Research & Introduction

For My AS Media Coursework I was asked to produce a Music magazines Front cover, contents page and a double page spread. Before that i have been asked to create a collage magazine with a front cover, contents page and double page spread. This blog will be used to post my research and everything to do with by coursework step by step throughout the year.

To make sure that i follow the work that i am doing i will be following the check list below:

Research & Planning:

• Introduction to brief
• Genre
• Analysis 2 music front covers
• Analysis 2 contents pages
• Analysis 2 double page spreads
• PRELIM
• 1 analysis of a collage magazine
• 1 collage magazine front cover
• 1 collage contents mock up
• Justification

Organisation

• Mood board
• production schedule (Time MGT)
• Venue release forms
• Risk Assessments

Drafting

• Front cover mock up
• Contents mock up
• Double page mock up
• Photoshop practices
• Mock shots

Semiotic Theory

In my Media lesson today we learnt bout 'Semiotic Theory'. The 'Semiotic Theory' was thought up by a man called Saussure he came up with this theory based on how the human brain analysis pictures, colours and what the over all message of it is.

Saussure believed that there are three processes of which our brain reacts to what is put in front of us. For example if you are watching a television programme and it is raining your brain will automatically analysis it and think that its not going to be a happy scene and if the music is moody that convinces the person watching it that the scene is suspicious and something is going to happen this signifies that the mood is depressing.