Q front cover

I decided to analyse a front cover of a music magazine to get inspiration and ideas for when i make my own. I looked at two , one from NME and the other Q. I particularly liked Q as the front cover used bold and colourful imagery which featured one of my favourite bands , Coldplay. The letter Q is easily recognisable and is associated with the music magazine. The white text against the red background makes it very bold and makes it standout on the shelves. Q itself stands for Queiten Richardson who is the maker of the magazine.

The anchorage text links the central image to the topics of the article. The central image suggests that the main article will be about chris martin as he is th onely person on the front cover , also they have shown this by having all the text on the outside of the image which drwas attention to it.
By showing on the front cover that their will be a exclusive interview with a celebrity married couple , makes the reader feel they are bonding with the rich and famous. . This interests both msuic lovers and readers who are interested in the private life of public figures.

The magzine Q is targeted towards a mass stream audience , as each issue varies in genres of msuic so it doesnt stay aimed at one spcific audience taste in music. unlike other magazine e.g " Kerrang"  who have genres of rock/ heavy metal. By doing this Q gain a larger mass audience as it appeals to a wider range of people.

Intertextuality is interesting and makes the audience feel their up to date with the newest and latest music. The way the text is placed in connotes to the audinece as though the text is rare which is emphasised via the colouring and style and shape of the text and background.

They have used a longshot which exposes his whole body and drwas immediate attention to him as he takes up the most of the page. they have also edited th eimage by using photoshop to increase the colour intensity and adjust any imperfections. His outfit works well with the background creating a radiant and colourfull front cover which will stand out on the shelf.

School Magazine Double page spread

I decided to analyse this double page spread by Sibford school because i thought it was a good double page spread, clear to read, nice pictures, simple and sophisticated. This would interest parents in particular as it talks about the school and about children's education .
The double page spread itself , doesn't have alot of text which. An advantage of this could be that it simpler and quicker to read , which could interest some people to read it because of its lack of texts and will take shorter amount of time. A disadvantage of using very little text would be that parents who want to know more about the school , wont receive much information and may feel that its not very informative. It uses large pictures to break up the text and to make the double page spread more appealing and interesting to look at. The pictures are high quality ,and shows parents what it is there children will learn and images of pupils participating in school sports and other events. This is good for the school name and image as it shows the schools academic and sporting achievements and pupils representing the school. The shots that are used are also good quality as they use a variety of different shots and use different angles which engage the audience attetntion as there not all the same and capture differnt moments and activities that the pupils are doing which will interst parents who are interested in the school.
The colours used are mostly green which represents Harmony, Safety and Money. It's colour which relates to money could refer back to the school, as it is a private boarding school and the fact that there school colour is green along with the school uniforms. Also green is an earth colour and could relate to the fact the school is in the counrty side, which relates to safety and its in non urban area where it is quiet and peacefull. This will please parents and other audiences to know that there children would be safe and out of reach of busy roads and city's. Overall i think this double page spread could be more informative but is very visually engaging and interesting and offers a range of images which shows what the school has to offer.

School Magazine contents page

For my contents page i will use an image from the recycle fashion show and have the articles and news based around the image. I looked at other magazines to compare how they organise their contents and the placements of the text and imagery.As both of the school magazines i analysed for this project " King Edward VI and FFH" don't have contents pages i decided to look at a college magazine instead.

As you can see the contents information is placed in the middle so that it becomes the main focus of the page and the reader gives it immediate attention.It is made clear that this page is a contents page by the large font title in front of the black background block. This then follows a subtitle which divides the contents of the magazine into sections about particular topics, this makes it easier to locate specific information quickly instead of reading through each and every topic within a list. They have used large font sized for the numbers of the pages so that it is clear for readers to see and so they don't mistake turning to the wrong page. They have also used images to describe a topic rather than using text, this gives the contents variety and breaks up the amount of text. It also gives the contents page some variety for the reader who will find everything more  interesting and will want to read the magazine. Some of the images are larger than others, this shows particular importance about a topic. The two colourful images either side of the contents page is irrelevant to the whole topic of the magazine but are used for effect and to make the content page look more attractive.  Also the background used is plain white , which allows all of the information on the page to stand out and clearer to read and see.

My School Magazine

My magazine is by Savannah College of Art & Design and is called "Inspire". I decided on this name for the magazine as i thought it is an art school, and pupils are encouraged to be creative and be inspired by there surroundings and other artist's work and it relates to art. I thought the name was short and simple and got straight to the point. The font i will use is Monotype Corsiva. This is because i think it flows very nicely on the front cover of the magazine and will compliment with the photo of the front cover , giving a elegant and girl appearance . Also its very sophisticated and has a lot of curves to the lettering which is quite artistic like. I will have the name of the magazine on the top centre of my front cover. This will make it noticeable and stand out but not take away from the photo on the cover . Also i think by having a strong yet simple title that appeals to people, will make it attract  to people and lead them into buying it.Other magazines that have done this are ELLE which is french for She , this is a good name for the magazine as it is short and simple but easily recognisable. Also the word ELLE refers to the target audience that it's magazine is aimed for which is women .
 The font style they used is very strong and bold and really stands out on the front cover of the magazine which is what you want in order to grab peoples attention. For the colour of my font i will be using red or black which will compliment the front cover photo and will give a sophisticated, elegant look. It will also make the font stand out clearly and will make a bold statement on the front cover. 
For my front cover i have a photo image of the schools recycle fashion show which also features the image of the girl who won it. This gives a glimpse of what there is to offer in the magazine and will attract those who art both interested in art or fashion.

Magazines

I am now doing a new project on magazines, which i have already started doing. As part of my primilary task i must look and analyse two school magazines. After comparing the two i must also analyse a school magazine contents page and double page spread. I must then create my own school magazine including a front cover, contents page and double page spread. 
So far i have compared Two school magazine from Ferns community sports college and King Edward VI high school for girls. There are easy recognisable differences between the two for instance, on the front cover of Fern community college magazine "FFH" , there are a mixture of boys and girls where as on King Edwards VI "High Profile" it is all girls. This could indicate that they aim there magazine at different audiences.  Another difference between the two are there use of camera angles. On FFH magazine , the pupils are all looking up creating a high angle shot. This could represent them looking up to an authoritative figure e.g. a teacher who will guide them and give them direction in any sport or activity that they do at the school.
On High Profile magazine , they have used  a simple mid shot of three pupils how seem happy. One feature that FFH magazine has that High Profile doesn't have is that it is much easily identifiable, in way that you know its a magazine about a sports college as the pupils on the front cover are all holding sport equipment. where as High profile , you not quiet sure what the magazine is all about.
One similarity that they both share is there use of colour on their front covers,  they both use bright and vibrant colours to engage audiences and to catch peoples attention.  Another similarity they share is they are both designed to inform. They both feature articles and news on up coming however , they are aimed at different audiences. For example King Edwards VI magazine is designed and made by sixth form students and is for the students at the school , where as FFH is for both parents and pupils. Also in comparison of the number of pages in each magazine , FFH has only 5 and King Edward VI has 24.

When it came to analysing there contents pages, neither of them have one and just jump into the first article of the magazine. This would be helpful if they had one , as it would give consumers guidance and a better understanding of what the articles and news are about. Also it would be beneficial for customers to go straight to and article by looking at the news article instead of flicking through the pages.

Analysis of a Horror film

Hostel 

Director : Eli Roth , Quentin Tarantino

Stars : Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson

Plot: 3 backpackers are in Amsterdam where they get locked out of their youth hostel. They are invited into a man's house where he tells them of a hostel somewhere in eastern Europe where the women are all incredibly hot and have a taste for American men. When they get there, everything is too good to be true - the hostel is "to die for".

I decided to analise this film as i thought it was a good horror/ thriller film that offered plenty of blood , gore and suspense. The film is rated as an 18 however from the responses the film recieved from the public , some feel that it should be higher. The film's release was accompanied by strong complaints from Slovakia where the film was set and based in. Slovak officials were disgusted by the film's portrayal of their country as an undeveloped, poor and uncultured land suffering from high criminality, war and prostitution, fearing that it would damage the good reputation of Slovakia, making foreingers feel that its was a dangerous place to be.

One of the key features i saw watching this film was the actual realism and the believabilty of it.

Research into a production company

 Platinum Dunes

Platinum Dunes is a production company created in 2001 by filmmakers Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form. The company specializes in horror films, particularly remakes.On October 7,  2009 Paramount pictures announced a first-look deal with Platinum Dunes. They plan to branch out of the horror genre into action and thrillers with this new deal. Their first project together will be The Butcherhouse Chronicles. they have also created and remade well known horror films such as "The Texas Chain Saw Masacare , The Amtyville Horror, The Hitcher , The Unborn, Friday The 13th , Nightmare on Elm Street and so on.
They also have a website that I looked at which showed teaser trailers of up coming films and ones they have done in the past. Overall the website fits the horror genre with is bloody and grusome appeal.