Friday, 27 March 2015

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'.

Thursday, 26 March 2015

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.

Saturday, 21 March 2015

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.

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

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.

Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Inside Analysis of Shout

Inside analysis of Shout

Inside the magazine itself there are different styles in how they introduce or write up an article later to be reviewed by the readers. The most common way to layout a maagzine is to have the main front page story ranging from page 3-10 which is followed by many other magazines such as Heat and OK. 

I looked at the online version of the shout magazine which would only have a few pages inside to ensure that people cant read all the articles but get a taste of the magazine and would like to then purchase the magazine and read it. The example I found was on Union J a new boy band from X-factor and their 'column' within the magazine implying that the band had been interviewed before within the magazine therefore keeping the readers attention by bringing different information and inside information from the boy band and their personal lives including any gossip.
 From the image located on the left (figure three) you can see the article written about the boy band. The first thing on this article that would catch any attention from the reader would be the strip across the top in yellow standing out from the background of the image and how they 'EXCLUSIVE' to shout making the reader feel excited about the gossip they are about to read about the boy band that other people wouldn't be able to read in other magazine therefore also creating a loyalty to this magazine and they are supplying more gossip.  This is also created by the '100% OFFICIAL' and '100% BRILLIANT' creating the anticipation from the reader to begin reading this article as it will meet all their needs of the latest fix from the young group of boys. Another way that Shout have created this anticipation and excitement for the reader is by putting in 'the last ever' meaning that it will have to be extremely interesting and juicy for the young females to apply to their male gaze that they would have over these males. However the difference with this article is that it is on page 14, which is much further down the magazine then stereotypically expected by the readers never-the-less this could be used to ensure that other articles are read between the front cover and page 14. 
The layout of this article is very simple mainly for the target audience to focus on either the image or the text that is written next to it. The image is taking 1/2 of the page therefore implying that the key way to keep this target audience engaged is by having a large image and same quick answers for the audience to keep engaged with the article without losing interest in a large block of text. The image is a simple outdoor long shot to ensure that all the boys fashion sense is captured to appeal to the male gaze of the female readers, the boys themselves are dressed casually showing everyday life and trying to connect to their readers by showing that they are just normal human begins. One of the male is showing off this tattoo on his arm and showing it directly to the camera by having his arm at that angle, this would also be for the benefit of the female readers to almost become 'sexy' as younger females would like this typical 'older bad boy' look that he is portraying. The text itself has different colours throughout the article. Mainly used to keep the questions and answers separate on the page to allow the readers to quickly distinguish the different questions and who is answering them by using different colour for each different boys name. This article in particular is all about the boy bands love life. The first question is about their first kiss which would immediately appeal to the female audience as that is something that a female would stereotypically remember for the rest of their lives no matter what age. The questions range from being a good boyfriend to what they find mysterious about girls which one again would appeal to all the females that like this band straight away. By using these different range of open questions throughout the interview keeps the answer short and snappy while appealing to a female audience straight away from the stereotype of females enjoying romance and how males remember certain details about their love life. For example: their first kiss and where they went on their first date etc. 

Overall for the Shout article that I will be writing the format will be a similar question and answer article to keep the readers interested without having to read a large chunk of text with the same gossip in. However one difference will be that my article would be on an actress coming up out of the typical Disney channel and moving onto different Disney films and how they portray the different female roles. 

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Shout Analysis

In-Depth Shout Analysis

After deciding that I would be using Sugar magazine to write my article in, then a further analysis would be needed to ensure that each aspect of the magazine is covered within the article. As the article would be able an upcoming the leading female actress in a new Disney movie and the actress being able to decide where she would be interested in  taking the role depending on the traditional representation of women. Therefore depending on the plot of the story and if they agree on the traditional representation of women.

The image on the left is shown as 'Figure 1'.

From figure 1 you can see that the 'shout' magazine is simple in some terms by the way that all titles of articles within and to either side of the main attraction which is the star of Disney Miley Cyrus. There is also simplicity within the colour scheme being white, black, pink and purple, the opposites of each other; White and Black along with Pink and Purple being the most popular colours for females. This just reflects the target audiences age from being a younger age range from 12-16.
    The image of Miley Cyrus is central as you can see from where the stars head is directly in-between the 'o' of 'shout'. The way that her head covers the 'o' shows that the company are well known by their target audience as they can cover up certain letters of the title and the readers would still recognise the magazine. the image is also very pure and simple. Its pure due to the fact that it hasn't been sexualised in any way, the star is also smiling and showing her teeth which again represents the idea of a pure image. The long hair also indicates that she is a young women that is keen to keep a pure image by having the long hair that stereotypical every young girl wants. From the positioning of Miley shows that she is in a natural stance and not trying to 'pose' for the cameras as she is at that age and stage in her actress carer that she is still sweet and innocent. From what she is wearing a baby pink dress once again supporting the target audience from the colour worn, the dress isn't sexualised in any way, the way the dress has additional wraps across the dress is to ensure that the dress isn't tight fitting and isn't just worn for the purpose of it being tight, providing a 'good role model' for the target audiences and for their parents to allow them to buy this magazine.
    In the bottom right corner you can see the way that they are making the idea of a free give away 'WIN! GOLD-PLATED ghds' with the small 'OMG!' above is used to entice people into buying the magazines as these ghds are expensive for young females to own. This is the only image that isn't located on the same colour background of the grey and is located on a white background with the text being in different coloured bubbles such as; purple, pink and black. This is to attract immediate attention  to these items that could be won. These pink and purple bubbles are also located around the other text to ensure that people read that sub-heading first to once again attract the readers eyes to that text. The sub-headings use a range of different texts styles to attract the audience such as; bold text, different coloured text, different font and different sizes. All of these are used to ensure that the reader keeps interest in the front cover instead of losing interest and looking else were. All these techniques are only  used on the front cover as that is what the first thing people see, they are located over the side of Miley's arm but not blocking any of her face/head out to ensure that this is what the reader focuses on so that they can see the purity of Miley along with the different gossip articles located inside.
    The name of the company 'Shout' use a very clear font and change the colour of the title depending on the front cover colour theme. This shows that the company are well known by its target audience as they have the ability to change the colour. Underneath the title there is 'it's all about you!' making the reader aware that within this magazine is everything they would want to read, by having this slogan it creates more hype and question about what it inside leading to the reading of the side headings. 
    The image on the left would be referred to as Figure 2.

    This is another shout magazine that has been released with yet another Disney star on the front cover. Selena Gomez also stared on the Disney Channel from a young age in the Wizards Of Waverly Place that was on the TV for 5 years creating a lot of publicity for the star. The star was also in a 'Another Cinderella Story' in 2008 which is another remake from the original in 1950 released by Walt Disney. 

    The magazine once again is laid out in a similar way but has different features within the front cover. The image itself is once again not sexualised, yet the actress is 'posing' for the camera and is directly looking at the camera with a pout. The clothes she is wearing are different to Figure 1. Selena is wearing a blazer with a vest top underneath with shorts, whereas Miley was in a pink girlie dress. The blazer is used to keep the star looking smart and to add some class to the image with the Disney themed top of a popular Donald Duck. The fact that her shorts are also at a longer length then normal would also indicate that the model is not being sexualised by the company.
    The background colour is extremely similar once again but is a different shade meaning that they are trying to keep the same back ground colour throughout the different issues of the magazine. This is still a dull grey colour indicating that the images are taken in a studio, the teenagers head isn't central of the magazine like figure one is, yet the image is still the main attraction of the front cover. This issue of the magazine uses different colours and different fonts within the sub-heading to keep the readers engaged with the front cover and the articles that are inside. The colour of 'shout' is different itself along with the slogan of 'it's all about you!' and the website link located above the 'S'. However all these three items are located in the exact same place and the exact same font sizing, to ensure that the reader can still recognise and identify  the magazine and continue to be a regular reader of this magazine.
    The main difference from figure one and figure two, is the font of the sub-headings, the different colour scheme and the layout of sub-headings. The colour scheme has changed due to what the model if wearing; in figure two the colours are red, white and black matching the sub-headings whereas in figure one the colours are; white, black, pink and purple with the star wearing a pale pink dress. Therefore by using a range of different colours that match with what the model on the front page is wearing allows the different colours to be used to keep the readers attention without creating a colour clash. The sub-headings have moved into different places yet are still equal on each side of the page in both figure one and two. The image on the bottom left in figure one was moved to the bottom right in figure two yet is still kept in the same circular shape and advertising the freebies that could be won by buying this magazine. The barcode has also moves further down the sub-headings yet is still on the right hand side at the same size.


    Overall you can see a range of difference within these two front covers, yet they are very similar in the way that they have been laid out and used. This would maintain an image for the read to identify with when buying the magazine but would also keep the reader engaged from issue to issue by having these differences.



Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Teenage Magazine Research

Research into linked media production


The linked production piece will include a 3-page spread in a magazine.
    Shout
    Seventeen
    Teenvouge


Looking into the younger actresses only accepting Disney films where the female character goes against the traditional representation of women. This would have a target audience of 12-14 year old females.
Magazines that this article would feature in:




Seventeen would be another magazine that appeals to the younger audience. The differences from this magazine to Shout are already clear as they use two different colours to be able to appeal to their audience. From stereotypes they are using pink and blue, which would indicate that they are appealing to both females and males however that is not the case. From the title being bold pink you can see that is it across Rihanna’s head showing that the magazine may not be as well known as other young female audiences. The fact that the title of the magazine is an age may refer to the age they want to appeal to or the age that their readers may want to be, therefore this target audience would be to old for the audience that my coursework would be referring too. Once again the model is not sexualised, the image itself is to her face more than her body by the photo being a mid-close up with the text being mainly across her chest, framing her face and collar-bone. Therefore this style of photo seem to be more popular on teenage magazines. 



This magazine is a well known label of 'vogue' by having both a teenage and adult version of their magazines, meaning that within these two magazines there are differences to what the company will post depending on the different target audiences. As shown from the title this is the teenage edition of this magazine, Although Ariana Grande is a Disney channel star the magazine she is staring in is more of a fashion magazine instead of interviewer style. However shown from the sub headings on the magazine you can see that the star will be giving her version of events on males and her year of developing from Disney star into signer. However for my target audience I don't feel that this style of magazine would be most appropriate as the magazine itself is targeted for an older age range. This can be shown through simple aspects like the background of the image, which is a coloured wall with the star leaning on a railing, whereas the others had clear backgrounds appealing to the younger audience as they are most interested in the star on the front instead of the image of the star itself. 




This last magazine is known as 'Shout' another teenage magazine that is read for the gossip on latest teenage or young celebrities mainly focused on love lives shown from the front cover of 'crushes and couture' from Emma Watson an extremely well known actress from the Harry Potter film series that were a massive hit with all age ranges. The front cover itself is very bold with an almost black background yet has someone in the background of the image. This is the only magazine to be offering a freebie within the magazine to appeal more to the younger target audience as they have less money to spend on make-up which is what the magazine is offering a lip gloss. This magazine is also offering a '100% style!' section offering style tips to the younger which would appeal greatly to a 12-14 year old as they are only just beginning to explore their own fashion sense. They are also offering a 'How to heart yourself' page with a 'prepared to be inspired' page once again appealing massively to this  age range as they have just moved onto secondary school and may need some positively. 

Overall I would be using 'Shout' magazine to put my article in as I feel that this magazine cover would be the most appropriate for the target audience I would be appealing to. From the front cover you can also see that there are a lot more interview material within the magazine such as 'Charity work changed my life' and 'Modelling's so much fun' with a small in tell of what these pages will offer to the reader. As my 3-page spread will be a front cover of the star with a double page spread of her interview on being able to pick between Disney films depending on the genre and plot of the traditional representation of women.