Kaye: Media Exam Blog 1 - Mr Pall

1) Magazines: Front cover practical task 2) Magazines: GQ - Language and Representation 3) Magazines: GQ - Audience & Industry 4) Magazines: Front cover practical task LR 5) Magazines: The Gentlewoman - Language and Representations 6) Magazines: The Gentlewoman - Audience and Industries 7) Magazines: Industries - the appeal of print and independent magazines

  1) Media Magazine feature: Pleasures of The Gentlewoman Go to  our Media Magazine archive  and read the article on The Gentlewoman (MM84 - page 34). Answer the following questions: 1) What does the article suggest is different about the Gentlewoman compared to traditional women's magazines?  It suggests that what is different about the Gentlewoman compared to traditional women’s magazines is how minimalist its designs are, the only texts being are the title, subtitle and the name of the person in the photograph. Their masthead isn’t in capital letters, only smaller ones, which is different to Elle or Vogue. The Gentlewoman is portraying a message that focuses more on the creativity and character. 2) What representations are offered in the Gentlewoman?   The representations that are offered in the Gentlewoman are gender is a performance and stereotypes such as fashion feature on the smart summer suit.  3) List the key statistics in the article on the ...

  1) Writer's Edit journal article Read this excellent  Writer's Edit academic journal article on the independent magazine industry and answer the following questions: 1) What is the definition of an independent print magazine? The independent print magazine is characterised as “published without the financial support of a large corporation or institution in which the makers control publication and distribution…“independent” in spirit due to a maverick editor or publisher who leads the magazine in an exploratory, noncommercial direction”. 2) What does Hamilton (2013) suggest about independent magazines in the digital age? Hamilton suggests that there’s an increasing evidence that small printed magazines are quietly thriving and slowly becoming successful even as the global newspaper and book industries falter. 3) Why does the article suggest that independent magazines might be succeeding while global magazine publishers such as Bauer are struggling? Independent magazines ...

  Close-textual analysis Work through the following tasks to complete your close-textual analysis of the Gentlewoman CSP pages: Gentlewoman front cover  1) What do the typefaces used on the front cover suggest to an audience? The typefaces that was used on the front cover suggests to an audience that they want their concept to come out as unique due to their unconventional design and layout. They also focus on how the main image could convey the idea of women empowerment as the make up seems very bold. 2) How does the cover subvert conventional magazine cover design? The cover subverts conventional magazine cover design due to the layout as most magazines would have a central image with the setting but the cover of Gentlewoman shows that it's in a layout-like-frame.  3) Write an analysis of the central image. The central image shows Johansson in a close up shot, highlighting her make up with the purple eyeshadow and her bright red lipstick. This connotes confidence and a...

  1) Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). For the EBI (write down each bullet point for each question) 01 More media terminology  Develop your explanations  02 More theory needs to be developed How does context shape representation - draw and make a judgement  03 Nut much of an argument - ‘to what extent’ it is not showing a clear line of argument  WWW:  Fair attempt overall, you are able to attempt language analysis of an unseen product  EBI: See my comments next to each Q 2) Read the whole mark scheme for this assessment carefully (find this on your class Google Classroom). Identify at least one potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment. 01.  Monochrome (black and white) – stylish, sophisticated, reinforces traditional heterosexual  meanings; consistent with aspirational branding. Low-key lighting ‘chiaroscuro’, backlighting visibl...

1) Add your finished magazine cover as a JPEG image. 2) Type up your feedback from your teacher. If you've received this by email, you can copy and paste it across - WWW and EBI. You don't need to include a mark or grade if you don't want to.   Mark out of 15 for Media Language: 12/15 Estimated A Level Coursework grade: A WWW: Kaye, this is a very good piece of production. You have clearly researched, planned and sketched a design which demonstrates good pre-production values. Your decision to produce a Vogue front cover from the Philippines makes total sense; well done for celebrating your own culture and identity. The cover lines are effective and communicate clear meanings throughout the product. You’ve also taught me what the word ‘bebot’ means but once again you’re demonstrating good knowledge of how narrative communicates meaning to an audience. EBI: I mostly agree with your evaluation comments around the professionalism of your front cover through the colour schemes,...