Evaluation of As Media Blog- Disposition

As our A-Level media group consists of a fusion between two “As” media groups, we collectively reflected upon the idea of compiling two blog post evaluations opposed to one.

In a somewhat broadened manner, I can happily say that on the whole, the “As” Media Blog for our two minute Thriller (dubbed “Disposition) was thorough, extensive and methodically planned out until the very final days of posting. In terms of analysing our strengths, we continually stepped up to the challenges of in-depth posting, noting viral information on a daily basis.

Towards the conclusion of the blog posting process, we even began to embrace the visual side of data input, whereby instead of lengthy clogged up paragraphs; we broke up bulky text with pictures and evidence anchoring the copy. This visual stimulation is what conventional examiners admire, so we will thereby cling onto this visual technique, to secure the maximum marks for our input.



However, what I praise the “As” media group for among many other factors was the extensive research prior to the shooting process. It was thoroughly drummed into the group from the very start that research was mandatory if we wanted to secure good marks, therefore, we initially filled the blog to the brim with initial ideas for sound, focus groups, story boards, costume theories, title sequence ideas etc.

However, amid such pro’s, there were a few chinks in the armour that faltered our marks. For example, although towards the end of the blog we amended the visual stimulation theory above, our initial blog posts were rife with substantial portions of text, without any visual evidence to back up our ideas.

Secondly, members of the group would commence ‘blogging’ without putting in any early considering about previous blog posts from fellow members. Such examples would include the genre, which wavered between mystery/thriller to crime/thriller hybrid simply due to the lack of communication within the group.

Finally, it is worth mentioning that as time became sparser towards the deadline, the group began to rest on their laurels, leaving the evaluations to the last couple of days before the deadline. On the whole, I still consider that we done extremely well, however, one can always consider how much we could have bettered ourselves if planning was more methodical.

Fundamentally I feel on the whole that if the current A-Level media group can combine strengths from both blog post, thereby eradicating all weakness and mistakes we have made through experience, we will hopefully flourish in the nearby future.