Planning: Selection of images

I have chosen this photo because the model is based on a simple background, with a folder this makes her look ready to learn also I like the way she is very cheerful in the image and is giving the impression she is happy to be here. 

Planning: Idea's for the photo shoot.

Ideas for my college photo shoot:

Who? The model I am using is my friend Sarah, this is because she will adapt well to many different types of settings due to her school boy look.

Where? I would personally like a slight grungy background either using the ally way next to 6th form or using the trees. Or even the back of Glanford as it looks slightly grungy.

Costume? The costume I am choosing with be simple comfy attire, either a hoodie and jeans or a nice t-shirt. Nothing too smart as I want to show the chilled aspect of sixth form.

Makeup? For makeup I was thinking something minimal nothing too much as not many people do come into college with extreme makeup. I want my model took look very natural in front of the camera, this will give the image that the magazine is promoting naturall beauty and how easily it is to access.

Props? My model will be holding a folder and pen this will show she is ready and committed to her college life.

Planning: Logo

Over the past couple of ays I took into account that most magazines have a logo so I thought mine should to. I have gone with the idea of calling my newspaper "Sixth form sense". I used an app called Phonto to create, edit and finalise this logo.

Although I do like this logo I believe there is improvements and changed to be made before it is truly finished.

Key: Genre

Genre

Genre is established through codes and conventions, a code gives a meaning or symbol to a image of piece. When a code is used repeatedly it becomes a convention, genre is also a set of recognisable conventions which are usually through familiar narratives or mise-en-scene. 

Hybridity is the combination of 2 or more genres to attract a wider audience, for instance: romantic comedies. These hybrids are then called sub genres. 

Genre functions like a language, it is a set of rules and vocabulary with which organise meaning of films, texts, music and many more items. 

Hodge and Kress define genres as 'typical forms of texts which link kinds of producer, consumer, topic, medium, manner and occasion' 

Genre is controlled by both the producer and the audience, the audience may be wanting something new, this then drives the producer to create something to appeal to the audience using this knowledge.  

Steve Neale also said that genre is about 'repetition and difference' 

These are all the things we learnt in class to help us with establishing what genre we want to focus on. 

Research front cover: Q magazine analysis

I have chosen to analyse this image due to the unique front over style. In this image you can see the iconic symbol of the Q logo the Q logo in every magazine is on the left hand side with a red background and a white Q. The colour red is greatly symbolic and polysemous.

In this magazine there is many different indexical signs which have been placed together to create the genre of the Foo Fighters. This genre is of rock or heavy metal. The use of fire in the lead signers mouth can be symbolic for hell or death due, also inside the fire there is the rest of the band, this could represent that he's eaten them all.

The stanza and close shot draws the eye to the singer and the way he seems to be screaming which also relates back to the genre. the writing around the image is white and red also symbolic. The red could could represent hell and the white could represent items such as heaven and peace.

I like this front cover the most out of many I have seen because of the unique and abstract way they have presented the band to draw the reader into buying the magazine.

Pliminary task

For our first lesson in media we was given the task to start sketching a design for our college front cover and start creating ideas for what we would like to do.

 This is my first design, I have chosen to place the subject in the center as that will direct more eyes to the writing on the page. Also I have added lots of boxes where items will go. I have created a logo and also placed a sketch of a model.

Research: Kerrang front cover analysis

Over the holidays I found many images of magazines I liked the look of. Kerrang is one of my favorite magazines ad I found this front cover the most appealing to my self.

 I believe I prefer this front cover due to the way it has been laid out, the lead singer is right in your line of sight which draws your attention to the cover, also the writing is very large and also very vibrant. This also draws you into the magazine and catches your eye. I really like this front cover and I feel like I might use some of the techniques my self.