Questionare Results

The results of my questionnaire are back! For the most part they look quite promising for my film's chances of success. Above are three of the best examples and the stats that i've tallied up from all of the questioners i've handed out. Most people watch films at least sometimes if not often whilst two people said they never watched any kind of films. I think this is to be expected really, and should not effect the way that I make my film. To know that most people watch films at least sometimes is reassuring. The second and third question were merged together to as people what their favorite genre of film is and why that is. My film is a documentary and unsurprisingly nobody said that documentaries were their genre of choice. I was expecting this and to be honest it isn't my genre of film either however I chose the genre because it is a kind of middle ground. Nobody particularly loves documentaries as a film genre, however nobody hates them either. Often you get people who ONLY like horror films or ONLY like chick flicks and this way I am able to show my work to as many people as possible. The final question was an important one. It was 'would you watch a film based on the metro'. Thankfully nobody said they wouldn't watch it. A couple of people said yes which is great, however most people said maybe. This is something I completely understand. I only gave the people completing the questionnaire very basic information and gave no detail of my idea at all. I'm considering doing another questionnaire based upon my film which would give people competing it much more information of the film broken down into small sections. The results could then dictate the way I make my film.





The question here was 'Would you watch a film based on the Metro?












The question for this graph was 'How often do you watch films?'










This question was 'What is your favorite film genre?'

Radio Advert - Deconstruction

I've decided to do some more  Radio Advert deconstructions so i can better understand more about what makes them memorable and effective. The advert is for the British theme park 'Alton Towers' and is advertising not only the park itself, but is also advertising available jobs for the company around the country. The Advert begins with the sound of a roller coaster, so you instantly know what the advert is about and you are clear on what to expect from the advert. Next you hear a familiar voice, and it sounds like they've managed to get the guy who does the voice over on 'The X-Factor' to voice the advert. This is a great coup, as his voice is known by almost everyone. When you hear his voice you always think that something big or important is about to happen and you instantly tune into the radio. The announcer continues to talk while the coaster goes along the track but is interrupted by his own screaming. He always says an important thing just before he shouts, so that it gets the attention of the listener at the most important points. For example he says 'We have a luxury Spar...' but goes over a scary part of the ride at this point and continues shouting the 'aaarrr!!'. This draws your attention to the spar, something you may know have known that Alton Towers have. Towards the end the ride stops, and the announcer speaks in his normal voice because he is now talking to potential employes of the company and must male it sound professional enough for people to consider it. His last line is 'I think I need to lie down for a bit.' Which implies that the ride was so good and extreme that it's warn him out, attracting all the thrill seekers in the audience to try the rides at Alton Towers.
I'm going to incorporate elements of this into my own radio advert in order to help it appeal to my audience, an example being the enthusiastic voice. Having a voice that is recognizable and distinct is very important, so I plan to use a voice that people will remember. Hopefully this will be effective and coax people in to want to view the film.

Quick Questionnaire

Here is a quick questionnaire I've put together in order to get feedback on what people like to watch in their spare time. The thing I'm most interested is what makes the genre they like appeal to them, so I can evaluate the results and consider putting new and different things in the film that I wouldn't have thought of before. I'm going to upload the results along with a more complicated questionnaire.
I've used this post not only to get more information on my target audience, but to help track my progress throughout my project, as it will help me gage how well i'm doing when I get the results back.

Musical Ideas

Musical ideas will develop as I go through the planning and filming process and I suspect that on more than one occasion I will be editing and the perfect song will come into my head but for now, here are some examples of songs that I could use in the film and also where they could be used.

Firstly I was thinking a song to go with the very beginning of the tim, when my main actor is walking to the metro and through the station. I was thinking we could take shots from loads of different angles and perhaps have this on in the background..

I know that this is going to sound really tacky, and this IS just an idea at this time but I think it would be quite dramatic and would grab the attention of whoever is watching, and instantly recognize 'Saturday Night Fever' as a familiar tune that people of all ages know. One thing that I think would look quite dramatic would be for the music to suddenly stop as soon as my actor gets on the metro, implying that all the fun has stopped and the metro isn't a very nice place to be. I would like this to be accompanied by a close up on my actors face, as they turn to the camera and sigh comically.

Another song that could be good here is 'Eye of the Tiger', however something deep down inside me makes me hate that song. However if it has to be used and fits the shots we have better than any other then for the good of the project it must be done.
I've used this post to try and plan out some ideas for my film's music, whilst also opening my eyes as to how music is used in film. Especially with Saturday Night Fever and the film of the same name.

Music in film.

I fully believe that music is unbelievably important in film of any kind, without music at all a program would be very creepy and empty, essentially making it hard to watch. This importance is clearly visible when analyzing a film that has the music in the background compared to a film without it. However, having music that doesn't fit the sequence is just as bad as not having music at all. A hardcore fighting scene should not have the Benny Hill theme tune in the background, it just shouldn't. Below I'm posting a video from youtube that shows how much of a difference music can make to even a 30 second clip. I've used this paragraph to identify the importance of music and explored ways that I could make a mistake, in order to prevent me making one.

 As a huge music fan, I really hope I make the correct choice of song/music for my project. If I choose something that doesn't fit it would kill me, but i'm pretty sure I could find something to match the tone. One program I particularly admire for it's music and that is The Great British Bake off. I think the BBC commissioned a band to make music for the program which is something seldom done these days. yes you hear the music over and over again each week, however there is enough of a varaity to stop you from becoming sick of it. My favorite thing about the music is how there is a song for every mood and time. If all the bakers are rushing to get something done, the music is very quick and bouncy whereas during judging the music is slow, deep and tense. I'm going to post a video below so you can see what I mean. I've used this post to identify a film that has good music, in order to give me something to aim for when picking music for my film. it has also taught me to think long and hard before making a decision.

I decided on using 'The Great British Bake off's music because it's happy and it could fit the mise en scene and cinematography i'm going for, a happy and bouncy film that makes people feel better, I feel music like this could reflect that. In some ways I could base my creative design around the music, with shots matching the music and things like that.

My Film Company: The Story

The company i've decided to create is called 'Jfilms' as that is my first initial.  I thought i'd add a little bit of  a story to the company in order to make it more realistic and beliveable .

"Jfilms is a very small production company with less than 5 members, based above Bob's shop in South Hylton, Sunderland. Each member has to work hard in order to keep the business going. The team have attempted to make films before, however they have struggled to find funds and/or publishing. However the team is never the same for more than a week, as people come and go from projects new and old, however one member, Clive, has been there since the beginning.

Below I've also added an early draft of the company's logo, made using Adobe Photoshop.

Institutional Logos

I've realized that all the big companies have logos I can remember and recognize, so i decided to create a prezi researching the subject.
http://prezi.com/hqrov8gwk9ug/copy-of-mind-mapping-template/
This post will help me create a logo that hopefully people will remember. I've learned that the biggest companies have logos that are simple and easy to remember, whilst also standing out from the crowd. Im my logo, I plan to use more than one colour to help me achieve this.

Quick action plan

I've set up a quick plan in order to set targets and deadlines for myself and to keep focused I've set specific dates for when I want things completed. This will also motivate me to keep going and push to do more work and when I'm feeling like not doing anything I can come here to keep me going.  

Research and Planning: October Half-Term

Filming and Editing of Product: Christmas

Evaluation: January 

Film Poster Deconstruction II

I've chosen this poster to deconstruct because it uses one thing I can relate to in  my work, and one thing I can use for my own knowledge. Firstly it uses a train which is a vital part of my film. Here the train is portrayed as being pure evil. This is done with lighting because the train looks like it is emerging from hell, a hell it has created. This effect comes from the dark night sky, and more prominently the plumes of grey smoke coming from the train. The poster on the left looks an awful lot darker in color and tone than the right which is quite mysterious, especially because of the glowing box. Could this  be the hope and saviour of the story, or could it be powering the evil looking train? You can't tell an awful lot from these posters which is one of the things that I like about them. It just leaves you wanting to know what on earth is going on. The poster has conventions that I would like to use in my poster. One of which is a title. In both posters the titles are clear, and even with the dark and cloudy background they stand out enough to be seen from across a busy cinema lobby. Another thing i'd use in my poster would be the location of the film and the main and featuring object. Just as in my film, the train in this poster seems to be the main feature. The train in my film will be slightly less... evil this this on appears to be, also at this time my idea for the title of the film is simply 'Metro'. Consequently I would like a picture of the metro logo on a metro carriage to be the actual picture that the poster is based around. However just as much as I like these ideas, there are also some aspects of these posters that I am definitely not going to use. One of which is the dark colour pallet which has been used throughout the posters. The metro logo is yellow with black font. Kind of like a Bumble Bee, which are recognized as quite colourful creatures. If any background is able to be seen on the picture I would like it to be a clear blue sky, I want the film to be cheerful and funny if I can achieve it, so I need the poster to reflect this.

Pitch Presention

Our whole group had to create a presentation in order to show what we were doing this year, and get feedback on it. I used Microsoft's 'One Drive' service, because it is quite new technology and something i've not used before, so it represents progress in my work. Below is my presentation, in which I used extracts from my blog in order to get an initial review of my blog at the same time, further pushing me to do more.

Here is my feedback sheet, which has mostly positive feedback for me. The points that got the most praise are the parts that came from my blog, which is giving me quite a bit more confidence that what i'm doing is correct and follows the guidelines of the brief. They also gave constructive criticism for me to take into account. Specifically, they told me that I need to work more on the ancillary tasks which I have since moved upon, completing deconstructions of radio adverts and film posters. This has also helped me come up with ideas for the poster and advert which I was struggling to find a good basis for.

Radio Adverts

One of my secondary tasks is to create a radio advert for the film that I make. I find the concept of adverting a film on the radio quite strange as it seems like commercial suicide. Why would you as a radio station, promote the thing (film) that is killing your business? Anyway, they are quite hard to find because no one really records adverts about film, as they tend to be short, sweet and straight to the point. They state the director, the main actors, the reviews it has and finally the name of the film. The only ad I could find for a film was that of a Jimi Hendrix film from 1973. It basically features a clip of a concert, before the radio announcer tells you what the film is. If anything this shows me how not to do it because it is long and dull, with a sudden start and a poor ending.

Location Recce

I already have a pretty good idea of where I would like my film to start and be filmed, and that place is South Hylton metro Station. It is a place I know like the back of my hand, having passed though it probably more than a thousand times in my life (well, it isn't like there is much to see!) The station only has one platform as it is where the Metro line terminates and Begins again, and because of this Trains stick around for about five minutes at a time, allowing adequate time for us to prepare and take equipment on and off the train. Below is what the station looks like.

Inside the train, there is very little space or room to film however when the train is relatively empty there should be just enough space to squeeze in. This is another reason for filming at South Hylton, as it is probably one of the quieter stations on the line. The station is quite bare bones, but is one of the only ways out of the village, as there is only one road and an 'occasional' Bus service. Below is a picture of the inside of a carriage, and I would like my main actor to be sat in the circled seat, as this enables her to view both the window and the most spacious part of the carriage where most of the action takes place with ease. I need it to be a window seat, so I can film the actor from the next seat along without having people getting up/down or walking past the camera.I've used this post to identify where my film will take place, whilst highlighting some finer details, such as where I can film from and where my actor will sit. 

Potential Problems

With any form of form of film, things tend to go wrong quite often, and there are quite a few problems that could crop up during filming and editing of the my film. Firstly there are the Metros themselves. The thing about trains is that they don't tend to stay still for very long. We will need to plan our actions before getting on a train because if we don't know what we are doing it is inevitable that we will end up at the airport before we know it because we were to busy chatting about when to get off etc. There is also the issue of the trains themselves. They are small spaces with dangerous doors that have trapped quite a few people in them, to the extent that Metro themselves created an animated video warning people to be carful of the doors! (see below)

Then we have the weather, my film is supposed to be set on a rainy day, however it my (by some miracle) be a sunny day, which is something I can't really help and must be worked around. I may actually end up shooting in the evening, as it will be much quieter than at rush hour in the afternoon. The drawback of this is that it will be dark by then, making lighting poor, and not allowing me to shoot the film as I picture it. However I see one of the plans becoming reality as I my have to make a compromise in order to film the more confrontational sections such as fights or rowdy passengers. This post has been used to show that I realize my film will almost certainly not go as planned, and has allowed me to set up a few ideas as to what I could do if things need to be changed, as well as foreseeing potential problems.

Target Audiance.

My film is going to be a very British film. It's set in Sunderland, a place that few people outside of the UK have heard of, especially in countries that don't follow football, and ever those who do would have no idea where to find our city on a map. The big thing I want my film to nail is relatability, which is something that all British comedy does well. It's the reason why Peter Kay is so popular, he says things that happen to all of us and things that we can relate to.he does this time and time again and is probably one of my idols. Below is an example of his relatable humor, in a clip of him talking about school and teachers.

However, there is an obstacle I must avoid here, and that is over-regionality. I don't want my film to be understood by the people of the North East alone, which is something that can derail the connection with a watcher who lives anywhere south of Sheffield! Below i'm going to post a video that has fallen victim to this. It's a cover of Carly Rae Jepson's call me maybe, however these two Geordie girls have changed the words to make a hilarious tune that went viral on Facebook a couple of years ago. However, as hilarious as the video is to us, the comments on the video are full of people saying: "What did she say at 1:52" and "what does wiye aye mean?' Of course the good people of the North are there to explain everything but it dampens the experience for those who simply don't understand what they are saying.

I also don't want to put an age cap on my film because I want to make it as relatable as possible, and I think it will be enjoyable by all who have been on a train ride at some point and have seen something 'Questionable'. I think anyone from about 14 to 84 could enjoy my film and share it with others. As i've said, the only limitation I can see is if watchers have never been on a train/tube/metro more than a few times however this allows it to be more personal for those who have. I might actually use some props in the film to make it even more British, a very British newspaper like the 'Telegraph and a flask of tea. Hopefully this would attract an older and more mature audience, and to attract the younger people i could show events that many of them have done, such as a 'chav' blasting his rave from a Nokia that is held together with tape. This post has been for me to really think about how I'm going to attract all ages to the video and how other people do the same thing. This has helped me step back and see the bigger picture, and to learn from others' methods.

Deconstructions - Film Posters

As far as I can tell after doing some research, there are two main types of film poster. The first is below, with the focus being on the characters of the film. This is usually the case when there are big name stars involved such as Morgan Freeman and Tom Cruise as seen here. The poster can tell us quite a lot about the type of film it is going to be. From here I can infer that it will be an action film because Cruise is holding a gun. I can also infer that it is set in the future, possibly in a post apocalyptic setting because of the futuristic but tough looking clothes being adorned by the two men. However, we can hardly see any of the background or setting, which implies that there are either too many settings to choose from and that one doesn't stand out, or that the setting isn't particularly interesting.

The Other type of poster i've noticed are more focused on the setting of the film rather than any big name actors/actress'. The example I have below is that of Cloverfield, the horror film from 2008. The first thing you notice is the crumbling Statue of Liberty, which shows us two things. First, that the film is set in New York and second that the city has been attacked either in a war or conflict or by some kind of creature. Moving up the poster the words say 'Some thing has found us', which eliminates the war aspect and puts a spotlight on some kind of creature causing the damage. Moving to the background of the poster you can see that the city is in chaos, however it is in quite a concentrated area and seems to have come from a trail in the water we can see from the Statue. This implies that the creature is effective on land and in water. Lastly the font of the word 'Cloverfield' is what I would describe as 'quite alienish' which adds to the mystery surrounding what is happening.

  Both posters are effective in totally different ways, however both make you want to learn more about the film that they are advertising. I chose these two posters because they show two different angles that I could use for my poster, and mean I can learn from the best when creating my own version.

Here is a poster for another film from the documentary 'This is it' about the life of singer Michael Jackson. I've chosen this poster i particular because it is from the genre that I am going to use for my short film, the documentary genre. The film that this poster is promoting ended up being a tribute to the Pop star and I think this is reflected in the poster. The picture in the centre of the poster is actually a shadow filled with other pictures that sum up the show. The shadow is in the shape of Michael himself which is a very clever effect. This shadow is something (If I can incorporate it) is something I would like to put into my poster. 

Deconstruction - Perfection

This is a short film from Karen Lin called 'Perfection', about an Asian-American woman who, since childhood, has been pushed to be perfect in everything she does. The film sums up quite a widely recognized stereotype, that of the pushy Asian parent who makes his/her child do Four hours of maths homework every night. The film does this right from the beginning, as we see a baby being forced to play an electronic game called 'Perfection'. The child really does not seem to like it as the scene fades to her as a young girl, doing extra work and learning to play the violin. The film progresses through her life and shows her at work and perfecting other skills, all the time cutting back to the game 'Perfection' as it seems that the only thing she cannot perfect. All of this work builds up on her and she snaps, at this point we go once again to her and perfection, this time as an adult with only one piece of the puzzle missing. This symbolizes going back to where it all began and confronting your demons. She turns of the game which is a metaphor for turning off her drive for perfection in life and starting a new and fun part of her life. I chose this film to deconstruct because it shows how effective the flick of a switch can be, and it is probably the best short film i've ever seen. I hope to take this subtle 'less is more' approach and utilize it in my film. There are also some other things i throughly enjoyed about this film that I will look to use in my film. On thing in particular that I like is the music in this film. At the beginning there is no music at all, instead focusing on the perfection game which is used throughout to signify how constant it is in her life. Then the music comes in. It's very gradual and is orchestral, which I like in particular because it matches the music that she is learning to play on the violin. The music slowly builds until just below epic proportions and dies down to very sad, long tones to signify that the girl has had enough.Suddenly it jumps up into life again to show that the girl is now a woman, and it continues like this until the big moment happens and the game is turned up. The main thing I like about the music in this film and the part I would like to utilize in my film is how smooth the transition between each mood and section of the music is. I would love to be able to replicate how smoothly the music matches the on screen actions as well, as this makes the film seem very professional. One thing I don't like about the film however is the black and white filter. Put simply I really just don't get why it's been used. If at the end when the switch was turned off it burst into colour then fair enough, but no it says the same. I honestly can't see what using this brings to the film and needless to say I won't be using it in mine.

Deconstruction - Connection

This is a short published by The Guardian newspaper called 'Connection' about a Belarusian man who is lost in an airport and accidentally runs into actor Jude Law. The man however has no idea how Jude is and they have short conversations based on what Jude can understand throught the language barrier. Jude helps him to find his connecting plane until a bizzare inccodent occurs when both the guy's mothers ring at the same time. They then start mirroring eachother's movements. This shows that there is not a huge gap between them even though they are at different stages in life and do not know one another, they share the same core values. Next, both have their privacy invaded when the european man's home is searched and there are reporters camped outside Jude's new house. They share simillar problems despite being from opposite sides of Europe, suggesting that we all share common problems. Jude hands his new friend over to the boarder police and askes them to give him political asaylum. He is taken away before jude turns around and realises they have made a connection, but it is too late. I chose this film because it rounds all of the crazy things that can happen during travel, which is what my film is based on. It also reminds us that we are all connected, no matter what walk of life you are from. There are some things that I can take from this film that I would like to use in my film. Firstly, the use of transport. My film is based on the metro, and this film is set in an airport. The connection is the strange things that happen when you are out and about. I could pretend that someone is a celebrity on the metro, and get people to swamp them. This would create quite a scene on the metro but it would be worth it for the great footage! On the other hand, using the issue of asylum is defiantly something I want to avoid as I want to keep my film on the happy side of the fence, and asylum really isn't an issue I want to tackle.

Deconstruction - Plastic

This short film is about an obsession with body image to the point of  not wanting to see someone at all because of the way you look. This film is an inspiration to a lot of young people as she finds a way to be happy in her own body, somthing many young people struggle to do. She does this however by changing her body, moulding in to whatever shape she desires like a piece of clay. She ultimatley changes back to her original form, setting herself as a guide to young people, telling them to be happy with what they have. This part is what some people wish they could do, and although it is very clever I feel as though the subject is a little toutchy with today's audiance. I've chosen this film to deconstruct because of how popular it is on youtube (over 700,000 views), and I think that a toutchy subject is a good way to make a short film popular. I may use this somwhere in my film. The whole body image thing isn't something i'm looking to utilize in my film as it isn't relevant to the subject of my film. Another thing i'm defiantly not going to use is the CGI that is used in this film. Even if I wanted to use CGI I wouldn't know where to start and it wouldn't particularly add anything to my film. However some things are brilliant and are definitely going to be utilized in filming. The use of lighting is excellent, it starts off all dark and gloomy, and is she finds that her fingers have left marks in her head, the bathroom light flickers to show her confused emotions. At the end when she decides to go back to her normal self, she steps into the daylight again, showing that she is happy the way she is.

Mood board

Here is a mood board I made right at the beginning in order to get some ideas down on paper. Early ideas were that of a fly on the wall documentary in order to view the events, but i think the whole dream idea is more interesting and may engross the reader more than a plain documentary.

This year's coursework!

This year I have decided to make a short film for my A2 media coursework. I chosen to do a short film because i feel i can create something truly unique. Last year in AS you could be creative but there was hardly anything you could do that the examiners had not seen before, whereas this year I feel I can do something no one has ever done before, and something that others also doing this corse would probably not think to do.
To accompany this I am going to do a radio advert and a film poster. For me, a radio advert is ideal, as I've always been pretty good with my voice/ words and I think I could add a few effects on to make it quite and authentic sounding piece. A poster will probably be the most challenging thing for me as I am not the best with photoshop and I will have to do some research into what that will entail, inevitably this will end up as a blog post.

Conventions of my Film

Here is one of the very few videos I could find of the inside of the tyne and wear metro.  This is more of a setting inspiration that anything else as the layout of a train is quite simple and at non - peak times should be quite easy to film as the trains have lots of space. I chose the metro because it allows so many different scenarios to happen, not least someone getting a hand stuck in one of the doors, or a rather unhappy passenger. I apologize for the poor quality but as I say there really is a shortage of these videos.

My inspiration is probably reality shows that give a look int the lives of people who are in some way different to ourselves. One of the most popular and best examples of this is probably Benefits Street, a show based around a street in Birmingham where most of the residents are on benefits from the government.

This show is comparable to my short film because both are designed to showcase real events that have happened to people, just reconstructed in a safe environment rather than being filmed live. On that note of reconstruction, one show i know does this almost each and every episode, in order to re-live past events. Crimewatch. This is a show that attempts to take down all types of criminals through a range of methods, one of those being reconstructions. In this case they are used to re-create the scene of a crime as perfectly as possible, to not only give the audience an idea of what happened at the time, but also to try and jogg the memory of anyone who witnessed the incident happen and has not come forward with evidence.This is loosely the type of thing I would like the 'dreams' of my bored train passenger to be based on, and I feel with the right people I could really pull something like this off. I'm using Crimewatch as an example, because the type of things that happen on the show such as a handbag being stolen or an attack on an old lady are the type of things I would like to show. The basis is that the main character falls asleep and dreams things that they either have seen or have happened on the metro. The things the company doesn't want you to know. Of core crime will only be   a small part of my film, as overall the metro is a good service and it would be unfair to make something that would damage the company.

Project Proposal

My Project for this year will be a short film that is centered around my local train network, the Tyne and Wear Metro. I have chosen this service as it is something I know very well and should be easily accessible to me and any others used in the making of the film. Most of the film will be based on experiances that I and others who have used the metro over the years have had, in order to make the film more authentic and seem like something that may have actually happened. I have also decided to do this because it is something that i cannot find an alternative to, and is completely unique. I found it hard just to find a video that showed the inside of a carriage, so it really is a new idea.


This is a basic plot I have so far.
It is a rainy day, and a girl gets on to the metro. It is dark and gloomy outside (weather permitting on the day of filming. The girl quickly gets bored and starts to nod off. We then have a 'wibbly' effect on the screen, and we get to see into her dreams, where she recounts events from the metro, such as a fight, a huge argument, a funny event, or even a smelly person sitting next to her. This process repeats with the girl falling asleep and waking up until she hears the tone for her stop and gets off. we then do a long shot from the ground as she walks away from the station.

I know this sounds quite basic and bear and as of this point this is exactly what it is, however I should be coming up with more detail to add soon.
This post has been made in order to track the process of my product, going from idea to reality.  

Review of AS Coursework.

My AS coursework was not the prettiest thing in the world, at the time I thought it was pretty good, however looking back it makes me cringe with how deluded I was. There are so many little (and big!) things that I would change If i could do it again, and to be honest I would just start over. However, there are also a couple of of  positives that I can pick out. In order to start as I mean to go on, lets start with the  positives. One thing I do like about the magazine is the 'Brick' theme which is running in the background. This is probably the only big thing I like about the magazine, as I really do think that it creates a continuity in the magazine, however this could be taken quite negativley as it could be perceived as quite lazy, whist other could find it boring. Either way it is something I actually like about my magazine I also like the picture that I took for my contents page because think it is perfect for the tone of the article. The brick theme continues in this picture however my favorite thing is the angle that the picture is taken from. Combined with the expression on his face it really cuts an opposing figure. He doesn't look angry, he just looks above you, like you are not worth his time of day and that he doesn't care what you think. I really love this vibe, as although I feel it is morally wrong and in real life I'd rather freeze my foot and get my best friend to beat me over the head with it that be dealing with this type of person, it is the person many people desire to be, a kingpin, a 'Boss' if you will. 

Now to move on to the negatives, the many, many negatives. Instead of calling them negatives, I shall call them 'things to improve upon' and 'Lessons learned' if not for anything else for my own sake. First off, the font. Across the board I now realize that the font I used is defiantly not right for my magazine. The small font looks... weedy?(If that is a useable term) and the large font looks unnecessarily gordy messy and untidy. I spent ages on 'DaFont' attempting loads of different fonts, and alas I feel I made completely the wrong decision and ended up making my magazine look daft. I also need to point out the cover picture which has quite a visible mistake on it. It may not be something that you would notice by just looking at the cover, but it is something that you may notice upon reading further into the magazine. Josh, my friend and model has different coloured skin on the front cover to the colour it is in the contents page and the double page spread, which is very unprofessional. I assume the problem is based at a difference in lighting, which is something I realized at the time but thought I could get around the problem quite easily with photoshop however I lacked the skills and the memory to remember to do it. It really breaks the illusion that the magazine is real, because it is an issue that could have so easily been resolved. Finally (because we don't have all day) the boxes. You may have noticed that there are many boxes/ rectangles dotted all over the place, especially on my contents page. I thought it made the page look quite modern at the time, however that couldn't have been further from the truth, which was that it made the page look like it was created by a three year old on an Fisher Price laptop. I was aiming for the boxes to look like they had been stuck on the brick wall, however in reality look like they are floating in mid air. I feel this was made worse by my continual desire to change my page, I couldn't leave it alone. I would think 'Oh i'll just tweak that' and 'if I put a circle there it'l fill a whole' when `I was actually just making the magazine look worse and worse. The lesson learned here was not to tinker with your product to much, as you will just over saturate it with things you don't need leaving other areas bear.