Recreation of a Billboard

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For my recreation of the billboard, we started off with trying to find the right facial expression that was alike to the original model; sassy and somewhat confident. It took time and a lot of consideration to find the right facial expression and once we did we had to consider para linguistic features. Although the camera angle/shot is eye level and a medium close up, we still had to get the right body language that suited the model. Thus making us think about posture.
 We tried to get similar props such as the sun glasses as this is what makes the image have an indirect mode which makes it somewhat enclosed and personal. It also makes me think that maybe this type of high end clothes aren't suitable for everyone and the indirect mode cuts off a certain audience group but engages the specific target audience.

When creating my own billboard, I will use direct mode of address as I want my magazine to engage all types of audiences and for there not to be a cut off point. I also have to think about posture and facial expressions, the one on my recreation are quite harsh and they aren't inviting to a younger audience. This won't work well with my regional magazine as I'm trying to engage an audience from the age of 14 and over. The harsh facial expressions will only relate to the older generation. Therefore, I need to consider more softer and inviting paralinguistic features for my own billboard that will relate to all of my audience.

Time Management - Targets to complete by September

I have decided to create targets every couple of months in order to challenge myself and keep up to date with work. My targets of what to complete by September are;

1. Recreations (billboards and magazines)
2. Deconstructions (billboard, magazines and website)
3. My pitch for magazine 

Time Management; June

MoodBoard; initial ideas

Regional Magazine Inspirations/Review

A2 Brief

Coursework:

• First four pages of a regional magazine (worth 40 points)
• Two ancillary tasks (worth 10 points each)

1. Billboard
2. Website with two hyperlinked pages

AS Reflection

What could have been improved?

I could improve my photoshop skills and make my images more inviting and intriguing. Furthermore, I could improve my layout and fonts as I feel that now looking back on my magazine, my layout could have been better and more suitable for my magazine genre.

What did you struggle with?

I struggled with trying to find colours that matched and linked well with my magazine, as some colours I wanted clashed with some I had already. I also struggled with picking out images of my model that suited the magazine pages well, but with help from research I was able to get suitable photos for each page.

What will you do better this time?

This time, I will research more into layouts to get a more suitable one that fits well with my regional magazine. Furthermore, I will try out different colour schemes to get the right one that will engage a larger target audience.