Certificate in Digital Applications – Level 02
Creative Multimedia – DA202
Assignment
Checklist
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CLIENT PROPOSAL – prepared by the “In the News” production company
 ‘In the News’ is an opportunity to get involved in the world of media and
television. ‘In the News’ experts preview news broadcasts created by young
people and arrange for the best to be shown on community television
channels.
 You must produce a news broadcast for the ‘In the News’ experts to preview.
This will be a multimedia broadcast that features a headline story about youth
achievement.
 You will choose the target audience and a title for your broadcast. Within this
broadcast there needs to be a range of media content to make it look and feel
more professional . You will be required to produce a videoed weather forecast
that will be shown during the news broadcast.
 A range of youth achievements in the area will need to be highlighted, these
could include community support, sport, local educational achievements or
anything that requires merit.
Assignment
Checklist
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Broadcast Overview:
Your news broadcast must:
 be between 3 and 4 minutes long
 include:
◦ opening and closing sequences
◦ a welcome video clip
◦ a headline story
◦ a continuity sequence
◦ a weather forecast
 play from beginning to end.
 You must also produce a preview version that allows experts to
navigate to components of the broadcast.
Assignment
LO2
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LO2: Be able to prepare an animated Opening Sequence
You need to complete the following tasks in order to effectively create a working
proposal for your client..
To achieve a pass grade:
Examples of news
Candidates will produce a basic opening sequence for
programme
their video that includes the title of the broadcast, a logo
introductions.
design and motion, text and music introduction.
• Storyboards
To achieve a merit grade:
• Text
Candidates will produce a good quality opening sequence
• Graphics
for their video that includes the animated titles of the
• Logo
broadcast, a logo design suitable for the company and
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• Suitable Logo
motion, text and music introduction.
• Animated titles
To achieve a distinction grade:
• Animated titles
Candidates will produce a professional quality opening
• Music
sequence for their video that includes appropriately
accompaniment
animated titles of the broadcast, a logo design suitable for
• Suitable logo design
the company and motion graphics, animated text and
appropriate music introduction.
Assignment
LO2
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LO2: Be able to prepare an animated Opening Sequence
‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal
to work with.
‘In the News’ would like you to design a logo for them
that includes their name and what they do. The logo
should capable of being animated therefor it will need to
be of a good quality size and appropriate file format. Use
the template provided here.
1 Task 1 (P) - Create a series of annotated sketches for
your logo and agree with your test buddy on the final
design decision.
Products you create should be well designed, include
the company by-line and be capable of being used in
multiple conditions.
• Consider what
makes a good logo
for a company
• Consider how to
make a logo stand
out and
interesting.
• Consider The age
and range of your
target audience.
• Where the final
logo will appear.
Assignment
LO2
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LO2: Be able to prepare an animated Opening Sequence
‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal
to work with.
• Consider what
makes a good logo
for a company
• Consider how to
make a logo stand
out and
interesting.
• Consider The age
and range of your
target audience.
• Where the final
logo will appear.
Assignment
LO2
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LO2: Be able to prepare an animated Opening Sequence
‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal
to work with.
Task 2 (P, M, D)
With the logo agreed by your test buddy, you will need to make
the logo file using an appropriate package. Evidence of the stages
of creation and saving must be evident for the higher grades. The
logo needs to stand out, be interesting and for the higher grades
the logo should be animated..
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Logo file for In the
News that is simple and
easy to read.
Saved as a PNG file
format.
Create a logo for your production, using text tools within a
chosen application.
File size is not too large
Merit
Agreed with your Test
Buddy
Create a logo for “In the News” with a by-line using tools
within a chosen application.
Appropriate Logo
Appropriate By-line
Distinction
Effective design (M)
Create and animate a logo for “In the News” with a by-line
using tools within a chosen application.
Appeal to the target
audience
Animated (D)
Assignment
LO2
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LO2: Be able to prepare an animated Opening Sequence
‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal
to work with.
Task 3 (P, M, D)
All television programmes have an introduction sequence that leads
the viewer into the episode. These usually include a sequence of
video images, music and text and change according to what kind of
programme it is.
For over 30 years the cat sat on the roof in Coronation Street,
Eastenders shows the same Thames since 1990 and News
programmes are very similar. Click here, and here and here for three
alternative versions.
Create and annotate 2 sketches for an introduction title sequence
for your Project showing before and after movement.
Merit
3 Create and annotate 3 sketches for an introduction title sequence
for your Project showing before, during and after movement.
Distinction
3 Create and annotate 4 sketches of your animated introduction
that demonstrates different scenes including Before and After.
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Sketches should show
the title of the company
Title animation should be
interesting
Should be 10 seconds
long at least
Sketches should be
accurate (M/D)
Sketches should show
how the objects progress
(M/D)
Sketches should be
detailed
Annotated to explain
progress (D)
Assignment
LO2
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LO2: Be able to prepare an animated Opening Sequence
‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal
to work with.
Task 4 (P, M, D)
Storyboards are like comic cells, they are created to outline to the art
directors how a film, programme or animation is to be made, the times that
are set and the kinds of movements that should be made from one scene to
another. The storyboard should be used as an aid to making the animated
introduction and should allow you to see how the animation should begin
and end. Use the storyboards attached here (P) and here (M/D). Agree this
with your test buddy and take notes on what has been discussed.
Create and annotate a storyboard for the introduction title sequence for
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your Project showing how you would like the sequence to work.
Merit
Create and annotate a small and large storyboard for the introduction
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title sequence for your Project showing how you would like the sequence
to work.
Distinction
Create and annotate a small and large storyboard for the introduction
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title sequence for your Project showing how you would like the sequence
to work including timings and movement directions.
Guide for production
Breakdown of
proposed stages
Indication of
movements
Realistic animation
paths (M/D)
Setting timings (M/D)
Usable for other users
(D)
In keeping with the
theme (D)
Assignment
LO2
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LO2: Be able to prepare an animated Opening Sequence
‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal
to work with.
Task 5 (P, M, D)
It is time to start making the title sequence of your “In the News” story
feature. The introduction titles should not be more than 30 seconds in
length and should be in keeping with the storyboard from the previous task
and with the theme set in your Purpose and Audience from LO1. Use
whatever package available on your network to produce this, for instance
Movie Maker, Flash, Serif Draw Plus, Movie Maker X5 or Mediator or other.
The final version needs to have Titles, Motion, Text and Music for the grade.
Create a moving video or animation title sequence for “In the News” that
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includes Titles, Motion, Text and Music
Merit
5 Create a moving video or animation title sequence for “In the News” in
keeping with your theme that includes Titles, Motion, Text and Music.
Distinction
Create a moving video or animation title sequence that appeals to your
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target audience for “In the News” that includes Titles, Motion, Text and
Music.
Titles and logo
Animated on the
screen
Music that is timed
Uses titles effectively
(M/D)
Theme based (M/D)
Interesting and
animated (D)
Appeal to the Target
Audience (D)
Assignment
LO2
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LO2: Be able to prepare an animated Opening Sequence
‘In the News’ looking to preview portfolios of production evidence to decide which proposal
to work with.
Task 6 (P, M, D)
Exporting the completed sequence into a format for later use is essential.
You will need two versions, one that you can work on again in case you need
to change it and one that will need to go on to the final version of your
portfolio work. Acceptable portfolio file formats include .wmv, .avi, .mp4,
.mpeg, .mpg, H.264, .swf, and .flv. Each of these has different characteristics.
To reduce down potential longer term problems you should save the file in
the best format with the best quality, .avi but if this is restricted, save it in
one of the other formats listed.
6 Evidence exporting of your Title Sequence in an appropriate file format.
Merit
6 Evidence exporting of your Title Sequence in an appropriate file format
and Explain why you chose that file format in terms of size and quality.
Distinction
Evidence exporting of your Title Sequence in an appropriate file format
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and Explain why you chose that file format including resolution, format
and compatibility.
File Format
File dimensions
Exporting as a video
Quality in terms of file
format (M/D)
Size, reducing down
for loading times and
(M/D)
Resolution in DPI (D)
Compatibility with
other programs D)
Assignment
LO2
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Task
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Activities
Student
LO2: Be able to prepare an animated Opening Sequence
1(P)
2(P/M/D)
Create a series of annotated sketches for your logo and agree with your test
buddy on the final design decision.
Create a logo for your production, using text tools within a chosen application.
Used By-Line (D)
3(P/M/D)
Create and annotate 2 sketches for an introduction title sequence for your
Project showing before and after movement.
Before and After (P)
4(P/M/D)
3 Sketches of Before, during and
after movement (M/D)
4 sketches of Before, During and
After. movement (D)
Create and annotate a storyboard for the introduction title sequence for your
Project showing how you would like the sequence to work.
Storyboard
5(P/M/D)
Animated (D)
Small and large storyboard
(M/D)
Small and large storyboard with
movements and timings (D)
Create a moving video or animation title sequence for “In the News” that
includes Titles, Motion, Text and Music
Titles, Motion, Text
and Music
in keeping with your theme
(M)
Appeal to the target audience (D)
Evidence exporting of your Title Sequence in an appropriate file format.
6(P/M/D)
Annotate
Explain size and quality (M)
Explain resolution, format and
compatibility (D)
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