Media Studies A2

Saturday 1 May 2010

The documentary - Under age and Under pressure

Double Page Listings - Under Age and Under Pressure

When it came to creating my double page listings, i decided it was best to look at current magazines and how they organized their listings, and use the best parts of their structures to create my own. As you can see, I used blue, white and yellow colour scheme to create a bright and vibrant effect, but also so i can highlight certain points of the listings in which i wish to stand out amongst the rest. I also decided to write a piece on the documentary on the right hand side in order to highlight my documentary to the public, and labelled it as a 'Must Watch'.

Overall i feel that the article is a well structured and professional piece and i enjoy looking at hopefully looks like a very promising piece.

Radio Trailer - Under Age and Under Pressure

This is my radio trailer for my documentary 'Under Age and Under Pressure'.

I created the radio documentary trailer in Adobe Premier Pro, using Camera's and Sound effects to create the base of my radio trailer. Before i made the trailer i had to make a plan to give me some guidance as to how i was going to produce the trailer. In the majority of the A2 course, my plans have not necessarily gone to how they should of done, however with the radio trailer my plans are exactly how the final product has finished, and i believe that it is a very professional peice compared to other radio trailers i have analyzed on Capital FM and Kiss 100.

Friday 30 April 2010

Evaluation Question 2 - How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

Evaluation question 4 - How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

There were a vast variety of media technologies used in order to create my media documentary. First and foremost the planning needed to create such a mammoth task such as a investigatave documentary was on a broad scale. Then after planning i had to consider how would construct something like this. This is a list of all the programs and equipment i used and how they helped in creating the documentary and the ancillary texts.

Apple Mac - I needed an apple mac computer access all the programs and the fine editing skills i needed to create all my A2 coursework. The Apple Macs really help as they contain a very professional and consistant program selection.

Adobe Premier Pro - Adobe Premier Pro was a key program in the creation of my documentary as it was where all the editing and laying out of the documentary took place. I used premier pro as it has a vast variety of audio and visual transitions and a large amount of effects which can help make an ok documentary into a great one. I also used this program to create and edit my radio trailer, as i felt that with all the editing skills on there it would help as well.

Adobe In-Design - I used In-design in order to create my tv listings. I used this as in-design has a great array of editing still images and you can also Bevel or Emboss certain factors which again help to make certain parts stand out. Also i used the same program for my magazine peice, showing that i had already had expeiriance with the program itself.

Blogger - I used Blogger in order to keep track of my progress throughout the course but also to allow other people to view my work and comment on whether they think it is good or hat can be done to improve it. Thankfully my work has recieved mostly positive reviews with hardly any criticism's.

Google - I used google as one of the key points for my research, as google is practically linked with everything on the internet. I was able to find many websites on underage binge drinking but also on how to make a successful documentary.

Celtex - I used the free downloadable software called celtex to create an electronic storyboard of my documentary. I was able to draw out my storyboard on paper and yhen upload the images into celtex and explain the lighting and such from there. It was an excellent program and really helped me to plan out my documentary.

Digital Video Camera (HVR-A1E/A1P) - This was the camera i used to shoot all of my footage. Most of the footage shot was when the camera was on a tripod, however some was free held.

Thursday 29 April 2010

Evaluation Question 3 - Under Age and Under Pressure

The Words in the paper if are unreadable are:

Evaluation Question 3

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

From the feedback I have received, I generally feel that the documentary has turned out to be a great success, receiving great reviews from the target audience in which I set out for. Many stated that the overall out look of the documentary looked very professional and that the camera angles and the way the voice over’s and editing were conducted went very well with the documentary.

Going from this comment, it seems that my in-depth research has paid off and he has also provided me with advice as to how I could improve further upon the audio of the documentary. However from this comment it seems that he is impressed with the views of both the medical expert and in contrast the authentic Pub Landlord himself. On the technical side he also felt that the varied camera shots and the clearly presented narrative were also key in the success of the documentary.

India Cox has also said some of the main points that came across from a lot of people, stating how the documentary was well set out. However she also highlighted how the live footage from the pubs and from Dartford Town Centre was also extremely effective.

I feel if I was to create a documentary of something with such a broad impact on society I would have taken the same steps with research but allowed more time and more planning for the structure and overall development of the documentary itself. I would also have preferred to have been able to work on the overall audio of the documentary as well, as I can see the logic in Mr Schock’s comment.