The document is a survey about music magazine readership. It collects demographic information like age and gender. It asks about interests, music genres listened to, how music is consumed, preferred magazine content, festival attendance, cover design preferences, and color scheme preferences. The purpose is to gather market research data on the target audience for a potential new music magazine.
This photographer increased the brightness and contrast of images of a band member to make her darker clothing stand out more against the background for the album cover. The original photos used a plain white background, so editing the images allowed a similar effect. The edited image will be used for the album cover, so it was made more striking to attract attention.
The document summarizes feedback from a focus group about a music magazine prototype targeted towards people aged 16-25 who enjoy indie and rock music. The focus group, which consisted of people from the target audience, provided positive feedback on the content, images, and design of the magazine. Specifically, they responded positively to the casual writing style, choice of bands featured, high quality images, and the striking color scheme and layout of the front cover. This suggests the prototype successfully appealed to and would attract the intended target audience.
The document summarizes the design elements of a magazine cover and how they appeal to the target audience. Key points include:
- The masthead takes up only the left side so as not to obscure the image, and its bright red color and classic font style appeal to a older audience.
- The close-up image of the pop singer gives her a "rock look" to tie into the magazine's theme, and her eye contact may intrigue readers.
- Varied cover lines in different sizes highlight popular articles and artists, giving readers options and showing the magazine's music focus.
- Dark colors, lighting, and contrast between image and text make the cover visually appealing and professional looking for its
The contents page follows Kerrang magazine's house style of being informal and attracting a young audience. The large image of Metallica uses rule of thirds composition and draws attention. The page is not balanced, with the image taking up most space, making it stand out from the text-only articles. The design uses the Guttenberg principle to guide readers' eyes from the masthead to the prominent image.
This document discusses how different social groups are represented in a music magazine. It notes that the magazine does not include stereotypes of any social class, as the band members are shown wearing regular, well-kept clothing not associated with any particular class. While the magazine features mainly young adults, it takes a formal visual approach rather than a stereotypical busy style. It also features a female indie rock band, challenging stereotypes of gender in music genres. In general, the magazine aims to represent its subjects positively without negative portrayals of gender or class.
Both Kerrang and Q magazine use white backgrounds to make pages look brighter and make images stand out more. Kerrang uses a single large image of a band as the main focus, leaving less space for text, while Q balances space for text and multiple images below a large "Contents" heading.
Magazine cover analysis_worksheet rolling stonekruane95
The document analyzes the design of a magazine cover. It summarizes various elements of the design including the masthead font, main image featuring a model, model credit, main cover line, placement of elements according to the Guttenburg design principle, colors used, typefaces, photography lighting, coverlines of different sizes featuring various artists, and the overall informal yet professional house style. The design aims to attract fans of indie and rock music genres through prominent coverage of the band Arctic Monkeys and a retro-themed image of a model associated with that genre.
The document is a survey about music magazine readership. It collects demographic information like age and gender. It asks about interests, music genres listened to, how music is consumed, preferred magazine content, festival attendance, cover design preferences, and color scheme preferences. The purpose is to gather market research data on the target audience for a potential new music magazine.
This photographer increased the brightness and contrast of images of a band member to make her darker clothing stand out more against the background for the album cover. The original photos used a plain white background, so editing the images allowed a similar effect. The edited image will be used for the album cover, so it was made more striking to attract attention.
The document summarizes feedback from a focus group about a music magazine prototype targeted towards people aged 16-25 who enjoy indie and rock music. The focus group, which consisted of people from the target audience, provided positive feedback on the content, images, and design of the magazine. Specifically, they responded positively to the casual writing style, choice of bands featured, high quality images, and the striking color scheme and layout of the front cover. This suggests the prototype successfully appealed to and would attract the intended target audience.
The document summarizes the design elements of a magazine cover and how they appeal to the target audience. Key points include:
- The masthead takes up only the left side so as not to obscure the image, and its bright red color and classic font style appeal to a older audience.
- The close-up image of the pop singer gives her a "rock look" to tie into the magazine's theme, and her eye contact may intrigue readers.
- Varied cover lines in different sizes highlight popular articles and artists, giving readers options and showing the magazine's music focus.
- Dark colors, lighting, and contrast between image and text make the cover visually appealing and professional looking for its
The contents page follows Kerrang magazine's house style of being informal and attracting a young audience. The large image of Metallica uses rule of thirds composition and draws attention. The page is not balanced, with the image taking up most space, making it stand out from the text-only articles. The design uses the Guttenberg principle to guide readers' eyes from the masthead to the prominent image.
This document discusses how different social groups are represented in a music magazine. It notes that the magazine does not include stereotypes of any social class, as the band members are shown wearing regular, well-kept clothing not associated with any particular class. While the magazine features mainly young adults, it takes a formal visual approach rather than a stereotypical busy style. It also features a female indie rock band, challenging stereotypes of gender in music genres. In general, the magazine aims to represent its subjects positively without negative portrayals of gender or class.
Both Kerrang and Q magazine use white backgrounds to make pages look brighter and make images stand out more. Kerrang uses a single large image of a band as the main focus, leaving less space for text, while Q balances space for text and multiple images below a large "Contents" heading.
Magazine cover analysis_worksheet rolling stonekruane95
The document analyzes the design of a magazine cover. It summarizes various elements of the design including the masthead font, main image featuring a model, model credit, main cover line, placement of elements according to the Guttenburg design principle, colors used, typefaces, photography lighting, coverlines of different sizes featuring various artists, and the overall informal yet professional house style. The design aims to attract fans of indie and rock music genres through prominent coverage of the band Arctic Monkeys and a retro-themed image of a model associated with that genre.
The document describes how the author manipulated an original image to make it look more like a professional close-up image of Beyoncé. First, the author cropped the raw image to match the close-up. Then, auto-tone and auto-colour were used to correct the image. Exposure was increased to add glow, brightness decreased slightly, and contrast increased to add more color definition - similar to the Beyoncé image. Color balance reduced yellow hues and saturation was reduced to make the image less bright. Skin blemishes were removed using spot-healing brush and eyes and lips enhanced with a faded paintbrush tool. Finally, Gaussian blur was added to soften the image like the Beyoncé
The magazine is aimed at teenagers and young adults between 15 and 25 interested in popular music. It focuses on popular artists and chart hits which have broad mainstream appeal for both males and females. The magazine uses a simple, informal style with large images to appeal to younger audiences and looks similar to magazines like NME. It also uses bright colors, sans serif fonts, and a chatty tone to seem contemporary, stylish, and youthful in order to engage its target audience. The magazine catches readers' attention through cover lines that address current events and news they would be interested in using buzzwords and hyperbole.
The document discusses the design of a magazine page. It uses the Guttenberg design principle, with the largest image of Rizzle Kicks in the top left to attract attention. The regular section is placed in a weaker area as it is less interesting than other features. Colors and layout are also used strategically to guide the reader's eye across the page.
This document analyzes the design of a magazine cover. It discusses several design elements including the masthead, main image, model credit, main cover line, and coverlines. The analysis explains how these elements are used to attract the target audience of music fans. For example, the main cover line "Changed my life" in a bold font is intended to encourage readers. The variety of artists listed in the coverlines would appeal to different fans within the target genre of music. Overall, the cover uses photographic style and fonts associated with rock music to target its audience.
The image uses dark lighting and clothing to associate the band with rock music. It focuses on the band members through symmetrical composition and lack of empty space around them. However, the lack of eye contact means the image may have less impact in a magazine.
Through completing their college magazine from preliminary task to final product, the student learned several important skills. Their digital photography improved as they took professional studio images for the final product compared to basic images in the preliminary task. Layout and design knowledge increased as they considered an appropriate house style for the target audience. Market research and advanced Photoshop skills allowed them to effectively design the magazine cover, contents, and spreads. Their use of Photoshop for image manipulation became more proficient through completing the final product.
The document summarizes market research conducted to help design a new music magazine. A questionnaire was completed by 40% males and 60% females aged 16-23. The research found that pop, indie, rock, and alternative music were most popular. Respondents preferred downloading music to their devices. Interviews and reviews were the most desired content. Based on the findings, the magazine will cost £3-5, feature those genres of music, and have a traditional minimalist cover design.
A2 Advanced Portfolio Production Diary 2013-2014kruane95
This document outlines the 14-week production process of creating a short film for an advanced media studies course. It details the weekly progress, including choosing to create a black and white featurette, drafting a film poster, researching other shorts, writing a script, filming on location despite challenges with actors and equipment, and ongoing editing. The goal was to finish interviews, complete the video, and work on the evaluation. Contingency plans were made for potential issues like rescheduling filming.
The poster uses a dark blue-green colour scheme to create an eerie atmosphere. A cloaked figure and dark house in the background instantly associate the poster with the horror genre. The central image features a man with a serious, scared expression highlighted by lighting. Capitalized text is used for the film title and actor's name to draw attention and be read quickly. Elements like the title design, rough lettering, and glowing effect relate it to horror without distracting from the important visual elements.
The document summarizes feedback received on a video featurette created to promote a fictional film called "The Masterpiece". Responses were gathered through questions posted on a private Facebook group. Overall, feedback was positive. Comments praised the contrasting visual styles and "quirky" set design. Viewers enjoyed learning about the fictional film and actors through interviews. While no specific target audience was identified, interest came from those interested in film and younger viewers. All agreed the video had elements of comedy, matching the original research labeling comedy as the most popular genre. The fragmented narrative achieved the goal of enticing viewers to learn more. Suggested improvements included a less abrupt ending and extending an actor interview.
The media product uses and challenges some conventions of documentary-style "making of" films. It conforms to conventions like using locations related to the fictional film's story and time period, and including props and costumes that provide context. However, it challenges conventions by having the film discussed be fictional rather than real, and by mixing timeline shots without a clear narrative. Interviews are included to give background as in real "making of" films but the purpose is partly comedic since the featured film is not real.
A Facebook group was created to get feedback on a short film draft. The group allowed people to view the draft video and respond to questions about it posted on the same page. Questions about the short film were posted to the group and responses from members are shown below.
The document analyzes the results of a questionnaire given to participants about what they would want to see in a short film. It finds that:
1) Respondents ranged widely in age, so the film cannot be directed at a specific age group. Younger people made up the largest group, so the film may include aspects they suggested.
2) More females responded than males, but the film should appeal to both to get the largest audience. Responses will reflect the female perspective more.
3) All watched films occasionally or more, so they would be interested in a "featurette" learning more about a movie.
4) Comedy was the most commonly watched genre, so the film should
The document summarizes a short film production called "The Masterpiece" that will combine elements of silent films from the 1920s with a featurette documenting the production. The silent film is a comedy/mystery about the theft of a painting. The featurette will include interviews and behind-the-scenes footage shot during production. Various film techniques and conventions from genres like documentaries, parodies, and dramas will be used to bring humor to both the silent film and featurette elements.
The document summarizes interview scenes from the film production of "The Masterpiece". It introduces the flamboyant director Paul Watson and the struggling producer Harrison Holloway. It also features interviews with the eccentric cast members who describe their complex characters in grandiose terms or admit to lack of preparation. Holloway comments that Paul was the biggest problem and the amateur production had many issues. In the end, most of the cast and crew claim the film as their own masterpiece.
The layout of the film review uses straight lines and a large central image to conform to magazine styles, though the volume of dense text may discourage some readers. While the title does not stand out, the review provides the key details about the film in a marked section. A pull quote from the review praising the film's insight into humanity's pulse encourages readers to engage with the entertaining and positive tone of the overall analysis.
Film review analysis no strings attached & the ritekruane95
This document analyzes the layout and writing of a film review that discusses two movies, No Strings Attached and The Rite. The layout uses columns and straight lines to present information clearly without appearing cluttered. Important elements like the title are placed in prominent positions following design principles. The writing covers two films in an unconventional short format, including key details about release date, rating, director, cast, run time and plot summary for each that readers expect in a movie review.
The layout of the film review is informal with angled text and images, and wide columns without aligned text. While an large image is used to draw attention, the text is given more importance by being on the left. A positive quote is also included to encourage readers. The writing style is informal and engaging for readers, using inclusive phrasing and questions to involve readers in thinking deeper about the points made. However, key details about the movie's plot, rating, and release date are not immediately provided in a separate box.
The black and white color scheme of the movie poster matches the film and indicates it will be a black and white silent film. The only color is red, which represents love and romance as the genre. Images on the poster clearly show the romantic genre through the poses of the actors facing each other. Their faces are centered using the rule of thirds to draw the audience's eyes. Stylistic elements like 1920s clothing and exaggerated emotions are iconic of silent films and communicate the film's intent to represent that era. The simple and italic title fonts create contrast, with red drawing attention to the title as the only color. Production company logos are lined along the bottom as usual convention.
The poster uses dark colours that conform to mythical adventure movies and shades of green linked to the beanstalk icon. The giant is depicted as large compared to the main character in the central image. The film title uses 3D effects to draw attention after viewing the main image. Key icons like the beanstalk and giant will be associated with the film based on the Jack and the Beanstalk story.
The document analyzes the color scheme, imagery, text design, and other elements of a movie poster for a horror film. The color scheme is dark with a blue-green hue to create an eerie atmosphere. The central image features a cloaked figure and dark house in the background to associate it with the horror genre. The title uses the same blue-green color and glowing effect to stand out and draw the eye, further connecting it to horror. Elements are arranged from most to least prominent to guide the viewer's attention according to conventions.
The document describes how the author manipulated an original image to make it look more like a professional close-up image of Beyoncé. First, the author cropped the raw image to match the close-up. Then, auto-tone and auto-colour were used to correct the image. Exposure was increased to add glow, brightness decreased slightly, and contrast increased to add more color definition - similar to the Beyoncé image. Color balance reduced yellow hues and saturation was reduced to make the image less bright. Skin blemishes were removed using spot-healing brush and eyes and lips enhanced with a faded paintbrush tool. Finally, Gaussian blur was added to soften the image like the Beyoncé
The magazine is aimed at teenagers and young adults between 15 and 25 interested in popular music. It focuses on popular artists and chart hits which have broad mainstream appeal for both males and females. The magazine uses a simple, informal style with large images to appeal to younger audiences and looks similar to magazines like NME. It also uses bright colors, sans serif fonts, and a chatty tone to seem contemporary, stylish, and youthful in order to engage its target audience. The magazine catches readers' attention through cover lines that address current events and news they would be interested in using buzzwords and hyperbole.
The document discusses the design of a magazine page. It uses the Guttenberg design principle, with the largest image of Rizzle Kicks in the top left to attract attention. The regular section is placed in a weaker area as it is less interesting than other features. Colors and layout are also used strategically to guide the reader's eye across the page.
This document analyzes the design of a magazine cover. It discusses several design elements including the masthead, main image, model credit, main cover line, and coverlines. The analysis explains how these elements are used to attract the target audience of music fans. For example, the main cover line "Changed my life" in a bold font is intended to encourage readers. The variety of artists listed in the coverlines would appeal to different fans within the target genre of music. Overall, the cover uses photographic style and fonts associated with rock music to target its audience.
The image uses dark lighting and clothing to associate the band with rock music. It focuses on the band members through symmetrical composition and lack of empty space around them. However, the lack of eye contact means the image may have less impact in a magazine.
Through completing their college magazine from preliminary task to final product, the student learned several important skills. Their digital photography improved as they took professional studio images for the final product compared to basic images in the preliminary task. Layout and design knowledge increased as they considered an appropriate house style for the target audience. Market research and advanced Photoshop skills allowed them to effectively design the magazine cover, contents, and spreads. Their use of Photoshop for image manipulation became more proficient through completing the final product.
The document summarizes market research conducted to help design a new music magazine. A questionnaire was completed by 40% males and 60% females aged 16-23. The research found that pop, indie, rock, and alternative music were most popular. Respondents preferred downloading music to their devices. Interviews and reviews were the most desired content. Based on the findings, the magazine will cost £3-5, feature those genres of music, and have a traditional minimalist cover design.
A2 Advanced Portfolio Production Diary 2013-2014kruane95
This document outlines the 14-week production process of creating a short film for an advanced media studies course. It details the weekly progress, including choosing to create a black and white featurette, drafting a film poster, researching other shorts, writing a script, filming on location despite challenges with actors and equipment, and ongoing editing. The goal was to finish interviews, complete the video, and work on the evaluation. Contingency plans were made for potential issues like rescheduling filming.
The poster uses a dark blue-green colour scheme to create an eerie atmosphere. A cloaked figure and dark house in the background instantly associate the poster with the horror genre. The central image features a man with a serious, scared expression highlighted by lighting. Capitalized text is used for the film title and actor's name to draw attention and be read quickly. Elements like the title design, rough lettering, and glowing effect relate it to horror without distracting from the important visual elements.
The document summarizes feedback received on a video featurette created to promote a fictional film called "The Masterpiece". Responses were gathered through questions posted on a private Facebook group. Overall, feedback was positive. Comments praised the contrasting visual styles and "quirky" set design. Viewers enjoyed learning about the fictional film and actors through interviews. While no specific target audience was identified, interest came from those interested in film and younger viewers. All agreed the video had elements of comedy, matching the original research labeling comedy as the most popular genre. The fragmented narrative achieved the goal of enticing viewers to learn more. Suggested improvements included a less abrupt ending and extending an actor interview.
The media product uses and challenges some conventions of documentary-style "making of" films. It conforms to conventions like using locations related to the fictional film's story and time period, and including props and costumes that provide context. However, it challenges conventions by having the film discussed be fictional rather than real, and by mixing timeline shots without a clear narrative. Interviews are included to give background as in real "making of" films but the purpose is partly comedic since the featured film is not real.
A Facebook group was created to get feedback on a short film draft. The group allowed people to view the draft video and respond to questions about it posted on the same page. Questions about the short film were posted to the group and responses from members are shown below.
The document analyzes the results of a questionnaire given to participants about what they would want to see in a short film. It finds that:
1) Respondents ranged widely in age, so the film cannot be directed at a specific age group. Younger people made up the largest group, so the film may include aspects they suggested.
2) More females responded than males, but the film should appeal to both to get the largest audience. Responses will reflect the female perspective more.
3) All watched films occasionally or more, so they would be interested in a "featurette" learning more about a movie.
4) Comedy was the most commonly watched genre, so the film should
The document summarizes a short film production called "The Masterpiece" that will combine elements of silent films from the 1920s with a featurette documenting the production. The silent film is a comedy/mystery about the theft of a painting. The featurette will include interviews and behind-the-scenes footage shot during production. Various film techniques and conventions from genres like documentaries, parodies, and dramas will be used to bring humor to both the silent film and featurette elements.
The document summarizes interview scenes from the film production of "The Masterpiece". It introduces the flamboyant director Paul Watson and the struggling producer Harrison Holloway. It also features interviews with the eccentric cast members who describe their complex characters in grandiose terms or admit to lack of preparation. Holloway comments that Paul was the biggest problem and the amateur production had many issues. In the end, most of the cast and crew claim the film as their own masterpiece.
The layout of the film review uses straight lines and a large central image to conform to magazine styles, though the volume of dense text may discourage some readers. While the title does not stand out, the review provides the key details about the film in a marked section. A pull quote from the review praising the film's insight into humanity's pulse encourages readers to engage with the entertaining and positive tone of the overall analysis.
Film review analysis no strings attached & the ritekruane95
This document analyzes the layout and writing of a film review that discusses two movies, No Strings Attached and The Rite. The layout uses columns and straight lines to present information clearly without appearing cluttered. Important elements like the title are placed in prominent positions following design principles. The writing covers two films in an unconventional short format, including key details about release date, rating, director, cast, run time and plot summary for each that readers expect in a movie review.
The layout of the film review is informal with angled text and images, and wide columns without aligned text. While an large image is used to draw attention, the text is given more importance by being on the left. A positive quote is also included to encourage readers. The writing style is informal and engaging for readers, using inclusive phrasing and questions to involve readers in thinking deeper about the points made. However, key details about the movie's plot, rating, and release date are not immediately provided in a separate box.
The black and white color scheme of the movie poster matches the film and indicates it will be a black and white silent film. The only color is red, which represents love and romance as the genre. Images on the poster clearly show the romantic genre through the poses of the actors facing each other. Their faces are centered using the rule of thirds to draw the audience's eyes. Stylistic elements like 1920s clothing and exaggerated emotions are iconic of silent films and communicate the film's intent to represent that era. The simple and italic title fonts create contrast, with red drawing attention to the title as the only color. Production company logos are lined along the bottom as usual convention.
The poster uses dark colours that conform to mythical adventure movies and shades of green linked to the beanstalk icon. The giant is depicted as large compared to the main character in the central image. The film title uses 3D effects to draw attention after viewing the main image. Key icons like the beanstalk and giant will be associated with the film based on the Jack and the Beanstalk story.
The document analyzes the color scheme, imagery, text design, and other elements of a movie poster for a horror film. The color scheme is dark with a blue-green hue to create an eerie atmosphere. The central image features a cloaked figure and dark house in the background to associate it with the horror genre. The title uses the same blue-green color and glowing effect to stand out and draw the eye, further connecting it to horror. Elements are arranged from most to least prominent to guide the viewer's attention according to conventions.
This magazine represents several social groups through the images and articles. The band featured are shown wearing regular clothes that do not align with stereotypes of social class. Both young adults and a range of genders are featured in a neutral, non-stereotypical way. The magazine avoids representing any group negatively through its choice of formal, straightforward visual style and mix of male and female artists.
The document discusses the style elements used in Mix Mag magazine. The house style uses bright colors associated with electronic music. Articles continue across two pages to draw attention. Small text fits more information on each page. Bright colors and straight lines give the pages both a formal and informal feel. The masthead uses black text against colored images to be clearly visible. A large drop cap at the start of articles draws the reader's eye. The main image on one page is linked to the masthead colors on the other page. Text is kept consistent across pages to link them, while varying font sizes make the text more interesting. Images are placed using the rule of thirds for a professional look and to make the subject recognizable.
The document summarizes the design elements used in a magazine article spread about an electronic music artist. Key design elements include the use of bright colors associated with electronic music to draw attention to the article across two pages. A large drop cap and masthead in black and white contrast against the colorful images. While the design appears formal through straight lines and balanced layout, the bright colors give it an informal feel suited to younger audiences interested in electronic music.
The document summarizes the design elements used in a magazine article spread about an electronic music artist. Key design elements include the use of bright colors associated with electronic music to draw attention to the article across two pages. A large drop cap and masthead in black and white contrast against the colorful images. While the design appears formal through straight lines and balanced layout, the bright colors give it an informal feel suited to younger audiences interested in electronic music.
The document discusses the design elements used in a magazine article spread. It describes how the magazine uses bright colors associated with electronic music. It also discusses specific design choices like the masthead in black and white to stand out, a large drop cap to draw the reader's eye, and a main image linked between pages through color usage. However, it notes the text layout does not encourage reading with large blocks and varying column sizes.