Tuesday, 1 May 2018

WELCOME MODERATOR

2018 Advanced Production portfolios are on the right hand side of this hub.

Wednesday, 21 February 2018

MEDIA REGULATION


Three texts for you to study and take notes from, about media regulation of the Press:
  1. The Splintering of The Fourth Estate Alan Rusbridger The Guardian 19.11.2010 
  2. Fake News James Titcomb and James Carson,The Telegraph, Technology 16.02.2018
  3. The Post (directed by Stephen Spielberg, 2018). Please take the opportunity to see The Post.
 

Wednesday, 7 February 2018

MAGAZINE COVER DESIGN

Open Photoshop and create a canvas that is standard A4.
Bring over your central image.
Decide on your brand name.
Place your masthead.
Leave space for the top line above the headline.
Use no more than three main colours normally: one is the accent colour.
Prioritize your own film as the centre of visual interest, leaving space for your film title and tagline.
Search for current films as your content in your 2 / 3 /4 deck cover lines. Align to R or L.
Leave a clean margin at each edges (= a gutter)
Pick an interesting circle shape from the internet for your puff / plug

At this stage, print it out and check for relative sizes and proportions.
RECORD ALL YOUR FEEDBACK!

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

FILM MAGAZINE COVER

DEADLINE: THURSDAY 15 FEBRUARY (during half term)
This includes the final product as well as the usual associated research, planning, drafts, original photos and feedback. Post on your blog under the page at the top FILM MAGAZINE COVER.

Please note that the whole Advanced Production must be finished ready for marking this term.
The deadline for the finished Advanced Production is THURSDAY 1 MARCH.

Please work on your film magazine today in the double lesson.

Thursday, 25 January 2018

FILM POSTER : DEADLINE TODAY

This week, you are working to meet your deadline Thursday 25 January (end of double lesson) for poster research, development, feedback and deconstruction.

Post your completed work under FILM POSTER page.
Order of items:
  • At the top, the finished poster 
  • Evidence of the development process
  • Feedback
  • Deconstruction of your poster (analysis as for professional posters)
  • Two or three analyses of professional posters
Individual feedback has been delivered to all of you who have designed and developed your posters.
As feedback is valuable evidence for the design process, you could set out your response to feedback as suggested in class below:

Thursday, 18 January 2018

MEDIA REGULATION: THE LEVESON INQUIRY DEBATE RENEWED

We listen to the radio broadcast about the latest developments with regard to Press Regulation. 
The rest of the session is devoted to working on your poster post (deadline Thursday 25th), checking through your exam answer on narrative with me and finishing your posts on the greenscreen technology.
Available here