Editing Task

Editing Techniques

Editing- the stage in the film making process which sound & images are organised into an overall narrative

Vampire Weekend- Cousins was filmed in one setting, with a limited use of props & only a few people. The editing using a series of Jumpcuts every time the trolley the members from the band were on got to a certain point on the track, it would jump back to the beginning of the track or the opposite end & start again. Also I think there is abit of Match On Action when props are used like the arm or the shoe are used, the shoe is graphic matched as well when it forms into various other props. Sections of the shot have also been sped up and maybe others have been slowed down, and also if you watch carefully you can tell that the other people in the background are the same people repeated over an over this is the same for the cars I also believe this was filmed at a different time and not sped up unlike the focus of the video the band.

Market Research

Front Page

1. Do you like the name 'Ear Candy' and explain your answer?


2. Do you think my colour pallet fits with the genre I am aiming my magazine to fit in?


3. Would you say that the photos are appropriate to the genre of the magazine and why?


4. What do you like about my choice of font?


5. If you would change anything, what would it be and why?


Contents Page

5. What do you Like about my Contents Page?


6. Do you think the headings on my contents page are fit for the genre i am aiming at
& why?


7. Do you like the effects I have used and why do you have this opinion?


8. Do you think the photos are appropriate and why?


9. What would you alter?


Double Page Spread

10. What do you like about my Double Page Spread?


11. Do you like the photos I have chose & do you think they fit the genre well?


12. Overall would you say that my magazine fits the theme and what would you do if it were yours to improve it?

Double Page Spread Draft

Front Draft

Contents Mock up/Draft

Vogue DPS

I like the use of varied text on this double page spread & how the lack of colour draws the eye to the picture where the colour is more significant and important.


The photography on this double page is what inspires me most as it is different and reminds me of a quirky style not just following with whats in, you would expect this though from a fashion magazine.


I like this page as it is split well across the two pages, I like the cut outs of photographs and the interesting titles. The text being in the middle is also different, still in columns but set out in a different style to your average article, the names of people in bold is also inspiring not necessarily the names but just putting certain parts in bold i also think is a good idea.

NME & Nylon Double Page Spreads

This first page is the double page spread that goes with the Zac Efron contents page I have looked at, I like the way the picture is big bold and is there to catch your eye & make you want to read on, I like the splash of colour and then how bland the rest of the page is, I think its a good contrast. The 'O' being so large aswell is a commonly used convention used in double page spreads I like this idea however I think id make mine smaller if I did the same.



I really like how busy and messy this page is, it is also from the same magazine as the page above. The colour use is fluent & minimal I like this as it keeps the page in order by picking up the colour in the pictures & using it elsewhere but its still busy & very informed. I also like the little doodles and things that are about and the block colour and how it is positioned is interesting.



Ive looked at this double page spread in NME because its on Florence + The Machine who has inspired my photo shoot & inspired me generally for the whole image of my magazine. I like the use of the bold quote in the middle of the double page spread aswell this is used on alot of double page spreads & is a good technique to catch a readers eye and make them want to read more. I like the way the photograph fills one side and then apart of the other aswell showing its a double page. The photograph is ok, I think I have seen better shots of Florence though & the text is not that varied and quite simple. The quote has inspired me however.

Contents Pages

This contents page inspired me as I like the three colours used together black red and white and the way it doesn't have a bland title like 'Contents' it uses the tiles Vogue again this makes it different to other contents pages also the picture is more eye catching than the text I like the various font styles used this has inspired me alot for my contents page.



This is a more simple basic one that I found interesting as again it uses the month as a title instead of 'Contents' I also like how the magazine is sectioned off into different parts like fashion for example, this makes the page easy to read and use for the reader. I also like the use of more than one picture and how they correspond to different sections in the magazine I think the use of a small picture of the front cover on the page is also interesting and provides information on the photographer & stylist etc. The colours and fonts are simple but varied as well.



The last one is my favorite as it is the most different the word 'Contents' is split into two sections for a start and also the year is a different text and positioned on its side this makes the page even more unusual, I think I will use this somewhere in my magazine as it has really inspired me. The colours are so simple but people would argue its the text your looking for on a contents page. The picture is good & relevant as it is the same person as on the front page Zac Efron, again at the bottom there is a smaller photo explaining who did the shoot and other information. The text is split with titles again they are not capitalised, I like this as it is unusual and grammatically incorrect but individual, the text itself is all the same just in different sizes and bold, I like this technique also but I think the wide range of fonts fits my theme better.

Double Page Spreads

I think these spreads are effective as they aren't set out in a bog standard way, there is an element of creativity that has gone into the designing of them. I also like they way they are different to other magazine articles. The first one uses the middle of the double page for photos and below this for the article, i like this set out and it would go well with my Polaroid idea across the page. The one below as well uses interesting shapes & slanted text, both are creative & inspiring.

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I photographed four of my friends for this first shoot, Hannah Daisy Rosie & Sam, they are all wearing my clothes apart from the odd bit. I am very happy with the photographs i got, and even more pleased after i edited them using photo shop. I think i will take more photographs with props and tings like microphones to make the pictures more musical rather than focused on fashion or modeling like these are.

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