Welcome note to moderator

Dear Moderator, My name is Anaya Waine Candidate No ''  ', and welcome to my A Level Media Studies blog. This is a record of the work I have undertaken for the Making Media (Component 03/04) non-examined assessment (NEA) within the OCR H409 GCE A Level course in Media Studies. 

I worked independently  on Brief 3: magazines online to produce the front cover and contents of the first two issues of an entertainment magazine.

Below you will find evidence of my research and planning for this task, including:

* my research into professionally produced music videos and artist websites that are similar in genre, style and form to those proposed in my chosen production brief. This includes:
              * My deconstruction, analysis and notes on these professionally produced magazines and websites that has developed my knowledge and understanding  of my chosen media form’s distinctive media language.
   This includes for example: 
• how genre conventions are employed 
• how and why intertextuality is employed 
• how combinations of media language elements such as framing, colour, typography, logos, page layout and mise en scène are used to create meaning and construct representations that address an intended audience. 

I have also analysed professional magazine websites as part of my cross-media brief in terms of: 
• layout 
• navigation 
• use of language 
• use of images/text/audio/video.

PLANNING
In terms of planning, you will find below:
* Website research
* Website Planning
* Magazine Research
* Magazine Planning
* Audience Research
* Audience Feedback

STATEMENT OF INTENT

You will also find below the Statement of Intent I have completed for my cross-media production. My Statement of Intent outlines the ways in I proposed to link my media products to demonstrate my knowledge and understanding of the digitally convergent nature of my production. I also outline the ways in which I proposed to use the four areas of the media theoretical framework to communicate meaning and meet the requirements of the brief.

I hope you enjoy my work and find it both successful and interesting.