News & Audiences

Monday 23rd March 2020

L/O: to investigate how news programmes are targeted towards different audiences.

Top 10 Stories Today
1. People 'Selfish' for ignoring Coronavirus advice
2. McDonald's and Nando's to close all UK restaurants
3. Hancock admits challenges over NHS equipment
4. Harvey Weinstein tests positive for Coronavirus
5. European countries struggle to enforce social distancing
6. Pressure grows on Japan and IOC to cancel Olympics
7. Parents urged not to send children to school
8. Major medical goods shortage in 10 days, NYC warns
9. Global economy will suffer for years to come
10. New jury trials halted over Coronavirus concerns

Stories for an older, educated and wealthy audience
Coronavirus UK update
School closures
Coronavirus impact on economy
Missing girl search continues
National Trust to open grounds

Radio 1 Newsbeat (morning) - Target Audience = Morning people

BBC 10 O' Clock News (pm) - Target Audience = Over 35s interested in current political affairs

Spotlight - Target Audience = People who live in Cornwall and Devon

Spotlight Order
1. Deaths and cases of Coronavirus
2. Park Dean holiday parks closing
3. Panic buying
4. Social Distancing
5. Public services suspended

Newsround Order
1. School Closures
2. Dance continues in Japan
3. Should the Olympics go ahead?
4. Flying lessons
5. Football players doing drills in self-isolation

BBC Radio 1 (Newsbeat) Order
1. The workers braving Coronavirus in shops and pharmacies
2. Self Isolation
3. Rapper spreading awareness of Coronavirus
4. National Trust opens for free to give access to space
5. How one football club is helping others stay afloat

Newsround doesn't touch on the Coronavirus much and focuses on more positive things because of it's younger audience. 

BBC Young Reporter

Monday 24th February

What is news?

L/O: to explore the concept and format of news

What is the purpose of news?

• Profit
• Educate
• Entertain
• Inform
• Influence/Persuade

Different Types of News Stories

• UK
• World
• Business
• Politics
• Tech
• Science
• Health
• Family & Education
• Entertainment & Arts
• Local
• Weather
• Sports
• Celebrity
• Human Interest

L/O: to explore the validity to news stories and their origins

Fake News: False information used to shape your views, opinions or ideas.  

1) 

• Captured Islamic State Leader had Obama on Speed Dial
• Donald Trump ends School Shootings by Banning Schools
• Florida Man arrested for tranquillising and raping alligators in Everglades
• Lottery winner arrested for dumping $200,000 worth of manure on ex-boss' lawn
• Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies at 92 

2. I think people write Fake News for one of two reasons, to easily make money online or to trick people into having a certain opinion and starting arguments over it.

3. You can spot fake news by looking for actual sources, reading the whole story to see how the story plays out, checking if it's satire and asking experts.

Thursday 27th February

L/O: to understand what news is and where to find it

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School Report Ideas

WHAT? - Mr Man getting his haircut

WHO? - Mr Man

WHERE? - Bodmin College

WHEN? - TBC
WHY? - To raise awareness of prostate cancer

HOW? - 

Monday 2nd March

L/O: to explore how to structure a story; to practise interview questions

Anchor Intro

Next, A Bodmin College teacher is cutting his hair for charity. Here's Chandler with more details.

Interview Questions


Q1. Why do you feel that prostate cancer is worth bringing attention to?

Q2. Why prostate cancer compared to other cancers?

Q3. How long have you been letting your hair grow?

Q4. What can other people do to help or raise awareness to this cancer themselves?

Report

Report

Every year almost 11500 people die from prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer UK is a Charity dedicated to stopping it killing. Prostate cancer affects the prostate, a small gland found only in men. Almost 47500 men are diagnosed with this disease every single year. A teacher at Bodmin College is getting his hair cut in order to raise awareness of this cancer. We are with him now for questions. 

{INTERVIEW} 

We wish him the best of luck and hope he raises lots of money.

Monday 16th March

L/O: to evaluate and review our News Day project

Evaluation

• I edited everyone's stories together and wrote, filmed and edited a story on Mr Man's haircut
• I enjoyed the editing the most because I'm good at it
• I enjoyed the filming myself the least because I'm cringy
• I developed my editing skills, such as green screening, I also learned how to film properly.
• I learned the news process is difficult
• If I were to do this again I'd have a proper team

News and Audience

L/O: to investigate how news programmes are targeted towards different audiences

1. Coronavirus Global cases now outnumber Chinese cases

2. Germany now closes borders

Radio 1 Newsbeat (morning) - Target Audience = Morning people

BBC 10 O' Clock News (pm) - Target Audience = Over 35s interested in current political affairs

Spotlight - Target Audience = People who live in Cornwall and Devon

Photoshop Skills: Development & Genre

Friday 7th February

L/O: to use and develop Photoshop skills



Horror Poster Genre Conventions
They all use the colour black.
All have a menacing figure.
All their fonts are unique. Fonts in red or white.
Credit Block.
Most have a slogan.


WWW: I feel I had clear genre conventions
EBI: I think I could have had a better background

Website Brief

Monday 3rd February

L/O: to build an effective website

 website link: https://faultlesstigger.wixsite.com/cherryvpn

1. This product is a VPN. I have chosen to use a cherry as the logo because of the title of the product.

2. I used a template and then imported multiple images and used a simple colour scheme.

3. I am not overly pleased with the outcome of the website because I feel I could do better.

4. I would improve the overall design of the website and try to make it fit genre conventions.

Web Design

27/01/20

L/O: to research website design and genre conventions

 

1. The colour scheme is a simple blue and white colour scheme, this is used to link to the company logo.

2. Tagline. Name of company.

3. A link to purchase the VPN.

4. Images of devices NordVPN works on and an image of a city.

5. The business is represented as simple and easy to buy from.

1. The colour scheme is red and white and links to the company logo. The colour red indicates speed.

2. Rank in VPN. Tagline. Where to get it. Description. Logo and Company.

3. Link to purchase VPN.

4. Images of devices on a clean white background.

5. Represented as simple for consumers.

Website Planning

• Name: CherryVPN
• Genre: Modern
• Color scheme: Red and Green
• Font style: 
• Content of homepage:
• Links:
• Social Media icons: Facebook, Twitter
• Images: Logo
• Pages: How to use CherryVPN

Brand Identity

Monday 20th January

L/O: to identify conventions of logo design & apply them to our logo design

Brand

Name: CherryVPN

Purpose: A pay per month Virtual Private Network that allows your IP to be in different countries.

Similar Brands

1. ExpressVPN

2. NordVPN

3. TunnelBear

4.VyprVPN

Brand Logos

                                                                                                                                 

Red and White is a simple but memorable colour scheme. The shape of the Cherry is to remind people of the brand name.
















This one is cartoony and fun, 

Photoshop Assessment Task

L/O: To create an effective film poster that use accurate genre conventions and layout elements.

Create a film poster for a new Christmas film

• Title
• Actors
• Release Date
• Extracts from reviews
• Credit