Completed NEA

Dear Moderator,

 My name is Olivia O'Brien. Welcome to my A Level Media Studies blog. This is a record of the work I have undertaken for the Making Media Non-examination Assessment (NEA) within the OCR H409 GCE A Level course in Media Studies. 

I worked independently on Brief 3: Magazine and Online to produce the front covers and contents pages for the first two editions of a film magazine called TheCameraworks together with the magazine's accompanying website.

Research and Planning

Further down in my blog you will find evidence of my research and planning for this task.

Magazine Covers and Contents Pages

Magazine first edition cover and contents page

Magazine second edition and contents page

Magazine Website

The link to my website, which was created using Wix, can be found at the link below. 

The magazine consists of a homepage and a single linked page. This page can be accessed by clicking on......

https://oliviaobrien442.wixsite.com/thecameraworks

The "BUY NOW" and "click here" will both take you to the linked page, they can be found on the websites main page :)

NEA Task 21 (Planning) : Photography Planning

Who will I use for my models? 

I’m going to have one female and one male model to show representation of two different social groups. Both of different generations/ age groups  also to differentiate them.

Location for photography

I would like to have one shoot indoors and the other outside, maybe presenting different atmospheres due to lighting to portray different times of day and temperatures. This mise-en-scene will help create different attitudes towards each image. The outside shoot could contain quite cool tones, showing the bitter cold and how the model is exposed and vulnerable in nature. Where as the indoor one can be warm tones to create a cosy and comforting feeling, as if they are protected within walls

Props 

For one of my shoots I am wanting the model to be an actor, out of character. A prop I could use is a chair that they can sit on, or something they are leaning against, to give them a confident yet comfortable pose, making them appear professional 

Lighting 

The actors face will be clearly lit up, a warm glowing lighting to make them appear cheerful and friendly, but also this positive energy radiating off them shows they success and achievement. For my movie shoot I would like to incorporate lots of shadows to make a distorted and unique image for a possible thriller 

Body language 

For my “actor” I would like to have a pictures that shows them mid laughing, a joyful and real smile that will show the target audience what a genuine and nice person they are, therefore likeable. This also takes the seriousness away from their profession, enabling people to relate and identify with them. 

Production 

I myself will be taking the images, I will use my phone and then edit each photo on an app called Pics art to make sure they are of highest quality and to really emphasise the mood I’m trying to create.

NEA Task 20 (Planning) : Website Homepage and Linked Page

NEA Task 19 (Planning) : Contents Pages

 

NEA Task 18 (Planning) : Mock Up of Cover 1 and 2

 

NEA Task 17 (Planning) : Coverlines, Images and Page Furniture

 

NEA Task 15 (planning) : Film Magazine 60 Second Pitch