Wednesday, 23 April 2014

#11m2 #11n1 #11p1 To The Rescue - Promote It - Lesson 1



  • LO - To appreciate the key features of an effective promotional advert
  • LO - To develop an resources for your advert
  • OUTCOME - You will have recorded and collected video clips for your promo advert

Watch this TV advert - 
  • What is the purpose of this advert?
  • What are the key features that make this an effective advert?




Promote It


You must produce a promotional product (promo) for your game that encourages people to play the game.

For 1 mark, a student may have needed guidance, but must have created a simple promo that makes use of some assets from the game. 
For 3 marks, a student must have created a simple promo that makes use of appropriate assets from the game to attract interest and encourage people to play. 
For 5 marks, a student must have created a promo that makes use of well-chosen assets from the game to attract interest and persuade people to play.

Here is an example of a 5 mark promo created by a Wildern Student:




  • TASK 1
    • Use http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ to record video clips of your game in action for your advert
    • Record at least 1 clip for each level of your game
    • Try to make the clips exciting and show as many different aspects of your game as you can

    • Top Tip 1 - when you have finished a clip click publish to video file
    • Top Tip 2 - choose windows media as the video type
    • Top Tip 3 - turn show mouse cursor off


  • Task 2
    • Collect / create any other assets you will need for your advert - make sure that you record them all in your assets table
      • PEGI Rating Sign / Clip
      • Music and / or voice over
      • Console logos / videos
      • Quotes about your game

  • Task 3
    • Use Windows Moviemaker to create your promotional TV advert.
    • It must include:
      • A PEGI rating
      • Video clips of your game in action
      • Suitable music / voice overs
      • Comments and quotes about your game
      • A release date 
      • What console(s) it will be released on

  • If you need some help with movie make then use the YouTube Playlist below
  • You need to use the next button to scroll through the videos on this playlist.





  • Update your Promote It checklist sheet
  • What do you need to do next week


  • Attend a clinic if you have not fully completed designing, building and testing your game