AICE Media Studies AS- Cazaubon, A

Magazines have been around for decades and the way people read magazines has changed. Magazines have adapted to this change by including more pictures, more colorful graphics, and less long articles to keep the magazine market going. In Oprah’s signature magazine she usually has a picture of herself on the front portraying what the content will be. On this seasons issue of the magazine she is wearing an orange sweater to show the Fall season as well as Halloween. The background of her photo is s simple grass field that makes the picture simple and bright. This gives the viewer/reader that simple Fall feeling. The headline on the cover of the magazine says, “Joy in in Mourning”. This shows that there are going to be some articles about finding happiness when things aren’t the best. This is really relevant to the times we are in now because of COVID and getting over being in quarantine, when people see this headline they will be intrigued and feel like they have someone to relate to. O...

Opening sequences to movies are important, they give the reader an idea to what the entire movie will be about. The director has the opportunity to foreshadow what is going to happen in the movie as well as be creative with the title sequence. In the movie Jaws , the opening scene shows dark water with scary, suspenseful music. This music and camera shot impacts the viewer, as it is supposed to get you feeling intrigued and, on your toes, wondering what is going to happen next. The music in particular gives you that feeling because if the music was the music in the Little Mermaid, then it wouldn’t be as scary as it is with the low tone music. Another opening scene that gives you a strong first impression of the movie, is the opening scene from What About Bob? The first part of the opening scene consisted of credits with first and last names. The last name was showed overlapping the first name which was consistent through all the credits. In addition, while the names were showing,...