My Font

I created my masthead in Fireworks, using the font Bodoni MT. I used the Drop Shadow effect for the word "Choon."

Photoshop Practice After Photo

Music Magazine Front Cover Analysis 2

Music Magazine Front Cover Analysis

Research methods

There are two methods I can approach  my my media coursework qualitative or quantitative.

Qualitative - Information on people's thoughts and opinions.
Quantitative - Which is basically numerical questions for statistical purposes.

I feel that qualitative will be much simpler as opposed to quantitative. However, contradiction in opinions may cause problems for me. Although, this broadens the range of things I can research and include.

Mood Board

Moral Panic

Moral Panic is when certain individuals, groups of individuals, certain ideologies etc threaten the social order of societies. A modern example would be that of singers Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty, who are modern day scapegoats as they are often criticised for their alleged promotion of drugs. They are viewed as a bad influence on the youth of today and threaten the social order.

Historically, another example of this would be when Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany. Hitler used the Jewish race as a scapegoat for the problems faced under his rule. He used his severe influence on the media to create the "moral panic" and have his people in fear in order to appreciate his leadership.

The main features of moral panic consist of:

Concern - Behaviour of a particular group that is viewed as threatening.
Volatility - When the situation erupts on a large scale.
Hostility - "Folk Devils" are constructed to divert from the real issue.
Consensus - Widespread acceptance of the threat.
Disproportionality - The severe exageration and fabrication of the actual eveidence.