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Photography

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 20/09/24 Photography what makes a good photo:  composition mis-en-scene clear image/in focus angles stand out captivating  Rule of Thirds Divide your frame into nine equal parts by creating a grid that is composed of both horizontal and vertical lines. Place the key feature of your shot at any of the four points where the lines of the grid converge. Some digital cameras come with an option to place a grid over the LCD view which helps with your composition skills. More engaging photograph Leading lines: If a scene has strong lines, make sure the lines lead the eye into the frame rather than out of it. The lines should lead to the main point of interest.  creates a story  Viewpoint/Angles: Vary angles: Shoot at varying angles to capture a subject from a different viewpoint. Move the camera higher or lower than you usually do. For a dramatic effect, take some photos from a birds-eye (looking down) or worms-eyes view (looking up).  Lighting: Dramatic lighting...
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Pre - Production and Production Documents

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 19/09/24  Pre- Production and Production Documents  Budget: use excel Printing cost personnel costs - crew, actors  resource costs - camera, SD card, computer , photoshop renting costs - rent camera/ laptop  distribution costs - where location pay company to distribute magazine sponsorship costs - team up with another company help sponsor your magazine Legal Permission Forms  - location release - private property permission - model release form - written permission/consent form avoids suing  STUDIO BINDER - templates for different forms and edit them Monday . com Risk Assessments - identifying what hazards exist or may be happening while working    Location Recce - a pre-filming visit to a location to determine its suitability for shooting. This is commonly carried out by the Director of Photography,), and includes access to necessary facilities and assessment of any potential lighting or sound issues, and is closely related to location s...
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Fonts

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17/09/24 Fonts  fonts are important because its shows genre links to target audience  picked up by media specialists  Times New Roman font is more formal, serif fonts are targeted for an older age catergory/readers.  Comic Sans font is more infromal, san serif which are targetd for a younger age category/readers as its easier to read. Serif Serif fonts are identifiable by the small lines on the edges of letters (called serifs) that make the font easier to read in print. Fonts in the Serif typeface include Times New Roman, Georgia, and Book Antiqua. Sans-Serif Sans serif font letters don’t have a serif attached to them, so they display more clearly on websites. Fonts in the Sans serif typeface include Arial, Verdana, and Helvetica. Sans = The small features on the ends of strokes in some fonts are known as “Serifs.”  Sans-Serif = Very precise, with sharp or rounded edges Script: Fonts in the Script typeface are meant to imitate the fluidity of human handwriting. ...
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Magazine Conventions

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13/09/24 Magazine Conventions  Codes and Conventions - systems of signs, which create meaning codes are visual/audio conventions group together to make a genre  Textually Analyse: To textually analyse is to study a media text in order to understand the various meanings. Everyone interprets things differently, so make sure you can support your interpretations! Textual analysis is a skill and will be something you will work on throughout your media course Red -  this could signify death, love or danger depending on the context and the use of colour  Blue  - this could signify sadness, scared, calmness, masculinity depending on context  White - this could signify boring/ emptiness/ innocence Yellow - this could signify happiness/vibrance  Black - this could signify depressions, loneliness/ emo/death Green  - this could signify envy/ jealousy/ill/disgust Masthead - red royalty stand out  fonts - different fonts to catch reader attention  col...
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Pitch

 12/09/24 Delivering a Pitch Pitch- promoting and or delivering ideas that you have pre planned and you think has potential. In order to be successful in a pitch you need to: be confident in your plan and pitch have pre planned what you will say organised and well thought out think about questions they may ask you  showing knowledge about films and magazines and how it links to the media world   Presentation and Communication CLIP ONE  - rudeness - had confidence - too short - two completely unrelated products - makes seem desperate to sell  - didn't like criticism Clip Two - planned  - experience  - stats and facts  - confidence  - over confidence  - too fast
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Practice Genre Proposal

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  10/09/24  Teenage-Romance Proposal  Aims and Objectives  - I intend to entertain. In order to entertain my target audience i will ensure that my magazine promotes and shows light hearted age related romance films. I will also ensure that it allows a sense of escapism for the audiences as at their age they could be very stressed and this would allow them to be relaxed and engaged in something they can relate to and or feel passionate about. I want it to focus on the movies itself and the characters they portray. Form, Genre and Content  In my magazine i will include romantic fonts that are easy to read for my target audience. I will ensure that my magazine isn't full of paragraphs as that will make my audience bored and not want to buy. My magazine will include interviews from fan favourite romance comedies or latests and upcoming romance related films.  My magazine will be a mix of different countries romance films to reach a wider audience My magazine wo...
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Proposal

 09/09/24 Proposal written document present to a client - outlining how you can acheive your goals  once outlined your idea this needs to be documented so that the client can read about it  A proposal is written in sections that cover different areas e.g. Aims & Objectives Target Audience   Primary, Secondary (might not appeal directly to them) Resources/Personnel and budget! Genre - Content  what’s included within the magazine Article ideas - Design ideas  colour scheme, font ideas, ideas for the name of the magazine Distribution and marketing Aims/purposes = - To entertain audiences? - To inform readers? - To promote? - To advertise? Content -what’s it going to include? Images - Font styles  Interview, columns, features, reviews Types of film  Actor/ performer based? Or Film directors Venue/ production house based? Genre based? Genre  why have you chosen this genre? -Link to your target audience Form = PLATFORM  ...
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