Exam: How To Improve

Audience  Question 

• Remember to be more specific with the audiences (18-25 year olds)
• When using own examples be specific to a particular text 
• Identify and Justify - high key lighting creates a positive connotation  

Representation Question 

• Include the use of theories in my work
• Expand knowledge in different representations of men and woman  

Revision and Study

• Revise theories 
• Remember to include enigma codes in my work

Coursework

• Get feedback on report and make changes
• Continue to improve my production 

Album Cover Textual Analysis

Take Care

This is Canadian recording artist drake's second studio album Take Care. The image of the cover is of the artist looking down with his left arm crossed. His right arm is not fully crossed with shows that he is open. As he is looking down it also shows that he is reflecting back on his past. The photo used for this cover makes drake look like a king. He wanted to emphasis the fact that before he became famous and had fans he was once just a kid from his mum's basement with nothing. He likes to show of what he's got now from working hard as he is doing in this image.

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Album Cover Textual Analysis

good kid, m.A.A.d city

This is the second studio album by recording artist Kendrick Lamar. The text style on this album cover has been written on by hand. This makes the album seem very real as it looks like the artist has just written on it with fresh ink, this allows the artist to connect with the audience. It is on a grey background so it stands out and can easily be read.

The image on the cover shows a street on Compton, Kendrick's hometown. The special effect that has been put over the album image makes the cover seem like it's a piece of paper that has been put away in someones pocket. The white creases show where the paper has been folded. The effect can also show that the cover is old.

Uses and Gratifications - Personal Identity

On this TV program EastEnders: E20 teenagers of similar ages to those playing the characters can identify themselves as the audience. The story's shown in the program are similar to the ones that teenagers are facing today.

Male orientated magazine

The masthead on this magazine 'maxim' is partly covered by Lacey Chabert. This shows that is is well known magazine. The single image is off American actress Lacey Chabert, we see her flaunting her figure in the shot as well as looking directly at the camera. This image is likely to attract a male audience. The colour used for the masthead is black, this is more of a masculine colour.

The main cover line '17 best cars of the year' shows that this is a male orientated magazine as men are more likely to be attracted to this. The colour of it is red being another masculine colour. The cover lines are in black and red which are keeping to the theme of the magazine. The cover line 'Lacey Chabert sexier than ever!' is divided into red and black with the name in black and the rest in red. This could be because red is a more feminine colour and the cover line makes the audience believe that all females should be sexier than ever. The socio-economic modal that this magazine is aimed at would be D.

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Female orientated magazine

Vogue magazine

The masthead is in the magazines style in gold across the top. Gold resembles power, strength and perfection which is what woman may desire the most. The masthead is party covered by the image but this isn't a problem as the vogue magazines are already well known so does not have to be fully shown.

The cover lines are aimed at woman as they are relating to woman's fashion and the image. There are a lot of cover lines on different topics. Parts of the cover lines are in bold to stand out to the audience with most being in white which stands out from the blue background. Black is used for one of the cover lines to show importance and make it stand out the most.

The main image is of the recording artist, actress, and fashion designer Rihanna. The image covers half of the cover and show her looking at the camera. It looks as though she's looking at the audience so this is more likely to grab their attention. Her hair is red which also draws attention to the cover.