Wednesday, 6 April 2011

AS Brief
- Construct the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine.
Ancillary task- Create the front cover for a school magazine.
A2 Brief- In a group, construct a film trailer.
Ancillary tasks- Make a film magazine front cover featuring the film.
- Construct a poster for the film

 
AS Digital Technology
Used digital camera to take our images for music magazine
Used photo shop to edit our images e.g. remove background
Use adobe indesign to construct music magazine
Used internet to research usual codes and conventions of real magazines to incorporate into our own
Used Microsoft word to write up evaluation of our music magazine
Used video camera to film our evaluation
A2 Digital Technology
Used Microsoft word to write up our own story lines for film
Used digital camera to take shots for animatic
Used video camera to film shots for film trailer and to film discussion on storylines
Used internet to research codes and conventions of real film trailers and incorporated them into our trailer
Used Adobe premiere elements 4.0 to edit our trailer together
Used adobe indesign to construct film poster and magazine
Used photo shop to edit our images e.g. remove background


AS Creativity
Had to create designs for front cover of school magazine
Had to create designs for front cover, contents and double page spread of music magazine
Had to take photos for both magazines and decide which angles to take them from were best
Had to construct magazine front covers, contents and double page spread in adobe indesign


A2 Creativity
Had to come up with a storyline for film
Had to put shots for film trailer in order we wanted them in
Had to cast roles in trailer for the respective characters
Had to come up with props for trailer and animatic
Had to plan locations, settings, costume etc for animatic and trailer
Had to construct animatic and trailer in adobe premiere elements 4.0
Had to create designs for poster and film magazine
Had construct poster and film magazine in adobe indesign
Had to improvise with some shots for trailer due to numerous circumstances


AS Research and planning
Had to research usual conventions of real music magazine front covers e.g. Mastheads, layout, price
Had to research usual conventions of music magazines contents pages
Had to research usual conventions of music magazines double page spread articles
Used questionnaires for school magazine to find out what the target audience wanted
Used questionnaires for music magazine to find out what type of music magazines are popular, which mastheads appeal to them the most etc


A2 Research and planning
Used questionnaires to find out the audiences favourite genre of film and to find out which of our select titles were most grabbing to them
Had to research usual conventions of psychological films, film trailers to incorporate them into our own
Had to plan when we would take the shots for animatic and trailer
Had to plan what props we would use
Had to plan the settings, locations, lighting etc for animatic and trailer
Had to research usual conventions of film magazines e.g. Layout
Had to research usual conventions of film posters e.g. Layout


AS Post-production
Had to edit images and fit them into magazines layout
Had to change colour schemes to match from front cover through to contents and double page spread
Had to take subsidiary photos for magazines and edit them
Had to retake any photos that weren’t good enough


A2 Post-production
Had to find music that suited the genre and timing of trailer
Had to re-shoot some shots which weren’t good enough or didn’t fit in with trailer
Had to add titles and billing block to trailer
Had to edit shots in order and timings that were planned
Had to make sure that there was continuity in the trailer
Had to add some sound effects to animatic and trailer
Had to alter images for poster and magazine to fit into layout
Had to take subsidiary photos for magazine and edit them
Had to retake photos that weren’t good enough
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


AS conventions of real media texts
Used conventions from real school magazines to create school magazine
Used layouts from real music magazines to create front cover, contents and double page article
Used editing software to edit images
Used digital camera to capture images
Used design software to construct magazine


A2 conventions of real media texts
Used timings of real film trailers of our selected genre to create animatic and trailer
Used the layout of real film magazines to create our film magazine
Used the layout of film posters to create our own
Used shooting schedule to plan our shoots and timings
Used a video camera to film trailer shots
Used video software to edit shots of film trailer and to put them in order
Used digital camera for capturing images for film magazine and poster
Used design software to construct magazine and poster
Used music that complimented the timing and genre of trailer