In the film All Good Things there is an establishing shot of a house. This sets the scene so that the audience knows about the environment and settings. there is very low-key lighting which gives a creepy feel to the scene as you can't see all the detail of the house. You can see that some of the house lights are on which suggest that someone is home. There is also non Digetic sound of a piano playing in the is scene which suggest that there is a party or gathering going on inside. You

 this Tom ford advert turns women into objects for the pleasure of men. The lighting highlights her skin making it look oily  and also highlighting her sexual parts. The bottle is placed in very provocative positions. 

 

Research

For some of my research I looked at different types of magazines that inspired me, these where magazines such as Vogue, Elle and Vanity Fair. By doing this it helped me see what types of layout, fonts and images I was going to have to use. It gave me a good understanding of what it should look like and also what types of pictures I should take which was really important as the picture is main part of a magazine cover. Also by doing this I could see what types of subjects where mentioned in the puffs so that i can grasp the concepts and replicate that in my work.
I also did some textual analysis, this consisted of looking at 3 magazine covers and look and each detail and annals it. This gave me good idea of the amount of detail I had to include in my cover for it to look professional. It also helped me see why certain things where included and what affect they have. Another thing that it helped with the themes and layout of the cover, things like having to include a price and bar code. It was the first time I had to really analyse a cover and it showed me how precise I had to be with everything. By looking at the pictures it showed me how I had to take my photo and what outfits my model had to wear. I found out that the photos in high fashion magazines are usually very sharp and bright and the models are quite sexual in there body language and what they are wearing, I then had to recreate this in my photos.
My research has helped me to identify my target audience and also helped me to decide various different things to include in my survey. In my survey i asked a total of 13 people. There was 10 questions, 8 closed questions and 2 open questions. My first question was "what is your gender" I needed to know this as my target audience is mainly female so needed to know who was answering my survey so that I could extract the right information. Other questions like there age and there profession also helped with this. My survey analysis gave me good idea of what type of magazine cover I wanted to create and who my target audience was going to be. I came to the conclusion that I wanted to make a high fashion magazine for the ages between around 19 and 30. By doing the survey I knew exactly what my target audience was and that I had to relate the themes to that. So because my audience is female the puffs will include things that women can relate to and enjoy reading, things like makeup and fashion. I also asked the types of articles my audience prefers to read which again helped my choose a theme that my cover will portray.

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair targets both males and females, it is aimed at females as Jennifer Lawrence is a strong and successful lady and women look up to her. It is also targeted at men as men find Jennifer Lawrence attraction and would read the magazine because of this. it is also targeted at a high class as it covers a wide range of topics like politics and fashion and the audience must be reasonably well educated and find politics and fashion interesting so think is would be class A and B. Also the mast head is in red, the colour red has connotations of sophistication but also sexiness so this could suggest that the mast head reflect the articles inside and this would attract both gender audiences. The main image is very sexy as it is a picture of Jennifer Lawrence naked with just a diamond necklace on. This would attract a male audience but the necklace has connotations of sophistication as well and this would attract a sophisticated audience. In the picture the background is green leaves which is very natural and also Jennifer Lawrence's makeup is very natural and subtle, This could reflect what the main cover line is about. The main cover line is about Jennifer Lawrence's leaked nudes and it is the first time she has some about it so the publishers of Vanity Fair could be trying to show that it is very natural to do what she has done and also that the article will be very raw and exposed like the main photo. I think that Vanity Fair aimed at ages 20 to maybe 40 as some of the topics that are discussed are quite sophisticated and would appeal to an early 20's to middle aged audience.

Elle Magazine

This addition of Elle magazine features Natalie Portman, She is 33 and has been in many films such as Thor and the Black Swan. This suggest that Elle magazine is targeted at Women between the ages of around 20 to about 50 because woman that age can relate to Natalie Portman and would also be interested in many of her films. this also shows that it is aimed at women as Natalie Portman is a very successful women and is someone women can aspire to bel like. Another thing that suggests that it is targeted at women is the puffs. They talk about haircuts, accessories, shoes and bags; these are all things that women would be interested in. Also the colours in this cover are very sophisticated and subtle which would suggest that it is aimed at classes A and B as that is sophisticated audience. The colours could also suggest that it is targeted at a more mature audience as usually bright and vibrant colours such as pink and purple are associated with younger ages and more subtle colours are associated with an older audience. You can also tell that this magazine is well known as there aren't many puffs and there quite short and simple which suggest that rely more on how well known the brand is rather than getting people attention with the puffs. Also you can see on the magazine cover that the price is £3.60 which is quite expensive for a magazine, so this also shows that it is targeted a a high class as they are  the ones that would be the ones willing to pay that for a magazine. Another things that suggest that the magazine is targeted at a higher class is the clothes that Natalie Portman are wearing are very high class and also look quite expensive which backs up my point of how it is aimed at class A and B.

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Prince Harry

In this newspaper article it talks about prince Harrys and his time in Las Vegas. If Harry wasn't apart of the royal family and was just a normal celebrity i think that the there wouldn't be as much attention around this. As he is a royal there are certain expectations of them and it is very unusually to see them in a reckless way. so the newspapers get so much attention from the public when they write about the royal family behaving badly as we don't expect them to be like this. Also I think his class helps to control the media sometimes because on the front page it says "banned photo posed by sun's own Harry" this shows that the royal family have tried to control the back lash or Harrys holiday and because they are so high up they have to power  to do this. I thick that this would make the media want to reveal more about the royal family because things that are banned usually get a lot of attention from the public so the newspapers would make more money by reporting on things the royal family do. The representation of prince Harry here is negative as they newspapers are showing him of as un responsible and reckless which is not things you think off when you think of the royal family.