Preliminary Task: Contents Page FINAL

Preliminary Task: Front Cover FINAL

Preliminary Task: Front Cover & Contents Page Mock Ups

Preliminary Task: Front Cover & Contents Page Mock Ups

Preliminary Task: Front Cover Conventions Diagram

Preliminary: Front cover textual analysis

By looking at this magazine straight away we can tell its target audience is teenagers who attend college. The masthead which says 'college' is written in a bold, strong, vibrant colour which can connote that college has sevral different meanings to it eg: friends, life, education and future.

The use of the pink paint splattered on the page shows there is a fun side and that college can organise fun trips for the teenagers to go on it also cononotes that college has its rewards if you work hard.

The shot used for the main image is a mid-shot, it is very clear and he gives the readers a little smile connoting he enjoys college and things may be turning out well for him also his eyes are looking directly into the camera.

His costume is very simple- white top, black jacket and a pair of jeans. This shows how a typical college boy may dress, very casual and relaxed. The props which are used in this shot is a silver long chain with the crucifics straight away it makes us think that he is a religious person and the books he is holding in his hand connote education, smart, eager to learn, future.

No setting is used just a simple black faded background, which is simple and easy. The use of lighting is very effective, high key lighting is used because it is even and free from dark shadows making it look more natural and bright.

NVC is as i mentioned before is the young man giving the camera a charming little grin- connotig that he is a happy young lad who seems as if he enjoys college.

Induction:Movie Poster Textual Analysis

Looking at his costume, he seems as if his a warrior, hero and action man. The clothes his wearing seems very old fashioned and looks suitable to wear on a rough adventure/journey. The props he is holding are a gun and a whip; this shows that he is prepared to fight and the gun connotes serious danger and some violence.

His body language connotes that he is a strong, independent, bold man who takes risks. His eyes are looking directly at the camera and his facial expressions are very serious and stern.

The fire in the background shows that allot is going to happen; connotations of this are, danger, hell, devil.
The lighting is very dark exspecialy around his body however, the back light shines on him connoting his important and exciting.

Anchoring- the title seems very cartoonish as we know in the film 'Indiana Jones' there is slight comedy involved and in his character.

The background is all very ancient and historical. The ingraved desings in the background give the audience an idea of what the film may be based around and an idea of where settings could be.

Inducton: Re-creation of a Movie Magazine Front Cover

I found that using Adobe Photoshop was quite hard in the begining, however, after a while i began to get the hang of it. Types of tools i used were horizontal type tool and eye dropper tool. These allowed me to add text on my page, change font, change size of font and apply the exact colour wanted . For my masthead to look similar to the origianl copy of the front cover magazine i applied a shadow drop to the text to give it a bold and shadow effect. I learnt that applying a new layer makes things much easier so if u do not need that layer anymore you can easily delete it.