Locations for Advert

After our major brainstorm last week Zara and I have decided on the final locations for our advert:



New Barn Park

New barn park in Swanley will be used as the setting for my scenes with Tom. We are hoping for a sunny day which will aid to the romantic atmosphere. The park has many benches, which some scenes could be filmed on, as well as a large lake and a playground, which we will try to incorporate.

Swanley Station


We need the station for our opening shots of me exiting the train, talking to the camera and then walking to the cab. Swanley station is near to both of our houses and to school so it will also be easily accessible. It is also a busy station so train passengers in the background will aid to the realism.



Rising Sun pup- Fawkham
As Zara works part-time in the rising sun pub/restaurant it is perfect for my scenes with Simon. She has spoken to the manager who has agreed to let us film there so everything seems to be set in place!

Scenes will also be filmed in both mine and Zara's houses, again adding to the realism we are trying to portray.

Magazine pictures

Below is the collection of photographs we have taken over the past week for our poster and front cover:

This is the picture Zara and I have decided to use as our main image on our front cover. It was taken against a wall at my house and i have placed a pillow up my jumper to make me look pregnant! We shot the picture at a mid close range as this is how we have seen pictures on front covers on existing magazine soap magazines, allowing audiences to see the disturbed expression on my face, and my bloated stomoch.











I have chosen these three pictures out of a collection that we took of mine and Zara's friend Ellie-May, at her house in Dartford. We found a white wall in her house to take it against and asked her to pose in a serious expression. This photo is going to be one of the many featured on the magazine cover, which conventionally is cluttered with pictures.








This photograph was taken at Wilmington Boys School, and is of Joe Malloy, another friend of mine and Zara's. The shot was very last minute as none of the boys we asked were very keen to have their photograph taken for some reason. This shot was also against a white wall as it eases the editing process.




This is my favourite photo that we took during the whole process. The photo of Simon and Tom together looking in different directions shows their different characters, also aided by their dress.

This was another successful image of the three of us together, my positioning in between the two of them in a wide shot presenting the storyline in imagery. The only thing disappointing about this image is the fact that you can see Tom beginning to laugh, which happened a lot during the shoot by him and Simon!



This image of Tiffany and Emily, also members of my media class, was taken on a different day to the others and was due to total spontaneity. I love the expression on both their faces which conveys alot of emotion, shown clearly by the close-up shot. I think this image will contrast nicely to the others because it was taken on a different camera the image quality is different, this shot being much more like one that has been lifted from a filming shot from an actual soap. Next to the posed photographs it will contrast which is a common convention of existing TV soap mags.

Front Cover Analysis

Before completing our magazine front cover I think it necessary to look at some existing magazines to understand some key conventions:



This Tv Choice magazine instantly gains your attention with its bright colours and bold headlines. The choice of bold, contrasting colours set against each other, for example blue and orange, really grab your attention. There is a main image on both covers with smaller images surrounding it. Although the page looks cluttered I think it is effective as it represents the busyness of what is going on in all the different storylines featured.