AS Media Coursework

Monday, 24 November 2014

Main Task: Photo Taking Problems

Problems:
Ross wasn't able to make it
-Aaron (went to) stand in his place

The jacket didn't fit Aaron
-Leon stood in, and it turned out that the jacket was caught on a badge

The weather was terrible
-The pictures were taken inside against a blank background to later be edited

Allan didn't have a blank t-shirt
-I brought in a t-shirt

Eventually, all of these problems got resolved through one way or another and photos were taken as planned.

Monday, 10 November 2014

Main Task: Photo Planning

To get my front cover image I will need to consider the costume, makeup and setting as I will not need props.

Makeup-
Harry: Eyeliner / Spray-in hair dye streak
Allan: Spray-in hair dye streak and spiked
Jade: Hair straight / Spray-in hair dye fringe to continue to / eyeliner streak
Ross: Hair spiked up / eyeliner

Costume-
Harry: T-shirt (grey/white) / Blue jeans with turn ups
Allan: T-shirt (white-black) / Black jeans
Jade: White T-shirt / Black tank-top / Black skinny jeans
Ross: T-shirt (black-grey) / Sherlock coat / Skinny jeans

Setting: Blank brick wall-
Harry: Front / Far left
Allan: Back / left
Jade: Back / Far right
Ross: Front / right

Date for photos: Friday 21st November

Main Task: Contents Page Mock Up

My contents page carries on the house style of the front cover and is set in a similar styling as it keeps the target audience the same.

The Contents Page

There are going to be minimal images on the page (at most three including the picture for the welcome box, but not including the logo in the top right corner) to let the contents sprawl across the page and seem to take over. This shows that the content is more important than the images, and it connotes that there is a lot of content as it take sup the whole page. The style and colours follow the same pattern as the front cover, to stand out and contrast and have the same connotations. The main article is in bright yellow to link it to the front cover.

Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Main Task: Front Cover Mock Up

These are the first mock ups of my front cover. My magazine will be based on 'Viva Le Rock' as a style model, and the target audience will be all genders of an age range of about 16-21 years of age.

Style Model - Front Cover

My front cover's main image will be black and white as a reference to the Ramones as they are also going to be stood up against a brick wall, it could also be seen as a throwback in time as black and white photos aren't really used now-a-days in magazines but would have been in early releases a few decades ago. It will also make the text stand out as the colours are going to be contrasting against each other. The colours I used are two shades of red and yellow, connoting danger or caution which adds to the main image, the stance of the people in the image being imposing and unwelcoming. However, the colours are also bright and clashing which catches attention as it stands out boldly. This adds to the magazines over all image as the masthead is 'Punks' which has dangerous connotations on its own as punks are a group of people rooted in the want of anarchy and destruction through revolution. The tagline is also very off putting, as it goes against the usual conventions as it's a subtle continuation of the masthead by saying that 'Punks don't care' it also goes against conventions by being off putting instead of promoting the magazine. It also adds to the image of the magazine by giving the magazine a 'don't care' attitude which isn't something that usual happens as most magazines tend to look enticing to gain their audience.