Friday 30 October 2009

Table of Contents layout plan

Evaluation



Please note that my magazine cover can't show up for some reason and this problem will be fixed as soon as possible.

Saturday 17 October 2009

Layout of my own magazine



This is the layout of my own magazine. This is what I will base my own magazine cover on.

Planning the front cover image

Planning The Front Cover Image
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This is the plan we had to fill out in order to proceed with the photoshoot. This helped me organise what is needed to be done so I could take the image i wanted to shoot.

Research on magazine covers


The first thing we had to do is to analyize a magazine cover of our choice. We had to analylise a range of techniques such as the image, font, coverlines etc, which can attract the magazine's target market. This will help me plan my layout for my school magazine. I chose to analyise this magazine because this is one of my favourite magazines featuring one of my favourite bands

Wednesday 14 October 2009

Research on camera shots

There are a range of camera shots used when producing a storyboard. In total there are 9 camera shots. The camera shots are:

This is a wide shot (also known as an establishing shot).
This shows the view of the scene of where the first scene it take place.









This is a Long Shot.
This shows some of the scene, but mainly focuses on the person shown from head to toe. The person occupies 3/4 to 1/3 of screen height.















This is a Medium Shot.
This shot focuses on the waist - in some cases knee - up of the person. This allows the audience to see the person's face more clearly and their interactions with other people. This shot is also known as a social shot.







This is a close-up shot.
This shot only focuses above the upper chest of the person. This allows the audience to see the person's emotions clearly through their face expressions. It can let them empathise with the person. This is also known as a personal shot.













This is an Extreme Close-up Shot.
This shot focuses on detail of the face expressions and emotions - like the close up shot. However, it creates an intense atmosphere and provides interation between the audience and the person. This shot is mainly used in horror films and magazines for that purpose.


This is an over-the-shoulder shot. This is also known as a point of view shot.
The camera is positioned behind a person's shoulder so it focuses on the other person's face (the person talking).








This is a low angle shot.
The camera is positioned below eye level of the person and looks upwards to him. This creates the impression that the person is bigger making it look like he has more power than the audience. This would make the audience look more valnerable.




This is a high angle shot.
The camera is positioned above eye level of the person and looks downwards. This creates the impression that the person is smaller and is less powerful than the audience.















This is an aerial shot. Also known as a bird's eye view shot.
This is usually taken from a helicopter or a crane so it can be directly over the setting or the person.

Tuesday 13 October 2009

Research on fonts

In class we did some research into different types of fonts which magazines would usually use. We found that there are four main types of fonts which are mostly used. They are:
  • Serif Font
Used for both big and small text. For small texts, it is a better option than using san serif fonts as it is easier to read.
Examples:
DejaVu Serif Condensed
Times New Romans
Georgia
Courier
  • Sans serif Font
Used for mainly big text as it is easier to read
Examples:
DejaVu Sans Condensed

Lucida Sans Unicode

Microsoft Sans Serif

Trebuchet MS

Arial




  • Decorative Font

Mainly used on the front cover to add emphasis on the masthead
Examples:

$Five Double Zero Regular



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Bertram Font



Futura Bold Font



1980 Portable Font




  • Script-style font
Used to elaborate special occasions. It looks formal and so it is mainly used in classical music magazines. This type of font looks more personal so it wouldn't be used for the body text. These types of fonts are based on fountain pens and so gives the same effect.
Examples:
Freestyle font

Monday 5 October 2009

Photoshop: Cloning






Before:
This was another photo taken on the same day as the other photo however, this one was taken by another group. The scenario for this photo were students arriving to school in the morning. This is the original photo.














After:
This is the edited photo. This was also edited using Photoshop Elements. The main task was to get rid of unnecessary things such as texts etc by cloning a similar area on top of the area you want to clone. For this i used the cloning stamp tool to get rid of the school's name displayed on the building. I also got rid of the security camera and it's reflection and the single yellow line on the road, the puddle.

Photoshop: Colour filter



Before:

This was one of the first tasks as a Media studies student I had to do. First of all, as a group we had to take photos around school with the guide of a few scenarios. This was one photo my group took. This was for an advert for a shop i.e. Topshop etc. This is the original shot.









After:

This is the edited photo. I used Photoshop elements for this photo. I mainly coloured the surroundings (walls, floor etc) in different colours using the brush tool, and then changing the lighting from normal to soft light. I also added the chosen shop's logo which was H&M located at the low left corner of the photo.


Photoshop editing: make over








Before:
This was the original photo taken before I used the software, Adobe Photoshop Elements to touch up on the make up to make it more appealing.










After:
As you can see, this is the copy of the original which has been edited by Adobe Photoshop Elements.
I have erased unnecessary spots to make the photo more neater. To help this I blurred the photo so her skin look smoother.
On a duplicate layer, I erased the work of the blurred tool on her eyes, lips, earring and nose piercing to make them look sharper so they can stand out. This is what most magazine editors do to make these features look more appealing.
I made another layer to change the colour of her eyes. I used the brush tool and made it the same size as her iris. I changed her eyes from hazel/brown to blue and changed the light from normal to soft light to make her eyes look more realistic.
I then changed the colour of her hair from brownish to blonde. To do this I used the Hue/Saturation tool located above in the layers section. I also had to change the lighting from normal to soft light to make it more realistic.
This is how I got this result.

College magazine analysis and comparison