The Brief

In this unit, you must produce:
1. A blog or website presenting your research and planning for your productions
2. A media portfolio comprising one main and two ancillary texts
3. An evaluation of your work, presented on your blog or website, in written form and as a
podcast interview with your teacher
Your portfolio of media products must meet the criteria set out in this brief, taken from the OCR
Specification:
A promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music promo video,
together with:
• a cover for its release as part of a digipak (CD/DVD package);
• a magazine advertisement for the digipak (CD/DVD package).
The production element will be completed as part of a group (we recommend three or four
members), however the presentation of research, planning and evaluation must be submitted
individually so that you may be assessed on your own contribution.
The unit is marked out of 100, and the break down of marks is as follows:
• Research & Planning  20 marks
• Construction of Products  60 marks (Music Promo  40, Cover  10, Advert  10)
• Evaluation  20 marks