Thursday, 15 December 2011
My storyboard
Plan of my magazine.
To the right is my plan of the front cover for my magazine. I used a picture of a famous pop singer Katy Perry for the front image, because thats the kind of look i want for my magazine. I will not be using katy perry but someone styled like a pop singer. The bar code for my magazine will be on the top right corner along with the price. To the right, is my contents page, because the cover has balloons quite largely featured in it, i have carried on the theme in my contents. The bows on the balloon strings are being used as bullet points for the information. The image is attracting attention to itself by taking up half the page, but is also relating to the information by pointing to it and showing that off, while still being a fun playful picture that will catch the young audiences eye. Underneath is my double page spreads. There will be fun flirty pictures running across the top of the same person. Underneath in the blank space will be writting, i havent decided weather to make it a real life shock story or an exclusive interview. When i scanned my double page spread in, it did not scan the whole of the the second page as there was no text on it, therefore it is just showing the top half. 
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Risk assesment
Activity. | Risk assessment. |
A balloon could pop. | This could happen if the balloon goes near my bedroom light, it could heat up and pop and this is potentially harmful to my ears. |
I could trip over something whilst moving around my room. | This could be harmful to any part of my body depending on if I just trip or fall. Therefore the space must be clear to work in. |
I could fall down or up the stairs when getting to my destination. | This could be very harmful so the stairs must be clear and if carrying props for my photo shoot I will be careful of where I step. |
I could accidently turn the flash on. | I could not be expecting a flash and I could get blinded or surprised by the light. |
I could bang my head on a wall. | Because the walls are low I could bang my head if I’m not careful when standing up. |
I have composed this risk assessment to look at health and safety as a profesional photographer would take into account. For example the safety of his model in the chosen area of the photo shoot. Because im planning to take the shots in the safe environment of my bedroom, there was not many risks that my model or me as the photographer would be taking.
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Advantages and disadvantages of a questionnaire
Advantages:
Gathering information from my target audience to give me a clear idea of what they would like to see in a music magazine.
To show i have done market research, and have thought about more people than myself in the making of my magazine.
To get to know my target audience more, this will help with the content of my magazine as well as looks.
Disadvantages:
If the majority of the people chose an answer to a question that your not too keen on and want to do a different answer, you may have to go with what your audience wants.
I only asked ten people from devon, this only shows the opinion of the people from this area, therefore i have a small amount of people I know will like my magazine instead of aiming it at a wider range of people.
The people I ask may not be 100% honest, they might be influenced by what is already on the market or by their friends.
Gathering information from my target audience to give me a clear idea of what they would like to see in a music magazine.
To show i have done market research, and have thought about more people than myself in the making of my magazine.
To get to know my target audience more, this will help with the content of my magazine as well as looks.
Disadvantages:
If the majority of the people chose an answer to a question that your not too keen on and want to do a different answer, you may have to go with what your audience wants.
I only asked ten people from devon, this only shows the opinion of the people from this area, therefore i have a small amount of people I know will like my magazine instead of aiming it at a wider range of people.
The people I ask may not be 100% honest, they might be influenced by what is already on the market or by their friends.
Monday, 28 November 2011
Audience Theory
Hypodermic needle theory: This theory suggests that the media's message is bullet fired from the 'media gun' into the viewers head. It suggests that the media injects its message straight into the passive audience, who are then instantly affected by this message. The public essentially cannot escape from the medias influence and is concidered a 'sitting duck'. This suggests that the public is vunerable to the messages shot at them because of the limited communication tolls and the studies of the media's effect on the masses at the time. I could use this in my magazine, by presenting my own or other opinions as facts, therefore my reader will be more pursuaded to believe the information i am showing them.
Uses and gratifications theory: This is an approach to understanding mass media and mass communication. The theory discusses how users proactively search for media that will not only meet a given need but enhance knowlage, social interactions and diversion. It assumes that members of the audience are not passive but take an active role in interpreting and integrating media into their own lives. The theory also holds that audiences are responsible for choosing media to meet their needs. The approach suggests that people use the media to fulfil specific gratifications. This theory would then imply that the media compete against other information sources for viewers gratification. I can use this in my magazine by putting in real life stories about the public and opinions on things, that my reader can relate to or agree/ disagree with.
Two step flow theory: The two step flow theory says that most people form their opinions based on the opinion leaders that infuence the media. Opinion leadersare those initially exposed to specific media content, interpret based on their own opinion and then begin to infiltrate these opinions through the general public who then become 'opinion followers'. These 'opinion leaders' gain their influence through more elite media as opposed to mainstream mass media. I can use this technique in my magazine by adding a pop star to my double page spread, it would be a girl because her actions and fashion will influence my audience beacuse they could be an icon to my readers and they may want to be more like them, for example their fashion or how they act and personallity.
Audience reception theory: A basic acceptance of the meaning of a specific text tends to occur when a group of readers have a shared cultural background and interpret the text in similar ways. It is likely that the less shared heritage a reader has with the artist, the less the person will be able to recognise the artists intended meaning, and it follows that if two readers have vastly different culteral and personal experiences, their reading of a text will vary. I am able to encorporate this into my magazine because i am designing it for a target audience of girls my age, therefore i will already have shared views and decisions with my reader.
Uses and gratifications theory: This is an approach to understanding mass media and mass communication. The theory discusses how users proactively search for media that will not only meet a given need but enhance knowlage, social interactions and diversion. It assumes that members of the audience are not passive but take an active role in interpreting and integrating media into their own lives. The theory also holds that audiences are responsible for choosing media to meet their needs. The approach suggests that people use the media to fulfil specific gratifications. This theory would then imply that the media compete against other information sources for viewers gratification. I can use this in my magazine by putting in real life stories about the public and opinions on things, that my reader can relate to or agree/ disagree with.
Two step flow theory: The two step flow theory says that most people form their opinions based on the opinion leaders that infuence the media. Opinion leadersare those initially exposed to specific media content, interpret based on their own opinion and then begin to infiltrate these opinions through the general public who then become 'opinion followers'. These 'opinion leaders' gain their influence through more elite media as opposed to mainstream mass media. I can use this technique in my magazine by adding a pop star to my double page spread, it would be a girl because her actions and fashion will influence my audience beacuse they could be an icon to my readers and they may want to be more like them, for example their fashion or how they act and personallity.
Audience reception theory: A basic acceptance of the meaning of a specific text tends to occur when a group of readers have a shared cultural background and interpret the text in similar ways. It is likely that the less shared heritage a reader has with the artist, the less the person will be able to recognise the artists intended meaning, and it follows that if two readers have vastly different culteral and personal experiences, their reading of a text will vary. I am able to encorporate this into my magazine because i am designing it for a target audience of girls my age, therefore i will already have shared views and decisions with my reader.
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