Good websites

I have been researching what makes a good website (preferably one that promotes or advertises something.) After a lot of browsing and mind-map making, I have come up with this report:

After checking out different websites, I have come to the conclusion that a good website needs to be clear, precise and informative. If the website promotes something, it needs to have photographs, a regularly updated news section and contact details of the company or person. If it is advertising, it should have persuasive language and bright, attractive colours. It might also be a good idea to have an informative video to tell the public about the product or company.

Naturally, I will have more information on the project as it develops. I will not actually be making the web page, just researching how to create a good one.

Our new project

Our new project is about advertising - in particular, advertising Fairfield's Specialist Status as a visual and performing arts college. This morning, I researched the terms 'data', 'reference', 'media product', 'medium', 'codes & conventions' and 'sources'. I then made a PowerPoint presentation on secondary and primary research and quantitative and qualitat9ive data. Throughout the next week I plan to make another PowerPoint about the telephone.

Happy New Year

Okay, I haven't updated this for a while, so I thought I'd better write down what's been happening. The Electric December launch happened on December 1st and went really well. I was controlling the lights. We couldn't decide on a winner, so we had to have a tie. the winners were One Man and his Piano by Lauren Campbell and What's in Store? by St Helen's Primary School. I have loved every minute of this project, although it did get a bit stressful at times.

I'm not sure yet what our next project is going to be, but I think it might be something to do with advertising... More on this later.

The latest from the BTEC room

So far today we have finished our adverts for the event on the 1st of December, but unfortunately I didn't get a chance to add text to mine. I will probably add another update later today. Bye for now!

The latest from the Watershed

Today we worked with the top professionals to create our own invitations, but oh horror of horrors! The fire alarm went off and we were outside for ages and we couldn't finish them, but I'll difinitely finish mine next week.

Films

Today we have spent the entire session watching and rating short films. Some were amazing, but others were very poor. The best one was called Just a Normal Day and it shows how some people are frequently mistreated by the police, in particular black and ethnic minorities. There have also been films about teenage mothers, Barack Obama, pianos and underestimating the importance of health.

The Latest Information

Over the last couple of weeks, my media group has been working on running Electric December at the Watershed. We have been analysing short films, working with professionals at the Watershed and marking the films on a chart. This is an actual real-life project and I am really enthusiastic about it! Today I've been sorting out old sheets and things into my portfolio and discovering my school email, which I never knew existed.