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Thursday 7th February 2019. Photoshop Skill Development. Learning objective: To explore and develop creative techniques in photoshop.

Airbrushing. Before: After:

Stereotypes Sell. \ Women are often made to look sexy to sell magazines to older men. Most men wouldn't buy a magazine with another man on, but when they see a topless women they will want to buy it. Her body is facing away from the camera but she is facing towards it. Her facial expression is almost saying something sexual.  It's the same with men - women would rather buy a magazine with a 'fit' man on them. It is a way of sexualising people to get more people to buy the magazines. The fact he has his shirt off and is showing his muscles off is already going to attract women. This magazine is fitting black men into the 'gangster' stereotype of their race. All the chains around his neck show how rich he is to be able to afford him. His tattoos also fit into the stereotypes of a gangster - having symbols and writing all over him. The other man is covering his face - which makes it look like he's about to rob somewhere or possibl...

Mock DIRT 2018. Identify the organisation that 'age rates' video games in the UK. Video standards council regulators board.\ Explain two reasons why a film company would release a video game linked to a film. Releasing a video game linked to a film is a good way of getting publicity for both of said things. If people like the movie they will most likely buy the game, if they see the game they might decide to go see the movie. It is a very good way of getting publicity. It'll also just get them more money. Making a game as well as a movie is very expensive so they have to make the money back. The movie was selling for about £7.99, and the cinema tickets were about £5.90 for a child and £7.90 for an adult. This would gain a lot of money for the company.  Explain at least two uses and gratifications of video games using Blumer and Katz's theory. Refer to The Lego Movie Video Game to support your answer. The Lego Movie uses 'uses and ...

Uses And Gratifications. Blumer and Katz researched how and why people select certain media products over others. They came up with three main uses: Entertainment - Offerers distractions from the world. Personal Identity - Helps us consider who we are; what ideas and values we identify with. Relationships - We find things we can share and discuss with others. Information - New information we want to know or take pleasure in knowing.

Photography Challenge. Learning Objective: To experiment with perspective and composition. Giants and monsters: I really didn't like this one, it was confusing to take and hurt like hell! Although the challenge of it was fun. Reflections: This one I actually liked a lot, it was hard to find the perfect place to do it - and we didn't even find it - but it ended up looking quite good. Patterns in nature: This one was interesting as we had to find something that had quite a pretty pattern on it, which meant a lot of walking to find it. Hand Stars: This one was actually surprisingly hard. We had to think about who's hands went where, what would look best, and most surprisingly the lighting. Horseman: I absolutely hated this one, it was aching my knees, Kai had trouble bending his head to the side for too long. It was a disaster. Framing your shoot: This one was also very tricky, I was on my toes ...

Evaluation. Who did you work with in a group? What was your role? I was working with Charlie and Rebekah, and my role was to interview Ricky. What story ideas did you research? We were thinking of doing something about the LGBTQ+ community, but decided against it. Which story idea did you use for your main story? Bodmin Riding and Heritage Day. What was the hardest part of creating a TV news story and why? The hardest part was trying to find the right dates to interview Ricky, and writing the scripts. Do you think your story followed professional conventions? Yes it did, it was a real professional interview and everything said was fact (unless stated). What do you like about your story? I like our story because i think its relevant and interesting, not a lot of people would know about this sort of thing so its teaching people a lesson. If you have to make another TV news story in the future what would you do diff...