1. You can write the 1000 word feature article for your magazine. You can decide whether this will be a clear interview or a more in depth article with quotes from your artist. Make sure that you set the scene:
*where are you meeting them?
*what is the setting like?
*what is the atmosphere?
*what is the artists attitude/mood
*what have they been doing that day up until this point?
You article should aim to promote the artist so you need to ensure that your questions are interesting and revealing!
2. You can design the layout of your front cover and article. The feature article should be at least 3 pages long and include at least 4 images. For the front cover you can decide on colour themes, fonts and positioning.
3. You can start organising your photoshoot. Do you need to book the theatre and lighting? Do you need to book a camera? Do you need to e-mail people? Are you planning to shoot outside? Check the weather forecast! What costume will your artist wear? Do you need to provide costumes? What mise-en-scene will you select? What camera angles and shots will you use? Will all the images be posed or do you also want live action shots e.g. at a gig?
Good luck!
Thursday, 4 March 2010
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Analysing Magazine Articles
Use these questions to help you to analyse at least 2 magazine articles:
1) What does the choice of artist featured in the article suggest who the target audience will be?
2) What type of language is used in the article? Is the language used informal or does it have a more academic quality? How does this language appeal to the audience? Give examples of words or phrases which are specific to the style of the magazine.
3) What tone does the magazine use to address the reader (as a close friend, a member of an 'in' crowd or an informed intelligent fan?) - provide evidence
4) What style of text is used? Is it similar to any other pages? What does it say about the image of the magazine and the audience? How is the text arranged? How is the interview laid out? Are various entry points used and why?
5) How are the pages laid out? How much of the pages are taken up by images and how much by text? How does this reflect the audience? What do they value?
6) What tone is the magazine using when addressing the reader (as a close friend, a member of an 'in' crowd or an informed intelligent fan?) - provide evidence
7) How is the artist/band presented to the audience through the images? How is meaning achored through the caption? You may wish to carry out a textual analysis.
8) How does the style of the article match the style of the front cover? Is a house style being developed across all the pages you have analysed?
9) Does the article demand any prior knowledge? Give examples.
1) What does the choice of artist featured in the article suggest who the target audience will be?
2) What type of language is used in the article? Is the language used informal or does it have a more academic quality? How does this language appeal to the audience? Give examples of words or phrases which are specific to the style of the magazine.
3) What tone does the magazine use to address the reader (as a close friend, a member of an 'in' crowd or an informed intelligent fan?) - provide evidence
4) What style of text is used? Is it similar to any other pages? What does it say about the image of the magazine and the audience? How is the text arranged? How is the interview laid out? Are various entry points used and why?
5) How are the pages laid out? How much of the pages are taken up by images and how much by text? How does this reflect the audience? What do they value?
6) What tone is the magazine using when addressing the reader (as a close friend, a member of an 'in' crowd or an informed intelligent fan?) - provide evidence
7) How is the artist/band presented to the audience through the images? How is meaning achored through the caption? You may wish to carry out a textual analysis.
8) How does the style of the article match the style of the front cover? Is a house style being developed across all the pages you have analysed?
9) Does the article demand any prior knowledge? Give examples.
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