Double-Page Spread Test Shots

Double-Page Spread Test Shots

From learning from the front page test shots that it is good to use two locations to give a better range of images to choose from to ensure that I get the best quality image that fits the description in the best way. Therefore for the main image on the double page spread I had two different ideas for this, I was either going to have 'Emily' looking into a mirror doing make-up or was going to have an image of her auditioning on a stage as the image needed to be long and narrow to ensure that it could fit in the gap I had left on my double page spread.   
The image below are all the test images from the first idea that I had. I needed the image to be narrow and long therefore was going to be taken from a distance from the mirror and needed the image to be taken from the left of Emily to ensure that the title had room to fit on the left side of the image as followed from the inspiration from the magazine brought.

Idea one

Idea one - flash on



Idea one - different view of model


As shown form the test images above; the camera worked at its best when the flash was off to give the image the correct colour and reflection shadow so that it didn't crowd Emily's face. You can see that in the second test shot with the flash on it changed the complexion of Emily's face and made it much lighter therefore stopped the lens from focusing on the lights coming out of the mirror. The last test show is to see the difference from the way the model was positioned and to give myself a range of images to choose form again.

Final Image used for this idea:

After the first set of test shots I went onto the second idea that I had. This involved using a different range of lightings from the lighting panel, including spotlights. This location was in a drama studio with a range of different spotlights and filters that were available for use.  

Idea two - no filter or flash

Idea two- Flash and red filter

Idea two - red filter

 

From the test shots above you can see the differences between having the flash and the filter. In the end I decided that no filter or flash was needed as the spotlights clearly highlighted the models for me. The final image also wasn't taken from a higher angle this was used to purposely show the different location of each spotlight and filters for the test shots.

 

The final image selected from this idea:

 

 
 

Front Cover Test Shots

Front Cover Test Shots

While taking the images of my model I decided to take some test shots of where these photos where going to be taken and the shadows that are there from the buildings around. As I was cutting my model out the picture the location of the image didn't really matter it was more about the sunlight and shadows that were coming through. There was two locations that I decided to use and then select the best image that came out with the sunlight and where the model looked how I needed her too. From location 1 I decided that the lighting wasn't as bright and there was a few shadows over lying the area but when the sun came around it was brighter and could be used. From the second location I decided that the light was facing the correct direction and wouldn't be blinding my model too much to ensure that she could still look at the camera without hurting her eyes as you can see from the images it would be the best location for the model to enable me to get the best quality images for my front cover.

Location 1



Location 2

 

Location 2 - side on


However when I was reviewing the images the better quality images came from the first location which was surprising. Supporting my reasoning for using two locations because images from both location came over in very different ways with different qualities from each location that the other location didn't have.

The final image that I choose to use is found on the left hand side.

Planning for front cover and double-page spread

Mock Interview

Mock interview 

From the magazine interviews that have been read and the way they are layout with the language used, the magazine keeps them in a very simple and easy format for the young audience to read and understand.
The interview that I am planning to create will be on how a teenage female became successful through Disney in her younger years from programmes on the TV Disney channel, who is excepting the main female role in a modern film that subverts the traditional women roles in society.


'What made you want to became an actress?'
Well it came from home really, my grandmother was a great actress and I loved watching her perform. It inspired me to follow her footsteps into the acting career. She helped me a lot by encouraged me to audition for different roles and gave me brilliant advice to help when I was unsure or struggling.


'How did you struggle?'
I found it nerve wrecking and hard to prepare for an audience, as it was new and in-front of new people all judging me on one performance, so it had to be brilliant with no room for mistake. My grandmother always gave me comforting words and helped me practice my lines and performance before taking me to the audience.


'From what you tell us Emily, you and your grandmother are very close?'
Oh yes, we are extremely close, she is like my best friend. She is very supportive and active for her age and still gets very hands on with me. I am very lucky to have such a great role model within the family!

'How do you feel now you have left The life of Mandy?'
I feel extremely sadden that The life of Mandy is now over - I can't believe how quickly the time has gone, yet I am grateful for being given the opportunity to play Mandy in The Life of Mandy. It still blows my mind that I was chosen to play the part out of everyone that auditioned.


'What was your favourite scene to film during The Lift of Mandy?'
Oooh that's a tough one, it has it be when Joe tripped and fell down the stairs - it was so hard not to laugh while filming! But I loved filming all the scene, everyone is so great.

'How would you say your life has changed since becoming a star on the Disney Channel?'
Its been brilliant but hard at the same time! Disney have given me so many opportunities but its been stressful along with studies - it even got to a stage of studying between sets!


'Are you ever approached by fans in the street?'
Strangely enough yes - however I get called Mandy instead of Emily. It can get confusing at times but I try my best

'A little bird told us that you are on cast for your first film, could you shed any light on this?'
News travels fast around here! Yes I'll accept the role of being the lead princess in an upcoming Disney film called 'Lake Orelia', I'm so excited about it, I was so lucky that my director recommended me for the position.

'Oh wow, how exciting! Tell us more about the film?'
Of course only for you! The filming begins in September, with the film being released in 2017. The plot isn't like your other Disney films, the princess called Orelia takes a large role on protecting herself and kingdom with no male hero insight! I think its fantastic to have such a large change in films!!

'That's brilliant - congratulations, how did your family take the news?'
They are extremely proud and very excited for me begin a new character of my career! It made my grandmother cry bless her! But they are sad that I won't be at home for a few months though but I'm so excited to see other parts of the UK and US

'So ,will you be travelling a lot with the new filming for Lake Orelia?'
Yes, we are travelling to different parts of the UK and US for different scenes so a lot of flying! I think I could get a bit home sick over in the US though so lots of face timing home and my grandmother!

'What's the best thing about being a Disney star?'
oh, that's a tricky one - it has to be the fact that I can keep in touch with the childhood side of life and not be to serious just yet!

'If you could work along side any actor or actress, who would it be and why?'
Debby Ryan 100%! she is an absolute star and role model of mine! She grew up through Disney and is now a well known lady- if I had the chance to work with her it would be a dream come true!


'What advice would you give to SHOUT readers who want to became an actress/actor?'
Practice, practice, practice and keep your family involved - they will be your biggest support group! Its important to stay true to yourself in your acting career as well - don't just take any job because it's there it's important that you pick one that you will enjoy!

'Tell us something that we would never guess about you?'
I recently signed up to do a Sky Dive for Cancer research in memory of my Granddad, I'm mainly doing it for my Grandmother after all the support she has given me with my career. Its such a great cause as well - I will be spreading the word very soon on my instagram and twitter!


The key phases that will be taken out and put into the black bubble in the middle of the text will be 'I am very lucky to have such a great role model' and 'In memory of my granddad'.

Deconstruction of Shout images

Deconstruction of front cover and double page spread images

Within the magazine there are many different images that are purposely taken and put in a selected order to ensure that each image is giving the read something different too look at to keep them interested and involved within the magazine. 

From the magazine that I personally purchased the front cover was of four people instead of the one star like the other found, therefore leading to the deconstruction of an already studied front cover. However from this image it gives a very clear message that this Disney star is not sexualised in any way towards the younger audience as they see her as a role model.

Beginning with the stars face, it is clear she has make up on from her slightly pink eye shadow yet her make-up is very neutral and not obvious to the audience. Her lips are shiny with a very natural colour suggesting that she had a clear lip balm or Vaseline on to ass that extra detail to her lips. Her eyebrows are coloured in but around her natural shape of eyebrow without any added shape to enhance her natural eyebrow. There is a very small amount of blusher on her cheeks to give that small enhancement to the cheek bones without being noticeable to a younger audience. There is also eye-liner and mascara on the stars eyes to give that enhancement around the eyes and to make them stand out to the audience and possibly encourage them to start learning how to perform these certain make-up tips. Overall with Miley (the star on the front cover) looking directly at the camera and smiley shows the audience that she is a down to earth girl and can be seen as a role model to the younger audience. This is key when recreating this front cover as this is the idea of the Disney star becoming a role model for a younger target audience. Moving on to the stars hair, it is of a natural colour and is a long length which is once again the stereotype of a teenage role model to younger girls, her hair is curled but to a natural look without having ringlets - this is also adding to the natural look of the star giving the young audience the idea that you do not need to be 'fake' with lots of make-up and perfect hair to be seen as pretty.  There is no large necklace with the clothes therefore giving the idea that the young readers may not be at that level of wearing heavy jewellery with dresses, once again the image of the model is reflecting the age of the audience.

From the clothes that the star is wearing you can see that she is covered up- both by her dress and by how her hair is dropped down over her chest. The dress itself is also a pale pink colour which is matching with her eye-shadow to create a 'pale pink' look by keeping the same themes throughout her photo. The dress itself is a 'bodycon' dress but is not so tight that you can clearly see her figure - this is also an encouragement to young girls that you don't need t be a tiny size to be seen as beautiful. The dress is simple and could be purchased from anyone from the style of the dress, only a small amount of cleavage is showing at the top of the dress which some readers maybe be experiencing anyway, this is giving the young target audience a good role model to encourage them to grow in the correct female manner. To recreate this image I will be using a model with the same look to ensure that it encourage a positive affect on the younger readers.

From the double page spread you can see that there are a number of different images used throughout the spread. On the first page it is taken up by the title of the article and the main image of Joe Sugg and his fans looking directly at him and trying to hold/grab him therefore showing him off as being famous and that his fans want him and are loyal to him by using this image to gives the audience an insight onto how popular he is and gives the reader the impression that they should also want him and follow his vlogging like the fans in the image. The images of the second page they are from the vlogger's instagram of general 'selfies' and picture of Joe with his other friends either pulling funny faces or just looking casual on the bed (central picture in the right column). From these instagram images it shows that this vlogger is a general down to earth boy who posts videos for a laugh and has became famous from it. Encouraging the audience to keep an open mind about what they are doing online and what they are posting to encourage them to have fun and not be so serious from the images on the right from his instagram that he has uploaded himself. I will also be recreating this layout from the magazine as it keeps the audience interested and allows the readers to see more into his normal life and his life of being famous.

Interview Language Style

Interview Language Style Analysis

From the magazine that I purchased there is an interview on Joe Sugg and 'How youtube changed my life?'. Within this article it is mainly about how Joe has became successful through the world of media.

Within the interview itself the language is very simple and isn't over complicated by using technical words, the questions are very simple and link onto each other to enable a flow within the article. There is once again the use of pink text for the question and the black text for any answers, this is so the reader can easily tell the difference by eye without having to read the whole article. The beginning of the article is about how Joe feels towards fame and being successful along with how we got to this stage, the interview then become more about himself, the fans and how he makes his videos, continued by more personal gossip and relationships that he would have with other members of the 'vlogger' world. Then ending with information about himself that he may not have published online and which could be seen as 'exclusive' to shout.
The interview also mentions family members and if they are proud of how Joe and his sister have become famous through their vlogging channels. This would be seen as a keep aspect to younger females for an attractive older male to have a good relationship with his family as that is one of the stereotypes of 'what a females wants in a male'. Throughout the article they also have the 'key phases' taken out of Joe's answers and put in-between the columns in black circles with white text to ensure that these stand out to the reader so these are one of the first things they read about Joe and how he has 'a very very nice sister!' and 'I play loads of pranks...' giving the reader and insight to how Joe works and uses these key phases to encourage the audience to read this interview. His article is also located on page 8 and 9 therefore extremely far forwards in the 74 page magazine. Joe's article is also the first fully written page within the magazine once again making the reader stop and pay attention to these pages as all the pages before are mainly images with a very limited amount of text within the page.

The layout of the article is very simple and straight forward with easy navigation around the interview itself. The top half of the page is simply introducing Joe with a large title with a large picture across half the page (horizontally) with smaller framed images to the right of Joe himself and one or two of Joe with someone else. There is also a background to the article text and behind the smaller framed pictures - a very simple square affect that stops the page looking boring, it also gives that extra details behind the text for the audience to look at and to attract the audience in.

Inside Analysis Of Shout

Inside Analysis Of Shout

 

From the image shown above (figure 4) this is what the typical format for the index of this page and if used to find the where an article is located in the magazine for the readers pleasure. Normally these are only on one page however due to this magazine being a very gossip base magazine there is a double page spread on where the articles are located and its content. On this content page there are still images that can be seen by the reader some with page numbers on to encourage the reader to look at these articles before they read any others, by having these images lets the reader see what is inside the article and if it will appeal to them in any way and also encourages the reader to look at maybe less popular articles by using images on the content page. 
The layout of figure 4 is the typical layout and is used in all magazines in different ways, this magazine once again uses colours to allow the reader to be sure on the different titles they are reading and the key words by the colour of them. Once again by using this pink colour shows that the key audience is young females as this is stereotyped to be their favourite colour. The background is very basic and plain to ensure that the information is easy to read and the pictures are clear.

From the article above (figure 5) which would be classed one of the main double page spreads as these articles would be seen more 'juicy' and interesting for the target audience. This double page spread is all about young females and how they have been affected by different aspects of looks and their lives. This would appeal largely to the target audience (12-14 year olds) as the may be able to identify with them or they may be inspired by them as they are seen as 'older role models' to these younger readers. Its clear that the title is much large then the other text and is used in a very block colour and font to catch the readers attention. The first females story about being bullied has its own sub-heading once again using pink to identify the key words about this story. This take one page to itself whereas other girls take smaller columns in the next page as their story may not be as easy to identify for the target audience. The images on this double age spread are large and can clearly be seen by a reader. I would say that 1/3 of the page is covered by images and large highlighted and coloured text whereas the other 2/3 are mainly solid text that is cut into different columns to try and keep the reader interested and to show where one girls story ends and another ones begin. By the 'Real-Life' in the top right hand corner would once again link with the 'EXCLUSIVE' to shout and '100% OFFICAL' in the article about Union J (figure 3), these are small tag lines that are used to try and entice the audience into reading these articles as they are more 'down-to-earth' for them to identify with. Overall this double page spread has a very defined and clear layout with the links across the page yet separating the different storied by using simple dotted lines across each separated article. There is also a change in the background colour on the story on the second page left hand side to ensure that the reader can see a difference yet the colour is not as bold and blocked as the title it is more of a baby blue to blend into the white background.