Professional Codes of Practice
ASA
The Advertising Standard Authority is the UK's independent regulator of advertising across all media, including TV, internet, sales promotions and direct marketing. Their role is to ensure ads are legal, decent, honest and truthful by applying the Advertising Codes. The ASA is self-regulatory which allows them to maintain the high standards laid down in the Advertising Codes, which are designed to protect consumers and create a level playing field for advertisers.
Two examples of specific codes that the ASA put into practice include the CAP - The Committees of Advertising Practice are the industry bodies responsible for the UK’s advertising Codes. And the BCAP - the British Code of Advertising practice which is a code of practice that applies specifically to non-broadcast advertisements.
NUJ
The National Union of Journalist’s is the voice for journalists and journalism. They are an active, campaigning organisation seeking to improve the pay and conditions of their members and working to protect and promote media freedom, professionalism and ethical standards in all media.
Two examples of specific codes that the NUJ put into practice include: 1) a journalist at all times upholds and defends the principle of media freedom, the right of freedom of expression and the right of the public to be informed, 2) a journalist Strives to ensure that information disseminated is honestly conveyed, accurate and fair.
PCC
The Press Complaints commission is a regulatory body for British printed newspapers and magazines, consisting of representatives of the major publishers. The PCC is funded by the annual levy it charges newspapers and magazines. It has no legal powers - all newspapers and magazines voluntarily contribute to the costs of, and adhere to the rulings of, the Commission, making the industry self-regulating. Two examples of specific codes that the PCC put into practice include:
Privacy
1) Everyone is entitled to respect for his or her private and family life, home, health and correspondence, including digital communications.
2) Editors will be expected to justify intrusions into any individual's private life without consent. Account will be taken of the complainant's own public disclosures of information.
3) It is unacceptable to photograph individuals in private places without their consent.
In terms of privacy some incidents can have an effect on privacy an example of which are super injuctions these are legal issues concerning privacy (what should and shouldn't be kept from the public) An example of a super injuction was the superinjunction raised in September 2009 by Carter-Ruck solicitors on behalf of oil trader Trafigura, prohibiting the reporting of an internal Trafigura report into the 2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste dump scandal. These issues usually are picked up by the Media and are then broadcast to the public (e.g. the Twitter super injuction issue that is in the news at the moment), other privacy issues involving celebrities taking out super injunctions include the footballer Ryan Giggs, how has recently been revealed as the mystery footballer who had an affair and then took out a super injuction to stop people form talking about it. The issue of super injuctions is now under serious revisle this is because an MP ( Lib Dem MP John Hemming) used his Parliamentary privilege to name Ryan Giggs as the man at the centre of the super injunction row, this has now put the idea of super injuctions under threat becuase of the contreversy behind them.
Harassment
1) Journalists must not engage in intimidation, harassment or persistent pursuit.
2) They must not persist in questioning, telephoning, pursuing or photographing individuals once asked to desist; nor remain on their property when asked to leave and must not follow them. If requested, they must identify themselves and whom they represent.
3) Editors must ensure these principles are observed by those working for them and take care not to use non-compliant material from other sources.
Workplace codes
• Make sure your work is of a professional standard at all times.
• Don’t be late for work.
• Make sure that your work is completed on deadlines.
Legal and Ethical Restrictions
Criminal Law & Civil Law
Criminal law is enforced by the government and includes rules with the potential for severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply. Criminal punishment, depending on the offense and jurisdiction, may;include execution, loss of liberty, government supervision (parole or probation), or fines. Civil law is different to criminal law because it can be enforced by private parties this includes dealing with disputes between individuals and/or organizations, in which compensation may be awarded to the victim. For instance, if a car crash victim claims damages against the driver for loss or injury sustained in an accident, this will be a civil law case.
Health and Safety
• Whilst doing a photo-shoot be aware of hot materials as these can be a potential fire hazard.
• Be aware of backdrops as these can be a hazard if you trip over them.
• Don’t run during the photo-shoot as you may trip over objects laying in the way.
• Be aware of any spillages and clean them up if you see them as these can be a potential hazard.
• Make sure everyone on the shoot knows the health and safety rules so that they also know what they should and shouldn’t do.
Copyright
Copyright is a set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. Copyright does not protect ideas, only their expression or fixation. Initially copyright law only applied to the copying of books. Over time other uses such as translations and derivative works were made subject to copyright and copyright now covers a wide range of works, including maps, dramatic works, paintings, photographs, sound recordings, motion pictures and computer programs. Copyright protects the author or creator from companies or people from copying their idea, and the copyright can prosecute the rival person or company.
Libel Law
Defamation
Defamation is the communication of a statement that makes a claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may give an individual, business, product, group, government, or nation a negative image.
Libel
Libel is a false or malicious statement published in mainstream media (i.e. on the internet, in a magazine, etc.)
Slander
Slander is the same as libel and is a false or malicious statement published in mainstream media (i.e. on the internet, in a magazine, etc.)
Data protection
The Data Protection Act is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. Although the Act itself does not mention privacy, it was enacted to bring UK law into line with the European Directive of 1995 which required Member States to protect people's fundamental rights and freedoms and in particular their right to privacy with respect to the processing of personal data. In practice it provides a way for individuals to control information about themselves.
Ethics
• Teenagers have been treated unfairly in the media because they are thought of as being anti-social which is stereotypical because this is what teenagers are portrayed as being in films and TV shows.
• Celebrities have been treated unfairly in the media because their lives are constantly under media coverage and stories about them aren’t usually true.
An example of where celebrities have been treated unfairly is the "Twitter super injuction issue" where celebritie's names have been leaked to the public and so their carrer could be under threat because of the information about them.
• Religious groups have been treated unfairly by the media because they are constantly under surveillance and they are being found to have done something wrong, for example the abuse of children by priests.
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Wednesday 22 September 2010
ONE DAY PROJECT
Blur – Parklife song research
Parklife is the third studio album by the English alternative rock band Blur, released on 25 April 1994 on Food Records. After disappointing sales for their previous album Modern Life is Rubbish (1993), Parklife returned Blur to prominence in the UK, helped by its four hit singles: "Girls & Boys", "End of a Century", "Parklife" and "To the End". The album was certified quadruple platinum in the United Kingdom.
After the completion of recording sessions for Blur's previous album, Modern Life Is Rubbish, Damon Albarn, the band's vocalist, began to write prolifically. Blur demoed Albarn's new songs in groups of twos and threes. Due to their precarious financial position at the time, Blur quickly went back into the studio with producer Stephen Street to record their third album. Blur met at the Maison Rouge recording studio in August 1993 to record their next album. The recording was a relatively fast process, apart from the song "This Is a Low". The album cover for Parklife was among the ten chosen by the Royal Mail for a set of "Classic Album Cover" postage stamps issued in January 2010. The front cover of the album was not shot at the venue, but pictures of the band enjoying a night out at the racecourse feature inside the CD booklet.
Blur background information
Blur are an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change—influenced by English guitar pop groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles and XTC—Blur released the Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995) albums. As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a famous chart battle with rival band Oasis dubbed "The Battle of Britpop". In recording their follow-up, Blur (1997), the band underwent another reinvention, showing influence from the lo-fi style of American indie rock groups. "Song 2", one of the album's singles, brought Blur mainstream success in the US. The last album featuring Blur's original lineup, (1999) found the band members experimenting with electronic music and gospel music, as Albarn wrote more personal lyrics. In May 2002, Coxon left Blur during the recording of their seventh album Think Tank (2003). Containing electronic sounds and more minimal guitar work, the album was marked by Albarn's growing interest in hip hop and African music. After a 2003 tour without Coxon, Blur did no studio work or touring as a band, as members engaged in other projects. In 2009 Blur reunited, with Coxon back in the fold, for a series of successful concerts.
This is the final design for the front cover of the cd case, which i think works well because it suites the style of the track and the pictures are clear and are related to the title of the track.
Parklife is the third studio album by the English alternative rock band Blur, released on 25 April 1994 on Food Records. After disappointing sales for their previous album Modern Life is Rubbish (1993), Parklife returned Blur to prominence in the UK, helped by its four hit singles: "Girls & Boys", "End of a Century", "Parklife" and "To the End". The album was certified quadruple platinum in the United Kingdom.
After the completion of recording sessions for Blur's previous album, Modern Life Is Rubbish, Damon Albarn, the band's vocalist, began to write prolifically. Blur demoed Albarn's new songs in groups of twos and threes. Due to their precarious financial position at the time, Blur quickly went back into the studio with producer Stephen Street to record their third album. Blur met at the Maison Rouge recording studio in August 1993 to record their next album. The recording was a relatively fast process, apart from the song "This Is a Low". The album cover for Parklife was among the ten chosen by the Royal Mail for a set of "Classic Album Cover" postage stamps issued in January 2010. The front cover of the album was not shot at the venue, but pictures of the band enjoying a night out at the racecourse feature inside the CD booklet.
Blur background information
Blur are an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change—influenced by English guitar pop groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles and XTC—Blur released the Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995) albums. As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved mass popularity in the UK, aided by a famous chart battle with rival band Oasis dubbed "The Battle of Britpop". In recording their follow-up, Blur (1997), the band underwent another reinvention, showing influence from the lo-fi style of American indie rock groups. "Song 2", one of the album's singles, brought Blur mainstream success in the US. The last album featuring Blur's original lineup, (1999) found the band members experimenting with electronic music and gospel music, as Albarn wrote more personal lyrics. In May 2002, Coxon left Blur during the recording of their seventh album Think Tank (2003). Containing electronic sounds and more minimal guitar work, the album was marked by Albarn's growing interest in hip hop and African music. After a 2003 tour without Coxon, Blur did no studio work or touring as a band, as members engaged in other projects. In 2009 Blur reunited, with Coxon back in the fold, for a series of successful concerts.
This is the original album cover for the song:
This is the final design for the front cover of the cd case, which i think works well because it suites the style of the track and the pictures are clear and are related to the title of the track.
RESEARCH
- I like the style of this magazine because the colours are bright so they catch your attention and the layout is good because there is a mixture of images and text, the front pagr of this particular magazine caught my eye because it is in 3D which an unusual style for the front cover of a magazine
Open publication - Free publishing
GALLERY
http://tom-fashionproject.blogspot.com/2011/04/acitate-test-session.html
Here are some examples of my photography work:
As part of my photography course I was asked to created a Facebook Profile layout that decribed who i'am and what I would like to do during the course. Below are the designs that I created and after taking the picture I decided that my layout would be based around a 3D theme because the pictures stand out and they look 3D. After creating the final designs I found that the images all worked well together because of the style of the layout but i think that some of the pictures could have been a little bit lighter because they came out a bit too dark.
FACEBOOK PROFILE FINAL LAYOUT
I'am happy with the first layout because the two picture that i took link to each other and i feel that the look of the images work well with the text
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Facebook Profile Other Layouts
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I feel that this layout is good because the colours work well and i feel that the text works well with the images.
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I'am happy with this layout, but when i finished it I noticed that the red text on the layout didn't look right because it was too bright and so i decided not to choose this layout as my final design
Here are some examples of my photography work:
As part of my photography course I was asked to created a Facebook Profile layout that decribed who i'am and what I would like to do during the course. Below are the designs that I created and after taking the picture I decided that my layout would be based around a 3D theme because the pictures stand out and they look 3D. After creating the final designs I found that the images all worked well together because of the style of the layout but i think that some of the pictures could have been a little bit lighter because they came out a bit too dark.
FACEBOOK PROFILE FINAL LAYOUT
I'am happy with the first layout because the two picture that i took link to each other and i feel that the look of the images work well with the text
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Facebook Profile Other Layouts
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I feel that this layout is good because the colours work well and i feel that the text works well with the images.
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I'am happy with this layout, but when i finished it I noticed that the red text on the layout didn't look right because it was too bright and so i decided not to choose this layout as my final design
UCAS/ PROGRESSION
My personal SWOT Analysis
Strengths
My strengths include being able to complete and hand in work on deadlines and I make sure that I’am well organized so that I can complete the work, I’ am also able to work using computers which is an important skill in this day and age as 90% of work is done using a computer. I’ am also able to think up creative ideas when given a task to complete. The achievement that I’am most proud of is that whilst completing some work experience with the East Anglian Daily Times I was able to get some of the pictures I had taken published in an copy of the paper, which I view as my greatest achievement. Another strength I have is that I’am on time to all of my college lectures and this means that I don’t miss important information on different subjects.
Weaknesses
My weaknesses include not having a strong ability to work out mathematical questions although I do have some math’s knowledge. Another weakness I have is that I do not always work well under pressure because I get easily stressed about the quality of my work. One other weakness I have is that I don’t have a lot of confidence which can be sometimes a problem when approaching other people.
Opportunities
I think that I can work well with different opportunities such as new technology because I can quickly gather knowledge on how the new technology works which is an important skill to have as new technology is always being developed.
Threats
I do not currently face any threats in my workplace.
A list of my skills
I’ am able to work well with other people
I’am well organized
I’ am on time to all appointments
I know how to work using a computer
I have basic mathematical knowledge
I’am strong at both grammar and spelling
I hand my work in on deadlines
Action plan
This is a list of skills that I will need to achieve to work in my chosen creative industy:
1. To be able to take professional photographs.
2. To know how to change the amount of lighting in each picture.
3. To know how to take the picture from the best angle so as to get the best from the photograph.
4. To know how each part of the camera works so that if needed you can change the settings.
5. To know how to edit each photograph so that it looks professional.
Gap year research
Taking a gap year (also known as year abroad, year out, year off, deferred year, bridging year, time off and time out) refers to taking a year out of studying to do something else. Many people take a gap year before starting college or university, but it can be taken at any time.
China Tai Chi and Cultural Experience
Trip code: CHTC
Study with China’s expert masters and uncover the secrets of this ancient martial art. Hone your skills in two disciplines, cleanse your mind and absorb the fascinating local culture! You’ll also set off on a variety of day trips to explore the surrounding area including a trek through bamboo forests and a tour of the incredible Golden Lake!
Location: Fujian Province, China
Duration & Price: from £999.00.
Deposit: £195 (balance due 12 weeks prior to departure)
First Saturday of November 2010, please contact us for 2011 dates.
During your programme you will also set off on a range of adventurous and exciting trips:
Rafting through Shang Qing Stream - bamboo rafting through incredible scenery
Tour of the Golden Lake- a boat trip including stop-offs at caves, mountains and waterfalls
Trek through canyon and bamboo forest - a day trip trekking through amazing scenery
Temple stay at E Mei Fang - after a long half day you will visit a temple and stay overnight, enjoying an early morning tai chi session the following day
Trip to 9 Dragon Lagoon - bamboo rafting through water thought to have healing properties!
Visit to Taining ancient town - learn about local history as you visit the old homes of emperors and scholars
Trip to a Tea Shop -join a traditional Chinese tea ceremony
Excursion to the Geological museum
What's Included in the Price
Training from trained masters five days a week
Accommodation and three meals a day
Airport transfers
Day trips as stated
24-hour contact number for emergencies
Personal Online Account
Prices and Durations
China Tai Chi and Cultural Experience 4 weeks £999
Call 01892 516 164 or send an email to info@realgap.co.uk for more information
Strengths
My strengths include being able to complete and hand in work on deadlines and I make sure that I’am well organized so that I can complete the work, I’ am also able to work using computers which is an important skill in this day and age as 90% of work is done using a computer. I’ am also able to think up creative ideas when given a task to complete. The achievement that I’am most proud of is that whilst completing some work experience with the East Anglian Daily Times I was able to get some of the pictures I had taken published in an copy of the paper, which I view as my greatest achievement. Another strength I have is that I’am on time to all of my college lectures and this means that I don’t miss important information on different subjects.
Weaknesses
My weaknesses include not having a strong ability to work out mathematical questions although I do have some math’s knowledge. Another weakness I have is that I do not always work well under pressure because I get easily stressed about the quality of my work. One other weakness I have is that I don’t have a lot of confidence which can be sometimes a problem when approaching other people.
Opportunities
I think that I can work well with different opportunities such as new technology because I can quickly gather knowledge on how the new technology works which is an important skill to have as new technology is always being developed.
Threats
I do not currently face any threats in my workplace.
A list of my skills
I’ am able to work well with other people
I’am well organized
I’ am on time to all appointments
I know how to work using a computer
I have basic mathematical knowledge
I’am strong at both grammar and spelling
I hand my work in on deadlines
Action plan
This is a list of skills that I will need to achieve to work in my chosen creative industy:
1. To be able to take professional photographs.
2. To know how to change the amount of lighting in each picture.
3. To know how to take the picture from the best angle so as to get the best from the photograph.
4. To know how each part of the camera works so that if needed you can change the settings.
5. To know how to edit each photograph so that it looks professional.
Gap year research
Taking a gap year (also known as year abroad, year out, year off, deferred year, bridging year, time off and time out) refers to taking a year out of studying to do something else. Many people take a gap year before starting college or university, but it can be taken at any time.
China Tai Chi and Cultural Experience
Trip code: CHTC
Study with China’s expert masters and uncover the secrets of this ancient martial art. Hone your skills in two disciplines, cleanse your mind and absorb the fascinating local culture! You’ll also set off on a variety of day trips to explore the surrounding area including a trek through bamboo forests and a tour of the incredible Golden Lake!
Location: Fujian Province, China
Duration & Price: from £999.00.
Deposit: £195 (balance due 12 weeks prior to departure)
First Saturday of November 2010, please contact us for 2011 dates.
During your programme you will also set off on a range of adventurous and exciting trips:
Rafting through Shang Qing Stream - bamboo rafting through incredible scenery
Tour of the Golden Lake- a boat trip including stop-offs at caves, mountains and waterfalls
Trek through canyon and bamboo forest - a day trip trekking through amazing scenery
Temple stay at E Mei Fang - after a long half day you will visit a temple and stay overnight, enjoying an early morning tai chi session the following day
Trip to 9 Dragon Lagoon - bamboo rafting through water thought to have healing properties!
Visit to Taining ancient town - learn about local history as you visit the old homes of emperors and scholars
Trip to a Tea Shop -join a traditional Chinese tea ceremony
Excursion to the Geological museum
What's Included in the Price
Training from trained masters five days a week
Accommodation and three meals a day
Airport transfers
Day trips as stated
24-hour contact number for emergencies
Personal Online Account
Prices and Durations
China Tai Chi and Cultural Experience 4 weeks £999
Call 01892 516 164 or send an email to info@realgap.co.uk for more information
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