Tuesday, 25 February 2025

ML REVISION GUIDE

  MEDIA-- FILM

PRODUCTION-- the planning and filming of the movie

DISTRIBUTION-- publishing the film

MARKETING-- the promotion of the film

EXHIBITION-- showing the film to people

NTTD

UK distributor-- EON
US distributor-- MGM
worldwide-- UNIVERSAL
CONGLOMERATE-- big film companies

NTTD promotion method

-posters
-teasers
-sponsorship ads
-celebrity appearances
-interviews
-superbowl ad
-casting announcements


NTTD age rating in cinema-- 12A
digital rating-- 12

U&G THEORY

PERSONAL IDENTITY
-media products allow people to find role models and other people with similar values
-use of media to reinforce personal values by coming closer to similar and desired people

examples-- TV shows and films (e.g. Criminal Minds and Fight Club)

INFORMATION
-use of media can be learned through different forms of media
-media allows people to gain insight on other peoples lives
-the media keeps the audience informed with current events
-people can acquire information, knowledge and understanding through media products

example-- most social media platforms (Twitter, Instagram and TikTok)

ENTERTAINMENT
-use of media to escape the humdrum of boring life
-access media forms to forget about worries and troubles for a while
-to give a sense of happiness and release from the daily grind

example-- Video Games (Resident Evil and Until Dawn)

SOCIAL INTERACTION
-the ability of media product to produce a topic of conversation between other people
-media products allows the audience to break down barriers of time and distance to communicate with people

example-- messaging apps (Snap and Messages)

MEDIA-- MAGAZINES

VOGUE
-launched in 1931

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FILM KEY TERMS:

franchise– a series of films based on an original idea or adapted from a book

terminology– a group of specialized words and respective meanings in a particular field, and also the study of such terms and their use

distributor– a company that markets and organizes the distribution of a film

Hollywood major– a large film production company that dominates Hollywood

teaser– A fragment or montage of a film or of a television or radio programme intended to entice audience members to want to watch or listen to the subsequent production.

montage– a piece of work produced by combining smaller parts, or the process of making such a work:

ensemble cast– a group of people or things that make up a complete unit. a group of characters that have more or less equal roles in a production: not always a main protagonist

tentpole film– one that is expected to make a lot of money, and also to help persuade people to spend money on products connected with it

high-concept– is a type of artistic work that can be easily pitched with a simple idea.

enigma– this code refers to mystery within a text a question that encourages an audience to watch/read on to find  the answer to.



MANTRA–a statement or slogan repeated frequently



MAGAZINE KEY TERMS:

circulation- the number of newspaper/magazine copies distributed on average in a day

advertising- the activity or profession of producing advertisements for commercial products or services

cover price- price of a newspaper or magazine

subscription model- a fee customers pay on a regular basis to get access to your product

multi-platform- capable of running on two or more different hardware platforms (print or digital)

readership- the number or type of people who read it

ideology- a set of opinions or beliefs of a group or an individual 

brand identity- the visible elements of a brand such as colour, design or logo the identity and distinguish the brand in consumers minds

target audience- a group of people who are most likely to be interested in your product or service



PERSONAL IDENTITY

-media products allow the audience to find role models and other people with similar values

-use of media to reinforce personal values by coming closer to similar and desired people/products

EXAMPLE- movies or TV shows (e.g. Brooklyn 99, 500 Days Of Summer, Fight Club)

INFORMATION

-any information can be learned through different forms of media

-media allows people to gain insight on other peoples lives

-the media keeps the audience informed with current events

-people can acquire information, knowledge and understand through media products 

EXAMPLE- most social media platforms and the news (e.g. TikTok, Instagram, Twitter)

ENTERTAINMENT

-use of media to escape the humdrum of boring everyday life

-access media forms to forget about worries and troubles for a while (escapism)

-to give a sense of happiness and release from the daily grind (school, work and obligations)

EXAMPLES- video games (e.g. Resident Evil, Red Dead Redemption, Until Dawn)

SOCIAL INTERACTION

-the ability of media product to produce a topic of conversation between other people

-media products allows the audience to break down barriers of time/distance to communicate with others

EXAMPLE- messaging apps (e.g. Snapchat, Messages, Instagram)

Thursday, 13 July 2023

Magazine design

13-07-2023

L/O-to create an effective magazine cover using appropriate codes and conventions


Thursday, 29 June 2023

magazine cover design: masthead

 29-06-2023

L/O-to use adobe illustrator to create an effective magazine masthead


1. music

2. 







the mastheads are usually behind the main image and a bold colour like the examples above




















Tuesday, 6 June 2023

Tuesday, 23 May 2023

brand design

 23-MAY-2023

L/O- to create effective logos and a clear brand identity



Thursday, 11 May 2023

branding

 11-MAY-2023

L/O- to explore the concept of branding & to create an effective brand image


name- 9 cloud films

purpose- to provide movie ratings and reviews

USP - a website that gives honest reviews on the latest movies and shows

target audience - teens to young adults




















































Tuesday, 9 May 2023

web design

 09-MAY-2023

L/O- to research websites design, genre conventions & terminology


brief - to create an effective homepage for a new site of your choice

new site ideas

brand name:
type of brand: a film review site
what we do: 
aim of site:
site content: movie reviews
target audience: teens
unique selling point:


















do now 11-MAY-2023   (film review sites home pages)

          



-IMDb














-Roger Ebert








- colour schemes - monochromatic colours used for both

-information included on home page - recent movie releases

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Tuesday, 25 April 2023

news day evaluation

 25/04/2023

L/O - to evaluate and review our news day project

-explain what you did and what stories you worked on

the story we worked on was the st ives bay chemical dump

-which bit did you enjoy the most and why?

i enjoyed planning the interviews and story because it was very fun to research was it was all about

-which bit did you least enjoy and why?

the part i least enjoyed was the filming because i got really nervous and kept on making mistakes

-what skills did you learn and develop?


-what did you learn about the news process?

i learned the the news process is very complicated because there are many steps in creating a news story

-if you were to do it again what would you do differently?

the thing i would differently is that i wouldnt be an ancor instead i would probably be an editor instead

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

what is news?

 28/02/2023

LO-to explore the concept and formant of news


science - what is carbon capture and can it fight climate change?

tech - Canada bans Tiktok on government devices

business - Amazon UK workers walk out on strike in pay row

cost of living - why are prices rising so much?

UK - pilot circles plane to show passengers Northern lights

health - women manipulated about abortion in crisis centres

family & education - school girls humiliated by staff skirt inspections

others - celebrity , sports , world , politics , local , etc.


fake news

-fake news - false information used to shape your views , opinions or ideas.

-the information is often exaggerated.heavily biased or simply not true.

-it is often intentionally misleading.

-it can also be known as propaganda.

examples of fake news - 

did simon cowell just die in a car accident?!

man eats underwear

devil otter ate my mini van

trump vs Biden in a fight

man gets mugged by a parrot

people spread fake news to gain more popularity and attention.people also spread fake news for profit off of all the attention as well


07/03/2023

LO-to understand what news is and where to find it


ideas-

-st ives climate change

-the current strikes going on

14/03/2023 - absent






Thursday, 26 January 2023

Green Screening

26/01/2023

 LO-to plan and construct an effective green screen scene


were doing a music video to California girls

for costumes were doing wigs and microphones and blow up props


07/02/2023

for the future of special effects i think that there will be a time where they wouldn't need actors at all for the making of films

ML REVISION GUIDE

  MEDIA-- FILM PRODUCTION-- the planning and filming of the movie DISTRIBUTION-- publishing the film MARKETING-- the promotion of the film E...