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Shot List
Creating a shot list is necessary before executing one’s photography or cinematography project; it allows people to physically or...
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Mar 13, 20231 min read
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Permissions
The next step before executing the photoshoots for my magazine article is permission. Since I plan to conduct part of my project at a...
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Mar 11, 20231 min read
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Cast and Crew
As my media studies class and I prepare for our magazine article, we must consider factors such as the people necessary to achieve our...
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Mar 11, 20232 min read
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Location and Set
My media studies class and I have been planning and researching for our magazine. A part of this process is deciding on the location and...
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Mar 4, 20233 min read
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Equipment and Props
Considering equipment and props in pre-production, production, and post-production is crucial for achieving one’s photoshoot goals. It...
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Feb 28, 20234 min read
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Cover Design Research
The current focus in my media studies class is researching programs and magazine cover designs in those programs to consider for our...
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Feb 27, 20235 min read
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Double Page Spread Research
This week’s focus was researching double-page spreads in our genre. Since my magazine fits under the Cooking, Food, and Beverage genre, I...
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Feb 27, 202310 min read
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Photoshop Composite Image
This week, my Media Studies class and I practiced creating composite images in Photoshop. We started by making a soccer player composite...
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Feb 17, 20233 min read
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Target Audience Questionnaire
The current focus in our AICE Media Studies class is creating a survey to build our magazine’s target audience. The questionnaire must...
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Feb 5, 20237 min read
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Inspiration and Mood Board
My media studies class is currently creating mood boards—using our knowledge of imagery, typography, and color palettes—to strengthen our...
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Jan 30, 20231 min read
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Magazine Cover Sketch
This week, my media studies classmates and I used our knowledge of magazine covers, codes, and conventions to sketch a draft for our...
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Jan 28, 20232 min read
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Masthead Typography Research
My media studies class and I have been focusing on researching and analyzing the masthead typography of magazines regarding our magazine...
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Jan 15, 20233 min read
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Audience Profile Analysis
The target audience of a magazine differs based on factors such as age, gender, one's values, and more. Regardless, magazines market in...
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Dec 22, 20224 min read
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Magazine Name Ideas
Our Media Studies class has recently been working on planning for our magazine, such as researching examples of magazine tables of...
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Dec 19, 20223 min read
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Table of Contents Research
This week, our class focused on researching and analyzing how magazines—those that correlate to the genre of our final magazine—format...
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Dec 14, 20225 min read
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Magazine Genre Selection
This week, my classmates and I selected a magazine genre from our previous two photoshoots. We then had to explain our reasoning for...
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Dec 6, 20222 min read
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Case Study: Representing the World
According to Oxford Languages, representation means how someone or something is described or presented. It can also simply mean how the...
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Nov 30, 20224 min read
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Second Genre Photoshoot
This Media Studies assignment entailed choosing a magazine genre different from the first genre photoshoot, which we would focus on in...
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Nov 20, 20222 min read
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Codes and Conventions: Magazine Covers
Codes and conventions are essential for understanding the meaning of media types and how they appeal to audiences. This week, my...
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Nov 6, 20221 min read
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Mise-en-scène Case Study
Mise-en-scène refers to the arrangement of elements that make up the visual aspects of a film. It is crucial for detailed, in-depth...
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Oct 26, 20223 min read
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