Generic Research - My Analysis of a Sixth Form Magazine

Sixth form magazine analysis 3 from Scriptette2012

So in class this week we have been doing a variety of things. We have begun learning about TV drama - analysing miniature clips and taking notes on the effects of different camera angles/shots, editing techniques, sound and mise-en-scene: as well as discussing representations of different groups too (and how the media in particular can stereotype certain categories - i.e; women as being weak, and always relying on men).

In addition, we have also been learning more in-depth about SLR cameras, and how the different settings work (for example, aperture priority, or shutter speed - which can be changed to increase or decrease the amount of light being received through the lens). Moreover, we also began to discover key terminology such as over and under-exposure - and how using that, along with different camera shots/angles, can ultimately result in a highly professional image being produced. When learning about this we had to read a PowerPoint and make notes on the various different factors about the different settings on the camera.

Furthermore, we have also been looking into the codes and conventions of magazines. So, once again we had to read a PowerPoint and make notes on the way that a magazine is put together - i.e; the positioning of the block title and its font and/or the use of one image which is placed in the centre of the cover, to highlight how it is the main focus of the magazine itself (it is also usually an image which has been taken in a medium, close-up or mid shot).

Ultimately, what this led to was a task dictating that we had to find our own image of a genuine sixth form or college magazine which has been made by students, and analyse its front cover and contents pages.
Thereby leading me on to explain that the PowerPoint above is one I made on a site called 'Slideshare' - which shows my analysis of three different sixth form magazines, and there front covers and contents pages. Please feel free to head on over to the site and observe my analysis: along with my interpretations of both pages, and why I feel they were constructed in such a way.

And at the end of this post, I feel it's necessary to say that I feel the main way to understand the sort of things we learnt during class this week would be through the observation of my PowerPoint. I hope that, through that post, my interpretations and opinions of the different magazines shall be more clear to see.