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Front Cover
Contents Page
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Contents Page
Here is my planning, production and evaluation for my contents page...
Contents Page
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Front Cover
Here is my planning, production and evaluation for my front cover...
Front Cover
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Media Photoshoot
This is my media photoshoot which was taken in and around school...
Media Photoshoot
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Types of Camera Shots
Extreme Long shot
This can be taken from as much as a quarter of a mile away, and is generally used as a scene-setting, establishing shot. It normally shows an EXTERIOR, eg the outside of a building, or a landscape, and is often used to show scenes of thrilling action e.g in a war film or disaster movie. There will be very little detail visible in the shot, it's meant to give a general impression rather than specific information.
Wide Shots/Long Shots
A wide shot, also called a long shot, is one where the subject is completely in the shot and has a wide amount of space on both sides. The primary objective of the most basic wide shot is to capture the entire subject, especially if the subject is a person. A very wide shot distances itself even further from the subject, usually making the subject barely visible but still centred in the environment; this type is often mistaken for a regular wide shot. An extreme wide shot is so far away from the subject that it isn't even visible and the real subject is the surroundings.
Mid Shots
A mid shot is very close to how the viewer would actually see the subject in real life. It is close enough to the subject to show more detail than a wide shot but is still a comfortable distance from it. When the subject is a person, a mid shot usually shows that person from the waist up. If the shot moves in a little closer, showing the focal point of the subject (like the person's face) while still being comfortably close, this becomes a medium close-up and the closest one can get without becoming a full close-up.Close-ups
A close-up shot is one that puts the focal point of the subject so it takes up as much of the shot as possible while still being completely in the shot. The purpose is usually to show as much detail as possible in the focal point, like emotion on the face.Extreme Close-ups
An extreme close-up takes the shot even closer to get extreme detail of areas like the eyes or nose. There is usually very little use for an extreme close-up.
(The above has been quoted from - http://www.ehow.com/about_5399003_types-camera-shots.html)
Ideas...
Here are a few magazine cut-outs which I may consider including in my magazine (please see annotations) -
School Colour Analysis
Below are images that I have taken in school. These images are of certain items around school which are the school colours, and are examples of how green colour schemes might work well...
These posters show that mint green and slightly darker green work well together with white. This looks clean and fresh.
This image of a large comic strip on the wall shows how different mint green can look when paired with white and black. White with mint green looks very clean, almost clinical, whereas the black with the mint green is bold and stands out very strongly...
This school display shows how light green and darker green work well together.
The stairs in school are green and yellowish gold which are the main school colours as also shown in the letterhead. I will incorporate this into my magazine.
Creation of My Own Font
Below is a step by step progression of creating my own font which I may use in my magazine, however, the font might be best suited to a fashion magazine because it is elegant looking...
So I decided to try and create another font which would be better suited to the front cover of my magazine. It is inspired by graffiti, this is because I felt in order to attract a younger audience, a more urban feel should be created on the front cover...
Background Images
I took some pictures of possible backgrounds for my magazine provide me with options. For example, I might take a picture during my shoot with an inappropriate background, and could use these images to layer under the subjects.
At this point, the main cover line will be 'Breakfast With Three Men and A Microphone', and if I was creating the article, would have been about the school radio station. With this in mind, I wanted to incorporate music into my front cover as well representing school life and creating a sense of urban living.
The pictures have been taken around school in the hope that they might reflect school life. Here are the images...
At this point, the main cover line will be 'Breakfast With Three Men and A Microphone', and if I was creating the article, would have been about the school radio station. With this in mind, I wanted to incorporate music into my front cover as well representing school life and creating a sense of urban living.
The pictures have been taken around school in the hope that they might reflect school life. Here are the images...
These images of a brick wall would be a good background for my front cover. They are urban and represent Oaks Park High School (it is made of brick). It would be easy to layer another image over these because the tone and pattern is quite consistent.
I varied the images of the brick wall by changing the camera angle to a slanted position. This gives the image perspective, and would be well used edited with another image which also incorporates perspective.
This image, taken of a concrete floor, gives off an urban vibe. Rotated 90 degrees, this would make a suitable back ground image for my front cover. Because the image is of a floor, an image of a subject taken from a birds eye view might be suitable. If this image was left as it is and not rotated, it could be used for a double page contents. However there is litter in the left hand corner of the image, which does not reflect the school in a very positive light and therefore, should not be used as a background in my school magazine.
This image is too bold to use as a background however represents urban living well.
These landscape images of piano keys are visually interesting and, if edited, would have been good for the background of a double page spread. However, not for the single page front cover or contents of my magazine.
This image fits in well with the music aspect of my front cover, but the image is blurred. It might be difficult to edit an image over this and make it look as though the picture is all one.
The image of a beautiful blue sky does not represent school life very well, but would make a good background for a different genre of magazine.
These images were taken of the school paintings in the science corridor. I don't think that they are well suited to my particular school magazine, because they are not in-fitting with the theme. However, maybe an issue based on science would work well with these backgrounds.
Colour Analysis (Blue and Green)
Below is my analysis of different shades of blue and green and the subliminal messages that they give:
I will be using green predominantly in my magazine because this is the main school colour, especially the darker shades of green like 'forest green' and 'darmouth green' because these colours are similar to the school blazer.
Sunday, 12 December 2010
Image Analysis
Initially it looks as though this image is of people using their hands to pry open some wood - trying to break through, but when you look at this image in more depth, it might look as though the people are closing the wood or leaving something behind. This could be a symbolism of a country wanting to leave behind war or famine, or times of hardship. I imagine this image to be set in a third world country because it looks as though the people are struggling - would something like this symbolise a richer country?
The use of hands in this image is significant in putting across a message. The hands might be a way of asking the viewer to 'lend a hand' or asking for help in times of need.
The clenched fist in the centre has a yellow wrist band on (in the colour version), this particular band means 'live strong'. Coupled with the triumphant clenched fist, this symbolises power. The people's hands are tightly nit and the people seem to be working together and are somewhat powerful.
I will try to take pictures which can be interpreted as a symbolism of school life.
Font Analysis
(Bitstream Vera Serif)
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This is a neat, formal font which is fairly bold. It is easy to read and would probably be best used for a sub-heading in a newspaper. E.g.
David Cameron Supports London Underground Strike.
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(Garamond)
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This font is very elegant and formal due to thin lettering. Garamond is a very old typeface and is used for the name of Tiffany & Co., an expensive designer brand.
TIFFANY & CO.
(Franklin Gothic)
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This font is strong and bold and would look good in ad campaigns, displays, billboards and books as well as other types of media.
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(Rockwell Extra Bold)
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“This font was primarily used by Egyptians in the early nineteenth century.” Again, it is bold and would look good for a Headline or short text.
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(Engravers MT)
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This font, which is all in capital lettering, is formal but elegant. It would be well used for the masthead of fashion magazines. E.g.
Vogue
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(Matisse ict)
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This font is playful and fun. The jagged edges make it well suited to a font used in a boy’s comic strip e.g. batman.
Magazine Reading Habits Survey Results
I will charge just under the price that most people are willing to pay for their magazines to tempt people into buying it, people might be reluctant to buy a school magazine, more so than their other favourite magazines.
Most people choose to buy a magazine based on the name of it. The name of my magazine will be short, snappy and straight to the point so that it is memorable.
People would probably read my magazine after school in the evenings,
My magazine would offer people the latest school news and would provide information on various different people in school (students and teachers), and keep them up to date.
It is worth putting lots of images that would be in the features article in my magazine, because this is the part that people tend to read first, and therefore probably the part that they find most interesting.
My school magazine will not contain any advertisements.
People tend to find that magazines influence their lives quite a lot, therefore my magazine will try to influence students in a positive way.
My magazine will be unisex.
Magazine Reading Habits Questionnaire
This is the questionnaire that I gave out to 8 people, both males and females, to fill out about magazine reading habits...
Representation of Gender
Representation of Women
These two covers both include a medium long shot of a well toned, beautiful female. However the way these two women are represented varies greatly, largely because of the clothes that they have been styled in and their body positions. On the front of Zoo, the partial nudity is used to draw the eyes of men and entice them into buying the magazine. The woman's body position (sticking out chest, legs spread apart and her hand on her bikini bottoms) is a sexual connotation, as is her facial expression (one eyebrow slightly raised and baring teeth). However on the front of Elle, Jennifer Aniston is used as a symbolism of a sophisticated, attractive and confident woman. This is expressed in her black, leather clothing which is sexy but classy, and the smirk on her face which oozes confidence. Her body pose, again, portrays her as confident without being overly suggestive (as in Zoo).
Representation of Men
The beautiful beach background in 'Men's Vogue' suggests that Tiger Woods is somewhere hot, exotic and expensive, and he looks as though he belongs there/owns it by the way he is sitting. The large smile on his face suggests happiness and contentment. His clothing also looks expensive and the open button shirt gives off a relaxed and confident vibe. He is represented as a rich, confident and happy man, which is what many men may look up to and want to be. There is a large contrast in Q, where a close up of Chris Martin's face portrays him as a joker. His wacky facial expression together with the editing to make it look as though he is about to bite the word 'COLDPLAY'. He is represented as a man who likes to have a laugh and not take anything too seriously - again, this is how many men portray themselves.
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Features Article Analysis: High Profile and FFH
I also annotated some features articles from school magazines 'High profile' and 'FFH' to get a better idea of colour schemes and layout (please see annotations)...
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High Profile Magazine
Here I noticed how the first features article fades into black at the top which is an effective way of making the white text show up. This is also done for the front cover of this magazine. A key quote in the article was also picked out and put into the centre of the page as large and bold text - this is to lock the interest of the reader.
The second features article is from the same magazine, but the layout is very much different. The green accent follows on from the green on the front cover (see Front Cover Analysis 1: High Profile), this carries on a theme and relates to the school colours.
Both articles have a 'footer', one of which consists of the article title, name of school and date, and the other which consists of the school's website address - both of these are placed under a single, thin line.
FFH
\The first article follows the colour scheme of the front covers for FFH, much like the article above. The page, like the articles above, contains contact information. This seems like a convention of school magazines. This would make sense being as one of a school's aim should be to offer easy means of communication between the school, parents and pupils.
The bottom article consists of five images, one of which is used for the front cover. Had I been able to produce a features article, I would take this into account.
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