Specific codes and conventions

Specific codes and conventions

Masthead- the title used by known typography to make the readers become familiar with what magazine they are reading.

Main image- typically consisting of a leading artists or bands within the music genre of the magazine.

Strapline- seen as an introductory headline below the main title to give an insight to the magazine.

Top and bottom strip- these are the strips below and above the magazine that give further information to what may be included in the magazine.

Coverlines- the essential articles inside the magazines are stated through sell lines, these are regularly seen at the right hand side of the cover.

Left third- the left third contains the main feature.  

planning of the magazine

Music Magazine planning sheet

What Genre?

My magazine will cover the genre electronic music but will also cover RnB.

Who is my target audience?  How old are they? Where do they live?

My target audience is mainly for teenagers who listen to electronic music. The readers will be worldwide with all the different artists that are from around the world.

What is the name of my magazine?

The name of my magazine is going to be electronic sound. This is because this is the genre of the magazine and it gives you the sound of the music to your mind.

What will be the main image of the front cover?

The main image on my front cover will be two lads looking up to the sky with their hands up in the air. This is because it will look like they are bringing the music to their mind and joining in with the crowd.

What type of photography will be required?

The image will be a medium shot. It will show what the two lads are wearing to show what their characteristics are like. It will show the vibe which they’re in.

What is your focus going to be on your double page spread?

My main focus will be the main picture on the front cover. There will be information about their careers and what they have done with music recently. There will be a fact file about the two lads and a Q&A.

What are your ideas about the contents page?

My main ideas are that there are going to be many pictures of various artists. There will be the page numbers down the left hand side of the page with the different bits of information of what would be in the magazine. The colours used in the contents page will basic colours like black and white. This is because the main focus is the information and pictures. This will show that there will be more to the magazine than the layout and colours.

Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene

My main idea for my music magazine is that the background on the front cover will be a dark coloured background. Using this symbolises the plainness of the magazine and that the main picture on the front cover will be the main feature of the front cover.
The picture of the artist/band will be a medium shot. Using a medium shot helps the audience see what they are like for example what clothes they are wearing. The picture will have 2 guys with their back to the camera, looking up to the sky with their hands up. This relates to the genre of the music magazine (electronic). This is because this sort of music involves this movement.
The people involved in the front cover will be wearing a plain black or white top. This is because they will be dressed casual and not making a fuss what they will be wearing. Also, by wearing this, it goes good with what the background cover will be like.
The composition will be clear and professional. It will reflect the genre of electronic and appeal to my target audience.
At the end, everything on the magazine cover will be modern and appeal to the genre.
The font of the main title will be in bold and in the colour white. Using this helps the audience see it easier going with the dark coloured background.

different shot types

Ben Sommerville Media Homework Camera shots

·         Master- A master shot is a recording of an entire scene. Master shots, also known as long shots or establishing shots, produce the foundational shot for a scene. All subsequent shots are used to highlight close-ups and other aspects of the scene. Master shots can be recorded using different techniques to enhance the emotions or atmosphere of a scene and can be used with any type of film equipment.

·         Extreme Close Up- a picture or scene taken from an extreme close range. You could show an extreme close-up of some lips while someone is speaking.

·         Close up- A photograph or a film or television shot in which the subject is tightly framed and shown at a relatively large scale. Close up shots would be used in an argument when two people are face to face at each other. This is because the camera is only showing the two peoples faces.

·         Mid medium shot- In photography, film, or videotape production, shot where the subject and background share equal dominance in the picture. A medium shot of an individual will take in the body from the knees or waist up.

·         Long shots- In photography, filmmaking and video production, a long show typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. A long shot would be used to show the larger settings before zooming in to show the detail.

·         Extreme long shot- A wider frame value in which subjects in the frame are small; a building, cityscape. The use of an extreme long shot could be used when a person is jumping of a building and you can only see the person slightly because of the extreme long shot. You would mostly see the buildings surrounding the person so the people viewing this would see what the person is jumping into.

·         Establishing shot- In motion pictures and television production, opening shot that establishes the environment of a show or scene. The establishing shot usually has a wide field of view and serves to orient the audience to the surroundings of the situation they are about to see.

·           High angle shot- Not so extreme as a bird's eye view. The camera is elevated above the action using a crane to give a general overview. High angles make the object photographed seem smaller, and less significant. The object or character often gets swallowed up by their setting - they become part of a wider picture.

 ·         Low angle shot- These increase height and give a sense of speeded motion. Low angles help give a sense of confusion to a viewer, of powerlessness within the action of a scene. The background of a low angle shot will tend to be just sky or ceiling, the lack of detail about the setting adding to the disorientation of the viewer. The added height of the object may make it inspire fear and insecurity in the viewer, who is psychologically dominated by the figure on the screen.

·         Point of view- This shot shows a view from the subject's perspective. It is usually edited in such a way that it is obvious whose POV it is.

·         Wide shot- A video or film recording made with the camera positioned to observe the most action in the performance.

 ·         Two shot- In film, a shot that gives us a character's point of view but that includes part of that character's shoulder or the side of the head in the shot.

Different audience Theories incompleted

Passive Audiene- the passive audience theory is where the affilates of the audience just sit and consume the aspects of media texts. This mainly happens in adverts. This is because it is believed that the active part of the brain wasn't needed to be used. This is because the audience believes that all messages in media text is acceptable to the brain. All of this infomation is the passive audience theory.

Active Audiences- the active audience theory is the theoryof kind of the opposite of the passive theory. Because of this, this theory doesn't involve the audience being 'couch potatoes' unlike what they were in the passive audience theory. The main reason why the active audience theory is different is because they interact with process within the communication and have their own purpose for media texts.