Gracie Media Blog

 Tuesday 11th July 2023 LO- to explore and understand how to use InDesign for magazine layouts      Thursday 13th July 2023 LO- to create an effective magazine cover using appropriate codes and conventions

 Thursday 4th July 2023 LO- to use adobe illustrator to create an effective magazine masthead 1. nail designs 2.  3. 

  Thursday 29th June 2023 Nails

Thursday 20th June 2023 LO- to identify the features on a magazine front cover; to explore genre codes and conventions   fashion magazines The range of fashion magazines all have - bright colours - bold titles - main images  -models - promotes the fashion  Sub genre  rap pop music electronic heavy metal POP- Nails- the magazines for nails have very different colours for the different nail designs. Theres different fonts that pop out and grab your attention in these magazines also.

 Thursday 15th June 2023 LO- to identify the features on a magazine front cover; to explore genre codes and conventions masthead- big and bold title at the top dateline- the right corner in small text main image- the image that takes up usually the whole magazine infront of some titles coverlines- telling the story of the magazine main cover line- smaller than masterhead but bigger than the other coverlines barcode/price- right corner in small text tagline/strapline- appears at the bottom of the magazine pull quote-  made up of text that is pulled from the text—that is, duplicated—and presented on the page as an attention-grabbing visual element . 

Thursday 15th June 2023   https://graciearnold43.wixsite.com/my-site Evaluation This website is for advancing acrylic nails. It gives ideas and inspiration for what you would like on your own nails. On Wix i had to do many things for example i had to make everything in the right places, the right colours and background to all match my theme. I'm pleased with how this website has turned out as i think the colours and the images really helps bring the website all together to explain what is wanted to be brought across to the viewers. As much as i like this design, i think if i was to change it i would add more text and elaborate on why you should get acrylics :)

https://graciearnold43.wixsite.com/my-site Tuesday 13th June 2023   Web design LO- to refine and evaluate my website  https://graciearnold43.wixsite.com/my-site

 

 Tuesday 23rd May 2023 LO- to create effective logos and a clear brand identity

  Thursday 11th May 2023 LO- to explore the concept of branding and to create an effective brand image.  -name- custom nails                                                                            -what it is/does- acrylic nails  -unique selling point- acrylic nail designs DESIGN LOGO IDEAS -target audience- teenagers/women Tuesday 16th May 2023 LO- to explore the idea of brand identity and apply it to our logo design.  1.  2.  3. nike 4. lidl 5. costa 6.   7. 8. h&m 9.  apple- technology, modern, advanced, clean, pricey disney- princesses, colourful, castle, fun, child-friendly coca cola- red, santa

 Tuesday 9th March 2023 LO- to research website design, genre conventions and terminology. To create an effective homepage for a new site of your choice.  Brand- Type of brand- What we do- Aim of site- Site content- Target audience- Unique selling point- 1. Colour scheme is white and pink 2. Sales, logo, advice. 3. Links  4. What you will be buying and reviews. 5. 

 Tuesday 28th February 2023 LO-to explore the concept and format of news. Types of News - climate             - health  - education  - world  - politics  - war in ukraine  - coronavirus - business - cost of living  - science  climate- government green heating plan 'seriously failing' health- manipulated about abortion business- strikes for pay rise  cost of living-  why are prices so high? world-   investigating poisoning  fake news- false information used to shape your views, opinions or ideas. The information is often exaggerated, heavily biased or simply not true. It is often intentionally misleading. It can also be known as propaganda.  fake news   -assuming death -bribes in return for money  -scams and hackers -manipulating news [race/sexuality] -misleading with no answer Tuesday 7th March 2023 LO- to understand what news is and where to find it   ideas -teache...

 Thursday 9th February 2023 LO- to plan, edit and film an effective sequence. our trailer is about two people coming to kill two innocent young girls.

  Thursday 26th January 2023 LO- to plan and construct an effective green screen scene. idea 1 -late at night -ella may starts a fight  idea 2 -music video Tuesday 31st January 2023  The scene we are filming is a music video.  audio- call me maybe 

  Thursday 12th January 2023 LO- to explore the different features of iMovie and experiments with different genre features. TUESDAY 17th January 2023 i chose titanic which is a romance.  Tuesday 24th January 2023 🌸 SFX LO- to create a realistic green screened clip using Imovie  Special effects include; mechanical effects —such as pyrotechnics, miniatures, and prosthetic makeup—and optical effects, such as motion-capture photography, matte paintings, and stop-motion animation . CGI - computer generated imagery (effects created with the computer only).

  Tuesday 10th January 2023 Film trailer  ingredients for horror;  horror background music jump  intimidating characters innocent characters twists in the story  unexpected scenes horror inspired films .jaws .scream .it .smile planning a horror film setting- dark scenes, loud sinister music.

 Tuesday 6th December 2022 LO-to explore the concept of film genre. Genre-a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics.  hybrid-mixture of two or more genres.  home alone    mean girls mary poppins  instant family  minions     mamma mia parent trap    1. the main genre conventions for the comedy genre are exaggerating the amusing actions, characters and scenarios. 2. three directors for comedy films are, Adam McKay, Paul Feig, Woody Allen. 3. movie stars that have been associated with comedy films; Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Macauley Culkin Tuesday 13th December 2022 LO-to implement genre codes and conventions. Angry neighbors, Christmas In Paradise, A Christmas Karen, Most Guys are Losers and Divorce Bait.  Example Recipe for a Comedy Trailer Ingredients: feel good music funny scenes funny scenarios amusing and likeable characters a few unlikeable characters for interesting scene...