Draft 1 of Front Cover

Photoshop Techniques

Here I have use the brush tool in Photoshop to make my models' teeth appear to be whiter than what they actually are. To make the teeth look realistically white I had to turn the opacity down and use a small brush. By doing that I was able to make my models' teeth look very white but not too white.

Also, here I have highlighted my model's brow bone making her eyebrows stand out more, making her make up look like it has been professionally done. Secondly, I made her eyebrows darker to match the colour of her hair. I did this again by using the brush tool and turning the opacity down and using the correct colour. 

To make my models' earrings stand out more and look like pearls I again used to brush tool and turned the opacity tool down. I did this again but made the brush smaller and changed to colour to a goldish colour to make the earrings look expensive which portrays the image of the model and it makes her look like she has money and therefore means she must be successful, encouraging people to buy the magazine. 

In the next two photos there are slight differences. The first image is the original image of my model and the second one is the edited version. As you can see, I have used the spot healing brush tool to get rid of the wrinkles next to her eyes and to the side of her mouth. Also, I used the brush tool to make it loom like she's wearing more eyeliner and mascara, this makes her eyes stand out more. Secondly, I used the brush tool again to put a white dot (reflection) in her eye, this makes her eyes 'twinkle' and engage more with the audience due to her looking straight into the camera. 

Photographs Taken

Detailed Mock UP of Music Magazine

Production Planning

28th November- Detailed mock front covers

29th November- Detailed mock front covers

5th December- Shooting photographs (20 images)

6th December- Shooting photographs       " "

12th December- Photoshop manipulation

13th December- Photoshop manipulation

19th December- Final design and putting it all together

20th December- DEADLINE of Front Cover

Design Ideas For The Masthead/Logo For My Music Magazine

Name Ideas For My Music Magazine

Here I have come up with some ideas for the name of my music magazine. All of these names relate to music in some sort of way, some also relate to the genre of my music magazine too. Due to the genre of the music for my magazine being Pop, it means that it's mainly chart music and music thats 'Fresh' and very 'Now'. By having a name with no more than 2 words it makes it stand out to the audience, appealing to them more, persuading them to purchase it. 

Photographic Influences

 

 

 

 

Cast

Props and Locations

I will use many different props for the front cover of my magazine. For example, I like the idea of white clothing, particularily a dress, that is not clingy to the body, but material that will move when  fan is blown towards it. I want my model to wear high white heels making them look taller therefore more dominant and easier to idolise. I would also like my model to wear heavy black make up which will make their eyes appear a lot more striking than usual. I have come up with these ideas because I would like the front cover of my magazine to look quite minimalistic and fashionable but still all about the music because artits images are very important.

To make the image of my model look professional I plan to take the photogragphs in a studio
rather than a location like the city centre or something. The reason I would like to take the images in a studio is so that I can ensure the lighting is perfect and I can use the fan and blow it on my model, which gives a rushed but sophisticated and unique look.

My Audience Media Profile

i)  A4 information that profiles you audience.

The genre of my magazine is Pop and R&B Music, the audience my magazine is mainly aimed at is:

• Female people
• Aged between 25-54
• Particularly interested in Pop and R&B Music. 

The reason this is the target audience of mine is because my magazine will provide it's readers with the latest updates from the charts. The genre's may vary a little bit as the magazine will be Pop and R&B Music based. The reason for having more than one genre is to widen the range of the target audience as it acquires to people who listen to either one of those genre's or both.

As well as this, the magazine's front cover will be quite formal, images won't be crowded together and the colour palette will not clash. This means that the magazine won't attract to children, it will attract to my target audience which is ages 25-54.
Furthermore, the magazine will contain information about artists lives. It will contain information about the latest music with the genres and there will maybe be information about artists styles and tips too. This is relevant for my audience as they might be interested in the lives of the artists who produce music that they like. It could potentially make them more interested in the music, overall making the magazine a success and giving the audience what they want.

ii) Post a video interview with a typical member of your audience.

Audience Media Packs

http://justmediakits.com/mediakit/1560-vibe.html

LIIAR Analysis of 3 Font Covers, Contents Page and Double Page Spread

My Music Genre

Choice of Genre by Amber Needler on GoAnimate

Music Magazine Brief

The front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text used must be original, produced by me and there must be a minimum of 4 images.

LIIAR Analysis of Front Page and How I Achieved It

When creating my magazine front cover and mock up of a contents page I had to keep in mind and encounter the production details and how I would go about producing the magazine and any problems that may have come up. Firstly, I would use Photoshop to process and produce my project, ensuring that I used all sorts of different resources within Photoshop, which would finalise my piece having successful outcome. I was originally going to make the subject of my magazine Dance but then I made the decision of making the subject Art and Design based instead. 
              The sort of language within my front cover and contents page are rather formal but not completely formal, due to my audience being 16-18 year olds, I didn't want the language being either too formal or too informal. Therefore I used persuasive language to interact with my reader and draw them into the magazine. By using phrases such as "Read inside for more" I am drawing attention to stories, meaning people will purchase the magazine and therefore read inside for more of what they want to know, meaning these words will appeal to my particular audience as they are interested. 
              Due to my particular audience being teenagers at college who study art based subjects, mainly textiles, I had to make my magazine college based, and I also had to include certain topics which would appeal to that audience. By doing this I am guaranteed readers which is obviously essential when creating a magazine.
              This also affected the way I presented my work. I had to use certain colours and type styles that would appeal both to girls and boys but would appeal mostly to girls. Therefore I stuck with mainly lilac and grey colours so that there was no contrast between the two and that they suited for both girls and boys. The reason I wanted to direct my magazine to girls mainly is because its mostly girls who study art based subjects such as textiles, therefore I wouldn't make the main colour blue as it would not appeal to the main people who do study the subject.   
             As a result of the audiences's ideology, I had to overall process a front cover and contents page of a magazine which would be useful and would be suitable for that audience. It has to live up to their expectations or it will not be successful, this applies to any type of magazine. If it's unsuccessful then it's a waste of time and effort.  
                

Draft of Contents Page

Final Front Cover

Photographs Taken

It took a while to get the right image for my magazine cover because I had to get the right lighting and the background and model couldn't be too light or too dark. Therefore, I took several photographs and picked the best one. The best one had sun shining through the model's hair making her look bright and more exciting. The sun also caused a shadow of the model on the wall next to her which making it look more textural because there wasn't just one colour in the image, it goes from light to dark which is a lot more exciting than just one colour. I also had to make sure that the model was looking into the camera because that involves the audience as it looks like she is looking at you. I got one photo where the model was looking away and that gave the wrong idea and so I did not use that image.

Digital Mock up of Front Cover

When creating my magazine I had to create a mock up of what it would look like so that i had a sample to go by.

Magazine Name & Type Style

For my magazine I will obviously need a magazine name and a type style to match that and the theme. The theme for my magazine is college and fashion within the college and I have some up with some name ideas:

• Wyke Fashion
• Fashion at Wyke
• Sixth Form Fashion
• Wyke Fashionistas 

These names are very basic but that's ideal because if I have a complicated name it wont stick in peoples heads and they wont feel encouraged to read it, therefore there would be no point in making the magazine. I have come up with 5 ideas altogether but I am not sure which one I will use yet because I would prefer to have other peoples opinions on it so that it becomes ideal for my particular audience. 

The type style that I would like to use is very difficult to find out, but I have chosen three although I cannot decide which one I prefer, but again I will ask for peoples opinions to determine the best one for my magazine. 

• Blackoak Std
• Eras Light ITC
• Impact

Mood Boards and Influences

LIIAR Analysis of 3 Magazine Covers