Message To The Examiner

Hello, and welcome to my page Mr/ Mrs Examiner, I hope you enjoy what I have done with the place and I really hope you see the hard work and graft that I have put into improving and creating my final product, everything is labelled so if you can’t find something just check them! I hope you like my blog, Thanks – Jake.

Final Evaluation Question 1

Final Evaluation Question 1

Final Evaluation Question 2

As is clear within this image I have attempted to look for somebody who has a reasonable representation of the man (David Grohl) who I used on my draft, this is because I liked the basic ideas of my draft such as images and this then allowed me to represent the rock genre in my magazine and as is clear to see I have included the prop of a guitar with the model who I have used. And I used somebody who looked like David Grohl as when I conducted research about rock people knew who he was and this was good as that’s what I wanted from my magazine, I wanted it to be recognisable so that it could be representational, and this was done through this. I also decided to use some who was younger than him because my product was targeted at the younger generation and it gives the magazine an overall better representation of the youth who follow the rock genre.

Although the image which I have selected of my model is not the same as used in the final design, it gives a close up image on what I though the typical rap artist would look like and as you can see he has representation of the actual rap artist and this will then represent the interests of the rap genre followers, this is important as it will enable me to complete one of the key concepts of my magazine which is to represent different genres of music within one magazine. I have also selected to use a younger artist as this represents the greater majority of people who would purchase my magazine and this would relate it to a more real life situation.

This image is the cover image, and I have selected an indie artist to base it upon, I have done this to represent the indie genre within my magazine and the indie social background , but this image is not of the main model as I wanted to create a contrast on the front page of rock, rap and indie so this is why this image is there and there is text about rock and rap on there as well, this is so that I could get the balance of representing rap, rock and indie in one magazine, and this allows me to complete one of the key concepts of my magazine which is representing 3 different genres within it. I have also used the image of a young person as the magazine is about freedom and being able to enjoy yourself so this is about the revolution of younger artists breaking through and making a name for themselves.

Final Evaluation Question 3

Final Evaluation Question 4

From my research I gathered information and I chose to select a number of different audiences as it will make the magazine more accessible and I think this is a good idea as with their being different types of music in one magazine you allow for people to differentiate. This is the example of my sample reader which I came up with during my research “Alex is 17, he enjoys going to music festivals and enjoys hanging around with friends, he is not the greatest academic achiever but his enthusiasm allows him to make his friends and he has been to 3 music festivals in the past year and is planning to go abroad with his friends next year to Switzerland to the alpes to enjoy a weekend festival, the bands he is into is kasabian and kings of leon, he is also into some older jam music which him and his friends like to listen to just for fun". This is what I made my magazine around and this along with my research made my magazine specific to how I wanted it, the research meant that I could find out what people look for in a magazine and it allowed me to see how I can lay out the magazine. A magazine which I have based mine upon is NME, as I am trying to attract the same audience which they attract, this is because they distribute different genres I none magazine and this is what I have attempted to do.

Final Evaluation Question 5

Final Evaluation Question 6

Final Evaluation Question 7

On my draft magazine I remember using very basic camera techniques, I also didn’t really focus on the mise en scene, but as I progressed through my research I realised that things such as the background and the lighting of the images was very important, if I didn’t get the correct lighting then it was difficult to give the image a clear crisp magazine finish and if it was not on a basic background then it made the image extremely difficult to cut out. So when I went through the stages of magazines I tried out different types of camera shots, mise en scenes and this was to allow me to make my final magazine as good as I could possibly make it, to do this I found areas with better lighting and background and this enabled me to improve the quality of my images. In my final piece of think that the pictures I have selected are of good standard, this was because of the research which I had done on the similar types of magazines to mine, it allowed me to set the lighting to how I wanted it, this then made me more pleased with my magazine outcome, also I had ways of adjusting the mise en scene after I had taken the photo through the use of contrasts and brightness on Photoshop, I did not use those on my first draft magazines so that was a big improvement when it came down to the final thing. And this represents a more magazine finish and you can clearly see this when you compare my draft to a proper magazine and then my final product to a proper magazine.

Final Word Document Evaluation Questions

My Magazine Challenges the Conventions of Today

Final Product (Magazine Cover, Contents, Two Page Spread)

Final Draft

Images

I did not use this image in my final pieces because, it was not the correct type of image for the magazine i was using, it also had bad lighting which i took into account, i then had to look further into images with more music related items, and that is where i got my final images from.

This image i did not mind, but i still didn't like the image to much, this was because of the lighting and also i didn't think the model suited the genre, that is why i retook the photos to make a better overall image, i then spotted that on this image there is no real link to music, so that is another reason why i didn't use this image, but this image gave me a better idea of what final image i must take.

Research

For my magazine i had to use different research methods to make my magazine look as good as i could possibly make it, to do this i used photoshop tutorials and advice from my teachers to make the pages look like they did.

Two Page Spread Draft

Lesson Progress

This lesson i have almpost completed my fornt cover, i have used advice from the teachers in the making of my cover and it is coming together, i chose to revert from the 3 people on one [age to jsut the one as on an A4 page you cannot get 3 people to fit easily.

Lesson Progress

In this lesson i have been struggling to get a clean look on my front cover, so i have attempted to use different fonts and different effects on my model, such as contrast and different blurs, it is coming together and should be done by the end of the week. All i need is a couple more pictures and to replace some photos.

Lesson Progress

This lesson i have been trying to play around with the diffferent conventions of a magazine and i have adjusted my layout to some extent, i have also been taking new photos which will be used for my magazine cover, and contents, i have also planned to take some more photos using a higher quality camera to give me a better chance of improving my grade, i have also played around with the opacity of the some of the photos i have changed fonts also to give me a greater variety of text use and also it allows me to make some certain parts of my page stand out.

Feedback Paragraph

Overall I think me feedback was reasonable, there were some things in the feedback which I do disagree with such as the fact that I made lots of spelling errors, and on word there were none, and also that my page numbers do not make sense, when to me they do. To improve my work, I will follow the feedback which I have been given back so that I will have the greatest chance at succeeding in my magazine, the feedback has also given me suggestions as to what I need to do to make it look more aesthetically pleasing.

Draft Feedback

Jake Chadburn

Draft 2 Page Spread

Draft Contents

Draft Cover

Draft Cover

Draft Article

Draft Article

Mock-ups

This is a picture of my contents page and i have tried to make it relevent to the type of magazine it is and i have kept to the colour palette which i have assigned myself, however the main picture may be of a different person.

Mock-ups

This is an image of my two page spread design, i have tried to make it relative to the tpye of artist which i am interviewing and this is so that the audience will be interested in it.

Mock-ups

This image is of my front cover it is not a complete representation of what my magazine will look like as i am not good at art, but i have stuck to the ideas which i have taken from my pitch.

Font

For my font i have menttioned in my pitch that i am going to use a 3D font for my title/ masthead, this will be in the style of Slant, this font is relative ot my genre of magazine and will make the masthead stand out. For the general text like my 2 page spread i will use a more formal font like calibri.

2 Page Spread Analysis

In This Two Page Spread There is a Constant Colour Scheme Throughout and This is Linked to the Music Which ...

2 Page Spread Analysis

In This Two Page Spread There is a Constant Colour Scheme Throughout and This is Linked to the Music Which ...

2 Page Spread Analysis

In This Two Page Spread There is a Constant Colour Scheme Throughout and This is Linked to the Music Which ...

Practice PicturesT

This type of close up will be used for all of the different characters on my front page.

Practice Pictures

his is an image which i took to try and show how i will use some action images in my magazine.

2 Page Spread Analysis

In This Two Page Spread There is a Constant Colour Scheme Throughout and This is Linked to the Music Which ...

My Artist Profile

My Artist is 17, her name is Jennie Michaels and she is into indi music, when she was 9 she decided to take up dancing and signing lessons and ever since then its been her passion, she has been to numerous festivals all over the world and this was to get a taste for what type of music she wanted to go into, she was singing in a club when a producer came in and spotted her,since then she has made numerous singles and is currently in the process of making her first album which will be released on a global scale.

My Pitch Video

Pitch Evaluation

Overall i think my pitch went quite well, i tried to get across the ideas of my magazine within the animoto presentation which i made, this was to try and allow for the others to see what different types of gernes i am going to use in my magazine, when i was asked questions there was a question about how i was going to atract different audiences if i only had 1 type of person on the front cover, so this has given the idea of changing the orignal i dea of my front cover, so now i am going to have 3 different sections on my front cover, i believe that some of my ideas about my colour palette was recieved well and the way in which i put across my name solved any questions about that, i was also qquestioned about the type of font which i am going to use, this was easy to answer as i had alrieady researched different types of font and i had selected to use a 3D font for my mastehad, and i then explained that i would use something more fromal for the general text which is going to be in the 2 page spread. However with this i changed my mind on subtitle fonts, i am going to use a cartoon type font and this is going to be relative for the reader, this is going to be with my genre of 2 page spread.

The name which i have decided to use has stayed the same as i like the idea of the name Diem, this is because ti represents what my magazine is about, everyone can enjoy it and Diem stands for Sieze the Day.

Content Analysis

The Article on This Page Comes Across Very Informative as It is Explaining and Describing to the Reader Wha...

Content Analysis

The Content on This Contents Page is Very Direct

'Which institution would publish your magazine and why?'

International publishing Company, they are a very well known institution and they sell around 350 million magazines every year, they are the publisher for NME and this is a magazine which my magazine is going to be based upon, so this means that there will be very similar ideas in the magazines and this is why I would select IPC to publish my magazine as it will be targeted at the correct audience through the publishing company.

Content Analysis

Content

Cover Analysis

This Magazine Cover Has a Different Scheme to the 3 Colour Palette as There Are Colours Like Blue

Cover Analysis

This Magazine Goes for the 3 Colour Palette Scheme

My Ideal Reader

Dan is 17, he enjoys going to music festivals and enjoys hanging around with friends, he is not the greatest academic achiever but his enthusiasm allows him to make his friends and he has been to 3 music festivals in the past year and is planning to go abroad with his friends next year to switzerland to the alpes to enjoy a weekend festival, the bands he is into is kasabian and kings of leon, he is also into some older jam music which him and his friends like to listen to just for fun.

Who Will Be On The Cover

For my cover i will select an Indie/ rock type person, be it male or female, they will be wearing something like a checkered shirt, skinny jeans or chinos, this goes with the type of music that is in the magazine, it is also there to give them a clue of what is in the magazine, for shoes i will expect the model will be wearing Vans or any plimsoll type shoe, they can also have the option to wear a hat, the clothes which they are wearing will have to go with the colour scheme also.

Double Page Spread

For my double page spread i am going to make a pretend interview about the cover model, this will consist of things such as the type of music they produce and the way which they got into music, it can also include things such as there background how they grew up and there opinion on how there career is going.

Font layouts

There are many fonts which i have looked at but the main font i have been paying attention to for things such as the title is going to be Slant, this will give a different dimension to the rest of the text as i am going to be using a more pencil type font, the slant font maybe improved through the use of making it 3D on something called Cinema 4D.

Colour Pallet

For my colour pallet i have used the 3 colour pallet idea, to do this i have used black and white, i will then incorporate the main colour of the clothing which the model is wearing to the magazine, this can be anything from the colour of there upper clothes or if there a girl there dress, the colour can then be carried out throughout the pallet for things such as the title.

Magazine Name Idea

For my magazine i have considered many different names but the one which i have thought about and have came to the conclusion that i will use is Diem, it stands for Sieze the Day, and that is what i want my magazine to be about, i want it to include everyone and to get everyone involved in the magazine as the bands that are to be in there will include a hole range of people.

Animoto

I think that this mood board represents what kind of reader i will be attracting, it will be mainly focused at an indie type scene, but it will also appeal to rock and rap followers due to the different sections that will be included within the magazine.

Contents

Contents

Content Analysis

The Article on This Page Comes Across Very Informative as It is Explaining and Describing to the Reader Wha...

RollingStone Readership

Rolling Stone Readership

Media Preliminary Mock-ups

Media Prelim Mocks

Schedule

As Media Lessons Wk Beg 9 Jan