The Tasks

PRINT

Preliminary exercise:
Using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of anew school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead.

Additionally candidates must produce a mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of DTP.

Main task:
The front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine

All images and text used must be original, produced by the candidate(s), minimum of four images per candidate.


VIDEO

Preliminary exercise:
Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

Main task:
The titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.
All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source.


AUDIO

Preliminary exercise:
The introductory music/jingle for a show on the radio with a presenter introducing and greeting their guest (who must respond) and playing an archive sound clip relating to the guest (approximately 30-40 seconds duration in total).
This exercise is to demonstrate understanding of sound editing and mixing and conventions of radio.

Main task:
A five minute news bulletin (local radio) to include title music, presenter, specialist reporters, OBs, recorded interview, a vox pop and appropriate sound fx and structure.
All audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or
audio effects from a copyright-free source.


WEBSITE

Preliminary exercise:
A new homepage for a school/college. This should include a photo of the institution, buttons to provide easy navigation to other areas of the site and appropriate welcoming text. There should also be a working hyperlink to a media department page, also with a photo.
The task aims to demonstrate understanding of the software and of webpage conventions.

Main task:
Produce a campaign website including sound and video for a campaign (eg political, health, charity, environmental).
The site should include a logo, original photographs, written text, audio, video and easy navigation. All material for both tasks to be produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of musical audio effects from a copyright-free source.