Mediation in Jay Sean Album Covers

Mediation involves selection, organisation and focusing which are used to create a particular image for an artist.

The selection used on the album cover has an urban font which is bright blue glowing color so this makes the title of the album stand out. And it also matches with the background color the sky. It contains digital font '2012' which this highlight that his a modern man. The selection his wearing long smart coat, which this also show his modern and up to date with fashion. The photo has been taken in full body shot, which shows the characters whole body. This shot is an indirect mode of address because he is not looking at the camera. This show us that his a different person and keep things to him self. The organisation of this photo has been taken at the top of the building because this show us that he is at the top of the world and has its own power of singing. In the background it show us more building which this can also mean that they are his competitors and he has to face them. The clean sky show that his getting closer to his success. The Focusing of this image which leads to the audience is that to show that he is an very modern man because of the cloths his wearing and digital font. 

analysing magazine conventions

Analyse Chris Brown

professional photo shoots

this picture can go on double page spread because it has open spaces around it where you can add text.

I would use this picture for my front cover of my magazine. this is because he has open space arpund him on his left where I can add texts or sub headings.

Practice Magazine Front Cover & Contents

Evaluation:  

In my front cover I have used the colour green most of the time, this is because it matches the background which are leaves. At the bottom of my front cover I have put some sub-headings this will tell the reader what the magazine contains. I have put my picture which is taken in middle shot and is indirect photo.

On my second page of my magazine 'Content' I have added page numbers to the pictures and to the headings. My content page is not bright as my front cover because I have used dark colours such as black colour for my background.

My different angles pictures

This technique is called juxtaposition, where you see a modern object juxtaposed with an old object. 

The shot it has been taken is a medium shot, which shows half of your body in the picture. It also shows a side profile of the character looking upwards. It also highlight that to the reader that the character in the image is giving a strong and powerful impression to the audience.

The angle of a shot it has been taken is Long shot. where this shot shows the audience the whole part of the characters figure and its background.

This picture had been taken in Close up shot. where this is zoomed in to its object or any characters face. Close up shots show you the picture in more detail.

Questionnaire

Questionnaire

Questionnaire

1.     What is you favorite music genre?  Rock:     Hip Pop:      R&B:     or any others please write…………………………..

2.     What is you hobbies/ interest? …………………………………….

3.     Who’s your favorite actor/actress?..............................................

4.     What is you favorite Film?................................................................

5.     Where do you want to go for your holidays?..........................................

6.     Are you planning to go university after leaving college, if No why?.........................................................................................................................

7.     What is your sexual preference?  By sexuality:            Gay:               Lesbian:

8.     What is you age? 15-20:         20-25:          25-30:           30+:       

9.     Are you planning to get a job in future?....................................................

10.  Have you got your goals and aims set up to lead your life? If yes why?.........................................................................................................................

11. What do your parents do?...............................................................................

12.  Are you religious? If Yes what religion are you?.....................................

13. Do you prefer to drive luxury cars such as BMW or Mercedes?..................................

14. Are you sort of a person who reacts positively to change? If yes why?.........................................................................................................................

15. Do you like to recycle?.....................................................................................

16. Do you use your mobile?................................................................................

17. Do your like to read any music magazine? If Yes Which ones?............................................

18.  Do you like to help homeless people? If Yes Why?......................................

Conclusion: 

In our class we got told to create a questionnaire with open and close questions. In my questionnaire I had 18 questions. The questionnaire was based on about music and some question about their life. I handed out 5 copies of my questionnaire, the most common answer was on the age, and all the pupils circled 15-20 of age. The mistake I had throughout the questionnaire is that I asked the question about what is there sexual preference, I wrote three options t o circle, by sexuality, Gay and Lesbian but I didn’t write Straight because I thought by sexuality is where your normal person. But I had 2 lesbians, 2 straight and 1 gay. My second popular answer was about their music genre and all of the pupils went for R&B. So this means most of the people like listening to R&B. I had question that was based on about if they have made their goals and aims in future, which can lead to their future, but unfortunately no one had set their aims because everyone said ‘No’ 5/5. I asked question about their parents life as in what they do, which was an open question for them. One of there parents is police officer that is rated C for the type of job. One of the other parents are airhostess, which this is count as C1 rated for the job. One of the parent is jeweller which is ranked C1 but it also depend what their role is in the job e.g. management. The other student’s parents are career adviser and security; these jobs are ranked as C1. And finally one of the student’s parents is taxi driver, which this is also ranked as C1. Overall I think out audience is around B and C1 social grades. And also I  examined what my audience needs and desires were according to the uses and gratifications theory. E.g. such as In the questionnaire it was included about there family and about their future plans for education.

For next time if I make another questionnaire I will add more options to circle so I can get different taste of their opinion. And double-check my options so I don’t make a mistake again.