magazine stuffs

Magazines/Papers
Metro - cross between magazine and newspaper. Has both photographs and written stories - from breaking news to interviews with actors. The paper covers a wide range of different subjects, reviewing films, games and similar, writing about celebrities, the weather, important news, and fashion.
The fashion page has a plain background with cut out clothes pasted on it. There is a small paragraph next to each item saying what it is, where its from, and the price.

Sew Hip -  a sewing magazine, all the photographs are of young women and children but the actual content seems to be aimed more at retired women. Although the actual theme is practical based, it is very feminine, with a lot of pink, household items and childrens stuff. However, very instructive.

G2 (Guardian TV Magazine) - a short daily magazine full of random facts and topical news, with that days television at the end. The first pages are about topical news, with a run down of the days topics of interest, the next articles are all more cultural, while still based in current news trends. The magazine also contains several art, TV and theatre reviews.

Grow Your Own - monthly gardening magazine. Colourful and instructive - with coloured - usually green, sometimes red - boarders round extra info. Articles include pest control, Q&A, and what to start growing/harvesting now. With 'specials' including celebrity chefs winter recipes and whether or not a small-holding is a good idea.

Videos!
How to build a room divider, by Nuts and Bolts
Intro: title sequence showing close-ups of things being cut/screwed etc fairly proffessional looking.
Main: two presenters, introduce concept of design. The then show how to make the divider, while talking you through it. Made on MDF, dreadful colours and held together almost entirely by glue. All materials pre-cut - not as informative as it could be, very little genuinly useful info.

How to fix holes in your wall, by MattG (Fixin' things with MattG)Intro: small clips running across screen, nothing filling screen. Semi proffessional
Main: fills in pin holes with toothpaste, then goes off on a tangent about 'midget throwing' and Russian spies. Tells you 'facts' about toothpaste - such as how 'people used to eat it on bread', etc. Bit weird, never thought of filling holes in the wall with toothpaste before.

How to make your own bath salts, by Do It, Gurl
proffessional looking.
Intro: title sequence showing previous episodes and spray painting 'do it, gurl' on a pink background
Main: behind black counter, with brick work background. presenter gives ingredients list, and mixes them together in a jar. She is chatty, informal, and passing on potentially useful information.

Saundarya - Eye make-up - How to get smokey eyes, by Saundarya
Entirely in an Indian language [Hindi?]
Proffessional looking - filmed in a salon, by CareWorldTV
Intro: heavy graffics to start, really creepy all white women, like plastic maniquins.
Main: several different cameras, looks shoot in one go. Takes eye-shadow from same place on pallette each time, which is confusing. However, completely understandable, despite being in a different languange, and fairly useful, if its what you're looking for.

Red Carpet Make-up tutorial, by Beauty Smarties Showdown
Intro: just the presenter showing the look and saying hi - unproffessional, filmed in her bedroom
Main: one main shot, with close-ups for when doing eye make-up. Several speed-ups, dodgy cuts. Most like spent on eyes. Chatty, talkative throughout, but quite dull to watch.




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