A2 Media Studies Advanced Portfolio Production Diary

A2 Media Studies
Advanced Portfolio
Production Diary
PROGRESS UPDATE PLAN FOR NEXT MONTH / WEEK(Including
Possible Contingency Plans If Problems
Anticipated)
Mon W/B 09/09/13
(Detailed Weekly Summary)
I have chosen the newspaper brief as I believe this is the task I
will be the most successful at. In preparation for the main
product I have begun researching local newspapers to help
me generate ideas for my coursework.
Next week I will begin analysing newspaper
billboards for the research aspect of my ancillary
task 1 which will allow me to grasp an idea of what
this product should look like.
Mon W/B 16/09/13
This week I have searched for three different newspaper
billboards for my ancillary research, I have found them
extremely difficult to find on the internet and consequently
only found two.
In preparation for next week I will find a final
newspaper billboard so I can begin analysing them
which will help me when designing my own
billboard.
Mon W/B 23/09/13
I now have three different billboards and have begun
analysing them on colour scheme, masthead, images and
typography. This has provided me with some ideas I will be
able to translate onto my own billboard.
Next week I will complete this analysis and then
begin my ancillary task one where I will be creating
my own billboard to advertise my newspaper.
Mon W/B 30/09/13
I have now completed a detailed analysis of all three
billboards and have a clear idea of what mine needs to look if
it were to be successful. In preparation for this I have begun
designing mastheadsfor my newspaper in which I will use one
for my ancillary task.
For next week I am going to have picked a
masthead I think looks the most professional so I
am prepared to begin creating a billboard design for
next week.
Mon W/B 07/10/13
Out of the three masthead designs I created last week I have
chosen the most suitable one to feature on my newspaper. I
have started to design a billboard using this masthead,
ensuring that the colour scheme matches to make it
successful.
Next week I am going to continue my ancillary task
1 and finish my first draft, before I complete it to
ensure I have completed this task to the best of my
ability.
Mon W/B 14/10/13
I have now completed a rough draft of my ancillary task one. I
can see that there are still some improvements to be made for
this billboard to reach its full potential.
Next week I am going to complete these changes for
my billboard so I can finish my final draft and move
on to my next ancillary task.
Mon W/B 21/10/13
I have now completed my final draft of the newspaper
billboard and uploaded all up to date work onto blog.
I am going to begin researching radio
advertisement conventions in order to complete my
next task.
Mon W/B 28/10/13
This week I am starting my research for ancillary task 2 by
looking up radio codes and conventions online so I can begin
I have found it difficult to find websites that
specifically give me information on radio codes and

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Advanced Portfolio
Production Diary
my report as soon as possible. conventions so in preparation for next week I am
going to do some research at home to try and find
appropriate websites I could use.
Mon W/B 04/11/13
I have now found some useful websites and begun the radio
codes and conventions report by finding useful information
online and keeping a list of all website references I have used.
Next week I am going to analyse the information I
have found and look at what information I am going
to find useful in my ancillary task 2.
Mon W/B 11/11/13
I have analysed all the information I found online last week
and have found two useful books which have gave me
information I can add to the report.
I need to find videos online to provide me with
radio codes and conventions information and add
these to my report. Next week I will hopefully have
finished this task.
Mon W/B 18/11/13
As I cannot find any relevant videos to put on my report I am
going to come back to this task at a later date. I have started
my first newspaper analysis for the Manchester Evening
News.
Next week I am going to continue the newspaper
analysis which is helping me understand the layout
of a newspaper and what a typical newspaper
includes.
Mon W/B 25/11/13
I have finished the first newspaper analysis and have now
started to analyse the Salford Advertiser so I have a broader
range of ideas for when I begin to create my main product.
Next week I am going to continue the newspaper
analysis which I have found very helpful for my
coursework.
Mon W/B 02/12/13
I have finished the newspaper analysis at home so this week
begun to analyse the Tameside advertiser which is another
local newspaper. I now have developed a wide range of ideas
that I can use for my own newspaper.
Next week I am going to finish the Tameside
advertiser analysis so I can begin analysing radio
adverts in preparation for my second ancillary task.
Mon W/B 09/12/13
I have now finished analysing the newspapers and have
gained an understanding of how I will set out my main
product.
For next week I am going to find radio adverts for
other local newspapers that I can analyse which will
help me when creating my own advert.
Mon W/B 16/12/13
I have struggled to find newspaper radio adverts on the
internet so instead have decided to use other companies that
have radio adverts as they will still be able to give me an idea
of what my radio advert must sound like.
Next week I am going to continue analysing the
radio adverts to get a better idea of the codes and
conventions of radio adverts rather than the
information I have already received from creating
the report.
Mon W/B 23/12/13
This week I have finished analysing these radio adverts and I
am now prepared for when I create my own. I have written a
short script which I am going to use for my own radio advert
which should be approximately 25 seconds, an average time
for a radio advert.
Next week I am going to record the script for my
radio advert and begin editing it to make it sound as
professional and effective as the adverts I have
analysed.

A2 Media Studies
Advanced Portfolio
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Mon W/B 30/12/13
As somebody is using the recording equipment I have not
been able to record for my radio advert this week so I will
come back to this task at a later date. Instead I have created a
survey of ten questions online which I have emailed to
different people and posted of social networking sites in hope
of getting a variety of responses from all different people.
The people I have asked to take the survey for my
newspaper will have one week to respond and then
I can use the results to help me make my newspaper
appeal to its target audience.
Mon W/B 06/01/14
I have collected the results from my survey and 21 people
have responded which is quite a high number. There is also a
mix of both male and female which is important as I want my
newspaper to appeal to both genders. I am now analysing the
results so that I can make my newspaper as professional and
appealing as possible so these results will help me to do that.
Next week I am going to complete analysing the
results from my survey and then start to think
about how I can apply these responses to my
newspaper in order to make my main product as
successful as possible.
Mon W/B 13/01/14
This week I have completed analysing and started an ideas
generation map where I have written down my ideas for the
newspaper. From this I will be able to see which of my ideas
would be successful and if they are suitable or not.
I am going to continue with this ideas generation
map next week as I think this is a very important
aspect to my planning.
Mon W/B 20/01/14
I have now finished the idea map and have some clear ideas
of what I am going to feature in my newspaper. I have begun
to write up a summary of this, choosing which stories and
headlines will be the most successful.
Next week I will finish writing this summary so I
have a clear idea of what my newspaper will look
like and what stories, headlines and images I am
going to put in it.
Mon W/B 27/01/14
I have now finished this summary which has definitely made
it easier for when I begin my main product. I have a clear idea
of what I am going to put on my newspaper and have a vision
of what it is going to look like.
The next step for preparing the main product which
is a newspaper is to create layout plans. This will
make the creation of the newspaper even easier as
the design of it will already be created.
Mon W/B 03/02/14
I have begun making the layout plans; using the other
newspapers I have analysed to help me make these seem as
professional as possible.
In preparation for next week I am going to have a
look at some other local newspapers to give myself a
better idea of what I need to do for it to look like a
real newspaper.
Mon W/B 10/02/14
I have now finished 2 sets of layout plans which I could use
for my newspaper. I have decided on the layout plan which I
think looks best and this will be the one I use to help me set
out the main product.
I need to take the images for my newspaper now I
am ready to put them on so this week at home I am
going to take the photographs ready for next week.
Mon W/B 17/02/14
I have taken numerous images over the weekend and have
now picked my most effective ones to put on the newspaper. I
I still need to take images for my adverts in the
newspaper which I did not get round to doing last

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have opened the layout plan and started to fit these
photographs in. I also have uploaded the masthead which I
created at the start of the year for my billboard and placed
this in the primary optical area. This keeps the branding of
my newspaper products throughout all my tasks.
week. This is something I am going to do for next
week so I can complete my newspaper as soon as
possible.
Mon W/B 24/02/14
This week I have designed the headlines for my articles and
placed them on the layout plan. I have decided to use font
impact as this seems very professional and realistic, similar to
what has been used on the other newspapers I have analysed.
I have also begun to create the colour scheme for my
newspaper which is: red white and black as this was the most
popular choice from my survey. This also keeps the same
colour scheme from my billboard which is also very
professional.
I now need to write the articles for my newspaper
ensuring that I make them very factual and write
them in a similar way to how other newspapers do.
This will make my newspaper as professional as
possible. I am going to do this at home so that next
week I can just copy and paste them into my layout
plan.
Mon W/B 03/03/14
As some of my articles are too long and others are too short
this week I have edited them so they fit in with the text boxes
I created on my layout plan. This makes sure they fit in with
the design of the newspaper so I do not have to stray away
from the layout plan too much.
I now have the articles, photographs and headlines
in place so for next week I just need to make sure I
have the images for my adverts.
Mon W/B 10/03/14
With the photographs I now have taken, I have created the
adverts for my newspaper. This was relatively easy as I just
had to slot them in where the empty spaces were on my
newspaper.
I still have some finishing touches to do on my
newspaper so I am going to ensure that they are
done next week so I can move onto my evaluation.
Mon W/B 17/03/14
To make my newspaper seem as realistic as possible I have
used today’s lesson to edit it and make sure everything is
inline where it should be. I have also included captions and
subtitles to make the newspaper as factual and realistic as I
can.
I have finished my main product which has taken
me quite a short time due to the extensive amount
of planning I have done prior. The layout plans have
made the actual making of my newspaper very
quick and easy to do. Next week I am going to
create a focus group on Facebook to find out other
people’s opinions on my newspaper and whether it
is successful or not.
Mon W/B 24/03/14
I have created a focus group on Facebook asking people what
they think of the headlines, font style, images and colour
scheme used throughout my newspaper.
Next week I hope that I will have responses from
this focus group so I can evaluate them and know if
my main product has been a success or not.

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Mon W/B 31/03/14
As I am waiting for more people to respond on my focus
group I have decided to return to the ancillary task 2 which
was to create a radio report. I have found the script I wrote at
the beginning of the year and recorded myself and uploaded it
onto the computer.
Next week I am going to edit this recording using
Adobe in order to add sound effects and make it
sound as professional as possible.
Mon W/B 07/04/14
I have completed the editing in this lesson and now have my
ancillary task 2 completed. I have also started to analyse my
responses from the focus group I created a couple of weeks
ago.
At home I am going to continue this analysis sothat
next week I can answer the three other evaluation
questions.
Mon W/B 07/04/14
I have started the other evaluation questions now reflecting
on my main product. I am using Microsoft word to type up
drafts of my evaluation work before I change the essays onto
other programmes as it is easier to edit and change on word.
Next week I will continue with the evaluation work
as everything else in my coursework has been
completed.
Mon W/B 14/04/14
I have finished the next evaluation question which leaves me
with only one more question to complete.
I now only have one more evaluation question to
complete which I am going to begin at home to
ensure I have it finished for the next lesson.
Mon W/B 21/04/14
In this lesson I have now finished the final evaluation
question to a good standard. I am happy with my responses to
the questions and pleased with my overall product.
All that I have left to do is to change my evaluation
answers by presenting them on different types of
media such as an audio recording, PowerPoint
presentations and using Prezzi. I will then have
completed my advanced portfolio project.
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Possible Contingency Plans If Problems
Anticipated)

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