Evaluation

Helen Skipworth A2 Media Coursework Evaluation

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Final cut! (compressed)

DVD cover final

This is my final DVD cover, overall I am happy with the way it looks and have more or less followed the conventions and typical style of a DVD cover. In contrast to my magazine, i thought it would be more suitable to have a picture of the whole group on the cover. I decided i would add a little more colour to the title and have paint splats in the background, which I experimented with and changed the colours off. I thinks its effective to have them behind the title as it gives the cover a more professional look. I noticed most DVD covers have screen grabs on the back, in the case of TV series they often have episode guides. I had tried to have a short description of what happens in each episode each episode but there wasn't enough room and it looked to cluttered. I also thought another feature that would make it more realistic would be 'bonus features', particularly for children this would be an attractive feature such as the interactive game. I also added Universal certificates to give a more realistic look and added finishing touches to the images and text such as shadowing to make the text stand out. The review was something i felt would add to the way the magazine and DVD cover worked together, as 'CITV' could definitely promote the show and would be something children would recognise and get access to my show.

Magazine final

This is my final magazine cover, I decided to include my DVD on my cover to further advertise it. I have also moved some of the teasers around and added some other effects to the text including shadowing and outer glow. The free give away's such as posters feature a lot in children's magazines and also notices they use words such as 'plus!' and 'win' to draw your attention to certain aspects of the cover which I incorporated.

Other additions such as the bar code and the price were added to make it more realistic and professional. During the process I played around a lot with the different effects on the text but tried to keep the font more or less the same and not to use too many different colours so it wasn't too busy or messy.

Magazine cover 2

Have updated the title, added a price and bar code as well as teasers etc.

As it stands i am happy with the way it looks, it's colourful and suitable for the age range but may need more images. In order to better combine my DVD cover with my magazine I may also include that on the cover, for example 'your chance to win series one!'

Ancilary progress

I have taken the photo for my front cover, and added a background and title however the title will need some editing. I plan to cut out the letters used to spell out 'drama club' at the end of my title sequence and use these as the heading. I will also add some more teasers and various 'free give aways' and try to make it as colourfull as possible. I decided to use just one charcater on the cover as magazines based on a TV series would normally feature just one character on the front as the main image for the cover with an interview ect. I may also include another smaller image of another character, perhaps someone poking out from the corner.

Progress (final cut almost complete)

Final cut is more or less complete! (just needs finishing touches) I have edited all footage and today added the titles including 'created by' and 'drama club'. I have also added some more sound effects such as camera sounds and applause for performers and have further edited the music so it ends in time with the sequence. In terms of transitions i have added a dissolve effect to the transition between the stop frame and the footage of that particular character as well as a zoom. I have also begun work on my ancillary task and have taken my main photo for my magazine front cover, it is a working progress but so far i have cut the image and pasted it to a background and added the masthead. I have decided to have some paint splats behind the main title for the magazine and show (drama club) so i have been getting images of the Internet to cut out and play around with and maybe add to my cover. In regards to my DVD cover i am fairly confident i will have all the characters on the front of the DVD cover, with maybe some of the items associated with them. On the back will be shots from various 'episodes' along with a list of the episode names and paragraph about the show.

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