Burton Co-operative Learning Trust

Sorry for the late notice but I have only just been told.

8.30am - Meeting at the Ferry Bridge, Burton on Trent - opposite the Appleby Public House.

Collect kit before 8.30am

Returning to college between 2.30 - 3.30

I have been advised that it may be a good idea to bring a packed lunch.

please let me know if you will/won't be attending.

Regards

Paul

Britain in a day

Britain in a Day is a unique film-making project giving our audience a starring role on both sides of the camera and asking people across the UK to share their lives on one day – Saturday 12 November 2011

More information can be found at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00kqz5p

and: http://www.youtube.com/britaininaday

Paul

Dead and Breakfast

Spooky event at Quad this Saturday

http://www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on/cinema-listings/pg84

Dead And Breakfast III - Night Terrors! (18)
Saturday 29th October from 10:30pm - 7:30am


Dead And Breakfast emerges from its year-long sleep to wreak havoc on unsuspecting night owls for a third successive year. Demons, Rednecks, Grand Gignol style murders, slasher mayhem and vicious vampires, this year has everything you could possibly want from a night of terrors.

Five films to fill you with fear throughout the night! The Evil Dead (18), Tenebrae (18), House (Hausu) (15), Tucker & Dale vs Evil (15) & From Dusk Till Dawn (18).


The Evil Dead (18)
USA 1981 85 mins
Dir: Sam Raimi

Raimi's debut has been overshadowed by the increasingly lighter horror fair that followed but this first Evil Dead really packs a punch. Five friends travel to an old wood cabin where they invoke flesh possessing demons. The movie that started first unleashed Ash (Bruce Campbell) on an unsuspecting world.


Tenebrae (18)
Italy 1982 110 mins
Dir: Dario Argento

Argento's follow up to the bizarre Inferno was a return to the horror / thriller that made his name. John Saxon (Nightmare On Elm Street, Enter The Dragon) plays a writer on a book tour of Rome who discovers someone is using his novels as inspiration for a series of murders. Shot through with Argento's trademark flair and style, this is a stylish slasher.


House (15)
(Hausu)
Japan 1977 88 mins
Dir: Nobuhiko Ohbayashi

An unforgettable mixture of bubblegum teen melodrama and grisly phantasmagoria, this deranged fairy tale is one of the wildest rides you will ever witness. Upset by her father's plans to remarry, Angel sets of to visit her aunt's isolated mansion with six of her school friends. A mental masterpiece!


Tucker & Dale Vs Evil (15)
USA 2010 89 mins
Dir: Eli Craig

Taking the classic storyline of demented rednecks hacking and slashing pretty college teens and spinning it on its head, Tucker & Dale Vs Evil is a funny and bloody romp through the West Virginian outback. Starring Alan Tudyk of Serenity, Tucker & Dale's holiday is about to get bloody!


From Dusk Til Dawn (15)
USA 1996 108 mins
Dir: Robert Rodriguez

The Gecko brothers are cutting a swath across the Texan backroads, kidnapping a family and just looking for a place to get a quiet beer. The bar they settle on is nice but the staff are a bit bitey! George Clooney, QT, Juliette Lewis, Harvey Keitel and a memorable appearance from both Salma Hayek and Cheech Marin.

I Need a Team!!!

On Thursday 3rd November I start to film the first shoot for the Trent & Dove project.

I need a team.........Not just any team...........I need the Dream Team..........but not that dream team.

On Thursday 3rd November there are 2 locations. Winshill in the morning and Stapenhill in the afternoon.

I want to conduct the production slightly different to the Mixed Heritage project. It is my intention to have a core unit of individuals who will have a specific role throughout the production. Therefore, I need the following roles to be filled:

Producer (possibly x 2) - the key role (in my opinion) as they will be responsible for the organisation and liaison with interviewees that are involved in the production.

Camera x 2 - obvious, but responsible for sound and lighting; more than likely shooting on the 600D, as mostly shooting 50 fps.

Editing x 2 possibly 3 - editing on one machine.

So in total I require a team of about 7 people.

It is my intention for the production to only be 3 minutes long as personally this is all I feel it needs to be at the moment.

Other filming days have been agreed upon:

Wednesday 9th November - in college somewhere targeting students.

Thursday 10th November - Horninglow morning and Burton Town afternoon

Thursday 24th November - Tutbury morning and Uttoxeter in the afternoon

There will be pick-ups and further shoots on location but this has not been arranged as of yet.

If you want to specifically have role in this production let me know, via the blog, as soon as possible. I will be having a team meeting on Wednesday November 2nd at 12.45 in UC201 (only for about 20 mins) to discuss the shoot on Wednesday 3rd and the rest of the project.

If you have not already made a major contribution to the mixed heritage project then this is an ideal opportunity to work on an additional project - however my decision who I work with is final.

We need to talk about the Winner...

We Need to Talk About Kevin has won best film at the BFI London Film Festival...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15473934

sounds like we need to check it out

Burton Co-operative Learning Trust

This is all of the information we have regarding the event

Tuesday 1st November 2011
11:30
Burton Albion - Pirelli Stadium

Photo Call:

1st November will mark the birth of the Burton Co-operative Learning Trust an innovative approach to teaching and learning in Burton Upon Trent

Eight Schools have joined together with local partners to work collaboratively with the aim to provide the highest quality teaching and learning and contribute to achieving the very best outcomes for children and the local community

Trust schools are state-funded local authority schools supported by a charitable trust made up of the schools and partners invited to join the trust by the governing bodies

The eight schools: Eton Park Junior, Fountains Primary & High, Horninglow Primary, John of Rolleston Primary, Lansdowne Infant, Outwoods Primary, Richard Wakefield Primary and William Shrewsbury Primary will form the Trust with partners, the Co-operative Movement, The de Ferrers Academy, Derby University, Burton & South Derbyshire College and the Burton Albion Community Trust

The formation of the Trust formalises an existing approach to collaborative working with the added benefit of wider partnership involvement. As a 'co-operative trust' the parents and carers, staff, pupils and local community organisations are invited to become members of the Trust and contribute to making decisions about how the schools can work as a collective to improve opportunities for children, families and communities

Bernadette Hunter, Head Teacher of William Shrewsbury Primary School, said on behalf of the schools trust: "The launch of our Co-operative Learning Trust is a really exciting educational milestone for schools, children and families in this area

"The closer partnership working between the eight schools will provide a range of innovative opportunities for the 2,600 children in the Trust to work collaboratively with their peers in other schools; for staff to share expertise and professional development and for schools to group together to get best value from services

"Working with external partners will provide opportunities for the whole community to be involved in raising standards and contributing to the best possible outcomes for all the children in the Trust"

Prof. Des Hewitt, Assistant Head of Teacher Education at the University of Derby said:

"This is a fantastic chance for all the members of the local learning community to come together for the benefit of all children. This builds on a very strong existing partnership with schools. In the University of Derby we want to take this further to use new technologies and new approaches to learning to help schools develop an existing curriculum for pupils and adults alike"

That is everything we have currently been told. Once we have more details we will inform you.

Students who have volunteered are:

Seth James
Alex Gilbert
Elliot Bell
Charlie Johnson
Hassan Arshad
Amy Dean
Deborah Aucote
Mike Considine
Lizzie Rice (possibly)
Chloe Deacon (possibly)

Blood...

As promised, here is the blood recipe John

BE CAREFUL and read thoroughly!!!!

This recipe will make alot of product so half the mixture if you do not need so much. However, it will stay fresh in the fridge for about 4 months.

Be aware that although safe to put in the mouth, it will sting the eyes and IT WILL STAIN!

Ingredients:

Toffee Sauce
Red, Yellow and Green Food Colouring

Pour the toffee sauce into a container with a lid (suggest the sauce bottles that you can get from the pound shop)

Add half the Red food colouring into the toffee sauce.

Shake the mixture

Add the yellow just less than half the bottle, shake the container

Add five drops of the green food colouring, be careful with this because you will ruin it if you add too much

Shake the container for the last time

Test the colour. Think about what part of the body the blood is for ie. stomach blood will be darker and more runny than arm blood.


(p.s. who knows what film the pic above is from?)

Royal Wedding Street Level

Further to todays session here is the Royal Wedding video:



The URL is http://vimeo.com/23208793

CIQ Friday 21st October

Please Post your CIQ Submissions for todays lesson as a comment to this post

Thanks!

Crushing Blows Crew - Thank You!

Just want to say thank you to Deborah, Amy and John!!! You were all excellent...hope you enjoyed it!

Not looked at all of the footage yet but I've quickly grabbed these screen shots for you to see...

Thanks again!!!

Film Competition

Just been sent this link HERE

Reed run a short film competition annually and it has a good reputation.

Basically, keep checking it out as the email I received said that the entries for 2012 should start soon.

Paul

CIQ posts Thursday 19th October

Sorry it's late but if you see this post can you please submit a CIQ Post - my fault

Thanks!

CIQ Submission Wednesday 19th October

Please post CIQ comments to this post please.

The CIQ documents are still accessible on the static CIQ page

Thanks

Fancy Meeting Paul Anderson.....and £5000

Check out this competition for all you budding DSLR Filmmakers

Link to Facebook Page

However, you can only access this link away from College.

The only information i cannot find is the deadline. The only guidance is that it is early next year. It would be really cool if some of you decided to enter.

Crushing Blows

Tomorrow and Thursday I will be directing a music video for a local band called the Crushing Blows

You can see their T in the Park performance here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00j38zy

Deborah, Amy and John have been selected to be involved in this project based on their work on the Heritage project.

There will be more opportunities like this in the future...however, it will always be based on work produced and effort. So if you want to work on these projects in future you know what to do people

Meeting tomorrow

Deborah and John - we are due to start work at the location @ 10am in Derby. If you arrive at college for 8.30 we can have a quick chat and then I will drive equipment over. There will be a taxi booked for you from outside the Winery.

Hope you are looking forward to it?

See you tomorrow!

100 favourite movies

http://www.totalfilm.com/features/totalfilm-com-s-100-favourite-movies/101-dalmations-1961

Total Film have polled "Facebook fans and Twitter followers (via tumblr) for their favourite films. Not necessarily the "greatest" movies ever made, just the ones that make them feel warm and tingly when they watch them. We've included choices from Total Film staff and contributors too, so you can see our tastes are as personal and eclectic as yours!"

What do we think? My first thought was "Armageddon and no Godfather?" But then I noticed the quote that Total Film were after the films that make you "feel warm and tingly". So I then thought "ok, maybe Godfather was rightly excluded"...but then further on in the list we have Once Upon a Time in America and, more worringly, Taxi Driver!?!?!?!?!...Taxi Driver is many things but "warm and tingly" it aint...

So, even though it's a daft list, what's missing??? (also check post below)

Filming Opportunity

There is an upcoming project which will be a collaboration with photography students

The filming date is 1st November, which is a Tuesday

You will be working at the Pirelli and local schools

Paul will probably post further details this evening but we need to let our manager, Chris Beech, know by tomorrow...so if you're interested reply yes on this post...

Thanks people!

Gentle Reminder....

Most of you still need to post your speakers notes / research relating to last weeks presentation. Remember - you won't necessarily achieve the same grade as your co-presenter! Grades also will be assessed on individual research and notes.

So... please get these posted on your blogs so work can be marked and grades returned.

Thankyou!

Harvard Referencing Presentation 13/10/2011

Click HERE

This is the presentation that was delivered last Thursday.

For additional sources of data please refer to Bournemouth University guidelines - link in the presentation.

Remember, consistency is the key!

CIQ Posts

Thank you to the 3 people that posted a CIQ on Friday.

It would be really useful if at least more than 3 people (about 18% of the class) could post their comments in the future.

Is film dead?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15238480

CIQ Posts 14/10/2011

Due to an issue with blogger (global) it is impossible for individuals to post comments on static pages. Therefore, until further notice, could you please post your CIQ responses as a comment on this post.

The CIQ documents are still accessible on the static CIQ page - it is just the comment option that has disappeared. Just Like Magic.

Thanks!

CIQ: Posts from today 13-10-2011 and Declaration

Due to an issue with blogger (global) it is impossible for individuals to post comments on static pages. Therefore, until further notice, could you please post your CIQ responses as a comment on this post.

The CIQ documents are still accessible on the static CIQ page - it is just the comment option that has disappeared. Just Like Magic.

Thanks!

Dear participant/Student

I would like to ask you to participate in the data collection for a work-based study into the use of an electronic Critical Incident Questionnaire (CIQ). For the purposes of this work-based study the questionnaire will be used to discover how you are experiencing teaching sessions. Its usefulness is underlined by the experience that student responses often differ markedly from what teachers have expected on the basis of their own feelings in the classroom (Brookfield 1995: 95-96).  

The CIQ requires you to answer five questions that describe aspects of teaching sessions, prompting teachers to think about what is helping or hindering their learning so far. Your responses are anonymous and you are encouraged to keep a copy too for review at the end of the course and for your own records. You will be asked to complete the CIQ at the end of each class and are the same every week. 

Brookfield began giving students a voice, in this particular way, in the era of carbon paper! But nowadays the facilities available to us include electronic mail and virtual learning environments. Therefore, we will be asking you to submit your electronic CIQ to the specific CIQ page on the course blog.

Your participation in this work-based study is entirely voluntary. Filling in the survey will take no more than 5 minutes. The information you provide is confidential. All of your CIQ responses are anonymous and therefore no participant’s names will be used. If you request confidentiality, beyond anonymised quotes, information you provide will be treated only as a source of background information, alongside literature-based research and potential interviews with other participants.

Your name or any other personal identifying information will not appear in any publications resulting from this study. The information gained from this interview will only be used for the above objectives, will not be used for any other purpose and will not be recorded in excess of what is required for the research.

Even though the study findings will be published in a Thesis, international conferences and journals, only relevant researchers will have access to the anonymous CIQ responses. These researchers will be bound by the principles outlined above. There are no known or anticipated risks to you as a participant in this work-based study.

If you have any questions regarding this study or would like additional information please contact the work-based study researcher (p.smith7@unimail.derby.ac.uk).

By filling in the CIQ (every occasion) you indicate that you understand its purpose and consent to the use of the data as indicated above. This is a completely voluntary request and should you decide not to complete the CIQ at any point during the work-based study, the data you have already entered up to that point will be used.
Thank you for your cooperation

Paul Smith, University of Derby Research Student

Drive

Drive interactive map and insight from director

http://www.movieline.com/2011/08/movielines-interactive-drive-map-explore-los-angeles-with-director-nicolas-winding-refn.php

Also found this interview with the director

http://www.movieline.com/syndication.php?vaid=b168637a10bec98e28104c21095d600b

Heritage

Hi everyone!

There is another heritage interview tomorrow. It will be in the morning at the Brewhouse

Who wants to help?

CIQ

I forgot to get you to fill in the CIQ...would everyone kindly fill it in for me?

Thanks!

Theory Presentations 12/10/11

Below are approx times for your theory presentations:

Deb & Amy 1.40

Rob & Chloe 1.30

Mike & Lizzy 1.40

Elliot & Alex 1.50

Matt & Charlie 2.00

John & Jack 2.10

Hassan 2.20

Nick & Seth 2.40

Josh & Louisa 2.50 (break)

*if you have arranged to be out filming with Mark, your presentations will be delivered in Thursday's lesson with Paul.

Heritage Update

Despite slightly difficult circumstances filming at Pride Park, I am pleased to say that we managed to capture (just about) enough of the meeting between Neville Brown and Roberto Duran

Well done to Amy who shot this on the 5D with a 50mm 1.8 lens - very difficult!

UPDATE - Tonights Filming

Taxi leaving college at 6pm for Pride Park. Return journey to college at 8.30pm

Heritage Update

Urgent! I've just found out that the Neville Brown meeting with Roberto Duran is TONIGHT @ 7pm in Derby

Can anyone help out?

Heritage Filming (Thursday)

Hey everyone!

I have been given the times for this weeks Heritage filming and so I will be needing volunteers for Thursday

Interviews

Ben Robinson - Filming at Burton Albion FC (12pm).

Neville Brown - Filming his meeting with Roberto Duran in Derby (7pm)


3 learners needed for Ben and Neville (one learner needs to be familiar with the Zoom mic).

Learners do not have to do both interviews - you can offer to be involved in either the morning or evening filming session.

If you want to be involved comment below and I will phone you with further details

Let me know asap...
Thanks!

New page

I have now added the DSLR tutorials to the year 2 blog page...just look above

Hope you all find it useful