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  Wednesday 25th May 2022 LO: To explore and understand how to use InDesign for magazine layouts

  Wednesday 4th May 2022 LO: Explore the use of Adobe illustrator to create a magazine masthead The things they have in common is that they have... - Datelines - Cover Lines - Main Images - Insinuations - Masthead Music The work I did... Wednesday 11th May 2022 Before and After Wednesday 18th May 2022 LO: To use Adobe Illustrator Magazine Cover Design

  Wednesday 27th April 2022 LO: To identify the features on a magazine front cover; to explore genre codes and conventions I thought this one was interesting because of the colour scheme, the words & how it's monthly. The masthead is "Migrant Woman" The dateline is April 2014 The main image is a woman looking at something off screen (the person on the page) The cover lines are quotes like "In Love With London" and "Treat your journey as an adventure. The main cover line is "Treat Your Journey As An Adventure" Usually the bar code would be at the back A strapline is a line that sums up the brand or company in a line, representing the culture, identity and personality of the brand. A tagline is just another word for a strapline Pull quotes are  short excerpts from the presented text . They are used to pull a text passage out of the reader's flow and give it a more dominant position in the post or the article

  Wednesday 27th April 2022 LO: To evaluate and review our News Day project What I did.... I was behind the camera asking the questions to Jodie. The answers were very interesting, especially since she was from my own school!! I'm very happy for her to have won her first adult competition. What I enjoyed the most.... The editing. I really enjoyed doing all of that, considering I'm an editor anyway. I don't edit on computer though, so it was a change for me. What I enjoyed the least.... I didn't enjoy being behind the camera because I kind of wanted to be on camera so people would know who was talking. What skills I learnt and developed.... I learnt how to edit on computer/pc. What I learnt about the News Process.... I learnt about how a girl in my school won a pasty competition! If I were to do it again.... I would do it differently, I would try and be on camera.

Wednesday 16th March 2022 LO: To research and write possible stories for BBC writers Tips:  Do your homework Make friends with the camera Try and act confident Enjoy yourself Know your audience Be yourself Try and find a story that supports people News Stories: More than 1.89 million people have fled Ukraine to Poland since the war began, the Polish Border Guard agency has said. More than half a million may have already left the country, according to Warsaw University migration research prof Maciej Duszczyk. And 94% of those crossing the border have been Ukrainian citizens. On Tuesday alone, 66,600 people crossed the frontier, the agency wrote on Twitter, down 7% from Monday. By 06:00 GMT on Wednesday, 13,600 people have crossed, down from 17,500 during the same period on Tuesday. Most refugees have gone to large cities including Warsaw, Krakow and Wroclaw, which are experiencing difficulties coping with the numbers. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to raise human rights wh...

  Wednesday 2nd March 2022 What Is News? LO: To explore the concept and format of news What is the purpose of the news?: To entertain people Money To tell people what's going on To spread awareness Inform Profit Educate Influence/persuade 1.) Different types of news: Politics UK Tech Climate Business Science World Health Family & Education Entertainment & Arts Local Sport Weather Celebrity Human Interest 2.) Historical news stories:  Moor Murders LO: To explore the validity to news stories and their origins Fake News: F alse or misleading information presented as news. Fake news often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue. The term was first used in the 1890s when sensational reports in newspapers were common. 1.) 5 examples of fake news: "Donald Trump sent his own plane to transport 200 stranded marines" A fake news story is picked up by a major media talk show host. "FBI director received m...

  Wednesday 2nd February 2022 LO: To create a realistic green screen clip using iMovie Special effects include  mechanical effects —such as pyrotechnics, miniatures, and prosthetic makeup—and optical effects, such as motion-capture photography, matte paintings, and stop-motion animation. computer-generated image CGI. abbreviation for.  computer-generated image or imagery. CGI is the  use of computer graphics to make images and special effects . ... To use CGI, designers first make the movie's graphics. They make the graphics look real by paying close attention to details like texture and lighting. Then, they drop them into the film. Wednesday 9th February 2022 LO: To plan and construct an effective green screen scene Green Screening We were going to be doing a murder puppet show. We were going to use stabbing sounds and forest sounds to make it more realistic. But we changed it to the three amigos. Wednesday 16th February 2022 Green Screening LO: To plan and con...