Best Selection of Photos for my Double Page Spread.

 I feel as if these three photos are the best selection for my double page spread. I think this because these photos show that my actors are happy, bubbly and have lively personalities. I think that this may inspire teens to always think positively. I think that the photo best suited for my double page spread is the last photo that  have displayed. The reason for this is because all my actors faces are on show and shows how they are happy and lively. It also shows their personality in the photo and how their always positive and that their proud with how far they have come.

Best Selection of My Photos for Contents Page.

I feel that these three shots that i have took are the best selection out of the group of pictures that i had taken on Thursday. The reason for this is that the picture shows clearly that they are a girly group and focus on mainly how their beauty is presented.

 I think that the best photo for my contents page is the middle photo that is displayed. I think that this is best suited for my magazine as it is focused on how they want to be seen as. They want the audience to noticed how they are focused on the way they look, dress and how they are presented to others. Although they focus on how they look, it also makes the audience sense confidence       within them. I also think that the audience will be able to connect with my actors through the magazine because of the way they are presented in the magazine and can be an inspiration to young teens with how they look, dress and behave.

Best Selection of Photos for My Front Cover.

On Tuesday 12th January,  i sat down with my actors and discussed what costumes was to be worn, also how hair and makeup was going to be worn etc. On Thursday 21st January my photo shoot took place and i took a large amount of shots so i was able to choose carefully the photo most suited to my front cover. After i sat down and looked at my photos individually, these are the 3 best photos that i could choose from. I feel that these 3 photos are the best out of the large selection as it shows the attitude of my 'girl band' and they act like typical teenage girls act. I also feel that their costumes could be an inspiration to girls even though their costumes were plain and simple.

The photo that i have chosen to be my cover photo out of the 3, is the middle photo that is displayed. I feel that this would suit my magazine the most as their attitude is stated clearly and look like a typical teenage girl band.
I took all my shots against a blank white wall so it would be easy for the background to be taken out and changed to my liking.

My target audience is for female teenage girls, but i feel that it could also be suitable for an older audience. As i chose not to use any props, i believe that this worked out positively as my actors are the main focus to the audience and there are no distractions. I feel that my shots are effective and will have a big impact towards my viewers as my audience may feel connected to my actors as they are looking directly into the camera and are drawing the viewers attention to them.

Media Homework- Due Monday 25th January.

Cinderella- In the Disney film Cinderella, it is stated clearly that the film is based on love, fairy-tales and happiness. Cinderella spends majority of the film daydreaming about having a man to make her happy, and also wants the audience to believe that being in love is the only way you can be happy. It is also made clear to the audience that Cinderella wants a man to full fill her and rescue her. As Disney is aimed at a young age group, it is giving children false belief by making them believe that being in a relationship, and in love is the only possible way to be happy.

Sleeping Beauty- In the Disney film Sleeping Beauty, the message that is wanted to be put across is that women are helpless without men. It also makes the audience believe that women are incomplete without love as in almost every Disney film made there is a princess who is always looking for a price to rescue them. As in Cinderella, it is giving false belief to the young children watching it and sending the wrong message across.

Tangled- Tangled is one of the few Disney films that show that not all women need a man to complete them. Rapunzel shows throughout the film that she is an independent woman and doesn't need a man to rely on and make her happy, as she is fine on her own. This shows that women can be strong and don't need to be surrounded by a man or a price. Throughout tangled, Rapunzel is presented as strong and independent and that she is able to discover new things, go on her own adventures without a price by her side. This proves to the young children watching the film, that they are able to discover new things independently and that not all happiness rely's on men.

Thursday 21st January- My Photo Shoot.

On thursday my photo shoot will take place. My photo shoot will take place in the main assembly hall as it will be easy to take my photos against the blank walls and curtains, and will also be easy to take the background out when i start to edit my photos for my music magazine. I feel that this will also be affective towards my pictures as there will be no distractions around my actors and the audience will be focuses precisely on my actors. My actors will have costumes with them on the day of my shoot and will have also done their hair and makeup to suit my magazine. Costumes for my magazine will be bright colours and girly colours to be an inspiration to young girls. When me and my actors sat down to discuss how their hair and makeup was to be worn, our decision was for the makeup to be girly colours, not to dark and done well as i aiming to be an inspiration to young teens, i want my actors to look well made and a slight doll look as dolls tend to look perfect and lawless. Hair was decided to be either curly or straight, i wanted for my actors to aim to have their hair looking flawless and in place and not messy. This would make the effect of they they take time in how they look and how they are presented.

I think that my photo shoot will be successful as i am able to keep to my planned schedule as my three actors are all free. I plan to use different types of lighting an camera angles to make my pictures to look different each time with subtle movement from my actors. I will take various amounts of shots so i am able to look through them thoroughly and are able to choose my photos carefully and make sure that i have chosen the right pictures for my magazine. By doing this i will be able to analyse my photos and acknowledge which were and weren't the best quality so i am able to improve next time.

Props.

For my photo shoot, i have made the decision not to use any props, this is because i would like my audience to focus on my actors and how they are presented without any distractions. I feel that this would have works effectively once my magazine is finished as in the photos, my actors attitude is stated clearly. Using no props will also help my audience focus on their costume, hair and makeup.

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Equipment Required.

I also went to Mr Lidell at least a week before my shoot and booked to have a camera and tripod on the day of my photo shoot, i felt as if this was very helpful because this way he made sure that nobody else was able to get the camera or tripod that i had booked, as i would be left with no equipment for my shoot and would have to cancel it.

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Additional Information.

In mine and my actors free lessons / free time, we all sat down and discussed everyones shoot. Such as; Costumes, hair, makeup, locations, props, dates and times. This was just to make sure that we was all clear on what we was doing, and when we was doing it. We all made notes on the things we needed and what dates we needed it on, we also made notes on how our hair and makeup was to be worn. I feel that making notes on everything we discussed came out positively just incase we wasn't all clear whilst discussing it, this helped me a massively when it came to the day as i could just quickly check my notes to double check what i needed and make sure that i had everything i needed and that my hair and makeup was correct before i left to come to school.

Costumes / Makeup / Hair.

When me and my actors sat down to discuss how their hair and makeup was to be worn, our decision was for the makeup to be girly colours, not to dark and done well as i aiming to be an inspiration to young teens, i want my actors to look well made and a slight doll look as dolls tend to look perfect and lawless. Hair was decided to be either curly or straight, i wanted for my actors to aim to have their hair looking flawless and in place and not messy. This would make the effect of they they take time in how they look and how they are presented. My actors wore jeans and colourful top, i felt that this was affective as it was kept simple yet shown the effort in how they look through their hair and makeup.

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Location Hunting & Permission Required.

As i wanted my location to be in the hall as the background was the best setting for my shoot. A couple of days before my shoot i went to the school caretakers and asked if i was able to use the hall on Thursday 21st January for a couple of hours for my shoot. As they agreed for me to use it, they made sure that the hall was unlocked from period 3 for me to use up until school ends. I felt as if me asking for permission before hand was helpful because that way i made sure that the hall wasn't being used and so i didn't have to worry about finding a new location. Using the main hall as my location for my shoot came out positively as there was several different parts of the hall that i was able to use to find the best background for my shoot, including backstage.
I also went to Mr Lidell at least a week before my shoot and booked to have a camera and tripod on the day of my photo shoot, i felt as if this was very helpful because this way he made sure that nobody else was able to get the camera or tripod that i had booked, as i would be left with no equipment for my shoot and would have to cancel it.

Thursday 14th January - Rachels and Kates Shoot.

On thursday 14th, Rachel's and Kate' s shoot took place in the hall. I brought my costumes in on the day, and had already completed my hair and makeup. My costumes were dark and mainly black and grey to suit the theme of their magazine, rock. My makeup was set around and dark and vampy look, and my hair was messy undone curls. We went to the hall and used different spaces in the hall to suit the rock look that they aimed to complete.

Examples from Kate and Rachels shoot;