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HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS

Health and safety regulations: The health and safety  regulation is the  Health and Safety  at Work etc Act 1974.The Management of  Health and Safety  at Work  Regulations  1999 (the Management  Regulations ) generally make more explicit what employers are required to do to manage  health and safety  under the  Health and Safety  at Work Act. It is important for media companies to follow health and safety regulations as if they  don't they can be sued, could be any criminal offence leading to substantial fines.

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Digital publishing 1. Magazine mock up. The importance of having a magazine mock up is to ensure everything is set out correctly according to the magazine design. It is used fo r teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, and other purposes. The magazine editor is the person who needs to produce a mock up as it is a set design which they follow. The impact of not following a mock up design of a magazine can lead to the magazine being designed in a incorrect way.  There are different tools used in a magazine mock up such as thumbnail sketches, digital drafts. An example of a magazine mock up is shown above. This clearly shows what a magazine mock up looks like. Sourcing finance is an essential part when magazine editors are doing mock ups as it allows them to calculate what the overall costs would be and whether it meets their budget requirements. They would figure out the costs and how much they will be selling it for and whether they need add anything els...

unit 4 coursework pre production

Unit 4: Learning Aim A- Understand the requirements of pre-production of a digital media product. In this assignment, i will be focussing on digital publishing production. The first source of finance is private, which is  a commonly used term in banking and  finance . It refers to lending money to a company or individual by a  private  individual or  organisation. An example of financing available in digital publishing which are companies who produce magazine, such as future publishing who publish specific magazines such as clay shooting. An example of financing of a product in a magazine companies is the global finance magazine which was a company who have recently publish magazines privately. The impact of private financing on products such as magazine companies such as Bauer company who publish magazines and article within the digital publishing finance section is they can loose money if the magazines are not interesting people as they are less likel...

second past paper

Second past paper questions: 1a) The type of camera positioning is eye level shot. 1b) The purpose of the eye level shot is to engage the audience and allow them to view everything that is happening. It creates equality between the subject and the audience which also signifies why the characters are acting in this way. 2a) A stereotyped character in this video is the men sat on the dining table whom are talking about business and money, which has connotations of how men are important and how they earn for the family and women don't. 2b) The audience is likely to recognise the family as middle class stereotypes as they are dressed smartly and are constantly arguing, which is something that occurs in families today. 3a) The two sisters relationship Angela and sue are constantly arguing and very rude towards each other. For example, when they were using vowel language and swearing in front of the child, which connotates that it could impact the child negatively. Their attitude ...

Past paper questions

past paper questions: 1. The mother and child are wrapped in a red and gold blanket. These are both festive colours such as Christmas, the red and gold colours create a sense of love and belonging. This implies that using this blanket for advertisement signifies that it provides comfort at your own home and will also create a sense of happiness being with the people you love. Gold is a valuable and wealthy colour which has connotations of happiness. 2. The text in the centre of advertisement uses a child like font as there are capitals letter and blocky letters used. This irregular letters gives the impression that the text has been written by the child as it contracts with the bold font which further encourages parent to buy this blanket as it is a way of representation of love, warmth and care. 3. 1. Brand &logo- having a physical image of the product in the right hand corner. 2. Corporent colours pink red and blue. 3. Less writing which focuses upon the image of the mother...

Written analysis Media homework- Due Tues 7/05/2019

Written Analysis In the world of film industry there is a process of ways how films are made. They are development, pre-production, production, post production and distribution. This is from when the film is green lit to when it is delivered to the audience. An example of a successful film is Avengers Endgame as everything is clear and as it took time to be released signifies they were fully prepared before anything was leaked, to make sure the audience were happy and expecting the best, due to why it was so successful. The first production stage is 'development' which involves ideas being generated funding being secured. The second production stage is pre-production where storyboards are added and rehearsals are starting to take place. The third production stage is production where visual affects are being produced and edited which involves the integration of live-action footage and generated imagery to create environments which look realistic. The fourth stage is 'p...

Media homework

Media homework Past paper questions 1.       Explain one way that red has been used on the front cover of the Radio Times to create meaning for the audience. (2) Red has connotations of danger which suggests something is going to happen to the character. 2.       Explain one way that either the headline or strapline on front cover of Radio Times creates interest in the Doctor’s new companion. (2) One way is the headline is eye catching with the use of the colours and large font size which engages the reader quickly. The strapline creates interest as it makes the audience wonder who she is. 3.       Explain two ways that the images on the front cover of the ‘Radio Times’ generate meaning for the audience (4). One way is how it is showing different characters that are in the film and the front two are the main ones. Another way is the use of colour such as black, yellow red which connotates ...