Friday, 4 December 2009
Flat Plan For 'Music' Magazine
On the second plan i dialed down on the vibrant colour scheme and expermented with moving certain aspects of the front cover, double page spread and contents page. The first alteration to the front cover was sticking to using a house style of just two colours, red and yellow. However i did use an orange to make the banner stand out across the bottom. The good points about this version of 'Music' was on the double page spread where i changed to using an interviewinstead of tour dates for a band. The bad points to this is the contents page where it looks very unprofesional. Flat Plans For 'Music' Magazine
FIRST IDEA
This was my initial idea plan for my magazine, i chose to develop this plan due to its flaws. An example of these flaws would be that when i researched different magazines i found that this particular idea used too many bright colours. Some of the good points were the side banner which would include information about this issue.
This was my initial idea plan for my magazine, i chose to develop this plan due to its flaws. An example of these flaws would be that when i researched different magazines i found that this particular idea used too many bright colours. Some of the good points were the side banner which would include information about this issue.
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
5 Things Reated To The AS Course
Media Studies: AS & A2
1. Representation
Media can represent…
· Age
· Gender
· Race
· Disability
· Socio-economic Status
· Nationality
· Sexuality
Questions you might ask…
Who or what is being represented?
Is this a positive or a negative representation?
How is it being established? (visually, aurally, juxaposition against mise en scene, use of camera…)
How does this representation telate to the target audience?
What ideologies are suggested by this representation?
Is it a stereotypical representation?
Is it a fair and/or accurate representation?
Are the representations conventional or subversive?
Are there representations which you would have expected to see which are not used in the text?
2. Mise-en-scene
Setting:
· Is the sequence set on location or is it filmed in a studio?
· How is the colour being used to convey meaning?
· What props that are used on the setting have symbolic importance? (Red buses of London)
Lighting:
What is shown in light or shadow?
Is the lighting harsh or soft?
Is it natural lighting or are special effects being used? (Diegetic or Non-diegetic)
What is lighting being used to emphasise?
3. Magazine Codes And Conventions
· An advice colomn.
· A contents page.
· A letters page.
· Some form of make-over article.
· Competitions.
· An ‘in the next issue’ page.
· Price, bar code and issue number, date.
· A recognisable masthead.
4. Audience
How to describe the target audience?
· Is the text made for children or for retired people?
· Is it for a norrow audience or a broad audience?
· Is it a male or female audience?
· Is itfor a particular type of audience such as aspirers or homemakers?
5. Soap Operas
Codes And Conventions:
· They have a serial narrative told through a series of episodes.
· The narrative progresses between episiodes.
· There is a cliffhanger at the end of each episode, to hook audience into watching again.
· Characters change and develop over time in a soap opera.
· The audience Usually Identifies with particular characters and follows their progressin over time.
1. Representation
Media can represent…
· Age
· Gender
· Race
· Disability
· Socio-economic Status
· Nationality
· Sexuality
Questions you might ask…
Who or what is being represented?
Is this a positive or a negative representation?
How is it being established? (visually, aurally, juxaposition against mise en scene, use of camera…)
How does this representation telate to the target audience?
What ideologies are suggested by this representation?
Is it a stereotypical representation?
Is it a fair and/or accurate representation?
Are the representations conventional or subversive?
Are there representations which you would have expected to see which are not used in the text?
2. Mise-en-scene
Setting:
· Is the sequence set on location or is it filmed in a studio?
· How is the colour being used to convey meaning?
· What props that are used on the setting have symbolic importance? (Red buses of London)
Lighting:
What is shown in light or shadow?
Is the lighting harsh or soft?
Is it natural lighting or are special effects being used? (Diegetic or Non-diegetic)
What is lighting being used to emphasise?
3. Magazine Codes And Conventions
· An advice colomn.
· A contents page.
· A letters page.
· Some form of make-over article.
· Competitions.
· An ‘in the next issue’ page.
· Price, bar code and issue number, date.
· A recognisable masthead.
4. Audience
How to describe the target audience?
· Is the text made for children or for retired people?
· Is it for a norrow audience or a broad audience?
· Is it a male or female audience?
· Is itfor a particular type of audience such as aspirers or homemakers?
5. Soap Operas
Codes And Conventions:
· They have a serial narrative told through a series of episodes.
· The narrative progresses between episiodes.
· There is a cliffhanger at the end of each episode, to hook audience into watching again.
· Characters change and develop over time in a soap opera.
· The audience Usually Identifies with particular characters and follows their progressin over time.
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