MISE-EN-SCENE: PARLOUR

One important feature of the mise-en-scene is the taxidermied animals, seen when Marian and Norman enter the Parlour. The darkness and the dull weather connotates the coldness and gloom of the Bates Motel. Furthermore, the taxidermy is a reflection on Normans personality. It's an unusual hobby to take up, and to do so with such animals takes skill and time showing that he has them both. This also suggests Norman to be a dark and dangerous man and is capable of more more dangerous activities, as he lures Marian into the Parlour, this suggests along with the gloomy weather that she will be in trouble.

PRODUCTION DIARY: WEEK 8

This week I have looked at magazine analysis looking at conventions, connotations and genres in order to be able to analyse my own magazine. This has been useful as it has made looking at images and texts easier so when it comes to choosing my own it makes the decision clearer and helping to decipher hidden meanings. I have also managed to take a couple pictures for my magazine.

FLATPLAN FOR FINAL MAGAZINE PRODUCTION

These are the first drafts of my Flatplan for my front cover and contents page. Although pleased with the outcome further development need to be made in order to produce a good magazine.

MISE-EN-SCENE IN MUSIC MAGAZINES

There are different features of mise-en-scene used in this magazine cover. For example the the models costume is trendy and fits in with he whole style and theme that is portrayed. The setting/background is a plain and simple, this is a good reflection of the magazine as it isn't overbearing. It doesn't over power and distract you from the writing on the cover and has a nice natural blend with the style.

The lighting is balanced and does not make the writing or images used difficult to see. The font used is big and bold which makes it eye-catching for the audience to read. The clear texts make it easier for the readers to understand the whole theme of the magazine and what its about.

The mode of address for this image is direct and at a mid shot. This is effective as it instantly draws you in and grabs your attention and suits the cover. Also the styling of the magazine cover makes it clear who the selected target demographic is and instantly attracts them to read. 

The anchorage "I'm bigger, better" fixes and relates to the meaning of the picture. Where in the image the model is bold and quite confident similarly to the caption. The enigma "want to be the next one claiming the crown?" is a question that is not immediately answered which creates interest for the audience.


The mise-en-scence in this cover has a variety of features, everything in this single frame helps the audience to decode whats going on. The mode of address is direct, it speaks to the audience in order to communicate. The image suits its intended audience and target demographic and lures them in.

The lighting used is quite dark as you can see shadows across the models face. Doing this is effective as it fits in with the whole idea of 'rap' as that is what the genre of the magazine is. He looks quite angry which reflects the whole image of the rap scene as it is usually seen as angry young men.

The setting of the cover has been added in, its of graffiti which again fits in with the whole rap genre. However the background looks quite over powering as you are more drawn into the background instead of the text on the cover

The anchorage "who would be the best" again like the cover above relates to the image as it uses non verbal communication as he is pointing at the audience as almost to ask them a question without using speech,  the enigma also makes the readers more intrigued to find out more.

COLOUR SCHEME FOR MUSIC MAGAZINE

I have used the same colour cheme chart as I did in my preliminary task. This is because I am going to continue using the same colours but just develop it further, using primarily white for the colour of the text.

PREZI

This is a prezi which shows a quick overview in how my school publication magazine was created and then how I will hopefully create my music magazine.

PRODUCTION DIARY: WEEK 7

This week I looked closely at the results from my research and narrowed down what my selected target demographic will be most interested in. From my results I found that the genres I have chosen to focus on are appropriate for my audience and their preferences. I will hopefully capture my images by the end of the week in order to continue the development of my magazine.

PRODUCTION DIARY: WEEK 6

During this week the class spent time looking and studying different types of magazines, analysing the front covers, content pages and its content and comparing them to lots of other magazines. We also looked at theories in the media and the Marxists perspective on Print Media. 

SURVEYMONKEY

Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading questionnaire tool.

I used ‘Survey Monkey’ to conduct my research in order to get specific results; my questionnaire informs me on what needs to be added into my magazine. I found that there were 2/3 of females who completed the questionnaire compared to males, which was 1/3.

As a result of the clear demographic I have decided to make my magazine appeal to more females but not completely disregard males. I found that the main target audience is aimed at ages 17 to 21, which means that I am able to focus more on their likes. I found that the main genre of magazines read is Fashion & Beauty (9/15), Music (9/15), and sports which was (5/15). Subsequently this makes the content of the magazine I will add in narrow down. I will focus on the age groups between 17 and 21 and include Sports, Fashion & Beauty, and Music, as it will appeal to a both male and female audience.

MEDIA STUDIES

The three areas that the media are specifically interested in.
- Media Organisations
- Meaning and Representation in Media Text
- Ethical Issues

TOOL KIT

Our task was to create a step by step guide on differemt ways to present our work. I used Photovisi and showed a step by step guide on how to use the programme, and if it worth using for our project. I found that it wasnt as useful as thought but is a nice idea.

PRODUCTION DIARY: WEEK 5

This week I collected and looked at the results from my questionnaire I created for my music magazine. I have come to a final decision for my demographic and content of the magazine. I found using ‘SurveyMonkey’ slightly difficult because in order to collect all results I needed to upgrade the software, so I have to right it out by hand then put it onto Edexcel.