Media Cultures 1

Major Assignment: Media Concept Trailer

A collaborative assignment to be completed in small groups (max. 4 members).

Groups will research a dead, current or potential communications technology or concept.

They will produce

• A brief synopsis, script and storyboard for the video. Due Week 8.
  
• Either a trailer-style video introducing it to the world or a short video documentary/overview of the topic. You can use original footage or mash-up found footage, stills and text.
  Due week 12.

Completed videos will be uploaded to YouTube and 'digital + art + games' network site http://dagrmit.ning.com/

Percentage of overall grade

30%

Assessment Criteria

• Quality of theme
• Quality of content
• Appropriate presentation
• Quality of research
• Quality of storyboard and script
• Proofread and spellchecked.

Reference Examples

YouTube - EVOLUTION
Web 2.0 Remixed
Did You Know; Shift Happens - Globalization; Information Age
The Human Network
Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us
WikiPedia Timelapse
Day of the Longtail
What Is Web 2.0
Web 2.0 Behaviour Chain