Reader Profile

Using the survey I handed out to students in my college and the one I created online on Survey Monkey- I came up with a reader profile for my target audience and what I will be offering within my magazine and who I will be competing against

September; Time Management Reflection

This is my September Time Management Reflection. I managed to upload all of my things on time this month. I also managed to upload extra work that I research on (the writing in green are extra posts I managed to upload). I am really proud that I kept up to date this month and was able to add extra work.

Survey Research

Here are some of the surveys that I gave around my College, I made sure to ask about their interests in fashion, food and TV/Music as I think that this was an important thing to find out so that my magazine had a something for everyone to read about; especially with my magazine have a mixed genre, it will have a lot of different stereotypes reading it.

Research on Semiotics

Semiotics is
                       the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation.


Learning and researching into semiotics helped a lot with deciding on;

• A colour scheme for my magazine
• symbols and signs I will use throughout
• Facial expressions/poses
• props and costume used

The reasons I have chosen the colours for my magazine is because they are mostly related with; 

Blue; Trustworthy, calm, natural and may contain connotations of power.

Red; love and passion

I think by using these colours within my magazine, it will make my target audience trust and love the magazine.

My model always has a smile, or proud look on her face in the images. Making the reader assume that my model is somewhat proud to be part of the magazine and happy to be doing what she is doing; therefore giving the reader a sense of happiness. Furthermore, if my magazine had a moody and glum facial expression, it would not relate to my type of target audience as my magazine contains all type of music and not just 'hardcore rock'. 

My model has a crocodile tooth on a necklace that she says is for 'good luck'. Furthermore, crocodile teeth are symbolic with; Bravery, Honor, Strength and Dependability. I thought that by keeping the necklace involved in the magazine, when a reader notices it, they will assume that my artist/model is brave and strong and has fought for what she has achieved. 

Research on Facial Expressions

I researched into facial expressions for magazines to help me decide what I want my model to look like on the front cover of my own magazine.

Deconstruction of a Magazine (3)

Deconstruction of a Magazine (2)

Deconstruction of a Magazine (1)

Magazine Mood Board

Inspirations.

Time Management - September

This is my schedule for September. I hope to upload all my posts at the correct time that links with when I have said to upload them on my calendar.

The Aim of the Course.

Aims

The aims of these specifications are to:

• ·      Enhance candidates enjoyment and appreciation of the media and its role in the daily lives.
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• ·       Develop critical understanding of the media through engagement with media products and concepts and through the creative application of practical skills.
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• ·      Explore production processes, technologies and contexts.
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• ·      Become independent in research skills and their application.

Briefs

When centres choose briefs to offer to candidates, they should be guided by their strengths in terms of resources and expertise. Centres should also bear in mind the key areas: forms and conventions, production contexts, the role of technologies, audiences/users and representations.

The set briefs are as follows:

Print

Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally candidates must produce a DTP mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of the program.

Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine (if done as a group task, each member of the group to produce an individual edition of the magazine, following the same house style). Maximum four members to a group.

~ All images and text used must be original, produced by the candidate(s), minimum of FOUR images per candidate. ~

Welcome To My Blog!

Hi!

       Welcome to my blog, here I will be posting updates for my AS Media Course, hopefully, on a regular basis.   

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