Assignment Sheet BND MEDIA YR 2 Designing Basic DVD Menus to a Brief

Unit 56: DVD Menu Design and Authoring Date set: 16/9/10 Scenario:
DVD Menus are designed to enhance the user experience and match the content, purpose and genre of the DVD content. At the same time they must be easy to use and navigate.

Assessor: NICK SMITH Date due: 14/10/10

Brief: In this project you will be asked to design static menus for three DVDs aimed at different audiences and with different requirements. You will need to produce designs that effectively use the codes and conventions investigated in Assignment 1. In each case you will be asked to produce a short commentary explaining your design decisions and how you have used the codes and conventions. You are to produce designs for the following DVDs: A of episodes of an imaginary childrens animated TV series. This should feature a Main Menu with a Play All button, a link to a Scene select submenu which allows you to choose individual episodes and a link to an interactive educational game based on the series. The series must be imaginary and NOT an existing childrens TV series. An historical or nature documentary series. You can choose the exact era or aspect of nature covered but they do have to be specified. This menu needs only a Main Menu and a link to a Scene select submenu that allows the user to choose individual episodes. A compilation of an imaginary musicians music videos. This must include a Main Menu with a Play All button, a link to a Scene select submenu, and a link to a bonus material submenu. The scene select submenu should allow the user to play individual tracks, while the bonus material should feature links to a biographical documentary, an interview with the artist and a making of featurette relating to the video for their latest or best known track. You can use any music genre but the artist must be imaginary NOT a current recording artist. Any pictures or graphics should be self generated. In all cases you should not use real or existing people or programmes and all images and graphics should be self generated. For each example you should clearly indicate the Normal and Highlighted button state. Your designs are best produced using software such as Adobe Photoshop, however, if you do not feel confident using this they can be simply produced on paper, but ensure you use the correct aspect ratio and accurately represent your designs. cont.. Designing Basic DVD Menus Page 1 of 2

Tasks:
1. Using your research and analyses from Assignment 1, apply your knowledge and understanding of the codes and conventions of DVD Menu Design to produce three menu designs to meet the briefs above. (P2, M2, D2 part) 2. Produce your designs to accurately reflect what would appear on screen either on paper or using appropriate software. (P2, M2, D2 part) 3. Produce a concise commentary or explanation of the reasoning behind your designs and how you have employed the relevant codes and conventions. (P1, M1, D1) 4. Submit your designs on time according to the guidelines below.

What you must submit: Three sets of DVD Menu Designs as detailed above P2, M2, D2 A commentary accompanying each set of designs explaining your reasoning and the codes and conventions employed in the designs. P1, M1, D1 Submission guidelines: If you are submitting paper based evidence ensure your full name appears clearly on the back of each design and at the top front of any accompanying written work You can submit work electronically as follows NO e-mails Save your designs as JPEGs Put the individual menu designs for each DVD in separate folders along with the accompanying commentary (e.g. as a Word document). Put these folders in another folder with you name as the folder name and then deliver this folder on some form of portable media such as a CD, USB memory stick etc Submission dates: ALL work must be submitted by 14th October 2010 Grading Criteria: P1 describe the codes and conventions of DVD menu design and authoring expressing ideas with sufficient clarity to communicate them and with some appropriate use of subject terminology P2 design a DVD menu working within appropriate conventions and with some assistance M1 explain the codes and conventions of DVD menu design and authoring with reference to well-chosen examples expressing ideas with clarity and with generally appropriate use of subject terminology M2 design a DVD menu effectively showing some imagination and with only occasional assistance D1 critically evaluate the codes and conventions of DVD menu design and authoring with supporting arguments and elucidated examples expressing ideas fluently and using subject terminology correctly

D2 design a DVD menu to a quality that reflects near-professional standards showing creativity and flair and working independently to professional expectations

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