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Wednesday 27th April 2022  To identify the features on  a magazine front cover; to explore genre codes and conventions  Masthead - The masthead is the printed matter in a magazine that gives the title and details of ownerships, advertising rates and subscription rates. Most magazines will put the masthead at the top done in a specially designed typeface to stand out.  Dateline -   dateline is a brief piece of text included in news articles that describes where and when the story was written or filmed, though the date is often omitted. A monthly magazine usually hits the news - stands the month before the cover date Main Image -  The main image of the magazine cover is usually a representative illustration of the content within the magazine . It should best reflect what the issue is all about. Big magazines typically portray a well-known celebrity or a visually appealing image that easily triggers an emotion. The big image on the front of the magazine....

Wednesday 27th April 2022 To evaluate and review our News Day project  Me and my group worked on the cannabis raids in Bodmin which resulted in seizures of 1000 plants. We interviewed PC Pickings to help us with knowing more about this.  I enjoyed interviewing the police officer and finding out more things about cannabis raids and listening to the funny parts while editing.   I least enjoyed the editing the funny parts out because it cut out some of the talking.  The skills i learnt was how to edit such as green screen, edit on iMovie. I learnt in the News Process how to use the camera and set it up for my group and others.  If i did the report again i would improve how i laughed a lot and try not too so it wont cut out the interview and make sure too fully charge the camera before using it so it would not cut out the first part of the interview and make sure the camera focused before recording as it was blurry.  

 Wednesday 2nd March 2022 To explore the concept and format of news What is the purpose of News? - To educate and inform readers - I nformation about the world  - Weather  - Awareness  - Entertainment  - To make a profit  Different types of news  - War - Corona Virus  - Climate Change  - World - Politics  - Health  - Business  - Science  - Family & Education  - Entertainment & Arts - Local  - Celebrity  - Tech  - Human interest  This would be under 'health' news This would be under 'sport' news This would be under 'world' news To explore the validity to news stories and their origins Fake News: False information used to shape your views, opinions or ideas.  Examples of fake news: - People write fake news to spread lies and make money.  Wednesday 9th March 2022 To understand what news is and where to find it What are the key ingredients to good news story? A lot of information Some...

  Wednesday 2nd February 2022 To create realistic green screened clip using iMovie  What is included under special effects  Special effects include mechanical effects -   such as pyrotechnics, miniatures, prosthetic makeup, optical effects, such as motion-capture photography, matte paintings and stop-motion animation. Effects created using any means possible, but can include audio as well.  CGI: Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is the application of computer graphics to create or contribute to images in art, printed media, video games, simulators, computer animation and VFX in films, television programs, shorts, commercials, and videos. Effects made with computer only. Wednesday 9th February 2022 Green Screening  To plan and construct an effective green screen scene Wednesday 16th February 2022

 Wednesday 12th January 2022 To explore the different features of iMovies & experiment with different genre features. Wednesday 26th January 2022

  Wednesday 8th December  Zombie Workshop  To refine and develop skills using photoshop Wednesday 15th December www - i think the eye went really well because it stands out  ebi - i blended it all better 

 Wednesday 24th November 2021 Photoshop Skills Tasks  To use and develop creative techniques in photoshop Do Now  In Common: - Dark Colours  - Dark Back rounds  - Scary Images  - Close up shots often used  - Fonts for the title to stand out  1/12/21 WWW: How the character is blended well with the back round EBI: I think i could've blended or made the writing better by choosing a different colour or font so it stands out better