Alien Me

This is my alien transformation poster, it has a code on it that takes you to my alien transformation gif blog post. I made this by taking a picture of myself on the webcam then I used InDesgin to edit the photo and put in the bar code.
Before doing this task I had no idea how to insert a code into the picture so it will take you to a web page however now I know that as long as you have the web address it can be easy. Also when doing this I was new to the software on apple mac's so it took me a while to get used to it however after being taught by the teacher it got a lot easier.
I think this sort of poster is very effective because it allows you to access a website very quickly because you don't have to type in the web address.

Political Film

So far I have written a script for my political film. I need to make a few changes to my script, for example I need to name my characters, I need to include a PI in my film and make a couple of little adjustments to the story line.

As well as a script I have created a schedule, this allows me to plan out each step of the reece. By having a schedule I have used almost every day to write down what I am planning on doing on that day.

As my movie is only set in two places it isn't very difficult to find places to film. I have decided that I will be filming in the media studio and outside college in a car park. These places are good because they are easy to get to especially because I am working in a group of people that will easily be able to travel there. 

Citing and Referencing

The task 
During our lesson on cite and reference, we looked at three sources and two different ways of citing and referencing them. Using an online book, a physical book and a website, we took different parts of the text to reference. The first form of citing was to paraphrase which is using someone else's words but slightly altering them. For example:

 James A.Thurber has confirmed in 2013 that academics use explicit hypotheses and scientific methods for making systematic observation about campaigns and election, whereas professionals draw generalizations based on direct experience.

When taking a direct quote from a piece of text you have to have to put speech marks around it so others understand that it is not your words and so you don't get all the credit. This is my example:

‘Academics use large data sets and systematically test hypotheses to make careful statements and voters and election’ (Page 4 James A.Thurber 2013)

We then went to the college library to find a book of our choice that would be useful for our task on elections in order to make a campaign. We used the online library catalogue to search a keyword that would help us find a book, eBook or magazine that would contain the information needed. I searched for 'Election' and a couple of books appeared on the screen that I thought would be useful. A lady in the library kindly helped me to find a book that would be best and she explained in detail about each book.

What did I know and what do I now know

Before doing this task I didn't understand the importance of citing and referencing however now I do. I was unaware that it was such a crime to take another persons words especially if you had changed it slightly however now I know that if I ever take words from books or the internet I will always find out who wrote that originally. I know now how to reference properly, for example including their name, the date, page number and any other sources.

Political Film

Pre-production is very important when making a film, it seems like there is a lot to do which could be stressful, pre-production seems like it would take up a lot of time effort and if that didn’t take place the film would be difficult to make because each individual character involved in the making of the film needs to know what to do and have a planned agenda for everything to run smoothly. The end product will depend on how well the well the pre-production goes, that’s how important it is.

For example, the location is essential to plan out, this is needed so the crew can get comfortable with the setting and they are able to plan for weather conditions.

Cast rehearsals are important because they need to get used to their lines and it will be much less time consuming when it comes to filming.

When it comes to filming, the crew will want food, therefore planning what food there will be and how much it will all cost is extremely important also.

Ideas for my 3 minute political film:

Two political parties that are very competitive with each other to gain power in Westminster to the point where they start to get certain members begin to ruin the other parties chances of winning the election. They have a lot of arguments and fights which could be considered inappropriate and cheating. The final decision will be a big shock to the audience. After William Hague resigned from the conservative party, the labour party started feeling threatened therefore tried to do as much as they could to stay in power, Tony Blair hated the fact Duncan Smith was the conservative party leader, he cheated and broke the rules just to ruin the Conservatives chances of winning. Blair and Smith ended up having a fight which broke the rules.

Tony Blair

Duncan Smith

Voting

The task
In this task we wen't on http://voteforpolicies.org.uk and took part in a survey to find out what party we should be voting for, I selected four policy issues and for each one there were 6 policy sets, we then clicked on what policy we thought was best. At the end of the survey the two political parties that said I should be voting for were Conservative or Labour.
We have been asked to find ways of making the younger generation get involved with politics and sign up to vote. In previous lessons we made eye catching posters in different art styles in the hope to get younger people to vote. A couple of posters have been chosen to go around the college to be apart of the appeal.

What I knew before
I am not very involved in politics myself, I know about certain political parties and their policies however after this lesson I now understand why it is so important for the younger generation to vote or at least register. By this happening politicians will be able to do more to interest more people.
I also found out about Conservatives policies for example they say they will be cutting income tax for over 25 million people, saving the typical taxpayer £705 a year. That means hardworking people keep more of the money they earn and are better able to provide for their families. 

Copy Right for audio

Creative commons 


Creative commons allows you to share your work with no legal obligations. Make sure it is credited, meaning you credit the person who actually created the product, image etc.

Copyright 

The legal right to edit, and redistribute someone else’s work for a certain number of years. This work can include literary and audio.

Fair Use
The legal right to edit, and redistribute someone else’s work for a certain number of years. This work can include literary and audio.


Royalty Free
This refers to the right to use copyrighted material without the need to pay royalties or license fees for each use.



I have chosen to look into creative commons, an example of this is YouTube as it allows users to mark their videos with a Creative Commons CC BY licence. These videos are then accessible to YouTube users for use, even commercially.

There are certain places where you can access royalty free music to use for projects meaning that you won't have to worry about paying anyone or getting in trouble with copyright laws.

Youtube has an audio library which has a collection of sounds and music for any creator to use on their project. Youtube has a page that tells you information about the tracks that are free audio and other conditions about what track are copyright etc. 

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3376882?hl=en-GB

Research Method

I have planned out my research which makes it a lot easier to do as I can can go back to look at what needs to be done at what stage and I have a guide helping me. Also by doing this, I have been able to explain what sort of research I am going to be doing and why.

Research method: 

Define the research you will undertake

In this project I will be doing research to find out what young people think about politics and what involvement they have in it. I will then begin to find out how to get the younger generation to vote and I’ll be finding out what media product will attract the younger generation. By finding out this information I can make a media product that will be appealing to the younger generation and get them to be interested in politics and hopefully start being involved.

• I will conduct a range of textual analysis on existing political multipage documents.
• I will be using the internet and books to find out political information and what others think about it.

Describe how you will do it

Primary

To do this I’ll be using primary research such as paper based questionnaires and focus groups. This will allow me to get a better understanding of the relationship between teens and politics. Questionnaires will be good because the teens can answer the main and important questions I want answering then by doing a focus group they can include opinions and expand on each of their points.

I will be giving the questionnaire to students around the college because that will allow me get a range of different opinions and answers. Using a

Secondary

I will mainly be using the internet to find out information because I can imagine it will be very informative, as will books. These two resources will be useful because I will gain a larger range of knowledge and learn more about the subject. YouTube is also a good idea for secondary research because as well as being very information they will be visual which will be easier for me to understand and I can gain the knowledge quicker.

Describe what you hope to discover

I hope to discover information for example how many people access political information, who votes, what sort of campaigns attract a certain type of audience. This will help me to make a successful campaign that includes everything possible to make it appeal to the target audience.