Contents layout.

My Thoughts on my magazine.

My Thoughts
I believe my magazine as whole was a great success , I am really proud of my image I hope that the conotations illisrate that students are not just one person but thousands of different people, which is shown through the different images of different people. Also I've shown that any one can go to college and have fun with the use facial expressions. I have used the masthead title piece ' Future' as ab idication that college is the future , this I hope will promote education. Also I specifically used the colour orange for the subtitles to make the magazine seem welcoming and friendly. In my opinion the font is perfect , becaus ei tryed it out in font size 40 and it looked too big and bold like a subtitle or even the main side title , then when I used 30 it looked too small and unnoticable . So i settled for 36 pt which is good for the sub titles , becasue it is readable from a distance but it isn't too big its in your face like the main feature should be. I have made this magazine a monthly magazine because i believe that students shouldn't have time to read this magazine weekly , and that this magazine should only be used for simple purposes and not used like a bible by students.
The problems
The only problems I had was timing . The image itself took a long time with the arranging and constructing the mid-shot of the model/s but I am pleased with the way it turned out because it looks modern and interesting compared to other magazine covers. The picture is not to be represented by just one student figure but all over them showing that everyone , every student is important . This beleive also contordics the steriotype of students and teenagers ; being criminals and killing people and only being out to cause trouble, this I hope has controdicted the whole piece of the media on steriotypical teenagers.My front I believe has gone perfectly, but I did have some troubles such as it either being too big or too small and not looking quite right for the front cover.

Final Cover

First cover design

Original Pictures

Brain Storm

Second Analysis

Where is the camera?

The camera has an medium shot of the model in the text. This medium shot allows the audience to establish her role in society and her facial expressions. This texts has a simple easily read headlines and cover font. The colours compliment each other with the use of orange in the headlines and title and on the models clothing. Also the colour orange is a warm happy colour and has been used as a code to show college and the magazine is happy and fun and warming.

What choices have been made for a reason?

The model smiling is one to allow the reader to see college as a happy place and showing that this magazine is enjoyable. The use of a female model and the use of femine headlines , such as ' High school into college make-over' shows that this magazine has been made for a female audience only. This could have been done because the college is an all girls college or that only girls would read about their education and enjoy it.

What objects have been captured in the object?

Only the models face and a scarf. This has been done so that the audience fouces on the females expressions which again connotate that college is a happy place to be becasue of her smile.

Analysis

Where is the camera?

Although there isn't a camera shot it gives the impression that the camera is mainly a straight medium shot. This image puts us ,as the viewer , as a spectator of someones  view of college life ; wild, crazy, vibrant . For instance with the wide use of colour creates a youthful image.

What choices have been made for a reason?

This text seems to have been collaged together to give the aspect of the students work, this breaks the conventions with the abstract use of graphics.

What objects have been captured in the image?

Deconstructing the text allows the reader to see the different objects as signs that all students are like the front cover which is connotating that students are messy and wild and all the same with no individuality. 

LIIAR interpretations of brief and magazine front covers terms

• L- Language- Mise-en-scene , editing, camera angles , sound , digetic , Non digetic.

• I – Institution-People that produce it, broadcasting (    Does it matter – influence :budget , representation, ideology)

• I-Ideology- values, morals, messages.

• A-Audience- Important- different audiences make different readings.

-(Situated culture)- age, gender, SEG , location -Demographic

-effects/ Personally / lifestyle- Psychographic

• R-Representation-   Gender ,race, religion ,class ,disabilities.

Terms

Masthead Title piece -  The magazine's title. Usually displayed in the top left.

Price - Magazine cost

Date - Weekly :Usually from Saturday to Friday. Monthly: A month a head.

Issue number -  A tally of magazines

Barcode - Read electronically and decoded into usable information.

Teaser - One word/phrase acts as an attention grabber.

Main feature : Headline - A phrase that may summarise the main point if the main feature. In large print , different style, bold colours in order to catch the attention of the reader.

Subtitle -  smaller headline that may summarise the feature.

Smaller feature - Features included in the magazine.

Images - Size: CU to med CU. Ranges from one main to X amount featuring one main image and smaller images .Helps make the page look more interseting . It can add understanding of a story and /or entice someone to read the magazine.

Font - Style and size of type face.

Colour - Specific/stylistic/thematic types.

Graphics - Graphcal shapes to highlight feature(s)

Offers/adverts blurb - Banne-Style shape featuring free products/promotions.