Preliminary Task: Un Manipulated Photos

Front Cover- my reason for using this is because, we have a clear image of what shes wearing. Also the way shes done her face looks serious.

This my Double Page. My reason for chossing this picture is becuase it fits well for a double page were I would be able to place my text.

Contents page,

Preliminary Task: Magazine Mock Ups

Preliminary Task: Case Study Of a Publishing House

The Title Music Magazine I chose is called Music Mags. However my reason for choosing this is because, the logo drew my attention first than the others, and also another reason for choosing this is because without exploring the site you sought of have an idea on what the site is about.

The Music Magazines, that this company has published are, Jazz Times, Sound on Sound, Music Connection, Half Time, The Beatles, Finger Style, Drum Head, Drum, and Bass Player.

Analysing the music magazine website, and also looking at the types of music magazines they have produced, you sought of have an idea on their target audience. However, we can clearly see that their target audience is not only aimed at maybe music musicians, But aimed at normal people who love and play instruments, or who are in music bands already and play a specific instrument. I believe that their thoughts on choosing their target audience have been carefully and wisely thought about because, even though they have a specific target audience, they have made it in a way that their target audience is aimed more broadly, because of the way they have produced their music magazines. Moreover even though their magazines are all about music instruments, the most instrument I see featured is the guitar. My reasons for saying this is because, mostly when you look at musicians(Rock Bands) guitar is the key instrument played or used. However going back to the point for my reason of saying they have thought about their target audience properly. Maybe is to also attract rock people to the magazines to extend the target audience any maybe to make their magazines more recognisable and more popular.

On the site on their other business interest apart from making music magazines. They give out tips on how to sell your magazine online. Also how to make it more interesting for you consumers, for example keeping your magazine neat. Also making sure your your new shipments get stocked right away, or magazines are at a high-turn product, refreshed with every new issue.

Preliminary Mood Board

This is my Mood Board that I have Created for my Preliminary task, and the process through making my music magazine. The reason for using a Mood Board, is to help me brainstorm what my music genre is actually all about. Another reason for creating a mood board is to help me know how my music genre really started and how it developed over the years(historical background), for example the Ghana flag that you see placed on my mood board, is to show the cultural background of the music. Analysing my mood board, you can see that I have featured some of the well known Ghana artist. My reason for doing this is because I wanted to get familiar, with the western side of music and know how they are like.The colour themes that you mainly see here, is red, yellow and green. I think the reason is because, ghana people are proud people. Also the country flag cloures hold meanings, for example the red, connotes the blood that was shared at slavary in Ghana, the yellow to represent their gold and green the green land.

Preliminary Task: Audience Research

Preliminary Task: Profiling Audience

Hi, my name is Tanisha. I am 20 of age. I come from a musical background, my father used to be a musician way back in the 60s, his music band was called Life and living it. The type of genre music he played was high life from Ghana, and my mum used to sing in church. The genre high life is all about the old people who suffred from slavery, so music was more meaningful and historical. Music has been apart of me ever since I was a little girl my life has been pratcily been african music. When I was growing up, grew up Learning to love another type of Ghanian music genre which is hip life. Hip life is more of me becuase its all about african music bringing hip hop into africa. In my personal free time I love to, sing, dance, act and go shopping.

Double Page Spread Conventions Diagram

Double Page Spread Textual Analysis

The Double Page I have chosen is of Shakira. My reason for choosing this specific double page is because, I have observed how Shakira has progressed over the years as an individual . Looking at this double page Ive seen a matured, different, independent women.

The NVC that she portrays here, is sexiness, she does this by having no top on in one of her images ,facial expression looking directly to her consumers sexy with a direct mode of adress, and the mouth little open to also convey sexiness. Analysing the way she has been placed, we see shes relaxed in the larger image by sitting back on a chair, looking calm, with her legs up on the table crossed. Perhaps this is to convey to her target audience that she has some sought of power. Also looking at this image now that she is successful with her music indecently, life's going well for her and now enjoying her money.

lighting

The lighting used on the double page has been used effectively, because we have high key lighting shinning on her face and skin, to convey making her skin look beautiful, and clear. This connotes to all females individually are all beautiful and dont need a male figure to take care of youthat you can be beautiful but not become strong and successful, maybe the message she is giving out is that you can be beautiful and become someone in life.



The colours that have been used here, are stereotypical colours for example the colour red connotes love and romance and also the blue is seen as a masculine colour. So this connotes that maybe her her target audience is amid at both male and females.

Setting

The setting has been carefully thought about, because it gives out a clear message

Contents Page Conventions Diagram

Front Cover Conventions Diagram

Front Cover Textual Analysis

This is a Front Cover of the Magazine 'Jewel', featuring the artist 'Ciara'. First I am going to discuss the use of colours that has been used.

Colours
These colours that have been used, are stereotypically femimine. We would normally say that red connotes romance, therefore I believe that the target audience for this magazine, is women. The other dominant colour that has been used is brown, which connotes a warm atmosphere.

NVC
The Non-Verbal Communication from the subject tells us that she represents all strong black women, who could also be part of the target audience. Shes has placed her right hand on her right shoulder and is stood up straight, giving direct eye contact, connoting confidence. Also her hair coming down her face, connotes that this magazine is for females. Also looking at her costume we see at the top part of her dress, is quiet reviling and her dress is well fitted. I think this has been done to emphasize her sexyness.

Lighting
The lighting used in this magazine has been used effectively, because we have high key lighting shinning on her skin, making her skin look soft and smooth. This connotes to all female audiences, that they would also love to have soft smooth skin and look beautiful. This will attract a wider female audience to the magazine.

Target Audience
The target audience of this magazine are young black females, in particular from the ages of 30 and above. I believe this is because of the magazines smart and sophisticated look.

Main Task: Introdunction

My Name is Corrine Mensah. I am a Media Student, currently at Christ The King College. In Media studies now my task is to create a music magazine. However the things that I would include in my planning and reasearch will be: My target audeince.The diffrent coloures that i will use and font. The genre that i woudl be choosing is hip life from Ghana

College Content Front Cover Final

College Magazine Front Cover Final

Preliminary Task: Front Cover Page Mock Ups

Preliminary Task: Contents Page Mock Ups

Preliminary Task: Front cover conventions Diagram

Preliminary Task: Front Cover College Textual Analysis

This college poster is amied at female students, becuase first of all we see a main mage of a female placed at the front of the poster. Also how we know its amied at feamles we see femaine steryotypical coloures being used for example red,white and little bit of yellow, witch connotes femaine coloures.





Also another point about this cover, witch i


amied at young feamles as we see for another example, the way she is dressed, with the little shorts and the small Jersey top.





Looking at her Non-verbal commuication, we see her smiling looking directly to use with direct mode of adress. Also by looking at how she is presnted the message is given out without reading the text, it tells me that young teenagers of today that they shouldn't mess about with thier education, come to school with a positve attitude and school is fun.





Looking at the font style its formal, this because its giving out a seroius mesaage and its educational. for example it says "smoking solvia"? This is giving out a positve message.

Induction Movie poster Textual Analysis

Looking at this Indiana Jones film poster. In class we had analyse the different techniques that was used in this image. The first thing I looked at was the use of costume and how it was represented. In this film poster the first thing you notice is an image, this is done to allow the audience to know who the main focus of this film is going to be about. because we don't see any other image apart from the one you see now. However this has been done effectively because it wants the audience to be drawn into this charaecter. we see for example the charecter is seen as a worrier becuase he's wearing a hat and t-shirt and has opend the first three buttons on his shirt moreover his clothes look abit old and dirty this is to show that the charecter has been through alot to become the hero. Moving on to the use of propps we see symbols such as, whip witch connotes a worrier and the gun at the side of his pocket.

Looking at the non verbal communication, his body gesture is seen as bold, confidncent, adventures, because he has his chest out and his facial expression shows he is ready for any adventure. Also shows a little grin on his face. This shows that we know in the film that he is the hero.

What you can see at the surroudings we see a theme of coloures such as orange and black, the colour orange conntoes fire, dangour. Also the black dark colour represnents also danjour. Moreover the lighting at the top shows bright orange as you go down you see darkness to show seroiusness. This shows that man is brave because the fire and darkness is all going on behind him this connotes that he is powerful he controlls the dangers. Also looking at text it looks like comedy cartoonish, witch connotes that thier is little comedy in the film. Also another thing that we see is at the surroudings is a scul made up of fire to show that thier is going to be some killing and death.

Induction Re-creating of a movie magazine front cover

In class, we had our first session using Photoshop,we were giving the task to create a movie magazine front cover from the film King Kong. When I first used Photoshop for this task,I struggled to complete the full task because it been so long I used Photoshop, so I was not so familiar with the tools I had to use. Also, I had forgotten most of the techniques that I was thought In my previous school.

The difficulties that I faced in doing this task, At one point I forgot were the text tool bar was, however playing around with Photoshop I started to become little confident,remembered were the basic tools were for example the colour bucket, eraser, and the cropping bar. Another challenge that I faced, was getting the Masthead to go behind the image, I was not to sure on the technique I had to use to place it behind the image.

One of the strengths I was able to overcome was acutely creating my poster. Also using the right colours for the cover lines. looking at the font size I was also able to get mostly all the right size to make it look like the real thing, even though I was not able to download fonts from the internet that suited the same film magazine.

However even though I was not to able to complete this task, to a high standard, I was still able to make it look similar to the original image.