AICE Media Studies AS- Gonzalez, D

       My initial impressions of cover magazines  have  changed after  my  in depth  and analysis of many magazine covers and the way they are set up , in the many ways that they bring attention to readers. As though many people don’t read them nowadays, we can find that even with the limited amount of copies of issues that are released, these ce rtain companies use certain strategies to engage readers activities, and bring viewers in to buy their content.    Magazines have revolutionized over the years, with changes such as covers, to length of articles. “E ditor  Ed Needham admits that he doesn't even bother to read long articles in magazines.”  As the editor of Rolling Stone, we see that even he does not care enough for the long articles, as over time readers have lost the attention span for them.  But over time we have found the magazine to be dying down, and nobody seems to care much for them.  "The magazine...

      My initial impressions of the impact of the opening sequences of films shocked and astounded me. As though the scenes were at the beginning, these scenes played a big part into the development of the film, through uses of foreshadowing for what is to come and what we should expect, allowing for us to understand the characters and/or plot, and captivating and drawing in the audiences attention. Th us of the opening sequence allows for film directors to set the plot, and begin the story.     The use of the opening sequence allows film directors to bring the film to life in numerous ways, from being cool and collected, to electrifying and ecstatic, there is no "right way" to do it. There are also many factors when it comes to the use of creating an opening sequence that directors must take into account, such as the music and the transition if words onto the screen, to the nitty gritty details such as the font and color of the words, which are also major into ...