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UTC@MediaCityUK
A Set of Pre-Enrolment Creative Challenges for prospective students.
YEAR 10 2020
The resources in this pack will help you prepare to start your course(s) in September and give you some understanding of the techniques and skills you’ll develop to become a successful creative student at UTC@MediaCityUK.
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Bring whatever challenges you complete and anything else that you’ve created along to enrolment, we'd love to see what you’ve done. We’ll be sharing the best on our information screens and on our Instagram feed. We are also planning an exhibition of work when things return to normal.
This booklet is broken down into the different subjects you can study here at the UTC. Each section has been designed to give you an insight into the kind of content you will cover in the subjects that we deliver:
• Photography
• Graphics
• TV and Film Production
• Digital Publishing
• Interactive Media
• Media Studies
Each task has several steps to follow in order to complete it. The processes of creative thinking, problem solving and the intricate planning of your work is essential to becoming a successful student at the UTC.
We’ve even added an OPEN CHALLENGE at the end of the booklet where you can showcase your UNIQUE talents.
GET CREATIVE!
ABOUT THIS BOOKLET
• Creative History Challenges
• Century Tech
WE’VE PUT TOGETHER A FEW CREATIVE CHALLENGES FOR
YOU.
DO ONE, DO TWO, DO AS MANY AS YOU LIKE!
WE’LL SHARE THE BEST ON THE SCREENS AROUND COLLEGE; ON OUR INSTAGRAM FEED AND IN A
FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION.
You want to join us at UTC@MediaCityUK because you’re a creative sort of person. We get that and we are happy that you’re choosing us!
We’re so happy, in fact, that we wanted to give you the chance to give those creative muscles some exercise before you even arrive!
So, we’ve put together a set of creative challenges for you to attack with all your creative might!
Read on …
Poster design as part of a full branding exercise for a Manchester music festival created by an ‘A’ Level Graphics student at UTC@MediaCityUK.
Maya Angelou
This PDF booklet contains a set of creative challenges for you. They’ve been specially designed so that you can complete them without the need to leave your own home. In fact, it’s precisely because of that reason you’ll have your creativity put to the test.
How can you make a place that you are so familiar with seem interesting, mysterious, intriguing, exciting?
Where will you look to get your creativity flowing?Student avatars designed by a Year 12 student.
Albert Einstein
You can complete as many of these challenges as you like. You can do ALL of them or you can just concentrate on one or two of them to your highest standard. It’s really up to you.
All we ask is that you do your best to create quality outcomes and share them with us.
We will tell you how to share them at the end of this PDF guide.
Dan Stevens
Poster design for an art exhibition designed by a Year 11 Graphics student.
FREE SOFTWAREIf you don’t have the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of software that we provide free of charge to all of our students at UTC@MediaCityUK - it’s not a problem! There are lots of completely FREE versions of design software for both Windows and MAC computers.
Here is a list of free software that you can use to help you carry out these challenges.
Photography Software (Photoshop Equivalent) https://pixlr.com
https://gimp.en.softonic.com/mac/download
Gimp is full featured like Photoshop.
https://www.photoshop.com/en/tools/editor
Photoscape X (App store)
Snapseed iPhone / Android (App store)
Vector Drawing Software (Illustrator Equivalent) https://vectr.com
https://inkscape.org
Inkscape is full featured like Illustrator.
https://www.vecteezy.com
https://boxy-svg.com/
Boxy-svg is full featured like Illustrator
Vector Drawing Software iOS / Android Adobe Illustrator Draw - iPhone & Android
Vectornator X - Vector Art
ibis Paint X - Android
SketchBook – draw and paint - iPhone & Android
Paperless-Draw - Android
Art, Drawing, Painting (iPad, IPhone) Procreate
Video Editing Software Adobe Premiere Rush - iOS & Android
KineMaster Pro - Android
Quik - iOS & Android
iMovie - iOS
Apple Clips - iOS
Power Director - Android
Funimate - iOS & Android
PUBLISH YOUR CREATIVITY ON YOUR SOCIAL ACCOUNTS USING THE HASHTAG
#UTCSeptember2020
PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE 1
Use a camera if you have one - or your phone, they’re about as good as each other anyway!
THE 25 PHOTOS CHALLENGE
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Ansel Adams
It’s time to shake up those creative brain cells of yours with the 25 Photos Challenge!
THE 25 PHOTOS CHALLENGE
DINNER BIN BAGS A BULB KEYS A GATE
SOMETHING SOFT
A WINDOW A FASTENING
LUNCH A TUNNEL
PEGS / GRIPS AN ANIMAL SOMETHING HARD
WASHING MACHINE
A CORNER
OLD / DECAY KEYRING TOILET ROLL MUSIC DISPENSER
COLOURS A MOMENT IN TIME
A LETTER WATER BREAKFAST
Your challenge is to take 25 photographs (maybe even just one a day) of all the things mentioned in the grid opposite BUT make them interesting by taking them as close-ups (macros) or by cropping to just an interesting part of the image.
Try to think creatively about what things might fit into each of the categories (for keys I used piano keys, for a tunnel I used a cup-holder and for a letter I used letters on my computer keyboard).
Arrange the photographs into a grid in the same order as shown opposite and save it as a .jpeg image.
We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Google Snapseed is an amazing FREE photo editor with endless possibilities for producing amazing images. It’s available for iOS and Android devices too!
PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE 2
Use a camera if you have one - or your phone, they’re about as good as each other anyway!
HOCKNEY STYLE ‘JOINERS’
PHOTO COLLAGE
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The work of other artists, designers, photographers and creatives in general is a great starting place to get inspiration for your own work.
David Hockney used photographs to create interesting collage pieces called “JOINERS”.
PHOTO COLLAGE CHALLENGE
Your challenge is to take lots of photographs of a person, place (maybe your garden or your room) or an object all from SLIGHTLY different angles.
Put the photographs together as shown to create a composite collage or “joiner”.
There are more examples on the pages that follow. Use cropping and selection to choose what parts of the image you will layer over each other.
There are lots of great tutorials online to help you if you get stuck!
FULL Tutorial HERE:
https://mrs-cook.weebly.com/hockney-joiner.html
PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE 3
Use a camera if you have one - or your phone, they’re about as good as each other anyway!
DIGITALLY DRAW OVER PHOTOGRAPHS
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The work of other artists, designers, photographers and creatives in general is a great starting place to get inspiration for your own work.
May Xiong creates these haunting photographs which show painted figures overlaid with a web of linear structures.
The images explore the human mind; the interconnected maze of human thought.
DIGITALLY DRAW OVER PHOTOGRAPHS
Make some images of people or objects and use digital drawing techniques to enhance / work into the image. You can use a self-portrait, a family member or a picture of your favourite recording artist.
Maybe you want to draw the onlookers attention to a particular part of the image or to emphasise a rhythm, pattern or shapes that recur within that image. You could even use a natural forms image. See the slides that follow for more examples and inspiration.
PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE 4
Use a camera if you have one - or your phone, they’re about as good as each other anyway!
USE PIXEL STRETCH TECHNIQUES ON PORTRAITS
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In digitally manipulated works by Maykel Lima, lines of pixels are stretched to the edge of the image – a promising approach for those who wish to create abstract or partially abstract photographs.
This is a relatively simple process using image manipulation software, yet it requires careful selecting and balancing of space, form, line and colour.
USE PIXEL STRETCH TECHNIQUES ON PORTRAITS
Make some images of people or objects and use digital drawing techniques to enhance / work into the image.
Maybe you want to draw the onlookers attention to a particular part of the image or to emphasise a rhythm, pattern or shapes that recur within that image.
See the slides that follow for more examples and inspiration.
We’ve uploaded a YouTube tutorial to show you how to do this technique.
You’ll find it at:
https://youtu.be/2MVcuhJNddg
GRAPHICS CHALLENGE 1
CREATE A POSTER FOR A FORTHCOMING MANCHESTER FESTIVAL
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Milton Glaser
Manchester is world famous for its cultural events and festivals and soon enough they’ll all be back!
Create a poster for ANY kind of festival to be held in Manchester. It could be a music festival, an arts festival, an LGBTQ celebration like Manchester Pride or a festival to celebrate a particular ethnic group. The choice is yours!
CREATE A POSTER FOR A FORTHCOMING MANCHESTER FESTIVAL
Great poster design follows some simple rules and we want you to design a great looking poster for a festival of your choice.
If you can’t think of one … design a poster for a music festival called MADCHESTER REVISITED.
You might have to do a little research to find out all about Madchester.
10 RULES FOR POSTER DESIGN 1. Make it Easy to Read from a Distance
2. Amp Up the Contrast
3. Consider Size and Location
4. Make a Mini Version
5. Use One Big Visual
6. Use Plenty of Space
7. Include a Call to Action
8. Create Focus with Typography
9. Use a Cool Technique
10.Make it Fun
More information HERE:
https://designshack.net/articles/inspiration/10-tips-for-perfect-poster-design/
GRAPHICS CHALLENGE 2
CREATE AN ‘IDENT’ FOR THE UTC TV SCREENS
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To put it briefly, an ident is that little snippet of footage you see in between each television programme you watch on the same channel.
An Ident (short for identifier) is plain and simply the way a television production company or channel keeps you reminded that you’re watching their channel.
Some well-known UK TV idents are shown opposite.
CREATE A CHANNEL ‘IDENT’ FOR UTC-TV
We have information screens all over the UTC displaying information and students’ work. We already have an ident - but it’s OLD and we are looking for a fresh new one!
We would like YOU to design our new ident for us. It can be a still image or an animation; it might be a drawing, a painting - whatever you would like - but it MUST feature the UTC logo somewhere.
We also have the ‘tagline’ “Create your own story.” that we’d like you to include somewhere, somehow. How you do it is completely up to you. Surprise us!
GRAPHICS CHALLENGE 3
“ICONIQ”
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Brand design is BIG business. Brand design can also make or break a product, it also gives us an idea of the quality of the product. Great brand design makes us want to BUY the product!
CREATE A BRAND IDENTITY FOR A GROOMING/ DEODORANT RANGE
Your challenge is to design the packaging for a grooming / deodorant product range called “ICONIQ”. It could be for men, women or gender neutral.
Use mockups to display your designs in place. We have tutorials to show you how to do just that.
Think about the kind of customer you are trying to sell your product to; age, gender etc. are all important considerations.
You can download the mockup from:
http://www.utc-creative.co.uk/downloads/FACELOVER_mockup.psd.zip
Learn how to use this Photoshop PSD Mockup HERE: https://youtu.be/ILIQ2BUpj4I
More information HERE:
https://www.echobranddesign.co.uk/rexonacasestudy
https://99designs.co.uk/blog/tips/brand-identity/#brandidentity
Mockup Tutorial HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILIQ2BUpj4I&t=33s
TV & FILM CHALLENGE 1
RECORD A VIDEO VLOG ON A SUBJECT THAT MATTERS TO YOU
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vlognation.com
‘Vlog' stands for ‘video blog' and it's exactly that: content that you would write a blog post on, but instead you talk to a camera about it.
There are two main styles of vlog: a ‘talking-head' video where the camera is on a tripod (or on a stack of books depending on your equipment budget!) and stays steady while the vlogger talks about a subject, or a ‘follow me around' vlog where the vlogger will take a camera with them and film clips as they go about their day or week.
RECORD YOUR OWN VLOG
What you need to do:
1. Decide what topic you would like to vlog on? Fashion, Food, Sport, Politics, a particular hobby– it really is up to you!
2. Do some research into the topic? Can you use any quotes, facts or props to back up what you are going to be talking about?
3. Write some key points on prompt cards
4. Decide how you want to shoot your video
5. Shoot your video and save
6. If you want to you can edit it using a free editing app like iMovie
7. Share your video with us on twitter @CreativeUTCMCUK
More information HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qmgl8vhrf4&feature=youtu.be
TV & FILM CHALLENGE 2
FILM A SHORT DOCUMENTARY
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Make a short documentary film, shot and edited on your phone on the topic of “Life in Lockdown” or “Life after Lockdown”.
LIFE IN / AFTER LOCKDOWN
What you need to do:
1. Tell a story about life in or after lockdown.
2. Research. Learn everything you can about your documentary subject.
3. Write a Script (if scripted).
4. Make a Plan. Create an outline.
5. Create a Shot List.
6. Start Shooting.
7. Begin Editing.
8. Check Legal and Copyright Issues.
There is a list of FREE SOFTWARE / APPS to help you with this task at the end of this section.
More information HERE:
https://www.celtx.com/index.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Search&utm_campaign=Q2X&utm_term=Scriptwriting&utm_content=ETAL
&Celtx&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqI-PrN6r6QIVGKh3Ch2MtQGLEAAYASAAEgLXhfD_BwE
https://www.youtube.com/WeAreOne
https://www.tribecafilm.com/news/now-streaming-curated-shorts-from-tribeca-film-festival-alumni
https://www.techhive.com/article/3535799/online-film-festivals-and-art-house-movie-screenings.html
https://mubi.com/filmstudent
https://www.youtube.com/user/everyframeapainting
DIGITAL PUBLISHING CHALLENGE
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STUDENT MAGAZINE CHALLENGE
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UTC@MediaCityUK is launching a magazine that will be run solely by our students for our students.
The subject matter will be news items, film, music, TV, sport, art and anything else the students would like to write articles and reviews about.
Students will design the whole layout of the magazine and we want you to get involved in September and publish your designs and articles.
CREATE A MAGAZINE COVER DESIGN
What you need to do:
Create a free account on Canva (it’s a free Graphic Design app or online).
Open Canva and select the “Magazine Cover” design type
Choose from their library of professional graphic design elements such as banners, icons, frames and more.
Think of a great name for the magazine and place in the masthead.
Upload your own photos or you can choose from over 1 million stock images.
Fix your images, add filters and edit text.
Save and share with us on Twitter @CreativeUTCMCUK
INTERACTIVE MEDIA CHALLENGE
CREATE YOUR OWN VIDEO GAME SPRITE
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PacMan
What is a sprite?
In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often a 2D video game. You can choose to design either a hero, a villain or both
CREATE YOUR OWN VIDEO GAME SPRITE
What you need to do:
1. Get some plain paper and sketch out some ideas for your very own hero or villain
2. Create a free account on Piskel - https://www.piskelapp.com
3. Click on ‘Create Sprite’
4. Using the tools on the left hand side create your own characters.
5. Save and share with us on Twitter @CreativeUTCMCUK
MEDIA STUDIES CHALLENGE 1
FILM TRAILER ANALYSIS
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Jean Cocteau
Film trailers (sometimes called previews) are commercial advertisements for feature films. They usually show off the best bits from the film.
ANALYSE A FILM TRAILER
You are to discuss how a film trailer can entice an audience to watch a movie
Watch this trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSbYBzUEQlc
What do you need to do:
1. Explain how this film trailer is different from normal film trailers shown on TV
2. Explain why you think film trailers are made
3. Discuss how other forms of advertising can be used with the film trailer to promote a film.
More information HERE:
https://prezi.com/eplcushsxwba/a2-media-studiestrailer-analysis/
USE A GRID LIKE THIS ONE TO HELP YOU TO WRITE YOUR ANALYSIS.
FILM TITLE:
FEATURE: NOTES:
Conventions: (What genre is it? How do you know?)
Film Language: (Camera movement, Editing, Sound effects).
Structure: (What do you see first? What do you see last? How much of the film do you see?).
Advertising techniques: (How is the film advertised?)
Audience: (Who is the film aimed at? How do you know? Give evidence).
MEDIA STUDIES CHALLENGE 2
FILM POSTER ANALYSIS
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Posters occupy a space between art and advertising. They have a clear commercial purpose - to promote an event or product - but they also have artistic value.
Go online and find a poster that you like or a poster for a film that you like.
ANALYSE A FILM POSTER
When analysing the poster, you should consider the following broad questions before you start to focus on the details:
• What are the main colours used in the poster? What do they connote or represent?
• What symbols are used in the poster?
• What are the main figures/objects/background of the poster? Are they represented photographically, graphically, or illustratively?
• Are the messages in the poster primarily visual, verbal, or both?
• Who do you think is the intended audience for the poster?
More help and information HERE:
http://www.mediaknowall.com/gcse/bbustermovies/movies.php?pageID=posters
HISTORY CHALLENGE 1
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THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
John W. Gardner
Football, the UK and Culture.
80 years separate these two images of the England football teams. What differences are there between the two pictures?
How has the sport, the country and the culture of the United Kingdom changed over the time covered by these two images?
THE BEAUTIFUL GAME!
Football has never been more popular, more powerful or more wealthy.
In the space of just two decades, the Premier League has transformed the way the game is played, watched and run in this country.
Run-down grounds have been turned into shiny, all-seater stadiums with megastores and restaurants serving three-course meals and fine wines.
What other major sporting and cultural changes have occurred in the time between the first picture and the second? Write a piece (with illustrations) for a magazine article or presentation.
HISTORY CHALLENGE 2
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TIME CAPSULE
Create an imaginary time-capsule and create a list of at least ten items that will inform the people who might find it about life (good and bad) in the UK in 2020.
Explain why you have included each item and how it typifies life and lifestyle in 2020.
Write a letter to the people who find the capsule and tell them about life in 2020 and what you HOPE life and the world is like for them in the future.
TIME CAPSULE
HISTORY CHALLENGE 3
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LOCAL HISTORY TRAIL
Create a historical guide to where you live and how your environment and the local history might have shaped the person that you are today.
A GUIDE TO MY LOCAL AREA (AND ME).
You should show sights of historical interest no matter how insignificant they may seem.
You can include family memorabilia (Grandad’s medals?), evidence of family history (old family photographs) or cultural, social, environmental changes in your area over time.
Are there any memorials or important buildings where you live? (You’ll be surprised how many there are if you do a little research).
MANCHESTER DOCKS / SALFORD QUAYS / MEDIACITYUK
METAMORPHOSIS OF AN AREA
“Human habitation in the area may extend as far back as 6000 BC” - Eccles
HISTORY CHALLENGE 4
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RIGHT UP MY STREET
Back in time for my house.
Where you live now might have been farmland or woodland 100 years ago.
Industrialisation made cities spread out into the surrounding areas and accommodation was built to house the thousands of workers that were needed.
RIGHT UP MY STREET!
Find out what your street / area was like 100 years ago. Who lived there, what was there, what has changed.
Did the place you live now even exist 100 years ago? If not, what was there instead?
How was where you live affected by industrialisation and two World Wars?
Has your area been subject to “gentrification”?
Display it in the most interesting way you can think of (wall-chart, video, picture gallery etc.)
CENTURY TECH
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to the UTC in September.
In order to support your current home learning, we have set you up with a Century Tech account. This is an excellent online learning platform that will help you to keep progressing in English, Maths and Science.
BE IN CONTROL OF YOUR LEARNING
We would like to start off with a little competition to see which students become top online learners from this platform.
We will be offering weekly prizes to our top 10 Century Tech students. You will be contacted in a separate email with your login details.
This booklet contains a fantastic range of pre-enrolment activities to get your Creativity flowing. There will be a virtual gallery of all entrants’ work. What a great way to impress your teachers before you arrive at the UTC.
We can’t wait to meet you!
Check your emails for YOUR login details and start learning FAST!
OPEN CHALLENGE
SHOW US YOUR UNIQUE TALENT
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Sylvia Plath
Share your unique talent with us!
Send us a drawing, a painting, a video of you singing or playing an instrument, a TikTok dance routine!
At UTC@MediaCityUK we love ALL kinds of creativity - it’s why we’re here after all!
THE OPEN CHALLENGE
SOME IDEAS
• Play an instrument • Make a drawing or painting • Make a digital drawing or painting • Film a piece to camera about life in lockdown (or
life in general) • Film a dance routine or tutorial (a la TikTok) • Make a music video • Make a poster • Sing a song • Make a dance track • Write a short script about ANYTHING! • Surprise us!
PUBLISH YOUR CREATIVITY ON YOUR SOCIAL ACCOUNTS USING THE HASHTAG
#UTCSeptember2020
WE CAN’T WAIT TO DISPLAY YOUR WORK!
SEND US YOUR COMPLETED WORK If you completed Photography Challenge 1 save your work like this WITH YOUR NAME FIRST and then the CHALLENGE CODE.
JBloggs-PG1.jpg and upload to:
http://y10submission.utcmediacityuk.org.uk
PASSWORD: #UTCSeptember2020
SEE YOUR WORK DISPLAYED IN OUR GALLERIES & ONLINE
CHALLENGE CODESPhotography Challenge 1 PG1
Photography Challenge 2 PG2
Photography Challenge 3 PG3
Photography Challenge 4 PG4
Graphics Challenge 1 GX1
Graphics Challenge 2 GX2
Graphics Challenge 3 GX3
TV & Film Challenge 1 TVF1
TV & Film Challenge 2 TVF2
Digital Publishing Challenge DP
Interactive Media Challenge 1 IMG1
Media Studies Challenge 1 MS1
Media Studies Challenge 2 MS2
History Challenge 1 H1
History Challenge 2 H2
History Challenge 3 H3
History Challenge 4 H4
Open Challenge OC
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