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The document analyzes visual techniques used in an action film, including fast shot transitions depicting fire and uneasiness, an orange hue suggesting hatred, and a grubby set giving the film a darker feel. Slow motion is used to emphasize the protagonist who has a "cool" but ambiguous half-lit look. Stereotypical action shots of stunts are taken using a wide frame to highlight the protagonist dressed in black, breaking the stereotype of a wholly benevolent hero.
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My magazine and evaluation
The author drafted their magazine cover multiple times, changing the title from "Showdown" to "Pulse" to better fit their R&B theme. They settled on a design with a red title and black outline over a gradient background. Headers and celebrity photos were added to make the cover look more professional while following the "rule of three" for visual balance. The contents page was simpler but the author is unsure if it looks as polished as the cover.
Evaluation
The document discusses an evaluation of a media product, which is a music magazine. It summarizes how the magazine challenges conventions by making the cover star black and white and including a website at the bottom. It represents teenagers and young adults by featuring young celebrities from genres like R&B. The magazine would be distributed by organizations like BRAD Insight and Genesis that provide media industry intelligence and contact information. The intended audience enjoys R&B artists like Jay-Z and Rihanna. Technologies learned include Photoshop, Microsoft Office, and scanning. The final product showed improvement over preliminary work through more professional design.
For my photo shoot i arranged my cover star model
The photographer arranged a photo shoot with a cover model wearing smart clothes outdoors. They then used photo editing software to improve the lighting and other areas of the pictures to make them more professional for a magazine cover. The photos were also edited to black and white to capture the target audience's attention. Additional photos were taken but not included in the magazine as they did not fit with the style or layout of the other images.
Textual Analysis Part one
This magazine features Madonna as the cover star and focuses on indie and rock music. It includes information on upcoming releases, albums, and updates on the lives of various artists and bands. As the target audience is those in their early 20s and older, Madonna is a fitting cover star since her music became popular years ago. The magazine uses red, white, and black colors on the cover with Madonna's face taking up much of the space to draw readers' attention. Pricing and identification information is printed in small type at the top left while the masthead stands out in a large red box at the top right. Headers throughout advertise the magazine's content.
Questionnaire Feedback Page
The document summarizes the results of a questionnaire given to a target audience for a new music magazine. Key findings include:
- R&B was the most popular music genre, so the magazine will focus on this.
- £1.99 was chosen as the price point, in between the most popular choices of £1.50 and £2.50.
- Cover star and colors were most important for attracting buyers.
- The magazine will be released monthly, as this was the most common purchase frequency.
- Interviews were the most preferred content.
- Red and black were chosen as the best colors for an R&B magazine.
Questionnaire as
The document is a questionnaire for a music magazine that asks respondents about their music preferences, how much they would pay for a magazine, what attracts them to buy magazines, how often they purchase magazines, what parts of magazines they prefer, artists they would like to see featured, potential magazine names, suitable fonts, and color combinations for the magazine. It contains 9 multiple choice questions to gather feedback on these topics to help create a new music magazine.
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The document appears to be in an unknown or encrypted format as it only contains symbols and special characters with no discernible words or meaning. It is not possible to determine any high level information or essential details from the document content.
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- 4. Stereotypical action shot, ‘stunts’ are common in action films Wide shot gives emphasis to the stunt, allowing it to take up more frames, thus last longer Protagonist dressed in black, giving connotations that he is not all good or benevolent like a stereotypical, protagonist. He is breaking the stereotype 4