Friday, 9 December 2011
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Main Task: Unmanipulated Photo's
Front Cover:
To use this photo for my front cover, it means that i will have to cut out most of the right hand side of it because it's taken landscape as this was a possible double page spread.
To use this photo for my front cover, it means that i will have to cut out most of the right hand side of it because it's taken landscape as this was a possible double page spread.
Double Page:
Out of may options, i've chosen this as my double page spread. However, i will have to take out the 'BELLOT' in the background to divert the attention from the background and onto my subject.
Smaller photo's for my Double Page Spread:
Contents page:
Photo's i'm not using:
There was the option of me using this phot as a front cover, but i decided that the photo was too busy.
There was the option for me to use this as a double page spread, because the picture is interesting and it would mean using a different style for a double page spread, but i decided to use a stronger photo.
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Main Task: Case Study of a Publishing House
Hachette Filipacchi is the worldwide publishing house stretching from France, to the UK and America but originally known as CBS Publications. Forming in 1972 as CBS Publications, it is widely known by a lot of people and is the world’s largest magazine publisher. The successor being called Hearst magazines, they publish 24 magazines in the UK only, including ‘ELLE’; ‘Men’s Health’; ‘Inside Soap’ and many others. They own a diverse range of magazines but the majority of them are women's magazines.
Hachette Filipacchi's country of origin is in the United States, publishing books as well as magazines. In 2011, Hearst magazines acquired Hachette Filipacchi's U.S. magazines along with the majority of their International magazines.
Hearst magazines UK was established in 1910 by William Randolph Hearst becoming one of the diversified media companies. Hearst magazine produce 24 UK consumer titles in the UK in the form of a diverse range.
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Main Task: Profiling Audience
My profiling audience is a stereotypical representation of who my magazine is aimed at and who it's for.
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Main Task: Audience Research
After devising my audience research, it has come to my attention that:
The name 'Nouveau Millésime' which is New Vintage in French was received very well and achieved the most votes.
From all the prices available, which were £2, £2.10, & £2.40, the most popular price was:
£2
The colour scheme recieved positive feedback, but one of the people i asked suggested a more neautral colour. This is something i may have to look into and explore.
It's also been said that the front cover of the magazine in general is important so that it's eye catching and recognisable on a shelf next to other magazines.
The best Indie/Rock magazine according to my research was:
NME and Q
The added content to include films also went down well and was approved by all of the people that included feedback.
For the content, people has asked that they would be interested in hearing about new bands and a lot about gigs.
Main Task: Double Page Spread Textual Analysis
Denotation
A picture of four men, on a single page of a double page spread in a music magazine.
Connotation
They are all either dressed in blue, or either wearing jeans which could connote their mood and how relaxed they are. Their long hair for 3 out of the four of them could suggest how laid back they are so they don't mind if their hear grows longer. These day, a lot of indie people are seen to wear check shirts, therefore, the fact that one of them is wearing one, could suggest that the band are a fan of indie music or maybe even play indie music.
Mise en Scene
Setting - The background is white and is most likely in a studio. The fact that it's not on location shows the effort to keep the whole image simple.
Props - Their are no props in this image whatsoever which could show the simple look that they were looking for; therefore, props were not needed.
Costume - The costume that they are wearing can be classed as an 'indie' look. However, what they are wearing is so casual it can give the reader the impression that they didn't change and they just put on the first thing they saw in the wardrobe.
Light - The lighting is very basic and natural. Lighting that is un-naturalistic is not needed and is therefore not used.
NVC - Their non verbal communication is very relaxed, calm and very comfortable. However, they look like they are doing the interview just for the sake of it
Anchorage
The font and style of the writing are not the same yet they look very similar and work well together. The colour of the writing is black and silver/grey but they work well together as they both have a mellow tone to them. The font also looks very valuable, arty and grand, but not that posh. This is how the editor may have wanted the band to come across as.
A picture of four men, on a single page of a double page spread in a music magazine.
Connotation
They are all either dressed in blue, or either wearing jeans which could connote their mood and how relaxed they are. Their long hair for 3 out of the four of them could suggest how laid back they are so they don't mind if their hear grows longer. These day, a lot of indie people are seen to wear check shirts, therefore, the fact that one of them is wearing one, could suggest that the band are a fan of indie music or maybe even play indie music.
Mise en Scene
Setting - The background is white and is most likely in a studio. The fact that it's not on location shows the effort to keep the whole image simple.
Props - Their are no props in this image whatsoever which could show the simple look that they were looking for; therefore, props were not needed.
Costume - The costume that they are wearing can be classed as an 'indie' look. However, what they are wearing is so casual it can give the reader the impression that they didn't change and they just put on the first thing they saw in the wardrobe.
Light - The lighting is very basic and natural. Lighting that is un-naturalistic is not needed and is therefore not used.
NVC - Their non verbal communication is very relaxed, calm and very comfortable. However, they look like they are doing the interview just for the sake of it
Anchorage
The font and style of the writing are not the same yet they look very similar and work well together. The colour of the writing is black and silver/grey but they work well together as they both have a mellow tone to them. The font also looks very valuable, arty and grand, but not that posh. This is how the editor may have wanted the band to come across as.
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Main Task: Front Cover Textual Analysis
Denotation
It’s a picture of a group of four men on a music magazine cover.
Connotation
The picture connotes that they are musicians and possibly indie ones because of their clothing. We can assume that the man (Pete Doherty) with all the props is the lead singer of the band and that he is probably the main leader. This is because he is wearing a blazer, even though it’s teamed with jeans it shows that he is possibly taking things more seriously than the others by wearing something so formal. As well as this, we can tell that he is the leader because in the picture he seems to stand out more than the others with his hair being different to everyone else’s simple hair do. The union jack flag and the medals on his blazer could suggest that he has a huge amount of respect for soldiers and people who are out ion the war.
Mise en Scene
Setting-The setting is very simple and white. However, the white is not pure, but more dirty and shows that if they write their own songs, the material is likely to be very raw.
Props – There aren’t a lot or props, apart from badges on what looks like the lead (Pete Doherty’s) blazer and a necklace and a union jack flag which could show that he’s proud to be British.
Costume - Their clothing is very relaxed and casual. They are wearing: jeans; jumpers; blazers; leather jackets; and simple shirts. This is what some people may class as a ‘indie/rock’ look which may have been what they were going for.
Light - The light is very natural and pale. It’s probably taken in a studio because a location wasn’t needed for the shoot. The picture also looks even more natural because the shadow of all the men is very realistic and true to the picture which means there wasn’t any manipulation with the picture in the lights department.
NVC – The non-verbal communication is very relaxed but at the same time still engaged with the camera. The fact the Pete Doherty has his arm around one of the men also shows comfort ability with the people around him.
Anchorage
The font is very similar to everything else that is going on in the magazine, including the picture. The consistent black, white and the bold red make it look edgy, but also able to pass off as any genre because of the use and choice of colour.
Main Task: Introduction
Hi, my name is Debbie. I'm an AS Media student and I will be creating my own music magazine. The genre that i've chosen is Rock/Indie. I will be creating a front cover, a contents page and a double page spread. For my planning and research I will aim to work on photoshop more to become more comfortable with it. I will be buying and reading more magazine in the genre that I have chosen and I will study the font sizes and the content of a Rock/Indie magazine.
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Preliminary Task: Front Cover and Conventions Diagram
Selling line: The selling line is at the top because it's short description of the selling point.
Website link: It states the website of the magazine.
Masthead: It's usually the logo, so people can visually see it.
Dateline: This just tells you the date and year that the issue was made.
Coverlines: Coverlines can either be around or on the image.
Main coverlines: This is very large taking up a lot of the magazine space. You can't miss it. Usually it doesn't interfere with the main image.
Left third: It's an important part of the magazine and must be there. They should be easy to read.
Barcode: A bar code used by all retailers.
Main image: This usually covers the whole of the magazine with everything written on top of it.
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Preliminary Task: Front Cover Textual Analysis of College Magazine
Denotation
A picture of a man on a magazine cover.
Connotation
He’s smart because of what he’s wearing, but possibly cool because he styled out his suit with puma trainers.
Mise en Scene
Setting-It’s white, with a plain background and there’s nothing there, which could suggest it’s in a studio.
Props-There aren’t really any props in the photo.
Anchorage
Dateline: Sept 2010
Main Cover-line: Joel McHale
Left Third: The Deepest Cut
Barcode: N/A
Website Link: N/A
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Induction: Movie Poster Textual Analysis of Indiana Jones ATKOTCS
Denotation: An image of a man with a whip.
Connotation: The whip and gun shows that he's fighting/protecting himself from something. His clothes suggest he's on a safari and it's abroad because you wouldn't wear this going to Canary Wharf. The man looks like an archiologeist.
Anchorage: This font size is very comic book like which shows that the film could be very light and comical as well as serious.
Mise en Scene
Props: His signiture weapon is a whip which shows that he has it to protect himself so he's very defensive or to beat beople with which shows he's very aggressive.
Lighting: It's very bright and unnatural. It contains both high and low key lighting. There is a blatent difference in the colour towards the end of the poster.
Costume: His costumes is very loose and looks like it has been worn for a very long time. His sleeves are rolled up which shows that his sleeves on his shirt dont fit.
Setting: The setting is very old and looks very ancient. You can tell that it may be underground and in a cave. The setting looks like it's very mysterious.
NVC: His NVC is very agressive and feirce. He looks like he is ready for action. His eyes look like he is very determined and fixed on a single mission.
Induction: Re-Ceation of a Movie Magazine Front Cover
While working on Photoshop, I found it very tricky because it was the first time that I used it. Evidently, it's diabolical as trying to get to grips with the different features was a struggle. Using the magic wand was a struggle because I couldn't get it to do what I wanted it to do. Prehaps I can work on this. The simplest thing of getting the letters and the sizing right became a pain in the backside.
Trying to get to grips with photoshop was a struggle. While trying to do one thing, I would open another layer which annooyed me and resulted in abusive to the software.
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