Magazines Questionnaire.

1.What is the definition of Magazine? What is a magazine?
A Magazine is an occuring publication at regular intervals containing articles and illustrations, typically covering a particular subject.

2.What types/genres of magazines can you think of?
-Womens
-Mens
-Teen
-News
-Sports
-Home and Garden
-Music/Entertainment
-Gossip Magazines
-Lifestyle/Fitness
-Fashion Magazines

3.There are hundreds of different types of magazines but what are the common elements of all or most of them:
Latest articles
Categories
List of articles
Photos
Music Promotions
Adverts.

4.Why do you think we have magazines?
I think we have magazines for enteratainment and information. We like to be informed about trivial things such as celebrity lifestyles, so we can include it in conversation. Also we like to escape from our own 'boring' lives and read and think about other peoples intersting lives.

5.What kind of magazines are most popular within your year group andwhy do you think this is ?
I dont think magazines are popuar wihtin our year group because they cost money and at our age we have the internet for any information we want and need about what were interested in. We dont like to waste mney on magazines because we have technology now.

6.Can you think of one way you think Magazines will change in the next 50 years?
In the next 50 years magazines will probably become more political rather than trivial as we've seen this past year politics and life changes started to affect teenagers and young peopel rather than the older generation. Young people now want to get their voice heard and magazines will probably pick up on the fact that talking about justin bieber or beyocne doesnt interest us as much. Thus, meaning that magazines will probably become more serious and political.


7.Can you find 4 examples of magazines you have read or currently readand explain why you like them : (put their front cover pictures on your blog as well)
This question is not relevant to me as i do not read magazines. This is because i don't like wasting money on magazines because i can find all teh information i need on the internet free of charge.

Attack the Block Essay.

How Does Attack the Block Represent Young People

Photoshop Celebrities

Eva Longoria BEFORE

Eva Longoria AFTER

In photoshop i used the bloat tool to make ehr nose bigger and her mouth. I used the liquify tool to make her forehead smaller and i used the pucker tool to make her ears smaller. I then painted her make up on.

Esquire magazne remake

I did this in todays lesson.

Music Videos and Ideology 2

This music video is interesting because its not the same as a 'normal' music video. It has many different scenes and shots that you would'nt normaly see in music videos. Usually there is a lot of cars, girls and 'bling'. This video makes you feel like you're with Chris Brown on his 'journey' and 'behind the scenes'. This is a very fun video as Chris Brown is with his friends and they're all laughing and messing around while working.

Music Videos and Ideiology.

In Adele's music video for someone like you is black and white to give more of a depressed atmosphere. The meaning behind the song is that she still loves 'him' but she knows she cant have him and she's finally trying to move on. She comes to the conclusion that she's just going to have to find 'someone like him'. During the music video she is the only person around and she walks around by herself. This gives the idea she's lost in her own thoughts and she doesn't notice anyone around her.

Connotation and Denotation homework.

This advert is for the perfume Cool Water Wave by Davidoff. The connotation is the woman in the advert is in the water, the denotations of this is that it emphasises the name of the perfume and also it shows she is 'cool' and refreshed as the water hits her. This is showing that you will feel the same when you wear the perfume. Another connotation is the colour blue. The denotaion is that the colour blue symbolizes one of the five elements, water. This is what the perfume is based on. Also, the colour blue can be interpreted as being a colour which represents calm and serenity which may also show that this is what the perfume will make you feel like. One other connotation is that the woman in the advert is wearing white. The denotation is that white is also another colour which represents calmness and purity. This maybe showing that the perfume will make you feel pure and calm when you have sprayed it on yourself.

CD cover 2

This is another CD cover i did in photoshop and this genre is slightly different, it's a more depressing and moody sort of genre.

This is a CD cover I made using photoshop. The genre is Country and Western.

Film Genre Homework 7

A Walk to Remember: Genre: Sad Romance
Conventions:
-Love,
death,
rejection,
changing personalities,
being yourself,
compromising,
achieving dreams.

Film Genre Homework 6

Juno: Genre: Teen Comedy
Comventions:
-Teenagers,
teenage issues,
boy trouble,
not fitting in at school,
underage pregnancy,
emotional journey,
immaturity.

Film Genre Homework 5

Rush Hour 3: Genre: Action/Comedy
Conventions:
-Jokes,
embaressment,
funny situations,
getting hurt,
car chases,
fighting,
misunderstandings.

Film Genre Homework 4

Step up 3D: Genre:Dance/Romance
Conventions:
-dancing,
different music,
dance battles,
falling in love through dance,
dance groups.

Film Genre Homework 3

Valentines Day: Genre: Romance/Comedy
Conventions:
-love,
friendship,
heartbreak,
based on valentines day which is the most commercial romantic day of the year,
big gestures,
loneliness,
chocolate.

Film Genre Homework 2

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows part 2: Genre: Fantasy/Action
Conventions:
-Magic,
mystery,
fighting,
death,
constant element of danger,
binary codes.

Film Genre Homework 1

Final destination 5: Genre: Horror/Thriller:
Conventions:
-death,
blood,
lasers,
knifes,
guns,
pins,
needles.