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Fun Run Fundraising
A huge well done to all the students and staff who ran the Blackpool Beaverbrooks 10K last Sunday.
Olympic Spirit at Blackpool Sixth Form
The college will host its first community sports day with over 150 young people taking part, including pupils from at least...
Art students break “Out of the Frame” for exhibition in Thornton
Blackpool Sixth Form art and design students will be breaking out of the Frame for their exhibition at the Kiln House Gallery...
England Rugby coach speaks to Blackpool Sixth Form sport students
Brian Ashton, the head coach of the England rugby team that reached the final of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, delivered a...
Rugby Academy Boss prepares for Paralympic role
Paul Moran who heads up the Blackpool Sixth Form Rugby Academy has had a early insight into the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic...Announcements
Battle of the Bands
29th May 7.00pm
Performing Arts Musical Theatre Showcase
31st May 7.30pm
Pre-Sixth Form Conference
2nd July 8.45am - 4.00pm
Pre-Sixth tasks for Visual Arts and Media
Below are the tasks for each course which we would like you to complete to prepare you for the start of term:
Art (including Fine Art, Art Combined 3D, BTEC Art and Design)
Look at a variety of artists that inspire you. Produce 2 or 3 observation drawings in pen and pencil A5 size. The object drawn must be in front of you and could consist of cups, saucers, flowers, household objects, shoes etc.
Art (Graphic Design) & Photography
You should be visiting galleries and exhibitions getting influence and inspiration from current practicing artists.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yOjts0tpco&feature=related
Research artist from the website below:
http://www.illustrationweb.com/
Try to re-create the style using your own images produce examples and show us on enrolement
BTEC Fashion and Clothing
- Collect Fashion magazines looking specifically for key season fashion trends
- Research pages into six various fashion illustrators & fashion designers. Use www.illustrationweb.com as a starting point
- Create six fashion illustrations –Trace figures from magazines and add colour in a similar style to your researched fashion illustrators
Film Studies
Visit the website www.skillset.org/film/industry
Have a read around some of the key links on this page, particularly ‘Defining the Industry’, about the British film industry
Watch a recent British film of your choice. Write a short synopsis (outline) of the film and its plot, and then list 5 ways in which the film is recognisable as British (as opposed to the usual Hollywood blockbusters)
Media Production
Watch a modern horror film of your choice & either:
1] Write-up what happens in the story, who are the characters? How does it end? [300 words]
2] Storyboard a sequence from it. For example, the opening or end scene [2 pages]
Media Studies
Visit the website mediaknowall.com and click on the AS/A2 section. Have a read around as many of the different areas as you can, paying particular attention to the Key Concepts section, to familiarise yourself with some new terms and ideas that will help you get a head start for next year.
Put together a mini portfolio/scrapbook of cuttings from current music magazines of any genre - front pages, articles, photos, headlines and fonts, etc, that you like and find interesting. All of this will be used to help you plan and research for your AS Media Studies coursework, where you will be designing and creating 2 front covers and a double-page spread for a new music magazine.
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