Lifestyle Questionnaire

Life Style Questionnaire

 How do you buy music?

ITunes [  ] CD [ ] Downloads [ ]

Where do you mainly listen to Music?

School [ ] Home [ ] on the go [ ]

What Genre of Music do you mainly listen to?

Pop [ ] Rock [ ] Metal [ ] Hip-Hop/Rap [ ]

Do you listen to rock music often?

No [ ] Sometimes [ ] Yes [ ] All the time [ ]

How often do you go to concerts/gigs per year?

1-5 [ ] 6-10 [ ] 11-15 [ ] 16-20 [ ] 20+ [ ]

How often do you buy music?

Daily [ ] Weekly [ ] Monthly [ ] whenever I have the time [ ]

How many hours of music do you listen to daily?

0-1hr [ ] 2-3 hrs [ ] 4-6 hrs [ ] 7+hrs [ ]

How much music do you have on your iPod/music Player?

0-250 songs [ ] 260-500 [ ] 510-1000 [ ] 1000+ [ ]

Do you invest in good quality headphones?

Yes [ ] No [ ] Sometimes [ ] Depends if I have the money [ ]

What do you think of the magazine’s cover photo?

Terrible [ ] Bad [ ] Okay [ ] Great [ ] Excellent [ ]

What do you think of the colour scheme of the front cover?

Terrible [ ] Bad [ ] Okay [ ] Great [ ] Excellent [ ]

Do you think the price of the magazine is fair (£6.00)?

No [ ] Maybe [ ] Yes [ ]

Music Magazine Front Cover

Music Magazine Front Cover Mock Up

Double Page Spread Photo Shoot Planning

 

Double Page Spread Photo-shoot

 

For my double page spread I will use the same models as my front cover and I will be considering the following factors;
Location;
The location will be the same as the one that I used for my front cover; a run down area of Tunbridge Wells where the band grew up.
Body Language;
The body language and posture that I want the cover model to represent is; Some will be smiling to show a new side to the band and imply that they are not like the stereotype being shown on the front cover. Some members will still look intimidating as reflects their social background/upbringing, I want the band to be shown as intimidating but underneath it all they are just normal teenagers enjoying their music.
Furthermore their posture will have to reflect their emotions, some will be leaning against walls whilst some will be standing up straight with their arms crossed. I want a good variety of poses hopefully each one varying from the last.
I will do this because the posture and the body language that the band members use will be key in portraying what kind of band they are without needing text to explain.
Facial Expressions;
Some of the band will be looking intimidating, I will have some them looking blankly at the camera with narrowed eyes, as if they are looking right at us acting the part. Others will just look as if this is just a normal day at the office. I want to capture them when their in their down time so that I can show what their truly like.
Weather;
I do not mind what the weather conditions are around during the photo-shoot. Obviously I would not hope for heavy rain or extreme weather conditions. The weather is a minor part of the photo shoot as it will not affect the quality of the images.
Other;
I will be taking the photos from a mixture of my digital camera and my phone, I want to get high quality shots that will reflect the quality of the magazine. Any out of focus shots will be discarded.






Media Class Notes

Media

Dominant Ideology;

What gender attributes & behaviours are valued most in our society on the whole.

Stereotype Production;

- Simplification.

- Exaggeration or distortion.

- Generalization.

- Presentation of cultural attributes as being natural.

The Counter type;

- A positive stereotype.

- Focuses on positive elements of a group traditionally represented as bad.

- Oversimplification of the enormous diversity featured with the group.

The Male Gaze;

- How do men look at women.

- How women look at themselves.

- How women look at other women.

Laura Mulvey believes that in a film, "audiences have to view characters from the perspective of a heterosexual male"

Features of the Male Gaze;

- Camera lingers on the curves of the female body & events which occur to women are presented largely in the context of a mans reaction.

- Relegates women to status of objects.

Jonathan Schroeder "to gaze implies more than to look at- signifies a psychological relationship of power"

Traditional Male Stereotypes;

- Traditional Masculine Man- muscly, strong, brave, heterosexual, manual jobs, aggressive, tall & dominant over women, works to provide for family . Does no cleaning, cooking or childcare.

-New Man- Less masculine but still heterosexual, very peaceful, looks after the family, stays at home to look after family, does cleaning & cooking etc. Shown as equal to women.

-Gay Man- Often shown as being very feminine, weak, working in jobs such as fashion or hairdressing, bitchy etc.

Traditional Feminine Woman;

-Traditional feminine woman- often shown as being girly, likes pink, wears dresses, does feminine jobs such as working in fashion, hairdressing or stays at home to look after the children, needs a man to cope, weak, scarred of things, needs rescuing, pure & innocent.

-Sexy Woman- very flirty, dresses in a revealing way, more powerful, uses men to get what she wants, no loyalty to other women, bitchy.

-Lesbian Woman-  Dressing in a masculine fashion, doing masculine roles, hating men, looking masculine.

Class Notes; Understanding Audience proflle

Understanding Audience Profile

 

- Refers to a detailed appraisal of ones customers, characteristics, attitudes & behaviours.

 

-Enables the supplier to target the communication to best effect (semiotic/language/feature)

 

-Demographic Profiles; quantifiable statistics of a given population, age, gender, location, marital status, educational level, income & nationality.

 

-Psychographic Profiles; reflect common activities, interests & opinions as well as attitudes & values of those people.

 

-National Readership;

 

A- Upper middle class.

 

B- Middle Class.

 

C1- Lower middle class.

 

C2- Skilled working class.

 

D- Working class.

 

E- Those at lowest level of subsistence 

Class Notes; Types of Sound

Type of Sound in Media

 

Types of Sound;

- Music, Sound effects & dialogue.

- Emotion.

-Gives an understanding.

-Sound doesn't support the image.

-Associates with the themes.

-Helps to add emotion & drama.

-Directed Attention.

-Formal expectations.

-Altered interpretations of visual image.

-The value of silence, its rare and shocking.

-Diegisis- Film world.

-Non-Diegetic Sound- sound not recognised as part of the film world.

-Diegetic Sound- sound that is part of the film world.

-Parallel- sound which compliments the visual image.

-Contraptual Sound- sound which does not fit with the image but helps create new meanings.

-Sound Bridges- aid continuously as sound from 1 sequence on into the next.

-3 Levels- Dialogue, sound effects & music.

-Dialogue authenticates the speaker, texture of voice can add character on its own.

-Synchronous Sound- sounds which are synchronized or matched with what is viewed.

-Asynchronous Sound- not matched with a visible source of the sound on screen.