Monday 15 December 2014

Representation of young people in the media.


London riots 2011, was a moment to when all young people were categorised as one. The main headlines to each news did not specify which young people but all. The picture on the right shows a young person to be held down by police, this automatically makes the young person be seen as a culprit and to those that read that newspaper would be a lot older generation stereotyping young people negatively. The headlines state 'poorer, younger, less educated' this has a negative impact on how the readers view young people.

Friday 12 December 2014

Representation of young people - Pitch Perfect



Pitch perfect is a well know movie with a target audience of young people around the age of 13 and above, this movie represents young people with mixed characters in different lights. the beginning of the trailer starts off with a singing contest about 'sex' something that stereotypes young people. when the song starts with the lyrics 'Im perfectly good at it' this shows young people enjoy this and thats what they mostly do in the sense of enjoyment. This stereotypes young people in a negative light. The movie includes characters with different personalities some more quite than others. However, this trailer shows young people in college/university as people that drink and have sex. Through the dialogue it is visible that this is something that is common.

Tuesday 2 December 2014

Research on Double page spread.

Single page layout
This article was found, gives a clear view without reading it to what the topic is and who it is about. Even though my article needs to be a double page spread, this helps me to understand what type of layout I could use with the description i need to add. In addition it shows the types of images I could use and the different types of shots needed to be taken. it links well with the topic i have chosen for my magazine.

Double page spread


This is a double page spread taken from the inside of a bridal magazine. It shows the various images used of the bride, however there isn't much description and the main focus of the page is the images and the makeup used contrasting with the outfit. There is a close up of the eyes and two shoulder up images of the brides to show the same bride with a 'hijab' muslim headscarf showing the different ways the artist can dress the bride.
There is a quote which is a different colour and font to the rest of the text to make it stand from the rest.

Double page spread
This is another a double page spread of yet again the Asian fashion, this gives a whole new idea in mind to what my double page spread should look like. A picture that grabs the audiences attention straight away however, still capturing the image that to what the magazine is based on. They made it clear straight away to the topic of the magazine by mentioning in the title 'Wedding'. The text is all in one font apart from the heading and the subheading (the parts that they want the audience to definitely read).

Thursday 23 October 2014

X Factor emotional clip

The clip starts of  showing her relationship with her dad and a commentary about what he thinks about her voice. later they go on with the X factor audition with a backup story about how at a very young age her mother past away and since then her and her dad have had a struggle. She has been shown in a positive light since her story makes the audience feel bad for her but also she sings very well. Amy the singer is later comforted by Cheryl Cole this makes the audience feel even more eager to like her. The camera man keeps changing from her to Cheryl Cole showing both there emotions, this is because the background story told before made cheryl quite

Asian Woman

Asiana women magazine is one of the worlds biggest magazines, they are aimed at Asian women as stated at the top of the magazine, who have an interest in Fashion and other related things that are involved with fashion. Deepika Padukone is a very famous Bollywood actress and model. for this reason she is able to attract a lot people through just her picture hence the reason to why Asian Woman has used her as there cover. The different side headings attract many different type of audiences, for example 'Racist Britain? The Public Speak' that side heading has nothing to do with fashion how ever its a topic that most Asian people will be attracted to, since this is a very common issue and it affects many lives. whereas, there another sub-heading says 'Skin Lightening exposed' this attracts people who want beauty tips. the magazine covers a range of topics therefore is well sold. In addition, the price is very bold and it is at a very cheap price, it also says the price that it is usually sold at and so customers know how cheap the magazine is attracting them even more. Direct eye contact is made with the audience drawing them into the magazine. The images of herself is from her legs upwards therefore, her body language is quite visible. The posture she is standing in very sexual with her arms and legs not covered, therefore, it could potentially attract men that are a fan of her as well.

Monday 20 October 2014

George Ezra -Blame it on me analysis






00:00-00:20
Camera Shot
00:07 00:17 -The music video has many different camera shots focusing on the beginning starting with a extreme long shot of the sky to establish the weather and location. Then moving swiftly to a medium long shot of the car moving to an close-up of just the car as it goes along the road, still showing parts of the location in the background and giving a positive idea of the weather being sunny and bright, having an enlightening atmosphere. later it changes to a mid shot of a guy talking even though he is talking in a different language the facial expression give the insight he is happy.The movement of the car as it travelled across the road with the camera following it was a transition from the first shot to the long shot.

Camera Angles
It starts of with a low-angle of the sky, slanted view coming from the sky to the ground. By doing as such it shows the weather and location giving the idea its a good sunny day and shows the atmosphere in a positive light. 00:12 it gives a Eye- level view of two people standing, this helps to see the subject how you would see them in real life including the location to know where they are standing. 

Camera Movement
The beginning starts of with the camera in tilt position showing the sky and slowly coming down towards the ground. It later swiftly moves into a pan movement as the car changes the transition to an eye view of a man talking in another language.

Thursday 16 October 2014

Faryal Makhdoom

Viya magazine has used Faryal Makhdoom the famous boxer Amir Khans wife to model for their Asian wedding magazine, attracting the customers by her eyes having direct eye contact with the audience. The bottom line as well as above the main heading on the magazine gives the reader an insight to what the magazine is about and what type of audience the magazine is targeted at. Magazine its self is quite empty with just few words on. it lets the audience that are fans of Faryal that they have an 'exclusive interview' done by her revealing her fashion and beauty secrets, this helps to attract audiences that are interested in make-up and fashion to read more. 'issue 8' this gives the idea that the magazines are not a weekly magazine but something that takes quiet a while to be published, making the customers be more eager to buy the magazines.

Thursday 9 October 2014

Asiana textual analysis

The main image is a model dressed in bridal Asian clothing relating to the purpose of the magazine. The master heading 'Asiana Wedding' explains what the magazine is about and what type of audience its aimed at is people who are interested in getting married and need some insight to what they should wear. The posture the model is in is not directly facing towards the camera giving a very inviting look but yet making her clothes the main subject of the magazine. The model makes direct eye contact inviting  them to read the magazine and engage the audience. Clothing worn by the model also indicates what ethnicity the main audience is this because the clothes worn by the model is more common in the asian cultures than any other, for this reason the main audience that the magazine is aimed at is clear, However, since the magazine is sold in many non-asian areas it openly invites all different ethnicities.

The cover lines around the magazine relate mostly to what the Asian cultures hold in their weddings, for example, 'Mehndi' is very common in the asian culture and for this reason is well advertised on the front cover. 'Inside' the word makes the readers looks at the different sub-headings giving them an insight to what's inside the magazine and making it easier for them to pick the correct edition. In the other hand, by the customers knowing whats inside the magazine its attracts the customers so they know its not only for women but also for men as well.
The master heading explains the purpose of the magazine as explained before, 'Timeless tradition' this attracts audiences that are looking for a traditional wedding, this doesn't have to be asians but also other ethnicity that may like asian tradition weddings.

Friday 12 September 2014


In this News report the sexuality is shown as a positive thing. Gay marriage is legalised in England and Wales. The news report shows gay marriages to be a good thing and something the majority of the public wanted, for this reason the media has portrayed the legalisation of Gay marriage in England and Wales a positive thing. however, the report brings up the point of how certain religious views were negative towards it and believed in the opposite sex marriage as well as certain public views are negative. overall, from the report it seems as though its positive and the many people are happy with it. 'Rev Andrew Clain' from the St Mary's church in Kilburn explains his story of how being a church priest its hard for him to be homosexual as it will bring conflict with his church but he is happily getting married in the summer next year.

Thursday 11 September 2014




The current TV show is quiet open about the Indian accent portraying the race of the character through his strong accent. 'Kunal Nayyar' plays the role of 'Raj' in the TV programme 'The Big Bang Theory' and as shown in the clip his accent is very strong showing he is foreign. The show gives the character a positive role as being clever and so they don't show the race as being a negative part of the show.


Harry potter a well known movie casted 'Michael Gambon' to play the role of 'Dumbledore'. The representation of him being old is positive as is doesn't portray him anything different but instead shows him to be old and wise which is a good representation in my view. Even though its a stereotype its still shows him to be a respected man who people in the movie go to for more knowledge.



 The Ellen Show presents Channing Tatum as a very strong and brave male by showing the unique heights of what he jumped off. This represents his gender as he did certain things that many females would hesitate to do. In Addition, when Ellen introduces what Channing you hear the audience scream out of happiness, being a good looking actor he has many fans who are female that like him and they are the ones mainly in the background cheering him on which represents his gender being a male. The show represents him in a positive way as a alpha male who attracts many people due to his looks and body. He expresses himself to be a strong man through his commanding voice and smart sense of dressing.

Tuesday 9 September 2014

Middle class are represented through the school teachers in a positive way as they are portrayed to stand up for their rights and should receive the right amount of wages they work hard for. By media showing this strike makes the public more aware of what the down side of their profession is and how they have to work to receive what they have and not being as simple as the public see it.