BBC Has a New iPlayer Advert

The BBC has ditched 'making the unmissable unmissable' for iPlayer.

Read all about it (and see it) here

Media Talk

This is a good way to catch up on issues to do with the media in general. Download the podcast and listen on your iPod.

Media Talk

Old Media New Media

Thanks for the heads up from Julian McDougall for this nugget from David Gauntlett.

Old Media New Media on Prezi

Oscar Nominations 2010

See all the important nominations for the Oscars right here

Foundation Portfolio G321

Your task for the foundation portfolio is in two parts:

First is the preliminary exercise: For this you have to use Apple Pages DTP program and Adobe Photoshop Express to produce the front page of a new school magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally you must produce a DTP mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate your grasp of the program.

Second is the main task: Using the same software you have to make the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine.

All images and text used must be original, produced by you, with a minimum of FOUR images for the publication as a whole. However realistically you will need far more images.

In order to complete the preliminary exercise you will first have to get the photograph. Everybody will have their photo taken in front of a coloured screen so that the background can be easily removed. While you are waiting for the photos to be put onto your computer you will open PAGES and start to get to grips with how it works. Once you have the photo you can open it with Photoshop and begin to correct any issues while also removing the background.

The Top Films: The Lists

At the end of the year you always get the annual 'best of' lists. This year is no exception as many websites / magazines / newspapers get in on the act. In fact this year is worse as there are also the 'end of the decade lists to compare.

Here are a few of them to agree or disagree with. What do you think?

Total Film Top 30 Films of the decade

Total Film 18 great noughties films you may have missed

Paste Magazine 50 best movies of the decade

The Observer Best films of the year

Why don't you post an image of your favourite film of 2009 with some reasons for your choice?

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