Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Genre Research

  It's me again!!!! So I've been conducting a genre database case study and wanted to share with you guys what I've researched. This is going to be a pretty lengthy post so brace yourself.
1. genre- cooking & food magazine
2. genre conventions (content)- food is the main image as it is appealing to audience. Colors of the food and colors of font and overall magazine compliment each other.
3. genre conventions (production)- bright and bold colors which match the style of the magazine, words and pictures on the front catch audience attention. The magazine usually have an issue date to indicate to the audience of how recent it is.
4. Institutional conventions- Famous chefs and cooks are usually on the front cover and are featured within the magazine itself. Buzzwords catch the viewers eyes to make the magazine more attractive. These types of magazines are found in groceries and food stores near or in the same lane as the cashiers.

Sample #1
Image result for food cooking magazine This magazine embodies my genre because as you can see the image of the food is the main picture. The bold and bright font catches the audiences eye. Along with this, the colors of the food match the style of the overall magazine. This causes the magazine to be very visually appealing to the target audience. Buzzwords are also found here such as "feel-good" which cause the magazine to be interesting and this helps with the marketing.

Sample #2
Image result for food cooking magazine This magazine embodies my genre as marketing is clearly seen here where three star chefs are featured on the very front cover. This draws in the audience's attention. Also, the colors of the food, like previously stated, compliments the colors and style of the magazine itself which aids in the appeal. The colors are bright and fascinating and helps with visual interest towards target audience. Lastly, buzzwords such as "amazing" makes this more attractive to the audience and helps with the overall marketing.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Introduction

     Hey there, I'm Daniela Rodriguez but most just call me Dani. and something I never thought I would be doing was creating a blog ... but here I am. I'm not quite sure how blogging is done but I'm going to give it a try.
     Now this blog isn't just for my enjoyment where I update you guys on my journey in media studies and the projects I'm doing throughout this school year but simply for those want to keep up with these projects and watch my progression. Because I am taking an AICE media studies class, we are given all sorts of fun and interesting projects which require research and it is instructed that we store all of our work throughout the school year in a portfolio and I thought what better way to do so than within a blog. So that is exactly what this is; my media studies portfolio, blog style.
     I hope you all are looking forward to keeping up with me on this exciting journey and I can't wait to share the different ideas I have planned.
     I'll be back soon so stay tuned! xoxo