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.