mise-en-scene brain storming

We have chosen two different people who we think will be appropriate for the role of the singer in our video. Although we would like her to vaguely represent Florence, we feel that it doesn't matter if they don't look similar. We may cast the girl on the right of this photo as she is willing to play the role and she dances and is a performing arts student.I think that they will both be good to in our music video so Ithink we will chose whoever is more available.

We have been researching on the internet what we are going to use for our mise-en-scene. Looking at Florence and the Machine's website we found that it links to our old fashioned theme. On her website she had old, browned and ripped photographs and we want a similar grainy feel when shooting our video. For our set and location, to relate to the lyrics of the song "swimming", we decided to set it at a beach. We think that Eastbourne beach would be ideal for this as we can also use the pier which was built in 1870. Setting and filming in winter should ensure the beach is not too busy. There is also another option, Phoebe owns a beach hut at Hastings beach which we can use. We want to keep to our 1920s theme in our costume and makeup too and we want our actor to be dressed in a "flapper" dress. The hair and makeup will also be in this style.

Draft OF Contents Page

My contents page is going to be quite simple but with pictures, others from the front cover, to show what else is in the magazine. I want some bright colours on the text to make the different page numbers stand out. I named my contents page "on the cover" as this makes it more playful and so the reader knows where to find articles they saw on the cover of the magazine. Also there is a picture on this page which adds to the playfulness.

my final magazine desingn

This is my finished magazine cover. I called it "Sussex Downs News" as it shows that it is quite formal and the Sans Serif writing anchors this. But because i didn't want students to think it would be boring i made the rest of the cover quite playful and colourful. For example the beginning of the title is slanted and not completely strait. For the background i used blue as this is a colour which most people like and it may signify calmness. When i want the reader to see certain words i coloured them in bold bright colours so they are eye catching.

In order for students to want to read it I put on possible prizes they could win, this means they will want to find out more. They will see the words "win win win" and then be hooked in to see what it is they could win. I put in stars by this because it makes the "win" stand out more. There is a strip of purple at the top to draw the attention to the writing there, as it is quite small. The font for the rest of the writing is simple and not too formal to

show that it will be easy to read.

Here is my finished Contents page. It is not exactly how i wanted it to be because my first draft was accidently deleted. So it is quite simple as i had limited time to finish it. I again chose a blue background as it is favoured by many people. The bright bold colours make it clearer to the reader as to what's on each page. to add to the simplicity i made gaps in the title and numbers to anchor the connotations of the background. The style of writing is quite friendly and chatty so that the reader will feel at ease.

preliminary task: front cover draft.

This is my first draft for my magazine. I have decided to use the font Sans Serif as it enhances the formal side of the magazine it may also mock the idea of a newspaper. The layout is quite basic but clear to the reader. The picture is big so will be the first thing they see.

preliminary task: photo

This is the picture i have chosen to be on my front cover, we took this photo of a member of staff working at Sussex Downs College. the subject in the photo is in the correct position to successfully be on the front cover as it is medium close up. he is seen from the mid-chest up which is conventional for magazines. Also I have considered how the audience will view the subject the shot is straight on which is the right angle for a magazine. I chose to take a photo of this particular person beacause it shows that there are many different people at Sussex Downs and it also makes the magazine look more fun and interesting.


This was the first photo that was taken. I decided not to use this photo as the subject's eyes are closed and this does not engage correctly with the audience. Although the background is of the college's hallway it is not the ideal mise en scene. It would be better to have a less busy, more simple background to phocus the audience's gaze on the subject.

AS Media preliminary task

This blog is to record my progress for my preliminary task. This is a piece of coursework in which we design a cover for Sussex Downs magazine. Our work will be produced using InDesign and our own photographs. The photograph needs to be a medium close up, seen from the mid chest up. A brief is also required in order to evaluate our work.