OCR Media Studies Centre Number:16607 Candidate Number:6005

Brief : Television and online 1. You have to have a good understanding of structural codes and conventions which have to meet the needs of the target audience, for example, show off technical abilities - controlled camera work and lighting, animated title sequences and strong editing of the sound and visuals. 2.   Think wisely about casting, they have to be comfortable in front of the camera in order to make it look more authentic. 3.  Think about the way you are going to incorporate and represent different social groups within the brief. 4. Choose a range of appropriate mis-en-scene, to get the higher marks, this makes it look realistic and would fit the codes and conventions of BBC Three documentaries - usually shot in a range of locations. 5 . For the online website, look at 'real world' examples of BBC Three web pages, and make it clear that you have looked at these by applying conventions similar to what they have onto your own work.   6. Keep in mind that the webs

ANALYSIS AND JUSTIFICATION OF MY CREATIVE CHOICES In the Mock-Up NEA task we were assigned during the week, I chose to create a newspaper cover in the style of ‘The Guardian’. I looked through all my research I had already accumulated of ‘The Guardian’ and looked at many Guardian covers online via Paperboy’s website – this then allowed me form initial ideas of what I wanted to create.  I began with the masthead, identical to ‘The Guardian’s’ widely recognised font style, and block blue background with the date and price for readers to view. I included an article about Royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle alongside an image of the pair, to entice readers by catching the eyes of royal fans. I also included entertainment news about Ricky Gervais’ ‘iconic’ Golden Globes speech – regarding current political issues so it was relevant to the main article.  A theory which had major influence on the events I chose to include were Galtung and Ruge’s News Values, reflected through t