SAM CRUMMEY AS Media Studies 2016-17

I set up a cross section of an audience of 5 males and 5 females within the age range of 10-60 who also chose that their preferred genre of music is pop. The following is a message I sent out to a few different people of both genders: "By now you should have seen the final design of my music magazine and I would like to ask you a few questions about it. Has my music magazine appealed to your liking and if so, how?  Do you like the atmosphere and the feel of the magazine while you were reading it?" These are some of the responses I received: Response 1 (Male): "As soon as I was given the magazine I thought that it looked very good and professional. I thought that the fonts used worked well together however, I think the text could of been smoothed down a bit. But other than that I really liked the magazine." Response 2 (Female): "I received the magazine through the post and I thought that it was made by a professional, I like everything about the front...

In these images, they show how I printed my contact sheet off, however, I had some difficulties in my classroom so I moved to a different computer in a different classroom to complete printing them off. As you can see these are more images but my teacher has circled some of them which stand out to her. She likes these images because they lighting is good on them and the background goes well with the pose of the model. 

  Prop List: While i was taking the pictures of my models i did not use any props. Costume List: I found two coats from the drama department in Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School; I got one brown furry coat, and a long black biker coat. Actor/Model List: For my models I used one of my classmates Alex Connors and another pupil at the school James Evans. The lighting in these images makes the models look more defined. It makes their jaw lines look sharper and it gives them a more chiseled facial structure. The lighting on Alex's hair also makes it lighter and gives it a healthy look. The way me and James are looking away from each other gives an idea to the reader that we repel one another and it gives two sides to view. The way Alex is looking off into the distance gives an effect that he is looking ahead to see what challenges/obstacles he has to overcome.

I was inspired by a number of different magazines to take these shots such as: Billboard, NME, Vibe and Kerrang. I have selected a few of them which i am going to use in my music magazine and the rest i have just crossed off because I am not going to use them. I will try and get similar shots that I have selected to use but I will put a background in by editing the green-screen and by going out and taking shots with the background already in it. It is good to use green-screen because I can put any image I want as the background and it's much easier than going out and finding the right place. However, the quality will be much better if I go to different locations and take the shots in real life. The lighting on some of the images can effect how the models look e.g. if there is a shadow over the face of the model then they may appear to look more moody. I have used this effect in some of these shots but I have also put a lot of lighting on their face to make their eyes stand out an...

This mood board shows where I got my inspiration from to take my shots the way I did. As you can see I like the black and white pictures because they can sometimes add more effect to the photo depending on what message you want to get across. 

THIRD WAVE FEMINISM The third wave was in the 1980's and 1990's. Unlike in the first and second wave, there was less emphasis on the battles for equality. However, there was MORE emphasis on the positive nature of ambiguity and difference (not all women are the same, it doesn't matter!) A lot of women started looking up to the spice girls because they shown a lot of girl power from the media point of view. Empowering heroines like Xena and Buffy. POST FEMINISM Celebrates the diversity of identity available to women.  Positive endorsement of consumerism. Sometimes seen as 'anti-feminism'. If women knew that femininity is a construct, then they can play with its signs, symbols and identities from a position of power.  Semiotic guerilla warfare - meaning of signifiers such as high heels/lipstick/designer clothes can be shifted from powerless to powerful.  GAUNTLETT (2002) "Men and women are seen working side by side, as equals, in the hospital...

Feminists have made great progress in attempting to get rid of those traditional stereotypes. However, some may argue that they have been replaced by equally disempowering stereotypes... FIRST WAVE FEMINISM Around mid 19th - early 20th century women fought for social and political equality. One of their biggest fights was the struggle for women's suffrage, which is the right to vote. In 1918 women won this fight which granted women over the age of 30 the right to vote. However, they kept fighting as they were still not equal with men, due to this, ten years later in 1928 women received the right to vote on equal terms as men. Women were concerned with their rights of education, employment and marriage laws. Because of their successes with being able to vote, they then proceeded to gain the right of higher education, married women property rights and the widening of access to professions such as medicine. SECOND WAVE FEMINISM The liberation movement of 1960's 197...