Sydney Palmer NEA

In this post I will be stating what model I am going to be using in my products and saying why they are suitable for my product 

The brief i have choose is brief 3 (magazines and online) . In this it states I need to create two current affairs magazine front cover ,  two context pages and one website homepage and link page. The minimum requirements for this is four original images , editing of the front cover and context pages, written text, barcode, date, mise en scene, representations and a place showing there is a website. For the website it is original audio, a minimum of two images and appropriate media language. The target audience is from 16-25 years old who are socially conscious. In this task I will be looking at different types of images, fonts and colours to use in my magazine front cover, context pages and website. I shall look at different connotations and how these will affect the way my target audience might view my product. This means by creating a mood board I will also be exploring creative ways of how to present my work. These mood boards have helped me in deciding what content i'm going t...

This information shows me that my picture needs to be the main focus of the front cover and needs to be large so that it can be the focus. This also helps me see who my audience might be. I could infer that they might be younger as more interested in the pictures rather than the information.   This has helped me decide what type of shot I will use. It made me be able to see people do not want to see a long shot and it is quite close between mid shot and close up. Therefore I am going to be using a close up as it goes with my stories more as it brings the audience and the person on the front together. This shows how everyone is going through something and people can be connected in different ways. The colour grey is mentioned a few times which means that my idea of a grey colour scheme for a current affairs magazine works. It also has helped me see that people do want to see some bright colours. This means I could include hints of some of these colours. For example blue and red. Fr...

In this research i be looking at media practitioners linked to magazines, looking closely to the style and what conventions they use in the products they produce. I will look at their existing products so I can get ideas and inspiration from them for my own productions of the front cover and website. The research will help me be able to produce my magazine more effectively. From this research I have learnt different ways to have my front cover by the ideas of different producers and the pictures they take (camera angles , camera shots). In my product I will probably use close up portraits like Mario Testino. However I will use colour in a grey and dull colour scheme.