental Friendliness through Product Design and AppearanceSeos Design
This document is an interdisciplinary master's thesis that examines how to communicate environmental friendliness through product design and appearance. It aims to improve the green appearance of mobile devices. The thesis conducts qualitative interviews and a quantitative online survey to understand consumer perceptions of environmentally friendly colors, materials, and mobile device designs. Based on the findings, the thesis develops design guidelines and eco-concept proposals that aim to effectively communicate a product's environmental credentials through its visual design.
Communicating Environmental Friendliness through Product Design and AppearanceAntti Pitkänen
This thesis studies ways for mobile devices to communicate environmental friendliness to consumers. As background for the empirical research, consumer behavior, product semantics and emotional design have been studied. The empirical findings of this thesis are based on interviews and a survey. The interpretation and conclusions of the results from both the interviews and the survey were projected by means of the theoretical framework. The mobile devices were examined by their design elements, such as color, material, design style and technologies.
Consumers do not usually connect ICT-technology with environmental issues. As a finding of the thesis, it can be presented that the analyzed design elements affect the perceived environmental image of the product. The semantic language of environmental friendliness is obviously young. Therefore, in order to successfully communicate environmental friendliness, the product’s communicative elements must be clear and distinct, even naïve, and create a connection between the product and the environment.
Based on this study, green, blue and white are colors that have the strongest reference to environmental friendliness, while black and pink are colors that have the least reference to environmental friendliness. Natural materials, such as rock and wood, are perceived most environmentally friendly, plastics and metals are the opposite. Simple and purposeful design style is perceived more environmental friendly than showy or technical looks. Technically simpler and more durable mobile devices were perceived more environmentally friendly than music, video or 3G mobile devices, although evaluation of single features was perceived difficult. Also differences between the perceived greenness of different electronics brands do exist. This thesis concludes the research results in four conceptual suggestions for products that support an environmentally friendly message.
The sampling of the research had a majority of academically educated Finnish citizens and, therefore, the study gives information concerning only the phenomenon itself without studying differences between demographic groups. Reliability of the study was improved by taking multiple approaches, by conducting interviews and an Internet-based survey that was accessible by invitation only. Design elements are mostly analyzed separately even though they exist as combinations in real life.
Previous studies related to the topic are scarce. This thesis suggests that the bilateral impact of design elements and the impact of cultural backgrounds should be further studied. Also the testing of presented product concepts is suggested for future studies. The topic should be expanded and deepened by further studies.
The unit introduces candidates to issues concerning setting up and operating a business. It explores reasons for success or failure and encourages appreciation that businesses must operate within society and engage with stakeholders. Candidates learn about starting a business, setting aims and objectives, business planning, legal structures, location selection, marketing research with limited budgets, and using the marketing mix including consideration of ICT in assisting international marketing. The unit provides an introduction to key business concepts within the context of a small start-up business.
This document provides guidance for teachers on OCR's GCSE History B Controlled Assessment. It outlines the requirements and structure of the Controlled Assessment unit, which represents 25% of the total marks. Students must complete one task based on one of four options: the role of an individual, a thematic study, a modern world study, or an in-depth study. OCR issues new tasks each year that teachers can adapt as needed. The tasks are designed to test students' historical skills and require them to conduct research and analysis using sources. Teachers are provided information on task setting, supervision guidelines, marking criteria, and submission deadlines to help them implement the Controlled Assessment successfully.
A Ensemble Learning-based No Reference QoE Model for User Generated ContentsDuc Nguyen
The document proposes an ensemble learning-based no-reference quality of experience (QoE) model for user-generated video content. It extracts encoding and content features from videos and pools the features to train an ensemble of decision trees to predict mean opinion scores without access to the original videos. The model achieves high prediction performance with Pearson linear correlation coefficients over 0.9 on a test dataset compared to baseline methods. Key encoding features like bitrate and quantization parameters are most important inputs. The ensemble learning approach outperforms non-ensemble methods, providing a low-complexity solution to assess user-generated video quality.
This document provides guidelines for writing and reviewing multiple choice questions for the ISTQB Foundation exam. It specifies that exams will consist of 40 multiple choice questions with 4 answer options each. Questions will be categorized into three knowledge levels and distributed across exam topics based on the syllabus. The document provides detailed guidance on writing clear exam questions with effective distractors and on reviewing questions to ensure they accurately test the intended learning objectives. Adhering to standardized exam formats and question quality guidelines helps ensure consistency in ISTQB certification worldwide.
This document provides an overview of ERP implementation methodologies and differences in ERP implementation between manufacturing and services sectors. It discusses key factors for successful ERP implementation and how they may differ between sectors. The document presents the research objectives, which are to identify key success factors for ERP implementation and differences between manufacturing and services. It outlines the multi-case study research methodology that will be used to empirically validate differences in ERP implementation approaches and key success factors between the two sectors.
The document summarizes a research paper that proposes a method to summarize parking surveillance footage. The method first pre-processes the raw footage to extract only frames containing vehicles. These frames are then classified using a CNN model to detect vehicles and recognize license plates. The classified objects and license plate numbers are used to generate a textual summary of the vehicles in the footage, making it easier for users to review large amounts of surveillance video. The paper discusses related work on video summarization techniques and provides details of the proposed methodology, which includes preprocessing footage, extracting features from frames containing vehicles, using CNNs for object detection and license plate recognition, and generating a summarized video and text report.
1. AQA's GCSE Law specification provides students with an understanding of the role of law in today's society and helps develop important skills like critical thinking. It offers flexibility with a unitized structure and choices in content areas. Support services are available to help teachers deliver the specification.
The document proposes a method to estimate the authenticity of online videos by analyzing visual quality and video structure. It aims to distinguish original videos from edited versions. The method bridges visual quality assessment and digital forensics by using shot identification to detect deleted shots and enable normalization. Visual quality is used as a proxy for authenticity, with lower quality and more deleted shots indicating lower authenticity. The proposed algorithm estimates the original parent video, detects information loss through editing, applies quality metrics, and aggregates penalties to calculate a video's authenticity degree.
Artifacts Detection by Extracting Edge Features and Error Block Analysis from...Md. Mehedi Hasan
This document presents a method for edge-based feature extraction to detect artifacts and analyze error patterns in broadcast videos. The method uses edge magnitude and direction features that are less sensitive to noise. Detected error frames are analyzed to classify error blocks based on edge direction, texture content, and shape. Experimental results show the method achieves high accuracy in detecting distorted frames and analyzing error patterns compared to other approaches. Future work will apply the error analysis to video error concealment.
This document outlines a plan to modernize an elite player performance system. It proposes establishing an elite youth development environment with long-term player development pathways and performance management. Key aspects of the plan include increasing coaching contact hours, improving coaching quality through education, establishing an interdisciplinary sports science/medicine program, implementing a structured games program, and reforming talent identification and recruitment. The plan is intended to measure process and outputs to evaluate success and classify clubs based on meeting requirements across various performance areas.
Video Key-Frame Extraction using Unsupervised Clustering and Mutual ComparisonCSCJournals
The document presents a novel method for extracting key frames from videos using unsupervised clustering and mutual comparison. It assigns weights of 70% to color (HSV histogram) and 30% to texture (GLCM) when computing frame similarity for clustering. It then performs mutual comparison of extracted key frames to remove near duplicates, improving accuracy. The algorithm is computationally simple and able to detect unique key frames, improving concept detection performance as validated on open databases.
This document reports on a gap analysis of the MELCOR computer code for use in leak path factor (LPF) applications. The analysis evaluates MELCOR against Software Quality Assurance (SQA) criteria to determine improvements needed. Five of ten SQA requirements are met at an acceptable level, while remedial actions are recommended for the remaining five. A new MELCOR baseline is recommended for LPF use, along with upgrading documentation and providing training. The effort to qualify MELCOR for the DOE Safety Analysis Toolbox in LPF applications is estimated at two full-time years initially.
This document describes a project that aims to prevent hacking of data in a data grid system. It combines data partitioning techniques like secret sharing and erasure coding with dynamic replication to achieve data survivability, security, and access performance. The project develops heuristic algorithms to optimally allocate replicated data shares across clusters and within clusters to minimize communication costs and access latency. Experimental results show the heuristic algorithms achieve good performance and are close to optimal solutions. The success of this project could help applications like disaster relief and military systems by providing secure and high-performance distributed data storage.
Customer specific requirements march 2012revisedNgoc Dep
This document outlines Chrysler-specific requirements for suppliers regarding ISO/TS 16949:2009 quality management systems and ISO 14001:2004 environmental management systems. It defines the scope and provides references for both standards. Key requirements include third-party registration, communication and training, special characteristics identification, product development processes, internal auditing, and warranty management. The document is intended to integrate these additional requirements into suppliers' quality and environmental management systems.
This document presents the Certified Tester Foundation Level Syllabus. It covers the fundamentals of software testing including testing throughout the software life cycle, static testing techniques, test design techniques, test management, tool support for testing, and references. The syllabus is intended for anyone involved in software testing to prepare for the Foundation Level certification exam. It defines the learning objectives, exam format, and provides history and background information on the certification in the appendices.
The document discusses how the film The Dark Knight uses allegories and metaphors to convey political messages and values. It argues that the Joker represents agents of chaos like Osama Bin Laden and that Gotham City serves as a proxy for New York City. The document also examines song lyrics from "Rendition" by Manic Street Preachers and "Every Breath You Take" by The Police that relate to the film's themes. Finally, it defines ideology as a set of beliefs and values that can be communicated through messages in films.
Postmodern media applying theory to textWayne O'Brien
This document discusses characteristics of postmodern media through various examples. It examines how titles and genres can disguise deeper ideas, as seen in the TV shows The Walking Dead and Life on Mars which blend genres to explore concepts beyond a single classification. Postmodern media is also described as using popular genres as vehicles to covertly convey broader themes, as illustrated by films directed by Martin Scorsese that take this approach.
The document outlines 7 frameworks for analyzing films: 1) Representation, 2) Messages & Values, 3) Genre, 4) Narrative, 5) Theme(s), 6) Style, and 7) Authorship. These frameworks should be known and applied when analyzing two films, Casino Royale and Dead Man's Shoes, in relation to elements like gender, messages, and directors' authorship.
This commercial script features football star Joe Greene limping off the field injured. A young fan offers Greene his Coke bottle, which Greene gratefully accepts. Though initially reluctant to acknowledge the fan, Greene surprises him by tossing his jersey in appreciation. The script promotes the message that "a Coke and a smile makes me feel good."
GCSE Media Studies involves the study of different media industries and texts. The qualification includes three units: an individual portfolio involving comparative analysis and a production task; a group production portfolio involving a video or film and evaluations; and a written exam assessing analysis of film and TV genres. Students will complete controlled assessment work in year 10 on topics like representations in film and music videos. Year 11 focuses on exam preparation with a mock in December 2013 and the real exam in June 2014.
This document provides instructions for creating an injury lawyer advertisement, including researching other lawyer ads, planning the shots and storyboard using photos in iMovie to create an animatic, filming the ad, and editing it to a minimum length of 30 seconds.
This document provides an overview of an induction lesson for an A-Level Media Studies course. It introduces key concepts that will be covered over the course, including theories of binary oppositions and the hero's journey model of narrative structure. It also outlines the structure of the AS and A2 qualifications, focusing on four core concepts - media language, audiences, representations, and institutions. Students are given tasks to practice applying these concepts, such as devising a narrative that incorporates elements of conflict.
Film Studies involves the study of filmmaking, film history, the film industry, and technological developments. At A-Level, it requires analyzing films contextually rather than just watching them. Students learn to "read" films by considering aspects like why certain elements are included, the producer's intentions, and intended audience. The AS Film Studies course consists of two units - a coursework analyzing two films and a creative project, and an exam involving early cinema and 21st century developments. It focuses on analyzing films as texts and issues influencing the film industry over time.
G325 exam questions – real and imaginary revised june 12Wayne O'Brien
This document outlines sample exam questions for two sections - 1a and 1b - that assess a student's media production skills and conceptual understanding. For section 1a, questions evaluate a student's development over time in areas like research, planning, technology use, and conventions. Section 1b questions require analyzing a single production in relation to concepts like narrative, representation, genre, or audience. The document also provides examples of potential questions assessing understanding of postmodern media.
Josh jones advertising standards agencyWayne O'Brien
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) is an independent organization that regulates advertisements in the UK to ensure they are truthful, decent, honest, and legal. They work with government departments and Ofcom to establish and enforce advertising regulations. The ASA handles complaints quickly and takes action against non-compliant companies. It is funded by a levy on advertising spending collected by external boards to maintain independence. The advertising codes aim to prevent offense and ensure ads are truthful, honest, and legal. The ASA will investigate based on a single complaint. Controversial ads in 2010 included one mocking disabled people and condoning animal cruelty, while others faced criticism for promoting abortion or climate change messages.
The document analyzes and summarizes advertisements for several products:
1) Lynx advertisement uses dramatic imagery and music to portray men as attractive to "even angels" when wearing Lynx deodorant. It targets men aged teens to 40.
2) Maltesers advertisement shows friends laughing while sharing Maltesers, emphasizing the candy's low calorie count. It targets both women and a general audience.
3) Special K advertisement uses a woman's speech and repetition to promote Special K for weight loss. It targets women specifically.
4) Powerade advertisement dramatically depicts a man gaining energy to race a train from drinking Powerade. It targets athletic people aged 12 and up who need
This document summarizes audience research about superhero films. It discusses secondary research methods like using existing sources. It lists the top 5 most successful superhero films as The Dark Knight, Spiderman, Iron Man, X-Men, and Batman. These films made profits due to special effects and releasing DVDs soon after theaters. Superhero films are often successful because the unrealistic storylines let audiences imagine being superheroes. Popular actors also attract audiences. Early superhero comics like Superman attracted younger audiences who then wanted to see the films. Primary research involves direct methods like surveys. Research found audiences like attention-grabbing storylines and special effects but dislike unrealistic plots and predicting endings. Interviews on Spiderman and Superman showed preferences and why
The group conducted a survey of 8 people to understand perspectives on superhero films. Most respondents enjoyed the thrilling action scenes and mysteries surrounding superheroes' dual identities. However, some felt films like "Thor" prolonged the action too much. Respondents also wanted future films to be less predictable by changing stereotypes such as the hero always defeating the villain. In general, the audience found superhero films entertaining despite a few aspects they would alter.
The document discusses popular superhero films and their audiences. It notes that The Dark Knight, Spiderman 3, Iron Man, Spiderman, and X-Men: The Last Stand were among the most successful due to the popularity of their characters from cartoons and merchandise. Upcoming Marvel films like The Avengers and Iron Man 3 will target superhero fans and those who enjoy action and special effects. Star directors and actors can help attract audiences through their reputations and fame. Discussions with viewers found they enjoy storylines, action, effects but may lose interest if plots are too similar or unrealistic.
Superhero movies attract large audiences for several reasons:
1. They provide escapism and inspiration during stressful times by featuring heroes who save people from danger.
2. Popular characters from comic books are realized on screen, pleasing fans of those stories.
3. Big-budget films with famous actors and directors guarantee high production values that entertain mass audiences.
The document summarizes audience research that was conducted on the top 5 highest grossing superhero films. It provides box office figures for each film and notes that the films' extensive special effects and release on multiple media platforms likely contributed to their financial success. Focus groups found that audiences are drawn to the films' stimulation, supernatural elements, variation in special effects, and persuasive advertising. However, some audiences also find the films unrealistic, out of the ordinary, and stereotypical. Comments from focus group participants are included on similarities and differences between Spiderman and Superman films.
The document discusses several successful superhero films and why they were able to attract large audiences. It analyzes films like The Dark Knight, Spiderman, and Iron Man, noting that they contain action, romance, and thrills which draw in a wide target demographic. Trailers are also highlighted as important marketing tools. Overall, the recurring factors of these hit films that appeal to audiences are their use of stunts and special effects, their stories of ordinary people becoming heroes, and their ability to incorporate multiple genres to find widespread appeal.
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The document provides an analysis of how five top superhero films attracted audiences. Secondary research found the films were successful based on box office rankings. Primary research uncovered what aspects of superhero films audiences enjoy, including action scenes, mysterious dual identities, and attractive male heroes. Interviews revealed expectations for typical conventions like a love interest and villain. The importance of star actors and directors in driving success is also discussed.
The document summarizes audience research on expectations of superhero films from interviews with 3 people. It finds people expect drama, action, predictable storylines and villains but also happy endings, good storylines, actors and fight scenes. Secondary research examines why certain superhero films like Spiderman, X-Men, and The Dark Knight were successful and the role of studios and star actors/directors in a film's success.
The document discusses superhero films and their success. It provides details on some of the highest grossing superhero films, reasons for their popularity, and common elements that attract audiences. Specifically, it notes that superhero films tend to be action-packed with well-known characters, stars, and storylines that audiences enjoy and find exciting. It also gathered opinions from focus groups that highlighted typical story elements but also a desire for more unique plots in the genre.
2. Contents
1 Introduction to GCE Film Studies 1
1.1 Why choose GCE Film Studies? 1
1.2 Overview of OCR GCE in Film Studies 2
1.3 Aims 3
1.4 Prior Learning/Attainment 3
1.5 Guided Learning Hours 3
2 Unit Content 4
2.1 AS Unit F631: Film Text and Context 4
2.2 AS Unit F632: Foundation Portfolio in Film 8
2.3 A2 Unit F633: Global Cinema and Critical Perspectives 11
2.4 A2 Unit F634: Creative Investigation in Film 15
3 Assessment of GCE Film Studies 18
3.1 AS assessment in GCE Film Studies 18
3.2 Advanced assessment in GCE Film Studies 19
3.3 Unit Order 20
3.4 Unit Options (at AS/A2) 20
3.5 Synoptic Assessment 20
3.6 Assessment objectives (AO) 20
3.7 Grading 21
3.8 Performance descriptions 22
3.9 Quality of written communication 25
4 Coursework in GCE Film Studies 26
4.1 Coursework Administration/Regulations 26
4.2 Assessment of AS Unit F632: Foundation Portfolio in Film 27
4.3 Assessment of A2 Unit F634: Creative Investigation in Film 33
4.4 Submitting marks to OCR 40
5 Support for GCE Film Studies 42
5.1 Free Support and Training from OCR 42
5.2 Training 42
5.3 OCR support services 43
6 Equality and Inclusion in GCE Film Studies 44
6.1 Equalities Act (EA) information relating to GCE Film Studies 44
6.2 Arrangements for candidates with particular requirements (including special
consideration) 45
7 Administration of GCE Film Studies 46
7.1 Availability of Assessment 46
7.2 Making Entries 46
7.3 Unit and Qualification Re-sits 47
7.4 Enquiries about results 47
7.5 Shelf-life of Units 48
7.6 Prohibited Qualifications and Classification Code 48
3. Contents
8 Other Information about GCE Film Studies 49
8.1 Overlap with other qualifications 49
8.2 Progression from this qualification 49
8.3 Avoidance of bias 49
8.4 Regulatory requirements 49
8.5 Language 49
8.6 Spiritual, moral, ethical, social, legislative, economic and cultural issues 49
8.7 Sustainable development, health and safety considerations and European developments,
consistent with international agreements 50
8.8 Key Skills 50
8.9 ICT 51
Appendix A: Guidance for the production of electronic coursework 52