Women's Weekly

The audience profile for the average comsumer of women's weekly magazine is a 59 year old woman with a real lust for life, open to new experiences and are image conscious.

The web pages of women's weekly consist of: health, diets, sex & realtionships, shopping and homemaking tools such as recipies and family.

These are the things that the audience profile will be interested in as they will have experienced most things in life and will need a new take on life and try something new in all areas of thier life, whether its at home or out looking their best.

Also on the cover of this Woman's Weekly, it features Kylie Minogue, who is of 41 years of age. As the average reader is 59, those older readers may aspire to look as young as those on the front cover. So, as these women are on the front cover, the audience may feel that if they buy the magazine they could look like those women, who are represtenting the contents of the magazine. Kylie is well known for her appearence on Neighbours and her sucessful singing career, and also had great support in her battle against breast cancer.

Products/services/topics featured in the magazine are :

-celebrity gossip

-fashion

-christmas baking

-christmas gifts

-how to tackle children being bullied

All these things, are those that women will be concerned about, or ones that daughters may be concerned about and may pass the information on.

Superbad- Lighting

1. High-Key Lighting
2. Key Light
3. Using just a key light, focuses the audience just on the two main charcters in that shot. Having the shot in a high-key, connotes a light-hearted mood, and makes the shot look more natural.

Ultraviolet - Mise-en-scene

Having the film set in this dark room suggests that the fight that is happning in the shot is not a public fight, but one that is happening undercover.

As the woman has two guns, apposed to just one, connotes that she is more powerful and will have more chances of succeeding.

As the woman is by herself, this connotes that she is an independant woman and has full control over the situation. Although she is taking a males role here (she is in a fight, fireing a gun), she still has sex appeal, as she is wearing tight clothes showing her midrift, has long hair and is in good shape.

Having her legs stationed wide and her focussing on her opponent connotes that she is confident and ready to fight, her face expression shows that she is angry and all her thoughts are in this fight.

Having a low-key lighting, shows the contrast of the woman, centralising her int he red outfit against a dark background, connoting that she is the most important thing in the shot.

Three Monkeys

What do you think the film is about and what might the stpryline be?

Having the image as a long shot connotes that the setting is important in the storyline, or as there is a woman facing out to sea suggests that she is hoping that someone will return from sea, or she is saying goodby to someone.

What genre(s) do you think the film belongs to?

I think this film would fit into the Drama genre as the woman looks as if she is in a lot of pain, or she has had to deal with a lot in her life. This is also connoted by the image, as there are dark clouds hanging over the woman, it suggests that something bad is already or going to happen.

Who do you think is the target audience?

I think that the film is targeted at 30-50 year olds, who are intellectual, and are that of a higher social class.

Analysing Film Mainstrean Poster

Twilight Saga: New Moon

What do you think the stroyline is about nd what might be storyline be?

As there is a man standing infront of a woman looking as if he is guarding her from another man, it connotes that there may be a love triangle in the stroyline. It almost looks as if he is protecting her away from the other man connoting that the other man is dangerous, and may harm her. Having the setting in the woods suggest that the film is going to be dark and mysterious, also as the moon is brightly lit against the dark background shows that it is important to the film, hence the title 'new moon'. Also as the image is a long shot, shows that the setting is also key for the film.

Who do you think is the target audience?

I think the target audience is 15-25 year olds, as there are young people in the poster. Also mostly females as the men in the poster are VERY good looking. The people that would watch this film, are the ones who may have also read the serious of books, who are already 'Twilight Fans'

What genre(s) do you think the film belongs to?

I think this film could appear in a few genres. one of them is romance, as there appears to be a love triangle. Another is action, as the man is trying to protect the girl from the other man, which could lead to a fight.

Film Poster Analysis

Pirates Of The Caribbean

1. Having two men and a woman on the poster insinuates that there may be a love triangle. Also as there is a ship on rocky waters, shows that there will be an adventure which leads to a disaster. As the man in the poster is holding a gun, we can tell thath there may be a sense of battle in the film.

2. I think this film will be put in the fantasy genre, as the props in the poster (ships, sea monsters) shows how unrealistic this film can be.

3. The target audience would be 15-35 year olds, as teenagers especially females may watch the film due to the actors that are starred in it- Depp & Bloom. whereas an older audience may find the storyline acts as ecapism to them.

Bride & Prejudice

1. Having a man and a woman back to back in the centre, shows that the storyline will be about a loe match, also having the look if the western world on one side, and more of a traditional side on the other, connotes that there is a class/battle against the two sides.

2. This film genre that this would fir into would be Romcom as the livelyness of the poster shows that it will be a comedy, and having a man and a woman as the protagonists, there is bound to be a romance.

3. the target audience will be 15-30 as the younger audience will inderstand the humour,and also from an indian asian background as they can identify them.

Million Dollar Baby

1. Having a woman in the centre and as the biggest image, shows that shes the protagonist, and as shes wearing sportwear the audeince can gather that it will be about some sort of sport. Also as the image is in black/white connotes that it wont be a joyful storyline but one that is a struggle.

2. This film could fit into the drama/biopic, as there is not much copy- audience may already know some about the issue.

3. The target audience may be 20-40, as the film looks serious and hardhitting, which is what younger audeinces may not seek.