Media Studies: Advertising: Does it really work? Are there colors, images that really shape our thinking? What strategies do advertisers use to establish their product? Write a 3 page paper on the advertising. last day is Friday ising. Include the following: A brief history of advertising Concepts of advertising- what works and what doesn't. Can advertisers really convince consumers. Look and discuss at least three advertising claims:                             The Unfinished Claim The Weasel Word Claim The "We're Different and Unique" Claim The "Water is Wet" Claim The Vague Claim The Endorsement or Testimonial The Scientific or Statistical Claim The "Compliment the Consumer" Claim Reading tutor: The international students will demonstrate their competence in english through an esaay assignment. We will then do corrections so that we will have a sample piece of writing for each student. Theatre Arts: The acting process step 1- Physical action. Physical action are the movements that we use to tell the story. Often times this is supported with a script. For this excercise we will see if we can tell a story using only physical action.(charades) Mr Bean video- physical action that tells a story. Students will develop a storyline today. Tomorrow we will be introduced to the the director's part/ storyboarding. Preparing for filming and editing.- Filming on Friday and editing on Monday. http://twistedsifter.com/2012/12/storyboards-from-popular-films/ Law 120- The criminal court system powerpoint. Students will begin to dicuss the different levels of court and how each of those levels operate.

Media Studies: Today we discussed about studios and networks and tv ratings. Classworksheet is attached. Reading tutor: Students will read their poetry today. Theatre Arts: Students should finish and present their profile of Artist. Law 120- Presentation of forensic science.

Media Studies: Students are reminded that their storyboards are due on Thursday this week. Reading tutor: Students are beginning to learn about poetry. Theatre Arts: Over the past 2 weeks we have been working on the set of Shrek. Students will now begin looking into the acting process. in doing so the students will develop and actor's profile. This is a write up on the actor of one's choice. Follow the questions below to help you gain some knowledge about the actor. Essentially who can we crown as the greatest actor ever. Bio- Background of the actor/ Where did they come from/ Education/How did they get their start in acting/The pieces that they have participated in. Discuss career/ genre of acting/ multi-roles. Influences and inspirations Sayings/ catch phrases Accomplishments: Awards/ recognition/ Failures: According to the actor himself/herself and public opinions. Greatest piece they have ever done: Your opinion- be able to saysummary of the piece and why. (longest part of your paper) Other organizations they are involved in- other passions beyond acting. Have they used their popularity to help/hinder movements in society. What film you would have liked the actor to be in and why. Law 120: Forensic Science projects.  

Media Studies:  Production companies divide their film product into three main stages. Pre-production, which includes all of the activities needed to be completed before and up to the time the filming is ready to begin, Production, the time during which the cameras are rolling and Post-production, the activities needed to be done after filming is finished. storyboard provides information; when you have forgotten what you wanted, it provides a guide of what and how you are shooting. It will include directions for visuals, audio, lighting and framing principles. When you are creating a storyboard, keeping mind these five important concepts: Who What Where When Why Storyboards are often used because pictures tend to be easier to get information from than written instructions. By looking at visuals quickly, it gives the cameraman an idea of the shot angle that you are looking for. Directors will use these storyboards when elaborate stunts have to be filmed. A stunt generally has to be done quickly and safely. The more often a stunt has to be performed, the higher the risk of injury for the stuntman. http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/short/gramtv.html- Camera angles Reading Tutor: All books should be completed today- Author pages and reviews. Complete all stories. Today students should work on a hournal entry. What they have learned and what they are struggling with. Students can also play several games to generate conversation. Theatre Arts- Working on set Law- Allen Legere discussion continued. Follow up work- forensics project or one page write up on the case. What have we learned from this case and how did it affect other cases like it.

Media Studies: Introduction to film: Students will partner with someone to develop a powerpoint on the 5 best movies and the 5 worst movies. Although this may seem like a basic introduction to film. Students should first look at a movie critique. Here are a couple of websites.www.rottentomatoes.com/‎ or www.unplugged.com. These sites give you an explaination as to why the movies are good or bad. Suggested elements: (Due on Friday) Cinematography (http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/short/gramtv.html) Acting Set design Music Budget-(How much money to make movie vs how m uch money did the movie make) Themes of the movie Special effects Impressive visual effects Supported Opinion  Reading Tutor: Students will work on their story writing today. The story will be graded on the following elements: Grammatical, Flow, illustrations. Canadian students will be marked according to the quality of the story, sentence structure and end product. It is their job to coach the international students in developing their storyline. This is collaborative project. Use your time wisely. Theatre Arts: Students are working on developing a Character. Remember to include all elements that help us to develop the profile of the character. Hint to us details. Law 120: Fairy tale crimes will be due on Friday march 21st,2014.

Media Studies: Students will do the pre-Quiz assignment. They they will finish and complete all outstanding assignments. Reading Tutor: Dimalka has the class this week. She has prepared lesson plans. Theatre Arts: Finishing up working in the theatre. Bridge Building and painting of set. law 120: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/the+fifth+estate/ID/2195517166/ House of Shafia. Students have a worksheet for the discussion.