Brainstorminggggggggg...........

What do you want to achieve?

To create and interesting looking magazine with creative articles and an attractive cover

Work individually or in group?

I want to work individually because then I wont have to compromise my ideas which contrast with any one elses. Also, if i'm working alone, I can focus easily and not get distracted.

An ideal comment from your teacher...

Grace has used Photoshop/ in design well and has grasped the concept of creating a magazine. The cover looks attractive and the magazine overall looks professional and would appeal to a wide audience.

Print or Film?

Looking at the OCR website and looking at the different briefs, I have decided that I want to do print, and create a magazine, as that are appeals to me more than Video.

Print ideas...

Famous stars - links with fashion, film, famous quotes etc
Brands
Websites

Exemplar films...

Voice from the past-
Shots were steady and appropriate as they matched the mood of the scene. The mise-en scene matched the clip. The editing was brilliant, with the cut out letters arranging to make names, the sounds were fast beat and conveyed excitement and a sense that something was going to go wrong. I'd put his film in the level four category, as it was excellent .
Final Mark 45

Exemplar Prints...

'MusicKing'-
Frontcover-Text goes behind the pictures so that you cant see all of the text, cant even see the whole title.The text looks blurry, as if it has been enlarged drastically. The white background looks as if it hasnt been finished.
Contents page- looks like a simple list, as if very little time has been spent on it
Main Page- Looks professional and the colour scheme all works in well together.
Mark- 36

'PM'
Front Cover- Exciting Image, with good use of shading and shadowing. Don't like the yellow text on that background.
Contents- The background and the writing compete for the attention of the reader which makes it all look too busy. However, by themselves, the background and different components would work well.
Main Page- All text easy to read, and the poloroid style pictures make it seem genuine and make the article seem exciting.
Mark -47

I gave PM a higher Mark than Musicking as PM seemed a better magazine as it seemed exciting and the use of photos and text was a lot better.

I think 'The Beat' got 57/60 marks as the front cover looks professional,with the colour schemes tying in well together. Also, the contents page looks as if time has been spent on finishing touches. The main page with the articles has a low shot, and the article and pictures look very good.

Juno review

The movie Juno tells the story of an intelligent teenage girl who falls pregnant. The box which contains the DVD explains a lot about the film straightaway. The name of the film is written in childlike uneven 'bubble writing' and the two main characters that feature on the front show that it is a teen film. One of those characters, the young girl,who is heavily pregnant is staring directly at the camera and her body language and facial expression show that she has attitude and is quite quirky. The other character featured on the front cover is a teenage boy, who is dressed in a comical gym kit, looks confused, and without even watching any of the film, I know that it is going to be a teen comedy, with some romance.

The opening titles are in animation, and shows the main character, Juno, walking down a road. She is wearing a hooded sweatshirt, jeans and converse trainers. I think this particular costume has been chosen to represent her personality and show that she is a 'tomboy' and that she doesn't really make an effort with her appearance. In the background there is upbeat music, which gives an insight into Juno's upbeat state of mind.

In the pharmacy we immediatley understand that she is not ashamed of people knowing that she may be pregnant. She takes her third pregnancy test of the day, and is clearly in denial that she is pregnant, however when she finds out she is pregnant for definite, she doesn't seem overly bothered.

Walking home, she wears a red hoodie, and is passed by runners wearing a school kit in red and yellow, the trees she walks under are shedding their leaves, and I can tell the feeling of autumn is trying to be conveyed.

When we see Juno's bedroom, we see her immaturity by seeing dolls, rude name badges,rude pictures and a phone in the shape of a burger. This shows that she is not ready to be a mother, so we worry about the welfare of the child, however it is dealt with in such a jokey way, we know nothing too serious will happen, and that things will sort themselves out in the end.

Juno decides to go for an abortion, but when she gets to the clinic, she decides against it, and she finds a couple to give the baby to. This whole process of finding the couple in the "penny saver" magazine next to the advertised tropical birds. The couple they find seem perfect, and Juno strikes a bond with the father, Mark as they both have a passion for music.

The film goes through the motions of the couple preparing themselves and their home for the arrival of their child, and how Juno goes through the different stages of the pregnancy. We understand the juxtaposition of Juno's life at school and home with Vanessa and Mark's life. When Juno bumps into Vanessa in a shopping mall, and Juno complains that the baby is kicking, Vanessa is formal and asks whether she can touch her stomach, and Juno tells her that at her school everyone just "grabs her belly" and they even have a nickname for her.

After Juno gives birth, she narrates the scene and for the first time in the film, she shows compassion towards her child. Then when she cries when her boyfriend comes in, her emotions towards giving away a child become apparent, and we see a whole different side to the film, we don't see the usual bubbly Juno, we see a young vulnerable girl.

At the end of the film, we see Juno happy with her boyfriend. There is high key lighting, aided by the sun, and this reflects on Juno's happy state of mind.

Overall, Juno is an excellent film which, similar to other teen films shows a 'right of passage' as Juno matures throughout her pregnancy.