Working-In Progress: front cover 2

Today I also worked on my front cover. I added some of the cover lines on the sides and added the main cover line. Also I have now changed the background to light grey. What I have to do now is add all the rest of the cover lines and change the colour of some of them. Then also add some extra text.

Working-In Progress: double page spread 2

Today I added all the text. I also changed the image. As you can see I added pull quotes and a drop cap but I changed the colour of it.I made it the same colour as my masthead. The final thing I need to do is add a coverline on the image and fill the space up on the right bottom corner.

Working-In Progress: double page spread 1

I started to work on my DPS. I only added two images and some text. I need to add all the text (article) and add a cover line on the image that is on the left side. I also need to work on the layout of the text and add some pull quotes.

Working-In Progress: front cover 1

I started to create my front cover today. I only added the image, masthead, issue date and the price with a bar code. To finish of the front cover I need to add all the cover lines.

Working-In Progress: contents page 2

So today I almost finished my contents page. I added all the text but all I need to do now is just decide on another image to add in the top left corner and decide if I should add some colour to the contents page.

Working-In Progress: contents page 1

Today I changed the layout of the images and made the quality of the images better as before the images were not clear and a bit blurry. I also added some text - numbers and text on the images. And the last thing I did today was add some text at the bottom of the page but I still need to finish it of. Next lesson I am going to add all the text and some colour.

Planning Layout of contents page

This is an idea of the layout of my contents page. I am planning of only including three images and having all the text on only one side. I will only include three text boxes and only three subheadings: features, fashion and monthly. I will include one long shot, mid shot and a close up.

Planning Layout for front cover&contents page

 This is a small plan for the layout of my double page spread and for the cover. Even Though this is not really detailed it still presents the way I want the layout to be.

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Contents Page - Working Progress

Today I started to design my contents page. I decided to use a double spread and keep all the text on one side. As you can see I added all the images to the contents page, however I need to work on the layout of the images. I might get rid of one of the images. I also need to add text, page numbers and add some colours. Many things will be changing as this is only the beginning.

Visit to Into Film Festival Event.

Today I went to 'Into Film Festival Event' with the other AS media students. This took place at Regent Street Cinema and it was a journalism workshop. We met a practicing journalist: Anna Smith who has worked for many years as a journalist with specialism in film and music. She shared her experience and shared some tips with us that will help us when we are writing our double page spread article.

Induction To Studio.

Today we had an induction to the studio where we will be taking pictures for our magazine. The induction was done by a photography teacher.We got introduced to the main equipment that we could use and we also got some useful tips and guidelines from the teacher. We learnt how to use the camera and we learnt everything about the lighting and the studio flash. The teacher suggested to use 2:1 lighting ratio. He also showed how the studio flash(soft boxes) can be used to gain different effects and how it enhances images. The flash at the back hits the back of the model and helps to create a clear outline of the image when it has been taken. We also got to see some good examples of photography. We are able to take our images on a white or a black backdrop. However we first need to book a session in the studio in order to use it.

Evaluation of audience feedback of proposal

The feedback that I received after my magazine proposal presentation made me think about some changes I should make:

1. The publisher I have chosen is Hearst Magazines UK. My teacher mentioned that they only publish female magazines and suggested to think about it if it is a good idea to use this publishing company. I decided to change the publisher. So I am going to use a new publishing company which is 'Dennis Publishing Ltd'. They publish magazines for males and females. They publish all sorts of magazine: cars,history,lifestyle,technology. They don't publish any music magazines which is beneficial as it will be easier to compete with other music magazines.

2. The feedback I received on my masthead was positive and negative. Some liked it and some didn't like it. So I haven't decided if I am going to keep the same masthead or change it. I am currently thinking of possible names for the masthead I could use and I am also trying to find out what kind of mastheads my audience would like.

3. The different colours that I have presented of the masthead were not all a good idea. The feedback I received was that the red wouldn't work and look good. So I decided not to use the colour red at all but incase I thought of using pink as it was the colour that was suggested.But I also thought of using the colour blue or dark purple.

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