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Thursday, March 24, 2011

A beautiful soundtrack

Sound effects and music should  capture the essence of the moment they are composed for. If you think about it, the music is usually the main influence for the mood of a "scene".





John Williams is probably the most respected composer of popular film music in our life times: from 'Superman' to 'Schindler's List'. This video looks at the best soundtracks he wrote for films. See how many you recognize?



Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Commercial or Public Service?

In groups you will produce an MP3 recording of either; 

A Public Service Announcement or 
A Radio Commercial

- You will produce a plan which clearly states the audience and purpose of your recording
- You will create a script showing all dialogue
- You will create a running order showing all of the timings.

Finally, you will produce the final recording, using editing software such as Audacity
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If you are looking for sound clips and music files please check out the free websites SoundBible and Freeplay respectively. There are many others

Monday, March 7, 2011

Grade 7 Writing Assessment



Produce a project review using the review notes to help you. Always include comments on what could be improved, use keywords that you have been taught and try to make use of feedback from others.

Look back at the project rubrics and explain if you think your work turned out as well as you wanted!

Remember that the audience for this work is me, Mr Michael. Be honest, even when you are talking about yourself. Word Limit: 600

Grade 8 Writing Assessment



Produce a project review using the review notes to help you. Always include comments on what could be improved, use keywords that you have been taught and try to make use of feedback from others.

Look at the project objectives and explain how you met them.

Remember that the audience for this work is me, Mr Michael. Be honest, even when you are talking about yourself. Word Limit: 800