Scene Module Stage 4 13th October

Today I am carrying on producing my what's on guide. I am expecting to finish the first draft and invite feedback so I can improve on it.

To do this the first thing I had to do was start filling in the blank layout and putting the information into it i needed. I had to research the places that I would be including in the brochure and get their contact details, tel numbers and any events they were having. For example the live music page I used local Live music bars like talking heads, on their website they had a calender of all the events that they were holding and the bands playing. i included this information in the brochure - this would appeal to teenagers and they would have lots of information on what was happening at this particular place. I did this for all of the other venues. The next thing i did was get pictures from previous gigs and included them in the brochure, this would appeal to my target audience.

The next page i did was for compe

titions. This would appeal as the prizes that I included was for a concert to a popular band. I

think that this page is a good idea because it gets the readers involved and the prize is appealing

to my target audience.

After this I researched into the top films coming out in the cinema and made a brief description about them and included images of the films. After this I did the same for theatre shoes, I researched all the local theatre websites and looked in some of their brochures and picked the most appealing shows for teenagers and included a brief description about the show including a picture.

Finally I included a 'must do for 2011' page. This was this events that would be happening throughout England and appeal to my age group. It mainly included music festivals - something teenagers do during the summer.

After had finished I asked my group for some feedback so that I could improve on the design and content. The thing I would change is the colour scheme and make it more eye-caching for my audience.

The next thing I did was change the

layout of the page and add more exciting events and then changed the colouring so it appealed to teenagers more and added background shapes.

Finally, I have now produced my 'What's on Guide' Throughout this module I have planned numerously and changed ideas for the guide.

After creating my guide I then produced a poster to advertise the guide. I did this because it would raise awareness of the guide and show my target audience about the guide. I produced two different types and then analysed them. I then made my final poster.

Overall today I have created an imaginative creative and media guide for my target audience. It shows how I have changed my ideas around to suit my audience and shows a good planning process. I have considered my target audience throughout producing this brochure, which I see as a strength. I have also worked well to produce this in the time deadline. Furthermore, I accepted constructive criticism's about the guide so that I could improve on it, making it more appealing. Finally by creating the poster I have shown strengths in producing posters so that my guide will be known and show my target audience that my guide tells teenagers what is on in their area.

Scene Module Stage1 16th September

Today I am going to be producing a document and researching into the range of creative and media events in a chosen region. (My local area Fareham, Portsmouth and Southampton.)

Firstly I made a spider diagram of the possible areas that I could research into and then went into more detail. This showed all of the areas in this industry that i already knew about in the chosen area before researching into it.

The next stage was to

research into the events and local venues of the creative and media industry. To make it

easier to research I categorized the areas into sections that I would research and then record, for example : radio, television, live music and more.

I looked into the venues that they were held at to see if they were

specifically for that particular event or there were other things going on there.

I then recorded the information into word documents, stating the venue, where it was, what events the venue held and the types of things the venue did.

Finally, I then researched into specific areas for example what types of things were on for teenagers - this was a wide ranging subject and the main events were live music events and under 18 club experiences. In addition to this, I also researched the local festivals that are held and the venues that they are held at.

The next stage in this process was to collect resources that show the activities and events which are taking place in my local area.

I will need to gather this information from websites, brochures, flyers, entertainment guides and flyers. I will then need to record this information into a document showing evidence of what I have researched.

After gathering leaflets, flyers and guides I then analysed the information in them and produced a document explaining the areas in the 'what's on' sections. I had to consider the information that has been included in them, the colour schemes they have used to make it look effective and the layout they have used to show what's on.

Overall, today I have researched into a wide-ranging area of events that came from a number of sources and looked into the venues and different areas in the creative and media events in my local area. I have understood a lot of types of events that area in my area and did not know about them. In addition to this, I researched different materials and analysed them in depth. I have shown strengths in being able to research relevant areas and write about how they are effective.

scene Module Stage4 7th October

Today I will be starting to produce a guide to what's on to my chosen audience. Firstly I made a decision for whom my target audience was - I chose teenagers.

The next stage was to undertake research into the events that would be suitable. I needed to consider my audience, the area it would be held and how much it would cost. I focused my area on Southampton, Portsmouth and Fareham.

I used my knowledge from stage 1 to do this also and used various websites that I had found throughout this module to help me decide the best events to include.

I then made a spider diagram to show the content, what will be included and any other information that will be added.

After I did this I then started to draft what I wanted my poster to look like. I firstly made a paper draft and labeled the colour schemes, images I would use and what would go in each section ( the categories.) This was helpful because it helped me to decide what was going to be included in my poster. After I did this I asked for some feedback from my group and took their ideas into consideration - "look more appealing for teenagers."

After getting this feedback I decided to change the layout from a poster to a brochure. I think that this will have more information in it and be easier to make it look appealing to my target audience.

After this I then began to create another paper draft like before of the brochure. Setting it out so I know which topics I will include and on what pages. I then set a colour scheme that would suit my audience. After doing this I then began creating it onto the computer, I made the basic outlines for the brochure and sourced the images and website information that I would be using.

After I produced this I then made another paper drat with more detail and depth so I can get a better of idea what I will be producing on the computer. Finally, after analysing all of my brochures that i have drafted I chose the best features. These features are what will make up my final brochure design.

Strengths and Weaknesses:

Overall today I have shown strengths in being able to gather information for the guide and took into consideration my target audience and the thing that would appeal to them. I have also produced a well detailed plan and worked well to produce the plans for the guide within a good time scale. Furthermore I changed my original ideas of a poster to a brochure, this shows that I have strengths in recognizing what would suit my target audience more and they types of things that would appeal to them on a wider scale. Finally I have also made several drafts and shown that I have done a large scale of research into my target audience so the brochure will appeal to them.

Scene Module Stage3 23rd October

Today I will be creating a critical response to the show I saw at the Mayflower theatre, Quadrophenia.

Today we had a visiter from the other school doing diploma, Porchester. She is the leader of that school. Firstly we were discussing what we have been up to and the things we have dine so far in the module. After this we looked at out Quadrophenia critiques and started to re-drat them. i re-drafted mine twice after having feedback from Mr Coulson and our visiter. This really helped me improve my work and hopefully get a better mark for the critique.(RL5)

I have had some good criticism today which has helped develop my work and means I have am able to deal with setbacks, criticism and feedback. Furthermore I need to develop my skills in inviting feedback for more things - it will help me and make my work better.

Firstly I wrote down ideas of the good aspects of the show and what I liked and then put things that were bad and could have been improved.

After doing this I then created a draft of the critique. I wrote a brief description of the show and then analyzed it, giving my opinions on the show and things I would have improved. Finally, I then gave it a star rating on how good I thought the show was.

After doing this I then re-read this draft and made notes on the sections that could be improved on. I needed to consider the different aspects involved in creating this show more and assess the lighting and sound more for example.

Finally, I wrote the final draft, setting it out professionally and included a picture into the text. I then took into consideration the feedback I got from some of my group who also read my draft and the notes I made. This improved my critique.

This is the draft of my critique:

Quadrophenia (tour)
Venue: Mayflower Theatre
Place: Southampton
Review Date: October 12th 2009
Rating:

Pete Townshend’s 1973‘s album, Quadrophenia has been adapted to be a Rock Opera and it is now on tour and at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton. With an energetic cast and a rocking live orchestra in the background, this theatre experience is memorable and a must see show!

As The Who was before my time I wondered what the show would entail, furthermore as this show is classed as a rock opera I was expecting it to be a classical musical score with a rock twist portraying a story for two and a half hours. It was much, much more!

The story follows the life of a young man Jimmy, a London Mod (fashion and music obsessed, working class yobs), trying to find himself. This is portrayed by four actors showing the different aspects of Jimmy’s personalities, the romantic, the lunatic, the hard man and the hypocrite. In some songs throughout the story it is often hard to understand which one of the split personalities is being portrayed and some of the action and suspense is lost.

The story continues by following Jimmy, his friends and arch rivals The Rockers ( wear black leather and listen to classic Rock ’n’ Roll) to brighton. With a continuous series of powerful and moving songs portraying the continuous battle between the two gangs. Additionally after Jimmy looses the girl he has lusted over for so long he returns home and his life falls apart. The way the songs are staged by the actors moves the audience with songs such as “Love Reign O’er Me” leaving chills down your spine.

With a moving centre stage which is used to portray the chaos in the story and it is used effectively by the actors and the brilliant scenery is relevant and effective in all scenes, moreover it all adds to the atmosphere built up throughout the performances. The costumes were funky and relevant to this era, they also gave the audience an idea of the difference between the two groups. Furthermore I really enjoyed the dances which accompanied the songs, the choreography was ablaze and satisfying.

However, the opera sometimes overpowered the singers on stage and the story plot sometimes got confusing when scenes changed abruptly. Despite this I feel it was a positive experience and this show would appeal to any of the one who has experienced this era of time and wants to relive it for a night. It also appeals to a younger audience that likes rock music and action theatre, like myself who found it enjoyable and a really super theatre performance.

Overall today I have learned to produce a well presented and written critique, exploring all the aspects of the show and how effective the were.

In addition to this i learned to analyze a show and point out all of the less obvious things (like lighting) and say how they could have bee improved.

I have showed strengths in doing this stage and taken on feedback to improve the quality of my work.

I conducted a well-focused investigation into the show and gave my personal response to the show.

I explained it in detail well and underlined the things that were enjoyable and could have been improved.

Scene Module Stage 2 16th September

I have been briefed about the new module that I will be starting, its all about the creative and media industry, from jobs, what's going on in my local area and reviewing shows. Throughout this module I will be using many skills to research and sources to understand this industry as a whole.

Today I am going to be researching into the types of creative and media jobs available in the South England region. My goal for today is to have made a word document noting some of media industry jobs there are and the the types of qualifications you need to apply for them. In addition to this I will be looking at the types of pay involved in the different areas.

Firstly I made a spider diagram of the overall roles in the creative and media industry. This helped me to name all of the areas I will be researching into depth and understanding all the different areas.

The next stage was to create a more detailed spider diagram into all the jobs in the overall roles of the creative and media industry. For example theatre is a specific area of creative and media and there are many jobs that entail in this area such as lighting, graphics designer, choreographer, actor and many more. The reason I did this was to understand the job roles that i could think of without researching into them and then when researching I would learn of the other various roles which I had not included in my spider diagram.

I then started researching by visiting the job websites such as:

www.monster.co.uk

www.jobsite.co.uk

www.reed.co.uk

www.totaljobs.com

These websites are there for people to put job vacancies and then people can research their specific area and choose the job they then want to apply for.

Overall these websites meant that I could specify the type of job I was searching for and any other areas I wanted to make more specific, such as the type of qualifications you would need for the job and the amount of money you would be paid. This was all included in the websites and it helped me find the different types of jobs.

After doing this, which was a very effective way of finding jobs in my area to my specification I went onto local companies and searched if they had any vacancies. For example I went onto galaxy south coast. This then meant I narrowed my search down to a specific area to analyze the types of jobs there were in my area to do with the creative and media industry.

The next stage that I did was to record the information that I found into a word document, I wrote where the information was from, what the job was, where it was, the company that was advertising and the qualifications you would need to apply for the job. In addition I also added how much money this job offered.

Throughout this stage I recorded my results on to a word document, this includes pictures, information about the job and the source it was collected from. I gathered evidence of this from numerous websites the next thing I will need to do is collect brochures, newspapers, flyers and entertainment guides and leaflets.

I undertook a well focused investigation into the job roles and understood the opportunities in the chosen region. I also made a good ranging summary of the creative and media job roles in this region. I also made detailed explanations of them. Finally, when recording the information I understood the qualifications needed or the types of job available in this industry. Finally when researching for the jobs I made detailed searches and researched predictable roles in this industry and also looked into the more unexpected and unusual job roles.

Overall I have recorded a numerous amount of creative and media jobs and I have shown strengths in how to specify my job search and the ares I can collect this information from . In addition to this, I understand the large range of jobs in this specific industry and know the qualifications which will be needed for each area. Furthermore I have increased my awareness of the range of jobs and roles in the industry. I found jobs that I didn't know about in this specific area of the industry and researched into them. I now know what a large industry that creative and media is and have a better understanding of all the job roles in it. I have sourced many of the jobs from various places and researched into the requirements of the roles.