Saturday, 15 October 2011

Analysis of Music Magazine Double Page Spreads



Before I could make my magazine I first had to understand the codes and conventions of music magazine double page spreads. Above is a presentation that includes analysis' of three different rock music magazine double page spreads.

Analysis of Music Magazine Contents Pages

Before I could make my magazine I first had to understand the codes and conventions of music magazine contents pages. Below is a video that includes analysis' of three different rock music magazine contents pages.

Analysis of Music Magazine Front Covers

Before I could make my magazine I first had to understand the codes and conventions of music magazine front covers. Above is a presentation that includes analysis' of three different rock music magazine covers.

Friday, 14 October 2011

Initial Plans for My Magazine

Kerrang Media Pack

As part of my research I searched for media packs for magazines that were similar to the one I wanted to create. I found one for Kerrang! magazine that can be viewed when the image below is clicked on.

Researching the Market Place

Initial Ideas for Music Magazine

I will be producing a rock music magazine. It will be aimed at rock music fans between the ages of 14-25. However, anyone is welcome to read it if they are interested in the bands or the music in the magazine.

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Evaluation of School Magazine



Above is an evaluation of both my school magazine front cover and contents page.

Friday, 7 October 2011

Final Images for School Magazine

This entry shows the final images I am including on my magazine. It also shows the editing I have completed on them (this is mainly cropping to get them to fit in with the layout of my contents page).

Thursday, 6 October 2011

Photographs for School Magazine

I took photographs for my school magazine but didn't use them all. All of the photos I took are below.

Rough Layout of Contents Page

I produced another rough sketch but this time of my contents page. On my sketch I have shown where images will go and the positioning of the columns I have included.

Rough Layout of Front Cover

I produced a rough sketch of my magazine front cover including where the title, issue date, price and coverlines would go.

Plans for Front Cover and Contents Page

Before I could start creating my school magazine, I had to plan out both the front cover and contents page. Below is an image of the notes I made:



For my front cover I had to decide on a title for the magazine, the coverlines and the details of the main image.

For the contents page I had to make a list of regular content, a list of 10 features and a list of the images I wanted to include.

I also made a mind map to help my decide on a title:




Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Photography Shot Types

In class we were given a photography task to complete which involved us being given a list of different shots that we had to take as acurately as possible. Below are the photographs I took. Some of the shots I took are slightly wrong (for example some of them are too far away or close), however this is something I can work on.