Final magazine cover, contents page and double page spread

Evaluation: Question 7

Evaluation: Question 6

Blogger is where I uploaded all of my work. Its a way I can file away all my work and a place where both the moderator and teacher can monitor my work.

Photoshop is a software that was important throughout the production of my music magazine. It allowed me to put text over the magazine and also place images wherever I wanted. Photoshop could also be used to cut out images from their background so that I could place them easily. I also used photoshop for its spot healing tool feature so that I could remove any imperfections on my models.

I used Prezi as a better version of presentation. I used it for my publication plan and I also used it for my Evaluation Question 5 where I discussed why I put certain things on my magazine.

I used the SLR camera on all of my images in the magazine because SLR produces good quality pictures. I also learned that pictures taken outside had better lighting and quality,

I used Flickr to upload images, similar to how you would upload video's to YouTube. I then put descriptions under each part of my magazine (Front cover, Contents page and Double page spread)

I used the Mac for everything. This includes Photoshop, Blogger, Prezi, Flickr and the internet. I also used it to upload pictures from my SLR to iphoto.

Evaluation: Question 5

Evaluation Question 5 on Prezi

Evaluation Question 4

 

This is a drawing of my possible target audience. He is wearing a hooded jacket and trainers to show his youth as my target audience is going to be students aged 16-20. My target audience will be either studying at college or university. The audience will like hip hop and dub step so my magazine will deliver stories and information based on these things. My target audiences hobbies will be things like gaming, software, sports and music production. The target audience like hip hop because this kind of music usually has a lot of reference to teenage life and current issues. The target audience will also like dub step because it is the latest music genre on the market and teenagers are always looking out for whats new and cool.

My target audience likes to shop at JD for his clothing because JD provide the latest trainers and a assortment of hooded jackets and t shirts. With my target audience being teenagers they will be interested in buying the latest clothes. Also the kind of trainers and clothing JD sell are not worn much by older people so this gives teenagers their own identity so they feel separate from older generations. 

The target audiences favourite food is more of the fast food and easy to cook kind of food. This is mainly because most student do not how to cook so they usually eat food from take away or easy food at home.   

Evaluation Question 3

 

Evaluation Question 2

Posture/Gesture

When I took the pictutre of my model for the front cover of my magazine I needed to decide on the posture and gesture of my model. I looked at other magazines of a similar genre until I found this VIBE magazine. I tried the pose and decided that the attitude worked perfectly. Also the way the model crosses his arms suggests that he doesnt want to reveal anything about himself even though the story next to the model says "Eminem comes clean". Similiraly on my magazine it says "Temple Fess's Up" next to my model. This shows even though they don't want to give any information about themselves away they still have to do it. I also asked my model to scold. This is so it shows even more of an attitude and to look masculine and strong. Also folding their arms makes them look bigger (stronger) and this is the kind of look you want in a male dominated magazine. 

Shot/Angle 

For the angle I used the eye level angle. This is because a high angle would make the artist look weak and a low angle would make the artist look too intimidating. Eye level also puts you on a personal level with the artist and this works well with the headline next to Eminem being "Eminem Comes Clean". It makes the audience feel as if they are talking to the artist themselves. For shot type I used medium long shot, this is because you can see my models shoulders aswell as his waist. I think that a close up will of looked to personal and a extreme long shot wouldnt work as I would have to have more than one picture on the front of the magazine.

Lighting/Clothing

The front cover of my magazine was dark yet around the model there is a white light so that he is brightened. This is to make him stand out compared to the rest of the magazine. Similiraly on the front of VIBE Eminem is well lit again to make him clear to see and the front of the magazine is also white. Eminem stands out from the magazine because he is wearing a black tank vest, the black tank top stands out from the white background making Eminem look powerful compared to rest of the magazine. My model is wearing a cap to show his youth and he also has it backwards to  emphasis that youth. Adults can be associated with caps but are not generally seen wearing them backwards as this is more of a teenager concept. My model is wearing a shirt because although he is a teenager I wanted to portray him as grown up rather than being child like. The shirt also puts a nice mix into the colours on my the front of my magazine (Black, Red and White).

Hair

Although you cannot see my models hair, I still thought that I should make some point on hair styles I didnt choose. I didnt pick a model who had long hair because it would be misleading and point in the direction of a rock magazine rather than a Dub Step magazine. Also I didnt want my model to be bald because it would make him look like a thug and make people not buy the magazine.