Week 2 During the second week, we looked at the overall demographic of the magazine and what we think would represent a typical Yorkie reader profile. The population of York as a city will provide a strong indication of this. The census I have gathered information and statistics from is Read more…
Week one During week one we explored a variety of magazines and looked at bringing the history of the market up to date, whilst exploring the many sectors which produce a magazine today. We also looked at the importance of demographics and the factors for success in the industry. “Magazines Read more…
During the last year, two hospitals in Cumbria, the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven, have made more than £500,000 in parking charges. Patients, visitors and staff have all contributed to this. There has been a 6 percent increase compared to last year – reportedly the Read more…
Around 4 million UK households are living in fuel poverty, people are spending increasingly more money on their energy bills. Plans are being introduced to cut this spending. There are schemes being set up in York and throughout Yorkshire, in a bid to help homeowners save money. ‘Better Homes Yorkshire’ Read more…
In 2005 and 2015 Carlisle was hit with devastating floods. Still, 2 years on from the disaster, it is an uncertain future for the homeowners that were affected. I spoke to an estate agent who explains how house prices have changed since, and homeowners who give an insight into how Read more…
Interviewing To compose the interview we worked collaboratively in groups of three, this allowed us to allocate jobs including, lighting, camera operator and interviewer. We decided to interview an international student from America, RJ. We put together open questions with the idea that the interview would be prolonged enabling the Read more…
‘Bond and Brett’s quiz of the week’ In our collaborative group task we produced a TV show – a light-hearted news quiz show, with four contestants and two presenters. The idea of the show is similar to that of Mock the week. It consisted of a quiz, the questions were Read more…
‘A day in the life’ For my self-portrait I decided to film ‘a day in the life’. This consists of my walk to university, the sights I see on the way, the people and the all-round journey. I chose this particular subject because coming to a new university means a Read more…
Cineroman – Does our makeup define us as a person? Does it give us more confidence? For my Cineroman I chose the subject of make-up, questioning if it improves a person’s confidence. This may lead the viewer to delve deeper into thought about society pushing us to be perfect. Throughout Read more…
‘Trump and his state visit ban to the UK’ This was a popular topic at the time of filming, it took height of the media at the time with coverage expanding on various platforms. Therefore, I decided to gather opinions from the public on what they thought on the matter, Read more…