Evaluation Questions 6 & 7

Evaluation Question 6 & 7 from maddieefaye

Evaluation Question 5

Evaluation - Question 4

Evaluation Questions 1,2 & 3

Completed Magazine

Production Process

To show my production process of making my magazine I have put together a PowerPoint of all the different stages of my production. 

Production Process from maddieefaye

How I used Adobe Fireworks

Completed plan

 Now I have completed my project I have uploaded my finished plan. I have stuck to this plan as it has helped to me stay on track with things and make me complete the project on time and not get behind. I am glad that I made a plan because I have seen a difference in this task to the preliminary task. I have been more on time and been able to manage my time more effectively doing tasks together to save time
or being able to spend more time on certain things.

Here is my completed plan.

Double Page Spread

The process of making my double page spread

I started off making it on two separate files which didn't really allow to me to experience the full potential of my double page spread. So I doubled the page width which allowed me to work with it together. I have carried my colour scheme through but adding the colour grey as the background colour. I have also done this on my contents page.

 I had a chosen this picture to use at the top of my double page, spread across the entire page, this would be like a heading picture. I could then add text on top of the image. I like this picture because I think it suits the genre of my magazine because it is quite urban. The mise-en-scene of the graffiti adds to the effect of the image. I then started to construct my double page spread. 

Once I had finished this first draft I thought there wasn't much more I could do to edit/enhance my spread. Although I did sit down with a focus group to discuss my first draft. The feedback I received was that..

* There was too little text, it didn't look like it went into enough detail for the main article in the magazine. 

*Also, that once the spread is printed the text and picture would fall straight into the fold of the pages. 

This had completely not occurred to me and it was such an obvious part in my spread. I needed to change this immediately because my interview would of been non-readable. But the thing I found the hardest was the picture, my model falls straight in the fold of the page too. I tried different positions of the image but it didn't look right anywhere but central. I decided to replica my model like a fade in the tunnel. I used PhotoShop to edit this image and I think I like the the editing. 

This is my second draft of my double page spread. I have incorporated the line where the fold/middle would be and this has made it clear to me. I have listened to the feedback from my focus group (to include more text) I have added in two more columns of text which i agree does look better. The two kind of shadow effects of my model look effective because it think it keeps a sense of symmetry in my spread. I am happy with my spread but am going to have another focus group to see if there is anything further for me to change. 

Front Cover

In the process of making my front cover for my music magazine I created a draft. This would give me an idea of the codes and conventions I would like to use in my magazine. But now I have conducted my final photo shoot I have began to create one of my final drafts for my magazine. 

As you can see this is my draft looking back now I think it looks very amateur. The background is too plain and that was something I did really want to change for my final 

cover.  Although I do like the text so I want to keep and that similar in my real cover. I don't think the picture I have used in the bottom corner is very conventional when it comes to R&B magazines. I think the masthead stands out and catches the readers attention.

Feedback video

Now I have a first draft for my magazine I have printed them and asked for feedback. In order for me to make sure my magazine is the best it can be, I have taken some feedback from my a girl who is 16 which is the age of my target audience. I have asked her to discuss what went well and what I could improve on. 

Photo editing

Final photo shoot

Today I conducted my final photo shoot with my model Will. I decided that I wanted my shoot to be somewhere dark and urban. Will suggested a tunnel which I wasn't sure about at first but once we got there I thought it was perfect. It had graffiti on the brick walls which was lucky as that's the look I wanted for my magazine. I asked Will to do some different poses to ensure that I got a variety of images for my magazine. I took about 20 different images in my shoot which was just right. So I have taken a few images that I like most and think could well within my magazine and edited them. I have used an online photo editor called www.befunky.com, to edit my images.

Front cover- I may remove the background on this image and just have the model but I am unsure yet. I need to try them both with the rest of the components on my front cover.

Original image 

Edit 1 - I used a Vintage effect on this image. I think it removes the sharpness from the original image and makes the model look better. 

Edit 2 - I adjusted the colour, light and saturation on this image which makes its look more blue than the original. 

Double page spread -  I really like this image I think it suits the identity in my magazine. The lighting in this image is perfect, it is dark yet a burst of light surrounds the model. 

Original image 

Edit 1 - I have decreased the light and saturation in this image. This makes the model stands out from the dark tunnel and draws attention to him. 

Edit 2 - I have used the same vintage effect I used on the image for my front cover. I did this  I want my images to fit together and not be completely different all the way through my magazine. 

Photo shoot images

These are the images I took from my real photo shoot. I took more images than I need so I would have a variety of images to choose from.

Questions for my interview

Interview with Trey


For my double page spread I have decided to use the format of an interview with my main model in the magazine 'Trey'. I have thought up some questions that I can use in my interview with the help of my model Will. 

• You're single 'Light' hit the top of he charts last week, how do you feel about that?

• There's been rumours going round about you're new album. Can you tell us anything about it, name? when its released? 

• Will we be expecting more from you Trey after this album?

• Can you tell who you want to collaborate with?

• Why has Kanye been your inspiration over the years?

• Do you think your fans look up to you the same way you look up to Kanye?

Draft Front Cover

With my photo's from my mock up photo shoot I have decided to create a draft version of my front cover. This has given me an idea of what my final front cover will look like but only an idea because the picture I have used is not very good and not what I want to use. I have used the three dominant colours: red, black and grey. I also have added in white because I think it definitely needed another colour to make it slightly brighter. I think the overall look of the draft is ok, I have made it just to give me an idea of how to make my magazine. The background is very plain and I think I want to add in a texture to add another layer to my front cover. I think the coverlines I have used  are suitable for the genre of my magazine as as they focus on the music side and fashion side of R&B culture. I have got some audience feedback which will help me when I create my final magazine. The feedback I have received is from the demographic of my magazine, 16-19 years of age.

 

 

Tanesha "It is eye catching , but it is a bit blank you need to fill the spaces more. The colour scheme may need adjusting maybe incorporating a brighter colour"