Sadie Smart Coursework

NEA Research Part 6 - Institutional Research Introduction In this post I will be engaging in my brief's chosen media institution, Hearst Magazine UK. I will be researching on what kind of business it is, how they make profit, their values and ethos. This will help me further understand what kind of my magazine I want to present and its intentions behind it.  Task Click the link to see my post on my institutional research findings. https://prezi.com/view/HHk9E9i0az7qW2Fjrra0/ Conclusion Overall, this task benefited me in understanding what my potential magazine will present with its purpose and values. This is because for example one of their values includes having trust and breaking new grounds for the company. This means it will give me inspiration to be as engaging and unique with my magazine content as they are with their successful content. Also, as they represent brands such as Womens Health, Real People and more I want my magazine to share the same ...

NEA Research Part 5 - Media Theory research Introduction For this post I will be looking at 2 media products where different media theories have been used to appeal to their target audience. This will help me understand the social issues and messages the magazine institutions are trying to communicate to society. Task  Here is my presentation link  https://prezi.com/view/vElnXxxNNGjpPBAtIgI4/ Conclusion Overall, this task helped me further explore the creativity and deeper processing thought into what I want my magazine to mean by its purpose and references to different messages in society.

NEA Research Part 4 - Media Language and Representation Introduction  For this task I need to research the media language elements used in magazines and how this constructs representations and appeal to their target audience. This will be important in understanding what makes an entertainment magazine a successful entertainment magazine. I will look at two texts including their front cover, contents page and double/single spread pages.  Task This is my link to my presentation: https://prezi.com/view/vKJNwrktaGgIfhINfmIz/ Conclusion Creating this post really helped me understand the key elements used in magazines including the front cover, contents page and double page spread. For example, I understand the use of text used and what that means by the representation. When it comes to relating this to my magazine I will use a similar camera shot like a mid shot or from the shoulder up shot as many entertainment magazines use this. This is because is because i...

NEA RESEARCH PART 3 - INTERTEXTUALITY RESEARCH Introduction For this post I will be looking into intertextuality in two media products within my brief. This will hopefully help my creative process in adding intertextuality into my final product.  Copy and paste the link to see my research https://prezi.com/view/yF4ncwz3npJh8alEfZQV/ Conclusion  Overall, I never thought print media would show intertextuality as much as I thought it would. This is because in videos and films intertextuality is clearly shown a lot. As it was less clear in magazines I had to make some assumption references to intertextuality. On the other hand, it was very interesting with what I found as it referred as lot to social issues and context. This will help me with being more personal and clever with my front cover by the choice of mise en scene, text and other codes and conventions. For example, using a famous movie quote as my headline or subheading, choice of colour or the choice of ...

NEA Research Part 1 - History of... NEA - Preparatory tasks - Research Guidance Learning Objectives: K: What the minimum requirements for the preparatory tasks. U: The relevance of each of these tasks. BAT: Undertake preparatory work as prescribed below. CO: Use media terminology throughout verbal and written communication. Introduction  In this post, I will start my research investigation into entertainment magazines. I will be first looking into the history of magazines, entertainment magazines and how it has progressed into e-media and more.  This is my link to my presentation of the history of magazines. https://prezi.com/view/efgu44ZYZhdSgzaCOAIV/ Conclusion  In the end I found out a lot about entertainment magazines like the first published entertainment magazine, ethnicity in the industry and more. By doing this research it will help me with knowing the purpose of the entertainment magazines and the progress it is making in the media.  ...

FRIDAY, 8 MARCH 2019 NEA Research Part 2 - Genre Research Introduction For this lesson I will be researching further into the genre of my magazine. This will help me focus on what codes and conventions suit within my brief so my media product is engaging and effective in its purpose. The genre of my media product is entertainment so I will be looking at 3 other media products within the same genre.  This is my link to my genre research. I researched US Weekly, Entertainment Weekly and People Magazine.  https://prezi.com/view/aeqd21x21mjNYlc1wPzL/ Conclusion  Overall, while researching the magazines they all carried the same conventions and how this makes them successful entertainment genres. For example, they always use a variety of colour in their front covers and as their main target audience is young females this is eye-catching to them to engage with. This will help me in my development further as it will give me a structure and outlook on what i...

THURSDAY, 7 MARCH 2019 NEA BRIEFS - 30 HOURS LEARNING OBJECTIVES K: The requirements for each of the briefs set by OCR. U: How to approach the chosen brief, including writing the statement of intent. BAT: Choose a brief and start planning what to write in the statement of intent. CO: Use media terminology (all areas of the theoretical framework) in your written and verbal communication. Task 1 I chose brief 3 magazine and online as I want to pursue further into print media and I really enjoy being creative and learning more about magazines and advertising. I have some skills in making layouts that fit the target audience and genre. I also really enjoy photography so I would love taking photos for my potential magazine and adding interesting content to it. I am also comfortable in using photoshop so I could add different layers and designs to it. I would like to develop some parts to photoshop though when adding tools so the work have form to it.