More Video - Misunderstood

Here is the GHS 'Best Media Studies Production 2005' - Misunderstood - the one that will appear on the DVD that comes with the next issue of the nationally distributed Media Magazine.

When this is published, it will be great in that it will put GHS on the Media Studies map and we should get some useful feedback from other schools and colleges around the country.

Well done to Sonia, Sofia and Nadia who did so well to make a film about a serious subject that not only educates and informs but that is also highly entertaining by virtue of its good pace and slick editing.

This certainly is some of the best student film-making...thoughtful, intelligent, responsible and demonstrating real attention to detail. The latter, in particular, was the outcome of many, many painstaking hours spent in the edit suite.

Take note Year 12s!

Another Video - Mugged

The £1000 GHS Macintyre Award Winner 2005 - Mugged - had to be one of the first videos to appear here. Well done again to Danny, Iena, Roohdip and Pardeep for their excellent work.

You will recognise the iconic image of Danny in the review on the left - it's the (mug)shot that features on the Free VCD that came with the school magazine this week.

How someone as nice as Danny could pass himself off as a violent thief preying on old ladies is testament to his acting abilities and the inventive post-production work of him and his team. What next? GHS as the location double for the Hollywood Hills?

It all goes to show how constructed the world of documentary can be - something that we learn even more through doing than we ever could by simply being told it. This is why production work is so important.

The special appearance by journalist Ushma Mistry took several weeks to set up. Be warned Year 12s - you perhaps need to start planning and arranging apsects of your productions now, even though we don't officially start until after Christmas.

First Video Here - Light in the Sky

Enjoy the £500 winner at the Media Awards Evening from the comfort of your browser!

This is Renuka's production - Light in the Sky - and it has the honour of being the first one to feature as an uploaded video on this blog. Hopefully, it will be the first of many.

Click on the review on the left to find out more about the film and then click on the play button on the window below to watch it.

All comments gratefully received!!

You can also click on the 'YouTube' icon and this will take you to the site where the video is hosted. Here you will be able to play it in a larger window, plus you can get the html code that will allow you to paste this production into your own blog if you wish.

Go on - start promoting the work of GHS Media students across the web!

Innit Launch

After many trials and tribulations the special Christmas issue of the school magazine 'Innit' has been published...and on time too!! Well done to all those who contributed in whatever way!

Check out some of the editorial team at the launch (someone looks relieved!)...

More Launch Pics

If you don't have a copy yet then get one quickly before they all sell out!!
How come it's always the same guy in the middle?? He seems quite happy. I wonder why.

Coming Soon...

Here are the content pages for the Christmas issue of the new mag - make sure you get your copy...

The Media Debate

For all Media students...

The first annual (senior) Media Debate takes place this Wednesday, 14-12-05 at 3.25 in the Post-16 Centre and we expect it to last until at least 5pm. It is compulsory for all Media Studies students in Years 12 and 13 to attend as it has been set as homework. A register will be taken and non-attendees will be chased up and will receive an 'F'. Don't forget, there is no excuse not to come as you have had more than a fortnight's warning to re-arrange any other commitments.

And who would want to miss such an exciting event? All Year 13s are participating in the debate to discover who will take the crown as 2005 champions: 13C or 13D. See the discussion that has been rumbling on about this at the forum. Year 12s are in the audience and will hopefully learn a great deal about some of the key issues in Media Studies, before having their own debate next year. They will get a chance to ask questions to the teams at various points so be prepared! Please take time to check out the blog posting on the Year 13 site to see what the topics will be.

Homework this week will also require all Media students to post a comment on the Macguffin forum about the event. Questions for you to consider will be posted up there on Wednesday night.

Thanks to both the teams who are doing a marvellous job preparing for the tough task ahead and especially to the two captains: Mariam and Sonia (and the two unofficial cheerleaders: Russel and Imroz). Thanks, too, go to the trainers: Ms Stevens and Mr Munro; the judge: Ms Twebti; the chairperson: Sherish; the timekeeper: Jagdish; and the camera crew: Rishi and Sawan.

See you there...on time!!

Media Students Win Again!

Hot off the press...news that two GHS Media productions have been selected for the shortlist in a nationwide film-making competiton. Out of hundreds of entries, they have chosen 'Misunderstood' (Sonia Kapur, Nadia Khan and Sofia Khan) and 'Raw' (Reetu Kapila and Sunil Sahota). The former won 'Best Media Production' in October, you'll remember, while the latter won 'Best Documentary' the year before. It seems that other people out there also share our good taste and recognise what fantastic work GHS students are capable of producing.

The shortlisted film will appear on a DVD to be distibuted to all schools and colleges that teach Media A Level in the February issue of 'Media Magazine' and the article (left) is from this month's issue announcing the shortlist.

Thanks to all of you who took part and congratulations to those selected. Hopefully there will be another competiton next year to which we'll be able to enter this year's AS productions.

Comin Soon - Innit

The special Christmas issue of the School Magazine - Innit - is published this month. Produced by English & Media Studies students, it promises to be a superb showcase of your impressive skills and talents.

Miss Dol has done an amazing job editing the publication and all of your contributions have been most gratefully received (whether they were selected or not). This issue is the best-ever and, for the first time, comes with a full-length VCD featuring the entire showreel from this year's Media Awards Evening.

Make sure you get your copy as you'll surely want a memento of one of the greatest night's in GHS history; and Year 12 students, especially, will want to use it as inspiration for their productions that they'll be starting very soon.

What you see (right) is the back cover - the work of Kiran Judge - and featuring many faces we're sure you'll recognise. Keep checking back here for more sneak previews prior to the launch just before the holidays.

And please get out there amongst your fellow students and create a positive buzz about the whole enterprise. We have a co-ordinated marketing campaign underway but you know the power of word of mouth!