Charter of Values.

Deyes High School Charter Of Values:
Commitment
Kindness
Forgiving Attitude
Value & Respect All People
Trust
Responsible For Your Own Actions
Fairness
Respect Other Peoples Property
Co-Operation
Honesty
Enthusiasm

Semiotics

A theorist called Saussare stated that in everything there is a sign and signified. If sunshine and smiles is the SIGN then happiness is what has been signified.
Denotation - What you can see.
Connotation - What this might suggest.

College Magazine Mock Up

This is a mock up of a college magazine that i have made on Microsoft Publisher. This includes Masthead, Banner, Images, Main Headline, Motto, Puffs, Sell Lines, Pugs, Features and Barcodes.

Narcissistic identification

This is an image of Kerrang! Music Magazine front cover, with a picture of Biffy Clyro on the front. 

Narcissistic identification demands identification with the object on the screen through the spectator's fascination with the recognition of his/her likeness. 

Terminology

Buzz Words: "Wow", "Exclusive", "Free" are all examples of this.

Puffs: Colourful boxes promoting features inside.

House Style: A magazine's distinctive design that distinguishes it from its competitors.

Strap Line: A slogan

Banner: Text which stands out on a coloured background generally at the bottom of the magazine.

Copy: The Main Story in the Magazine

Anchorage Text: The way in which text helps to pin down the meaning of a picture and vice versa.

Pugs: Placed at the top left and right corners of the paper and are known as the 'ears' of the page. The price of the paper, the logo or a promotion are often positioned there.

Motto: Memorable phrase that is recognisable to a brand

Headline: Catchy Title for the main article

Sell Lines: Text on the front cover that helps to sell the magazine to the audience

Caption: Description of the main image

Masthead: Name of the magazine

Lead: The introductory paragraph of an article. Usually written in bold or capitals.

Drop Capitals: Really big letter that starts off an article

Male Gaze

Feminism in the media: Laura Mulvey' theory - Male Gaze

These are two photos of front covers of Music Magazines, Q and Rolling Stones which both include Lady Gaga. This is too show an idea of the Male Gaze, Voyeuristically and Fetishistically, which then leads onto Objectification of female characters in relation to the male gaze, and Narcissistic identification with a surreal image seen on the front cover. 

Questionnaire.

Please complete my music magazine questionairre. It is available here.

My chosen genre.

This is an image of pop star Lady Gaga, i have uploaded this image in order to show my chosen genre for my music magazine. I have chosen to do an Pop/Rock magazine, this is pop music but with can also involve dance beats and rock elements. This means guitars and synthesizers are used a lot within this genre, and i will show this in my music magazine. I will show this also by the use of props that i use within my magazine photos, such as costume and instruments.