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Magazine coursework

Magazine cover

for my magazine cover, i had decided to do the topic on skatboarding as i had thought that this was going to be different to most of the other cover designs that would have a different theme to them.

magazine evaluation

Magazine evaluation

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Model Photos

Peer assessment to mock magazine

Peer Assessment

photo model - front cover

i have used this photo for my mock version for the front cover, i am thinking of making the image black and white as then i could do a colour scheme that doesn't match her clothes. i think that i could make one part of her clothing have a colour that would match the colour scheme, maybe her scarf as it is visable for the target audience.

the soloist - production

the idea of the film 'the soloist' came from a newspaper article in 'the times' paper about a musician on the streets playing a 2 stinged cello. the nemspaper article then became a phenomenon. producers, Russ Krasnoff and Gary Foster had expressed deep interest in the story

the director, Joe Wright was chosen to direct the film after producer Gary Foster said ' when i saw 'Anointment' i got very excited because i could see that joe Wright was a man who believes in complex cimema'

for a complicated person like Nathaniel Ayres. the film makers knew that the character would be a demanding one to portray. for the actor would need to be able to travel the distance Nathaniel's undeniable genius and his moments of mental inbalance. Almost as soon as the script was completed, acadamy award winner, Jamie Foxx expressed interest in the role. although he came to the production an accomplished musician, he spent 6 months learning advanced violin and cello techniques. with the first meeting of Steve Lopez and Nathaniel, Foxx feels as though these two characters are 'butting heads' as Lopez wants to save Nathaniel's life but Nathaniel thinks his life doesn't need saving.

for Joe Wright, Robert Downey's audition was just as important as Foxx's. the director felt that Steve Lopez is the character who changes by the end of the film and that Downey brings 'a great humanity and a feirce intellect to the character'. It was Downey's initial meeting with the director that got him the part of Steve Lopez, Downey had said that he wanted the film not to be about mental illness but about faith.

the director, Joe Wright knew from the beginning of production that he wanted to draw extras for 'the soloist' from the ranks of the downtown Los Angeles community depicted in the film. for him the extras were the heart of the film and it's link to the real world. to find these homeless extras, the casting crew initiated a series of homeless outreach centres. afterwards signing up 450 extras with a group of 20 nicknamed 'the lamp chorus' who appear in several scenes with Downey and Foxx inside the Lamp community where Nathaniel Ayres resides.

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Editing techniques - 2012 trailer

the first shot of this trailer is of the fim company columba, this is to inform the audience which company were responsible for making this film. the editing technique that is used is a fade to some lettering, the slow editing technique may be used to create tension or to make the audience eager about what their about to see. also the lettering is an incomplete sentence which makes the audience want to read the rest of the sentence. there is then another slow edit to a shot of some old ruins which sets out part of the story and also connotates that these ruins and lettering are related. there is then another fade out to some more lettering saying 'warned us' which connotates that there is some tragedy will happen in the story, it also involves the audience aswell as the lettering is directed at the audience. there is then another fade to a shot of the world which makes the audience seem powerful by looking over the earth. the shot is then edited to a shot of a landscape of trees and some lettering. the background of the trees then goes to a shot of an eclipes, with only 2 words of the lettering showing, this could be a freeze frame with the lettering so that the audience focus on those words.

there are then a few shots with an effect to look like a television. at the end of each shot is an editing technique that makes the shots seem as though they are changing channels on the television. all of the shots are non-continuity editing which crates an enigma code so the audience will want to know what it going on. there is one shot of a statue of Christ, with the arms falling off, this may connote that God is behind the devastation.

After the television sequence there is a shot of a man and his boy in a car talking, as this shot is longer that others it connotes that these are the main characters in the film. suddenly the 2 characters look up and the audience are shown what the characters are looking at, this is the non-diegetic gaze as the character is looking at something else in the trailer. the shots then keep cutting from the man in the car to whats going on outside the car. after there is a quick shot of another road being destroyed, this links to the shots of the man in the car. there are quick shots of whats going on all over the city. after is a long shot of a chapel and a priest looking up, the audience are then shown what this priest is looking at, which is a painting of God and a man joining hands. the shot shows a crack betwen the hands which connotes that God has abandoned the human race. straight after is a long shot of the same chapel falling down which also connotes of Gods abandoning of humans. there is then a quick shot of some text informing the audience who the director of the film is and to get the audience to focus on this text. there is then some more text to inform the audience what other films this director has made, so that when the audience read this and liked the other films, the audience will watch this film.

there are then a few shots of groups of people walking, there are then similar shots happening from different countries. this connotes that the devistation is global.there are then a few more shots of wrecked cities and ships with a plane flying past. after is a shot of the same man from the car which connotes that this man is the main character. there is then a shot of his family. all the shots are faded into another which gives the feel of slowing down the editing. the next few shots are of what look like an underground facility with large groups of people running to it. there is then a shot for a few seconds of a man in a suit which connotes that he is an important man in the film.

the next shot is of the main character driving a car out of a plane, the editing technique here is match-on-action as we see the car going out of the plane to a shot of the car driving away from the plane. there are then some quick editing shots of a plane flying through a crumbling city. there is a shot of the plane flying towards the camera then a quick edit to show the audience where the plane is going. there is then some more text saying 'the end' which creates an enigma code so the audience want to know what the rest of the sentence says. the audience then see a few more shots of devastation until there is the rest of the sentence saying 'is just the beginning'.

the next shot are quick editing techniques to give the feeling of speed and excitment of water flooding an aeroplane, and some more quick editing of all thats going on inside the plane to give the feeling of horror. there is then a shot of two hands reaching out for eachother quickly fading away. the fade last for about an second until there is a high shot of a ship tipping over due to a wave, this shot makes the audience feel powerful over the ship. the shot is long enough to give the audience time of focus on the ship tipping over. there is then a low shot of the ship moving towards the camera. the audience now feel that the ship is more powerful that them and is about to fall onto the viewer. as there is a few shots of this hip falling onto land, it connotes that this is an important part of the film.

there is then some more shots of the main character and his family hugging each other which may connote that the family is going to split up as one of the children is wearing a life jacket. there is then a moving shape with the word 'apocalypse' as the shapes move it forms the tiltle of the film as '2012'. there is some text informing the audience when the film is out, and then demands the audience to 'find out the truth' finally there is some more text on the film to inform the audience about it, such as the actors and director of the film.

the soloist - actors

the film has 2 well known actors such as Robert Downey Jr and Jamie Foxx. the director then beleives that the fans of these actors will watch the film just because they are in it.

Robert Downey Jr - Robert DSowney Jr plays Columnist Steve Lopez who is the journalist in the film who tries to get the musician off the streets of Los Angeles.

Jamie Foxx - Jamie foxx plays the musician Nathaneil Ayers, who lives on the skidrow of Los Angeles who befriends Steve Lopez.

The Soloist - synopsis

the film 'the soloist' is based on a true story of a disenchanted journalist transformation trhrough the hidden streets of Los Angeles. where he builds an unlikely friendship with a man from those same streets, bonding through the power of music.

The journalist is at a deadend jobs until he meets a musician on the streets of Los angeles. The journalist then begins to discover how the musician, once a prodigy heading for fame ended up on the streets. Imagining he can change the musicians life, the journalist starts a mission to get him off the streets and back into the world of music.

potential photos

i have taken photos that i am thinking of using in my magazine. as this isn't a single model, i'm thinking of using these photos on the contents page or front cover so that it looks like another article in the magazine.

potential colour schemes

here i have some colour schemes that i'm thinking of using in my magazine cover. i quite like the bold and bright colours as i think that it will look more like a teenagers magazine. also the style of the colours not going together makes the magazine more messy which could be linked to teenagers. i like the top colour scheme the most as the colours do go together and could look striking if the layout of colours is set right.

styles of lettering - magazine

i have analysed different styles of lettering that i could use in my magazine cover to understand what effects the styles give and understand how they can appeal to my target market group.

i had decided that the name for the band i would write an article about will be called 'SAINTS IN CHAINS' as this gave me a rock feel and the name also sounded that it could only be a rockband name.

audience feedback on pitch

Audience Feedback on Pitches

moodboard

i have used this moodboard as inspiration to how i can take my photos. it has also given me ideas of what my models can wear to make them look more suitable for my music genre, most of the people in the moodboard are wearing black clothing which i can also have for my models to wear. there are also different locations in the photos which have inspired me to think of places which will make my own photos look more effective.

magazine - moodboard bands

magazine pitch

Pitch Joshua Irons

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magazine - research

Magazine Coursework – Research And Planning

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magzine cover + contents research (coursework)