Hannah Hopwood GCSE Media Blog

23/01/2019 News Learning Objective:  To understand what news is and where to find it. What are the key ingredients of a good news story? Captivates target audience Factual New not old events Things that people want/ need to know about. Not fake. What are the most important elements of a good news story? Interesting Real Important Where might you find news stories? Websites Newspapers TV

16/01/2019 What is News? Learning Objective:  to explore concept and format of news. Purpose of News: To tell people about what is going on in world. To entertain people. To raise awareness of certain problems and issues and influence and persuade. For profit. To educate people.   Types of News: UK World Business Polotics  Tech Science Health Family and Education Entertainment and Art Fake News: Fake news is stories that have been edited, changed or made-up for a commercial or political reason and have been deliberately shared. It is bad because it makes people think something is true when it is not.

11/1/2019 SFX Make up tutorials Learning Objective:  To create effective and convincing scars and cuts using a variety of techniques. Liquid Latex Technique: Add a layer of latex and wait for it to dry a little before covering it with a piece of tissue.  Add more layers of latex and tissue until you have at least 5 layers. Get a toothpick and cut a hole through the layers of latex and tissue but leave one later at the bottom next to your skin. Add foundation to match your skin. Put red and black face paint in the hole where you want the blood to be. Add fake blood.   Scar Putty Technique:  Roll out two pieces of scar putty into sausages and put them into an oval shape where you want your cut to be. Smooth out the edges of the putty into your skin. Add foundation around the cut. Put red and black face paint in the middle where you want the cut to be. Add fake blood.