Hi. My name is Jack, I'm 17 years old, and I'm taking Media Studies at Hills Road. This is my coursework blog. I've been tasked with producing a cross-media piece, consisting of a 2.5-3 minute audio-visual sequence, and a double page magazine spread and front cover. The video piece must be from an ITV or Channel 5 show of my creation, either factual or fictional, with a target audience aged 18-35, and containing either 'a key turning point, a point of significant conflict, or a resolution', while the print elements will contain interviews and promotional materials relating to the show. I haven't yet decided which channel, genre, or direction my piece is going to take, but I'm excited at what lies ahead. I'll be keeping my blog up-to-date with all my progress, so feel free to stick around and have a look!
Below are my final pieces, with a brief description of the thought processes behind each one. (When we do the evaluation, I'll put it in here.) Magazine I'm overall fairly pleased with how this one turned out. I decided to use Helvetica for the main font, as it gives the retro-modern feel that I love so much. I chose to have the whole cover in monochrome with yellow accents, which helps the important text to catch the eye of the reader. I went with quite a minimalistic, upmarket, GQ-esque men's mag kind of look, purely and simply because I like the style. In keeping with this, I actually prefer the below version without cover lines: ...as I feel it looks much less cluttered and more focused. This would make sense for a special edition like my magazine is, and in fact has precedent when one interview is the absolute focus, but cover lines get me marks, so cover lines it is. Spread I'm relatively pleased with this one too. I decided to continue the mo...