CANDIDATE NUMBER 9016 - CENTER NUMBER 16607 - BRIEF 3 - MAGAZINES AND ONLINE
Thursday, 7 March 2024
Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Monday, 18 September 2023
NOSTALGIA : BRING HOLLYWOOD'S PAST TO PRESENT
- When asked why I have chosen to associate the front covers of my magazine with vintage and old styles, I had to justify my decisions. My goal for this magazine is to embrace all eras of the film industry, old and new, and with my target audience, there is an evident wave of appreciation for old trends, and Gen Z seems to love nostalgic aspects of life. I researched and read up on a few articles relating to this, finding reasons to support my media choses and therefore form my slogan: bringing Hollywood's past to present.
- https://www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2022/10/expert-blog-how-gen-z-are-using-the-past-to-feel-positive-about-the-future
- Key points from this article discuss the "tiktok-ification" of nostalgia, which simply means the glorification and and fame amassed within this concept, on the gen z app.
- This was a simple yet effective outlet for the nostalgic eras to become viral, not only because of the short clips of romanticised montages appealing to this generations short attention span, but the sense of escapism it gives teenagers from real world issues such as climate change and global health issues.
- The love for the past transcends the scope of simple tiktok videos, as teenagers feel moved to buy pieces of clothing, and accessories, to even feel moments of the past they did not directly live in, and live vicariously in them, through their purchases.
- This can relate to my target audience and their desire to explore the film universe through different lenses, and restore the allure of olden day films and magazines, to the present day.
Wednesday, 13 September 2023
FLAPPER PHOTOSHOOT PLANS
Monday, 11 September 2023
COURSEWORK SHOOT 1 - COQUETTE
Friday, 8 September 2023
Initial shoot ideas
After the summer holidays I reviewed all the footage I had taken and evaluating whether my objectives of aligning my photoshoots with my mood board and narrative had been achieved. Here are a few photos from the first mock up shoots:
Friday, 7 July 2023
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
CASE STUDIES - ESSENCE MAGAZINE
CASE STUDIES - TOTAL FILM MAGAZINE
GENERIC RESEARCH - CASE STUDIES - EMPIRE
A collection of case studies from three different magazine brands were built up to identify codes and conventions within the brands that I may want to replicate in my magazine. Here are three case studies from the empire magazine.
I like how Empire has made two front covers of the same movie because it plays on the readers thoughts in terms of what this film has to offer. The Left shot is a close up of an avatar filled with aggression as though in a battle. The right side shows another avatar swimming contently amongst fish in the ocean. By empire offering two perspectives of this film, it sells Avatar to a wider range of audience, those who like peace, violence or a bit of both.
The colour palette of the the magazine consists of a spectrum of blues and flashes of black to give the audience a sense of the story, which relates to water. This is very on brand with, and conventional of an empire magazine, as it aims to convey the essence of a movie to the reader without giving away too much, whilst still maintaining its branding through its masthead
Although two different covers are shown, one of them is a subscriber exclusive cover, so whilst you can buy magazines as a guest, more avid fans of films pay for subscription to see magazines that the normal audience would not see. This is an idea I could use in my own magazine to implement the codes and conventions of empire.
Reference at the bottom to films such as she Hulk, Andor and the sand man may encourage audiences who are not familiar with avatar and are otherwise fans of the alternative films to still read the magazine, as exclusives for these films will be offered too
Back to the video store with Quentin Tarantino is an example of the exclusivity that empire offers its readers, giving them access to A-list directors, and making them feel special and deserving of high quality content
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My second film photoshoot adopts the theme of the roaring 20s, great Gatsby theme which again connects to the title of nostalgia, because ...
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After the summer holidays I reviewed all the footage I had taken and evaluating whether my objectives of aligning my photoshoots with my m...