Media Studies Blog 1

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). - www: Good clear writing with a clear focus on the questions. - EBI: More detailed repsonses needed - specific responses to theories or theorists and more exmaples from the text (Q3) 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. Stereotypical ideals of beauty – slim, twenty-something, white. Armani advert arguably reflects the ‘crisis of masculinity’ some refer to – assertively heterosexual, perhaps reflecting the struggle men face to find their place/role in the 21 st century. Armani captures the way men wish to see the world. Economy is changing – traditionally ‘masculine’ jobs (e.g. manual labour) have typically become automated; employers increasingly value ‘soft’ skills in the workplace – communication, emotional intelligence. Thes

Planning Create a separate blogpost called ' Magazine practical task planning ' and complete the following tasks: 1) Plan your main flash - this is the main cover story that links to your central image. Main flash - things that women can wear for spring  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: A female  - Costume: something that can be worn when the suns out, preferably a nice summer colour. - Make-up: Probably light make up, highlight to be prominent - Lighting: Very good, bright lighting The model's on the Vogue magazines are usually always straight faced or have a sly smirk without showing teeth so my model must do the same. 3) Write the cover lines and any additional text you need for your magazine cover. - "Spring or winter issue"  - " 20 ways to look good this spring" - " Kylie Jenner in Paris" -

Magazine practical task: blog work Research: 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. Fashion magazine: Sports magazine: Celeb gossip magazine: 2) Select your chosen magazine to create a new edition for and explain the thinking behind your choice. I have chosen a fashion magazine to create a new edition for seeing as it is the one that genuinely interests me the most and it has a nice and simple but classy cover which is personally the best one I think I could do. 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 an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding.