Monday, 22 October 2018

Magazine Distributors


IPC Media - Used to exist, Now known as TI Media Ltd. They were a consumer magazine and Digital Publisher in the UK. IPC reorganized themselves into 6 different Divisions. These were IPC (Magazines, Newspapers, Trade and Technical, Books, Printing and New Products.)
Time Inc took over in September 2014 making them a brand in the US and UK. This company is a subsidiary company. It is part of a conglomerate and is an International company.

Bauer Media Group - BMG manages a portfolio of more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 radio and TV stations around the world. Their products include Multi-platform media: print, digital, radio, TV; print houses, postal services, distribution and marketing services. BMG is a European based company with it's headquarters being in Hamburg, Germany. It is a Limited partnership under German Law and is independent.

Dennis Publishing - An independent publisher founded in 1974. They are a National Company. Owned by Heart of England Forest Charity after the owner died. They were bought by Exponent in 2018. They are into the Magazine & Internet publishing industry.

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

History of Magazines and Key Terms

- Magazines Appeared in the UK in the late 1700s
- Early Magazines include The Gentleman's Magazine
- Late 19th century/ Early 20th century the mass media started to take off. There was wide access to magazines and newspapers. Easy to buy and affordable.
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Vanity Fair - Similarities and differences between 1896 and Today. 
- Masthead (Serif Font makes it high classed)
- Focus on the female model
- Male Gaze
- Coverline
- One's Hand Drawn the other is a picture


Magazines Today

- They lose on average 4% of circulations each year
- Only 60 of 422 audited in 2015 grew in sales.
- Price cuts and give away copies help cosmopolitan lead growth in women fashion and lifestyle
- There is aprox. 8000 magazine titles in the UK
- TV choice and Guides are the UK's biggest selling title at 50p, the Radio Times cost £1.80

Key Terms 

Circulation - Number of copies a magazine sells
Readership - Not just who buys a magazine but the total number of people likely to read it
Mass audience - Readership on a very large scale
Niche audience - Narrow group of readers with a particular interest
Subscription - Where a reader pays for a set number of copies of a magazine in advance at a lower price and receives them by post

Thursday, 11 October 2018

Task 3 Planning: Shot List


Shot List

Shot no.
Shot / description
Lyric
1
Establishing shots

2
Low angle Shot of Dancer 2
“Oh yh”
3
Close up shot of Dancer 2

4
Medium shot of Stand in Samantha

5
Medium Shot of Artist
“I say my baby de give me ginger”
6
Wide Shot of Dancers
“Number 1 for de matter”
7
Slow Motion shot
*Inaudible
8
Two shot of artist and stand in Samantha
“God dun bless me my brother”
9
Long shot of Dancer
“I’m locked up, don’t let me out”
10
Long Mid shot of stand in Samantha
“Samantha oo”
11
Shot of artist legs (Dancing)
*Inaudible
12
Jump Cut
Instrumental
13
Close up of Artist
“Samantha oo”
14
Two shot of artist and stand in Samantha
Outro
15
Long Shot into Slo Mo of artist and stand in Samantha
Outro
16
Low Angle shot of artist
Outro