LO4: Site Diagram

1. A site structure diagram is a pre production technique used to plan the layout of a website, games and apps. "A diagram that represents the navigation for the end user when using an interatcive product"
2. Media products they use site structure diagrams for is a computer programmer/coder. Needs to have instructions on how the end user is going to use it (audience)
3. Navigation means how we get around something to different places- hyperlinks, buttons,  
4. The end user would be the audience

If I have to draw a site strucutures diagram in the exam the annotations should include:

• Why are the main pages included- how they are linked to the scenario/ brief
• What the hyperlinks are for and where they will take the audience
• Explain how pages are linked together- end user

Interactive feautures would be on each page (photos/videos/ sounds)- Linked to the brief

Examples of how the layout and features would appeal too the target audience

How the brand will be the same across all pages (colours/layout)

LO4: Question 10 Evaluation Q

Evaluate:

• Advantages/ Disadvantages
• A pre production document: SWOT, Mindmap, Moodboard, Blue sky thinking, Visulaisation diagram, Storyboard, Script. Site map diagram

Effectiveness:

• Target audience
• How useful the document is
• Why it is important in pre production
• Link to the scenario
• Convenions of the document
• Disadvantages when you say the consequences of missing or incomplete information
• Saying what other pre production document is needed eg site structured diagram for a webpage doesnt show functions on a visualisation diagram

Use examples from the brief- relate them straight back to the brief

Exlained why something is effective and not

Its in sentences NO BULLET POINTS

Minimum of 15 marks outta 20

20-25 minutes on this question

15 min each on questions 8&9

LO3/4- Poster/visualistaion diagam

Conventions of a poster:

• Purpose- Promote/advertise Rimmel London make up/nail varnish
• Poster needs to be potrait
• Brand name- (masthead) should be at the top
• Product
• House style- colours, fonts, images
• Slogan- Get the London look rememberable
• Logo
• Weblink/social media link
• Product description

Annotations:

• What colous used where why (justify housestyle) link to the brief
• In sentences using key terms (connotes, house style, sans/serif)
• Review- sell the product

LO3: Primary Research mock and feedback

3 Reasons i didnt get full marks:

• More than 2 genders
• Detail answers more
• Can have quantitive and qualititive questions not just quantative

Feedback:

Link to scenario
Formal English
Underline the features
Read all questions properly

Explain- Give reasons "because" (m)  3-6 marks
Identify- A word/ sentence (p) 1-2 marks
Evaluate- Str/Weak examples to support point, link to brief (d) 20 marks

LO4: Visualistaion Mock

 

3 Reasons i didnt get full marks:

• No slogan
• Doesnt look like a poster
• No Social media link

LO3: Research

1. Research takes place in pre production, it is done then because this is before they make the acual product so need to research everything about it like budget/profit

2. The two methods of collecing research are primary and secondary. Primary reseach is like a questionnaire. Secondary reserach would be an article/journal.


Types of Research

• Audience Research is seeing what the audience would like based on their lifestyle, likes and dsilikes etc based on demographics(age,gender,ethnicity,sexuality)
• Market Research is seeing whats on the market and what isnt, if theres any gap in the market to produce a new product. Looking at competetors can we provide something they cant do
• Product Research is researching anything about the product what you are making, like similar ones what have been succesful on the market and ones what havent.

• Open ended questions you get very detailed answers, forces you to say why so it helps you improve your product however can be time consuming as a weakness so harder to compare answers.
• Closed quesions is easy and quick to analyse the information however it doesnt give you much information no oppurtunity to explain.

LO4: Question 8&9 of the Unit 2 exam

In the exam you will need to draw atleast two pre production documents.

1. Content (1 mark)
2. Fitness for purpose (3 marks max)
3. Use of annotations to justify your decisions (2 marks max)

1. Does your content look like the product (key features) you have been aske to draw?
2. Just like with content, this one is about features of what you have drawn being relevant for the brief/ scenario
3. Making detailed notes to explain: Housestyle, Appeal to target audience, the brief. Thinking about unit 3- what does house style include? Thinking about unit 20- when producing a cross media campain- why is housetyle SO important?

LO4: Visualisation diagram

Visualistaion diagram- This is a sketch that represents the LAYOUT of product

Media products that use a visulaition diagram in the pre production stages:

• DVD cover
• Magazine
• Poster
• Leaflet
• Inteactive- Levels for a game, app, website

Home screen- First/ main screen of an app/ game/ website