Representation on magazine front covers

 

In the men's magazine the photo has been edited to show off the definition of his muscles. This is done by publishing the image in black and white. With the darkest shade you can see the contrast of how far his muscle is popping out. The lighter shades give the male a shine to him. The image is of a well known celebrity, who boxes for a living. This represents that all male should look like this, being really defined and toned. This is always repeated on this magazine. His body language is so he's side on towards the camera, with his facial expression looking stern and powerful with all his muscle, this is repeated because men aren't allowed to show emotion because they have to be dominant. "the bigger man". This magazine is aimed at men keeping in shape, "best body ever". It gives you tips and tricks that you'll only find in this magazine according to this front cover. The only colour on this front cover is the mast head of the magazine but also the really important information about helping out young people. The rest is all black and white. The language used works with the image, "the best body ever" reflects the image of Anthony Joshua with his best body.

On the women's magazine you once again have somebody famous on the front cover to you can be just like them, and know all about them. This front cover represents pink being associated with women, and that they should be focused on there appearance. Pink has been the colour for women for many years making it very traditional. The whole background, masthead, writing and even the models clothes are pink. This magazine is about women's health and how they can become more healthier by working out, but the model is wearing a woolly top, with big earrings and full face of makeup, nobody would wear this workout. She is wearing a full face of makeup, that's pink, with her hair done, blowing in the wind. This is repeated in all women's magazine.

Stereotypes

 Age: This represents that old people love to bake, especially grandma's. It's very traditional idea.

Gender: Women are represented as being at home cooking for the family, and potentially looking after the children while she waits for her husband to come home from work, who's providing for the family. This is a very traditional idea.

Ethnicity: This represent that people who look different are excluded from being apart of everyday life, because of who they look. This is very traditional idea. 

Status and Class: This represents that the lower class are improper compared to someone of a higher class. They dress as though they aren't bothered.

Research: codes and convention of magazine front covers

The brand identity for both of the magazine are from the same institution Q!. The logo letter Q is always in a red box. The colour red has the representation of being important, stop and danger. Red is a powerful colour as its a primary colour making it strong. The theme for the magazine is always red, white and black. This fits into the fact that the main celebrity on the front cover is from a rock band (Dave Grohl), giving it stereotype that come with being in a rock band. They are considered to be in dark clothing and makeup. There are bold cover lines on this front cover entices the reader as they are mentioning more well known celebrities so that it will appeal to more people. This is because the Foo Fighters are a soft rock band, but there is a mention of Niki Minaj, who is considered to be more of the pop side of music. There are conventions on this front, like the advertising in the top right hand corner. The words "free" and "exclusive" are buzzwords making people even more eager to buy the magazine. these are placed in a puff, a circular shape that the words are placed in. The main image on this front cover is of the lead singer of the Foo Fighters, a well known celebrity. This image has been edited to show that he has power and authority, being dominant. His facial expression is very aggressive. This links into Judith Butlers idea that gender is a performance, but also Stuart Hall. Stuart Hall theory is that representation is the way in which meanings are produced through the signs and convention. Like stereotyping on the front cover of this Q! magazine, with both of the celebrities. The Foo Fighter cover shows how the male is very confident and dominant, how a male should be as we've grown up to have these ideas of what every male is like. The same goes for the Cheryl Cole poster. She as a women is brought up to be something that a male desires and should be seductive because that's what we've been taught. Men as stereotypically aggressive and modern woman as using sexuality as a power tool. Both negative interpretations, but some readers may read these texts this way. Hall negotiated theory can be applied as well, as the audience accepts parts of the producer's views, but has their own views on parts as well.

Research: codes and conventions of magazine front covers

 

Mise en Scene           Camera shot      Framing and Angles 

statistics                     up close            center focus 

younger woman         focus on face 

harsh makeup            more intimate 

angled eyebrows 

business woman style

light tinted background to match eyes 

Connotations and representations 

red lettering= bold

angles lines= harsh/ more strict 

Culture and social signifiers       Theory 

business                                      serious outside news 

Mise en scene                             Camera shot 

statistics                                      full body shot

soft lighting                                more focus on what she's

hair down                                   wearing 

natural makeup                           Framing and angles 

famous model                             more to the side 

older woman                               She's leaned in so her face is 

rounded lines                              in the middle 

                                                    lettering around her 

Connotations and representation 

pink lettering=female 

rounded lines= more flow and at ease 

Social and cultural signifiers     Theory 

modern take on old fashion       money saving  

revamped of vintage                  easy going 

                                                   confident boosting 

                                                   well-being 

Theory both 

pink plus black lettering 

celebrities

makeup

emotive lang

looking at camera 

fashion 

light background  

The Daily Mail Online

 The front page of The Daily Mail is very messy with thousands of adds everywhere. There are pop up adds as well that interrupt your viewing. The Daily Mail is must more informal. In the middle there are bigger stories that are mainly political based. Then there are smaller stories that are related to the main story underneath. These are really easy to access just by clicking on the story you want. This will then take you straight to more information. The page is also never ending it's huge. 

The Dily Mail is more interactive as some of the pictures are animated lettering the reader see more of the visual side to the story. Some of the stories even have videos attached to watch.

Down the left hand side you have a column of these smaller stories. These are all the celebrity gossip stories. Most of these pictures that have been placed with the story are edited. 

At the start of the page you get this section to the left that tells you more information on where to access the news. There are now many ways to access the news because of all these apps.

this will give them a wider audience as teenager and young adults are more likely to use the app then then the website.

The Daily Mail also allows you to comment on the post. sharing your own opinions. Not only that but you have the opinion to share online making it easier to connect to a wider audience.

The Guardian online

 

 The layout of the front cover of The Guardian is very neat and well thought out. Whatever story that you want more information about it is easily accessible just by clicking it.  At the start you are presented with the headlines for today, which are marked at the left hand side. This makes it easier to navigate your way around the page. At the start of every story the lettering are red with a red line underneath to give them definition. Even if you wanted to watch the news there are live links that you can click on to hear about the story when it's actually happening. You can even comment on some of the stories and share you opinion about them. 

Instead of just reading the news you can take part by giving your own opinions. These will become part of national survey, which will help companies get a better understanding of there audiences. 

The Guardian front page has different sections for different topic like the picture on the left about the coronavirus. All the stories are supported by a picture. They are very professional and unedited. There are many picture on the front cover making it more visually pleasing.

Ownership of newspaper and political allegiance

Who owns which newspaper plus editors? 

The Daily Mail- Jonathan Harmsworth Editor- Geordie Greig

The Sun- Rupert Murdoch Editor- Victoria Newton

The Guardian- Scott Trust Editor- Katharine Viner

The Times- News Corp Editor- John Witherow

The Independent- Evgeny Lebedev (41%) Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel (30%) Justin Byam Shaw (26%) Editor- Christian Broughton

Political allegiance

The Daily Mail- right wing/ conservative 

The Sun- right wing/ conservative 

The Guardian- left wing/ liberal 

The Times - right wing- conservative 

The Independent -left wing/ liberal 

The Daily expressed - right wing

The Star- in the middle 

Independent- middle

The Telegraph- right wing 

The Observer - middle

The Mirror- left wing 

Which are signed up to IPSO?

Daily Telegraph
Sunday Telegraph
Weekly Telegraph
Daily Mail
Mail on Sunday
Metro Times

Sunday Times

The Sun
Times Literary Supplement
Daily Express
Sunday Express
Daily Star
Daily Mirror
Sunday Mirror
Sunday People

News online vs print

 

                                     Online-The Guardian                                     

 print 

advantage 

take it anywhere 

not very expensive

multiple use after read 

no need for subscription

disadvantage

Not very environment friendly

Have to buy it in the morning so if something happens in the afternoon it wouldn't be in there

Online  

advantages

multi media experience, sound,videos

available to comment and share more easily 

more up to date, ever 12 mins 

free

more accessible

disadvantage 

subscription 

harder if your not used to technology

pop up ads

harder to read on the screen 

 

online news consumption

percentage= 70%

age= 16 to 24 year olds

device= phone, mainly social media, Facebook most popular 

gender= mostly men

 Media Forms

What is media forms?

Media Forms is the way that media is created, produced, distributed, consumed and read.

Different types of media

Print Media

Print media is very traditional and what the older generation grew up with. Examples include: newspaper, magazines, books, comic books or graphic novels. But most of these are going out of business due to the development of new technology. Traditional books are now becoming e-books which are all electronic like the Amazon Kindle and the news are now accessible through the internet.

Television 

To begin with there were very little channels to choose from, on the television with most of them being in black and white. now there are hundreds and thousands of channels, series and movies to choose from, from the comfort of your own home. You no longer have to watch it when it's broadcasted you can now record it and watch it later whenever you want. Not only that but you can download and stream episodes from the internet.

Movies 

Movies are the oldest form of motion pictures. Originally, you could only see a movie in your local movie theatre. But movies now are widely available due to the technology evolving. it started with DVD's being invented so that you could watch the film in your own home without going out, but now we have it all built into the televisions with companies developing apps that can carry and streams thousands of films. there are now major companies that have made millions in this industry like Disney.