What type of shots have been used to create a variety of shot distances and how has the camera been used to communicate meaning?
The types of shots I have used to communicate meaning are a mix of low angle, high angle, canted angle, long shots and mid shots.
What choice of Mise en scene is appropriate for the star image and genre?
The costumes are off beat, slightly quirky and clearly psychaedelic. the locations are a bit naturalistic…feel they should be more spacey somehow?
I have used the appropriate mise en scene as my costume for my star image fits the genre of psychedelic rock as it is unorthodox and eccentric. Also having Castle Cornett as a location provided me with many interesting shots for my music magazine.
How far is the font used readable and reflects the genre?
The font is readable but perhaps a bit clunky and large in places. the page numbers are too big too and we need more on the contents page….proof for typos and capital letters and too much information in places…edit the coverlines down to create eye grabbing alliteration etc
What technical conventions of a Contents page are present and used effectively?
Needs its own page number…there are page numbers for the features but not enough of them. Wouldn’t normally have punctuation in the coverlines and the masthead should be smaller and contents/features bigger.
How has Indesign been used to layout the page to convey a brand?
Feels funky and retro but 2 of the same artist is not conventional…find another photo of another star and caption the insets too
How well have the text and visuals been integrated together?
the inset feels awkward at the bottom although I like the page number but who is it? and the main image needs to be photoshopped to give it more zing.
Where has photoshop been used to manipulate the photos to enhance the star image or genre?
see above.
How is the language used appropriate for the genre and target audience?
Feel the language could be more relatable to the target demographic and use some of the key slang, semantic field they would use in the genre. make it more musical.
