Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Aim: To research and brainstorn the needs and desires of my target audience within Brighton so i can appeal to them effectively in my practical work

Which aspects of the Brighton music scene do you need to research the most?

  1. Existing indie bands in Brighton
  2. Existing indie record labels.
  3. Existing indie solo artists.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B04sfX1YDDkhVjMybE9Ua3V1XzQ/edit?usp=sharing




Aim: To plan and make an audio presentation as a way of pitching our magazine in a professional and detailed manner in order to appeal to a publisher.

  1. When public speaking, what is it important to do?
  • Speak clearly
  • Professional tone
  • Confident speaking.
  • No inappropriate language
  • No hesitation
  • Professional vocabulary
2.  If a publisher was listening to the pitch, what would they want to know about the project.
  • What genre of music your magazine is about.
  • How much charged for advertisements.
  • Your TMA.
  • How much it was to make the magazine.
  • Contents of magazine.
  • Outline of the magazine before detail.
  • Introducing yourself.
  • Personally passionate about the contents of this magazine.
Version 1


Monday, 11 November 2013

The Flat Planning of my Magazine

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B04sfX1YDDkhbUc4NTktZUtpdGM/edit?usp=sharing

Wednesday, 23 October 2013

To construct a health and safety assessment of one or more photoshoots i will be conduction for my magazine considering all possible eventualities

Key Skills:
- Professional responsibility.
- Applying my knowledge of professional practices.
- Showing forethought and evidence of planning an event.
- Using the opportunity to research independently for my individual situation/s.

TUC - Trades Union Congress
- Represents British workers rights.
- www.tuc.org.uk
- www.worksmart.org.uk

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- Had to be followed by all employers/authorities responsible for workers in UK.
- A H&S Commission was created (it protected people against risks to H&S in terms of:
  • Dangerous substances/materials.
  • Maintenances of systems.
  • Provision of instruction and training.
  • Working environments.
  • Allowing unions the right to create reps to enforce it.
  • Inspectors could gain access to workplaces.
NUJ - National Union of Journalists.
- Represents UK Journalists and protects their rights.
- Has a committee which meets just to discuss H&S.
- See: www.nuj.org.uk/rights/health-and-safety/

NUJ H&S Concerns:
  • Bullying
  • Stress
  • Repetitive Strain injury (RSI)
  • Public Order Situations
  • Conflict Zones
  • Exiled Journalists
What types of risks may there be in a photoshoot?
  • Flash could trigger photosensitive epilepsy.
  • Fire - Electricity fault, Light Falling over.
  • Tripping over wires.
  • Falling from an elevated position
  • Electrocution (water + Electricity)
Hazard: Anything that can cause harm (e.g. a chemical, Electricity, Ladders etc).
Risk: How great the chance that someone will be harmed by the hazard.

Assessing the risks:
The likelihood of harm may be rated:
1. High - Where is certain that harm will occur.
2. Medium - Where harm will often occur.
3. Low - Where harm may barely occur.

1.Major - Death or major illness
2.Serious - Injury causing temporal disability
3.Slight - All other injuries or illnesses

Risk = Severity of Harm x Likelihood of occurrence.
- This sum gives a risk value of 1 --> 9 allowing a comparison of risks.
- 1 = HIGH Risk | 9 = LOW Risk.

What are the main hazards within the location of your photoshoot?

- The lights are really hot so that is a big fire hazard.
- There was quite a lot of boxes around so its an easy tripping hazard.
- There was wires running along the floor, another easy tripping hazard.
- There was a lot of people so there was quite a bit of loud talking which means we couldn't hear each other.

What do you need to find out about your venue? How can you investigate?

My risk assessment for my photoshoot - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B04sfX1YDDkhcGJzU3JnYkNkSUk/edit?usp=sharing