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 story into the conclusion. Conclusion Sequence (P) Background (P) Titles and Logo (P) Presentation of elements (P) Suitable scene set (M) Animated titles (M) Presentation of elements (M) Appropriate theme set (D) Music accompaniment (D) Suitable logo included (D) Presentation of all elements (M) LO5: Be able to prepare an outro sequence and present the ePortfolio 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 Conclusion Clip and broadcast ready version that includes an animated outro and then produce an ePortfolio of the video sequences, To achieve a merit grade: Candidates will produce a consistent Conclusion Clip and broadcast ready version that includes an animated outro in keeping with the theme and then produce an ePortfolio of the video sequences and other elements of your designs. To achieve a distinction grade: Candidates will produce a consistent themed Conclusion Clip and broadcast ready version of their News Programme that includes an animated outro and then produce an ePortfolio of the video sequences and all elements of your designs. 1

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO Consideration of timing Consideration of background footage. Location of logo. Quality of saved video footage (M/D) Consideration of file size and video proportions (M/D) Consideration of compatibility (D) LO5: Be able to prepare an outro sequence and present the ePortfolio ‘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 an animated outro sequence that concludes the production and should be at least ten seconds long to give the audience time to adapt to the ending. The animation needs to be similar in theme and style to the opening sequence. 1 Task 1 (P/M/D) - Create an outro animation with sound that presents the ending of the news item to a target audience. This animated clip needs to be well designed, include the company logo and should be structured like the clips between items of news on normal news programmes. 2 Task 2 (P/M/D) – Evidence saving the outro sequence in an appropriate file format. For Merit and Distinction, grades are judged on the quality of the finished animated sequences.

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO Recognisable scenes (P) Good quality and size (P) A variety of sections (P) A range of different times (P) Suitable file format (P) LO5: Be able to prepare an outro sequence and present the ePortfolio ‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal to work with. Task 3 (P, M, D) The welcome video, headline story and the weather forecast need to be previewed by different ‘In the News’ experts. You must produce a version of the broadcast that allows them to navigate to each of these components. Design a structure and the assets for this preview version of the broadcast. The best way of presenting this information is on a webpage. To do so you will need to make preview links for the main objects for the production company to access. 3 Task 3 (P) – Create and evidence three preview versions of your Welcome Video, Headline Story and the Weather Forecast. You can do this by taking snapshots of your three elements from within the packages they were created in and saving these elements within your folders.

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) LO5: Be able to prepare an outro sequence and present the ePortfolio ‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal to work with. Task 4 (P, M, D) The final version of the broadcast needs to play from beginning to end. As all the files are saved in a file format that should now be compatible with other programs, you will need to create a single version of your video for presentation within a video editing package like Movie Maker. The sequence needs to be: 1.opening sequence 2.a welcome video clip 3.a headline story 4.a continuity sequence 5.a weather forecast 6.closing sequence 4 Task 4 (P/M/D) – Record and Edit the Final Version sequence for your client including all the elements produced. 5 Task 5 (P/M/D) – Evidence saving the Final Version in an appropriate file format.

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO Structured layout of the page Browser resolution Appropriate Titles. Use of images on the webpage. Positioning of elements. LO5: Be able to prepare an outro sequence and present the ePortfolio ‘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 an ePortfolio website that will link to all the elements of your portfolio of work. To do this they want to see a structure chart of how the ePortfolio website is laid out and how all the elements link together. This needs to be in a logical format and could act as a guide for your A home page showing: Your name and candidate number, centre name and number The title of this SPB (DA202 In the News) The browser and resolution that should be used to view the ePortfolio Links to the context pages 6 Task 6 (P) – Produce a Homepage for the presentation of information with suitable content.

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO Consistent layout with the Home Page Include Logo design and element links. Include all the content from the Portfolio. Function as links to all the content. Quality and integrity of Web Pages (M/D) Inclusion of all the ePortfolio elements in Products and Evidence (D) LO5: Be able to prepare an outro sequence and present the ePortfolio ‘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 an ePortfolio Context Page that links to all the assets in your ePortfolio Products and Evidence folders. This should be two additional pages: Products Page - this should contain the 3 preview links to sections of your portfolio and a full version link to your finished video production. Evidence folder – This should include links to all the evidence documents, commentaries and Buddy reports created throughout this project. Comments should be made beside each link to explain to the company what they are clicking on and seeing. 7Task 7 (P/M/D) –Produce two pages for the presentation of information with suitable content links. The Pages need to be well designed and clearly labelled, include the company logo and incorporate the symbols and voice overs. Merit and Distinction grades are judged on the quality and functions of the Pages. Any additional Images used must be in your Assets Table. Get your Test Buddy to look over it to check for mistakes.

1 Assignment 2 LO Assignment 2 LO TaskActivitiesStudentStaff LO5: Be able to prepare an outro sequence and present the ePortfolio 1 (P/M/D) Create an outro animation with sound that presents the ending of the news item to a target audience. Sequence is created (P)Sequence is consistent (M) Sequence is of good quality (D) 2 (P/M/D) Evidence saving the outro sequence in an appropriate file format. File is Saved (P) Consideration of File Size and proportions (M) Consideration of Compatibility (D) 3 (P) Create and evidence three preview versions of your Welcome Video, Headline Story and the Weather Forecast. 4 (P/M/D) Record and Edit the Final Version sequence for your client including all the elements produced. Sequence is created (P)Sequence is consistent (M) Sequence is of good quality (D) 5 (P) Evidence saving the Final Version in an appropriate file format. File is Saved (P) Consideration of File Size and proportions (M) Consideration of Resolution and Compatibility (D) 6 (P)Produce a Homepage for the presentation of information with suitable content. 7 (P/M/D) Produce two pages for the presentation of information with suitable content links. Functional links (P) Quality and Integrity (M/D) All links and elements included (D)