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Unit 14 - Magazines

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Art-Fashion Magazine Research The genre I have chosen for the magazine I am going to produce will be an abstract fashion magazine, combining both art and fashion together. It will be an independent, high quality magazine much alike Vogue. It will focus on both fashion and lifestyle. I have researched a variety of independent fashion magazine covers to give me some ideas and inspiration as to the different layouts, colours, fonts and images I could use when producing my magazine. Below are a list of art-fashion, abstract and independent magazines I found and looked through.  Vogue Aesthetica Bazaar W Magazine Tantrum Magazine (one front cover) here & there magazine wonderland magazine Purpose Of My Magazine The purpose of my magazine would be to inspire young women as well as showing them that they are more than the stereotypical woman that society portrays everyday. There's so much unnecessary pressure on women and this magazine is really here to empower the
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Regional Identity - Doc Martin

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- mise en scene: little seaside village/town: Cornwall - lots of hardworking people/farmers - farmer accent - Doc Martin : posh, easily irritated - Cornish people: relaxed, calm, not bothered by a lot - small community, connected, Policeman already knew who Doc Martin was - very relaxed town, not much happening - high key lighting: typical grey day - Doc Martin : dressed in suit - Everyone else is casually dressed or wearing Farmer outfits (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gfYWZzaTBI)
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National Identity - Visit England

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the advert for 'Visit England' is full of a variety of different things for everyone, including: shopping in London, festivals, small villages, football, castles, hiking and Stonehenge, etc. - shows theres something for everyone - 'you're invited' is repeated throughout; showing a sense of inclusivity  talking to the person watching directly and making England feel welcome - Action Match (continuity) editing; flows into another picture (almost zooming out); shows connection, possibly linking to England, Wales and Scotland being connected, plus Northern Ireland.   - shows only good things of England - non-diegetic soundtrack: welcoming, upbeat, inspiring (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hL9yDOK48A)
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Editing Research ~ Examples

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Examples from Films and TV Shows Match On Action:  the movement of the man's arm is being used in this match on action shot; it shows the man's reaction, the man's arm reaching forwards and then the continuation of the man's arm taking the piece of paper away from the woman's face. Continuity:  examples of continuity editing are; eyeline match, 180 degree rule, shot reverse shot and match on action Montage:  a series of shots edited together to show time passing, or something happening in that time; below is the opening scene to Hot Fuzz, which shows a montage of what the main character did to become the police officer he is now (his academic history). 180 Degree Rule:  during a scene featuring two people, we imagine a line which joins those two characters together; this allows the audience to feel more comfortable. Jump Cutting:  a cut that moves to a very similar part of the same scene but missing a piece of action; in the ex
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