Tutorials

I suggest you take a photo (of yourself or of your friend) and use some photo manipulation software to create a ‘games style’ character(s) that you can use in your magazine (either front cover – a striking image would work well) and/or in your other pages. The images below were processed in an AI editing software and are the sort of thing I am suggesting. Or, look at the photoshop tutorials below and have a go to see what effects you can take. Obviously you need original images to start off with.

Statement of intent

I chose to do brief four as I want to create a music video which highlights mental health and the importance of friendships. I have always wanted to create a music video as I enjoy the creative freedom they contain. I also want to improve my editing skills on premier pro and photoshop so editing the music video and creating the magazine cover on photoshop will help me practice and improve these skills. I am also exited with the idea of producing and directing a music video.

In the music video I want my music video so to start with a disequilibrium and move into a new equilibrium (Todorov’s theory). In my magazine I want to use codes and conventions to help my magazine appear to my target audience such as by creating a bold and exiting logo for my magazine as well as using loads of colour to make my magazine exiting and appealing like mainstream music. I also want to include difference by including a side featuring the current top 10 trending songs as it would appeal to my target audience and be a great feature in a mainstream music magazine to display the current trending songs. Magazines commonly contain an advertisement on the back cover, so to continue the theme of my magazine I am going to create an exiting colourful music festival poster to display on the back of my magazine.

In terms of psychographics I want my media products to target Seekers and Achievers as the music video will include self-discovery of how the power of friendship can lead to finding your true self and the sociability of friendship. To do this in the magazine I could interview the artist about their career in music. In terms of achievers I want in the music video to show the success of friendship and the influence of a good friend which I am going to try and show in my music video by having a good friend helping someone who is lonely and in need. For the magazine I could make it appeal to achievers by interviewing the music artist on their success in the industry and hope the magazine can influence others who are seeking success in the industry. However my target audience is anyone between 16-25 who like listening to music and watching music videos and reading magazines as I want my message of the Importance of friendship and mental health to be seen by these groups of people.

I often watch linear music TV channels such as The Box (soon to be defunct) and MTV Live which focuses on mainstream music content as well as new and upcoming music. So, I would like for my magazine to talk about mainstream music channels on one of the pages, because they have a similar target audience as my magazine.

Some opportunities for digital convergence I will include the same people in my music video and magazine as well as include references from the music video in the magazine interview for example asking the artist in the interview about the music video.  I also want the footwear promotion to not only appear in the video but also as an ad in the magazine as magazines commonly contain advertisements as a way to make money without charging higher prices for the magazine.

Style Models

Magazine

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Interview

NEA

IN LESSONOUT OF LESSON
wedMake plan and finish statement of intentcomplete SOI
thur
frisubmit 1st draft SOI
sat
sun
mon
tue
wed
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friSubmit production 1 (all products in appropriate media form)
MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN
WEEK 1FeedbackDr M awayInset
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4Sports dayDr M awayDr M awayDr M away
WEEK 5
WEEK 6
WEEK 7Print all work outFinal submission

NEA Plan 2

MonTuesWedThurFriSatSun
Week 1FeedbackWork on MagazineWork on MagazineDr MM awayInset
Work on Magazine
Work on Magazine
Week 2Work on MagazineGenre Work on MagazineWork on MagazineWork on MagazineWork on Magazine
Week 3Look at Statement of intentLook at Statement of intentLook at Statement of intentFinish Product 1 and statement of intentFinish Product 1 and statement of intentFinish Product 1 and statement of intent

Week 4Sports DayPlan Music video storyDr MM HE Trip

Plan Music video locations
Dr MM HE Trip

Plan Music video locations
Dr MM HE TripFilm
Week 5EditEditEditEditEditFilm
Week 6EditEditEditEditEditFilm
Week 7EditEditEditEditFinal Submission

NEA pt II

Summer Term

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Week1FeedbackMake 3rd AdvertContinueDr M awayInset
Week2StudioFront CoverContinueContinueContinue
Week3ContinueContinueFinish Front CoverRework
Advert 1
Continue
Week4Sports DayRework
Advert 2
Dr M TripDr M TripDr M Trip
Week5Start
Advert 3
ContinueFinish All ProductsContinueContinue
Week6Finishing Touches For ProductsContinueRewrite SOIContinueContinue
Week7Print & Send SOIAnyFinalThingsDeadline

Summer Term Plan

MonTueWedThursFriSatSun
Week 1Feedbacktake picturesDR M not inINSET
Week 2Edit PicsFilm behind the sceneFilm part 2film
Week 3Film Part 3Finish off PostersFinish Postersedit film
Week 4Sports dayUni tripUni tripUni trip
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7Print productsFinal submission!!!

Summer Term Plan

NEA Summer Plan

MONTUESWEDTHURSFRISATSUN
WEEK 1FEEDBACKREDO SOIEDIT PRODUCT 1 – PLAN FRONT COVERDR M AWAY- FRONT COVERINSET DAYTAKE PHOTOS
WEEK 2START FRONT COVERFRONT COVERFRONT COVERFRONT COVERFRONT COVERTAKE PHOTOS
WEEK 3REVISIT PRODUCT1PRODUCT 1PRODUCT 1 PRODUCT 1 SOITAKE PHOTOS
WEEK 4SPORTS DAYPRODUCT 2 DR M AWAYDR M AWAYDR M AWAY
WEEK 5PRODUCT 2PRODUCT 2PRODUCT 2PRODUCT 2PRODUCT 2
WEEK 6FINISH UP PRODUCT 1SFINISH UP PRODUCT 1SFINISH PRODUCT 2AWAYAWAYAWAYAWAY
WEEK 7PRINT THINGS OUTFINALISE ALL
PRODUCTS
Complete SOIFinaliseFINAL SUBISSION!