Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (née Roberts; born 13 October 1925) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. The first female British prime minister and the longest-serving of the 20th century, Thatcher's strict conservative policies, hard line against trade unions and tough rhetoric in opposition to the Soviet Union earned her the nickname the "Iron Lady".

Originally a chemist, then a barrister, Thatcher became Member of Parliament (MP) for Finchley in the 1959 general election. During her time in Parliament, she heavily criticised the tax policies of the Labour Government. Edward Heath appointed Thatcher Secretary of State for Education and Science in his 1970 government. In 1975 Thatcher became Leader of the Conservative Party (and Leader of the Opposition), the first woman to head a major political party in theUnited Kingdom. After leading her party to victory in the 1979 general election she became the UK's Prime Minister.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher)

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Xhosa pronunciation: [xoˈliːɬaɬa manˈdeːla]; born 18 July 1918)^[1] served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheidactivist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1962 he was arrested and convicted ofsabotage and other charges, and sentenced to life in prison. Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island. Following his release from prison on 11 February 1990, Mandela led his party in the negotiations that led to multi-racial democracy in 1994. As president, he frequently gave priority to reconciliation, while introducing policies aimed at combating poverty and inequality in South Africa


(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela)

New project: Speeches.

Here is the brief for my new project, all based on great speeches


BBC channels are increasingly cross promoting their programme content and for this assignment you will be
producing a TV trailer for a series of radio programmes on Radio 4 called ‘Speeches’, about a selection of great
speeches of the 20th Century.
Radio 4 will be running this series of programmes, each focusing on an individual speech from the following list:-
• Franklin D Roosevelt: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself
• Winston Churchill: We shall fight them on the beaches
• Harold Macmillan: The wind of change
• Nelson Mandela: An ideal for which I’m prepared to die
• Jawahharal Nahru: A tryst with destiny
• John F Kennedy: Ask not what your country can do for you
• Martin Luther King: I have a dream
• Margaret Thatcher: The lady’s not for turning
• Earl Spencer: The most hunted person of the modern age
The TV trailers will act as ‘teasers’ about the speeches by creating short films which use a combination of an
excerpt of the speech accompanied by atmospheric, original footage and text graphics. These films need to be 1
minute long (with a 5 second leeway in each direction). You are not searching for original footage of the speech
being delivered, and nor are you trying to film literal interpretations of what is being said, but rather you will devise,
shoot edit and post produce a sequence of shots which add visual accompaniment to the words being spoken.
This film will also feature text elements which are used to highlight words being spoken in the speech. You can
also use music and/or sound effects in your film.
You must use research to find out more about these speeches, their importance and historical context, and a useful
starting point is http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/series/greatspeeches. You also need to look at and
analyse films which will help inspire you. Use this research to devise your ideas, develop sketches and/or
photographs to help you choose styles and locations. Fully storyboard your sequence, then keep a log of your
progress on shooting, editing and post-production in your blog.
The film must be finished by crit, then you can make any suggested changes between crit and submission. Crit
and an evaluation must be written up in your blog.

Advert placement test.

Here is a test of placing my advert in a photograph. I found the picture on Google.

Urban regeneration logo

To make my advert look more professional, I have made a small but effective Urban Regeneration logo. I took the two first letters from each word, and put them together. It looked TO simple, so I added a stroke to them, and i feel it made it look a lot better.

Change of plans..!

Ive been tinkering around with illustrator, and have made a few designs I hated, then finally cracked it with what I did like. I am keeping the "Your Brighton" Style, but have to change it from Brighton, to London Road. This is so that it ACTUALLY fits the brief. Also, the colours. In the pitch I said some colours, but I have now messed around, and found some I like. Finally, the font. I did have one font in mind, but have now scrapped it for another! Oldnewspapertypes to be specific, and the other font used for the Brighton and hove print, and the website is Myriad! Below is my first created advert.