Research and Planning Evaluation Question 3

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Research and Planning Evaluation Question 2

The image of Alexandra Burke, on the top of the pops magazine, is the image that I have took inspiration from, when creating my Models pose. The similarities of both the images are, the lighting seems to be rather bright this reflects on the mood of the model and tells the audience that the model is confident and the hands on the hips, shows that they are strong and they are standing up for themselves, it comes across and shows that the model is independent. The angle that the image is took from is also very similar to the one with Alexandra, the shot type that both have used are a medium shot, that shows there facial expression and there body language and also shows how they also have power over themselves, the pose itself has a very strong character, and speaks aloud. I have kept my models outfit, through the same colour as Alexandra, but I have put on two piece instead of a dress, just to show that femininity can be reversed through looks, and also this shows my audience that, you don't have to change to show, your strength and the real you, the colour of the models outfit is like cream/light pinkish , this represents pure, still standing, feminine, innocent and calm, these representations, also reflect on the story of bullying, and how they both got through it. The style of the models hair are both similar colours, dark colored hair, and I have changed my models hair and added some waves, just to change it from Alexandra's hair, because my model is not wearing a feminine dress, I decided to make her hair something that shows the feminine side of her, the waves in her hair , represent calm and elegance, The jeans that my model is wearing have spikes on the side, which again reflect the fact that she isn't afraid of what people say anymore, and it resembles strength and not afraid to stand out and be different. The posture of Alexandra, her smile is more friendly, and it looks as though she is open, and will tell all in her story, however my model looks friendly but, it almost looks as though she is keeping herself closed, and doesn't want to tell her story, but she give tips, so shes there to help the audience, but is still hurt and it show that she is not ready to tell everyone everything, she just wants to help by giving tips that have helped her so far. Overall both the models, don't look intimidating, they look like they would like to help, compared to RnB the models on the magazines there, would not smile and be more serious with there face expressions, however we have my model being serious but she is being positive and not negative.

Overall to conclude, I have represented young people as free and strong through the image, as they are entitled to do what they like, and learn from there mistakes. Also I have represented girls just as strong as boys, how they act and show themselves in front of people  are not important, as the person you are on the inside. This is all that matters, this keeps them strong and standing.

Research and Planning Evaluation Question 1

Here is the magazine that I took inspiration from for my magazine. The part that I have took ideas from is the way in which the model is positioned, I think this was a strong look for a magazine cover, especially a pop magazine. The text in the middle of the cover, which says the models name, is what I have took an idea from and placed the name there, also the quotation marks, and the quote that the model has said, this is what I have copied.
Development- the part of my magazine that has started to look different is the masthead, the masthead on the top of the pops one is something that doesn't stand out when you look at it, where as on my magazine I have used two colours to symbolize the masthead, so that it stands out from all the other magazines around it, the vibrant colours used will emphasise my target audience towards the magazine. 
My magazine looks completely different, with the colours that I have used. The top of the pops magazine has used three colours and white and black for the texts also, where I have stuck to only two colours, But added black for my text on the quotations, and white for things to stand out

Research and planning Magazine production

I have added a image of Wristbands and added text at the bottom, Also I have added text in between the Nail polishes and the Contents page numbers, to fill in the space a bit more.

Research and planning Magazine Production

Research and planning Finished magazine cover/contents/double page spread

Research and Planing Double Page Spread production

I have improved my double page spread, I have made the smart object- arrows much more bigger and chunkier, than they were before. I have added more images onto the right side of the double page spread. Also I have added one more image than there was before, I have took my main image of my model on the phone and put that as my main image onto the left hand side, also I changed the font of the quotes main text on the left hand side of my double page spread, I have also changed the font of the numbers on the arrows, on two of the images i have added a stroke white border, to make it stand out a bit more, but I haven't repeated it on the first and third one.