Create brilliant 'CUBE CRAFT' FILM/TV Characters - Great fun

I discovered this brilliant site and I challenge you to create your favourite Film or TV Cube Character for display in the Media and Film Department. All offerings will be greatly received for a brilliant display. Download - Print - Cut - Fold - Give to Team Media!

http://www.cubeecraft.com/

Have Fun! 

Check out 'Glogster'!

I have found another brilliant online tool - Glogster. An interactive poster design space where music, video, podcasts and still images can be brought together to create a total interactive learning, caring and sharing experience. Here's one I found on 'Postmodernism' and another below on 'American Beauty'. Go create at: www.glogster.com
Have fun! 

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Congratulations!

Congratulations to all of you who achieved fantastic grades in your Critical Research Study paper in January. We are delighted with the results today and thrilled that so many of you succeeded in realising your A-C ambitions. In particular Si Pui, George, Leanne and Remdeep deserve a special mention for securing 'A' grades. Si Pui got maximum marks on the paper and should be feeling very chuffed indeed! Well Done - your hard work really paid off! 

For those you that didn't quite reach the desired grade...don't panic! You can re-sit in June and I might call back some papers to see what went wrong.  x

Amazing Bill Shannon Performance in New Visa Ad

A while ago I introduced my A'level Media students to an amazing music promo for 'Work it Out' by RJD2 that Alan and I had seen at a BFI conference. I've just been watching TV and seen the same performance artist 'Bill Shannon' in a great advert for 'Visa' by 'Saatchi and Saatchi'. He's brilliant. Check it out! I've added the 'Making of' video too for anyone interested in the production processes: 

At Last - I've Seen Slumdog Millionaire. Yipeee!

At Last.....I've seen it! I dropped George at nursery and my husband and I nipped over to Bluewater for a cinematic treat. Wow...what a visual feast of a film and a fabulous story. It made me laugh, cry and want to learn Bangra. I loved it. The soundtrack is brilliant too. If you haven't seen it...do. Especially make an effort if you are in Year 13 doing Film as we are going to be studying Brazillian film 'City of God' by Fernando Meirelles, and Slumdog is seemingly inspired by narrative and stylistic elements of this groundbreaking film set in the slums of Rio. 

In fact I have seen quite a few films over half term with Slumdog being my favourite but closely followed by 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' and Werner Herzog's 'Rescue Dawn' starring Christian Bale. Liam Neeson in 'Taken' was pretty good too- a good Sunday afternoon action movie with plenty of kick a**s moments to enjoy. Boy in the Striped pyjamas was beautifully simple and haunting. A film I'd love to teach. I am passionate about WW2 films and this one had me crying like a baby. We also watched Guy Ritchie's latest offering and both of us thought it was a sham. So much hype and such little substance! 

It's been really lovely to catch-up with some films and TV. I'm hoping to see Fincher's 'Benjamin Button' later this week and I'm engrossed in Series 1 of Madmen which is amazing. A real treat. Series 2 of Mistresses is also quite good. Anyway, I hope you are all enjoying your break too and having a fab time in Amsterdam or at home. Whatever you're up to.....have fun! x