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Tuesday 9th March LO: To review and reflect on work completed and plan final tasks Documentary Audit: Planning - Complete Filming - Complete Editing - Incomplete Range of shot types, angles and movement - Yes Sound recorded and edited - Incomplete Two different uses of mise en scene - Yes Two character representing different social groups - Yes Graphics/titles - No Appropiate to audience - Yes Matches BBC3 style/content - Yes Website Audit: Homepage - Yes Linked page - Yes Audience Appropiate - Yes 2 original images per page minimum - No but can be done easily  Clear brand identity - Yes Original masthead - No  Menu bar - Yes Text introducing main features of programme/website - Yes Working links - Yes Range of images, fonts, backgrounds etc - Yes Original audio/audio-visual content - No Opportunity for audience interactivity - None other than link to linked page Verdict - I will aim to complete as much as possible, I believe I have enough evidence already for a prototype if I...

Statement of Intent LO: To produce a concise and well structured statement outlining your chosen brief Produce the 3 minute opening sequence for a BBC3 documentary and the working 2 pages for the documentary on the BBC3 website. Cross-media production target audience: A socially-conscious, 16-25, middle to upmarket demographic Questions How do you intend to use the four areas of the media theoretical framework to communicate meaning and meet the requirements of your chosen brief? My aim for the documentary is to represent the younger generation as one of the most affected by the pandemic. Lockdown has been extremely stressful for them, with worries about education, skewed grades and extreme lack of social interaction.  Firstly, I will use the media language throughout the documentary to help convey the feelings of young people throughout and after lockdown. It was difficult and stressful, especially keeping up with school and college work during lockdown. However, outlining that a...

Do cumentary 1: Our Borough, Love and Hustle Opening Analysis: Genre Codes and Conventions Relaxed, non diegetic music in the background Non Diegetic narration in the background Introduces and gives a brief overview of the topic Diegetic dialogue Shows short clips of interviews of people involved with the topic Slower paced editing Title sequence which includes the name of the documentary Short non linear narrative This all links to the target audience as it grabs their attention, it uses music they would listen to and only gives little information based around topics they are interested in this instance, mental health and crime Representations Young ethnic minorities represented in a negative light, as if all are trouble makers and commit crime Working class community represented as reckless with the insight into it given Young people aged 16 - 29 represented in a negative light as well, they are shown to be causing trouble in the streets partying and smoking Li...

Who are BBC3? BBC 3 was a free to air British TV Channel operated by the BBC. The service's remit was to provide innovative programming to viewers aged between 16 - 34. BBC 3's output mostly originated from the UK, with 70% of it also being original. It was launched on the 9th February 2003, as a replacement for BBC Choice. In March 2014, as a result of a £100 million, it was announce that BBC 3 was to be discontinued and replaced by an online only version of the channel, with more focus on original and short productions.  The channel covered all genres, from animation, comedy, current affairs and drama. There was also a big focus on documentaries and sport.  What kind of documentaries do BBC 3 show now? There is a big focus on documentaries based around current affairs the target audience would be aware of. Examples include issues LGBT members suffer from everyday, knife and violence related crime, mental health, racism in football and climate change. Stacey Doole...

Hobbies/Interests? Sports  Music Video Games Social Media/Technology Films/TV Issues they would be aware of? Climate Change Wage gap  Equality  LGBT related issues Knife and violence related crimes Mental Health What they do with disposable income? Going out Streaming services Video games How they access media? Mobile Phones The Internet/Websites Television  Poster/Print adverts Magazines Films/Docs/Magazines/Music Sites they like Blockbuster and modern movies Documentaries about issues they are aware of Pop music, rap or indie  What would appeal to them? Current affairs Sports Film/TV Comedic documentaries