Update 31/01/13

Due to email merging problems I have been unable to post this update - so instead I filmed one with Danny and posted it up as a video blog. At the moment we are still working on our evaluation questions as some members of the group have not been turning up to some of the sessions. As we have now moved onto a new topic in media we are unable to use class time to finish our evaluation so meeting up outside of lesson is of vital importance. Some reasonable progress has been made on how we are going about answering each of the questions presented us.

On a more positive note I am now able to post as un-merging my account with g-mail and google+ has been successful, allowing me to post up some work I have not been able to post since christmas. Evaluation questions have all been addressed and planned we are now waiting on certain group members to carry out those plans. In the mean time we are still looking at old evaluation work to give us some ideas of how we would like to present our answer to the questions provided. 

Update 23/1/13

Update 23/1/13 

Analysing Past Evaluations Part: II

Analysing Past Evaluations Part: II 

The group have come with me to help me make a general conclusion about all of the past evaluations we have researched. We made a small video discussing some of the pro's and con's from all of them, and how we are going to include, or avoid, these things. 

The main topics we speak about are from 'analysing past evaluations part: I' but after some more extensive research, we do begin to speak about others we have viewed. 

Update 17-1-13

Update 17-1-13

Other Evaluations Part: I

Others Evaluations ...

My task today has been to find and analyse other past groups evaluations. I have gathered some from google and evaluations from previous students from Thurston. Here is what I found ...

Thriller Media Evaluation from Saima

This evaluation is done as a presentation, which is an idea that we like. My main problem with this evaluation is the fact that every question has been done using this rather basic technology. I think the lack of technology used in this evaluation, makes it a little boring to read, as it is mostly all block text.
Despite the fact that I do not like the idea of it all being in block text, there is not much text there at all, although even though there is a little amount of text, all of the questions are answered well, and quite thoroughly.
Another thing I don't like about this evaluation, is that there is a completely different background on every slide. This, to me, makes the evaluation a little childish. If the presentation followed a reasonable pattern, or even just stuck with the same background each time, the whole thing would look more professional, and wouldn't hurt the eye so much!
Despite the negatives I have seen from this evaluation, a couple of the slides include pictures with a brief analysis beside it. Slide 23 shows comparisons between real films, and their own. This slide also includes a brief, yet important analysis which makes this slide very good.
The picture slides after this all look like what I can only describe as a 'mish-mash'! There is one very small piece of text explaining what these pictures are about, but in my opinion, it all looks very unprofessional and messy. Some pictures over-lap and there is just no structure to it, which ruins a good idea.
Overall, I do not like this evaluation. It just looks a bit tacky, and rushed. The mass amount of block text really ruins the whole idea of using various technologies to make this, it just seems like they have taken the easy root. Also, although it is supposed to be a formal piece, this evaluation does not create any excitement, and definitely does not make me want to read on.
To avoid people thinking the same about our evaluation, we need to avoid the use of just one technology, and also avoid the use of mass text. I did like the ideas of the pictures, however, which I may choose to adapt and use myself, in a more structured manner!

This thriller evaluation is sone on prezi - a technology we have already decided to use in our own evaluation.
My main problem is the fact that the whole evaluation is done using only prezi. Despite the fact that I like the idea of this program, the presentation is 18 slides long, and flicking through it all is rather daunting. Unlike the first analysis I done, this evaluation uses very little text. This, to me, shows little understanding of how to answer the question, as little facts and points are shown, and what is written, does not sound very good.
Also, the way the paragraphs are split into different slides irritates me. The way the slides are continuously moving along every other sentence irritates me ever so much! The lack of depth within the answers shows to me this person seriously lacks any knowledge of media language.
Also, something I noticed was this person does not answer all of the questions. I searched the internet for a long time to try and find the other answers, but could not at all, so I have come to the conclusion that this person did not finish the evaluation?!
I did, however, like the way each question is in a different location and it moves along to it. This is quite a cool technology, and we shall use it within our own prezi.
Within our prezi, we will try to avoid too much movement, especially on every single sentence! Also, the use of the clip art, 'money' is so tacky and unprofessional and just so rubbish!
Overall, I feel that this evaluation does not fit any of the criteria's that are specified within the mark scheme. I think that the 'tackyness' ruins it completely, and also the lack of information put within it ruins it. With more information included, and the use of a 'P-E-E' structure, this evaluation had potential to be good, but the point was not backed up with an evidence or an evaluation. We have picked this up, and will definitely not miss this out ourselves.

Update 16-1-13

Update 16-1-13

Update 11-1-13

Update 11-1-13

Update 10/1/13

Update 10/1/13

Happy new years! This is our first update of the new years!