Evaluation.

My target audience were adults who follow the news and are interested in things that are going on around the world. I met the brief as I used language that is suitable to their target audience. I also stayed on topic at all times and structured my script so that it had a beginning middle and end.

my news segment fits my original idea as I wanted to do a podcast for a radio and I decided to do a news report on a tragedy. this was as it was easier for me to write a script in and also it gave me ideas on what sound choices I could include and what effects I could include as part of it.

The strengths of my audio are that I recorded my script fully and included interviews and a soundtrack in the background. this was to build the emotional effect on the news story. I think I could have improved my work by adding sound effects and more interviews. I was able to find someone to help me record a bit of my podcast that was the interview. this added effect to the news report.

I wanted to add a phone in but I didn't know where it was relevant and how to make it work with the soundtrack. I think I could have spoken a bit more louder and clearer as you can't always hear my voice. I could have also made my podcast longer and spoken about the situation in more detail by also giving it my opinions and feelings.

I was able to import my soundtracks and my raw material into logic easily as I downloaded it and imported it into logic and imported my raw materials into logic moving it from the SD card. I cut up my audio and pieced it together where it was relevant.

My Podcast

Task 4 - Evaluation

The research that I carried out on digitally published products was very useful as it gave me an idea on the different ways I could structure my articles and what techniques I could use to make it a success. it helped me mostly with the layouts and how I could place my margins. I also was able to see how the language would change according to the purpose and target audience of the articles, showing me that I would need to change my language also with mode of address.

When pitching my idea it was hard because I knew what I wanted to talk about but at times, I didn't know what to talk about which delayed me a bit. I wrote my first article the best I could and I when I gave it in, I received feedback that helped me structure my article better than I was able to in the beginning. what I didn't realise was that I was writing very formally, so it didn't suit my target audience which meant I wasn't meeting the aims of the brief. I struggled to change the language as I thought I was talking to suit the audiences. I knew what language feature I wanted to use and what to include in my articles from looking at other ones. I used the drop cap at the beginning of every article.

I think my pre production was done well and I managed my time wisely. I did everything according to my call sheet. my article didn't need models as it was about an object so I took pictures of it in my spare time as well as the times I wanted to do it on my call sheet. I had all the resources I needed to take my pictures.

Whilst using InDesign, I was able to import the images and change the layout, size and orientation of these images. I also flipped the image so it would be on the opposite side. I added  my articles in the columns very easily however I had a few issues when the text was too small and when id try enlarging it, it would be too big for the boxes. I would have to keep trying to make it fit by changing the box sizes and changing the margins and the gutter. adding background colour to my article was easy although I struggled a bit as I didn't know where the fill button was.

I stored my written material very well as I would write it up in the notes page of my phone in my spare time so that I was always doing work when I was available. I would then email it to myself and open it up on a computer to then copy and paste it into my InDesign template. so I had my work saved in my phone, on my email and saved in the template.my work was also uploaded onto blogger so my teacher was able to mark it.

Task 3 - Work In Progress

Work in progress from dorcasnzita

Feedback

Evaluation.

When planning this product, i started off with different ideas to the one i ended up with. my original idea was to have four different shades of black girls to pose for my magazine cover. i wanted to do this as it embraces the main shades and also appeals to more people however, i didn't have enough time to do so and i was very limited to the people to do it for me so i decided to do it myself to save myself some time. this made it easier to edit and also give more time into trying out different layouts and last changes to the final product. although it was easy as i already ad an idea of what i wanted to do so as i went along i began to add new ideas.

taking my pictures was the easiest part of the production as, there was already natural lighting as well as the artificial one. this made my pictures bright for everyone to see clearly. the resolution for this image wasn't as clear as it could have been which made the image look blurry. i realised that maybe instead of using my iPhone camera, i should have used a DSLR camera to get good quality. as i had taken a variety of shots, i had a lot of images to choose from so as i was editing, i was able to play around with the images to see which best suited the background.

I considered other existing magazines that carry out the same purpose my magazine does. i looked at some of them and they were able to give me inspiration to come up with cover lines for my magazine front cover to make it seem real.

The strengths of this was that i was able to produce the magazine exactly how i wanted it although i would say that my weaknesses were the camera resolution and i feel that if i used a better camera, the magazine could have looked better as i don't think my finished product reflects my ability to make a magazine cover.

the camera support was my arm and i feel like i did a good job at holding the camera still. the lighting worked out perfectly and helped me to make my image clear. i took out the background of my image as it was a colour that wasn't part of my colour scheme, although because of my hair, some of it was still visible.

Call the Midwife

level 2 TV drama for sound from Media Leyton on Vimeo.

Jingles

at the beginning, the programme is introduced with a theme song. the purpose of this is to create brand recognition so that when the theme is heard, the audience are able to acknowledge the programme without second thought. The music is a soft instrumental. the audience are suppose to feel calm and ready to watch the show.

Music.

the first scene consists of a man running. the music used here is an upbeat instrumental which matches the movement of the character as he run with the beat. This shows consistentsy whilst piecing together the sound with the actions and helps the audience understand what the mood and atmosphere is.  It is also a way of telling the audience what is going on without needing someone to say it, the character running implies that he is in a hurry. the first bit of dialogue has been good news that needs attention so the music also matches the excitement of the situation and could represent the pace their loves are moving at. 

The  music changes and the pace becomes slower as the show gets into the first story. this is so the audience can adjust to the story and learn what is going on. the also implies the atmosphere of the scene. 

Noise.

There have been everyday noise and sounds added to the background such as people talking and laughing which adds reality to the scene and makes the audience feel like they can relate to being in this place.

Dialogue.

The dialogue used is important as it is the main pice of sound in the show. this is what lets the audience know what is going on without them having to think about it. The character is the narrator and we hear her voice as a voice over explaining the story.

Effects.

we also hear effects of things such as squeaky doors shutting and new born babies crying. this is to also add the reality concept into the show whilst giving the audience something they may able to relate to experiencing. these things are all connotations of life and living being, representing how the way of life is.