My College Magazine

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College Magazine Ideas

I've decided to call my college magazine 'My Prior' as I feel this is personal to the reader as well as being clear and precise about which college it's about. I'm going to create a summer issue as I feel this is the prime time of year when there are lots of events and news to report about. I've chosen a simple colour scheme of red, blue and white to be used throughout the production of my magazine, meaning the end product will have a more professional appearance. My magazine will feature a main article about the building work of the new extension to the drama building over the summer holidays, as well as featuring other smaller articles about students interests and activities.

Student Questionnaire

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Photoshop Demo Practice

As a practice task and a learning experience of how to use Photoshop I created a fictional album cover. The cover features several different layers - the new york background, the image of Lady Gaga in the foreground and then the text on top. I really like the end product and feel the piece has quite a sophisticated feel and appearance.

Representation Analysis of Lady Gaga

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Representation

Representation is the act of using certain media, such as colours and clothing, in order to express a particular mood or idea to the audience. Representation is used on anything, including movie sets and film posters, in order to get the audience thinking beyond what they can see with plain eye and what certain things may mean, therefore creating an intenser atmosphere and a more powerful effect. For example the colour red often represents danger and blood as well as love and passion. Theres are three main types of representation:

• Reflective
• Intentional
• Constructive

Stereotypes

Stereotypes are widely circulated, over-simplified images of certain individuals or groups. They are generalisations and often have a negative form of judgement on the groups members. Stereotypes are mostly created upon appearance and behaviour for example many say that being blonde means you must be dumb.

Social Groups and Teenage Tribes

Social groups are groups of two or more people that have a social cohesion and share similar characteristics. These characteristics can include an individuals personality, the clothes they wear, the music they listen to, their interests and their general appearance. Many social groups have become generalised and stereotyped over time to become 'Teenage Tribes'. Teen tribes are simplified and generalised ideas of the social groups that exist among the teenagers of today. These include:

• Chavs
• Emos
• Townies
• Goths
• Indies
• Skaters
• Punks
• Pop Princes/Princesses
• Alternative   

Researchers believe that every teen of today should fit into at least one of the above 'tribes'.