Double Page Spread Textual Analysis

The main attraction of this double page spread is the model. From reading the title you can relate the image to it, the way her hair seems quite messed up and the type of baggy t-shirt shows she is kind of doesn’t worry to much about her appearance. This is the probably the message they are trying to get across to people. Also the dark eyes relate to like a rock chick look, and the hat seems very sixtish with the pom pom on the side of the hat.

The title also takes up most of the left hand side of the page which is obviously there to attract the reader. The word ‘wild’ is in red, one reason to make it stand out but another reason is that a connotations of being wild is living dangerously and doing things you shouldnt. So the colour red can relate to that.
The background is a light blue which works well with the red and the pink of the hat. It gets lighter around the model to make her stand out against the background. It’s difficult to see the writing but its seems obvious that the red lettering is red to make it stand out. The article seems to be about the model, but the image takes over the page as if thats more important. Her face seems in a very unnatural pose like as if shes posing with a bit of detail under the eye.

This double page spread seems to attract more women as women might want to read about her. Her pose also seems very engaging like the way she is looking at the camera almost seems like she is looking directly at you like she is making a connection with the audience. The title might suggest something to do with her life, like she might have been a wild child back in the day or done somethinh she shouldn’t have.

Music MAgazine Front Cover Analysis

Green Day is the main feature of this magazine, the lead singer Billy Joe Armstrong is closer to lens of the camera rather than the other two which connotes he is more dominant one in the band and one people would recognise easier. The picture seems to be taken as part of a photo shoot; due to the white background and the way they are posed rather than a more natural pose. Their facial expressions portray them as being hard and in your face, this is how some of their music is; very in your face with some of their songs. The main colour scheme is black and white which ties in with what they are wearing. Possibly the colour was meant to tie in with what they are wearing.

The master head Kerrang is bold; it looks like it has cracks in it which connotes that the music is loud and is breaking the magazine because of the sound. The text on top of the image is bold and makes a statement that Green Day is the main feature of this magazine. The bold font gives the magazine an impact like their music has an impact on everyone who listens to it. Even the font at the bottom left of the images still strong and bold even though it’s small.

High key lighting is used because they are dressed in black so it makes them stand out. The strip going down the side of the cover and the text on the bottom left uses red and yellow; these are explosion like colours and contrast against the black and white of the main image. The images in the red strip are quite aggressive images which connotes the kind of music they create.
In conclusion the overall image of this magazine gives the impression of aggression and anger which can be taken out in the music these artists produce.

In conclusion the overall image of this magazine gives the impression of aggression and anger which can be taken out in the music these artists produce.

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The work above is my preparation for my final music magazine front cover and double page spread.

Preliminary Task Written Evaluation

Q1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
My magazine follows conventions in some ways, for example some or most magazines will usually have a main image to focus on, mine has a medium close up of a student at CTK. I think i have used a structure which would be used for professional products but not neccesarliy stuck to one layout. The film reel i thought was quite original even though it has most likely been used before, i wanted to incorporate more than one image on the front cover as well as adding more on the contents page. It doesn't really challenge real media products because I decided to go for a safer option rather than experimenting to much with this preliminary task.

Q2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
On my front cover I wanted to portray the general atmosphere of college life. The student i used as my main image is shown using a camera, this is to show she is hard at work giving an impression of the work ethos of the college. Whereas the other images which are in the film reel show more of the social side of college, making friends and getting to know people. I didn't really use props, just the camera in the main image which sort of ascoiates with media or any other art related subjects. The other images I just used the natural surroundings of the college.

Q3. How did you attract/address your audience?
Firstly i decided to use a bright colour which will attract the audience, so i chose yellow, but i also chose this colour to go with purple the colour which is asociated with the college. Using bold short statements on the front cover is eye catching and grabs the audience attention because hopefully reading the short statements would make people want tp pick it up and fead the reast.

Q4. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I learnt how to use a camera properly by making sure i get the right type of shot and that the light or the area i used was appropriate for the image. I already use photoshop in graphics but i learnt how to use a few new things like the magnetic lasso to go round my main image to get rid of the background. I used drop shadow and other effects which i played around with to add some effect to the text mainly the masterhead. I also warped the images to fit into the shape of the film reel going across the page.

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