Research for CCR

Research for CCR

    In class, my teacher went over what is expected for the CCR and we went over many tips and things to help us complete the CCR which is what this blog post is going to include.

    Tips for "How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?"

- Start by discussing genre conventions - cite where you found the given information

- Next, discuss why you chose not to challenge genre conventions

-End with a discussion of representation, remember that representation refers to the choices made in how individuals, groups, events, and, issues are illustrated within a production

    Tips for "How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?"

-Discuss how you arrived at your target audience, cite necessary research

-Discuss how your production choices, content, etc. work to engage with your target audience

-Next, discuss how you plan to make your film available to audiences

-Responses should address realistic options for an amateur filmmaker. For example: you would not release your film worldwide to theatres, this is only an option for major productions

    Tips for "How did your production skills develop throughout this project?"

-Reflect on your progress throughout the production

-Discuss how you begin with research and planning, and offer specific details about both of these processes 

-Discuss your approach to production. What did you have to change or adapt as you worked on the project?

- End with a reflection on where you started and where you ended. You may also discuss previous projects completed in class and how they helped you to develop you portfolio project

    Tips for "How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project?"

-Begin with discussing any techniques that you used while producing the project 

-Discuss hardware-camera, lighting, mics, phones, tripods, dollies, etc.

-Discuss software, editing, planning, blogging, etc.

    Overall tips

-Time limit for the entire CCR 11 minutes
-Create a script

- Present information creatively, don't rely on the "talking heads"

-You must include research and cite it in your CCR