Research and planning: Production progress 4

 At this point, I have considered layout as the most important aspect. Using language like, "An inside look," instead of simply putting contents engages my intended target audience whilst using stereotypical language associated with teenage gossip.I have re positioned this headline because the layout needed to show that it was neat. I've made it slightly slanted so that it has a 3D effect. The ellipses also assists the gossip ideology due to navigating the audience to the contents of the page. 

          A feature which must be adhered to is the maximum amount of images however, they must be placed in an organised layout. This is why I have clearly aligned the editorial note as much as I could, with the coverline story of "Parisa" Again, both the editorial and the cover line uses stereotypical teenage girl language, in order to appeal to that 11- 16 year old target audience. To assist "Parisa's" coverline, I have used a pull quote. The pull quotes color adheres to the house styles color scheme. The words have directly come from the singer herself so this increases the coverlines interview value as well as increasing "Rising Star"/ the magazine's value. For consistency, I have used the house styles color scheme to insert page numbers in a bold serif typography. The numbers indicate to the pages in which you would find such a coverlines.

In addition, I have created an additional coveline section which will be either regular features or exclusives to the magazine.  From analyzing pop magazine contents page, I have noticed that they don't classify which sections are features or exclusives. Instead, they have a subheading in which it uses language of an informal register to demonstrate navigation of additional contents coverlines.

To increase magazine's value, I have allocated an area in which I can use more of my photographs as posters.

At this moment in time, I have started off my double page spread. The layout is important so this layout may not be permanent. I have used a heading which allows my audience to know that the coverline is an interview. I have included a subheading in which I am going to work on it's wording. This subheading supports the heading. I may use another photograph for my main image. I like the posture and the expression of this main image so I may allocate and area for posters. I am also contemplating changing the band name so that it sounds more pop instead of indie.

Research and planning: Shortened down make up tutorial

I have asked someone I know to participate, in my makeup tutorial. With limited experience of how to use iMovie, I cut down the original copy that was taken once. With the iMovie software I was able to insert the most valid sections of the clip material I had and I used edit transitions such as fade to black so that the final cut flowed. If I spent more time on the makeup tutorial, I would have played around with the settings lighting so that the lighting was consistent and less distracting. For this video, It has been recorded hand held.

Research and planning: Production progress 3

At this point, I've added an editorial note. The language used holds an informal register which will create an entertaining tone. I've also considered embellishment through borders to block of sections which keeps a clear layout. To create additional coverlines, to adhere to conventions, I have not categorised them as featured etc... but used stereotypical teenage girl language to show more context.

I've only just started on the double page spread. Here, I have used the gradient tool to adhere to the house style. I have also began  to write my headline which has adhered to the colour scheme.

TV drama document: Analyzing a clip from the Fault in Our Stars

Here I have made quick notes on a clip from the film The Fault In Our Stars. I have watched the 3 minute clip twice. The second time was when I made as many notes as I possibly could. With practice, I'm hoping to be able to make many more so that I have much more to write about. Shortly, to accompany my notes, I will insert the short video clip I used for this analysis.

Representation- Age and disability: delinquents
Long shot- to show every one in frame and where the actors are which creates relevance to the scene
Direct address- Significance to character relationships
Props- eggs- enforces the delinquency ideology
Straight cut- fast pace so that you can see quick expressions
Shot reverse shot/ over the shoulder shot- conversation
extreme long shot- establishes the scenery
medium close up- relevance to Augustus's language
Diagetic sound- breathing and alarms
Non diegetic sound- incidental music- tone of the scene.
Two shot, medium close up- to show the closeness of the characters within the frame, that's why they are hugging.
Non diegetic- sound bridge- the backing track caries on to the next scene. Builds up pace so that it invokes emotion from the audience.
Match cut- focuses on Hazel's mobile phone and has diegetic sound coming from the phone.To get to the next scene, they used a fade to black and jump cut. This continues the scene on whilst making the audience believe something bad will occur.
An eye line match was used to show that the focus is on when Hazel picks up the phone.
Jump cut- jumps forward in time so that we know that Hazel is going to find Augustus. This moves the narrative along.
Tracking shot- tracks the cars movement at a craned angle
Eye line match- allows a quick point off view so that we see what Hazel is witnessing.

TV Drama document: Media terminology/ key word dictionary

Cinematography

Distance
Extreme Long shot- can be used as an establishing shot.
Long shot- Keeps the subject in focus but allows the audience to see the surroundings
Medium Long Shot- Cuts of mainly the bottom of the person so you can't entirely see the subject.
Medium shot- You have the subject (the person) taking up space within a frame and then your able to get apart of the background.
Medium close up- You have the frame cutting at the waste, this allows the audience to be focused on Mise en scenes facial expressions.
Close up- Shoulders up, focuses soly on the expression of the person
Big close up- The frame focuses attention on a persons feelings and reaction by placing in frame a body feature e.g an eye
Extreme close up- The frame puts in focus attention a feature of the body which creates significance to following scenes.
Angles
Low angle- looking up
High angle- looking down
POV- Point of view
Canted- camera tilted to the side
Birds eye- Scene shot from directly above
Worms Eye- Scene shot from directly below
Eye level- shot at the same eye level as the subject
Movement
Pan-Camera swivels
Crab- The base  position of the camera is moved
Track-The camera smoothly follows the subject
Zoom-The camera doesn't move but the lens is focused to go in or out
Tilt-The camera has a fixed position but it can move vertically up or down
Crane- the camera is moved up or down on a crane

Lighting 

Low key-created by using the key and back lights
Deep distinct shadows are formed
High key- More filler lights so it looks like natural lighting and this is to make it realistic 

Editing

Transition

Straight cut- cuts straight from one scene to another

Dissolve- two frames pass through each other and then one of them takes over the other

Fade- When the screen fades to black or white

Wipe- clears the screen

Jump cut- Jumps forward in time

Cut away- takes focus off the scene and goes to another frame so that it can go back to the original scene

Shot reverse shot- To establish dialogue it goes from one person to the other

Cross- cutting/parallel editing- Cuts between 2 separate events that are occurring at the same time

Action match- When you have the subject in focus, you take the focus to another part of the body or something that matches the action of the scene and then goes back to the subject. This allows the audience to understand that time is being moved forwards

Eye line match- When you have the subjects eyes in focus then it cuts to what they are looking at and then goes back again.

Split screen- when the screen splits in half to show that two things are occurring at once e.g a phone call.

Montage- Shows a passing of time, through many scenes in which would take hours to display every detail but the audience understands what's occurring. In a Montague you use fade outs so it displays an ellipses of time.

Pace of editing

Fast cutting- short takes

Slow cutting- Long takes

Flashbacks- Shows scenes from the past

Flash forward- future scenes

Ellipses of time- Makes the pace faster

Expansion of time- Makes the pace slower

Mise en scene

Settings and props

Costume/ hair/ makeup

Body language facial expressions

Positioning within a frame

Lighting and color.

Sound

Diegetic score: sound which can be heard naturally

Non Diegetic score: Specially made backing track e.g a voice over

Synchronous- Existing or occurring at the same time

Asynchronous- Non existing or occurring at the same time

Sound effects- A sound other than speech or music made artificially for use in play, film or other broadcast production

Sound motif- A sound effect or a combination of sound effects that are associated with a particular character

Sound bridge- Music/sounds continue to the next scene

Dialogue- communication between cast members

Voice over- When a character talks over a scene and explains personal experience

Direct address- The use of a term or name for the person spoken to, as in securing the attention of the person, use of vocative form

Sound perspectives: spoken

Score: Non diegetic score backing track that is specifically constructed for a piece of media

Incidental music- Music used in a film or play as a background to create atmosphere

Theme: subject of a talk/ music that accompanies a character or suits a mood or theme

Stings: Musical stings are short bursts of music. They were originally used in TV and radio to bump together different scenes

Ambient sounds: Background sound belonging to diegesis (diegetic) but always in the field of vision e.g quiet sound of a car radio or traffic outside.

Representation

Gender

Age

Class

Disability

Ethnicity 

MORE KEY WORDS-

Verisimilitude-The quality of appearing to be true or real

Representational codes- Shown as realistic as if they were direct reproductions of reality rather than representation in the forms of code

Research and planning: Starting contents page and double page spread

Today I have started creating my contents page. I have started creating an editorial which I'm trying to create a clear but busy layout. This means that the gutters will need to be clear and every section must be allocated. The blue box around my model Caitlin, I will probably take out because it makes the contents page look more abstract. Instead of having a headline which says contents page, I called it an inside look which makes the magazine have an entertaining language. According to audience feedback, one of the most features which increases pop magazine value is the gossip factor so the language used e.g "OMG there's more" and "inside look," has connotations to that.

I haven't done much to my double page spread but I started by placing the bleed lines on the page. I also filled in a gradient fill with my color scheme which is the house style I have set. At this point, I'm trying to figure out how to place my main images on the page and where to put my double page story. The double page spread needs to have a busy layout but the language used must have an informal register.

Research and planning: Photoshoot for contents page and Analysis of photographs

To take this image, the scene was set with natural high key lighting. This will make it easier for when I use quick selection tool, to take out the background. Costume wise, her clothing has connotations to pop. The leather jacket style has the "individual artist," style. Considering mise en scene, the makeup is subtle which is conventional to pop magazines. She also has that red lips style which makes the image stand out more. It's also the same trademark style of Taylor Swift who is a pop artist so I copied that idea. Posture and facial expressions holds connotations to a light hearted tone. The image will be great for a poster because it's fun and has alot of characteristics to it.

This image I have used for my main contents page because It's simple and her facial expression shows she's happy. Costume wise it's very fashion forwad, simple yet has pop artist connotations. The intended target audience age range is 11-16 years old so you wouldn't have an image that's too revealing but pop magazines tend to have images which shows a slight bit of flesh which is what I have captured in this image. Her belly bar is revealed which is also a style that is popular in the pop teenage audience.

In this image, I have used a medium close up lit with high key lighting/ natural light. I have also included a prop of an umbrella so that the image has a quirky edge. It also helps keep focused on her facial expressions which shows her nice complexion.

You have a wide shot that keeps Caitlin's full body in focus. Even though the image has a simple but quirky edge, I can't use a full body shot for a contents page because it makes the magazine look more indie.

This image is quite humorous and shows fun characteristics which is conventional to pop magazines. It also highlights facial features which displays a joyful expression. I'm going to take out the background and use it as a poster which will increase magazines value. Posters are also conventional to pop because it allows the audience to have professional images for them to keep.

Research and planning: Deciding main image for double page spread/ draft of double page spread

 I am deciding on what main images I should use for my double page spread. I have also included the basic features to a double page spread. Considering audience feedback, these drafts include gossip and celebrity interview story lines.

The interview is split into two separate interviews but the same questions have been asked. This is an exclusive,The who hotseat, which interviews two members of the band. These details may include opinions about other band members but it will be asked in a quirky, entertaining way. 

This double page spread interviews a single member from the band. This will create entertainment value which will be responding to audience feedback. The Who Hotseat for a single band member will release light heart gossip about the other band members.

I may use this image for my main image because I can do a split interview with compatible answers.

I may also use these images so that the split interview context could be boys V.S girls. 

The main image will support the context/ double page spread story because I want to keep with the interview questionnaire which has been decided by my double page spread story post.

Research and planning: Deciding on coverline images

Here, I am looking at how my smaller images look on the page. I have used Powerpoint and word to create a rough outline. Powepoint has aloud me to take out the background but I will use the lasso tool on photoshop for the official front cover. These images will be put on my Photoshop front cover and this includes the coverline stories, I have used. 

Again, I have used word and power point but inserted two different additional cover line images. These use a variety of shot types and not all of them use allocated borderlines. This makes it less collage and creates the professional edge. I have used a wide shot to keep in frame the full body so it demonstrates posture and facial expressions. The other two are closeup which focuses mainly on facial expressions. To keep the conventional light heart pop ideology, the facial expressions are happy. The make up is also simple so that it keeps a subtle appearance which is also conventional to pop magazines.

Research and planning: Production progress 2

At this point, I have moved my image, masthead and strapline more to the bottom. This is so then I can add cover lines, with conventional to the genre, image aided. I have also added images as posters from my concert so that it increases the magazines value. Once I have added coverlines supported with images, I will have 5 coverlines which is the least amount of features to be advertised on the front cover of a pop magazine.

Research and planning: Potential main images for front cover, contents and double page spread

From my photoshoot:

Slide 1

The pictures in this slide have sections which has been cut off/out frame so I can't use these.

Slide 2

I may be able to use any of these because the frame is tight so it may work for my double page spread.

Slide 3

Different postures are used in these images to portray different personalities.

Slide 4

Slide 5

Slide 6

The two at the bottom could have been used for front cover or contents page if all persons were placed in the frame and not cut off.

Slide 7

The image of just James is quite inventive and if I do a 2 way split interview for my double page spread, that image would be appropriate. The posture would also create a synergy of facial expression characteristics to the front covers main image. 

Slide 8

Slide 9

These images seem more pop-indie genre so I probably won't use them for my magazine. This is due to the posture portraying a certain vibe but I could use them for posters.

Slide 10

The full band images aren't tight enough but I could photoshop the background out to get an individual band member. 

Research and planning: Double page spread story

These questions are for my double page spread story THE WHO HOTSEAT- Young Parody Exclusive
1. Best stage moment?
James- "Gah! there's so many! When you're running through the crowed. It's so exciting to hear everyone screaming your name. The reaction is just unimaginable.

Alex- "It's all about that buzz. All eyes are on us and all I have to do is extend my microphone and scream SING IT WITH ME! Most of the time, all I have to say is sing and then you just get that great feeling.

Liam- "The attempt to get the audience to do a Mexican wave. It's so tense yet so exciting! Everyone turns on their flash light and to your command, everyone's flowing."

Rebecca- "Christmas concerts are my favorite. Everyone in the festive mood."

 2.First concert ever?
 James- Mcfly
Alex- Taylor Swift
Rebecca- Olly Murrs
Liam- The Script

3.What's the naughtiest thing you have ever done?
James or Liam: "In concert, I wasn't allowed to get a super fan on stage but I did it anyway. Ha ha ha but there was no harm done."
Alex: or Rebecca "Me being a total bad girl, I used to prank call people but that was along time ago." "Liam over here seems to disagree?"- Melanie (the interviewer questioned.)  "Yesterday is your answer. You tricked me yesterday." Alex bursts out in laughter, "Oh yeah, guess I can't shake a bad habit."


4.Any hidden talents?
Rebecca: "I can touch my nose with my tongue."
Alex and James both seem to have the same awesome hidden talent: "I'm the king of impressions," James stated. Protesting, Alex pointed out, "You may be the king but I put the I in impressions."

5. Who inspires you more: family member or celebrity?
Rebecca: "My mother. She's my world. She's always told me to follow my dreams and even in our struggles, she's helped me pursue music."

6.What's your worst habit?
Rebecca: "Biting my nails. When I get nervous, it's my go to action."
Liam: "Cracking bones. I know Alex hates the sound but I just can't help it. I always crack my bones before a show. It just helps."

7.Celebrity crush?
Rebecca: "Danny O'Donogue. No hesitation needed."
Liam: "Jennifer Lawrence, It's hard not to."
Alex: "I'm really close with Ansel Elgort. He's such a great guy."
James- "Sandy the squirrel." Liam, "As you can see James has great taste."

8. Book Or Movie?
Liam-"I'm a secret book lover. My favourite book of all time has to be the Percy Jackson series. Yeah, I know I'm a big kid."
Alex-"Books are absolutely brilliant. Especially John Green. I have to give credit to the fault in our stars directer but the book just moves me to tears. I'm not so sure I am looking forwad to looking for Alaska."
James- "Who doesn't like fast pace action movies!"
Rebecca- "Harry Potter movies are the best. They are full of suspense and adventure. "

9. Highlight of singing with the stars?!
Alex- "How lovely every other contestant was to me and the rest of the band. We didn't see each other as rivals but as a family."
Liam- "The premiere, I got to meet the one and only J-Law. I even was able to get a selfie with her. That was defiantly a moment I can never forget."
Rebecca- "Even though it was like seriously intense, that moment when your waiting for your name to be called out. That split second changed my life, changed our life's and I will always be grateful."
James- "To be in the presence of Marvin from JLS. His band has been through so much. He understood how to help us progress through the show. I'm humbled to have him as my mentor. I wouldn't want anyone else. He's a right laugh aswell. That always helps. I still keep in contact with him. I will always see Marvin as a big brother to me."