Media Rolls: 2011

Saturday 31 December 2011

Tuesday 13 December 2011

The target audiences for the magazine ‘HELLO!’ are generally women in their late twenties to forties. Probably many are married. Women who are curious in celebrity life-styles and don’t like to commit to reading a book but are looking for a quick read to fill up their limited free time. Many may have kids that they look after so reading a magazine seems appealing when the child is off at school or is taking a nap. They’re ideal holiday is planned for the whole family and not a quick weekend away as they have boundaries and commitments.

The masthead ‘Hello!’ is in a large, bold font and the colour contrasts against the background so it stands out. They have placed the date, issue number and price underneath the title as it would be the next thing the consumer will notice and they would be interested in this information. By using the exclamation mark the name seems urgent and as if it holds lethal information. The name is nice and simple.

The main focused image is of Victoria Beckham and her daughter Harper.It is a medium close up; having a medium close up is clever because it enables the reader to see not only the celebrities face but also some of what they are wearing.Also she’s wearing sunglasses, which makes her look mysterious as you can’t see her eyes also she looks fashionable and like a trendsetter.

The word‘exclusive’ used on the top right hand of the page makes the reader feel as if they are getting the best deal from the magazine and that no other magazines will have the same information; this is used to hook the readers in.Also the reader feels important when they receive the following information.

The layout of this magazine is very simple and relaxed, not so gossip packed. This reflects on the older generations social life styles as they like to take things calm and not in your face type of magazines, which use bright colours and crowd the cover with a lot of similar

Star Magazine Analysis

STAR MAGAZINE

The target audience for the magazine ‘Star’ is teens and young adults. The typical women who’d read this particular magazine are the ones who watch TV Reality shows such as “Only Way is Essex” and don’t miss an episode of X-Factor. This Magazine is biased on celebrities therefore the reader loves gossip, a TV addict and also is curious about what goes on in other lives that are more fortunate than them. They have a working class income. They’re jobs may include being a receptionist or a secretary, in their break or spare time read magazines such as ‘Star.’ Most common phone used by them may be a Blackberry in which case they’d be on both Facebook and BBM all day. They’re dream holiday can include a weekend in party places such as Ibiza with few close friends.

The masthead ‘Star’ is bold, clear and stands out. The chosen colour of it is red this is effective as the background white contrasts with the dark shadowy outline of the title. The masthead is located near the middle of the page this is a result of the page having a very busy structure and is very gossip packed. Also the masthead reflects what the magazine’s about. Celebrities are also known as ‘Stars.’ The reason behind this may be that they are ‘above’ the average person or that they’re talents shine.

The crowded layout of this magazine conatates the readers busy, action packed lives.

The images used consist of glamorous celebrities and their ‘struggle’ or ‘happiness’ in their lives. The people used will all be familiar and well known to the reader. They’re used in order to draw in the reader and make them interested in that one story in order for them to buy it.

Colour scheme contains colours such as green, white, red and yellow. Red and yellow are primary colours and green is very vibrant and eye-catching. These work in favor of the magazine as it catches the attention of the public.

This magazine has sell lines that appeal to the chosen target audience for example most include something to do with love and its represented in not a very romantic but interesting way. ’I DO STILL LOVE MARK..WE’LL GET MARRIED NEXT YEAR.’ For instance if I was a fan of I’m a celebrity get me out of here this story would interest me I’d read on to perhaps see the response of ‘Mark’ or further interview from the person who said it. At the bottom of the page a small section called ‘Plus!’ catches the eye having an exclamation mark makes it seem urgent and as if you must see what the stories below are about.

Friday 4 November 2011

Magazine Questionnaire:

5.What kind of magazines are most popular within your year group andwhy do you think this is ?
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1. What is the definition of Magazine? What is a magazine?

Google definition: A periodical publication containing articles and illustrations, typically covering a particular subject.
2. What types/genres of magazines can you think of?

-Celebrity
-Gossip
-Home and furniture
-Fashion
-Cookery
-Sports
-Cultural

3. There are hundreds of different types of magazines but what are the common elements of all or most of them:

-Many Adverts
-Latest Fashion
-Things to do (Suggestions)
-Celebrities
-Problem page
-Quizzes
-Prizes

4. Why do you think we have magazines?
- The purpose of a magazine is t entertain and to keep a person occupied also magazines tend to inform people and give them the latest trends and things that society thinks is expectable.

People in our year dont tend to read magazines therefore i dont know but i assume it'd be mostly gossip espcially for the boys.

Friday 21 October 2011

Attack the Block

How Does the Film Attack the Block Represent Young People

Friday 14 October 2011

Photoshop of Megan Fox

Before

After

I made her look more camera ready putting make up on her such as eyeliner and changed her lip colour by using the brush tool then blurring it this is because when seen a picture of a celebrity your expectation is that they have make up on. Also I made the chest area bigger by using the liquify tool.

Friday 7 October 2011

Attempt to redo a cover for a Magazine.

Friday 30 September 2011

This music videos based on having a good time, partying and drinking alchohol. This is shown as a documentry of the singer rihanna.This intrests the veiwer as they get a insight of the singer behind the stage and on tour.This video shows the otherside of rihanna you see her in a more calm climate and her childish fun side.Throughout there seems to be alot of close up shots of rihanna this shows that theres more to rihanna then just perfomring it also shows of her emotions better and shows off her features.Also theres alot of shakey movement of the camera this gives the conotation of a home video this brings the audicence closer to the singer, also makes you feel like your part of the journey by the use of tracking shot.

Thursday 29 September 2011

Louis Vuitton

Connotation of this image is that there's a beautiful model wearing a revealing swimwear sitting on a boat while looking at the beautiful view as she holds a Louis Vuitton bag in her arm. This in my view this shows of her "feminine" side as she looks attractive slim and sexy which may seem like an ideal figure for some therefore putting her in a swimwear catches the attention of the female and also male population. This can also make the audience think perhaps if they owned a accessory like that they somehow can look something along the line of that.
The model's on a boat looking at her surrounding, the view around her looks relaxing and you can automatically tell she is rich or has a good income as Louis Vuitton is a well known brand and not only that you can see from the way she's sititng,her expression and the glasses makes her look higher class. The setting is used in a very clever way it relaxes the audience and makes them want to trade places.The bag represents itself its very in your face you like it more every-time you look at it therefore this ad has done its job perfectly well.