Media Portfolio

1. Freelancer.co.uk, Blurb.com, Weebly.com

2. The way that the websites are laid out is what attracted me and also the reputation that these 3 sites have.

3. On freelancer if your work is promoted through that site people will see the work and want to employ you also you can employ people yourself. Blurbs unique selling point is that it helps young writers promote there book through this portfolio. Can also give you statistics on sales etc. Weekly allows you to create a website and promote it.

4. Freelancer is free to sign up and upload but requires a premium membership in order to promote and get the best results. Blurb requires payments in order to create the books and weebly charges for websites being put officially online and promoted but is free to create websites. There is no trial period.

5. Freelancer allows you to add a set amount of money into your account similar to a bank account while blurb allows you to pay for separate products like a shopping site. Weebly has different charges depending on what type of website you create.

6. Freelancer allows you to upload all sorts of different projects from powerpoint to actual work while blurb allows you to create and upload images to go onto the book. Weebly allows you to upload images and videos onto your website.

7. Freelancer allows you to look at projects before you make a bid for them while blurb allows you to surf and look for examples as inspiration. Weebly has a inspiration centre showing other users websites that was created through weebly.

8. Here are examples of the work i liked on the 3 portfolio sites.

What i liked about all 3 examples was the professionalism behind them and how much effort was put in you can really see this is a massive passion for the creators.

9. Out of the 3 companies the one that i rank highest is Weebly i really love how easy it is to use i have used this site to create a website and the website was really good quality i also loved the layout of the website. The other 2 sites i like as well i really enjoy the idea behind freelancer posting your work and having people appreciate the work and even bidding to buy it. Blurb has a cool creative idea creating books and magazines and designing it how you wish.

10. Overall my favourite site is Weebly as explained because of the lay out but as someone who wants to get into journalism or potentially teaching my most used site would probably be freelancer due to the ability to make money from your work.

Magazine assignment

Magazine genres: Sport, gaming, history, science, biology, homes and gardens, food, tv.

My magazine genre: Video game journalism 

List of video game magazines: Official XBOX magazine, Edge Magazine, Official Playstation magazine, PC gamer, Games Master, Xbox World. 

Chosen magazine front covers:

From these 6 magazine front covers you can see there are big similarities first of all they are all dominated by one main game that is then surrounded by little bits of information about what else is in the magazine. As well as this theres the obvious similarities such as a barcode and the release date. They all use a striking image of the protagonist so that readers can instantly recognise what the magazine is covering in this issue. Also there is a price tag either on the bar code or somewhere else on the cover. In terms of differences first of all the games there mainly covering this mainly due to the dates they came out. Another difference is the way that there dates and prices are laid out some are in the bottom corner and others are at the top corner. Barcode is also a difference some magazines place them in the front most magazines place the barcode on the back. 

World War Z final designs and sketch

The leveson inquiry was a investigation that aimed at finding out more information into the phone hacking scandal. Thanks to the Leveson inquiry it has led to new laws in terms of how newspapers and journalists tackle news stories. The leveson inquiry looked deeply into the ethics and culture of the journalism world and the methods they were prepared to use to find information on news stories.

The difference between the 2 is that public interest is the interest of the people themselves and expressing their concerns. Interest to the public however is the government or the polices interest in the public and what decisions they believe should be made in order to keep the public safe and in order.

The British press was regulated by the press complaints commision which lays out a set of guidelines and laws that the press must follow when investigating and creating news stories. If any of these laws are broken then the pcc will lay down sanctions to the press. The pcc has since been replaced by IPSO the independent press standards organisation which has introduced self regulation. They also have the ability to press sanctions onto the press and introduce new laws that the press must abide by.

design evaluation

CMYK ( Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and key): Is a subtractive colour model used in colour printing and is also a way of describing the process of printing. Key is a term for the colour black.

RGB ( red,green and blue): is a additive colour model where the 3 colours is bought together in different ways to reproduce various colours.

The benefit to sending a pdf file to a printer via email is because it will then allow you the ability to share the file with other users. The positive to this is that it will allow for people to give you feedback on what is right about your creation and what could have been done better.

DPI stands for dots per inch and the reason why the file for photoshop should be sent at 300 dpi is because it is maximum quality.

These 3 images are my 2 bookmark designs and the original sketch. The first one is the front of the bookmark in the original world war z colour. The second bookmark includes the synopsis and a black colour with red text to give a contrast in style and the text makes it feel like the back of a book. I believe the first image was very successful and generally showcased world war z in a simple and fun style. The second image however was less successful the use of colours was correct i feel but the text could have been laid out in a more organised fashion. The style of text i used was arial 12 mythriad pro regular the main eye catching feature is the red text. Visually i created zombies that are laid all over the Z logo. I believe that my use of imagery reflects the theme perfectly as it does not steer away from the story. The style is abstract as the theme is not currently realistic and the style is creative. To create this i began with creating various different sketches with a pencil out of the sketches this ended up being the one that i favoured most. To create the final design i traced the World War Z logo and then traced random zombie designs inside the Z. I then used a black pen to fill along the lines and rub out the pencil lines. Then i used a camera to take a picture of the design and then upload it to my computer where i edited the design on photoshop. Once i edited the first image adding red to the Z and black to the zombies i proceeded to go for a black colour for the second image and added red text to give a synopsis of the story. While the designs have been successfully created the one thing that didn't go well was the text as the synopsis was hard to place in a way that was organised and neat. Inspirations for both this design and other designs have come from designers such as Peter Blake and Kate Moross there way of using colour and shapes is something i really adore. 

These are 2 screen grabs showing the colours i used and the text i used. 

The 4 images above are my 4 potential designs i ended up settling on the 3rd design because it was simple and effective. The red seen throughout was originally meant to be for the 1st one but leaked through the page causing it to get on the other designs unfortunately. I did change the 3rd design to a degree by adding zombies on the logo and making the title smaller and moving it to the bottom of the Z as seen in the final design. 

If i didn't have to worry about money and time i would change the Z to be bold and 3d and i would also reorganise the synopsis and choose the words more carefully. 

Skills i have developed from this project is time management skills, patience and most importantly skills in drawing and photoshop. I feel that this project has been very handy in my IT skills too allowing them to adapt and grow. 

Overall i feel the best part of my design was the actual logo itself i am proud of the Z because it is pretty much identical to that seen on the actual World War Z logo including the colour. 

Other projects

Also during this course we completed a set of other designs such as a 10 year plan and a avatar edited design. I also in the early lessons of the class as seen below created designs like a big s and squiggly lines covered in letters. Also edited images of Daleks, monkeys and even a waterfall. The editing i am most proud of is of tiger from Winnie the Pooh. Techniques used throughout include using paint bucket and paint tools to colour designs and also using edit to change the background of images and the lighting. Systems used include indesign, photoshop and illustrator. Kate Moross over all is my favourite designer because of her colourful designs and crazy themes. These works including the tasks completed can be seen through the other blogs that i uploaded covering these pieces of work. Overall i feel these projects have given me skills that i never had when it comes to ICT it has also allowed my skills in photoshop to get. I think that with the experience gained by this course and with the skills earned that i will go into future projects with a similar attitude to this one as i feel that this course has given me the skills i need to succeed. 

My 10 year plan

My 10 year plan powerpoint from highlifewest

LAW

                                                                     Defamation 
Defamation is a false statement that has the ability to harm or hinder a business or a persons reputation.

Libel: covers the written word
Slander: covers the spoken word

Law: Defamation act 2013
The law of defamation allows individuals and companies to sue if a statement said about them has the ability to damage their reputation. Something is defamatory if it: lowers them in the estimation of right thinking members of the public and causes them to be shunned or avoided and disparages them in their office, trade or profession. Exposes them to hatred, ridicule or contempt. The size of their reputation can effect the size of the damages claim. The person does not have to be named to make the claim.

The defamation triangle: top: person making the statement, left: person who had the statement made about them, right: audience: the more people involved the bigger the case or defamation, anyone who repeats it will be sued.

Fair comment: if it is an opinion intended to be malicious- careful though as this is a grey area.
Public interest: if the person makes the claim or statement believes it is public interest, anything effecting the rights, health or finances of the public at large.
privilege from official source: privilege is a defence
absolute: covers anything said in court or the house of commons
qualified: using information from an officials statement provided it is without malice and in the public interest

Other defences: website owners are also protected- where a comment is posted on there site by someone else
scientific and academic journals are also covered (peer reviewed)

The Mike Hancock child abuse case:
1. people involved include: Mike Hancock, Russian spy who he had a 4 year affair with and Jason Packer.

2. In 2011 Mike Hancock who at the time was Lib dem MP and representative of Portsmouth was accused my multiple accounts of committing abuse on many underaged victims. Mike Hancock denied these claims and vowed to clear his name and keep fighting. For the next 4 years Mike Hancock would continue to be plagued by these accusations with more and more people accusing Hancock. During these 4 years the local news and even the bigger papers such as the Daily Mail jumped onto the wagon and began accusing him after apparently finding evidence. However what was found out instead was that Mike Hancock had actually just ended a 4 year affair with a Russian spy. After this evidence was found out and the continued accusations Mike Hancock announced in early 2015 that he would quit as mp for the Lib Dems. At the end of 2015 Hancock announced that he would be returning to politics as a independent mp despite still being accused of such crimes. In October 2015 childrens entertainer Jason Parker accused Mike Hancock of using agents to plant child abuse pictures onto his computer Mike Hancock has since denied these claims.

                                                         contempt of court

Contempt of court is being disobedient or rebellious towards a court of law and its officers in a form of behaviour that defies authority.

1. crime committed
2. accused of crime 
3. arrest made
4. court hearing 
5. official sentence 
6. arrest or fine

                                                       Laws this story has broken

The laws that this story has broken includes putting the identity of baby bear in the story who is under 18. As well as this is other family members identities being bought up without permission and evidence potentially damaging a family. Also accusations have been made without evidence which is defamation and contempt of court. Finally being biased and aggressive in the letter does not help the case possibly damaging there lives.

In order to overcome this the journalists should avoid making accusations without evidence.