Friday, 11 November 2011
Main Task: Double Page Spread Textual Analysis
Denotation:
This is an example a double page spread. It consists of a image taking up the whole left side of a band called ‘Rolo Tomassi’. The image shows what appears to be them attacking someone in a rabbit suit showing superiority and authority. It breaks the typical expectations of an image for a band which therefore makes it more endearing and powerful.
Lighting:
The lighting for the image is fairly high key, as we can see everything that’s going on without any dark spaces or areas.
Costume:
They al seem to be wearing fairly casual clothes including stripy shirts and t-shirts, plain t-shirts and dark denim jeans. This agrees with the stereotype of the way young adults dress for this style of music being fairly indie. It also shows that they might not be as wealthy as some of the other famous artists and bands out there of today’s generation.
Props:
The only prop I can see I this image is the carrot that he rabbit being held on the floor which is the typical object you expect to see with a rabbit being that the eat them.
Setting:
The setting for this image has been kept simple to keep the focus on the actual people themselves with a simple grey background.
NVC (Non-Verbal Communication):
The NVC in this image shows them as attacking someone in a rabbit costume, one laughing, one looking angry, one laughing and the girl smiling while holding the rabbits ears, this connotes power and authority for the band.
Target Audience:
I think the target audience for this page would be 17-25 year olds, as the people themselves seem quite young and with the colour scheme and the modern look it allows it to appeal to the younger audience.
Friday, 4 November 2011
Main Task: Front Cover Textual Analysis
Denotation:
The magazine cover shows a colour photo graph of a famous pop singer, Lily Allen looking directly into the camera. It uses a close up showing just her face and shoulders. Through this we are unable to see the background and surroundings. The background is a gradient from black to light grey, with the image covering almost the whole of the magaazine cover. Behind her is the masthead for the magazine billboard as well as 6 cover-lines in white and pink, including the main cover-line. The artists name is in big white letters, and page numbers for each cover-line being used to seperate them. A barcode is just about visible in the bottom left hand corner.Masthead:
The masthead for this particular magazine cover is almost completley covered by the main image of Lily Allen making it very difficult to read. However we are able to tell that the font used is Sans Serif to give it the more modern magazine look. This connotes that the magazine itself is very iconic, not needing to show all of the masthead, and people still are able to identify what magazine it is. The word billboard is commonly known as large object to advertise information and the latest news, suggesting that the magazines information is worth reading and interesting to its readers.
Character:
The cover photograph is of the famous pop singer 'Lily Allen' who is very well known.
Composition:
The use of the close up image allows us to just focus on her facial expression, which can be suggested as seductive or sexual. But can also be seen as quite a blank expression without much emotion.
Costume:
With the use of the close up shot we are unable to see the full costume that she is wearing. the only thing we are able to see is the headband around her head, which could connote the 'hippy' look related to the 60's and 70's pop culture. From the image this is all that is all that the audience can take from the image.
NVC:
Her non verbal communication can be seen as quite seductive or quite lost due to the possible impression of a blank expression. her mouth is slightly open which gives her this quite seductive look, however he eyes along with this couldd give people the impression of a blank or lost expression.
Lighting:
The lighting is quite high key to show the possble bubbly personality of the artist.
Setting:
There is no setting, just the use of a black and grey gradient background this could connote that the artist doesn't need gimics or a proper image to be noticed.
Cover-lines:
The main cover-line that can be seen is 'Lily Allen the singer speaks out'', this could be making reference to the fact that she doesn't do alot of interviews or talk about her life to other people, giving readers the opportunity to understand more about the singer as a person and not just what she does for a job, and offering insight on how she copes with celebrity life, stated underneith, 'How She Deals With Perez And The Paparazzi'. The other various cover-lines tell us that the magazine doesn't only just focus on music, and one aspect of it but other sorts of music as well as designer labels, and news about well known companies. Other artists mentioned on the cover include 'Lady Gaga', 'Taylor Swift', and 'Ludacris', showing that the magazine offers information about a variety of genres of music, applying itself to a wider audience. Other cover-lines such as 'Four big deals to watch at midem 2009' show that they are very diverse with what they write, as well as focusing on other new readers may be interested in to keep them reading. The cov-lines focus on a sans serif font giving the magazine a more modern look and sticking to the simple design for a magazine cover.
Target Audience:
considering all the connotations and design of the magazine cover, the likely target audience would be mainly woman, and aspiring singers, because of her talk about dealing with paparazzi, possibly giving tips, giving these singers an opportunity to have a better understanding of what its like to be a well known celebrity. Probably aged between 15-30, with knowledge of pop culture and have a definate interest in the music itself.
Main Task: Introduction
Hi, my name is Charlotte Ward and i am a AS media student studying at Christ The King. I have been given the main task of producing a music magazine front cover, contents and double page spread for a genre of my own choice. I have chosen the genre of Drum&Bass, this is because i am a big lover of the music and the beats behind the songs and therefore makes it a relevent genre for me to portray. However having this genre may shorten my audience, which is why i will be researching various different genres of magazines and looking at their different conventions to incorperate them in my own designs. This will help me to broaden my audience and have a larger target audience. I think the main audience for my magazine will be around 16-25 year olds. The younger generation tend to have a better understanding of the Drum&Bass genre. My planning and my research will include convention diagrams, textual analysis, audience research and various preliminary tasks all leading up to my final magazine pieces. I will then also create a profile of my audience to show what sort of people i am aiming to get reading my magazine, followed by a mood board of different pictures relating to my genre to help me to get ideas for my final idea.
Preliminary Task: Front Cover Textual Analysis
Denotation:The front cover for this magazine consists of a colourful image, background and text, the image being a famous character from a film. The picture is shot as a medium long shot only showing his head, arms and waist. He is holding a gun, very visible to the audience. The background seems to look very tropical, and dominated by blue. The photograph dominates the whole front cover for the magazine. Behind the main figure is the Empire masthead, with 5 different cover lines in white, yellow and black. The first cover-line on the right hand side relates to the image itself in bold yellow letters, and a barcode is also visible in the bottom right hand corner. To the left of the figures hand is also a circle, containing information regarding that figure.
Masthead:
Unlike other magazine masthead’s, the Empire used very simple front with a bold colour, red. The font used for this magazine cover is Sans Serif. Giving the magazine more of a modern look. Appealing to a younger audience. The word Empire can be seen as a very strong word, connoting power, and strength.
Character:
The cover photograph is of the famous actor Johnny Depp, in his character of ‘Captain Jack Sparrow’ famously known in the film ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’.
Composition
He is posed in what seems as a very stiff position, holding the gun up showing he may not be all that friendly. Suggest as being slightly aggressive as well as brave.
Costume:
His clothing is very much related to the character himself, wearing tattered clothing, worn down with lots of holes as well as loads of accessories like rings, bandanas, and items around his waist. This shows the characters pirate like state. Appealing to the audience of similar to the film itself. The gun completes the look of ‘pirate’.
NVC:
His Non verbal communication suggests he isn’t afraid of many a thing. Including people. The posture and body language in which he is standing connotes he may not be phased by things easily. Looking directly at the camera is another way of showing this.
Lighting:
The lighting is set to high key to show the bright daytime background.
Setting:
With the figure image taking up most of the magazine cover, what can be seen, shows to be a tropical aspect in the background. The sea, bright blue skies and what looks like to be a beach in the far distance.
Cover-Lines:
The main cover-line for this image appears to be: “Essential 2011 Preview”. Showing the audience all in all what the magazine has to offer in terms of movies. Allowing the audience to understand that the magazine may have a lot of information that could interest you. The various different cover-lines that the magazine has to offer, shows that the magazine doesn’t just focus on one recent film, it has many different altercations with other films, drawing more of an audience in. However the cover-lines do tell us that the magazine is focused on movies completely, without showing to have any aspects of other news within. Other films mentioned on the front cover include: Captain America, Sherlock Holmes 2, Transformers 3, Cowboys & Aliens, and Green Lantern. The magazine clearly shows its love for movies and inside knowledge about them. Therefore allowing the readers to fully understand what’s expected to be contained within the magazine.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this cover appears to be ages 14+ including both men and women. This is because of the genres and types of films mentioned on the cover, giving a wide range of people that could possibly be interested. The audience are extremely likely to be interested in all the inside knowledge for the latest films, about the actors, behind the scenes and general information about the films.
Induction: Re-Creation of a Movie Magazine Front Cover
Original magazine cover
Image given to me
Recreation
Image given to me
Recreation
For induction to our course we had to recreate a movie magazine front cover to the best of our ability. Giving us a real magazine cover and a new image to use to create a movie magazine with the skills we currently had.
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