Double Page Spread: Final

This is my final draft of the double page spread.

Website: Final

This is the website that I designed and published on iWeb. It makes full use of all walks of media, such as video and images.

Here I have my home page for the website. It contains the same video that would be shown on Tv and a number of images. It also tries to introduce the channel by giving the company's intentions.

Here is the Snowboarding page and i'm trying to combine all parts of media, for example in my specification it stated that I needed to include 3 fully function webpages, all contining both video and still images. I have done the same as in the MotoX page and made an attempt at creating a sense of realism by making the rider seem real. This is done by making the rider give a personal rating.

This is the MotoX part to the website, on this page I have again added both video and a small collage of images on the sport. I have tried to make this page like an article about a new race track. I have intergrated this page with my interview on the double page spread as then I hope to make the both seem more professional. To do this I have put brief information about the rider and what he rated the track. This is an attempt to try and create a sense of a fan following, again to boost the realism of the project.

To visit the website please follow the link below..

http://web.me.com/alexmoorlen/limits/home.html

News Paper Advert: Final

This is my final version of the newspaper advert. This is the final draft which was drafted by two professional designers from the University West of England (UWE).

Main Television Advert: Final

This video is the final product of my main television advert for the new channel, 'Limits'.

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Animatics

In these short animatics I have demonstrated the basic ideas of my main television channels advert and I have added the estimated times for all the frames to give an idea of what length the advert will be so that I am able to make any changes if need be. The music choice that I have added onto the animatic is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Can't Stop. As this is not an original peice of music I am not going to use it in my main advert but it was a good example of the genre of music and the fast pace to keep the adrenaline pumping.

Questionnaire for target audience

On this questionnaire I ask simple questions to try and find out what the main target audience will be, in the way that I need to ask a number of different age groups and see if what I had in mind was a realistic approach. I also ask what sort of sports they do in the spare time and if they are featured on the website, this is to try and raise an awareness of the channel and its website in hope that it will attract its audience early and use its maximum potential. I will post another entry very soon with the results.

Newspaper Advert Flatplans

Newspaper/Magazine Advert...

Flatplan 1...

In this flatplan for the magazine/newspaper advert I have decided to add the same effect as the 'HOME PAGE' in the website and blur two seperate images together with no definate line of defination. The only other components to the advert is that I have got the channels logo and title across the header of the flat plan. The images I will use will have the two sportsman facing one another doing something simular such as airing over a jump or ledge.

Flat Plans of Website Design Ideas

I have put together a flat plan of my initial idea for a website design...

Home Page...

The flat plan is for the home page of the website and uses all the regular conventions of a normal home page offering ease of navigation and a brief introduction on the channel itself, not just the site. As a human eye is drawn to the left hand side of a document be it on the internet or paper, i have included a logo in the top left corner that will instantly let the user know the site is in collaboration with the TV channel. Under the logo I have placed the navigation bar that will remain in the same place on each of the pages, linking them all together. In the centre of the page I am going to add a image of both a snowboarder and a MotoX rider but not to have a definate line between the two, just a blur to help merge the images. Over this collage there is going to be a main title of the channel, 'LIMITS' as for identification. A brief introduction and welcome to the site will be at the bottom of the page like a footer.

Off Road Page...

On the 'OFF ROAD' page I have added video slots because I have got access to home videos that will be edited and optimised specially for the site, different to the main advert. Again as mentioned on the 'HOME PAGE' I have lef the navigation bar and the logo on the left-hand side, however on the header and the right-hand column there will be a block of text describing upcoming events and information on the videos and images presented on this page only. The title of the page will be on a banner at the top right corner and this is going to give a banner effect that is partially off the page. I have chosen to do this as I feel it gives a more exotic feel to the page not just boring and bland, however I need to do this at the same time as using conventions to carry the site to success.

Off Piste...

This is the page on winter sport, Snowboarding and it allows people to view the snowboarding section to the site and channel. Once more I followed the regular conventions of a logo and navigation bar, although this is exactly the same as the previous two discussed pages, on this page I have added a new feature of rollover images. I have a video in the centre of the page, but also I have added a rollover image above and below of it. To the left and right of these features I have text boxes giving useful information on the section of the channel and also the resort that the films are shot, Valloire, France.

Main Task: Advert fr a new TV channel

How to film the Snowboarding

For my main task the TV channel I plan to make is going to share the same audience as the popular sports channel, Extreme Sports. However, whereas Extreme Sports show the worlds best competing in the worlds biggest stadiums I aim to create a channel for the more amateur riders of snowboards and Moto X bikes.

To shoot the footage I need for the advert i

need to use a helmet cam for both of the chosen sports. As this is a school project and I have a

low budget I couldn't afford to buy a professional standard helmet camera. To get around this I used a hand-held camera called a 'Flip Cam'.

I found 'Flip Cam' suitable for the filming side to my coursework because it will allow me to record up to 2 hours of footage and simply transfer the footage through use of a USB socket that 'Flips' out the side of the camera. As shown in the image below...

Good Points to 'Flip Cam'

1. Small and light
2. Hours of storage
3. Easy to use
4. High standard image
5. Compatible with Mac and PC programmes
6. Doesn't blur in motion

Bad Points to 'Flip Cam'

1. Hand-held
2. Non-waterproof
3. Not very strong against impact

As the camera is only hand-held I needed to find a way to film the Snowboarding and the Moto X while riding. To do this I have come up wi

th 3 possible solutions...

Idea 1...

This idea had its up sides as it showed the v

iewers the view I get when I actually snowboard. It had decent stability but however, the downsides to this was that it compromised my line of sights which could potentially cause danger which didn't seem appropriate.

Idea 2...

This idea proved to be a very good way to film because the body provided a extremely stable way to keep the camera offering a better way to film as the image was more steady. another good point to this way of filming was that I could get a better view of the slope ahead because the way i mounted it on my head needed me to slightly look towards the floor for a better shot. Finally the best point to this method was that the strap can be tied on to my body giving the camera a much better chance to stay

on my body with all the jumps and bumps.

Idea 3...

This idea turned out to be the least suitable for the task I had in mind. Firstly because it didn't give the camera a steady shot of the slope ahead and it also didn't allow me to test it on jumps as it did not withstand any of the impact.