Foundation Portfolio in Media Kayleigh Stevens - Keatley 6449

 • In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?   I think my preliminary task fits the brief well. My cover shows a mid shot of my model on a school magazine, and the masthead is shown at the top of the magazine, conforming to the normal conventions that the mast head is always at the top of the front cover so that is stands out and the audience are able to see it clearly.   • How does your media product represent particular social groups? The front cover has a male model wearing the uniform that represents the Chatham 6th form, as well as having the primary colours that represent the school (Silver and green). The front cover also has the school emblem in the corner in order for the target audience to spot the magazine clearly.   • What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?   A school would distribute my media product as it was focused ...

When preparing for my preliminary task I decided to take one of the Media Studies camera's and trial a few different angles and lighting techniques. Below are the photo's that didn't work and my reasons why.  When taking this photo I didn't consider the glare from the window in the background. However when seeing the image on the computer monitor it was very visible and was changing the lighting on Jon's face. For my second photo I realized the glare was too much from the window, making the surrounding features black and in shadow, I also realized the rope to the blind was obstructing the image. With this image the model moved as the camera was focusing, making the photo useless, there was also too many objects in the  background, drawing away the attention from the main focus of the model. For the last image the model was in focus however the background was too obstructive and also the angle of the model was...

For this process I used Owen, and decided to take a mid shot photo of him on a white back drop, making it easier to edit and clean the edges of the photograph. These were the photos taken.   For the first photo I asked Owen to stand facing my left and to look central with a expressionless pose. When looking at all the photos afterwards I noticed that his face is facing the side too much, making it difficult to edit and also making his body language seem to closed in. For the second photo I asked Owen to keep the same position however this time I wanted him to smile in that direction, adding some warmth to the photo. However we faced the same problem as the body language was uninviting and I would have liked him to have faced the camera more. For the third photo we decided to change positions so he was facing my right. This was a better body outline wise however we still had the same problem as before regarding the body positioning. Finally we de...

For my preliminary task I decided to take a mid shot photo of Owen against a white backdrop.   This photo didn't quite fit the A4 requirements so I had to use the clone tool to create more background on the right hand side. Also by using the Liquify tool I was able to bring forward Owen's hairline and also make his jawline more prominent. With the use of the clone tool I evened out Owens complexion and also did a few subtle adjustments such as making his bottom lip more prominent and filling in his hairline. As you can see, for this cover I added the title vertically using both green and grey, keeping with the primary school colours. I also added it to the right because Owen (pictured) is looking in this direction, giving the illusion that he is looking at the title. As for text I added a few clippings of text again keeping with the colour scheme, and I also added a CCGS logo to tie in the fact it is a school magazine.   This is the contents page for my...