Contents Progress - 12/12/14

I have started my contents which continues with the colour scheme from my masthead, I will add more photos and page numbers.

Magazine update - 10.12.14

I have added my coverlines and will add a subheading to my main coverline and a date under the masthead.

Progress Update - Masthead

I have created the masthead for my magazine and chosen the image for my cover.

Preliminary Task

I am happy with some of my cover and contents page, I have followed the conventions of a magazine cover such as coverlines and one main image on my cover. I have also used one of the common conventions of a voucher in my contents. I don't like the background colour on my final magazine I will use my main image as the background insteadof a colour. The colour scheme doesn't look very proffesional however I do like my images but I will use photoshop to enhance the images and fix the lighting. I would include more colour in my images with the use of props and photoshop. I have learnt how to make my main task look better from the mistakes I have made here.

Market Research Summary

Analysing Feedback

InDesign: Children In Need

This is a document I created uing InDesign to develop my skills in preparation for creating my contents page and double page spread for my coursework. I added images and text to create a poster for Children In Need.

Contents Deconstructions

Contents Deconstructions (Ppt)

Photo Shoot Planning

What emotional impact do you want your photography to have upon the reader and how will you achieve this?

My image will project excitement and energy through the use of bright colours and fun props such as balloons.

What personnel do you need? Who are you going to photograph?

I will need a 17 year old female to be in my images both on the cover ad double page spread, I also need bright lighting.

What props will you need?

Balloons, brightly coloured make up and a bow for hair. Because I can’t find any magazines of the same genre I am using music videos for inspiration and to fit with alternative pop there will be a lot of props and colour to make the cover work.

How are you going to emphasise colour?

With the use of contrasting makeup and hair colour, and brightly coloured clothes. I will also use a green screen so I can change my background.

Have you briefed your personnel/models?

Yes I have someone that fits the look I’m going for who will be my model. She knows how she needs to pose and what she’ll be wearing.

Where will you shoot? Will you need a backdrop?

I will shoot in the photography studio, with a green screen as my backdrop. Shooting indoors eliminates issues that come with shooting outdoors such as weather.

Mise-en-scene - Make-up? Costumes? Props? 

Make up will be bright and colourful, my main image will be very busy but the model will be the clear focus.

Location Recce

1. Are there any potential hazards that could pose a health and safety risk where your photo shoot will take place?   Trailing wires could be an issue in my shoot as I am shooting in a photography studio. I also have to ensure the room doesn’t get too busy as people could trip over the wires as well as the small risk of electrocution.
2. What will you do to ensure these risks are minimised?   Make sure everyone knows where the wires are when they enter the room and only allow a small number of people in the room and keep wires away from where the photographs are being taken. No liquids will be allowed in the room to avoid any risk with electrical items.
3. Will the time of day/weather affect the outcome of the photos? Have you allowed for this?   The time of day and the weather will have no effect on the outcome of my photos as I am shooting indoors. One problem with timing is that I only have a short slot in the photography studio so my photos need to be taken quickly.
4. Have you considered the background to your photos, particularly if taken outside? How will you ensure you will get the background you want? There are several backgrounds I can use so if the background I want isn't available I can remove the background and place my photos on another one.
5. Have you considered lighting? What about the ‘problems’ of natural lighting, either outside, or streaming through a window? Will you need to use a flash? Have you considered reflective objects that might spoil the effect? In the studio there are 3 lights I can use to get the desired effect and to avoid getting a shadow from my model. Any reflective objects that are in the studio can be removed.
6. Do you need permission to take photos in the place/venue you have in mind? I have already got permission to use the photography studio.7. Do you need to book time in a room (eg the photography studio)? I have booked my time in the photography studio with members of staff to assist.
8. Are other people/crowds likely to be an issue for you? What have you done to ensure that it will not spoil the effect? No one can enter the photography studio while Im taking my photographs so crowds are not an issue.
9. Are you reliant on lifts/props/friends equipment/models? How have you planned that these things will come together at the appointed time? Plan B? I am relying on my media tutors assistance and my model to turn up for the time I have booked in the photography studio, I need to supply my own props which shouldn't be an issue as I have the bright make up and balloons. If my model wasn't able to turn up for some reason then I could easily find someone else to be in my shots.

Stage 2 Planning

Institutional Research

 

Inspirational texts 2

After identifying some issues with creating a reggae magazine I decided to choose a different genre I have more knowledge about which is why I am now basing my magazine on alternative pop. The following videos fit into this genre.

Analysing Previous Student Work

 

Initial Stage 1 Planning

I am going to create a reggae magazine aimed at an audience aged 15+ who like the genre. The magazine will be available online, in WHSmiths and music shops such as HMV. There will be monthly issues for the price of £4.20 per issue, there are not a lot of reggae magazines which is a good selling point.
My main coverline will be an interview with the artist on the cover who I will take a face shot of and use live and posed shots on the interview inside.

Inspirational Texts

I chose these five music videos as they are the type of music that I will feature in my magazine, I have older music from the likes of Bob Marley and newer artists such as Miserable Man.

Preliminary Task Flatplan

 

I used microsoft word to create my flatplan. I included the main features of a magazine cover.
I'm using one main image to take up most of the cover which will link to my main coverline, the subheading will give a little bit more information on my main coverline but won't take up much space on the cover. There will be three smaller, less important coverlines to the right of my main image and main coverline.
I am putting my masthead across the top of my magazine so it is the first thing readers notice.

The flatplan for my contents page includes essential information such as page numbers and headlines so if readers are looking for anything specific they can find it easily. The two images I've put in the contents are quite big so there isn't too much writing and the page interests the reader.

Magazine cover deconstructions

I looked at three magazine covers and picked out key features to help identify which features I might like to use on my magazine cover which I will create for coursework.

Summary

I like the masthead on Rolling Stone so I might put the masthead in front of the image on my magazine cover. I didn’t like the way MOJO had five people on the cover. Billboard looks too crowded with the bright background and too many colours so I might do my magazine with a much simpler colour scheme.

Developing photoshop skills

Today I learned a variety of skills such as adding mastheads and barcodes to images on photoshop using different tools.

Key Features of A Magazine Cover

I found this image by googling 'Bazaar'.

Masthead - The masthead is the title of the magazine and typically found in the top left corner of the page.

Colour - The colour scheme is used in order to make the magazine more attractive to the customer.

Main Image - The main image is nearly always in the center of the page, it is used to give the magazine an identity. It also used to attract interest.

Main Coverline - This gives the reader insight into what is inside the magazine, and outlines what will be in the article. Provides an enigma.

Sub-head - The sub-head explains the enigma a little, it is written in a smaller font underneath the main coverline.

Essential Info - This is information including date, price etc. It is usually beside the bar code.

Bar Code - Found in the bottom left or right corner of the magazine, it is used to scan the magazine when purchased.

Coverlines - These give a little bit of insight to whats inside the magazine.

Coursework brief

Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally you must produce a mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate your grasp of DTP.

Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine (if done as a group task, each member of the group must produce an individual edition of the magazine, following the same house style).