Hello, and welcome to my second weekly production diary for my A2 media coursework.
I feel that in the last post, you would have gotten to know my course and my ideas a little bit better than before, so there is no real need to go over anything from last week. However, this post is going to simply be an update of where I currently am with my work and what I have been up to regarding the research tasks for my coursework.
Similarly to last year's coursework, we have been asked to conduct research into two of the three ancillary tasks that come with our coursework choice. Because I am producing a short film for my coursework, my ancillary tasks are different to those who are making a music video. The ancillary tasks for both the music videos and short films are typical conventions in the promotion of the respected product. In my case, I have been asked to create two out of the following tasks listed below.
1 - A movie poster.
2 - A radio advertisement.
3 - A magazine review article.
After carefully thinking of which two tasks I would like to create, I finally came to my decision. A movie poster and a magazine review article were the tasks that I felt I could get the highest grades on, because of my past experience of making posters and magazines on Photoshop and InDesign. With my small, yet effective arsenal of skills and experience with these software types, I think that I will be able to achieve a good grade, which will reflect on my tasks. I believe that I can bring a range of different skills to this year's coursework, that I have perfected from last year's magazine. Dealing with adversity is definitely one of those skills. There were countless occasions last year, where I felt that my magazine wasn't going anywhere or that it wasn't ever going to be good enough. Whilst some people may not ever feel this way, for a person who doesn't have confidence running through their blood, this is a serious matter. Luckily, I found ways in which I could deal with this. Speaking to my teacher Mr Fisher and staying behind after school are just two of the many ways that I managed to deal with it. Other skills that I feel I can bring to this year's coursework are my overall Photoshop and InDesign skills from year 9 and year 12's coursework. Making an entire magazine with InDesign has really bolstered my skills and confidence.
I have already had plenty of ideas for my poster, as I have taken inspiration from other short movie posters - Including the one that I have used in my research task for this week's homework.
The poster that I have analysed for my homework was from the film "Done In". I will not be going into detail about this poster in this diary, because I already have a dedicated piece of work that I have written for it... but I thought that I would help you become comfortable and familiar with it. However, whilst on the topic of posters, I may as well share my feelings on it. NEVER in my life has a poster actually made me want to go and watch a film. To me, posters do not entice me to go and see a film, which is the same for star ratings and reviews (Of the magazine kind). In fact, I find posters almost completely redundant... sooner or later, I think they will lose their place all together. But in this rare case, the poster for "Done In" has actually MADE me want to watch the film. The choice of seriously contrasting colours, as well as an emotion and thought provoking image have made my mind wonder... sometimes a little too much. Questions such as "What is the guy thinking?" or "How has he been done in?" have taken a dominant place in my daily thoughts for the past week. Whether I will see the film or not is a different story all together... but if I do, then i'm sure it will deserve a place in on of my diary entries.
As for the magazine review article, well... that was tricky. Talking about magazine articles in an evaluative way is never easy, but check out my next research post that is based entirely on a magazine article.
Thanks for taking the time to read my blog once again, it really does mean a lot!
Keep an eye out for next week's diary!
Take care.
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