Formats 4:3 and 16:9


Here are a variety of different photographs i have taken, in this post i am disscussing the properties of the photographs, e.g landscape, portrait, square, panoramic, composition and how these images may be strengthend through different formats 4:3 and 16:9 if they were to be used for televison.

DanceToTheRadio

I have listened and read both 'Listening to radio plays: fictional soundscapes by Alan E.Beck' and the radio 4 show 'The Archers'.
The artical by Alan E.Beck outlines a detailed history of the radio, how long people have been listening to it, and the best ways in which to listen to the radio. "Following the invention of the FM stereo, the auidence has had access to a more varied listening environment, weather in a car, in the kitchen or comfortably seated with full attention, each listener creates thier own 'listening zone' which includes externally these environmental factors and extends internally into thier imagination."
I also listened to the latest episode of 'The Archers' on the radio 4 website, in realation to Alan E.Beck's theroy i think that many points he makes become evident whilst listening to the show.

The first thing that was noticable is that E.Beck skillfully talks about the differences between our everyday hearing and what we think when listening to the radio.
"In this artical i will investigate how listeners to radio drama are positioned at the centre of ideal soundscapes. I will examine the differences between our everyday hearing experiances and the fictional atmos, the effects (or F/Xs), and the dialouge of a radio scene."

Another thing i noticed whilst listening to The Archers was that you can instantly imagine the scene that is being set, Alan E.Beck talks in his artical about setting the scene and imagining the atmosphere that is being created.

"Here are some examples of scene openings:

1. F/X man digging in an open feild with exertion
2. Wife (arriving) still digging the carrots tony?

OR

1. F/X Jane typing desperately and sighing
2. Husband (entering) hows the book going, or dare i ask?

Just by reading these four sentences we can instantly imagine two different scenerios taking place.

Graphics

This post is about my views on graphics within media, and how their size, layout and format are used when applied to magazine covers and newspapers. The mass media over the years has evolved into what some people believe is the way we think. That people are persuaded to think and feel differently because of adverts and promotions.

The graphics often influence which magazine we buy. With out colour, images and bold font we are less likely to buy the magazine.

I have chosen Money Media (business voice) and NME (new musical express) as my magazines to compare and contrast. Both of these magazines appeal to different audiences and target markets. The front covers of both magazines are extremely different too, the layout of NME magazine consists of quite large photographs of certain bands, large bold fonts, alot of information and content about this weeks issue etc, this is because it appeals to a younger audience.

Black, white and red are the main colours on NME. This colour combination is a very strong and striking combination which helps make the magazine eye catching. The fonts are simple yet masculine with different widths depending on the importance of the copy.

Wereas Money Media magazine consists of quite simple fonts and images, not much information about content etc and quite a simplistic colour code.

Another unusual thing about money media magazine is that the front cover is almost entirely different to the normal layout of a magazine, the title is placed in the centre of the page instead of headlining the page, with quotes and content info at the top.

As for the fonts themselves i think that money medias font of choice appears to be the "teen" font wereas NME have created thier own logo from scratch.
The reason i chose to compre these two very different magazines is because of their auidences, NME magazine is aimed at younger people, possibly teenagers who are interested in rock and pop music, and Money Media foccuses specifically for buisnessmen and women on the Isle of man.