AICE Media Studies AS- Kabbani, R

  Concept Refinement CATEGORY DETAILS Film OR Magazine Magazine Genre Fashion Magazine Target Audience (Be specific) Young People interested in fashion What is your concept? (Be thorough & specific. Review the links on Blackboard) Advertisement/Journal for Machinery Mayhem a subplot of my clothing Brand, Hidden Spectrum How did you conceive the idea for this concept? I was undergoing a creative drought but some advice from a friend to narrow my view on fashion helped me devise the idea for a sub plot in my clothing brand What do you believe is unique about your concept? All clothes and models in the magazine were made and styled by me to appeal to a younger audience who are searching for a clothing brand to represent individuality. Why do you believe this product will be of interest to your audience? ...

This week we spent our time in class discovering how to truly unlock our creativity and apply it properly. I really enjoyed this week especially from the variety of activities and no set one program to learn from. From TED talks, to notes, to activities, and reading this week was very eye opening and increased my confidence for the outlook of my magazine.               Ill begin by talking about the TED talk, I really enjoyed this because this man was teaching me so much about how to really awaken my closed mind but everything he said was already known subconsciously. Like the statement he made about being mad is the best mindset for creativity, I can completely relate and really understand how when I’m angry my mind is constantly fueling me with the best ideas I have had. Naïve Experts was also a genius suggestion because normally when I ask for help or assistance when I feel unsure, I usually ask naïve people with no p...

This week was our judgement week for whether we choose to work in teams. We went through numerous activities that really highlighted to me how teamwork should be scoped out before a project. We analyzed the social media of potential partners but since I was not fully set on working with a partner, so I chose a random classmate. Then we did a lost at sea activity that was intended to give us an insight to how we worked in groups.                 When going through a random classmates social media I was paired with Sonja whose Instagram I analyzed. Sonja’s page was heavily flooded with spiritual images of awakenings of the third eye and the managing of stress on our bodies. She also showed a keen interest in anime a type of Japanese cartoon with mainly being of the action and horror genre. Her Instagram was very different from what I had expected but, in all honesty, I feel like I had not gained much knowledge on...

I am going to make a magazine. My mind has honestly been made up since the beginning of the class year. I want to make something I generally dislike (a magazine) and turn it into something people all ages could enjoy whether its good photography, or interesting articles inside. Just how the article says, “Readership is painfully low” (Franklin, 2011). I plan to make my magazine impossible to put down. I am going to base the entire tabloid on my clothing brand, Hidden Spectrum. I plan on using Photoshop because I’m familiar with the program and certified by adobe to use it. Adobe InDesign is a very un-interesting looking program with a seemingly over complicated interface that does not appeal to me. Premier pro I am familiar with and I obviously won’t use because of the fact I’m going to make a magazine but maybe I’ll choose to make a behind the scenes video for myself to post on social media. I am going to make my magazine be extremely colorful but still respect a pallet of very ...

  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...