Certificate in Digital Applications – Level 02 Creative Multimedia – DA202

CLIENT PROPOSAL – prepared by the “In the News” production company  ‘In the News’ is an opportunity to get involved in the world of media and television. ‘In the News’ experts preview news broadcasts created by young people and arrange for the best to be shown on community television channels.  You must produce a news broadcast for the ‘In the News’ experts to preview. This will be a multimedia broadcast that features a headline story about youth achievement.  You will choose the target audience and a title for your broadcast. Within this broadcast there needs to be a range of media content to make it look and feel more professional. You will be required to produce a videoed weather forecast that will be shown during the news broadcast.  A range of youth achievements in the area will need to be highlighted, these could include community support, sport, local educational achievements or anything that requires merit. CLIENT PROPOSAL – prepared by the “In the News” production company  ‘In the News’ is an opportunity to get involved in the world of media and television. ‘In the News’ experts preview news broadcasts created by young people and arrange for the best to be shown on community television channels.  You must produce a news broadcast for the ‘In the News’ experts to preview. This will be a multimedia broadcast that features a headline story about youth achievement.  You will choose the target audience and a title for your broadcast. Within this broadcast there needs to be a range of media content to make it look and feel more professional. You will be required to produce a videoed weather forecast that will be shown during the news broadcast.  A range of youth achievements in the area will need to be highlighted, these could include community support, sport, local educational achievements or anything that requires merit. LO3 Checklist LO2 Assignment LO1LO4LO5LO6

Broadcast Overview: Your news broadcast must:  be between 3 and 4 minutes long and include: ◦ opening and closing sequences ◦ a welcome video clip ◦ a headline story ◦ a continuity sequence ◦ a weather forecast  play from beginning to end.  You must also produce a preview version that allows experts to navigate to components of the broadcast. Broadcast Overview: Your news broadcast must:  be between 3 and 4 minutes long and include: ◦ opening and closing sequences ◦ a welcome video clip ◦ a headline story ◦ a continuity sequence ◦ a weather forecast  play from beginning to end.  You must also produce a preview version that allows experts to navigate to components of the broadcast. LO3 Checklist LO2 Assignment LO1LO4LO5LO6

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO How the news leads from the titles into the stories. Welcome note (P) Background (P) Titles (P) Logo (P) Suitable scene set (M) Animated titles (M) Appropriate theme set (D) Music accompaniment (D) Suitable logo included (D) LO3: Be able to prepare a Welcome and Headline Video Clip You need to complete the following tasks in order to effectively create a working proposal for your client. To achieve a pass grade: Candidates will produce a basic Welcome Clip and headline story that includes video with sound and features a presenter talking to camera. To achieve a merit grade: Candidates will produce a good Welcome Clip that includes video with sound and headline story and features a presenter talking to camera with a set background. To achieve a distinction grade: Candidates will produce a basic Welcome Clip that includes video with sound and headline story and features a presenter talking to camera with a set background in keeping with the theme. 1

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO Consider of images and appropriateness Sourced and stored from legitimate locations. Images related to local news. Quality of stored images (M/D) Consideration of file size and image proportions (M/D) LO3: Be able to prepare a Welcome and Headline Video Clip ‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal to work with. ‘In the News’ would like you to create a video introduction and headline sequence that includes a presenter and introduces several stories for the local news including a headline story on an achievement by one young person, such as a sporting triumph, a role in a theatrical production, or a contribution to the local community. 1 Task 1 (P/M/D) – Source and store a range of images for the Headline and additional story features. These images should include four pictures or more that are stories that will not be included in the main video but on the screen during the presenters introduction. There should also be at least three still images sourced and stored for the main news article. Consideration of all the elements sources should be put into your source table from LO1. Consideration of copyright should also be given.

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO Consider the length of the two sequences. There should not be talking all the way through. Consider the different tones of voices used for the presenter and the voice over. Consider the start gap and finish gap in the voices. LO3: Be able to prepare a Welcome and Headline Video Clip ‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal to work with. ‘In the News’ would like you to create a video introduction sequence that includes a presenter and introduces several stories for the local news including a headline story on an achievement by one young person, such as a sporting triumph, a role in a theatrical production, or a contribution to the local community. 2Task 2 (P) – Produce a written script for the Welcome Video and Headline and agree this with your Test Buddy. This script needs to introduce several news items of local interest and your main headline. There will be two voices, the news reader for the welcome section and a separate voice over for the headline section. Altogether this sequence should be between 2 minutes and 3.30.

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO Guide for production (P) Breakdown of proposed stages (P) Indication of images to be used (P) Realistic animation paths (M/D) Timings and Movements (M/D) Transitions and sounds used (D) In keeping with the theme (D) LO3: Be able to prepare a Welcome and Headline Video Clip ‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal to work with. Task 3 (P, M, D) You will now need to produce a storyboard for the headline article. The headline article will need to contain original video clips and still images with a separate voiceover. The still images will need to be timed on the screen. The storyboard should be used as an aid to making the video sequence and should allow you to see how the headline story should begin and end. Use the storyboards attached here (P) and here (M/D). Agree this with your test buddy and take notes on what has been discussed.here 3 Create and annotate a storyboard for the Headline sequence for your Project showing how you would like the sequence to work. 3 Merit Create and annotate a small and large storyboard for the Headline sequence for your Project showing how you would like the sequence to work including timings and movements. 3 Distinction Create and annotate a small and large storyboard for the Headline sequence for your Project showing how you would like the sequence to work including transitions and sounds.

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO Consider how a news programme leads into the stories. Consider how to make your presenter be set on a stage. Consider the range of local news storied to include. Where the final logo will appear on your sequence. Quality and integrity of sequence (M/D) LO3: Be able to prepare a Welcome and Headline Video Clip ‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal to work with. ‘In the News’ would like you to create a video introduction sequence that includes a presenter and introduces several stories for the local news including a headline story on an achievement by one young person, such as a sporting triumph, a role in a theatrical production, or a contribution to the local community. 4Task 4 (P/M/D) - Create an introduction video with sound that presents the headline items to a target audience. This introduction video needs to be well designed, include the company logo and should lead with a few stories including with the main Headline item of news. This could be done with a green screen with a background video or edited into a sequence. The student will need to select a presenter for their project. Merit and Distinction grades are judged on the quality of the finished video sequences.

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO Consider of video appropriateness Sourced from original footage. Images related to local news. Quality of stored videos (M/D) Consideration of file size and video proportions (M/D) LO3: Be able to prepare a Welcome and Headline Video Clip ‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal to work with. ‘In the News’ would like you to create a headline sequence of a headline story on an achievement by one young person, such as a sporting triumph, a role in a theatrical production, or a contribution to the local community. Several video sequences must be included on this headline story to go with the images selected earlier. 5 Task 5 (P/M/D) – Source and store a range of video clips for the Headline story. These video clips should include 2 videos or more to be incorporated into the headline video sequence. These will be broken up by the images form the earlier task and should be original video footage and stored in the same folder as the collected images. Consideration of all the elements sources should be put into your source table from LO1.

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO Titles and logo Animated on the screen Music that is timed Uses titles effectively (M/D) Theme based (M/D) Interesting and animated (D) Appeal to the Target Audience (D) LO3: Be able to prepare a Welcome and Headline Video Clip ‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal to work with. Task 6 (P, M, D) It is time to start making the Welcome and Headline sequence of your “In the News” story feature. The Welcome Sequence should not be more than 30 seconds in length. The Headline sequence should not be less than 2 minutes and should be in keeping with your storyboard from the previous tasks and with the theme set in your Purpose and Audience from LO1. Use whatever package available on your network to produce this, for instance Movie Maker, Movie Maker X5 or other. The final version needs to have Video Clips, Images, Voice Over and Sound for the grade. 6 Create a moving video or animation title sequence for “In the News” that includes Titles, Motion, Text and Music 6 Merit Create a moving video or animation title sequence for “In the News” in keeping with your theme that includes Titles, Motion, Text and Music. 6 Distinction Create a moving video or animation title sequence that appeals to your target audience for “In the News” that includes Titles, Motion, Text and Music.

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO File Format File dimensions Exporting as a video Quality in terms of file format (M/D) Size, reducing down for loading times and (M/D) Resolution in DPI (D) Compatibility with other programs D) LO3: Be able to prepare a Welcome and Headline Video Clip ‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal to work with. Task 7 (P, M, D) Exporting the completed sequence into a format for later use is essential. You will need two versions, one that you can work on again in case you need to change it and one that will need to go on to the final version of your portfolio work. Acceptable portfolio file formats include.wmv,.avi,.mp4,.mpeg,.mpg, H.264,.swf, and.flv. Each of these has different characteristics. To reduce down potential longer term problems you should save the file in the best format with the best quality,.avi but if this is restricted, save it in one of the other formats listed. 7 Evidence exporting of your Welcome and Headline Sequence in an appropriate file format. 7 Merit Evidence exporting of your Welcome and Headline sequences in an appropriate file format and Explain why you chose that file format in terms of size and quality. 7 Distinction Evidence exporting of your Welcome and Headline in an appropriate file format and Explain why you chose that file format including resolution, format and compatibility.

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO TaskActivitiesStudentStaff LO3: Be able to prepare a Welcome Video Clip 1(P)Source and store a range of images for the Headline and additional story features. 2(P) Produce a written script for the Welcome Video and Headline and agree this with your Test Buddy. 3(P/M/D) Create and annotate a storyboard for the Headline sequence for your Project showing how you would like the sequence to work. Storyboard (P) timings and movements (M) Transitions and sounds (D) 4(P/M/D) Create an introduction video with sound that presents the headline items to a target audience. 5(P/M/D) Source and store a range of video clips for the Headline story. 2 Videos Videos are of a selected quality (M) Videos are of a proportional size (D) 6(P/M/D) Create a moving video or animation title sequence for “In the News” that includes Titles, Motion, Text and Music includes Titles, Motion, Text and Music (p) Uses titles effectively (M/D) Appeal to the Target Audience (D) 7(P/M/D) Evidence exporting of your Welcome and Headline Sequence in an appropriate file format. Annotate (P) Explain size and quality (M) Explain resolution, format and compatibility (D)