Final Pieces

For the last few week I have been working on improving my draft front cover, contents page and double page spread. By using the peer assessments and teacher feedback I have tried to improve my coursework as much as I possibly could. I added bar code, issue no, price to my front cover and changed the image so the head wasn't chopped up. I made the picture bigger and added more headings to fill the white space. I used more pictures in my contents page and even had a strip line on the left hand side full of small pictures of the artist included. I used pictures from my front cover and double page spread in my contents page. I changed the colour so that it was consistent and fitted in with the rest of my magazine. For my double page spread I improved my cutting, I made the fact box stand out more and enlarged the heading. I also did another montage of small pictures along the top to fit in with my contents page and to fill in the space.

Ident Image

This is the image I've taken that I'm using as my ident because it fits wth the title of the magazine "Amplified" because it's a picture of an amplifier and has the title of the magazine in white font so that it stands out.

Consistency

After finishing my mock ups and seeing my feedback, I decided that my magazine was not consistent enough. I wanted to keep the black and white theme but decided to use the background colour of my double page spread for the font colour on my black and white front cover. For my contents page I used black and white pictures but also used the background colour from my double page spread. This meant that my final pieces will have a consistent theme between them.

Teacher Feedback

Front Cover - Add bar code, date/issues no, price. sort out image - head looks to chopped. Spacing need adjusting - too much white space. New images are much better - consider replacing

Contents - needs more pictures. Go back to your research - it doesn't look conventional. Tie in pics from front cover and double page spread

Double page spread - looks good - best piece. Improve/tidy up cutting. Heading needs enlarging and fill spaces (adjust text)

* Create a house style through colour/font which runs through 3 pieces.

Research/Planning level: 3
Practical Draft: 2/3

Terminology

Conglomerate - A group of smaller companies owned by a larger company

Vertical Integration - Process in which distribution and exhibition are done by the same company

DSN - digital screen network - The film is put on a disc instead of reels of film, transferred by internet, 240 screens in 210 cinemas in the UK

Logistics - How a film is transferred and transported

Escapism - Escape from the real world and it's problems and divulge yourself into what you're watching e.g go to cinema to forget about reality

Social realism - Representation of real life - deals with social life

35mm print - The standard reel that the film is processed on

Tim Bevan - the founder of working title

Pre-fabricated set - set already built

Four Quadrant audience - film appeals to young/old and male/female

Viral marketing - word of mouth, passing on of marketing message - use of internet e.g. facebook status, text messages

Synergy marketing - where two companies join together to benefit both e.g. having a soundtrack on a film, orange Wednesdays

Above the line marketing - adverts, posters, billboards - company pay, you don't choose to see it

Below the line marketing - interviews, reviews - company paid, you choose to see it

Stock writers/Directors - Associate with the same film company e.g. Shane Meadows (Warp Film) and Paul Greengrass (Working Title)

Product Placement - A product used in a film to advertise it e.g. Jude Law drinking coca-cola

Ident

For my ident I used the programme paint. I used a black background so that it would stand out,used comic sans font and shortened the title to just "Amp" The letters are outlines so that they stand out against the background.

Market Research Questionnaire

1)What do you think to the name Amplified?
Bradley - I like it

2) Are my colour scheme appropriate to the genre of the magazine?
Bradley - I like the black and white scheme but think some colour should be added to the front cover

3) Is the music featured on the magazine suitable for the genre?
Bradley - Yes, it fits in with the Indie genre of the magazine

4) How much would you be willing to pay for the magazine?
Bradley - £2

5) Is the magazine suitable for both males and females?
Bradley - Yes

6) Do you think the pictures fit in with the genre of the magazine?
Bradley - Yeah it fits in with the Indie pop music genre

7) Do you think my fonts are suitable for my magazine?
Bradley - Yeah but more fonts should be added

8) What magazine does it remind you of?
Bradley - Q and NME

9) What do you think to the graphology (layout) of my magazine?
Bradley - I like it but more pictures should be used on the Contents page

10) What do you like/dislike about my magazine?
Bradley
Like - the colour scheme
Dislike - the contents page layout

The Soloist - Notes on Featurette

The Soloist is based on a real life story from a newspaper article. Steve Lopez is a LA Times Columnist who wrote the article on Nathaniel in real life. Steve humanises the problems that are happening in America. Joe Wright the director was wary of telling a story about a country he knew nothing about. A lot of time was spent with people such as Steve and Nathaniel from the real life story. Extras who had never done it before and real homeless people from the area were used. The Soloist was filmed on the real Skid Row. This helped them and provided jobs. Jamie was taught to learn the Cello for the role of Nathaniel. They only had 4 weeks to get the set ready and 50 members of the crew.

The problem with the film was that it was a sombre film and there was no happy ending because the film was based on a true story. The problem was trying to find an honest ending. The ending is left open and Joe Wright said that he "doesn't like to prescribe how an audience should feel at the end of the film."