Dear Moderator
I hope you enjoyed looking through my blog, you will find my completed magazine underneath this message. Underneath my completed magazine is my evaluation and my research and planning starts in September.
Thanks
Levi
Thanks
Levi
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Monday, 19 March 2012
Question 6- What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constucting the product?
The different technologies that i used are:
I used an SLR camera in order to take all of the photos in which I needed for my magazine. |
I used prezi as this allowed me to write about the things in which I had used for my magazine in a different way, as prezi allows you to present your information in different ways. |
I used Photoshop in order to make my magazine cover, contents and Double page spread. |
I used InDesign as this allowed me to easily put my text for my double page spread into columns and allowed it to have a more professional look. |
Saturday, 17 March 2012
Evaluation Question 2
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Posture - I took the picture of myself in the same style as the one on the right hand side in which is of the VIBE magazine cover, I made the image so that the posture of my body was similar to the way in which is was on the magazine, I also ensured that I was looking directly at the camera when the photo was taken.
Gesture - The lack of gesture is also similar to the one on the VIBE magazine as this corresponds with the attitude that should be portrayed on an R&B Magazine.
Angle - The Angle in which has been used here is an eye level shot as this is the same as the one in which has been used on the VIBE magazine, the angle is appropriate for being used as it shows the expression on the face of the person who is having the photo taken.
Shot Type - The Shot type in which has been used is a medium close up, this is the same as the VIBE magazine however the image in which I have taken has been edited as the photo is originally a long shot however the image was for the cover of my magazine, and the medium close up was more appropriate.
Lighting - The lighting in which has been used is low key lighting as this shows the mood of the image, the VIBE magazine is similar to this as they are trying to get the same view across to the audience.
Expression - The expression in which has been used on both of the magazine is similar as they are both showing an attitude and this is good as the magazine genre of music is Rap and R&B so the attitude in which is being portrayed is appropriate.
Gesture - The lack of gesture is also similar to the one on the VIBE magazine as this corresponds with the attitude that should be portrayed on an R&B Magazine.
Angle - The Angle in which has been used here is an eye level shot as this is the same as the one in which has been used on the VIBE magazine, the angle is appropriate for being used as it shows the expression on the face of the person who is having the photo taken.
Shot Type - The Shot type in which has been used is a medium close up, this is the same as the VIBE magazine however the image in which I have taken has been edited as the photo is originally a long shot however the image was for the cover of my magazine, and the medium close up was more appropriate.
Lighting - The lighting in which has been used is low key lighting as this shows the mood of the image, the VIBE magazine is similar to this as they are trying to get the same view across to the audience.
Expression - The expression in which has been used on both of the magazine is similar as they are both showing an attitude and this is good as the magazine genre of music is Rap and R&B so the attitude in which is being portrayed is appropriate.
Friday, 16 March 2012
Evaluation Question 1 - Double Page Spread
Use
The things in which I used from the VIBE magazine double page spread onto my magazine were the positioning of the text as I wanted it to look professional, this is the reasoning for me putting my information located under the heading 'The Great Return' and on the VIBE magazine the information was located under the Heading 'life of a shooting star'. I also used the positioning of the heading on the VIBE magazine, I put the heading of my magazine in the same place as to which had been used on the VIBE magazine. The caption in which is located under the heading in the VIBE magazine has also been used on my magazine, I also put a short sentence in the same place. I also copied the whole layout as the text was on the right and the photo was on the left and this is the same as my magazine.
Develop
The things on my double page spread in which I slightly altered to the way in which it was on the VIBE magazine were things like the shot type I had used and the where I had put certain information on the page. The shot type was slightly different on my magazine to the one used on the vibe magazine as I had used a low angle shot however at the same time making it a medium close up in which was similar to the VIBE magazine. I have also made my image in black and white whereas the VIBE magazine image is in colour, I changed the positioning of the sub heading located at the top left saying 'interview' whereas on the VIBE magazine it is located at the top right hand side of the page,
Challenge
I made some complete alterations and added new things to my double page spread in which was not on the VIBE magazine and these were a caption in which was to the left of my picture as this explained what the image was portraying and what the information on the page was going to be about, I also added images to the right hand side of the information on the page as these were all relevant to what was being described in the information to the left of the page, these were not included in the VIBE magazine.
Evaluation Question 1 - Contents Page
Use
The similar things in which I have used from the VIBE magazine are things like the V letter in which is behind the model on both pictures, the reason for this is because my magazine also begins with a V and I believed that it was appropriate to use on my magazine contents page to. I have also used the same layout as to which has been used for the heading Contents as yet again I believed that this was the best style to lay it out on the page. I have also used the same positioning for the picture and the text on the page as i believed that putting the picture and the text there was the best place and made it so that everything was clear on the page. The font in which i had used was also similar to the font in which was used on the VIBE magazine as this font was the clearest font possible to be used.
Develop
The places in which I began to change on my contents page were the sizing and colours of the fonts in which I was using as on the VIBE magazine the font sizes were very small and all black however the numbers were bold however on my magazine I changed the colour of the numbers to red and made them larger than the information next to the number, i also added a black border behind the heading as this made the text more visible and gave you a clear understanding of what the information underneath was about. The Letter 'V' in which is behind the models head on my magazine was changed to the one on the VIBE magazine as I wanted my V to be the same font and style to the one in which I used on my cover with the V just outlined in black.
Challenge
The things in which i completely changed on my contents page to the ones on the VIBE contents page were things like I added a small statement placed at the bottom left as this corresponded to the image in which i was using. I also added a Blackberry bar code to the right of the title as this allowed you to scan your phone for more information about the magazine. I also gave the image in which was on the contents page colour as I wanted to continue with the same style throughout my magazine, whereas on the VIBE magazine the heart is the only piece of colour on the page.
Friday, 9 March 2012
Evaluation Question 1
Use
The first thing in which I used from the VIBE magazine was the style of Masthead, the reason for this was because I believed that this was appropriate for the style of magazine in which I was using. The bold style in which I used standed out on the page making it visible and easy to see which magazine it was, the Masthead also was over the head of the model and this was what the VIBE magazine did too. I also had my model wearing glasses as this was the same as the VIBE magazine as it fitted in with the genre of the magazine in which was R&B. I used the same shot type at which the VIBE magazine used as I thought that this was the most appropriate style of shot to be used on the cover of my magazine. I also used the same colour font in which was used on the VIBE magazine as I believe that this was the colour of font in which stood out the most on the background in which I has used.
Develop
The places on my magazine cover in which started to look different were the places in which I was putting some of the main stories on the pages as I believed that changing the positioning fit the layout of my cover best. I also changed the positioning of the bar code and the pricing of the magazine as I believed that it looked more appealing there and it was easy to see how much the magazine cost.
Challenge
The things in which i added to my magazine in which wasn't on the the VIBE magazine were the artist names in which were located across the top of the Masthead as I wanted to give people an insight on the people in which were being talked about in the magazine. I also completely changed the Color of the Masthead in which i used as i believe using the same color on the Masthead as the color of the font would have been to much so that i why i just outlined the Masthead in black. I also changed the way in which the picture was on the magazine as the one on the VIBE magazine was black and white whereas on my magazine i gave the model colour.
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