Month: December 2020

This is my second draft of my contents page. For this I reflected on my own criticism and targets and aimed to improve my contents page.

I think my second draft is much better than the first. I think the changes in font and rearranging of text and other things conveys my genre better and the better cutting out of the image instantly makes the image better. I think the quote at the bottom fits much better and the bar over the front cover stars eyes creates a cool edgy feel. The text is now smaller with less words and the bottom left by the guitar headstock no longer looks awkward and out of place.

I think that I may add outlines around some parts of the contents such as the quote and maybe add more variation in color as I think the yellow works well. I would also work on getting the straightest possible cut out of the guitar as its still a little shaky around the neck area.

Here is my first draft of my double page spread!

I think it looks quite good and it effectively combines punk aspects and conventions. I think it looks visually appealing and works well. I made the choice to split the original image in half in order to allow more space for writing.

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Targets to improve on:

• fix the placement of text in the boxes
• make the images less stretched
• make sure I extend my interview in order to fit all the space

These are the contact sheets from my recent shoot.

In this shoot I think it went quite well, I didn’t really mess with depth of field all that much so next time I think I would try and experiment with that. I went to the skatepark initially and I got some good shots, however half way through my shoot I realised that the skateboard prop is enough to convey the skate punk aesthetic/genre that I was trying to convey. I ended up going to some lanes which looked quite urban and cool and I think that the shots I got came out well. I think my shots worked well as the mise en scene helped convey the genre well. I think next time I could have experimented more with depth of field and more poses but overall a good shoot.

 

These are some of the final photos which I am thinking of using.

I think that these photos look quite good and they convey the genre well. these photos have quite a rebellious feel and the spray-paint can prop helps convey that feeling. The clothing works well for skaters and the punk genre as there is a broad range of clothing which they wear.

Overall I think this shoot went very well and I’m pleased. By going out and shooting I have more knowledge of how to use mise en scene to convey a certain message. I also know how to use a camera much better and I understand what makes a good photo!

 

 

 

 

 

 

For this task I had to prepare an interview for my double page spread. I chose to do interview as I think it works the best for my genre and I think that my questions are compelling and personal but also something that my audience would want to know.

 

For my hook I think I will go for something like “(names)’s surprise return to the punk scene! So what s been going on during this hiatus?” I think that this is captivating and intriguing and the use of the words surprise and the rhetorical question make it interesting and imply an answer is within the magazine.

Here is my first draft of my feature article.

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This is my recording of my article.

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This was very useful as by hearing myself speak I can see where the faults and flaws are and I can find where to improve.

Targets

• Basically repeated myself at the start
• Don’t use ‘hiatus’ in artist quotes
• ‘Reed recounts’ doesn’t flow all that well
• Mental health quote needs to be written a bit better
• Maybe change the language in the artists quotes so that it sounds like a different person with a different personality eg colloquial language, semantic field and emotive language.
• Add in banter between the artist and the interviewer because that is quite a conventional punk thing.

My next step is to hand my work into my teacher for her feedback and then redraft my article for a final product. This was very useful to do as I feel like I know how to write articles better and how to reflect on them. I think recording and reflecting is a great idea as some things can’t be seen unless you say them out loud.