Final version of `Gloves` magazine article

Responses from audience feedback on `Gloves` Magazine Review

Audience feedback on Magazine Review

From receiving all of my questionnaire forms back here are some of the good responses and the ideas for improvement:

Good responses:
• Breakout box is imaginative, easy and fun to read
• Creative headline through different fonts
• Liked the magazine name and `thumbs up rating` brings the quirkiness to the magazine.
• Nice colour scheme makes the review look arty and draws attention to read.

Ideas for improvement:
• Make the gloves image behind the film title more noticeable as a focal point combined with the title.
• You could enhance the photo behind the text so that it is more visible to the audience it is a pair of gloves.
• Some parts of the text can waffle on, could cut out unnecessary parts; such as the critics views.
• The main text would look less boring to read if it was broken out with a breakout quote from the article. To draw attention to the text and make you want to read it.

Taking aboard these ideas for improvements I will now go away and make amendments to certain parts of the magazine review in order to maximise my target audiences preferences.

Process of creating our magazine review...

This is the initial design layout I was looking to achieve for our magazine review.


I used a destop publisher called `Pages` to create my initial design.
The second image shows the first stage of designing our magazine review, most graphics and images have been put in place. I then marked what further parts needed to be made such as how the article would look, what the breakout box would consist of and captions.

The third image is of my first draft (the forth, fifth and sixth images are close ups in more detail).

The main text has been split into two columns. I will need my target audience to review this and give me feedback.

The breakout box, aims to bring a fun factor to the article `Top Five films Based on Clothing/Accescories`. With small faded images anda range of colours. As does the `Thumbs up rating` that comes at the end of the article.



The photo of the Gloves underneath the title has been enhanced for audience feedback, short snappy captions have been added between the two photos. The main title aims to give the audience a taster of the genre, through the way `Love` has been written and the impact of the word `Society`.

The magazine name `Reel Film` hopes to give the magazine a quirky style/feel.

Questionnaire created for feedback on Magazine Review

Magazine review- Questionnaire for target audience

• What do you think of the layout of our magazine review, is it easy to understand? What changes would you make?

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• What do you think of the graphics/images, do they appeal to your age range? Is there anything you’d change? If so what?

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• What do you think of the breakout box, is the information relevant and appealing?

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• Do you feel that the narrative of the text is chatty yet informative? Is it suitable for you, if not what would you change?

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• Would you be interested in seeing this short film as a result of reading this magazine review?

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• Looking over the magazine review as a whole, are there any suggestions for improvements?

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Thank you for your time.

First draft of article for magazine review...

‘GLOVES’ is a unique, upcoming independent film that turns an essential accessory into a symbol of identity and division in representing the faults of a narrow-minded society. The quirky film stars young, up-and-coming British actors and actresses that are beaming with potential and talent. James Shaw stars as an un-cool yet loveable protagonist that the audience cannot help but fall in love with as they support him on his challenging task of rebelling against the glove society and starting a revolution. Fiona is played by unknown- Abbey Salmon that makes her debut onto short film playing a beautiful yet modest Fiona. Director Danny Miranda tells the story of a couple restrained by the constraints and barriers in society in an innovative and tongue-and-cheek way that keeps the audience consistently engaged.
Miranda has taken an arty approach to short film in creating a light hearted `rom-com` with a hidden message. It is not clear to the viewer what specific theme the gloves aim to represent; however by not making it clear Miranda has allowed the gloves to be a symbol of multiple issues. Miranda explains “The gloves are a symbol of ignorance in society; we should be able to be whom we want to be, with whom we want to be with. If it means breaking the common conventions then by all means we should follow our hearts and over look the views of others. My film has combined many issues that segregate those in society; from largely established issues such as race and religion to the less obvious issues as intelligence and appearance…”. Critics have called his work “A piece of Art- in all its forms” Miranda’s first short film `Capital City` 2009 saw a similar narrative structure. Taking a basic social realism theme and imbedding a deep message through the narrative and style. Its storyline is in great contrast to `Gloves` yet Miranda really exerts his arty ability to think outside the box and create something of a kind whatever the genre he chooses to create.
Rupert and Fiona’s relationship is on the line, their different colour glove groups stop them from being together. It is only a matter of time that they can hide what they so passionately want to have together. This short film combines romantic and comedy elements in setting across Miranda’s message. In one scene we see Shaw in a humorous and unsuccessful range of attempts to ditch his Orange gloves. Although the audience yearn for Shaw and Fiona to be together the comedy element can overlook the real message the film aims to portray. The film has little focus on the eventual overlooking of the glove system which really signifies the breakthrough in society and the idea that- the audience should follow in the footsteps of the characters and challenge the conventions and normality’s of society to be who they want to be.
The short film really has you reaching out for Rupert and Fiona to expose themselves in order for them to gain their happy ending. Director Danny Miranda’s imaginative piece is an expected triumph at this year’s 2011 Short Film Festival and it is hoped that `Gloves` will not be the last of Miranda’s inspirational work!

Final Film Poster

BY DANNY MIRANDA, ROSIE SINFIELD, ABBEY SALMON &  NATHANIEL YOHANNES

Questionnaire Created for Feedback on FIlm Poster

“GLOVES” Film Poster. Abbey, Nathaniel, Danny and Rosie’s group.

 

·       Do you gain an idea of the narrative of the film from the poster? If not, why?

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·       What do you think of the graphics/images? Is there anything you’d change? If so, what?

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·       What do you think of the text (tagline, title, billing block etc)? Is there anything you’d change? If so, what?

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·       Would you be interested to see the film as a result of the poster?

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·       Suggestions for improvements?

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Thankyou for your time.