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Media A Level NEA.
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Alvita Babu
44. STATEMENT OF INTENT
BRIEF CHOSEN : MAGAZINE PRODUCT 1: I plan to create a lifestyle magazine focused on Generation Z fashion and beauty targeted towards...
Alvita Babu
Mar 27, 2023
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43. FINAL NEA SUBMISSION
Below are copies of my final magazine covers with contents pages as well as a link to my website Link to the ARDOR Website :...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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42.MOVE OF ISSUE RELEASES
I have decided to change Issue 1 to Issue 2 as a winter issue followed by a spring issue makes more sense. Additionally the specific year...
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Mar 26, 2023
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41. WEBSITE PROGRESS 2
I added a new page 'Real You' in line with the aspirational branding of ARDOR magazine:
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Mar 26, 2023
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40. WEBSITE PROGRESS
Website changes can be viewed in images below:
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Mar 26, 2023
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39. FINIAL AUDIO-VISUAL CONTENT
I have edited all the clips together to create a Youtube video of 'What's In My Bag' that will be used on the ARDOR as promotional...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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38. CREATING AUDIO-VISUAL CONTENT
I filmed a couple videos of the cover star of Issue 2 to create a 'What's In My Bag' video in order to promote the magazine as well as...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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37. ISSUE 2 CONTENTS PAGE PROGRESS 2
Changes made to Issue 2 contents page: Inserted image into the contents page Changed colour of circle from green to pink Changed caption...
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Mar 26, 2023
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36. ISSUE 2 CONTENTS PAGE PROGRESS
Using a finished Issue 1 contents page as a base, I started to make Issue 2's contents page This was done to ensure the same fonts and...
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Mar 26, 2023
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35. ISSUE 2 COVER PROGRESS 3
Changes made to Issue 2 cover: Changed placement of cover lines Changed Issue Season from 'Spring '22' to 'Winter '22' Change from Issue...
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Mar 26, 2023
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34. ISSUE 2 COVER PROGRESS 2
Changes made to Issue 2 cover: Changed colour of Issue sticker from pink to blue Changed colour of Issue number from blue to green...
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Mar 26, 2023
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33. ISSUE 2 PROGRESS
Using a finished Issue 1 as a base, I started to make Issue 2 This was done to ensure the same fonts and colours were used across both...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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32. ISSUE 2 COVER PHOTO EDITING
I blurred the top and bottom left corners of the issue 2 cover image in photoshop so that any text that is placed over it is clear and...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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31. ISSUE 1 COVER PROGRESS 2
Changed made to the Issue: Changed placement of the price to underneath the ARDOR title Resized all coverlines and slogan larger Resized...
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Mar 26, 2023
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30. ISSUE 2 PHOTOSHOOT
Last week, I did a photoshoot for Issue 2 of ARDOR magazine with a close friend in a park to represent the seasonal change of the...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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29. WEBSITE PROGRESS
Over a couple of weeks, I have transformed the writer website template into a website promoting my magazine. I did this by first making a...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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28. ISSUE 1 CONTENTS PAGE PROGRESS
Over 6 weeks I have been slowly curating the contents page of Issue One in Adobe Photoshop, even prior to having taken any photos using...
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Mar 26, 2023
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27. ISSUE 1 COVER PROGRESS
Over 6 weeks I have been slowly curating the cover of Issue One in Adobe Photoshop, even prior to having taken any photos using my...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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26. ISSUE 1 COVER PHOTO SHOOT
After booking the studio in college, I organised a photoshoot with Nadine, Kushi and myself as models. The photos attatched are the ones...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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25. AUDIENCE PROFILING
In order to have a clearer understanding of my magazine's target audience, I created a exquisite corpse and visualisation board. It...
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Mar 26, 2023
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24. FLAT PLAN
For this activity I created 2 flat plans by hand- one for each issue of my magazine that contains 1 cover page and 1 contents page per...
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Mar 26, 2023
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23. SITE MAPPING
I have created a site map of my website digitally using Canva after planning it out on paper to explain a rough idea of how many pages I...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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22. WEBSITE TEMPLATES
I have looked at 4 different website templates and they all have a layout that is similar to how i would like to arrange my site; as it...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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21. PREVIOUS STUDENTS WEBSITES
I looked at previous students websites and found aspects of their work which i would like to include in my own website. Many of the...
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Mar 26, 2023
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20. FINALISING MY NEA CONCEPT
Using all of the work I have done, I have presented it all in a presentation - pitching my NEA to the exam board and my teacher. This is...
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Mar 26, 2023
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19. COLOUR THEORY + TEXTUAL ANALYSIS
I have done a study on colour theory and its use in magazines to fully understand the use of colour in creating a consistent house style...
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Mar 26, 2023
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18. FINALISING INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION COMPANY LOGO
After deciding on a hand drawn version of a logo design I did for my independent magazine production company, I have digitised this using...
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Mar 26, 2023
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17. TYPOGRAPHY IDEAS
After shortlisting 5 names based on the Google forms results, I look at fonts which could be used with each word - ardor, kallos,...
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Mar 26, 2023
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16.MAGAZINE NAME SURVEY
The long list of magazine names were shortlisted down to 5 names based off the popularity of each name on a Google form I created. My...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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15. GENERATING A LONG LIST OF NAME IDEAS
I have collected a series of 10 words to potentially be the title of my magazine. This will then be cut down to 5 names to be shortlisted...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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14. INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION COMPANY LOGO DESIGNS
I created a company that will be collaborating with Hearst Publications in order to publish my magazine. Then, using both Canva and...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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13. STUDIO TOUR / HEALTH & SAFETY
We first learnt a little about health and safety concerning the studio, then visited the studio and practiced setting up the lights and...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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12. INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH: HEARST
I learnt more about Hearst Communications - a company who could produce my magazine. I researched about their history, subsidiaries,...
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Mar 26, 2023
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11. SWOT ANALYSIS
I created a visual for my SWOT analysis to reflect on my personal strengths that will make my project a success, my personal weaknesses...
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Mar 26, 2023
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10. MAGAZINE MOOD BOARDS
Link to moodboard I created a moodboard on Pinterest for my print brief in order to fully understand the colour scheme, mood, topics and...
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Mar 26, 2023
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9. PODCAST PRACTICE WEBSITE
Link to podcast practice website I created a website for my podcast 'Mass Culture' using Wix to practice making a website and getting...
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Mar 26, 2023
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8. PODCAST AND VISUAL CONTENT PRACTICE
Link to video of podcast For this task we had to create a podcast on an app called 'Anchor'. This app interface was simple and easy to...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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7. MUSIC VIDEO EDITING PRACTICE
I was given a selection of songs and video clips, which i had to edit into a short music video. As this was only my first practice, I...
Alvita Babu
Mar 26, 2023
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6. PHOTOSHOP PRACTICE TASK
This task was about understanding how to set up Photoshop files, embed images and use the 'character and paragraph' toggle to manipulate...
Alvita Babu
Mar 15, 2022
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5. PRINT AND SOCIAL MEDIA MOCKUPS
My teacher gave us a activity which focuses on media branding, house style, identity and consistency. Our task was to create a magazine...
Alvita Babu
Mar 15, 2022
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4. CREATING A BLOG
I created a blog using WIX in order to document the research, planning and production of my NEA to authenticate it
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Mar 15, 2022
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3. CONCEPT MIND MAPS
I took down my thoughts and ideas for each of the briefs in a mind map to see how each section of the concept could work together...
Alvita Babu
Mar 15, 2022
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2. REFLECTING ON PREVIOUS STUDENT'S WORK
I reviewed some examples of previous students work in order to understand the type of content I would have to create and the aspects that...
Alvita Babu
Mar 15, 2022
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1. CONSIDERING ALL OF THE BRIEFS
We were given the 3 briefs of Print, Music Video and TV by the exam board. I noted down my initial reaction and concepts to each of the...
Alvita Babu
Mar 8, 2022
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