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Communication Media 10, 20 – Final Self-Evaluation

rjw — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:14:17 +0000

In addition to the final project, there is one final assignment for the course. You are to write out a self-evaluation of your work for the course. The self-evaluation must include:

A description of each project that you worked on (including help on other people’s projects).
A description of your contributions to the project.
An evaluation of the best parts of the project. What were the best things you did during production of the project? Why do you think they were well done?
An evaluation of the parts of the project that you think you could have done better. If you could go back and change things in your project, what would you do differently and why?
A list of what you learned during the creation of the project. What skills – technical, organizational, personal, etc. – did you use and develop during the project?

The self-evaluation can be hand written or typed in a word processor then printed. Unless other arrangements have been made, the self-evaluation should be completed by 3:30 p.m. on January 24.

Communication Media final projects

rjw — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:01:44 +0000

Communication Media final projects (for both the Comm Media 10 and 20 classes) are due at the end of the day for which the class final exam is scheduled (i.e. January 24 for Comm Media 20 and Jan. 26 for Comm Media 10).

Living Skies Film Festival

rjw — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:19:41 +0000

I recently received an email that might (should) be of interest to some Communication Media students:

The Regina Film and Video Student’s Society at the University of
Regina is preparing for our annual film festival: Living Skies Student
Film Festival, and we are actively and enthusiastically seeking
submissions from both high school and post-secondary students across
North America. Submissions must be under 15minutes in length and the
deadline is January 10th 2012. Submission forms can be found on our
website www.livingskiesstudentfilmfestival.com
This is a three day Film Festival, running from February 10th to
12th 2012, that showcases student films from across the country and
northern United States. It is an important opportunity for up and
coming filmmakers to get acquainted with the work of their colleagues
from other film schools across the country.
This event will be taking place on campus and combines screenings
of student films with seminars presented by highly respected and
renowned filmmakers, such as NFB filmmaker Donald McWilliams, Filmpool
artist in residence Chrystene Ells, and local special effects artist
Emersen Ziffle. Friday night is a meet and mingle in the 5th parallel
gallery on campus, where you can let loose and mingle with upcoming
and successful filmmakers. We will be having a red carpet awards gala
on the Saturday night to celebrate the winning entries and all who
participated in this year’s festival. This student organized festival
is a cultural event as well as a learning opportunity for students.

For more information, please visit the website at
http://livingskiesstudentfilmfestival.wordpress.com/about/
Also check out our promotion video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQtb1Ac0Hek

If you check out the website, you’ll know just as much about the festival as I do. If you are interested in entering, let me know and I’ll get you a copy of the submission form. If you have any more questions about the film festival, I’d be happy to pass those along to the festival organizer (who is a graduate of NBCHS, by the way).

Communications Media 20 – Stereotypes in Media

rjw — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:50:26 +0000

Stereotypes are often used in different kinds of media for various reasons. Some stereotypes can present a group in a positive way, others in a negative way. Compare the two following stereotypical fathers:

From the 1950s:

From the 1990s

What kind of traits are represented for each stereotype? Why might they be portrayed this way?

For this assignment you will find videos on YouTube of two stereotypical presentations each for two different groups (for a total of 4 videos). Use the Communications Media 20 Diigo group (see below for more info) for bookmarking and writing an evaluation of each stereotype. Your evaluation should include a description of the stereotype presented, how it represents the group in a positive or negative way (or a mix of both). If possible, describe some reasons why the group is being portrayed in that way.

Our Diigo group is found at http://groups.diigo.com/group/communications-media-20 and I’ll show you how to use it in class.