Tuesday, 17 December 2013
DPS Photography
Here are some images I took for my DPS. I took a variety of shots, such as close ups, full length shots, a pan and mid shots.
This image didn't focus when the model move which made the had blurry this was due to the speed of the shot. I could've possible of used shutter speed.
This shot was a mid close up shot of the model. The image is clear however in the background you can see the floor, so if i where to use this image i would have to crop it out. and make it similar to white background.
I took a full length shot at a low angle as in the other image above it, you an see the floor, so I would have to crop it out.
This is a pan shot. This image is related to what I want in my DPS. It will go through both pages of the DPS, so it will be used as the background of the DPS.
This is a mid image of a my model at a high angle. however her hand is cut from the image.
Monday, 2 December 2013
Survey
The first question I asked was if they were male or female. I wanted to know what there gender is, so that i have an idea of if females or males read magazines.
2.Do you listen to hip-hop music from the 80's and 90's? Hip-hop music from the 80's is still popular even people who weren't born in that period listen to it. The majority of them of the people that took the survey said they listen to it the genre of music from that time period.
3.How often do you read magazines? This was a varied answer because I didn't specify what kind of magazine. I just meant magazine in general, but the answers were more toward people reading magazines at least once a week.
4.Do you read any existing hip-hop magazine? this question required a Yes or No answer. Only a few said yes to reading a hip-hop based magazine. I think the reason why only few do is because they may be reading other magazine but just listen to the music.
5.What hip-hop magazine do you read? This is a follow up question of question 4. So the people who read hip-hip music said they read magazines that are really well known, which are XXL and Vibe.
6.What colour represents hip-hop in the 80's/90's? I found this quite difficult to put across, but the results I got were quite helpful. the colours they thought represented hip-hop in that period was black and white to represent the past like a flash back. some said that it would be colours that signify strength, passion, respect.
7.What do you expect to read in the DPS? Most people wanted an interview of an artist or a biography of an artist. A person said they wanted a positive topic on hip-hop and how it changed from how it was in the past and how it has evolved to what it is today.
8. What do you think of the masthead being called Homies? The word is an urban word for friends. I thought this masthead would target both genders since the word isn't restricted for certain people to use. The response I got was that they liked the name and that it has some relation to the genre of music I am basing magazine around.
2.Do you listen to hip-hop music from the 80's and 90's? Hip-hop music from the 80's is still popular even people who weren't born in that period listen to it. The majority of them of the people that took the survey said they listen to it the genre of music from that time period.
3.How often do you read magazines? This was a varied answer because I didn't specify what kind of magazine. I just meant magazine in general, but the answers were more toward people reading magazines at least once a week.
4.Do you read any existing hip-hop magazine? this question required a Yes or No answer. Only a few said yes to reading a hip-hop based magazine. I think the reason why only few do is because they may be reading other magazine but just listen to the music.
5.What hip-hop magazine do you read? This is a follow up question of question 4. So the people who read hip-hip music said they read magazines that are really well known, which are XXL and Vibe.
6.What colour represents hip-hop in the 80's/90's? I found this quite difficult to put across, but the results I got were quite helpful. the colours they thought represented hip-hop in that period was black and white to represent the past like a flash back. some said that it would be colours that signify strength, passion, respect.
7.What do you expect to read in the DPS? Most people wanted an interview of an artist or a biography of an artist. A person said they wanted a positive topic on hip-hop and how it changed from how it was in the past and how it has evolved to what it is today.
8. What do you think of the masthead being called Homies? The word is an urban word for friends. I thought this masthead would target both genders since the word isn't restricted for certain people to use. The response I got was that they liked the name and that it has some relation to the genre of music I am basing magazine around.
Monday, 25 November 2013
Article Draft
HEADING:
"It doesn't start in the studio, it starts where you want it to."
People say that doesn't suit you, its not going to get you far. But they were wrong and were proved wrong by (name) and (name), together they became the female Hip Hop duo (group name) still on the rise.
The one place that created the dream in to a career happened in the bedroom, where all ideas were brainstormed to produce the music we here from them today.
why per-sue music in that field?
although this industry is male dominate. We've had an interest in Hip-Hop from a young age, we love the fashion, beat and the lyrics. we believe this is the best way to convey our music to the people and to show that women can be who they want to be if they put there mind to it.
What brought you to make a duo?
Me and (name) have known each other since our primary school days, from there it's like we became a family. We both love Hip-Hop, we would do cover songs, watch underground rap and music video from the 80's/90's, like Run DMC. Eventually we started to write our own lyrics over existing music track and over beats we created.
Originally we planned to make it a 4 member group, but as you can see there is only two of us, it didn't go well, we had different views. They may not be with us right now but we still keep in touch we them.
Monday, 11 November 2013
Music Video Analysis
This song was released in ... It reminisces on BIG's past and to tell the audience what struggles he had to go through to make it into the music industry and how he is living 'The life'.
The video uses mise-en-scene to convey clearly what is in the lyrics, also because music is universal, people who don't understand the language can depict what is going on from the video.
Location/Setting:
In the video it takes place in 6 different setting, near a corner shop, in front of a house, prison cell, a dining room, which look back on the past and a swimming pool, a roof top/a balcony to show how he was at that present time. Out of all the settings the prison cell i thought would have the most impact on the audience to his rough past. The prison cell shows how isolated and confined a place is, the audience can see how hard it is to communicate with others in the cell than with people surrounding. In addition the scene when he places the pictures on the wall cover part of the words Speed + Pot, this may imply that he may want to move forward, using the photo to inspire him to make his dream has a rapper a reality. the effect it has on the audience is you finally realise what you want when you've reached the bottom and at the peek of your troubles.
Colours:
A yellow hue was used to indicate a flash back from when BIG was in prison and with his family. For example the clip at 3:07 -3:13 the mother is smiling then you get a glimpse of the relation between him and his mother in the past. The audience can see how proud she is to boast about her son, where as the past should would have felt ashamed and disappointed.
The use of the yellow hue during the prison set to exaggerate how dirty a prison cell is and to distinctively display his memory of the past to the audience.
Costume:
He wore casual clothes; t-shirts, jeans and trainers, this was to show off to the audience how he blended in his neighbourhood in Brooklyn, the audience receive the feeling of how it was like in his childhood.
furthermore, at 0.30 he is wearing a baseball jersey it says 'Bad Boy', this could signify he was a trouble maker, and ill-mannered. Plus to show how his life is good, he wears shirts, black leather jackets, big chains and rings. It indicates to the audience that the music industry has done so much to make him wealthy, the champagne as a prop emphasises his status even more.
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Monday, 4 November 2013
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Music Magazine Planning
What genre of music will you magazine cover?
The magazine will cover the genre hip hop, specifically looking at old school hip hop, 70's to 90's hip hop. I decided to choose this genre because hip hop music has become very large over the years, I wanted to understand how hip hop all started and have the readers understand the history of this genre that a lot of people are influenced by and like.
Who are the target audience?
I would say that both female and male aged 15+ can read the magazine because people at 15 can start to understand the lyrics in the music and people even there 40's still listen to hip hop. Who have an interest in the present hip hop as well as the past.
What is the name of your magazine?
The masthead must relate to hip hop culture in some way for the target audience to know that the magazine genre is hip hop. Some of the masthead I have come up with is Scratch, relating to DJing, Monstar; combination of monster and star, the urban word Homie or Homies because its used widely in hip hop.
What will your mast head look like?
The masthead will be in capital letters with a bold solid colour using a sans serif font. The reason for this is from what I have analysed from music magazine covers the typography of the masthead is sans serif with the letters in white. In addition having the letters of the masthead in capitals and a larger fonts size will make it stand out from the rest of the text.
What photography will be required?
I would either use a mid shot, close up or a full body shot. A mid shot conforms to what the main image in a magazine looks like, using this type of shot you are able to show what the person maybe wearing, this indicate the genre of music more than using a close up shot. On the other if I were to do photo of multiple artist for the cover I would use a full body shot, although some magazines use mid shot with a rang of hip hop artist, it seems as if they squashed the image to make it fit, where as full body shot doesn't. Not only a full body shot doesn't subvert,this has been used in magazines relating to hip hop such as XXL, The Source.
What mise-en-scene will be required?
The setting will be a plain white background that you find at a photo shoot because having a setting such a graffiti wall may not contrast well with the text or the main image. I want the main focus to be of the model/s.
With the model/s there costume will be clothing such a caps, chains, bandana ,track suits , including colours that is used to represent old school hip hop. Also their facial expression would be of them looking serious, their body language or pose for the photo they could cross their arms, do a B-boy stance or holding a microphone to make it look like they are emceeing while looking directly at the camera to stay with the conventions of cover.
What item/feature articles would be on your content page?
- The masthead on the content page.
- include sub images relating to the articles.
- Page numbers for where the articles are.
- Sub heading such as latest news, entertainment, fashion, editors page..
- Magazine website and issue date
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What is the focus of your double page spread?
The focus will be of an interview of either an artist or a group relating to hip hop.
In the article the interview will talk about who they are, how they started, their inspirations and many other questions. The interview must have some sort of relation to old school hip hop .
What photography will be required?
- view point if the readers looking at the artist or group working.
- Either a low angled shot to show the their expression at a different angle.
The magazine will cover the genre hip hop, specifically looking at old school hip hop, 70's to 90's hip hop. I decided to choose this genre because hip hop music has become very large over the years, I wanted to understand how hip hop all started and have the readers understand the history of this genre that a lot of people are influenced by and like.
Who are the target audience?
I would say that both female and male aged 15+ can read the magazine because people at 15 can start to understand the lyrics in the music and people even there 40's still listen to hip hop. Who have an interest in the present hip hop as well as the past.
What is the name of your magazine?
The masthead must relate to hip hop culture in some way for the target audience to know that the magazine genre is hip hop. Some of the masthead I have come up with is Scratch, relating to DJing, Monstar; combination of monster and star, the urban word Homie or Homies because its used widely in hip hop.
What will your mast head look like?
The masthead will be in capital letters with a bold solid colour using a sans serif font. The reason for this is from what I have analysed from music magazine covers the typography of the masthead is sans serif with the letters in white. In addition having the letters of the masthead in capitals and a larger fonts size will make it stand out from the rest of the text.
What photography will be required?
I would either use a mid shot, close up or a full body shot. A mid shot conforms to what the main image in a magazine looks like, using this type of shot you are able to show what the person maybe wearing, this indicate the genre of music more than using a close up shot. On the other if I were to do photo of multiple artist for the cover I would use a full body shot, although some magazines use mid shot with a rang of hip hop artist, it seems as if they squashed the image to make it fit, where as full body shot doesn't. Not only a full body shot doesn't subvert,this has been used in magazines relating to hip hop such as XXL, The Source.
What mise-en-scene will be required?
The setting will be a plain white background that you find at a photo shoot because having a setting such a graffiti wall may not contrast well with the text or the main image. I want the main focus to be of the model/s.
With the model/s there costume will be clothing such a caps, chains, bandana ,track suits , including colours that is used to represent old school hip hop. Also their facial expression would be of them looking serious, their body language or pose for the photo they could cross their arms, do a B-boy stance or holding a microphone to make it look like they are emceeing while looking directly at the camera to stay with the conventions of cover.
What item/feature articles would be on your content page?
- The masthead on the content page.
- include sub images relating to the articles.
- Page numbers for where the articles are.
- Sub heading such as latest news, entertainment, fashion, editors page..
- Magazine website and issue date
-
What is the focus of your double page spread?
The focus will be of an interview of either an artist or a group relating to hip hop.
In the article the interview will talk about who they are, how they started, their inspirations and many other questions. The interview must have some sort of relation to old school hip hop .
What photography will be required?
- view point if the readers looking at the artist or group working.
- Either a low angled shot to show the their expression at a different angle.
Monday, 21 October 2013
Music Magazine Research
CONVENTIONS:
Genre specific: -Include sub-genres
Advertisement: -Album covers and releases
-Concert/Event; dates, venue, tickets
-Posters
Reviews: -Latest songs, albums, artist and events
News section
Competition
Main image: -On the front cover.
-Featured on 10-15 pages.
Interviews: -Artists
-Industry; Companies
GENRE RESEARCH: HIP HOP
History: -place/origin
-year/period
-artists: -70'S
-80'S
-90'S
-Present
What makes people listen to it: -Inspirational/influential
-Relation: -Experience
-The dialogue used e.g. slang
-They can Learn from the lyrics
Sub-genre: -Crunk
-Chopped and Screwed
Multimedia: -Film
-TV Series
-Documentaries
-Radio Shows
-Magazine
-Music charts
Industry: -Record labels: -Rock Corps
-Def Jam
Target audience: -Interest in hip hop
-Who are influenced: -The meaning behind the song
-The artist as role models
Clothing: -Chains
-Snap Back
-Bomber Jacket
-Brand: -Adidas
-Nike
-Converse
-Colour: -Shades: -Black
-Grey
-Primary & secondary colours
Genre specific: -Include sub-genres
Advertisement: -Album covers and releases
-Concert/Event; dates, venue, tickets
-Posters
Reviews: -Latest songs, albums, artist and events
News section
Competition
Main image: -On the front cover.
-Featured on 10-15 pages.
Interviews: -Artists
-Industry; Companies
GENRE RESEARCH: HIP HOP
History: -place/origin
-year/period
-artists: -70'S
-80'S
-90'S
-Present
What makes people listen to it: -Inspirational/influential
-Relation: -Experience
-The dialogue used e.g. slang
-They can Learn from the lyrics
Sub-genre: -Crunk
-Chopped and Screwed
Multimedia: -Film
-TV Series
-Documentaries
-Radio Shows
-Magazine
-Music charts
Industry: -Record labels: -Rock Corps
-Def Jam
Target audience: -Interest in hip hop
-Who are influenced: -The meaning behind the song
-The artist as role models
Clothing: -Chains
-Snap Back
-Bomber Jacket
-Brand: -Adidas
-Nike
-Converse
-Colour: -Shades: -Black
-Grey
-Primary & secondary colours
Monday, 14 October 2013
Sunday, 6 October 2013
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Student Magazine Photo Shoot
Content page
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| This image is blurry because the lens wan't focused. |
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| This images is a side view shot that has a clear view of what the person is doing. |
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| The image is quite focussed, the objects in the image good be focussed more, to make the whole image clearer. |
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| In this photo I decided to do a top shot of the person doing there work. |
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| this image is clear, however the image is cut off on the side of his arm. |
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| The image is quite dark due to the lighting, would've been easier to if it was taken somewhere brighter or to use the flash. |
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| you can clearly see the shadow, which may take away some detail from the main image and looks unprofessional. |
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| The photo is clear, you can see the details of the books, the table and the person clearly, however the image of the person wasn't in the centre it was taken a little more to the left. |
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| There is also a shadow in this image which makes it unprofessional like. |
Monday, 30 September 2013
Concepts for front cover - Student Magazine
Concepts:
Enrichment: -Charity
-Sports
-Mentoring/School council
University: -UCAS
-A-levels/Grades
-courses
Fresh start: -Friends
-socializing
-games
Study: -Revision
-Exams
-Technology
-Lessons
Student Profile: -Student council
-Head boy/girl
-Sports captain
Health: -Physically
-Mentally
Jobs/Careers: -Apprenticeship
-Work Experience
-Internship
Trips/Events: -Retreat
-socialize
What is the name of the magazine? What are the connotations of the name?
My masthead is going to be called Eureka, the connotation links to what school students need and have. the connotation for the masthead are, making discoveries and create new plans and ideas. Also finding out a solution to solve many problems.
What will be your front cover story and how will you visualise it?
The cover story will be about what every student does when they are in education is about studying.
this will be conveyed through the headline and the picture.
Who is the target audience?
My target audience for this magazines is or both female and male students to read from aged 16-18
It's targeted towards them because students around that age want to do well in there exams and have and interest in further education, for example like university.
What would be your headline and how will it match with the main image?
The headline is 'In one ear, out the other.' it shows you, when trying to study and learn, the information doesn't stay in your head making you having to learn it again and again until it does. Which causes students to stress over it, this expression will be shown in the main image and through the action of the models in the main image.
What mise en scene will be required for the photography?
-A midshot of the models.
-The models will be looking directly at the camera, there hands will be placed against there ears.
-Their facial expression is of them angry and yelling.
-The female model will be wearing a shirt and land-yard and the male model will be wearing a shirt, tie, and a land-yard.
-In front of the models will be textbooks, from all sorts of subjects and courses.
-Equal lighting in the background and on the models.
What colour scheme do you want?
The colour scheme for my cover is going to be Red, Black and White, the colours contrast with each other. The colours are strong, bold colours that can stand out in certain ways.
Enrichment: -Charity
-Sports
-Mentoring/School council
University: -UCAS
-A-levels/Grades
-courses
Fresh start: -Friends
-socializing
-games
Study: -Revision
-Exams
-Technology
-Lessons
Student Profile: -Student council
-Head boy/girl
-Sports captain
Health: -Physically
-Mentally
Jobs/Careers: -Apprenticeship
-Work Experience
-Internship
Trips/Events: -Retreat
-socialize
What is the name of the magazine? What are the connotations of the name?
My masthead is going to be called Eureka, the connotation links to what school students need and have. the connotation for the masthead are, making discoveries and create new plans and ideas. Also finding out a solution to solve many problems.
What will be your front cover story and how will you visualise it?
The cover story will be about what every student does when they are in education is about studying.
this will be conveyed through the headline and the picture.
Who is the target audience?
My target audience for this magazines is or both female and male students to read from aged 16-18
It's targeted towards them because students around that age want to do well in there exams and have and interest in further education, for example like university.
What would be your headline and how will it match with the main image?
The headline is 'In one ear, out the other.' it shows you, when trying to study and learn, the information doesn't stay in your head making you having to learn it again and again until it does. Which causes students to stress over it, this expression will be shown in the main image and through the action of the models in the main image.
What mise en scene will be required for the photography?
-A midshot of the models.
-The models will be looking directly at the camera, there hands will be placed against there ears.
-Their facial expression is of them angry and yelling.
-The female model will be wearing a shirt and land-yard and the male model will be wearing a shirt, tie, and a land-yard.
-In front of the models will be textbooks, from all sorts of subjects and courses.
-Equal lighting in the background and on the models.
What colour scheme do you want?
The colour scheme for my cover is going to be Red, Black and White, the colours contrast with each other. The colours are strong, bold colours that can stand out in certain ways.
Monday, 23 September 2013
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
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