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."

AFL target setting

Self Asessment


Peer Assessment 1

Good Variety of shots
Good use of mise-en-scene e.g props
Little variety in fonts and text size
Like the effect on the background of the front cover

Peer Assessment 2

Good use of colours on double page spread but a bit plain on the other two pages
Good use of pictures and a variety of shots especially the front cover as there is a guitar on the artist’s back
The material is all linked to the task, good use of cropping and resizing, but I think the photo on the double page spread would look better if it was not in the middle of the page
The front cover might look better with a little more text
The layout is generally good, especially text layout on the double page spread, variety of fonts and colours used
ICT is used well

Target Setting

Use different fonts and font sizes
Add more colour
Adjust photo
Add text on front cover

How does the editing in Saw 2 construct the meeting about the relationship between characters?

The Saw 2 trailer has no continuity as it purposely uses a variety of quick shots from the film and recaps back to the previous film.

Flashbacks are used so people can remember what happened previously and can see that it's a sequel before the title of the film is revealed at the end. It is in non chronological order so that it creates the enigma code and the audience want to watch the film so that they fully understand what is going on.

Jump cuts are used throughout the trailer to create the effect of distortion. They also lead to the enigma code because they give a sense of confusion and make you want to know what is happening.

Cutaways are used in the trailer because you see the CCTV camera and then see the people on the CCTV camera. This is used because the audience want to know what is on the CCTV camera and then a shot is shown of the people on the camera.

Eye line match is used to show one woman and then see the woman she is looking at. This is used so that we wonder who the woman is speaking to.

Montage editing is used throughout the whole of the trailer as all the images are unconnected and are used to create the meaning of uncertainty and confusion. This makes the audience want to watch the film to find out what is going on.

Match on action is used when we see the police officer and then we see him pull the cloth of the CCTV camera. This is used so that we wonder what the police officer is doing or about to do.

Actors

Jamie Foxx

In The Soloist, Jamie Foxx plays a musician who develops schizophrenia and becomes homeless. He took the role because it mirrored his past. When he was younger, Jamie had a fear of going crazy. When he was younger he took drugs and ended up in hospital and he had a friend who spoke to him and told him he was going through post dramatic stress. Because of this Jamie could relate to his character Nathanial and wanted to go into the character deep. He wanted to open up ideas about schizophrenia and homelessness.



Robert Downey JR

In The Soloist, Robert Downey JR plays a journalist who meets Nathanial and decides to write a Newspaper column about Nathanial and his homelessness. He was asked by the director to be in the film and felt like he interacted the most with the other actors.

Double page spread first draft

For my double page spread, I used the Eyedropper tool to find the colour of my background. I decided to use the colour of my models bow tie as the background colour. I also used a gradient effect to make the model stand out against a white glow amongst the colour of the background. I want to use this in my final piece. I have used this picture of the model because it's a high angle and looks like the model is looking up to the camera. We are able to get a clear view of the model and he is dressed smart which fits in with the genre of the magazine. This is the picture I want to use in my final piece. In my drawn mock ups I planned to have the picture on the left hand side of the double page spread. But I have decided to place the picture in the middle of the double page spread so that all the text fits around the outside and because the picture grabs your attention straight away which is what I plan to do in my final piece. I used a magnetic lasso to cut around the model and used a rubber to get rid of any bits that I didn't manage with the magnetic lasso. I have used a pull quote which is black and is placed over the model. This makes it stand out. I want to use this pull quote in my final piece but I want to use different effects to make it stand out even more. I have used the same font throughout to keep consistency. The title is in white to stand out and the name of the artist is in a bigger font so that it stands out. I used the ruler tool to ensure that the text boxes were the same size. I have used black font on the left hand side and white on the right. I think this looks effective but I am going to play around with different coloured fonts for my final piece to see which looks more effective. I have used a facts box on the side of my double page spread to give us more information about the artist and his musical influences and also because it adds something different which therefore engages the reader. I definitely want to use a fact box in my final piece but I want to make the box around it stand out more and experiment with different fonts and colours. After reading back through my article I have noticed there are a few typing errors which will be corrected for my final piece.

Contents page first draft

For my contents page, I have continued with the theme of black and white from my font cover. I have used a gradient effect by having a bright white shine amongst the black background. I am unsure whether I will use this in my final piece or not. The picture I have used is in colour and is placed where the bright white shine is to emphasise the picture. I have not decided whether this will be the picture in my final piece or if I'll inclue others as well. Using the magnetic lasso I cut around the image, but for my final piece I will also use a rubber to neaten the edges. I have used the same font to keep the consistency which I will use in my final piece. The title "contents" is in capitals and big to make it stand out. The page numbers and title of article slant downwards which has makes it look different and therefore more interesting to read. I want to include this in my final piece. There is a title of the article including the model in the picture, which is bigger than the rest to stand out and attract the reader. I want to use this in my final piece. There is a regular section at the bottom which includes part of the magazine that regularly appear and I want to inclue this in my final piece to.