Laurel Cotton NEA

Location Information This task is to help me identify the locations that I would like to take my pictures in for my magazine. This task has allowed me to find out the best location to do my magazine in. I will most likely take all of the photos for my magazine in my kitchen. This is because by doing it in my kitchen it will link to the idea of my magazine which revolves around baking.

8/05/19

Learning Objectives : K: the importance of sketches and planning in the decision making process of creating a magazine. U: how to use sketches to influence your stylistic decisions. BAT: undertake a creative task in which you start the decision making process in terms of style of your magazine. In this lesson I will design my magazine in order to have a clear understanding of the layout of what I would like to use. It will allow me to decide exactly where I want my text and my photos to be on the front cover of my magazine.   I will  then get feedback from this and then do another 2 designs to give me my final design. How useful did you find this step in terms of deciding what style you're going to be pursuing? Planning out the layout of my magazine was useful because it gives me an idea of the amount of photos I need to take and whereabouts I will put them on my magazine. It also means I can place smaller details such as the price, barcode and release date to make...

               Monday     Tuesday      Wednesday     Thursday     Friday     Saturday    Sunday 13 th - 19 th Pre- 2 Pre- 1 20 st – 26 th Pre- 3 27 th – 2 nd Pre- 4 3 rd – 9 th Post- 1 10 th – 16 th Post- 2 + Post- 3 17 th – 23 rd Post- 4 + Post- 5 24 th – 30 th Post- 6 + Post- 7 1 st – 7 th Post- 8 Why do you think it's important to produce a schedule of activities when working on a production? It is...

Learning Objectives: K: the advantages and disadvantages of using a mood board to inspire content of new media product. U: how different types of images and fonts can affect the way audiences consume media texts. BAT: produce a mood board that illustrates your initial ideas for your media product. CO: Use media terminology throughout Task 2 What brief did you choose? I chose to do the magazine brief. What are the minimum requirements for your chosen production? It needs to have a front cover and a double page spread with at least 5 original images.   What is the target audience as prescribed in the brief? The target audience is for 10 - 13 year olds. What is your target audience for the product you're creating? (this needs to link to the audience profiling post). My target audience is for mainly 11 year olds. Therefore it needs to be simple and easy to understand but also appealing with bright colours for children.  Task 3 In this ta...

20/03/19 Lesson Objective: K: The concept of intertextuality. U: How the concept of intertextuality is used in media texts. BAT: Analyse media texts using intertextuality. CO: Use media terminology throughou t. In this task I am going to research different examples of intertextuality in the media. Intertextuality is when media texts such as magazines or films make reference to other media texts. Intertextuality is not always obvious and may only be understood by specific people. Furthermore some media texts that use intertextuality may only relate to people who share similar interests, of a similar age or background.    Examples of intertextuality in magazines : This magazine makes reference to the Bond films. Therefore this is known as intertextuality because it makes reference to another media text. Intertextuality is used to attract audiences who prefer one specific type of media such as the Bond films to view another media type because it relates t...