Jed Manning’s GCSE Media Blog

  My Film 17 Hours Till   Narrative Stage What Happens In My Film Equilibrium British soldiers on a foot patrol in Afghanistan working to tackle terror factions and keep locals safe in their homes. Nothing abnormal happening. They are travelling through mountainous, dry land toward a Forward Operating Base about 12km out.   Disruption After travelling a good 7km, the soldiers spot a figure on one of the many hills. 1 turned into 2, into 3, into 4. ‘Section, Halt’ the Corporal ordered. The soldiers squinted and strained their eyes as one got out a pair of binoculars. ‘Lads get down, I think that’s a Taliban soldi-' A cloud of lead rained across the section, ‘CONTACT!’ the Corporal shouted. The soldiers were taking fire from one of the neighbouring hills. The heart-racing adrenaline surged through each soldiers veins compelled them, but the fear of death for some stared into their...

Monday 25th January 2021 Film Making  Tom Holland- Ian Lightfoot Chris Pratt- Barley Lightfoot Julia Louis-Dreyfus- Laurel Lightfoot Octavia Spencer- The Manticore 4 Relevant Characters The Main Characters are Ian and Barley Lightfoot The main story is about these two characters and their Father The protagonists tell the story themselves The characters are mainly blue elvish type beings, the manticore being a minotaur type animal The characters' appearance makes them look rather casual, despite being a different species  They have a standard American Dialect They behave like regular normal Human Beings The protagonists in some parts have a majestic motif The character that interests me the most is Barley The story would alter and take away quite a lot of the meaning if one of the main characters was taken away, the moral is about family and siblings. The hero(s): Ian and Barley. The villain: The curse The donor: The Manticore The helper: The heros serve being a helper to each ...

Films Tueday 19th January 2021 Onward Director:  Dan Scanlon Producer: Kori Rae Writer(s): Dan Scanlon, Keith Bunin, Jason Headley Production Company: Pixar  Distribution Company: Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures Date Released: 21st February 2020 Genre: Fantasy Animation Cast:  Tom Holland ... Chris Pratt ... Julia Louis-Dreyfus ... Octavia Spencer ... Mel Rodriguez ... Kyle Bornheimer At the start of the Onward film, two brothers discover a potential way to bring back their Dad who passed away a few years ago, in which they do but only manage to bring back his lower half of his body to life. Through the middle they progress through a journey of seeking a crystal that allows them to bring the rest of their Dad back. Towards the end they find the crystal but also have to battle the effects of a curse which they finally overcome, but only one of the brothers gets to see their Father and he is only there for a few minutes before he disappears as the sun sets due to the cry...

  Friday 4th December 2020 Branding L/O: To explore the concept of branding and to create an effective brand image. Name: Printemps Purpose: Sport Fashion Clothing USP: Audience: 3-65 Yrs Bold Slanted Letters with simple tick Fairly Simplistic Letters with curved design Big Bold letters placed under angular design Elegant letters dashed with design 1st Design -Small -Funny -Abnormally Small Ears -Smart Cadburys  Ad suggests they are quite fun and jokey, adventurous. 2nd ad portrays a very weird and strange type of style, rather different and unseen. Apple Modern High Quality Popular Rich Multi-Chain Disney Family Friendly Fun Adventurous Exciting Friendly Coca Cola Nostalgic Iconic Popular Experienced My Brand  High-Quality Fashionable Trendy 2nd Design

  Tuesday 1st December 2020 Web Design L/O: To research website design, genre conventions & terminology. Brand Name: Slint Type Of Brand: Online Metal Site What We Do: Provide info and magazine-style information  Aim Of Site: To be a successful online magazine style site Site Content: Latest info about metal news Target Audience: People who enjoy that type of music Unique Selling Point:

  Tuesday 17th November 2020 Magazine Covers L/O To identify the features on a magazine front cover; to explore genre codes and conventions. Masthead-  The masthead is the name/make/logo of the magazine, typically at the top of the cover. Dateline-  The dateline is the line of information that contains the date of the magazine. Main Image-  The main image is the picture on the cover that my relate to the contents of the magazine inside and can act as a quick eye catcher for people interested in that certain subject it may contain. Cover Line-   A headline on the front cover of a  magazine  advertising a story or feature inside. Main Cover Line-  The main headline that frequently relates to the main cover image- the main subject of the magazine. Barcode/Price-  This is located on the cover, typically at the bottom, and contains the price and the location to scan for purchase. Tagline-  A small amount of writing that often acts as a m...

  Friday 13th November 2020 Zombie Workshop L/O: To refine and develop skills using photoshop