AICE Media Studies AS- Vieira, K

   Initially ,  I  never took the time to analyze magazine s and the work that went into designing the cover image and feature article.  After viewing many different magazines in class and  examining them closely, I realize that  the cover image is  tremendously  important.  According to Keith Blanchard,  “people   are busier today then they will ever be in their lives; they have shorter attention spans than any previous generation; they are chronically over-stimulated and easily bored" , (Columbia Journalism Review). This means that   nowadays you need an attention grabber to catch the audience.    There is just no need for long articles anymore if readers  do not care about it.  The amount of text has been reduced and there has been an increase in picture boxes and  captions. Editors  now need to put more effort into cover images and intriguing  the audience.  They usually include ...

    I never used to pay attention to the  opening  titles  sequences of films until now ; or  about  the amount of work  that goes into producing  them .  An impactful opening scene has many components such as, typography, audio, and visual effects.  After viewing various title sequence  clips , I have come to realize the importance of properly introducing a film.    For example, in the  film Apocalypse Now ,  destruction and fire are  occurring   all the while the song The End is playing in the background  along with the sound of pounding helicopters.  The scene moves back and forth from close ups of Willard  to shots of  the ceiling fan  blending into helicopter blades. This depicts his  ptsd    flashbacks  from the war . Th e  opening  scene of Apocalypse Now  works  exceptionally well  to  “set up the expectation of...