Deadline day

Coming to an end of my project now and would like to say thankyou all for keeping up with my blog and reading it. I cant wait to see the outcome of the long project, its been fun, stressful and very time consuming but i have really enjoyed making my magazine and getting to know about InDesign and photoshop etc. My skills and knowledge have been developed for the futre.
Thanks again x

My music magazine evaluation

This is my music magazine evaluation DVD, i have done this on windows movie maker with the help of Adobe premier. My movie asnwers all of the questions for the evaluation, it includes video clips, voice overs, music and pictures. Enjoy!

Deadline day tomorrow!

Its deadline day tomorrow and i have nearly completed my whole magazine project, by doing the preliminary project, creating a rough copy of a music magazine front cover, contents page and double page spread, i then completed the final cut of this too. Tomorrow is the deadline day for my music magazine evaluation and blog, hopefully it will be complete!

More editing

Today i ahve been editing my interviews for question 2 and 6 of the evaluation, i have been using Adobe Premier pro to edit the green screen to make the background different colours for each interviewee. This is defiantly time consuming as i have never used the software before so it is taking it's time to edit. I just hope that the outcome of it is great!

Editing

I have added the videos of myself for question 1 and the voice over for question 3. I have only used windows movie maker a fair few times but i seem to have the hang of it. The voiceo ver is a sound therefore it is put over the images that i have for Bauer media group. I have also separated the videos into their groups of front cover, contents page and double page spread, i have done this by creating a slide before the video so that the viewer knows that they are hearing about.

Evaluation voice recording

For question 3, i have voice recorded myself talking about the company Bauer that publish Q magazine. I have used a voice over as i have images that go with my small speech, i have done this because i have video'd myself talking and have used videos of my target audience for other questions, therefore a voice over is a different element. This will also be edited into my movie soon.

Recording question 1

Today at home, i recorded myself answering question 1. I did this at home as i have used my own webcam, i have put this question into sections and have said how i have used, developed and challenged conventions for my front cover, contents page and double page spread. I printed off the final cut of my magazine and printed different parts of q and NME magazines to compare them with mine. This will be edited in to my movie later on.

Green screen fun!

Today I used the green screen for the first time, i used this for my target audience to answer my questions. This is both for questions 2 and 5. When i edit the green screen i will only be using different colours for the background, this just makes the evaluation more fun and exciting.

Planning evaluation question 1

I have been planning my music magazine evaluation, this planning sheet is just for the first evaluation question. The question is how has your media product used, challenged and developed conventions of real life magazines.

What will i do?

Today I have decided to make a small movie for my evaluation, this will mean i will be using windows movie maker, but editing clips will be done on Adobe premier. I will be including videos of myself talking through questions, it will include clips of interviews with my target audience and screen shots. Music will also be played throughout.

Comparing rough cut to final cut:Double page spread

This is the rough copy and the final cut of my music magazine double page spread
The ImageThe image on the double page has stayed the same, i have slightly changed the position by making it more central.
Drop down capitalsInstead of using a drop down capital at the start of the article, i have used one further down the article on my final cut as i have included a big capital in the background of the article, this is used in one of Q's magazines and though that it helps to fill out the page without looking to crowded.The articleYou may not be able to read the article but i changed it quite a lot, i also included a small into to the article for the readers. I made the article longer and talked more about the artist with a few questions, rather than loads of questions and answers. I also included a small caption on the image which contains a quote from the artist. This added more of a magazine touch.
Page Numbers
I included page numbers on both side of the pages, this makes it easier for the reader to look into the contents page for the number of the article and then finding it easierTitle of the page
I have made the title of the page longer and more faded out so that i could layer the image and the title 'unmask the secrets' on top. This also helped to fill the space on both pages, and included more colours without the page looking to crowded.

Comparing rough cut to final cut: Contents Page

This is my rough cut and final cut of my contents page, as you can see these are extremely different.
The Images
I included 3 images into my final cut, but i used different images to show a vary of artist types and to show my magazine was mixed gender.
The Banner
I was quite happy in my rough cut about the banner at the top therefore i kept it the same, my target audience also liked the banner and i was told to keep it the same by them. My teachers liked the font of the 'contents issue 164' this is why i stuck with it.
Story Descriptions
The 'plus' on the rough copy is a different font to the final copy, this is because i got feedback to say that i was using to many font types, therefore i changed it to a font i already had on that page. The story descriptions are structured much neater and more organised on the final cut as they are all over the place and not lined up to look professional on the rough cut. I also used more stories, as my target audience said that i did not have enough, and that i also did not have enough on artists story.
Page NumbersThe page numbers on my final cut look so much more professional and link with the colour scheme and house style of my magazine. These were changed due to feedback saying that my page numbers down the left side of the page on the rough cut were boring whereas the right side of it included colour, therefore for my final cut i made sure they all used colour but a variety of colours that stuck with my colour scheme.

Comparing rough cut to final cut: Front Cover

 The first image is my rough cut and the second is my final cut. As you can see it has been changed a fair bit. I took in my target audience and teachers feedback and used to perfect my final cut.
The Image
My teachers and target audience both did not agree with the main image of my artist, this is because on the rough cut the position of her arms and body perceive her to be shy and not confident or outgoing, but these are things i wanted to percieve her as. I believe the image in my final cut makes her look more confident and quite the rebel.
The Plugs
In the rough cut i have not used the full page, which makes the page look bare and boring. When i changed the front cover image it meant that i was able to fill the page space more, which i believe makes my front cover look full of exciting detail and professional. The structure of the plugs are all over on the rough cut whereas on the final cut they look organised and neat, they are structured much better. I have also made the plugs more clearer to see, making sure the colours are used correctly.

Final cut!

 This is my final cut of my music magazine. I have thoroughly enjoyed this project and extremely proud of the outcome. I believe i have come a very long way from creating my school magazine to the rough cut and finally the final cut. I am happy with my whole magazine and the new skills i have developed that i can on in the future. There are a few little things that i could develop and make better but i am happy with the finish.

Adding images

Today I have added in the images from my third and fourth photo shoots into my contents page, i have used these photos as it shows my magazine is a mixed gender magazine, it also shows that my magazine varies in music. 

Fourth Photoshoot

 These photos were taken to be included in my contents page, i took a photo of 3 boys that are perceived to be a band, this shows that my music magazine is a mixed gender one. I believe this was not the best location for the photo, but it shows that they are not really pop but are edgy. This fits with the genre of my magazine which is pop/edgy.

Third photo shoot

Today I did my second photo shoot with my friend Sarah, one photo from these will be used in my contents page to show off a different artist, so that my audience would have a range of people to read about. This photo shoot was set up outside as i created the artist to be more indi-edge than pop and my magazine is a pop/indi-edge type.  I used a guitar in these photos to also link with this type of artist, the clothing and makeup also link as i used a bright dress full of flowers, my model wore red lipstick and blue eye shadow, she also had a nose ring. This was to ensure that my artist linked with the type of music magazine i am creating, to suit my target audience.

More photo shoots to come!

I have chosen more people to do photo shoots with as my rough copy contents page look extremely bare with hardly any images, I am looking forward to see the outcome of my photo shoots, so that I can make my contents page more exciting and professional.

Image changes

 The photo on the left was the photo that i originally used for my rough cut, after been given feedback from my target audience and teachers, i then changed the photo to the image on the right, which went better with the magazine as it was a close up. I stuck with my female artist as my target audience said that they preferred a female artist to star on the front cover. The photo on the left that i used for my rough cut makes the artist look quite shy with the way she is positioned. But in the article i have made her sound outgoing and confident, therefore this image did not fit well.

Article changes

Today I completely changed and rewrote my whole article, this is because the feedback from my target audience said that the article in my rough copy didn't include enough detail, I was told by my target audience that the double page spread was to white, plain and boring, because of this criticism I added a small intro to the article, I made the title 'ELEKTRA' bigger so that its goes across both pages. I also added a caption on the image with a quote from the artist. In the article, I added my information and detail about the singer, rather than it mostly being all questions and answers. I have also kept it so that half of the article is questions and answers but i have ensured that the answers from the artist are more detailed, to show readers more about her. The article is now longer and much more professional. The drop down capital letter which is faded behind the text, makes the page look more exciting and full without it looking to cramped.