The document discusses the media technologies used during the construction, research, planning, and evaluation of a soap opera trailer and ancillary products. During construction, the group used Adobe Premiere Pro to edit footage and add effects to the trailer. Research involved analyzing real soap opera magazines and trailers online. Planning consisted of storyboards, shot lists, permission letters, and meeting notes to organize filming.
The media products created for a film campaign included a film trailer, poster, and magazine. These products both challenged and complied with conventions in their respective industries. Feedback from the target audience suggested clarifying character intentions and adding subtitles or narration to the trailer. Media technologies like Photoshop, iMovie, and GarageBand were used at different stages of the project for tasks like design, editing, and sound.
The student created a film trailer, poster, and magazine to promote their film. These media products both challenged and followed conventions of their respective genres. The trailer used techniques like switching between color and black-and-white footage to challenge conventions. The poster included glowing effects on the characters but lacked a slogan, challenging some conventions. Feedback was gathered from the target audience to evaluate the media products and campaign.
Rory Parker created various media products for a course that followed conventions of real media in the horror genre. This included a magazine cover promoting a horror film with appropriate fonts, colors, and layout. Feedback indicated the cover was effective at conveying the horror genre. For a film trailer, conventions like ominous music and editing techniques were used. Audience research found that horror fans prefer films with death, violence and ambiguous endings. Modern media technologies supported the planning, production and evaluation stages.
The document discusses how the media products created for a school assignment used and challenged conventions of real horror movies and print media. For the poster, conventions like a sinister tagline, actor names and ratings were followed, while the font challenged conventions by using an unprofessional childish style. The magazine masthead followed conventions but the puff steering the magazine solely to horror challenged conventions. Overall, the projects balanced following real conventions while also innovating to better fit the intended horror genre and story.
The document discusses how the creator of a horror film poster and trailer has incorporated various generic conventions from real horror media products to make their work feel authentic. For the poster, they included elements like the title, slogan, date, color scheme, credits, production companies, and social media links. For the website, they added a menu, title, social media links, video section, and reviews. And for the trailer, they incorporated a disclaimer, establishing shot, film company advertisement, variety of shot types, violence, a consistent mask for the antagonist, and captions. The goal was to meet audience expectations by following conventions and increase exposure/attention for the film.
The document discusses how the creator achieved synergy between a film trailer, poster, and magazine. Specifically:
1) The same font was used for the title across all three to provide continuity. White text was chosen to stand out despite going against horror conventions.
2) Similar content like the production company name and "Coming Soon" text linked the trailer and poster. The magazine and poster also shared stylistic text.
3) A dark color palette unified the imagery, though lights and flashes featured in the trailer. Dark backgrounds with some white text did the same for the poster and magazine.
4) Elements like similar colors, fonts, mis-en-scene, characters, and title presentation across
The document discusses how the media producer's magazine, poster, and trailer for a horror film called "We Need to Talk About Robert" use and challenge conventions of real media products in similar and different ways. Specifically, the magazine, poster, and trailer all use conventions like incorporating the film's title and villain/protagonist. However, they also challenge conventions, like putting the villain instead of protagonist on the magazine cover and using ambiguous language for the film's release date on the poster. The document also discusses how the color schemes, fonts, camera angles, and photography are effectively combined across the products to maintain consistency with horror genre conventions.
The document discusses the effectiveness of combining a horror film trailer with ancillary texts such as a magazine cover, poster, and teaser poster.
Key points of synergy included using the main villain protagonist across all materials for recognition, maintaining a consistent dark color scheme and logo, and featuring quotes from Empire magazine to build trust. Woodland scenery from the trailer was also included on the poster. This synergy helped create an easily identifiable brand and increased awareness of the film. Room for improvement includes strengthening editing skills for future projects.
The media products created for a film campaign included a film trailer, poster, and magazine. These products both challenged and complied with conventions in their respective industries. Feedback from the target audience suggested clarifying character intentions and adding subtitles or narration to the trailer. Media technologies like Photoshop, iMovie, and GarageBand were used at different stages of the project for tasks like design, editing, and sound.
The student created a film trailer, poster, and magazine to promote their film. These media products both challenged and followed conventions of their respective genres. The trailer used techniques like switching between color and black-and-white footage to challenge conventions. The poster included glowing effects on the characters but lacked a slogan, challenging some conventions. Feedback was gathered from the target audience to evaluate the media products and campaign.
Rory Parker created various media products for a course that followed conventions of real media in the horror genre. This included a magazine cover promoting a horror film with appropriate fonts, colors, and layout. Feedback indicated the cover was effective at conveying the horror genre. For a film trailer, conventions like ominous music and editing techniques were used. Audience research found that horror fans prefer films with death, violence and ambiguous endings. Modern media technologies supported the planning, production and evaluation stages.
The document discusses how the media products created for a school assignment used and challenged conventions of real horror movies and print media. For the poster, conventions like a sinister tagline, actor names and ratings were followed, while the font challenged conventions by using an unprofessional childish style. The magazine masthead followed conventions but the puff steering the magazine solely to horror challenged conventions. Overall, the projects balanced following real conventions while also innovating to better fit the intended horror genre and story.
The document discusses how the creator of a horror film poster and trailer has incorporated various generic conventions from real horror media products to make their work feel authentic. For the poster, they included elements like the title, slogan, date, color scheme, credits, production companies, and social media links. For the website, they added a menu, title, social media links, video section, and reviews. And for the trailer, they incorporated a disclaimer, establishing shot, film company advertisement, variety of shot types, violence, a consistent mask for the antagonist, and captions. The goal was to meet audience expectations by following conventions and increase exposure/attention for the film.
The document discusses how the creator achieved synergy between a film trailer, poster, and magazine. Specifically:
1) The same font was used for the title across all three to provide continuity. White text was chosen to stand out despite going against horror conventions.
2) Similar content like the production company name and "Coming Soon" text linked the trailer and poster. The magazine and poster also shared stylistic text.
3) A dark color palette unified the imagery, though lights and flashes featured in the trailer. Dark backgrounds with some white text did the same for the poster and magazine.
4) Elements like similar colors, fonts, mis-en-scene, characters, and title presentation across
The document discusses how the media producer's magazine, poster, and trailer for a horror film called "We Need to Talk About Robert" use and challenge conventions of real media products in similar and different ways. Specifically, the magazine, poster, and trailer all use conventions like incorporating the film's title and villain/protagonist. However, they also challenge conventions, like putting the villain instead of protagonist on the magazine cover and using ambiguous language for the film's release date on the poster. The document also discusses how the color schemes, fonts, camera angles, and photography are effectively combined across the products to maintain consistency with horror genre conventions.
The document discusses the effectiveness of combining a horror film trailer with ancillary texts such as a magazine cover, poster, and teaser poster.
Key points of synergy included using the main villain protagonist across all materials for recognition, maintaining a consistent dark color scheme and logo, and featuring quotes from Empire magazine to build trust. Woodland scenery from the trailer was also included on the poster. This synergy helped create an easily identifiable brand and increased awareness of the film. Room for improvement includes strengthening editing skills for future projects.
A2 Media Evaluation Question 2 - 2016 abbiekennard
1) The document discusses the creation of a music video and two ancillary tasks - a digipak and magazine advert - to promote the artist.
2) For the digipak, the author researched conventions, explored design ideas inspired by the album name "Animal", and prototyped a physical copy for feedback.
3) For the magazine advert, the author analyzed styles and included the album cover, band information, and a link to the website to promote the release.
How effective is the combination of your maina07achaudhry
The student ensured relevance and flow between their three media products - a poster, magazine cover, and trailer - by using consistent pictures of the main characters. They also included a blurb with information like the cast and how to find out more about the film. Throughout the products, they used a dark and thriller-esque style with colors like red and black to portray the genre. The title of the film, "KIDNAPPED", was chosen to clearly convey the topic and fit with the color scheme. Selling points like references to other popular films and inclusion of popular actors and production logos were used to influence audiences.
The document discusses the evaluation questions for a media studies advanced portfolio, including how the media product challenges conventions of real products by using unconventional costumes, weapons, sounds, and visual effects. It also discusses how feedback was gathered from the target audience through a questionnaire before creating the trailer to inform the project. The portfolio holder aimed to challenge conventions in the trailer, poster, and magazine cover through various stylistic and content decisions.
for my advanced media coursework portfolio. In this I evaluate how effectively my three media products work together- one main video and two printed media texts
The document discusses how effective the combination of a film's main products (trailer, poster, magazine cover) is at establishing a strong brand identity. It analyzes the student's film marketing campaign, noting how a consistent red color scheme and inclusion of a red cup across all products helps create recognition and links between them. While the font and taglines are not entirely consistent, the campaign utilizes other visual and narrative elements like characters and themes to tie the products together. Research on other films' campaigns informed the student's efforts to similarly employ shared visuals, colors, and messaging to effectively build an identifiable brand.
The document discusses how the creator of a media product for an Our Gang TV series drew from the teen drama genre, particularly Saved by the Bell. They modernized the style using animated backgrounds and shapes/colors to represent gender. Feedback was positive about natural-looking shots and unique opening/closing shots. The creator learned they could have included more natural shots and better catered to different age groups. New media like YouTube and software like Jing and Adobe programs were used for research, planning, and gathering audience evaluation.
The document summarizes the media products Alima Ali created for her advanced portfolio evaluation, which included a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, Ali used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense and engage audiences. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark colors, fonts, and imagery of a hooded figure to maintain consistency across the products and effectively portray the horror genre. Feedback from audiences showed the package of media products successfully conveyed the film's genre and intrigued viewers about the plot.
The document summarizes the media products Alima Ali created for her advanced portfolio evaluation, which included a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, Ali used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense and engage audiences. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark colors, fonts, and imagery of a hooded figure to maintain consistency across the products and effectively portray the horror genre. Feedback from audiences showed the trailer, poster, and magazine cover worked well together to grab attention and communicate the intended film.
The document summarizes the student's advanced portfolio project which included creating a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, the student used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark coloring and imagery to represent the horror genre. Feedback was positive about consistently representing the genre across items. The student researched existing horror works and used software like Photoshop and Final Cut Pro to construct the portfolio pieces.
The document summarizes the media products Alima Ali created for her advanced portfolio evaluation, which included a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, Ali used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense and engage audiences. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark colors, fonts, and imagery of a hooded figure to maintain consistency across the products and effectively portray the horror genre. Feedback from audiences showed the trailer, poster, and magazine cover worked well together to grab attention and communicate the intended film was in the horror genre.
In which ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms & conventions of media products?
How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary tasks?
The document discusses the house styles used for various ancillary tasks created to promote a short film called "Note to Self". It describes how each group member established a consistent style across their poster and double-page spread. Key elements included color schemes, fonts, images and layouts that tied the pieces together and connected them to the film's themes of memory and time. Maintaining professional conventions like ratings, quotes and production logos helped the pieces appear polished and appealing to their target young adult audience.
The document discusses how the media producer used, developed and challenged conventions of the teen drama genre in their media product. They looked to the TV show "Saved by the Bell" as inspiration but wanted to modernize the style for their target audience of 8-16 year olds. They created animated backgrounds in After Effects and introduced characters through midshots and closeups with "flashy" editing, using shapes and gender-based colors. Feedback was gathered through websites, and new media technologies helped with research, planning and evaluation.
The document discusses how the media producer used, developed and challenged conventions of the teen drama genre, particularly Saved by the Bell, in their media product. They created an animated background in After Effects similar to Saved by the Bell but with a more modern style. They also used colors like blue and pink to represent gender and basic shapes to appeal to different ages. The producer incorporated mid shots, close ups and "flashy" editing from the genre but added a rock-style background music. They learned from audience feedback that shots looking natural were most effective at showing the gang's relationships.
The document summarizes the media products created by the author for a film promotion package, including a teaser trailer, film poster, and magazine cover. Feedback from the target audience was positive, praising the consistent dark color scheme and suspenseful elements used across all products to effectively portray the horror genre. The author used new media technologies like a digital SLR camera and editing software to plan, construct and refine the media products.
Evaluation q2 how effective is he combination ofTom Jenkins
The document discusses how the combination of a movie's main product (trailer) and ancillary texts (poster and magazine) can be effective.
It describes using still shots from the trailer footage for the poster and magazine cover to seem more authentic. Key elements like the villain and knife were included in both images to intrigue audiences.
The same font is used across the texts for consistency, while the title is featured prominently in red to stand out. Including the production company name in each text helps give them reputation and credit the producers.
Finally, the main actor is promoted through mentioning him in the poster and including a magazine interview to help audiences connect with him personally. Dark, gloomy imagery and the villain
This document analyzes the marketing strategies used to promote The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, including the movie poster, trailer, interviews, and online marketing.
The poster features Katniss Everdeen aiming a bow and arrow at the viewer with the Mockingjay pin in the background. It establishes a serious, tense tone through Katniss' facial expression and weapon. Minimal text and colors reference fire and violence without distracting from Katniss.
The trailer chronologically shows clips that tell the basic story while building tension between the Capitol and districts. It uses music, quotes, and visuals to create a dramatic tone. Genre codes like dystopian settings and violence inform audiences without misleading them.
The document discusses the effectiveness of combining a main product with ancillary texts like a poster and trailer.
It summarizes how the same shot was used for the poster and trailer to highlight the iconic scene. Minor changes were made to the logo on each for readability against the backgrounds. The same font was used for both to link them while adjusting color for visibility.
The magazine on the film further advertises the trailer by featuring the main actor. Subtle links between the magazine and trailer include a title referring to sympathizing with the villainous protagonist. Another effective link discusses the actor himself separate from his character.
The document discusses how the main product (newspaper) and ancillary texts (website and poster) were effectively combined through consistent branding, color schemes, images, and storylines. A key way they were linked was through a fictional "Save Our Castle" campaign promoted across all three texts to engage the local community and promote the newspaper. While the design elements helped connect the texts visually, the campaign unified them through a common goal and ensured readers would access multiple texts for full details, demonstrating synergy between the products.
The document discusses Ella Duncan's media products and how they use conventions of real media. For her movie poster, she followed conventions of real action thriller posters such as using red and lighting to distinguish the victim and antagonist. Her magazine cover was inspired by a 2009 issue of Fashion magazine and used similar colors, fonts, and actor pose. Her movie trailer included elements like a green band and jump cuts between scenes that are conventional for action thriller trailers. She researched examples like the movie The Box and Taken to inform the design of her media products.
The document discusses the author's vision for cities of the future. It envisions cities that are green and sustainable with renewable energy sources, emission-free transportation networks, and housing developments that are high-efficiency and technologically advanced. It sees future cities focusing research and development while separating industrial areas. They will have clean, fast transportation systems to avoid overcrowding. Cities will also emphasize organic growth with more open and park spaces integrated as they expand. Globalization and technology will further connect major cities worldwide and make their cultures more mixed.
This document discusses the three states of matter - liquid, gas, and solid. Liquid has closely packed particles that can move freely within it. Gas has particles that are far apart and able to move freely. Solid has closely packed particles in an orderly manner that cannot move freely but can only vibrate in fixed positions.
A2 Media Evaluation Question 2 - 2016 abbiekennard
1) The document discusses the creation of a music video and two ancillary tasks - a digipak and magazine advert - to promote the artist.
2) For the digipak, the author researched conventions, explored design ideas inspired by the album name "Animal", and prototyped a physical copy for feedback.
3) For the magazine advert, the author analyzed styles and included the album cover, band information, and a link to the website to promote the release.
How effective is the combination of your maina07achaudhry
The student ensured relevance and flow between their three media products - a poster, magazine cover, and trailer - by using consistent pictures of the main characters. They also included a blurb with information like the cast and how to find out more about the film. Throughout the products, they used a dark and thriller-esque style with colors like red and black to portray the genre. The title of the film, "KIDNAPPED", was chosen to clearly convey the topic and fit with the color scheme. Selling points like references to other popular films and inclusion of popular actors and production logos were used to influence audiences.
The document discusses the evaluation questions for a media studies advanced portfolio, including how the media product challenges conventions of real products by using unconventional costumes, weapons, sounds, and visual effects. It also discusses how feedback was gathered from the target audience through a questionnaire before creating the trailer to inform the project. The portfolio holder aimed to challenge conventions in the trailer, poster, and magazine cover through various stylistic and content decisions.
for my advanced media coursework portfolio. In this I evaluate how effectively my three media products work together- one main video and two printed media texts
The document discusses how effective the combination of a film's main products (trailer, poster, magazine cover) is at establishing a strong brand identity. It analyzes the student's film marketing campaign, noting how a consistent red color scheme and inclusion of a red cup across all products helps create recognition and links between them. While the font and taglines are not entirely consistent, the campaign utilizes other visual and narrative elements like characters and themes to tie the products together. Research on other films' campaigns informed the student's efforts to similarly employ shared visuals, colors, and messaging to effectively build an identifiable brand.
The document discusses how the creator of a media product for an Our Gang TV series drew from the teen drama genre, particularly Saved by the Bell. They modernized the style using animated backgrounds and shapes/colors to represent gender. Feedback was positive about natural-looking shots and unique opening/closing shots. The creator learned they could have included more natural shots and better catered to different age groups. New media like YouTube and software like Jing and Adobe programs were used for research, planning, and gathering audience evaluation.
The document summarizes the media products Alima Ali created for her advanced portfolio evaluation, which included a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, Ali used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense and engage audiences. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark colors, fonts, and imagery of a hooded figure to maintain consistency across the products and effectively portray the horror genre. Feedback from audiences showed the package of media products successfully conveyed the film's genre and intrigued viewers about the plot.
The document summarizes the media products Alima Ali created for her advanced portfolio evaluation, which included a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, Ali used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense and engage audiences. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark colors, fonts, and imagery of a hooded figure to maintain consistency across the products and effectively portray the horror genre. Feedback from audiences showed the trailer, poster, and magazine cover worked well together to grab attention and communicate the intended film.
The document summarizes the student's advanced portfolio project which included creating a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, the student used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark coloring and imagery to represent the horror genre. Feedback was positive about consistently representing the genre across items. The student researched existing horror works and used software like Photoshop and Final Cut Pro to construct the portfolio pieces.
The document summarizes the media products Alima Ali created for her advanced portfolio evaluation, which included a film trailer, magazine cover, and poster. For the trailer, Ali used techniques like close-ups, transitions, and music to develop suspense and engage audiences. The poster and magazine cover featured similar dark colors, fonts, and imagery of a hooded figure to maintain consistency across the products and effectively portray the horror genre. Feedback from audiences showed the trailer, poster, and magazine cover worked well together to grab attention and communicate the intended film was in the horror genre.
In which ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms & conventions of media products?
How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary tasks?
The document discusses the house styles used for various ancillary tasks created to promote a short film called "Note to Self". It describes how each group member established a consistent style across their poster and double-page spread. Key elements included color schemes, fonts, images and layouts that tied the pieces together and connected them to the film's themes of memory and time. Maintaining professional conventions like ratings, quotes and production logos helped the pieces appear polished and appealing to their target young adult audience.
The document discusses how the media producer used, developed and challenged conventions of the teen drama genre in their media product. They looked to the TV show "Saved by the Bell" as inspiration but wanted to modernize the style for their target audience of 8-16 year olds. They created animated backgrounds in After Effects and introduced characters through midshots and closeups with "flashy" editing, using shapes and gender-based colors. Feedback was gathered through websites, and new media technologies helped with research, planning and evaluation.
The document discusses how the media producer used, developed and challenged conventions of the teen drama genre, particularly Saved by the Bell, in their media product. They created an animated background in After Effects similar to Saved by the Bell but with a more modern style. They also used colors like blue and pink to represent gender and basic shapes to appeal to different ages. The producer incorporated mid shots, close ups and "flashy" editing from the genre but added a rock-style background music. They learned from audience feedback that shots looking natural were most effective at showing the gang's relationships.
The document summarizes the media products created by the author for a film promotion package, including a teaser trailer, film poster, and magazine cover. Feedback from the target audience was positive, praising the consistent dark color scheme and suspenseful elements used across all products to effectively portray the horror genre. The author used new media technologies like a digital SLR camera and editing software to plan, construct and refine the media products.
Evaluation q2 how effective is he combination ofTom Jenkins
The document discusses how the combination of a movie's main product (trailer) and ancillary texts (poster and magazine) can be effective.
It describes using still shots from the trailer footage for the poster and magazine cover to seem more authentic. Key elements like the villain and knife were included in both images to intrigue audiences.
The same font is used across the texts for consistency, while the title is featured prominently in red to stand out. Including the production company name in each text helps give them reputation and credit the producers.
Finally, the main actor is promoted through mentioning him in the poster and including a magazine interview to help audiences connect with him personally. Dark, gloomy imagery and the villain
This document analyzes the marketing strategies used to promote The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, including the movie poster, trailer, interviews, and online marketing.
The poster features Katniss Everdeen aiming a bow and arrow at the viewer with the Mockingjay pin in the background. It establishes a serious, tense tone through Katniss' facial expression and weapon. Minimal text and colors reference fire and violence without distracting from Katniss.
The trailer chronologically shows clips that tell the basic story while building tension between the Capitol and districts. It uses music, quotes, and visuals to create a dramatic tone. Genre codes like dystopian settings and violence inform audiences without misleading them.
The document discusses the effectiveness of combining a main product with ancillary texts like a poster and trailer.
It summarizes how the same shot was used for the poster and trailer to highlight the iconic scene. Minor changes were made to the logo on each for readability against the backgrounds. The same font was used for both to link them while adjusting color for visibility.
The magazine on the film further advertises the trailer by featuring the main actor. Subtle links between the magazine and trailer include a title referring to sympathizing with the villainous protagonist. Another effective link discusses the actor himself separate from his character.
The document discusses how the main product (newspaper) and ancillary texts (website and poster) were effectively combined through consistent branding, color schemes, images, and storylines. A key way they were linked was through a fictional "Save Our Castle" campaign promoted across all three texts to engage the local community and promote the newspaper. While the design elements helped connect the texts visually, the campaign unified them through a common goal and ensured readers would access multiple texts for full details, demonstrating synergy between the products.
The document discusses Ella Duncan's media products and how they use conventions of real media. For her movie poster, she followed conventions of real action thriller posters such as using red and lighting to distinguish the victim and antagonist. Her magazine cover was inspired by a 2009 issue of Fashion magazine and used similar colors, fonts, and actor pose. Her movie trailer included elements like a green band and jump cuts between scenes that are conventional for action thriller trailers. She researched examples like the movie The Box and Taken to inform the design of her media products.
The document discusses the author's vision for cities of the future. It envisions cities that are green and sustainable with renewable energy sources, emission-free transportation networks, and housing developments that are high-efficiency and technologically advanced. It sees future cities focusing research and development while separating industrial areas. They will have clean, fast transportation systems to avoid overcrowding. Cities will also emphasize organic growth with more open and park spaces integrated as they expand. Globalization and technology will further connect major cities worldwide and make their cultures more mixed.
This document discusses the three states of matter - liquid, gas, and solid. Liquid has closely packed particles that can move freely within it. Gas has particles that are far apart and able to move freely. Solid has closely packed particles in an orderly manner that cannot move freely but can only vibrate in fixed positions.
shabu shabu restaurant in mumbai - Hai Baohaibaomumbai
Hai Bao, shabu shabu restaurant in India is a China Gate Group's latest offering to Mumbai in the seafood circuit. It proudly distinguishes itself from the rest with its one-of-a-kind shabu shabu style of dining.
The document discusses a presentation given by Geoff McGhee on using data visualization to tell stories. It provides an overview of McGhee's background working with data visualization at the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University. The presentation covers best practices for using visualization to communicate insights from data in an engaging way, and provides several examples of visualizations that have been used to explore topics in journalism, social issues, economics and history.
I created a photo album to collect memories from my travels over the past year. The album contains pictures from my trips to various countries in Europe and Asia. The photos help me reminisce about the sights I saw, the people I met, and the experiences I had during my adventures abroad.
Taylor Sabga conducted a survey about soap operas. The results showed that Hollyoaks and Eastenders tied as the most popular soap operas, each receiving 3 responses. These soap operas appeal most to young adults under age 21. The survey also found that people expect drama, romance, and conflict from soap operas. Most respondents felt soap operas appeal more to female audiences, and that they feature multi-stranded narratives with drama and action. The expected audience for soap operas is young adults.
Superhero blockbuster Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is released this weekend across the UK and Ireland. This got us talking Superheroes at the jump! office.
Superheroes each have a singular, extraordinary approach to their worlds. They approach everything with a perspective that’s true to their unique character. What if we brought a super hero mindset to how brands act and innovate?
Our brands would act and create with extraordinary difference, no?
This jump! rubberneck puts forward five Superhero Archetypes that point to new innovation opportunities for your brand.
Stay safe. Enjoy.
The document discusses how FINRA uses Splunk Cloud to gain transparency and end-to-end visibility into its AWS environment. As an independent financial regulator handling large amounts of market data each day, FINRA needed a solution to gain comprehensive security visibility across its hybrid on-premises and AWS infrastructure. Splunk Cloud provides FINRA with the ability to correlate security data from AWS CloudTrail and other sources, both in the cloud and on-premises, helping FINRA to detect threats and reduce AWS costs by over 50% for some workloads.
jump! Rubberneck: Doorstep learnings for brands.
During the General Election of 2011, jump! wanted to hear the voice of Ireland’s Doorstep. We thought there could be learnings for brands, hearing people talk about there concerns and hopes as election candidates called to there door.
We accompanied five politicians around a variety of neighbourhoods and we weren’t disappointed with the forthright views expressed.
This document describes a high-speed SDR SDRAM controller with adaptive bank management. It introduces SDR SDRAM organization and operation, including memory structure, interface, command timings, and refresh requirements. The controller design includes control, generation, and data modules to simplify the SDR interface. Adaptive bank management keeps banks open between transactions, reducing command overhead by 42% compared to a non-adaptive design. The controller was implemented on an FPGA and achieved transfer rates up to 4Gbps at 125MHz with improved memory efficiency.
Competition and regulatory law experts Andrew Hockley and James Marshall outline the scope and potential risks associated with the energy sector competition review framework jointly published by UK competition authorities.
The document is an evaluation of a student's media production project for an OCR Advanced Production course. It includes the student's responses to questions about how their media product compares to existing examples, how it establishes genre and brand identity, feedback from audiences, and how various media technologies were used in constructing, researching, planning and evaluating the project. The student created a soap opera called "Borderline" including a trailer, magazine cover, and billboard to promote it. Feedback will help the student improve the narrative and characters for wider audiences. A variety of software programs and online tools were utilized at different stages of the process.
The document contains an analysis of audience feedback on a student's media production project consisting of a soap opera trailer, magazine, and poster. Feedback indicated that the trailer, magazine, and poster effectively used conventions of their real counterparts in their storylines, camerawork, layouts, and visuals. However, some aspects like music choice, advertising of the soap, and consistency between ancillary texts needed improvement. The student learned that key elements like drama and design were successful, while audio, branding, and casting alignment presented opportunities for strengthening the project.
The document contains an analysis of audience feedback on a student's media production project consisting of a soap opera trailer, magazine, and poster. Feedback indicated that the trailer, magazine, and poster effectively used conventions of their real counterparts in their storylines, camerawork, layouts, and visuals. However, some aspects like music choice, advertising of the soap, and consistency between ancillary texts needed improvement. The student learned that key elements like drama and design were successful, while audio, branding, and casting alignment presented opportunities for strengthening the project.
- The student used Adobe Photoshop and Premiere to construct their main soap opera trailer product and ancillary magazine cover and poster. Photoshop allowed them to create professional-looking images while Premiere helped them edit the trailer.
- They researched the Eastenders trailer "There's a killer amongst us" to inform the effects and color used in their own trailer.
- Feedback was gathered through showing the class the trailer and posting it on Facebook to collect both positive and negative comments. This helped the student learn from their audience.
The document provides an evaluation of media products created for a media studies course, including a soap opera trailer, magazine cover, and poster. It discusses how the products used conventions of real media, such as quick cuts, music, and emotional expressions. Feedback indicated the storylines were realistic but some scenes needed clarity. The document also describes the planning process, using technologies like cameras, editing software, blogs, and surveys to construct, research, and evaluate the media products.
The document describes a soap trailer, magazine, and poster created by the student. The student used conventions from real media products in their creation. They based the trailer on storylines, camera angles, editing, and other conventions to make it look professional. For the magazine, they included layouts, pictures, and effects seen in real TV magazines. The poster was designed to look dramatic through close-ups and a gradient background, challenging some conventions. Audience feedback found the storylines, editing, and magazine layouts effective at representing the genre, though some improvements could be made.
Tanaka Tiriboyi evaluated their media products including a film poster, magazine, and trailer. For the poster, Tanaka followed conventions such as including the film title, character image, slogan, and cast/crew information to make it look professional. Some conventions were developed, such as placing the character image in front of the title to emphasize their importance. For the magazine, conventions like the masthead, promotional text, and thumbnail images were used. Developing conventions included overlapping the main image and tagline. The trailer included disclaimers, production logos, camerawork to convey emotion, and mood music as conventions. Developing conventions in the trailer included changing the upbeat soundtrack in the second half for irony. Feedback
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Letter to the council (Permission to Film)Taylor Sabga
A group of A-level media students from St. Paul's Catholic College are requesting permission to film part of a soap opera trailer in Sunbury Park and the surrounding area of Lower Sunbury on November 19th from 9am to 3pm. They assure that the filming is only for educational purposes and will not disturb the public or environment. Their media studies teacher Mr. Mark Vinnicombe can be contacted if needed.
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The document outlines 21 scenes from a film production called "Forge Lane". Each scene describes the character, camera shot, and brief action. The scenes alternate between shots of a main character running through a field in slow motion, shots of other characters involved in suspicious activities like washing blood off hands, and shots at a party or pub with the group of friends. The scenes also include close-up shots of bloody or ripped clothes on the ground and characters dropping or washing bloody items while looking suspiciously at the camera. Taken together, the scenes appear to tell a mystery story through alternating shots of a character in danger and their friends involved in a cover-up.
1. The storyboard establishes the setting of Forge Lane and introduces the female protagonist through shots of the street sign, her positive pregnancy test, and her worried reflection in the mirror.
2. Scenes then show the protagonist smiling and laughing with friends at a pub, before shots reveal her boyfriend proposing to her.
3. The protagonist looks distressed upon the proposal and leaves abruptly as the antagonist smirks, dropping her engagement ring. She drives off as her upset boyfriend watches and the antagonist looms behind him.
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This document contains planning and research materials for a media studies student's advanced portfolio project on producing a trailer for a new soap opera. It includes the student's aims and objectives, research on soap opera codes and conventions using examples from EastEnders and Coronation Street, and planning for production roles and deadlines. Research was also conducted on the target channel, BBC Two, including its audience figures and programming. The materials provide background and reference information to help the student conceptualize and create their trailer assignment.
Taylor Sabga created a music magazine called Drop The Beat (DTB) as part of an AS media studies course. The document outlines Taylor's research and preliminary design work, including inspiration taken from the magazine XXL. Taylor surveyed peers for feedback on ideas. Key findings were that the magazine should have a good headline and image, appeal to teenagers and young adults with language and content, include promotions but not overprice the magazine, and use colors and inclusive content to appeal to both genders. The document showed Taylor's process in planning key elements like target audience, name, and design conventions for their first issue of DTB.
The document outlines the progress of a student, Taylor Sabga, in creating a preliminary front cover and contents page for a music magazine as part of an AS Level media studies course. It includes screenshots and descriptions of the design process, research on the target genre and audience, and ideas for conventions and content for the magazine, which will be called DTB and focus on hip hop music. Research was done on existing magazines like XXL to inform the project.
This document provides a log of work completed by a student named Taylor Sabga over multiple weeks for their Foundation Portfolio in Media Studies coursework. It details the various tasks completed each week, including creating a blog page, researching exemplar work, designing magazine covers and spreads in Photoshop, attending a Photoshop training academy, taking photos, and making corrections to draft work. The log shows progress made each week towards completing preliminary and main tasks, including a front cover, contents page, and double page spread for a school magazine.
This document outlines Taylor Sabga's progress on their media studies coursework over several months. It includes details of tasks completed each week such as designing magazine pages in Photoshop, taking photos, and making corrections. The coursework included a front cover, contents page, double-page spread, and blog page documenting the process. Photoshop skills like using selection tools and adding effects were developed. Feedback from a professional Photoshop training session helped improve Taylor's technical skills for layout and image editing. All tasks were completed to a high standard by the deadlines.
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This document outlines Taylor Sabga's progress on their Foundation Portfolio in Media Studies coursework over several months. It details the tasks and lessons completed each week, including designing magazine covers and spreads in Photoshop, learning relevant media theories, and taking photos to incorporate into assignments. Key tasks included a preliminary front cover, contents page, and double-page interview spread as well as completing all hand-drawn drafts and corrections for the final submission.
This document outlines the progress made by a student named Taylor Sabga on their media studies coursework over several months. It details the various tasks completed each week, including designing a magazine front cover in Photoshop, taking photos for spreads, learning relevant media theories, and making corrections. The coursework included preliminary and main tasks such as a front cover, contents page, and double-page interview spread for a mock music magazine.
1. Name: Taylor Sabga
Candidate Number: 6485
Center Name: St. Paul’s Catholic College
Center Number:64770
OCR Media Studies – A2 Media Studies
Unit G324: Advanced Production Portfolio
Evaluation
2. Question 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of
real media products?
My magazine develops some forms and conventions of traditional soap opera magazines, in particular ‘Soap Opera Digest’.
Although my magazine is based on soap opera like ‘Soap Opera Digest’ the layout of my page is very different and only a
few of the conventions are similar. The conventions that are similar would be that there are loads of different soap operas
included on the main cover, each soap opera included on my front cover has its own individual image. This is because I felt
that an image for each soap opera will help it stand out on the page. However something I did differently would be the
inclusion of the social media logos at the bottom of the page. Also the price of the magazine is clear to see on mine, this is
because I have challenged this traditional convention as I am promoting the cheapness of my product. The reason it is
priced at this would be because the magazine is aimed at working class people. By researching similar products I was able
to create a product that can be easily identified as a soap opera magazine, the magazine can be identified through the use
of colors as the color scheme is a bright yellow, blue and black (for some of the text on page). Although my magazine of
inspiration does not use the color black for the text anywhere on the page I felt that if I used a bright color on the page it
may clash with the existing color scheme.
Main Task – Ancillary Products
3. Question 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of
real media products?
Main Task – Ancillary Products
My poster challenges traditional media products, this is because my poster is very dark and focuses on
three characters from the trailer. Stereotypical soap opera posters usually focus on one character whereas
my poster includes three characters.
This is a screenshot of an Eastenders poster, my poster is fairly similar as the color scheme is very similar
and has a dark feel to it. However my poster has more writing on it compared to this poster. One
convention both posters have is that both include a ‘hash tag’ (#), this is for users to share it on social
media sites such as Twitter. In addition my poster challenges conventions from existing media products, one
convention in particular would be including social media logos (Facebook and Twitter).
4. Question 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?
Main Task – Trailer
The scene of the pub can connote to the audience that the characters are working class lower status
people, the use of high key lighting in the scene also connotes that the environment in the pub is happy.
Compared to the scene with another character who is in low key lighting which can signify that she may
have been the killer. Our trailer used very similar conventions from two trailers, an Eastenders trailer and a
new drama called ‘Glue’. Both trailers use different conventions because they are different genres,
however both trailers use low key lighting as the theme for the trailers is both about death and mystery
which is similar to our trailer. In the ‘Glue’ trailer low key lighting is used in the same way, this can be a sign
which can act a signifiers (Ferdinand De Saussure), by using low key lighting the trailer can connote to the
audience that the character in the low key lighting may be the murderer in the trailer or a ‘bad character’.
The scene in the pub is very utopian as everyone in the scene is happy and having a good time.
5. Question 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?
Main Task – Trailer
The use of blood throughout the trailer can connote to
the audience that there has been a death or someone
has been hurt. In the trailer there is a long continuing
shot that is cut down into different parts of the trailer,
the shot is an extreme close up of the blood which
signifies to the audience that something has happened.
Blood is one of the main themes of the glue trailer is
blood, this is extremely similar to our trailer as the shot
of the blood is shown throughout the trailer. By having
blood as a main theme in the trailer can connote that the
setting and theme of the soap is dystopian, this is
because blood and a woodland setting which is fairly
unusual for a soap opera.
6. Question 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?
Main Task – Trailer
The BBC 2 logo is visible on a consistent basis
throughout the trailer, this is a convention which
soap opera trailers usually include .
The BBC 2 ident is the first shot of the
trailer, this is a convention that is also
commonly used in soap opera trailers,
however the ‘2’ allows the viewer to
see what is behind it which is
uncommon and something our trailer
challenges.
7. Question 2
How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
There is a symbiotic relationship that has ben used between my two media products, my magazine which is called ‘Soap
Guide’ and my poster which is called ‘Forge Lane’. Both my media products challenge traditional media conventions as
they have a form synergy, an example would be my two products both have a dark theme which can also be a form of
continuity. Our soap opera trailer contains many characters, this meant that I could contain a variety of characters on the
front of my magazine front cover and poster. By using synergy throughout my media products it will help promote the
soap opera and is also an essential part of securing our soap operas popularity and the success of the show.
In addition, our group challenged some of the conventions which are stereotypically used in the soap opera genre, an
example of this would be by creating a ‘dystopian’ feel/atmosphere throughout our trailer especially when the character
is running through the woodland area. A good example of us challenging traditional methods would be that most of the
characters in our trailer have a villain (Propp) look/feel to them. Another aspect which combined my ancillary tasks and
the trailer would be that the point of call which was used in the trailer is also used on my magazine as a small logo which
says ‘Forge Lane’. I also included social media logos on both of my ancillary products, this is because this will help
promote our trailer on social media sites in particular Facebook and Twitter. I also included the #forgeLane on the poster,
I did this because it will help the popularity of the trailer and soap.
8. Question 3
What have you learned from your audience feedback?
Audience feedback
Audience feedback was a very important part of my evaluation as it helped me know what aspects of my groups trailer our
audience liked and did not like. This was done to look at the strengths of my trailer but also the weaknesses the trailer
may have. I interviewed a few people and asked them three questions, the questions were as follows –
What did you like about the trailer?
What did you think of the song choice?
What can be improved in the trailer?
I felt that these were the only questions that needed to be answered to give me the correct feedback. By asking questions
in the interview I was able to get a deeper and more detailed feedback from the person who was watching my trailer. I
chose to do a video instead of a survey as I felt that the feedback would be more clear to annotate compared to a survey.
The Feedback
Liam –
From Liam's feedback I found that he liked the use of lots of characters and liked the bland storyline used as it is fairly
linear and straightforward which makes it easy for the audience to follow. Liam also liked the the song choice as he felt
that the song went well with the trailer and the storyline. However he felt that the length of the trailer could have been
longer as he thought that it was too short.
Hannah –
From Hannah's feedback I found out that she liked the slow motion used from the trailer, also the focus shot that was used
in one of the shots in the trailer. There was also synchronous sound that had been used in the trailer which she said she
liked as the timing of the shots went in sync with the music. Hannah felt that the song choice was really good as it built up
throughout the trailer and then reached a climax near the end of the trailer which kept the suspense. However there was
one thing that could have been improved in the trailer which was the use of the blood as she felt that it was easy to tell
that it was fake blood.
9. Question 4
How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
Construction
For the trailer our group used Adobe CS6 Premier. As I was the director of the group I was expected to organize the group meetings and the
times we had to film for the trailer beforehand so that the dates were as organized as possible. To film the shots we used a Digital SLR camera,
once the shots were filmed the group then edited the footage on premier to make sure that the footage that we had filmed was as
professional as possible to help the soaps popularity. Most shots taken on filming days had multiple takes which meant we had a variety of
shots to chose from when the editing process began on Premier. Our group chose the best shots and the shots that fit the purpose well, some
shots were ‘shaky’ or out of focus which meant those clips could not be used or had to be reshot on a different filming day as our group felt
that it would ruin the continuity of the trailer.
On some shots we decreased the colour saturation as some shots were filmed when it was sunny but because our trailer theme was murder
and death we made the shots darker, this was only done to achieve a disequilibrium as we needed the shots to be darker than they actually
were. In our trailer we included slow motion in particular the shots of the girl running through the woods, this was to add tension to the
trailer. Premier also allowed us to edit sound and import songs and lots of different audio files such as MP3 and WAV. Files. This allowed us to
use the song we originally planned to use in the planning process which was ‘Lorde – Everybody Wants to Rule The World’. The trailer only
includes two non-diegetic sound which is the soundtrack and the voice over which is included at the end of the trailer. Premier allowed our
group to cut the song down as it is 4 minutes long but the trailer is 1minute 15seconds long. The trailer is dominated by a non-diegetic
soundtrack as there is no diegetic sound used during the trailer. The ability to import different audio files onto premier is a benefit as the file
our group saved the voice over at the end of the trailer was an uncommon sound file.
For my ancillary tasks (Magazine Front Cover & Poster) I used Photoshop, this is because the software allowed me to edit and manipulate
images in a professional way compared to other software. In Photoshop I am able to use tools such as the ‘quick selection tool’ which allows
me to select what I want from a certain image and remove the background. As I removed the background from most of my images I was able
to add a background of my choice to make sure the image was fit for purpose. An example of this would be an image on my magazine front
cover I added a brick wall and linked the two layers together. For my poster I took three pictures in a room with low key lighting, this is because
I wanted the poster to have a suspense/conspiracy feel to it as our trailers main theme is murder. Because the room I chose to take pictures in
was really dark I used my smartphones torch to light up a side of the characters face, the end result was good for two pictures but for one
image I had to increase the colour saturation as it came out a bit too dark and looked odd compared to the other two images.
10. Question 4
How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
Research
In the research stages of our trailer and into the genre I made a production log, in the production log it has a lot of
information about the soap opera genre. The production log also includes analysis of soap opera magazines, by doing this I
gained information about what conventions are used on soap opera magazines. Conventions stereotypically used on a
soap opera magazine are bright colours and lots of images. By researching into the genre I was able to replicate a soap
opera magazine and make it look professional yet unique, this is because I used ideas from different magazines along with
my own ideas. In the research stage I used technologies such as Powerpoint as I am familiar with the software, PowerPoint
also allowed me to present my research and lay it out in an easy way.
For our trailer we used two trailers of inspiration which we found through our research, we used Youtube and typed in
‘New Soap Opera Trailers’, this was so we found the latest soap opera trailers. By watching a variety of different trailers
such as Hollyoaks and Eastenders we found a new soap called ‘Glue’, the trailer was very fast paced and included lots of
characters. Our group then researched into the trailer and we decided that the ‘Glue’ trailer would be our main trailer of
inspiration. From my own research I noticed that a lot of the trailers had a theme of death but there was a multi-stranded
narrative so it was’t always the main theme. Our trailer focuses on one murder and a lot of characters who are suspects.
11. Question 4
How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
Planning
In the planning process of our soap opera we had to plan what was going to happen on filming days to
make sure the days ran as smoothly as possible. Our group made a group chat to communicate with one
another outside of school time. We had to create a storyboard, this included an analysis of the technical
codes which had been used in our trailer. We also had to create a shot list, the shot list included the
camera angles, camera movement and the length of the shot. By making these documents it greatly helped
our group as we were well organized and prepared on filming days. For extra preparation our group created
a prop list which included all the props that were going to be used in the trailer an example of a prop that
was used would be the knife which was used in two shots in our trailer. This really helped us organize all of
the aspects that needed to be sorted out, all aspects of our mise-en scene which was necessary for a
professional look and effect.
Another part of the planning stage was our group sending a letter to the council asking for permission to
film in the park as it was owned by the Surrey Council, without permission we would not have been able to
film in that particular location as we would not of had permission to do so. This is one reason why planning
beforehand was crucial to making the filming dates as organized as possible. The final part of our planning
stage was creating meeting notes every time our group had a meeting, by doing this we were able to recap
what we discussed in that meeting and what actions needed to be taken from each meeting. An example of
an action that was needed would be purchasing certain props like the ‘Fake Blood’. I also completed hand
drawn tasks, by doing this I was able to refer back to them whilst I was creating my ancillary products, I also
did this to ‘repeat’(Steve Neale) certain conventions of the soap opera genre.
12. Question 4
How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
Evaluation
By using PowerPoint to complete my evaluation it allowed me to create a neat and presentable evaluation
which includes images and a clear layout. It also allowed me to reflect to whole production process of both
our groups trailer and my ancillary products (magazine Front Cover & Poster).
In conclusion I personally feel that my ancillary tasks are both effective at helping to promote the new soap
opera ‘Forge Lane’ which will be broadcast on BBC2 to my target audience which is 15-25 year olds. This is
evident through many different aspects of my work such as my research, production and the planning
stage.