Media blog 2

  Learner Response The scene on the hill works nicely initially but depending on where this three-minute extract will appear in the wider drama I’m not sure where it will go… in some ways this is more like a short film than a TV extract. How many more episodes are there? Where will the narrative go next? You don’t need to make the entire episode but you want the audience to have an idea of why they would want to keep watching. Check audio levels – the conversation on the hill is nice and clear but the levels jump around a little. See if you can smooth it out a little as professional audio is so helpful for a top level finish. The flashback scene works quite nicely – the reference to TV crime drama cliches is very postmodern ! I would look at the framing of the shots in this section and see if you can do anything in Premiere to improve this (OTS shots are difficult to frame though). WWW  Flash back scene works in terms of conveying a crime drama conventions Opening sequence adds int

Research and planning Front cover 1) Research TV listing magazine front cover key conventions. Find at least five examples of TV listings magazine front covers and post them to your blog. This will give you a good idea of the type of magazine you need to produce                                                                                                 2) Note down the design elements you notice in each front cover example you research and look for aspects you can use in your own work (e.g. camera shots, page design or cover lines).  Design  Elements:  Direct mode of address with the subject aligned in the centre of the page making them the vocal point. The  masthead is clearly evident at the top of the page in bold lettering, mainly a sans serif font. Images  surrounding the main image contain of 2/3 images; in size they are quite small so the main attention goes to the vocal point. In terms of the cover lines they are placed around the main image and not  overbearingly constricti