AS/A2 Media Studies Blog

If you have seen the work I did for my AS Media Studies coursework and would like to see it in much more detail, please follow the link below:

http://anand-subramaniam.blogspot.com/


If you are interested in the work I am completed for A2 Media Studies then please do follow the link below. This includes the final music video I participated in producing:

http://anand-media-a2.blogspot.com/

Leisure Activity - Harry Potter Opening Test (2011)

I created this piece of work shortly before the release of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2'. As I am a big Harry Potter fan, I decided to create a 'tribute' by recreating what I had produced before (in 2009) but using the knowledge and skills I have gained since to make this piece much more better.

Equipment/Software used:

• Autodesk 3Ds Max 2009
• Adobe After Effects CS5

AS Media Studies - Practical Production Main Task (2011)

Project Brief: Create a front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text used must be original and a minimum of FOUR images must be used.

Equipment/Software used:

• Digital SLR camera
• Adobe Photoshop CS5

Requested - Editing Task - Biology NGS Stem Cell Video (2011)

I was requested by the Head of Biology to edit footage that was shot by a group of students known as the NGS (Next Generation Scientists) group. I was responsible for applying editing techniques and sound techniques, that I had learnt during AS Media Studies (through the study of TV drama). I had not used Premiere Pro before and the video had to be completed the day after they gave it to me. Within 24 hours I experimented with the software, learnt how to use it, edited the footage (from 30 minutes down to 9.5 minutes) and burned it onto a DVD disk using DVD authoring software, Windows DVD Maker. The video was meant to mix information about stem cells and comedy.

Equipment/Software used:

• Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
• Windows DVD Maker

AS Media Studies - Practical Production Preliminary Task (2011)

Project Brief: Create a front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text used must be original and a minimum of FOUR images must be used. As part of your research you are encouraged to create preliminary work to demonstrate knowledge of magazine conventions and the use of image editing software/skills.

Equipment/Software used:

• Digital SLR camera
• Adobe Photoshop CS5

AS ICT - Structured Task - Dulton School Logo (2010)

As part of my AS ICT coursework, I had to design and create a logo for an imaginary school based on some requirements. One requirement was that the logo had to have the school name on it, had to follow a science/technology/future theme and had to be created from scratch without the use of clipart and internet images. Below you will see a plan of the logo and underneath that you will find a copy of the completed logo.

Equipment/Software used:

• Adobe Photoshop CS5

GCSE Media Studies - Advertisements (2010)

Project Brief: Create an advertising campaign for a new fragrance. It should include brand name design, two full page magazine advertisements and a billboard poster using original photography and graphics.

As part of this course, I had to create a series of advertisements (one billboard and two magazine) of a perfume or aftershave.

Equipment/Software used:

• Standard digital camera
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 5

Here are the final publications (**Please note that the images have been scanned, hence the loss in quality**):

GCSE ICT - Summative Project Brief (2010)

Project Brief:
A group of 80 foreign students is coming to your area, along with 8 teachers. They will be welcomed at a reception and will go on four trips during their stay.
Your task is to decide on some suitable trips and to prepare some publications for them. You will need to remember that the students only have a basic knowledge of English.
  Here's what you are going to do:

•   create a profile of your target audience
•   use a database and other research to shortlist some options for trips
•   use a spreadsheet to compare options for the trips
•   create some digital posters for the reception
•   create an invitation to be sent to VIPs in the area
•   create a welcome leaflet for the students
•   create two e-cards for students to send home

Equipment/Software used:

• Adobe Photoshop CS2

As part of my GCSE ICT coursework, I had to produce a series of documents. Theses included:

• webpages
• e-cards
• posters
• invitations
• leaflets
• emblems
• spreadsheets
• databases

Below you can see the animated header logo of my website. To activate the GIF animation, please click on the image:

Here are the emblems I created for the project (one of the tasks was to create some emblems that unified England and origin of the foreign students - I chose India):

Leisure Activity - Harry Potter Opening Test (2009)

After watching 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince' on the day of the release, I felt inspired by the way they created the opening. So I decided to attempt to create a possible opening for the next Harry Potter film.

Equipment/Software used:

• Adobe After Effects CS3