Hannah Hopwood GCSE Media Blog

Plastic Free Schools I n order to complete the programme and land Plastic Free Status, schools must follow a series of objectives: Form a Plastic Free Action Group Conduct a ‘Trash Mob’ – a quick fire, high energy school clean up Challenge government by contacting their local MP Challenge the industries who’s packaging ends up as pollution Remove at least three single-use plastic items from the school and commit to reducing individual single-use plastic consumption. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/schools-challenged-to-go-single-use-plastic-free-by-2022 http://www.greeneducationfoundation.org/nationalgreenweeksub/waste-reduction-tips/tips-to-use-less-plastic.html https://www.recyclenow.com/recycling-knowledge/getting-started/recycling-at-school/how-much-does-your-school-waste Article: With 8 million pieces of plastic pollution entering the worlds oceans every day and the average piece of plastic taking around 500 years to decompose into micro plastics; pl...

10/07/2019 Eco-School: Documentary Film M aking Learning Objective: To explore the conventions and purposes of documentary film making. Documentary Film Definition: A documentary film is a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record. 1- What is the purpose of documentary film making?  Their goal is to make people aware of a certain cause or injustice with the hope that their film will help inspire the world to demand change. 2- What are the common conventions of documentary film making in terms of imagery, sound, edition and mise-en-scene? Narrator Varied camera angles Music that fits what is happening on the screen Diegetic (real) and diegetic (added) sound Graphics can be used to give extra information Interviews Real life footage of events 3- Why is this documentary important in terms of raising awareness ...

14/06/2019 End of Year Test Learning Objective: To plan and create an effective product following a brief. Draft 1: Final Logo:

03/04/2019 Website Building Learning Objective: To build an effective Website. My Website: https://hannahhopwood345.wixsite.com/sailtravel 1- My website tells you more information about sailing, travelling and is a place where you can buy and sell boats. 2- To make my site i had to change the text, photos, add a background, add buttons and create a home bar. 3- To improve i could add more pages and links to the buttons and add more pictures.

20/03/2019 Branding Learning Objective: To explore the concept of branding and to create an effective branding image. What elements need to be considered? Shape Colour Font Style My Logo: My logo is a circle because it is modern and blue and white because of the sea.

13/03/2019 Web Design Learning Objective:  To research website design and genre conventions. Website Brief: To create an effective homepage for a new site of your choice.  Genre Research: Travel and Sport (Sailing) Style:  Blue, Green, Indigo and Red Modern font Branding: Logo matches the colour palette Content: Sailing images Links to the environment  Website Research:   Aqua colour palette which links to the sea On the homepage, you can find information about different sailing jobs and opportunities as well as different sailing qualifications you may need for a sailing career. There are links to the pages of different sponsors. Pictures of boats and sailing maps are used. The business is represented as a company that wants to help people find the best opportunities for them. Blue and red colour scheme- nautical colours. On the homepage, you can find out about sailing news, programmes and race re...

01/03/2019 Photoshop Skills Development Learning Objective:  To explore and develop creative techniques in Photoshop.