The photo will be taken on a white background then edited so that it is more of a pale pink or blue depending on which makes the photo stand out better. The colour scheme will be neutral colours such as, pink, blue, green etc but some brighter than others so that certain headings stand out more.
outfit
- white vest top
- black lace top underneath
- jeans/denim shorts
- bangles/ chunky bracelets
I have chosen to use this outfit because the black lace top with the white vest top gives the idea of innocence hiding a more seductive and daring side similar to what has been used in other magazines of this genre.
hair and make-up
- bold around the eyes
- neutral skin and lips
- hair down, big and messy
pose
- girly/ feminine
- pushing hair up
- hand on hip etc.
Monday, 22 February 2010
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Magazine Analysis
Vibe Magazine
This magazine fits into the R&B genre, i think that it would attract a young age group around 16-20 year old. This is because they can relate to the artists that a being described on the cover, as they are very modern such as; 'Rihanna'.
The image is a mid shot of Janet Jackson, this picture fits In with the typical feminine conventions. As she is posing with her hip out to the side, and slightly lowering the front of her jeans revealing a netted top underneath which adds sex appeal. She is also wearing a very fitted white vest top, to show off her figure and assets. She has her hair in a very wild and messy style but is very long and falling around her face which adds to her femininity. However, she is wearing very chunky black bracelets and jewelery that matches the black netted top she is revealing. This gives her more a a punk style, which gives the idea that she has two different sides and is interested in different styles. As if she is wearing subtle feminine clothes, and revealing her sexy punk style.
The magazine has maintained a peach, black, blue, and white colour scheme. This is effective as they are very plain and natural colours that blend well with Janet Jackson's outfit. They are also very appealing colours as they are not to bright and distracting. The headings are layed out so that certain bits are together in a neat straight line. Whilst others are scattered on the Page somewhere, this adds interest to the cover and allows the reader to focus on certain things. There is a range of font sizes used, however a lot are lot that are next to eachother are the same size. The heading '15 crucial video games' has the '15' in a larger font so that it stands out and makes the heading look more interesting.
I think it is effective have they have made Janet Jackson pose holding a camera, as it could be relating to the paparazzi or the heading next to her; ;Janet Jackson likes to watch'. This grabs the readers attention and would appeal more to their target audience.
Magazine Analysis
NME Magazine
I think that this magazine would be targeted at people aged 20-30 year olds, as it has a range of artists on the front from different generations. As the main image on the cover is of Lily Allen, howvever there is a smaller image of David Bowie in the corner.
The main image on the cover is a mid shot from a high angle of Lily Allen, it shows that she is challenging the typical female conventions for a magazine. As she is not revealing a lot of flesh, by wearing a bagging shirt which gives her more of a masculine edge. Her hair an make-up look very punk rocker, as she has messed up her hair asnd used quite sutble make-up that is dark around the eyes so that they stand out. She is looking up at the camera with a confused facial expression, which is unusal for the cover of a magazine yet effective.
The magazine has used a consistant colour scheme of black, white, red, and yellow, this is effective as it has mixed plain simple colours, with bright and bold colours. The layout of the headings are scattered around the page, using a range of font sizes, and the font is very slanted and waving to make it look more interesting. The heading 'Lily Allen takes on the world' is written in a very large font and is very bold, so it stands out. It is slightly overlapping the image of Lily Allen so makes it clear that she is a big story in the magazine, and catches the readers attention.
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Magazine Analysis
Q magazine
The title of this magazine is 'Q', I think that this magazine is targeted at people aged 20- 35, as the people on the cover are around this around this age group but the age does range. The acts described on the cover also range from generations, so will appeal to a wider audience.
Th image o the cover is a close up of 'Cheryl Cole' this does not fit all of the typical feminine conventions for a magazine. As she is not revealing a lot of felsh which is very common so that the celebritys have sex appeal, but she is still maintaing that appeal with her facial expression. As she is licking her sharp ring in a very seductive way, and keeping eye contact with the camera to grab your attention and draw your eye to her mouth. There is also the effect of rain falling in this image, so cheryl is wet with her hair falling by her face, this is a typical convetion for females as it adds to their femininity.
She is also wearing all black, and has a black background, this gives her more of a rock and roll look and contrast with her feminine side.
The cover maintains a red, white, black, and grey colour scheme. So it uses quite simple and plain colours but this is very effective as it allows certain headings to stand out more. It also uses a range of font sizes to add interest such as; '3 words... Cheryl Cole Rocks' the font gradually gets bigger on this heading and 'Rocks' is written in a very large font so it draws the readers attention to it. The cover also decribes artists such as; 'Paul Weller, and John Lennon' where as the image on the cover is 'cheryl Cole' so this relates to the fact that the magazine is open to a variety of age groups.
Magazine Analysis
Rolling stone magazine
I think that this magazine's target audience would be 18-26 year old, as the people on the cover are a similar age group, and it would be more appeal to this audience.
The title of the magazine is 'Rolling Stone' this has the connotations of a 'rolling stone gathers no moss' this saying means that something is always moving and never standing still, which could relate to the magazine always being up to date. It has the denotations of it being related to music, because of the group 'the rolling stones'.
The cover of this magazine has a large image of Zac Afron on a clear white background which dominates the cover. His pose has the typical masculine conventions for a magazine cover, as he is revealing a bit of his body and holding his chest with his arms to try and show of some muscle. He is also smiling and looking in a different direction, this gives a more innocent nature to his pose so that he looks seductive but in a discreet way.
The headings are laid out so that they are all down one side of the page, but it uses a range of font sizes to make it look more interesting, and maintains a orange, grey, red and yellow colour scheme which is very effective. The heading 'The new American heart throb' is made clear that it is referring to Zac Afron as it is slightly overlapping his image and is in a larger font to the other headings to stand out, with his name written smaller beneath. So it is made clear that they want to draw the readers attention to Zac Afron and interest them in reading more about him.
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Film Analysis
The Hole
The opening of this film bgins with the title flashing on a black background, to give the effect of lights in a dark hole searching around which relates to the title of the film 'The Hole'. We then see an ariel shot of a car driving and hear suspious music playing whilst a siren is blairing. There is a tracking used to follow the journey of the cars, and show how impressive the building is. The credits are appearing in the same way as the title, to again relate to the name of the film. The view of the buildings already gives the audience the idea that the characters are privelliged. We then hear the music start to fade, and they run a news report over the sound of the sirens. This immediately tells the audience what has happened and builds up tension. It cuts to different news reporters using mid shots and pans across very fast, this creates a chaotic atmosphere and makes the audience feel very anxious. The mid shot of the photographers diving on the front of the car, is effective as we see only a police hat on the top of the dashboard, which gives us the idea of this character being important, and a high ranking police officer. We then see an ariel shot of the crime scene, which gives the audience an idea to the story line, as they appear to be in a hole. We suddenly see a long shot of a girl lying on a hospital bed, the music is still continuoulsy played throughout and sounds similar to a heatbeat which is effective as it creates an intense mood, there is also no dialogue used in the scene which is effective. Everything in the room is white and clinical, where as she is very dirty which suggests she has been involved in the crime. The nurses then begin to examin her, and she starts screaming and curls up into the foetal postion. This represents this character as being very stressed, and hints that she has been involved in some sort of tragic accident.
The opening of this film bgins with the title flashing on a black background, to give the effect of lights in a dark hole searching around which relates to the title of the film 'The Hole'. We then see an ariel shot of a car driving and hear suspious music playing whilst a siren is blairing. There is a tracking used to follow the journey of the cars, and show how impressive the building is. The credits are appearing in the same way as the title, to again relate to the name of the film. The view of the buildings already gives the audience the idea that the characters are privelliged. We then hear the music start to fade, and they run a news report over the sound of the sirens. This immediately tells the audience what has happened and builds up tension. It cuts to different news reporters using mid shots and pans across very fast, this creates a chaotic atmosphere and makes the audience feel very anxious. The mid shot of the photographers diving on the front of the car, is effective as we see only a police hat on the top of the dashboard, which gives us the idea of this character being important, and a high ranking police officer. We then see an ariel shot of the crime scene, which gives the audience an idea to the story line, as they appear to be in a hole. We suddenly see a long shot of a girl lying on a hospital bed, the music is still continuoulsy played throughout and sounds similar to a heatbeat which is effective as it creates an intense mood, there is also no dialogue used in the scene which is effective. Everything in the room is white and clinical, where as she is very dirty which suggests she has been involved in the crime. The nurses then begin to examin her, and she starts screaming and curls up into the foetal postion. This represents this character as being very stressed, and hints that she has been involved in some sort of tragic accident.
film Analysis
What Lies Beneath
The opening of the film 'What Lies Beneath' begins with very creepy, and ghostly music playing, as the credits appear on the screen. There is a foggy black background with the credits appearing and then fading away. This gives the effect of them floating in the water, especially with the title of the film. Gradually after the title has appeared we see a sudden change, as the music starts to fade then speeds up. We then see a close up of a woman with her head under water in the bath. It makes it seem as if she is drowning or attemping to drown herself. The woman is paniking as if she can't breathe, it then cuts straight to a long shot of her in the bath catching her breathe. Whilst the camera slowly zooms in towards her, to give the effect of something creeping up on her. This represents the woman as if she is having some problems, or going through some issues, as it seems like she was trying to drown herself. We see a close up of her hand as she reaches to turn the hair dryer on, and jumps as she is electricuted by it. This is effective as just before this the hair dryer stopped working. So the shock of being electricuted will suprise the audience as it is built up with tension and is unexpected. We then see a pan of the woman blowdrying the steam off the mirror, which leads to a mid shot of her reflection in the mirror. This is effective, as it could be relating to the title of the film 'What Lies Beneath' as the steam is fading away and you start to see her appear.
The opening of the film 'What Lies Beneath' begins with very creepy, and ghostly music playing, as the credits appear on the screen. There is a foggy black background with the credits appearing and then fading away. This gives the effect of them floating in the water, especially with the title of the film. Gradually after the title has appeared we see a sudden change, as the music starts to fade then speeds up. We then see a close up of a woman with her head under water in the bath. It makes it seem as if she is drowning or attemping to drown herself. The woman is paniking as if she can't breathe, it then cuts straight to a long shot of her in the bath catching her breathe. Whilst the camera slowly zooms in towards her, to give the effect of something creeping up on her. This represents the woman as if she is having some problems, or going through some issues, as it seems like she was trying to drown herself. We see a close up of her hand as she reaches to turn the hair dryer on, and jumps as she is electricuted by it. This is effective as just before this the hair dryer stopped working. So the shock of being electricuted will suprise the audience as it is built up with tension and is unexpected. We then see a pan of the woman blowdrying the steam off the mirror, which leads to a mid shot of her reflection in the mirror. This is effective, as it could be relating to the title of the film 'What Lies Beneath' as the steam is fading away and you start to see her appear.
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