Students should remember to include varied media in presentations, save work in multiple locations, film more footage than needed from different angles, have a motivated team, start a blog early, take ongoing photos and videos, make thrillers realistic, and listen to teacher advice. They should avoid being afraid to speak up or contribute equally, using mismatched costumes, unpreparedness, inconsistent equipment, weather changes between shoots, makeup variations between days, drained batteries, and ignoring guidance.

1. Year 13 Talk
Advice on things to remember and
things to avoid involving media
coursework.

2. Things to remember
• Include media rich software when presenting work
• Save pieces of work in more than one place
• Have more footage than you need
• Aim to film more than once
• Use different angles when shooting
• Have a motivated team to produce good work
• Start up blog as soon as possible
• Take photographs and videos throughout
• Make the thriller realistic
• Listen to teachers advice
• Think about timing
• Get used to a variety of media software

3. Things to avoid
• Do not be afraid to speak up in your group
• Avoid a lack of costumes
• Avoid costumes that do not match scene
• Do not be unprepared
• Avoid using different cameras/phones
• Avoid filming on days where there is different weather
• Avoid different costumes (nail varnish, make up) when filming on different
days
• Avoid equipment in shoot
• Do not be afraid to ask for help with media software
• Avoid battery drainage on filming devices
• Avoid unevenly distributing the work
• Avoid lack of props at locations
• Avoid ignoring the media bible
• Avoid leaving work just for lesson time