First draft, final draft and improvements made

This Is my final draft of my music magazine front cover.

Improvements

The drop shadow on “GIRL POWER” did not match the other drop shadowing on the other text. So I changed it so the pink was drop shadowing the white text on the bottom left.

I altered the bar code and inserted a date, price and website. This will give extra information to the readers.

I made the Polaroid effect bolder. I did this by downloading a Polaroid brush and then using the brush tool to go over it to make it bolder. This gives the magazine a grungy effect and meets the needs of my target audience.

I also had to make the image to A4 size. I did this by saving the image as a JPEG file, holding down the shift button and stretching it onto an A4 sized page.

For my magazine masthead I have used a grungy font to appeal to my target audience. My target audience are teenagers so I am using colours that stand out (pink, black and white) to attract them to buy the magazine. The name of the magazine is in black and I used the magic wand tool to fill in the white areas of the font pink. This makes the headline stand out and meets the criteria of my target audience. This font is called "green piloww" and I downloaded it from www.dafont.com. By downloading this font I feel it demonstrates how unique my magazine is. I spent a lot of time trying to find a perfect font for my masthead as it is one of the main conventions a magazine front cover has. I have created a button in the shape of a pink heart where i've placed my selling line “sex drugs and rock n’ roll” I have placed it in bold capital letters to emphasize it. I feel that it will attract a lot of people because of the colloquial language used. People will want to buy the magazine as the topic of sex, drugs and rock n' roll is a very interesting topic. The colour and shape will also attract people. I have used a white font to contrast with the magazine name. I have added the poster special because I think works really well as it is posters of the featured band so it will appeal to the fans of the band. I have used a sans serif font to show the informality of the magazine. The drop shadow sticks to my colour scheme and stands out more which will grab the readers attention. I have downloaded a brush that allows me to draw Polaroid picture frames. This gives a grungy effect to the magazine . This also fits with the kicker/explanation/list of bands at the bottom of the page. The way the list of bands is laid out at the bottom of the page is how some of the magazines I have looked at have set it out. I have used this image for my front cover because I feel it has a lot of emotion and attitude and since my magazine is a teen grunge music magazine it would work quite well. My target audience are teenagers, so having attitude ridden teens on the front cover will attract them to buy the magazine. I have used a midshot image on my front cover, so that the readers are able to see the emotion in the models faces. If i were to use a long shot, their emotion wouldn't be visible making the main image quite weak. I wanted to have a strong main image because it is one of the main conventions that attract the readers to buy the magazine. There is a  kicker at the top of the page which the reader sees this first and depending on what the kicker says, it could help attract more people to purchase the magazine. I have put the date line in a smaller font because it’s not a highly important piece of information on the magazine. I’ve put it in a normal sans serif font so it is easier to read. This is the main headline I will use on my magazine. It follows the rule of the left third and eye flow. I have put the word Right into a bigger font to attract the reader and hook and ruin in a smaller font. I feel this layout will look good. The way Right Hook Ruin is displayed could look like a boxing glove with the shape behind it. I have put the exclusive in a different colour so I can differentiate between the main headline and the subheadings/explanations. The shapes used give a grungy effect which is what my magazine is based on. This also meets the criteria of my target audience. I have used the kicker “it’s all about girl power” this explanatory text will indicate to readers that the featured band is an all girl band. I have used this kicker title because the majority of bands out there are male dominated so, a girl band may attract some new readers and teenage girls to start their own girl band. I have used a sans serif font to show informality and stick to the codes and conventions of a grungy music magazine. This also appeals to my target audience as they too are informal. I have added a barcode because it makes it look like a real magazine and it also tells the reader when it was issued, how much it is, and the website of the magazine. When taking my images for my magazine, I made sure that the background was "white" so that if I wanted to digitally add a pattern it would be easy. I decided to stick with the "white" background because it has a grungy feel as the background isn't completely white. It also sticks to my colour scheme of pink black and white.

Combining my music magazine ideas

This is the font I will use on my final magazine. I have used this font on all of my first draft magazines but I have filled this specific font in using my colour scheme of pink and black. I quite like the kicker at the top of the page as well, however I might edit it so that it has a grungy shape behind it so it gives the magazine more of a grungy feel.

The poster special I think works really well as it is posters of the featured band. I have used a sans serif font to show the informality of the magazine. The drop shadow sticks to my colour scheme and stands out more. I have downloaded a brush that allows me to draw Polaroid picture frames. This gives a grungy effect to the magazine .This also fits with the kicker/explanation/list of bands at the bottom of the page. The way the list of bands is laid out at the bottom of the page is how some of the magazines I have looked at set it out.




 

I will use this image for my front cover image because I feel it has a lot of emotion and attitude and since my magazine is a teen grunge music magazine it would work quite well. My target audience are teenagers so having attitude ridden teens on the front cover will attract them to buy the magazine.




This is the main headline I will use on my magazine. It follows the rule of the left third and eye flow. I have put the word Right into a bigger font to attract the reader and hook and ruin in a smaller font. The way Right Hook Ruin is displayed it could look like a boxing glove with the shape behind it. I have put the exclusive in a different colour so I can differentiate between the main headline and the subheadings/explanations. The shapes used give a grungy effect which is what my magazine is based on.

I like the pink heart shape I have created with the kicker “sex drugs and rock n’ roll” I feel that it will attract lots of people to buy the magazine as the topic of sex, drugs and rock n roll is a very interesting topic. The colour and shape will also attract people.

First draft music magazines (mockups)

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School Magazine contents page

This is my developed contents page. As you can see I have stuck to my colour scheme of pink, black and white to avoid confusion. I have used the same model as my main image to keep the magazine simple. I have used the same colours and fonts for "contents" This is a sans serif font which shows the informality of the magazine, which my target audience will like. The two images with to the right of the magazine are my cover lines on the front page of my magazine. I thought I should use these to fill the space on the page and because the cover lines are the main stories in a magazine I thought I should use images to show this and place a black border around them to emphasize this. I have added a small white caption box to show the reader what the images are of and i have added a small page number in a different colour to show the reader what page to turn to. I have added a white shape with "sixx this month!" written on top of it. This tells the reader what will be in the magazine this month. I have added the school logo to add

to remind the reader that this is a school magazine. I have used the same font and colour for the word "sixx" I have wrote the remaining contents in pink and black boxes. I have used these colours because I am sticking to my colour scheme and to avoid confusion.

This is my school magazine mock up contents page. I have decided to stick to the codes and conventions and I am sticking to the left third rule. This contents page also sticks to the eye flow rule. I have decided to lay it out like this because my magazine is quite informal so it caters to teenagers. I decided to have more than one picture because this will attract my target audience. I have less text on my contents page, more teens will want to read this magazine. I am using the topics "school life" because the magazine is a school magazine so it is a relevant topic that my target audience will want to read about. I am featuring a music review so when my target audience come to read the magazine, they can break away from school life and read about the latest music. I am using the topic of "extra curricular" to inform students about the extra curricular clubs that are on offer at their school.

Editing Music Magazine Photos

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Analysis of 3 Music Magazines

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Music Magazine Photoshoot Plan

Table of contents photo shoot plan


1. I plan to take a photo of Right Hook Ruin at a gig. I plan to get some of the fans as well as the band in the shot. I plan to have the fans looking like they're having fun. As Right Hook Ruin is a teenage band with a fanbase of mainly teenagers, I feel that if I capture the image with teenagers in the photo, it will meet the needs of my target audience. I will make the shot wide/mid shot so I can get a few teenagers as well as the band in the shot.


Models: Amad Redha, TJ Gayle, Milly Price, Vix Allaway


I took the photo at the Barfly in Camden. As it was a gig, I had no control over the lighting. The lights were dim.


As the Barfly venue is mainly black, the background will be black with the barfly logo. The band will be playing on the stage and the fans will be in front. I have chosen a concert venue because i feel that this relates to my target audience.


I will use this image as my main TOC image. This image will be bigger than my other images to show importance.


I have edited the image by upping the contrast ever so slightly to make the colours more bolder.


I asked the fans and band to wear alternative/grungy clothing. The colours of clothing in the image are mainly dark and purple.


Props include: An amplifier a microphone and guitar.




2. I plan to go to a number of gigs and take photos of bands that are musically similar to Right Hook Ruin. I have decided to use an image of the singer of the band Zico Chain. Like Right Hook Ruin, Zico chain are a grunge band from London. So I feel that using this image would meet the needs of my target audience. I plan to take the photo from a side low angle shot, to get an image of him screaming into the microphone. Which could represent anger again relating to my target audience.


Model: Chris Glithero


I took the image again at the Barfly in Camden. As the photo was taken at a gig, I had no control over the lighting. The lights were dimmed. I got a shot of the lights in the image.


Because the walls of the Barfly are black, the background had to be black.


I will use this as a supporting image on my TOC.


I have upped the contrast of the image so that the colours are bolder.


The singer is wearing dark clothing which ties into the grunge genre which relates to my target audience.


Props include: A microphone




3. I plan to lay out all of the kerrang magazines and to use it as a background. My model will then lie on top and stare directly at the camera. This is quite an artsy photo and will appeal to my target audience because of the artsiness of it and because of the use of the Kerrang magazines. It's a mid shot of my model with the photo turned upside down.


Model: Kate Hegarty


I took the image in my bedroom. I had the light off as it day day time, i had the curtains open to let the natural light in. I decided to use flash on the camera to avoid blurriness. I also increased the LCD when taking the photo.


The background of the image is a number of Kerrang magazines spread across my bedroom floor. This appeals to my target audience.


I will use this image as a supporting image on my TOC. Because the image is of a teenage girl, it will appeal to my target audience.


I have heavily increased the brightness and contrast of this image to make the colours bolder. I have also adjusted the levels to balance out the colour. I have added 3 photo filters, an orange one to create a bold natural feel to the image, a black filter to then drain the image to make it seem of higher quality and then a yellowy green filter to make the photo look natural.


I told my model to wear alternative clothing to appeal to my target audience.


Props include: Music magazines




4. I took this photo at a friends party, I decided to use this image (even though it doesn't necessarily relate to music) because I wanted to include a type of "self help" page in my magazine. This may attract other types of teenagers to buy the magazine. I will use it as a "How to stay safe at parties" type of image. I took the photo aiming to only get the lower body and it doesn't show the faces of the models and in that way it's a kind of artsy photo, again attracting artsty type people to buy the magazine. I got my inspiration for this photo from the TV programme Skins.


Models: Shivani Shah and Isabella Dyson


I took this photo quite late at night/early morning the lighting in the room was dimmed.


There isn't really a clear background, just a green sofa.


I will use this image as a supporting image on my TOC.


When I took this image, it was of poor quality so I have to heavily photoshop it by increasing the contrast and brightness. I have also added 3 photo filters, an orange one to create a bold natural feel to the image, a black filter to then drain the image to make it seem of higher quality and then a yellowy green filter to make the photo look natural.


I had mentioned to my models before the party to dress alternatively as I wanted to take some pictures. Shivani is wearing dark clothing which is associated with grunge clothing. Isabella is wearing a grey blazer, a stripy top and a stretchy acid wash denim skirt. Blazers are associated with today's "20th century grunge" look and the acid wash denim skirt could represent her "rebel" nature.


props include: A green sofa




5. This photo is a full body shot of a girl with a hoover. The camera is at a slight high angle and the model is bending over in a slightly "seductive/angsty" way.


Model: Rachel "Racheycore" Hodgkin


I took this photo when the sun was setting. I had natural light which is I thought would be better than fake lighting.


The background is of a white wall. I placed my model here so that when i came to editing the image, I would be able to make her stand out against the white background.


I will use this image as a supporting image on my TOC


When I took this image, it was of poor quality so I have to heavily photoshop it by increasing the contrast and brightness. I have also added 2 photo filters, a black filter to then drain the image to make it seem of higher quality and then a blue filter to make the model look paler.


I didn't have to ask my model to dress up as when this photo was taken she was going through a "scene" phase. Scene/Scene kid was a phase/label that some teenagers went through.
Scene kids create their own name (Racheycore)
Scene kids have a very high level of self confidence which is seen in this image.
Scene kids are said to be really nasty and "bitchy" which is seen in the image by the way she is posing.
Scene kids tend to have tiny children's bags which is seen in this image as she has a tiny yellow bag.
Scene kids usually wear either bright shirts, band shirts, or plain vests with denim shorts. This is seen in the image.
Scene kids also have a number of facial piercings and wear hair extentions. This is seen in the image
Scene kids also like to wear oversized sunglasses even when it's not summer. This is also seen in the image.
I decided to use this model because the majority of my friends at the time were going through this scene phase so i thought if i used a "scene kid" as a model it would appeal to my target audience.


Props include: A hoover




6. This photo is probably the most artsy out of all of my TOC images. It's a close up of a girl wearing fake glasses.


Model: Niamh Dunphy


I have used natural light in this image to keep it natural and artsy


I took this photo in my bathroom against a white wall (editing has made it slightly off colour)
I did this because I wanted it to be a natural artsy photo.


I will use this image as a supporting image on my TOC


I have edited the image by increasing the brightness and contrast ever so slightly. I have added a yellowy green photo filter to create a natural look.


The model is wearing fake glasses which are popular amongst teenagers. By telling the model to wear these, I am catering to the needs of my target audience.


Props include: N/A

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Music survey results

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What is your favourite genre of music?
I have chosen this question because it gives me an idea of what music people listen to. I will base my magazine on what ever the most popular genre is. This will mean that if i publish the magazine more people in my target audience will purchase it. I have given people 10 choice and the "other" choice. I chose rock, R&B, hip hop, rap, emo, metal, dance, dub, classical and ambient. The 2 main genres of music nowadays are rock and r&B/hip hop/rap. I chose the sub genre emo because people may prefer emo to rock. Emo is a lot heavier and more emotional than mainstream rock so I put it down as they differ greatly. I put down metal because like emo the genre differs greatly from rock, although it is a sub genre. I put down dance because although it relates to r&b it's a whole new genre with roots from blues and hip hop. It is also a very liked genre in this day and age. I put down dub/dubstep because it's a genre that the kids of today are listening to. It is music that is played at raves and underground gigs. It's a growing genre of music and in my survey it is shown that some people do like the genre. I put classical because I didn't want to be biased and just have the stereotypical/mainstream genres. As shown in the slideshow above, some people did state that they liked classical music. I put down ambient because it isn't a well recognized genre of music, but i thought i should add some unknown genres into the question to see if people did like the genre. I had the option other to see if any other popular genres came up. The most popular other genres that came up were indie and jazz. I didn't put indie in my question because i thought the genre shared lots of the rock music qualities and that they were too similar. I didn't put jazz in because I personally do not like jazz. Listing the "other" option allows people to write down other genres they prefer, this will help me in future if i were to design another questionnaire. I have learnt to create an "other" genre and to broaden my musical knowledge and to include genres myself I do not like.


What is you least favourite genre of music? Again I listed the same genres as before to make the questions fair. This question is important because it will help me determine the genres that people don't like. This will help me decide what genre not to base my magazine around. The majority of people hate metal music, so I will avoid that genre when editing my magazine. My results show that rock and R&B were the most popular genres and metal was the most unpopular. If I myself did not like rock music, I could have produced another survey to determine whether to do a rock or R&B magazine as they both scored really highly in my survey. From these results, I learnt that rock and R&B are the 2 most popular genres, not just in my magazine but in general, and I know that metal is probably the most disliked genre and I know not to make my music magazine, a metal music magazine. 

How much would you pay for a music magazine?

I have asked this question because it will give me an idea of how much people would pay for a music magazine. This will help me if i want to publish the music magazine and sell it. If i put the price too low, people might think the magazine is too cheap and not worth purchasing. If i put the price too high people won't want to purchase it. I found that the most popular price is £2-2.50. And from my research i know that teenagers do not have a lot of money, especially to spend on magazines. I am making my music magazine's age range 16-25 so I would probably make the magazine £2-2.50. It was also the most popular choice, and because i did my research/questionnaire on teenagers, this told me the price they wanted.

What would you like to see in the magazine?

I have asked this question to find out what people would want in the magazine. I feel that this is a very important question as this will tell me what my target audience want in the magazine, therefore people will purchase it if they see things they want in the magazine. I have analysed a few magazines and come up with: gigs, reviews, gossip, posters, competitions and new bands. In the music magazines i analysed I found that they all advertised gigs. This is an obvious trait of a music magazine as the gigs are advertising bands. Some music magazines have cd and gig reviews. This is to let fans know how much a cd or gig costs, and how good the band are live and whether or not to purchase the CD. Some magazines contain celebrity gossip. Fangirls will want to read about their favourite bands and what they have been up to. Some music magazines have posters inside. These are usually A3 or sometimes bigger. This usually increases the price. Competitions will attract people to buy the magazine depending on the price. All the music magazines I have analysed advertise new bands. This I think will attract people to buy the magazine because everyone likes to find out about new bands. I will feature new bands and reviews in my magazine as they were most popular in the survey. I feel that my target audience will want to see adverts for gigs, and interviews. Interviews/articles are popular in the magazines I analysed, but are kept short and have large images. This is because the magazines I looked at are designed for teens, articles are short because the majority of teens don't like to read and their attention spans are short, so reading a long article won't keep the reader drawn in. Images are bigger to fill space where a longer article should be. 

What music magazines do you read?

I left this as an open question because I only read rock music magazines and I wanted to see if anyone wrote any other genre of music magazine. The most popular magazines were NME Q and Kerrang. I asked this question to find out what people read. I will analyse these magazines taking ideas from their front cover, contents page and a double spread in order to get the highest mark possible. This question again would help me with what genre of music people like. I am going to do more magazine research on the 3 most popular magazines from this question to help me produce a magazine that my target audience will like. These 3 magazines are probably the most popular rock music magazines amongst teens. 

My music survey

This is my music survey. I have created a series of questions that will hopefully help me create my music magazine. This will help me decipher which attributes of music magazines people like.
I have asked the question "What is you favourite genre of music?" I have asked this question to a number of people to find out which genre is the most popular. I feel if I were to improve this question, I would list less genres as some of the genres I have listed are sub genres rather than actual genres. This will give me a clear idea of what the majority of teenagers listen to which will help me edit my magazine.
I have asked the question "What is your least favourite genre of music?" Because this will give me a clear idea of what not to base my music magazine on. Again i feel I have listed too many genres, so if I were to improve this questionnaire or for reference, I know now not to list too many options as this may effect my results.
I have listed 4 fonts to find out out which font people like. I have listed 4 because I feel this is the right number, not too many fonts and not too little fonts. If I had listed too little fonts people will not have much of a choice. If i'd put too many fonts down people may get frustrated and will want to pick 2 fonts. I've gone for the grungey look because based on my results i have decided to make a rock music magazine.
I have asked the question "What is your favourite band at the moment?" This will give me an idea of what to base my cover on, and it also ties in with the genre questions.
I have asked the question "How much would you pay for a music magazine?" This is a very important question as it will help me to determine a price for my magazine and if the price is too high, people won't purchase the magazine. I did some research into music magazines and looked at the prices of the magazines. I realised that the magazines are in between £1-3 unless there is a CD or freebie with it which will obviously make the price a lot higher.
I have asked the question "What would you like to see in the magazine?" I have asked this question because like the question above, it effects whether people actually buy the magazine. I have listed a number of sections that are found in music magazines. I will edit what is in my magazine based on my results from this question.
I have asked the question "What music magazines do you read?" I have asked this because I can get a feel of what people like to read. I can then analyse this magazine in detail which will then help me with my magazine editting process. I have decided to create a rock genre music magazine marketed at teenagers simply because the majority of people who filled out the survey like music and I myself am a teenager who likes to listen to rock music so my knowledge of rock music will come in handy when creating the magazine.

Looking at Magazine covers

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Photoshop

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Evaluation

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Photoshopping face

In our media lesson we were asked to photoshop this girl's face.
Original: left
Photoshopped: right
I have used auto levels because the computer alters the white and black balance of the image. This is the computer's judgement and not mine. This will probably be more accurate.


I also used auto contrast for a similar reason. Auto contrast changes the shadows and highlights in an image. This is the computer's judgement and is probably more accurate than mine.










I also manually adjusted the shadows and highlights. This allows me to change the highlights rather than the computer. I made the shadows really dark so that it made the image a lot darker and bolder. I then increased the midtone contrast. This increases the sharpness manually, and makes the image more bolder.













As usual i added 3 photo filters. First i added a yellowy green colour to give the photo a natural lookl. I then added an orangey colour to make the model look a skin shade darker, and finally i added a black filter just to drain some of the colour out to make the photo look like it's been taken using a professional camera.


I also blurred the girl's face to blend any blemishes i missed whilst using the spot healing tool, this gets rid of spots and blemishes.

School Magazine

This is my school magazine. I have stuck to my magazine plan and have produced this. I chose the name "Sixx" because it relates to sixth form and it is also the surname of a rockstar, which will attract my target audience "the alternative teens" I have used the colours pink and black for my masthead because they are both bold and vibrant colours. I used the font "Pokemon Solid " because it was a unique font which i found stood out. I typed it out and placed it on the image. I used the grid to line it up so it was straight. I then simplified the layer and went around the edges in black. I did this messily to give the magazine a grungy alternative feel. This will also attract my target audience.

My strapline is titled "The A* magazine" This makes it seem like it is a fantastic magazine, and the use of confidence in the strapline will attract more people to read it to see if it is infact an A* magazine. I used a different colour so i could differentiate between the masthead and the strapline. I used the same technique of simplifiying the layer and using the grungey outline.

I have used a different font for my kicker and explanations. Sticking to the grungy theme, I have used the font "Birth of a hero" This font will also attract my target audience and goes well with the "Pokemon Solid " font. It took me a while to find a colour that actually looked okay against the pink, green and the black. So i decided to use the white. However just using the white colour it looked a bit bland.

So i decided to duplicate the layer and use a different colour so i could drop shadow the kicker. I wanted to stick my colour scheme so i decided to use pink. I duplicated the layer by right clicking the text file on the right hand side. This then created a copied text file which i could then colourize the copied text and drop shadow the same text but pink. I then place it behind the original text to create the kicker as shown on the magazine. This makes it stand out more, and demonstrates my photoshop skills.

I used the same font for my explanation just to keep it simple. Usually with grungey fonts, they are harder to read when its a smaller size. This font however isn't. It's just as legible as the kicker so i decided to leave it. I have used the colour black for the text to differentiate it from the kicker.

My Kickers are entitled " Chewing gum" "Stressed" and "Music review" I have decided these titles because they appeal to teenagers. The majority of teenagers chew gum in lessons whether they're allowed to or not, so obviously an article about it may just interest them. All teengers get stressed at some point, whether it's to do with school life, or just life in general. In the magazine it says that there are 10 easy steps to calm down. This will definitely attract teenagers as it'll make them feel less stressed. The final one is entitled "Music review" upon doing my research on school magazines, i came across a kicker that was entitled music review. This I thought was a great idea as it would appeal to the majoirty of teens because it's not school related and all teens listen to music. So having a music review in a school magazine allows teenagers to have a break from school and just read about the latest music.

At the bottom of the page i have written " Learn how to balance your school life and social life" This will definitely attract my traget audience because of it's bright colours and how it ties in with stress. All teenagers have to balcen their work load with their social life, and i'm sure that they'd want to know how to balance it.

Comparing school magazines

In the third week of media, we were asked to compare two school magazines. I chose these two magazines because they contrast greatly.

The left magazine entitled Walk. On, i feel is a better magazine. This is because it's not as formal as the one on the right. The majority of students will pick a magazine that can relate to them and doesn't look formal.

The first kicker on the left magazine is entitled Brooke Fraser. Brooke Fraser is a singer songwriter from New Zealand. This obviously will catch the eyes of students as it isn't a school related topic which appeals to them.

The explanation also will appeal to them as it says talks love, life on the road and backstage secrets This explanation will make them want to read the magazine because it's not a school related topic, it's interesting and will definitely appeal to musicians, fans of Brooke Fraser and arty people.

The second kicker is entitled Get that holy spirit. This is quite an unusual title for a magazine let alone a school magazine. This will grab people's attention.

The final kicker is called music review. this will attract musicians and people who like the bands featured in the music review.

The second magazine is entitled my college. This magazine i feel wold probably be better off being sold in a private school or maybe a university because of its use of fonts. The masthead font is written in a caligraphy font which makes it look really formal. This will not appeal to students as it comes across as too formal. The kicker is also written in quite a posh font which i don't think students will find appealing. The use of colours is also quite dull and unattractive. However they have tried to incorperate a teenage feel to it by giving the model in the image an ipod.

In conclusion this magazine i think is the better magazine because it's more student friendly. It's been designed to cater for students rather than to look formal. The kickers and explanations can relate to the students and will probably will benefit students in the long run.

Analysing images

In the second week of media we learnt about how to analyse images. We learnt about the Mise en scene.

Mise en scene is French for "putting on stage" It means everything thats in the scene.

We also learnt about the denotation and connotation of an image.

Denotation is what the audience can visually see.
Connotation is what the denotation represents.



This image shows a girl jumping in a green area. The denotation of this image is the girl jumping in a green area, with the clearish blue skies with trees in the backdrop.
The Connotations of this image are that:

The girl is clearly happy and the jumping represents this. The fact that the girl is wearing dungarees shows that she is youthful and reminds of how good it is to be young.
The camera angle is at a slightly lower shot showing that she is the focus of the image.
The green grass, trees and sky give a natural feel to the image.
The photographer has manipulated the image using natural photo filters to make the image bolder. The colours are also primary colours which could also represent the child.

Fonts

In our media lessons we learnt about different types of font we could use.

Serif font (Times New Roman)
these types of fonts are used for large blocks of text because they are easier to read. Serifs are the curves at the end of each letter

A sans serif font (Arial)
These types are used for large headlines. Sans serif means without the curves at the end of each letter.

A script-style font (Freestyle Script)
These are used for invitations or elaborate occasions.
(script, meaning fountain pen) these are modelled from fountain pens.

A decorative font
These types of font are used for few words, so they can add emphasis on a special heading or caption



When designing my Music magazine I will use the sans serif fonts. This is to appeal to my target audience of teenagers. Sans serif fonts represent informality which again relates to my target audience. 

Photoshop techniques: Clone Stamp

We were asked to manipulate a photo of the st marylebone school. The first thing i did was use the clone stamp school on the sign. The original sign said "The St Marylebone School" i used the clone stamp by clicking the button on the left toolbar. I then clicked the grey area which i wanted to copy and clicked alt. This then copied the grey area so when i went over the text it would fill the area with the grey colour. This made it look realistic. I also did this on the main sign on the building.

I then used the clone stamp on to erase a pupil's head. I did this the same way by using the clone stamp. I clicked the brick area around the head and pressed alt. This copied the brickwork. I then started drawing over the head. This however looked messy as the brickwork did not line up. I then used a different area of the brick work to cover this up and make the white lines link together.

This is the final product of using the clone stamp, as you can see i have used it well and the person in the first image is no longer there.

This is an image i have taken that i might use for my music magazine. However there is someone completely unrelated behind the drum kit. I use the clone stamp to get rid of her.

Mockup

Masthead
The masthead will be in a legible large bold font so
that it stands out and is easier to read. I will use a witty name for my magazine that will catch the readers eye. I am aiming this at teenagers. I will left align my masthead because our eyes follow the page in a C shape

Selling line
i plan to make my selling line witty and clever that will make students smile. I will make the selling line font size a bit smaller than the masthead as it is not as important. I will make sure that my selling line relates to school, and the teenagers i am directing this towards
i will left align my selling line because our eyes naturally follow the page in a C shape.

Date
The date will inform the reader when the magazine was issued. I will make this small as it is not as important. i will place this on the right side of the page, because it is not as important as the kicker
or masthead.

kicker/explanation
The kickers and explanations will attract the readers, as they are stories featured in my magazine. I will use the same size font as the selling line, and i will use bright colours to attract the readers. I will use day to day issues as my headlines
which will also attract the readers. I will use different colours for my kicker and explanation so they are easily differentiated. This will also make my magazine
seem a lot brighter. I will keep the font the same, as using too many fonts will
make the magazine look untidy and unprofessional. Like the masthead and
selling line, i have left aligned these so the reader will be able to follow them.

Image
i feel that the image is the most important part of the magazine. This is because it fills the whole
space of the magazine. It’s the most obvious part of the magazine. If a magazine were to have a
really boring image on the front a person wouldn’t even bother looking at the kicker or masthead.
But if the image were interesting and bright, a person from far away would see it and be attracted to it.

This is my school magazine mockup. I have placed the image on the right hand side and the headers and kickers on the left hand side so it follows the codes and conventions of eye flow. I will use bright colours and sans serif fonts to attract teenagers.

The other media lessons

In our other lesson of media studies we were asked to draw out a storyboard for a 60 second scene associated with "sex, drugs and rock n' roll" Me and another pupil decided to draw out a front cover, as this would show our photoshop skills. First we drew out the faces and features and went over them in a dark pen so that when it came to scanning the images in, it would be a lot easier to highlight certain areas to fill. We then scanned the image in and opened it in photoshop. The first thing we did was go over the outline, so we could fill in spaces rather than use the paintbrush to slowly paint in the areas. I did this by using the magic wand tool so that it made it easier to go over the lines.
I then started on the eyes. I spent a lot of time working on the eyes as they aren't just one colour. I coloured in the pupil black and the glint in white. I then moved on to the iris. I picked a colour from the pallette and filled it in. I then looked at images of eyes to see how many different colours were actually in an eye. I used a darker shade than the normal eye colour around the edges and pupil. I then drew slim dark lines coming out of the pupil line a sunshine. I then used the blur tool to blur this all in so the colours would blend. I then added a lighter than the original colour to finish it off. I then blurred this with the blur tool, and then used the smudge tool to blend it even more. Since the them of the image is "sex drugs and rock n' roll" i clicked the burn tool (highlights) to add some dark areas around the eyes, to show that the girl has clearly taken drugs. I then moved onto the lips. I left the lips a simple shade of red, so that it made the image look a bit cartoonish. I did this by going over the lips with the pencil tool, and then highlighting the area using the magic want tool and filling the colour in with the paint bucket tool. I use teh paintbrush to fill in any remaining areas.



I then moved on to the skin colour. I scrolled through the paint pallette trying to find a suitable colour for the skin. At first i found a normal colour, that i thought i might use. But then i thought about how this character is meant to be a drug addict so i chose a paler, yellower colour for this character. I then moved to the nose area where i picked a darker shade to shade the darker areas of the nose. From an artist point of view, when it comes to drawing the nose, you don't actually draw a line for the nose, you just shade the area around the nose. So thats what i did. I then used the blur tool to merge the colours together. I used the smudge tool to blend the colours even further.

I then moved onto the piercings. I found it really hard trying to find a colour for the piercings. Looking at images of piercings they're a range of multiple colours. I decided to go with silver. First i used the pencil tool to go over the piercing. I then filled the piercing in with a really light grey colour. I chose to use this as my base colour. I then got a darker grey and went around the edges to create a shadowy effect. I then used the blur tool to blur them together. When i used the blur tool, i found the black pencil lines ran into the piercing itself, which created a reddy colour which made the piercing look more realistic. I then used the burn tool (shadows) so that it also cerated a more shadowy effect. using the burn tool around the reddy black areas, gave the effect that the piercing looked rusty, which made it look more realistic. I then used white to give it a shine, and i used the blur and smudge tool to blend it all in.
I then started on the hair. I looked through the paitn pallette trying to find a colour that wasn't too yellow for to be a blondey colour. i found a light yellow colour and used it as my base colour. i then used the magic want tool to select the area, and i found suitable light and dark colours that were similar to this yellow and scribbled in the section. Once i had finished i used the blur and smudge tool to blend them in giving it the feel that the girl has highlights/roots.