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