AICE Media Studies

This theory was developed by Maxwell McCombs and Donald Shaw, and published in 1972. They found a correlation between issues voters believed were important. This theory believes that media filters what we see rather than just reflecting stories to the audience. Also, it describes that the more attention that the media gives to an issue, the more likely the public will consider it an issue. However, people say that this theory is hard to measure and it does not work for people that have already made up their minds. It is hard to convince individuals that the mass media is setting the agenda.

Through this theory, audiences are active and seen as part of a society. According to research, people find  news through a variety of ways, such as influences. We have many influences nowadays, especially through social media. Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube expose individuals to different topics everyday that are considered taboo and not talked about in school. Individuals who are opinion leaders receive information and pass on their own interpretations. This information is then passed on to a more passive audience, which they then mediate.

Representation in media is extremely important because it is how people view ideas, events and people. Everything in the media is constructed because it will make the perspective for the audience. Representation has become an important concept for "realistic" media forms. Deconstructing media representations such as films, is also a great way to understand how the media works. Photographers and directors choose what the audience gets to see because it changes the way they view a topic. While media representations may seem realistic, remember they're just constructions.

Throughout images that you see on the daily, they all have some props that may or may not be noticeable to you. These props are used to add character to the photo or to add context to the scene. For food photography, many photographers/chefs used kitchen appliances as their props. This includes bowls, spoons, blenders, cloths, etc. This intrigues the audience as to what they used when making a dish. Also, many photos of dish do not have a background that is distracting. Instead, they take a picture of their dish on a kitchen counter, usually one like marble or granite. This ensures that the audience is focusing on the main picture. Here are some examples of props used in food photography:

 Chloe Coscarelli is a vegan chef and author. She was the first vegan to win a culinary competition on television and graduated from the University of California.  Darius Williams is a 27-year-old self-taught chef and is extremely popular for his healthy, yet delicious recipes.

For my double-page spread, I will be interviewing a friend of me who is extremely into health. She has seen a nutritionist and takes her health very serious, as we all should. She does not eat junk food very often, and when she does, she doesn't indulge. She meal preps as much as she can, which helps he stay on track of her diet and works out at least 3 times a week. For a high school student, that's pretty good because we have many other things to focus on. In the interview, I will be asking open-ended questions because I want to get her perspective on food and health. Some questions may include: - When did you start getting into health? -How does meal prepping help you? -What do most of your meals consist of? -Do you have nay advice for people trying to get healthier? All of these questions are subject to change, but these are a few ideas I have for my interview.

Since I have had a change of plans, I had to change my photoshoot plan. Most of my images will be taken in the kitchen, since I will be cooking. I will be taking images of the ingredients, steps while cooking, and the final product. I will be mostly using a Canon EOS 70D, but some images will be shot by my iPhone 8 Plus. For lighting, I will use natural light as well as some umbrella lights, just to make sure the pictures look at clear as possible, not to artificially enhance the food. I will be making single meals, but there is a possibility that I will meal prep and get to show the steps of that (as seen in my mood board). The plates will be set up strategically so that it pleases the eyes of the audience. Most images of food I see that intrigue me is lots of color, when the food is nicely set up on the plate and grouped proportionally.

At the beginning of these blog posts, I was focusing on fitness and the workout aspect of it. However, my partner and I decided that it would be better if we split our magazine into a magazine that focuses on health through food and health through working out. I will be focusing on the food, while she focuses on the workouts. Specifically, I will be making healthy, easy recipes that many teenagers and beginner-cooks can make. They will be affordable and tasty because many foods that are deemed "healthy" online usually do not taste the best. With my magazine, readers will be inspired to stop eating junk food and get in the kitchen and make such easy meals.