Introduction to photoshop!

Hiya!

So today we started looking at the software "Photoshop". To begin with i found the software very complicated and hard to use! However after receiving help from fellow students and teachers who were familiar with photoshop i started to get the hang of it and it all became clearer. 

As i became more familiar with photoshop i began designing my own advert which was aimed at promoting a bank. During the lesson i worked very well and managed to produce 2 designs for an advert, one of which contained 3 different pictures interpreting 1 word and another containing 1 picture that represented 3 different words.

The adverts needed to have an association with the HSBC slogan "The more you look into the world, the more you recognise what really matters to people"

My first advert shows how different people have a different reason for smoking. It has 3 of the same images (Somone smoking a cigarette) and has 3 different words describing each one. Addiction, Enjoyment and Anxiety are the words i have chosed to describe the picture. 

• I chose anxiety because some people smoke for a very sad and more understandable reason which is when they are depressed or upset. 
• I also chose Addiction because some people only smoke because they are very interigued by cigarettes and they are addicted to it which means they cant stop because addiction is usually uncontrollable.
• Finally, i chose enjoyment to describe the picture as some people only smoke for the pleasue and excitment and some do it to fit in which therefore makes them enjoy it!

Here it is: 

My second ad is on how different people view teenagers. This advert has 3 different pictures represented by one word. The word represtenting the images is "teenagers". The three images i have included is a group of intellectual teenagers, a teenage gang & a group of african teenagers fetching water. 

• I chose a group of intellectual looking teenagers as the public have developed a sterotypical veiw that all teenagers are either trouble or in gangs. Therefore i have chosen a image that is completely the opposite of that view to show that not all teenagers are troubled and that there are people out there who DO think positivly about them. 
• I have chosen to put an image of a gang on my advert as it is the most common sterotypical veiw people have on teenagers however it deffinatly shows the reality of what some teenagers ARE actually like.
•  On the other hand, my last picture represents teenagers in a totally different way because people usually forget that there are teenagers out there struggling in poverty and have very little access to things as little and simple as water (as shown in the picture). 

Here it is:

So, hope you enjoyed reading this! 

Bye bloggers, until next time!

Ana :) 

"Hunger Games: Training" -Game Promotion

Hey everyoneeeee!

In our third Media session we did a project on creating a video game promotion. We had to create a promotion for a new game called "The hunger games: Training". During the process of designing the game  promotion I believe that my group (Me, Radhika, Manita & Sara) worked very efficiently and gave out the roles effectively depending on who suited which role best. Additionally, this helped us tackle the task very quickly and effectively. In my opinion it was "easy-peasy!" :)  

During the task Radhika took the role of Account manager, Sara took the role of Finance director, Manita took the role of Creative ideas director and I took the role of Art director as i enjoy designing. Overall as a group we spent our money very well as we didn't go over the budget and only spent 920,000 out of a whopping 1,000,000!

As I took on the role of the art director i had to make sure that i created a catchy logo & cover for the game in order to promote it well. Luckily, me and Radhika succeeded in doing so. We created a logo, slogan & game cover that we believe would attract a lot of good attention and help the game sell. 

Here it is: 

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Game cover!

In the game cover i have included the slogan "Never let the fear of striking keep you from playing the game...". I chose to put it there as it would persuade the customer to buy it as it is catchy. I also put the logos of the game consoles it can be played on and the age range because its important that the customer knows what he can play the game on and if its suitable for the buyer. 

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The logo!

In the logo we included a bow and arrow because its the main weapon used in the hunger games and it symbolises both the book, movie, and the upcoming game. We also put in fire flames as fire usually connotes action and therefore makes the buyer know that the game is action packed & full of adventure!

After completing this task i think i have learnt more about game promotion & its given me an insight on what we may be doing next year. It has made me very excited on fun tasks such as this one that i will be asked to produce in the next upcoming school year! 

Bye...For Now!

Ana :)

Textual analysis: Pompeii- Bastille (Music video)

Pompeii- Bastille (Music video) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F90Cw4l-8NY

Hey everyone! 

Today I'm analysing the music video of "Pompeii" which is sung & written by one of my favourite bands "Bastille" 

I chose this music video mainly because i am very interested in the music genre but also because the music video of this song has a story behind it. In the music video Dan is escaping from the people with black eyes, Who were probably interpreting supernatural demons in the video. Then when he is in his car, he discovers that he's becoming a ''demon'' too so he doesn't know what to do. It is also based on how the volcano eruption destroyed the town pompeii and the song raises awareness on how people are still destroying towns however they are doing it by littering and  building lots of new buildings rather than keeping the town in its own natural form (as you can see in the video). He is basically asking how we fix this? "Where do I start, with myself, or the mess around me?" He then ends up in a desert and the video ends there. To find out how the story goes on, watch their ''Flaws'' video which is the continuation of Pompeii.

Genre:

The clip I have chosen is a music video. 
The music genre of this song is Pop/Rock

Audience:

The age group of the target audience is mainly 15-25 year olds.
I think it would suit this age range because pop & rock music is one of the most common music genres that people from the age of 15 to 25 would listen to.
The percentage of male audience is probably 60% because rock music is more appealing to the male gender than the female gender.
Therefore the other 40% would be the female audience .
The clip is mainly aimed at the fans of the group but also people interested in pop/rock music.

Platform:
The music video of this song could be seen on:
MTV,
Television,
Youtube.
Phone.

Why i chose GCSE Media

Hey!!


I chose GCSE Media mainly because I love English and i am considering studying media at university in order to get a job in the future to do with media and communications. Preferably  a television presenter or a journalist. Also by doing this particular subject, it will give me a better insight on how to use different editing and movie making softwares such as photoshop. 

Furthermore, i believe media can also help alot in my life as technology is developing and we are "collaborating" with media more and more everyday. By the end of the course i wish to achieve an A or an A star as it would really be beneficial to me in the future. 

Although i am one of the youngest pupils in the class i am confident i will do as well as everyone else.  I am looking forward to learning new things and developing my knowledge on what i already know about media.


Ana :)