Contents Page Anaylsis

A content page in a magazine introduces the reader to the topics and features that will be presented throughout the magazine. The following are the contents page conventions which all introduces and have it own importance to the page.

Main Conventions :

Contents Title : the biggest font compared to the rest of the page. It captures the audience attention. It may include the masthead from the previous page, ( the cover page ).
Main image: this graphic can be related to the feature article or the cover page image. It captures the audience attention with through the different features within the image such as 'dark eyes' on a model.
Main Categories: these are what catches the audience attentions. It tells the readers what the magazine will be including.
Sublines : more details on what is going to be presented in the magazine. For example, in a sports magazine, the sublines include details about energy drinks or exercises. This can be found in small text on the cover page.
Color scheme : it uses similar colors to the covers page so it may link together with the cover page which also makes the auidence more comfortable.

Magazine : Allure

Magazine : Wine Enthusiast

Magazine : Rachael Ray Every Day

Resources :

https://prezi.com/mpql0vx_vdgd/codes-and-conventions-of-a-magazine-contents-page/

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Camera composition

Camera composition is the way the audience view towards the most important parts. The flow in scenes are all a part of camera composition : Framing Rule of thirds Depth of fields Deep and shallow focus Focus pull What do the camera compositions mean and convey? Framing : an element that provides a visible within border of the photograph/shot itself. It's a frame that provides a layer to a photograph and the story being told. Rule of thirds: describes a basic structure of a shot. Places key elements within a photo. Depth of fields: range of distance within which all objects will be in acceptable sharp focus. Shallow focus: emphasize one part of the image over another. Deep focus: entire image is in focus. ...

Preliminary Contents Page

Questionnaire Survey

Making a magazine is very important due to finding all the topics and interest of my target audience. In order to have a successful magazine, I would have to collect information to hear the opinions of others. It would allow me to increase knowledge as well. I asked questions that would benefit my African American theme magazine such as a color scheme and good content. This survey will also me to get feedback and ideas that would improve my magazine. My survey can be found with in the link below: https://forms.gle/15qCmpNiY1K7WTFm7

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