Evaluation of Britney Spears

The Evolution of Britney Spears Part 3

1) Why has this image been chosen? Is the use of black and white significant?
This image has been chosen to represent how the magazine has got up close and personal with her. The black and white symbolizes how she is almost ‘alone’ in her distress.
2) How has the image been cropped?
The image has been cropped to suite the front cover. It has also been made to just see the face of her, as this would allow the emotions of her to be seen.
3) What type of relationship does Britney want with the audience? Is this supported by the anchorage text? I think it would be write in saying that she wants a close relationship with the audience. I think that the text does support the relationship as she is trying to tell you what is wrong.


The Evolution of Britney Spears Part 2
1) How has the image been framed/cropped? What type of shot has been used and why? The image has been cropped to fit on the page and show the audience. A mid shot has been used to show most of body.
2) Describe Britney’s costume and pose. What type of relationship does she want with the reader? Her costume is quite sexual and she I wanting to have a close relationship with her readers.
3) What setting is used and what are the connotations of this? She is in a room and looks as if she has just woken up and she wants sex.
4) How is lighting used? The lighting is very bright and focuses on her.
5) What colors are used and why? White is probably the main color used in this picture, this represents purity.

The Evolution of Britney Spears Part 1
You can clearly see the evolution of Britney Spears on the cover of Rolling Stones magazine.
How have these images been constructed to present ideas about the star? They have been constructed to make you sympathize with her, they have shown her development through life.
On this cover she is only 17!Answer the following questions and make sure that you use appropriate terminology:
1) How has the image been framed/cropped? What type of shot has been used and why? What type of magazine is this typical of (refer back to the readership statistics). The image has been cropped to show her whole body and the mise-en-scene of the shot. A mid shot has been used to allow the audience to understand what is going on in the scene.
2) Describe Britney’s costume. What does it suggest about her image? Who is this appealing to? The costume suggests that the image is appealing to men.
3) Have any props been used? What messages are they conveying to the audience? Some props such as the toy bear and the telephone are used to suggest that she is a typical teenage girl, on the phone and cuddling up to a toy.
4) What setting is used and what are the connotations of this? She is lying on a silk bed, this could mean that she is seeking sex.
5) What colors are used and why? Pink is one of the main colors used in the picture, this is also meant to represent the age and sensitivity of her.

Questionnaire

Included in this questionnaire is the average answers given by the people who answered these.

What sort of articles would you like to see in a techno music magazine?
I would like to see interviews with DJ’s and learn what type of events are coming up.


Would there be anything to advise (parts from other music magazine that you not liked)?
No!


What images would you expect to see?
I would expect and would want to see images relating to techno music. For example, a set of turntables or a DJ


Would you be interested in being informed about upcoming events?
Yes I would be very interested in knowing who and what is coming to shanghai in the future.


What type of music are you in to?
Personally I am a hip-hop fan, I love to dance to the music, but I don’t mind techno sometimes.


Who are your favorite artists/DJ’s?
For hip-hop it must have to be Kanye West
Techno would be Deadmau5

Music Magazine

Music Magazine Analysis.

I think my magazine relates to other magazines in the way that it is interesting and original. It is not simplistic. For example, the contents page has a very complicated background which took me some time to develop and create one I liked. However, I think that a complicated magazine is better than some of the more simplistic ones which are around, though others may say different. I think that a complicated one is more likely able to catch the attention of someone than a simpler one. My magazine gives information but also takes into account some of the more complicated aspects that link to magazine editing.

Most of the work I did was put together using an editing program called ‘Xara’. The program allowed me to be able to edit pictures, text, layers etc. However the program was mainly used for the backgrounds for each page as I was able to use various applications to get the work done to my exact liking. The language used in the magazine was not very simplistic. The magazine was created for older readers, 20-40 year olds; so I used language that would appeal to them, which would be the more complicated style of writing. The images I used were original pictures some had been taken previously, before we had been presented with the task, and others were taken for the task. For example, the background on the double page spread was taken especially for it and the sunset on the contents page was in August.

I approached the tasks in order; I did the front page first, and then came the contents page and then finally the double page spread. I think this was the easiest way to do the work as you always know where you are and what you have to do. I was presented with ‘Xara’ at the beginning of the coursework, as well as ‘Photoshop’. These two programs were the main primary tools in which I used to develop and finish my coursework.

One example of a problem I faced while developing the work was the double page spread. At first I had overestimated how much text could fit on the page without it looking too overcrowded. What I decided to do was to half the text and keep in the most important text, the questions which most people would be interested in knowing about a DJ. This then reduced the quantity of text on the page and therefore made the spread look much more appealing and readable. I feel that this experience with these programs have given me a lot more knowledge and I have learnt that the tools are not as easy to use as you may expect.

In my production I did not use any arranged pictures as I wanted to keep the work as real as possible. I used my uncle, as he is a DJ and plays where I am from, I decided to interview him. I thought this would be the best thing to do, instead of making it up, as it will be correct first hand knowledge.

In my coursework I did not arrange pictures, I wanted to keep the magazine as real as possible as it is easy to spot a staged picture and, therefore, would turn down potential consumers. Many of the pictures that have been used in the magazine had been taken before we had been set this task.

Drafting, within my projects, helped me a lot. For example, the background on my contents page is very complicated. This, therefore, took up a lot of my time getting it right. Firstly, I had to fiddle around with the pixels on the ‘Party till sunrise’ banners. I needed to allow as much of the sunset to be shown as possible but I also wanted the writing to be shown as well. Also, for the double page spread. First I had to find two decent speakers that would look nice molded together, this took time as I wanted to pick the best two. I also wanted to allow the background to show, but there was a lot of text. I wanted the background to show because I thought the picture was very calm and went well with the text, coinciding with it. In the end, I had to delete some text of the page to allow space for the background to be seen. This, obviously, took me along time to construct and match everything to both pages.

I managed my time by working on at least one part of the coursework at night. This gave me time to complete the work to a decent standard. We also had lessons in which we would do it in so I would essentially get double the time to do it in which was a very big benefit to me. I did not start for around 2 weeks after being set the work as I was collecting pictures and planning out my ideas.

We were given ‘Xara’, which is a tool that allows you to be able to edit pictures and basically create the magazine for you. The utensils that we were able to use on the program gave us everything we needed to complete the work.

I do not think that there were examples of technology obstructing the creative process in my case as the program I used gave me everything I needed.

The ideas came from previous experience. I have worked, lived and relaxed with people of all ages and I began to build a general insight into how they work and what they would enjoy and read in a magazine. In my opinion I believe that I have created a magazine with articles that my target audience would read. I feel that comparing to the school magazine I have learnt a lot more about what would be attractive in a magazine and wouldn’t. I have learnt that there is much more you can experiment with and use to develop the magazine.

the audience feedback was surprising, some of the articles that I was planning to use did not go down too well with the audience. Some of the people that had done the questionnaire gave me some example to use in the magazine and told me what would be a good idea to incorporate. However, I personally feel that this is a good thing and that I could expand on this and change my magazine to suite the likes of the audience.

I think with this magazine I have appealed to certain social groups. For example, techno lovers could be part f one group and rock lovers apart of another.

My magazine has excluded the much younger and much older generation. I have done this because I feel that those types of ages will not understand or really be bothered about the kind of articles that are in the magazine. My magazine has been created for 18- 35 year olds. I chose these ages because these would be good ages for potential DJ’s to begin their careers.

Double Page Spread.

How does your music magazine relate to existing examples of these media forms?

I think my magazine relates to other magazines in the way that it is interesting and original. it is not simplistic, foir example, the contents page has a very complicated background which took me some time to develope and create one which i liked. However, i think that a complicated magazine is better than some of the more simplistic ones which are around, though others may say different.

contents page

front cover

Media Questions

1)
The design I have used is pretty simplistic in the sense the text is not very complicated. The anchorage text has been written to be very basic and unsophisticated as the target audience is college students and if the text was set up to be complex then the magazine will not be appealing for all students. This is why everything I have used I have given much attention towards, to ensure the readers, (young people) read it and understand what the purpose of the magazine is. I think that my magazine relates to ‘Rolling Stones’ magazine in the sense that it is very simplistic but effective.

2)
The conventions that I used to develop the front cover were Xara and Photoshop. These programs helped me to cultivate the cover and make sure that it was finished to a considerable standard. The language used was down to initiative and what I thought the type of language should be to appeal greatly to the teenage faction. The use of imagery has been very important to me. The pictures used such as the two teachers and the school student were used not only to relate to the text but to outline the fact that the school should be a cheerful place.

1)
My school magazine was created to be different; I didn’t want to create a sense of boredom amongst the students. The main idea was to try and make the magazine modern and fun for the students to enjoy. I used Xara to adapt my pictures to the way I wanted them.

2)
There were a few creative problems that cropped up during the development process. For example, one of the problems that occurred was what color the title should be. I thought about what colors young people may like and asked some younger friends what their favorite colors were and what they would like to see on a magazine cover. Ultimately, I decided upon red and yellow, I thought that the colors would not affect different sex’s as both colors can be for both sexes.

3)
Two of the pictures on the front cover had already been taken by myself, I had taken one of them while out with some friends and the other was in the summer with two teachers that wanted to have their picture taken. The picture of the bus and sixth form students, however, were taken by me. The bus photograph was the easiest as the bus was already outside of the school and so I just took the picture of it because I knew that I could use it in the magazine. Also the picture with the sixth form students was taken while we were fooling around. The background picture was just a simple idea to highlight the fact that the magazine is about the school, I had used Xara on it to get rid of the grey sky and replace it with a lush blue one.



4)
To be honest I had decided not to use any sort of set location. I didn’t do this because I wanted the magazine to be as real as I could get it and if a set location was used then it would be obvious and not look genuine.
5)
The draft was quite important as in the early stages of development I had many mistakes and faults in my work. After I had spent time on the work at hand I noticed a lot of inaccuracies and managed to sort them out.

6)
I managed my time by only focusing on one subject at a time. For example, first I thought about the text and what I would be able to say on the cover. After the text had been worked out I thought about what sort of pictures should be displayed and whether they were relevant or not. Next came the color and what the students of the school would like to see.

1)
I had used Xara and Photoshop on my cover. The technology allowed me to be able do near enough what I wanted to the pictures, text or design. For example, I used the 3D tool that aloud my text to go 3D, an example of this is my title.

2)
I think that everything I wanted to do I could do it through Xara or Photoshop.

1)
The ideas came from myself, as I am a student myself I just thought about mostly want I would want to see on the magazine. I asked other people as well for their opinions on the cover, such as the colors and the title of it.

2)
In my opinion the audience was surprised at what I had produced at first. I think that this is good though because I could then change it to make it better and go over expectations.

Questions on Two magazines

Use these questions to analyse at least 2 magazine front covers:

Maddona magazine:
What type of magazine is it?

The magazine focuses on the music scene of the world.



From the front cover what kinds of issues/articles are going to be inside?
The articles are going to be centred on dishing out the latest gossip from the world of music.


Who is the target audience for the magazine?
The target audience for the magazine are people who have much knowledge in the music scene. The magazine is focusing on a wide range of ages, appealing to a vast variety of people.


What are their interests?
There interests are mainly on the British music scene and other popular artists.


Look at the 'Rolling Stones' magazine.


What mode of address is the mag using?
The mode is informal. this is to relate to the youths of Britain


What does this tell you about the type of relationship it wants with its reader?
The relationship the magazine wants with the reader is for the viewer to trust the magazine.


Who is on the front cover and why?
A famous singer is on the front cover, this is to draw the younger viewers towards the magazine and give examples of what the magazine is all about.


What does the anchorage text say?
JAY-Z
ADDICTED TO THE GAME


What does this imply about the artist??
This implies that they are famous.


What overall message is the artist giving?
That he loves The Game so you should too.


What does design of the title block tell you about the magazine?
The design can tell you many different things about the magazine, such as, the target audience of the magazine, contents, gender and genre.

What colours are used?
Modern, attractive colours are used, such as, the white, silver and black. This is to make the magazine more appealing to the reader.


Do you find them attractive?
Yes


What fonts are used and why?
A bold font is used to allow the writing to stand out.


What strategies does the magazine use to attract the audience?
Colours, pictures, some slang words are used, illustrations.

music magazine ideas

The magazine, i will ultimately be creating, will be on the subject of music. We have been set the challenge of creating the front cover and four centre pages. As i have progressed in sorting through my ideas and discarding the ineffective ones i came across some better ideas that could essentially lead to some further, more worthy, data.

The font of the magazine cover will be Vivaldi. The reason for using Vivaldi is because each letter has a neat and smooth curve, this curve can be perceived as like a note in a song. The note of a song has to be neat and smooth as to fit in and make up part of the song.

I have not really decided on what the front cover picture should be. I would like it to be some form of instrument and within the magazine will be information concerning this instrument. For example, brand new guitars could appear on the front and the article could give descriptions on, for example, who created the first guitar, who was/ is the greatest guitar player in history, this may be accompanied by a tally or bar chart which people would be able to send in, stating their opinions on certain arguments, postings or contests that month. This front cover idea may however be changed to a picture of a modern DJ or popular singer that i think people would be interested in.

The colour of the magazine will not be one set colour throughout. The front cover will most likely have a white background and all font will be in brighter more modern colours for the younger observer. The center pages will be in deep red. I think this colour is an eccentric colour and will almost draw the reader into the page.

There will also be sub-pictures next to or underneath a description, this would be to help the audience understand the magazine.

The title of the magazine has not yet been decided.