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My magazine engages with definitely engages with the audience. For starters, the cover is not traditional, meaning it would stand out from the others because of the vibrant color palette. Next, the word choices are meant to be a way to help audiences feel like they are being personally referred to when reading; this is because the phrases and sentences I use are set up in a way to make it appear that it is like having a conversation with the magazine. Having this appeal helps in selling more products by raising the interests of my target audience even more.
My product will be distributed both in print and through online resources. Having both the option to physically have the product and also having it virtually is a great way to give the audience an option of how they want to receive the information. Personally, I would want to physically have a copy, while I know some people that like having the physical item with them. So, by having more than one option, I am expanding my revenue even more because I will be selling two times the amount of product. The sound in this scene from the Sopranos is made in a way to make it seem fun yet mysterious. To start, the opening scene had upbeat music with words such as “gun” to possibly imply what the show will be about. This sets the whole mood towards the show, letting the audience know that it will be a fun and wild type of film. Although the music starts in this happy way, once the music stops and the main character enters the psychologist's house, there was almost complete silence except for some background noise from the outside while he was focusing on the statue; this could have been because he was deep in thought. This brings the scene into a more serious mood which is opposite from what the audience just saw.
Once the man is talking to the psychologist about what had previously happened, ominous music begins to play during the flashback, letting the watchers feel like something unexpected and crazy is about to happen; but, nothing too crazy happens and that music goes away. It was interrupted by a sudden silence, to a then loud sound of ducks that came through his yard. The music quickly changed to become happier in a sort of alluring way. Even in the last scene with his family, the fun music continued to play which makes it seem like the whole family is happy and everyone is enjoying their time. I feel like my magazine cover challenges normal conventions and goes beyond it because most of the time when I see magazine covers, it looks either very bland or always the same. I think mine is different because it is more fun than the usual ones and is extremely colorful. Compared to others that have a specific color palette, mine always stays fresh and energetic to make the readers interested. Although some other magazines do seem to be fun and full of pictures of different things to keep the reader interested, I feel like mine is very far off from the usual traditional styles that most magazines can fit.
My magazine cover does not really represent any issues but does represent social groups. My magazine represents people who are interested in Japanese culture, as well as their overall foodscape. This actually includes people like me because I am very much intrigued by all the different aspects of Japan and its content. Purchased media ownership is the occurrence of a purchased media product from a consumer but has a much deeper meaning. An example of this event is when a person “buys” a movie to have and watch whenever they please; however, the platform that provided the content in which the consumer bought it has the right to take it away if they want. To prevent any situations that could cause trouble in the future, these platforms make it so there is a Terms of Use section in which people check to show that they understand the policy regarding their media product. Although this Terms of Use is supposed to make it clear that the consumer is not the actual owner of the media content, I feel that this should not be the case and they should be able to do what they please with it. If they used their own money to pay for what they wanted, they should have the right to keep it for however long and not have it be controlled by others.
When it comes to downloadable media content ownership, I feel the exact same way. If a consumer purchases a song, movie, or book on their digital platforms, they should be able to control whether or not it stays. That being said, it is not fair to have someone pay for a product, just to have it be taken away without permission. People should have the freedom of watching, reading or hearing what they bought at their own time without any surprises in store. Camera Shots:
Throughout this film, I kept seeing cutaway shots to show what was currently happening with the action, and what the man was explaining. I saw many factors that could point to a mafia sort of storyline such as the gun in the title and the word “gun” being repeated in the song the main character was listening to. There were also flashbacks to different occasions, and then it all became happy and normal at the breakfast and duck scene. |
AuthorGenevieve Shoats: AICE Cambridge Media Studies student. Archives
April 2021
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