Media blog 1 -Mr Bush

Men's Health - Audience blog tasks 1) How does the magazine introduce itself? introduces itself as "the biggest-selling men’s lifestyle magazine, both in the UK and worldwide" it promotes its "winning editorial formula" that "combines visually-engaging health, wellbeing and nutrition features with premium content" 2) What does the introduction suggest about the representation of masculinity in Men's Health's? the representation of masculinity in this magazine is very traditional and common with the typical "suave and muscular" aesthetic that all men desire. 3) How do the print statistics for Men's Health compare to GQ and Esquire? the print statistics for mens health are significantly larger as opposed to GQ and Esquire as they have the highest "CIRCULATION TOTAL ABC" readers and the highest amount of male readers overall  4) What is the difference between circulation and readership? Circulation...

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). Well argued with some solid expression and well applied theory  Good application of the theory to CSPS  You seem to argue that societies have progressed further than they actually have...the diamonds edevert isn't that unusual  2) Read the whole  mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Identify at least  one  potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment. 1) Excellent and judicious use of the theoretical framework (media language) to analyse how meanings are constructed in the advertisement. 2) understanding of the influences of the cultural and historical contexts on media products that is consistently supported by highly appropriate and effective reference to the set products. 3)  judicious use of the theoretical framework. 3)On a scale of 1-10 (1 = low, 10 = high), how much r...

1) Save your finished Photoshop magazine cover as a  JPEG image  and upload it to your evaluation blogpost. 2) Write an  evaluation  of your work: have you succeeded in your brief to create a new, original edition of an existing magazine? in my opinion i think i successfully created a new, original edition of an existing empire  magazine as i used conventions of a traditional magazine and used new and unique style of images in terms of models and the use of animals. 3) Put your cover alongside a couple of genuine covers of your chosen magazine. How  professional  is your work alongside genuine examples? alongside genuine examples , i think my final piece has elements that match the professional standards of an original empire magazine, such as my image and the stance of the models but i think that some of the fonts made it seem of a amateur level. 4) What is the  strongest  aspect of your work? ...

Planning 1) Plan your main flash - this is the main cover story that links to your central image. my magazine is a film magazine so im going to create a film concept photo for my central image.  i want to use the James bond universe in my magazine but i want to create different representations so im going to use a complete female model set. i would also like to incorporate animals into my final image    2) Plan the image you will need for the cover - model, costume, make-up, lighting etc. At this point, simply describe the image you need to capture. model- 3 females (replicate charlies angels )and 2 dogs costume- Black, white and red with smart/urban clothes-- almost femme fatal  makeup- bold and strong - i dont want a heavy eye look so i think im going to focus on the lips  lighting - due to the fact i want to create an urban yet chic look and also because its a film magazine im going to look for a gritty and grunge setting to contrast ...

1) Use your lesson notes on magazine genres and conventions to view a range of potential magazine covers. Create a shortlist of three potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one. 1) empire -film magazine 2)allure 3)Vogue 2) Select your chosen magazine to create a new edition for and explain the thinking behind your choice. i am going to select the magazine Empire' as my chosen magazine because its a film magazine that has a conventional magazine design and I can experiment with my models on the front cover.I want to create a new representation for women in film so I would like to create model that have a hint of androgyny that still  accentuates  Feminity . I want to create a unique front cover. 3) Find three different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blogpost. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines presented? You need to become...