Welcome to the MPA student Blog Page
Your blog is a very important part of your major assessment for semester two. It will be used to document your thoughts and your planning for your documentary film that you will be producing this semester. It will not replace your visual diary, but will instead be used as an overview of your progress throughout pre-production, production, and post-production. The importance of thorough research for documentary film cannot be overstated, and your blog will help keep you motivated and disciplined as you investigate your topic.
You are expected to spend the first ten minutes of every class working on your weekly blog entry. Each week you will need to produce a substantial entry (approx 400 words) that relates to a specific aspect taken from the course outcomes (ie in week 1’s entry you must ‘understand how meaning is constructed in media works.’ - You might choose to discuss Michael Moore and how he creates meaning through specific conventions in his films). Your blog should also contain a brief overview of where you are at in terms of your research for your documentary, citing any references and linking to relevant articles and documents pertaining to the subject of your film. It will also serve as a production journal where you will discuss your progress through each stage of the film making process.
Your blog is an important component of your assessment and is to be treated as such.
Please take this discipline seriously as it is a major component of your assessment - if you get slack with it, you will not be able to catch up with at the last minute (the journal entries are dated!). It is your responsibility to be continually adding to your blog and making it an integral part of your media studies through to the end of the year.
Thanks,
Mr Peacock
Happy blogging!
