Josh and Mats Magazine

This magazine follows the normal convention rules for a magazine; we used 4 pictures in are magazine which a normal magazine will have at it’s maximum; we choose to have 4 pictures because we wanted the magazine to follow these convention to make it look more professional. Also we used only 2 different font colours which a normal magazine would do also. In making are magazine we made sure we did not break any off a traditional magazines convention rules therefore are magazine did not break no conventions; we did not want to break any convention rules to fulfil are magazine to come across to the audience as professional.

We made the colours on are background red and black; we did this because are magazine needs to apply to boys and black and red is a very boyish colour therefore hopefully getting the boys attention with these colours. We made the magazine for boys in school; are catch line was “How can you work and play?” we had this next to a very famous footballer by this footballer being on are front page and this line being next to him people will want to know how? And they will buy it to found out.

These magazines are for anytime readers it does not follow a ongoing story which means you have to read the one before to understand the next one we made sure we picked a magazine which anyone can pick up and read; we did this because we where thinking about are target audience and not many children would keep buying this magazine week in week out; but by use having a complete separate magazine every week children can buy it and read it anytime they want therefore making it a bigger sales income for us the makers.

I have learnt in making this magazine cover that Photoshop is really hard to use; Are magazine is not the best but it is quite good for are 2nd practice on Photoshop. If I could improve one thing I would make the writing on the blackboard better and make it look more professional. As well as by me doing this I now know how to use Photoshop much better and these techniques I have learnt will help me through the rest of the course.

Our film

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Evaluation;

The film was filmed and edited like a normal show or film, it had a start and ending i.e. he was guilty. We used a wide range of camera shots in are film we used-;

• An over the shoulder shot when the inspector was looking through the window at the suspect.
• We used a low angle shot/panning when the inspector was walking across the hall way.
• We used a point of view shot when you looked through the window into were the suspect was; this showed inside the room.
• We also used a reverse shot from inside the room looking at the inspector from the suspects view.
• We used a 2 shot as well when the inspector sits down.

All the shots made the film very effective because it gave a different view for mostly each scene making it look professionally done and also makes it easier and more better viewing for the audience, this follows an typical TV show/film.

In making are film we had a lot of success filming it; we had no trouble filming this film because we planned it out perfectly before we started it. Also we made sure we had the perfect place to film with the correct amount of space and theme to go with are film. The only bad thing in filming the film was the lighting in the room; this was not how we wanted it to be therefore making a light on the actor’s faces which we did not want. In editing the film we had no trouble and all using the software and making it look professional; we found it easy to use the software we used because it was from home which means we were use to using it and we new were everything was therefore making it easier to edit.

In are film we made sure it continued a constant scene after scene continuation; we did this because if you mix the film about the audience will not know what is going on this will confuse the audience and make them not enjoy the film as much because they have to really think about what is going on; we made sure ours was easy to follow on and was entertained for the audience.

As a whole I am really happy with are film the editing was really good and professional and also the filming is top class. To be honest I don’t think we need to improve on any filming techniques or editing because we did not struggle at all and we completed the film with high standards

Magazine

Evaluation;

The magazine we did was 442. We used most of the conventions which is common on a normal magazine; we used 2 main colours and used 3-4 pictures which are common on normal magazines. We did not break any conventions to the magazine; are magazine has all the same conventions to a normal avenge magazine. The colours we used were red; we used this because 442 is a football magazine which mostly boys read and red is a common boys favourite colour, also we used grey; this is also a boys colour and hopefully by us using boys colours it would attract boys to buy the magazine. We used also yellow on some writing; we did this to make the magazine stand out and also make it eye catching for the audience so it gets there attention.

The cover lines stand out with a big 442 title in red at the top which makes boys who are looking around for a sports magazine look at it because 442 is a common term used in football. The magazine is for both new and regular readers because new readers can pick it up and just read it because it has no sequence to the magazine; but also regular people could read it because it is a magazine which is completely different every week. I have learnt when doing this magazine my way around Photoshop which I can now use very good and with no trouble; this is good because know in further tasks when we have to use Photoshop I will be able to do the task with the best of my ability and make it look professional. I know feel confident with both creating a print based product and also moving image product; I feel the same amount of confident with them both.

Eastenders

Evaluation:

This movie was a clip from Eastenders. It was a typical scene from a TV soup because it used different types of camera shots which a normal TV soap would use. Also the way the scene was set out was like a normal TV soup as well; i.e. the telephone was on the wall like a typical soup etc. We used 3 different camera angles these were; mid shot, close shot and reverse shot; we used all of these shots because these were in the real version of Eastender and by us having the same camera angels it would make it seem more realistic. The film we did was very accurate too the real version in my view; we used all the camera shots that the real version did. Also we had most of the rite lines in the scene as well this would of added how close are version is to the real version. We had a few weaknesses and strengths these were;

Strengths
• Worked really well as a team and made sure we did all the work to a high standard.
• We did all the camera shots correct and to a good standard.
• We edited it quite well with music at the start and at the end.

Weaknesses
• It took us quite long to do the camera shots therefore leaving us less time to edit it the video.
• The acting we did was not as good as we wanted it to be; so if I had to improve it I would re-take some of the bits to make it look professional.

I have learnt a little bit about mise en scene; I Know that It literally means staging. It is the way in which the elements in the film are arranged by the camera. We had 1 lighting in are film and that was from the outside; we did think a little bit about the lighting; because in the real version it was all natural light so we decided to have natural light in ours as well to make it more realistic. I have learnt as well by me doing this film that it is important to make it continues; if it is not continues nobody watching it will get what is happening in the soup. As well as soaps are all about continuity and we need to follow this rule to make it seem as close as the real version. One only thing that could have been better in are soap was the editing; we had not much time to edit it because the filming took us so long so we had to rush this therefore it was not as good as it should have been. If we had enough time to edit it properly we would have proper scene changes and the proper eastenders opening with music.