AICE Media Studies AS- Kabbani, R

  This week we read magazines we analyzed every detail and aspect of them down to the colors, and even subtle details on the cover page. Our first magazine was Oprah’s and we noticed it being her fall edition we noted the fall/autumn themed colors in the contrasting green grass that made everything pop. We also discussed how she had made her switch from being a tv star and just show host to now being a more spiritual advisor for people struggling with issues in their day to day lives, which was always the main idea of her featured articles. Another Magazine pointed towards women and the empowerment of women was Cosmopolitan. Cosmo polytan in my opinion was just all about doing too much it seemed so overly sexy and feminine I cannot imagine someone relating to it. Which brings me to what Scherer mentioned saying that magazines have become so colorful and bombastic, "They have reduced the amount of text and increased the pictures boxes, and captions" (Sherer, 2002). Its no lo...

       A title sequence can truly make or break someone’s opinions of a movie. Good movies have title sequences that grab your attention immediately, Kyle Cooper started this fascinating trend with the movie Se7en where his unmatched attention to detail gave hm a huge upper hand in helping the film. “In Se7en, Cooper meticulously scratched the celluloid by hand with a needle, adding more edge to already disturbing images of fingerprints being sliced from fingers and type being cut from pages--all set to a pounding Nine Inch Nails track. His uncanny ability to create opening sequences that tap the heart of each film's theme and subtext” (Merril, 2004). This set a new bar, Cooper was so successful he started his own company the year after in 1996 named Imaginary forces, where he twisted the idea of a normal opening credit scene for many movies and films. Movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey likely took inspiration from Coopers genius when making their very loud and p...