Regulation BBFC

BBCPodcast 70 Game of thrones

• The series has many thrown up many strong issues such as very strong language, sex, violence, sexual violence, threat, gore , nudity and horror.
• 13 episodes are rated 18 where the majority is rated 15, 1 was for a scene of strong sex, 2 was for sexual violence, 4 for very strong language and the rest were rated 18 for strong bloody violence.
• Camera was focused on a characters face whilst being stabbed which makes it a 15 rather than 18 because although the scene is still shocking and shows terror in her face it could be worse by seeing the gory pictures of being stabbed in the stomach.
• Peoples throats being slit was only rated 15 as they only showed the bare minimum with just a bit of artificial sprays as blood and where as they can show the deep wound or bits of muscle across the floor.
• Very strong gory images have to be rated 18 like in the episode of the mountain of the viper where a character but his thumbs into an others eyes and his head exploded which makes it 18

Original presentation and ammendments

contact sheet

Moodboard

Magazine Conventions

Codes and conventions of a media magazine

• Masthead ( The title often stands out on the front cover as it's the name of the product.)
• Fonts (Sans Serif without curly bits and Serif is without curly bits, serif is more formal. There is also typeface which is, rounded, bold, italics, underlined, condensed.)
• Colour Scheme (The colours on the front cover that represent the magazine.)
• Slogan ( A short memorable phrase so you know a product is made by a specific company.)
• Cover Lines ( Not the title but other writing on the front cover which shows you which articles are featured inside.)
• Bylines ( Naming who the article is by)
• Denotation ( What it is)
• Connotation ( The associated meaning behind it)
• Main Image ( The image that takes up most of the front page and could easily effect if a customer wants to read it, for example if a celebrity is the main image a customer would probably want to read it more.)
• Z pattern ( How the reader reads the magazine in a z formation)
• Puffs ( A graphic feature with a box)
• Barcode ( What gets scanned when it's purchased)
• Issue date ( The date it comes out)
• Publisher ( Who made the magazine
• Date (
• Website (
• Skyline ( What's at the top)

My magazine masthead

Photography

What makes a good photograph:

Photographs that stand out from the crowd usually have three elements in common.

• Good subject
• Good lighting
• Good composition 

What follows are principles of composition that explain some of the ways photographers and artists have composed images through the centuries.

Golden hour:

In photography, the golden hour (sometimes known as magic hour, especially in cinematography) is a period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is higher in the sky.

Rule of thirds:

• Centre of interest: A photograph should have a strong focal point. Determine what it is before composing your photo.
• Simplicity: Keep compositions simple, avoiding busy background that distracts from a subject.
• Subject off centre: Place a subject slightly off-centre rather than in the middle of the photo.

Divide your frame into nine equal parts by creating a grid that is composed of both horizontal and vertical lines.

Place the key feature of your shot at any of the four points where the lines of the grid converge.

Leading lines:

If a scene has strong lines, make sure the lines lead the eye into the frame rather than out of it. The lines should lead to the main point of interest.

Viewpoints and angles:

Vary angles: Shoot at varying angles to capture a subject from a different view point. Move the camera higher or lower than you usually do. For a dramatic effect, take some photos from a birds-eye (looking down) or worms-eyes view (looking up).

Lighting:

Dramatic lighting adds interest to a photo 

Silhouettes:

 Subject made dark by photographing it against a light background (back lighting).

Framing:

Framing a subject by zooming or moving closer draws attention to it.

Symmetry:
An identical or near-identical image of its other half. Use of symmetry often provides a formal balance. 

Risk Assessment

Magazine Proposal HW

D&B

Objective:

D&B's objectives are fairly simple but at the same time hard to achieve, D&B magazines what to be the worlds biggest Drum and Bass magazine we want to start of small and want it to become known to the younger generation around London, eventually spreading across England and then hopefully globally and make Drum and Bass one of the more popular music genres.

Concept:

D&B is essentially a drum and bass magazine that we want to produce to show what's happening in the world of Drum and Bass. D&B is not the official name of the magazine and is something I would like to change if given better suggestions. Drum and Bass is currently very much becoming more recognised to the younger generation at the moment and there isn't hardly any magazines on it, after research on the amount of magazines with the genre of Drum and Bass and I could only find one. As a young person myself and going out with friends on the weekend this is the music that gets played and now is very popular for teenagers and young adults at the moment. We want the magazine to be distributed at the beginning of every month rather than weekly this is so we can fill the magazine up with lots of information each month with interviews from the current biggest Drum and Bass stars and the upcoming stars of the genre. The magazines would be on sale in stores for the price of £10 whilst we know it's quite pricey it's a months worth of information and will have posters and other freebies inside or you can buy a yearly subscription for £100 which means it would be cheaper than buying it monthly as these will be our loyal customers. We will have a Spotify account for our customers to subscribe to where we will have a playlist of the newest and best Drum and Bass hits.

The magazine would also receive funds from advertisements, Drum and Bass advertisement would get priority over any other advertisements e.g. event tickets.

Target Audience:

Primarily the magazine will be aimed at people who are currently in to Drum and Bass and want to read about upcoming and current artists the target audience based on age is 16-24 as that is the group of people the genre appeals to more than anyone else.

The second audience the magazine will be aimed at is an audience at any age who is looking for a new genre of music especially if anyone is looking to become a DJ as this genre of music is currently getting jobs at parties and raves.

The third audience the magazine will be aimed at is people who are already fans of dubstep and jungle but don't or haven't listened to Drum and Bass as they are very similar genre of music and they would be new customers to the business.


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Unit 3- Current music industry in North London

Venues:

• Koko is a venue in Camden that have live music performances, mainly they show rap and grime but they show a bit of everything here is a link where you can see who is performing there: http://www.koko.uk.com/listings?date_filter[value][year]=2017&date_filter[value][month]=5&date_filter[value][day]=1
• Roundhouse is also a venue in Camden they have performances there every week and have their own festival for rising stars, Roundhouse has many genres of music to choose from from soul to urban to dance music, they also have big names performing there such as Chainsmokers and Lukas Graham: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/2017/roundhouse-rising-festival-2017/
• The Elmhurst pub is a venue in Tottenham 

Media Regulators

BBFC- The British Board of Film Classification is an independent, non-governmental body which has classified cinema films since it was set up in 1912 and videos/ DVDs since the Video Recordings Act was passed in 1984.

Cinema

The British Board of Film Censors was set up in 1912 by the film industry as an independent body to bring a degree of uniformity to the classification of film nationally. Statutory powers on film remain with the local councils, which may overrule any of the BBFC’s decisions, passing films we reject, banning films we have passed, and even waiving cuts, instituting new ones, or altering categories for films exhibited under their own licensing jurisdiction.
Video

In 1984 Parliament passed the Video Recordings Act. This act stated that, subject to certain exemptions, video recordings offered for sale or hire commercially in the UK must be classified by an authority designated by the Secretary of State. The President and Vice Presidents of the BBFC were so designated, and charged with applying the new test of ‘suitability for viewing in the home’. At this point the Board’s title was changed to the British Board of Film Classification to reflect the fact that classification plays a far larger part in the BBFC’s work than censorship.
Finances

The BBFC is a not for profit organisation, and its fees are adjusted only to cover its costs. In order to preserve its independence, the BBFC never receives subsidies from either the film industry or the government. Its income is solely from the fees it charges for its services, calculated by measuring the running time of films or DVDs submitted for classification. The BBFC consults the Department of Culture, Media and Sport before making any changes to its fees.