The Flow Chart for My Film

This is the flow chart for my film about my scoliosis. I will start with some shocking statistics and facts about scoliosis. I will then briefly talk about my personal story regarding scoliosis and how scoliosis effects me personally. I will then interview all of the people who have witnessed my scoliosis first-hand (Mum, Dad, etc)

Flow Charts of Different Types of Film Angles

This is a flow chart of the various angles that films and documentaries go through. The tutor then asked us to create our own flow chart, depending on our film idea and basis.

Twitter - Codes and Conventions

Hashtag

A hashtag provides the user with links to the topic or subject that is within the hashtag. Hashtags consist of sentences with no spaces beginning with a hashtag. Hashtags are important because they contain links to websites and information that people may otherwise be unaware of or unable to find.

Columns

Columns divide the various sections of Twitter into various genres.They consist of vertical grids that seperate different types of content from each other. They are important because without them, different content and genres might become mixed up together, or someone might not be able to find the help/resources needed to complete a task.

Trends

Trends are the various topics and subjects that are popular on Twitter. These trends appear in the form of a small image of the topic accompained by the name of that topic followed by a brief synopsis about what the topic entails at the underneath the name and the image and you can to follow it or not.

Pictures

Pictures are images that people take either of themselves or on a specific topic. These pictures can be posted onto the person's Twitter page or can be sent to friends or around the world to other people's Twitter pages. They are important because, for example, people who have not seen each other in a long amount of time can send each other pictures so that they can see what each person looks like.

Followers

Followers are people who follow your user name and work around Twitter. The amount of followers that you have obtained will appear on the followers counter in the top-right corner of the screen. Followers are important because, without them, no one would know how many people are liking what they are writing about on Twitter.

Thumbnails

Thumbnails are quick skecthes that people, most likely in the employment genre of Art, draw themselves and they can be posted to the person's Twitter page or be sent around Twitter. These are important because if people create Art for a living and want to showcase their work quickly, they can post thumbnails on Twitter for instant feedback.

They are also formatted for easy access on Twitter for phones and tablets, which makes them easier to view.

Search Bar

A search bar is used for typing in a specific subject or user name when you cannot find it yourself, and it is also remarkably quicker and easier than searching through Twitter pages to find what you are searching for. This is important because, otherwise, Twitter users would have to spend lots of time searching for the subject or user name that they are looking for, and even might never find it.

Analysis of 'John's Not Mad' Magazine

I created this article by first opening a Text Box and typing the headline onto the document. I then Copied and Pasted my essay onto the document, using a Text Box to place my essay into. I also used Text Boxes to type quotes from my essay into in Bold letters to make it look more authentic. I used another Text Box to create my by line and place it at the top of the article. 

I then obtained four photographs of John, past and present, and placed them onto my article to give the impression of a genuine magazine article. The images give a sense of nostalgia and sympathy and give the reader an opportunity to view John as he has aged. I have maintained the columns in an order that fits a magazine article. I have also tried to keep text and imagery in the line so as to not cause confusion and to make the main body look professional.

I used Text Boxes and imagery to create two fake adverts to make the article look genuine. The adverts are quite short, however they still contribute to the impression of a real newspaper. The by line has been  placed in a manner to make the article look interesting. 

What I found good was the creation of quotes using Text Boxes. I found this good because I feel that the quotations give an interesting insight and I learned a lot of skills because of it.  What I found bad was the part when I had to arrange the screen shots from the internet because there was a lot of difficult cropping and photo-column alignment work involved. 

Below are two screen shots showing the process that I took to create the magazine.

Codes and Conventions Newspapers

Headline - It is in bold, big font so that the reader can identify that the newspaper has access to important news.

Imagery/Photos - Helps to add definition and an insight to the newspaper. Usually a minimum of three images. E.g: secret photos, 

Text - Adds dialogue and structure to the article and helps to place an image in the reader's head.

Quotation Marks - They help to identify what a interviewee is saying and when it changes to another interview.

White Spaces - Allow words and sentences to have spaces between them so as to not get mixed up.

Graphics - They provide interesting illustrations to carefully explain facts, charts and statistics. 

Sub-Headings - They are smaller than the headlines, but they provide a brief synopsis of the article whilst encouraging the reader to buy and read the newspaper.

Mast-Head- Useful so that the reader can grab people's attention and to explain in detail.

By Line - Tells the reader who wrote the article/the author.

Exaggeration - Sensationalises a topic and makes it sound batter/worse than it really is.

Body Copy - It is the segment of an article that people read.

Lead Story - The first article that appears on the front page.

Decks - Summary of a story.

Slogan - Used to promote the newspaper/article.

Columns - Help to divide the article/s

Advertisements - Newspapers are paid by companies to advertise their products in their newspaper.

Captions -

The Guardian 

The Guardian is filled with the codes and conventions that I have mentioned earlier. The headline is in a large and bold font. This is done to make the headline large and therefore more intriguing. As for the imagery, they have merged five images together because they all connect with one another and are related with the main image. This is done so as to give an idea of correlation and structure and to use a plethora of important events to emphasise importance. They also use red tags to tell information about the events in question.  the sub-heading is slightly smaller than the main headline, yet it is capable of reading, 

Media Level 2 Analysis of 'The Boy Can't Help It'

Media Level 2 Analysis of 'John's Not Mad'