DPS

Intro DPS

DPS(1)

                                         One of my intro DPS's to my main DPS.

Contents In Progress

                                           This is a work in progress of my contents page.

Photoshoot

These are some shots from my music magazine photoshoot.

Coverstar

For my front cover I want to create close up shot of my models face so her persona is clear and her expression is meaningful. An example of something like this is:

Media Trip- 11/11/2015

On Wednesday 11th November 2015 we went on a trip to 'Regent St Cinema' to witness an interview of film critic Anna Smith. She gave us an insight on her profession and her personal opinions. This was to help us with our music magazines and possible future careers.

Layout

Call Sheet- In Progress

Photography Induction

Today we had a introduction to the photography studio in room A1.

We were taught photography terminology like: 

F-Stop= Shutter/Speed aka how quickly the pictures are taken

White Balance= Natural colour/ Flash

ISO= The number which tells you how light dark it is- 100/200 recommended 

M= Manual

AF= Auto Focus MF= Manual Focus

We were told we could choose from a black backdrop or  white one for our photo-shoot, making sure the model is standing 5/6 ft away from the back of the backdrop.

We were also taught about lighting:

Bomens= main light

Fill Light= No shadows

Hairline Light= Back of the head lighting

Snoot= Directed light

Soft Boxes= Softens light

Full Flash= 6

Lighting ration= 2.5:3

Using Adobe Illustrator

Evaluation

Taking the pictures was not too hard as it required us to find people to pose as models for the photography and many were not so willing. This gave us a taste of what we’d have to do for the main task (music magazines) but much more professionally. Using original photography was fun as it made the magazine different from others and stand out. To manipulate our images we used Photoshop software (for some for the first time) to become familiar with it so it becomes easier for future use. I tried simple editing and from that created my front cover of my ‘LSC’ magazine. For my magazine I had 3 consistent colour scheme which consisted of red, black and white. I chose these three colours because they were all complimenting and did not make the front cover and contents page look tacky. My use of font was also consistent as I used only 2 different types to create an edgy look. One difficulty was the colour of the font not blending into the cover picture and making sure it was bold and bright so it could stand out and be read clearly. Although the design is of a beginner it has given me room to improve in order to help successfully complete my first task. Page layout for me was easy as just by looking at the design you knew what went where because it either looked odd or completely right. The entirety of using the software was a difficult but eye opening task as it was first time using it and from the first experience it can help me complete the main task (music magazine). 

                                                                                                                                                                            

Being it our preliminary task there is a lot of room for improvement, especially when it comes to using InDesign and Photoshop software. One thing I can improve is my use of photography, this should be more professional and edited more professionally. This will help give my magazine look like an experts. Also the layout of the pages in the magazine for e.g. the front cover, everything from the picture(s) to the text should be aligned using grids and rulers so it gives a neat and skilled look. Another thing to improve is my use of font and whether or not it is suited to a magazine or the genre of the magazine. Creating the small conventions on a magazine like puffs, more exciting cover lines. These conventions make the magazine more appealing and look like the common mag’ that people would buy. Using the right language for a magazine is essential as it rounds the magazine to the specified genre, having a specific language technique in the text can really increase the viewers of the mag’.

Three key points for the development of when I produce my main task (music magazine) is to take more professional pictures suited to my genre and editing them so they are ready for the pages of my magazine. Another key feature is to choose the type of language to make the genre of the magazine clear to the reader, this also so we can show we understand magazine writing styles and how each is suited to different genres. A final key feature to look out for is professionalism in layout and structure, this will make the magazine look tidy and ready for viewers.

Contents page for my 'LSC' magazine also using photoshop software.

Preliminary Task

This is my front cover for my 'LSC' magazine using photoshop software.

This when we initially started to play around with photoshop in order to create a cover for our college magazine. We did this in order to get used to the software and edit pictures to our expectations.

Photographs

Original pictures I took for 'LSC' magazine.

This is the in progress front cover for my 'LSC' magazine.

One of the magazines I am using as a case study for my magazine.

Textual Analysis- XXL Magazine

Textual Analysis

For my Music Magazine I’m using an R&B/Hip-hop genre. I am using ‘XXL’ magazine as my case study for my own magazine. ‘XXL’ uses a very bold, clear masthead. This is to appeal to customers when it’s orderly stacked on the shelf in store, also the colour red is bright and eye-catching which gives it that feel of fun and evokes interest in a possible reader. The fact that the cover image is in front of the masthead is risky, but it means the magazine is already popular and will easily be recognised. The cover image is a group picture of a few of female and male hip-hop artists that are new and exceedingly popular for e.g. ‘Fetty Wap’, ‘Bobby Shmurda’ and ‘Tink’. Having artists like these on ‘XXL’ magazine increases not only popularity for the artists but the magazine that features these extremely successful artists. The Cover picture takes over the whole page and the names are squashed around the picture in ‘graffiti’ font to suit the genre of the magazine. The entire front cover uses a consistent colour scheme of ‘red’, ‘blue’, ‘black’ and ‘white’ which are complimentary to each other as they are mostly primary colours, also it looks professional and stands out as a hip-hop/R&B magazine. The use of this colour scheme makes the magazine look like it is going to be a fun and interesting read, therefore increasing the amount of views ‘XXL’ gets.

 The contents is split into different sub-topics such as, ‘features’ and ’departments’, this makes it easier for the reader to find pages they are really interested in reading. The contents page consists of the same image shot as the front cover but of the artists doing different poses. This makes it clear that the main article(s) will be about them. The pictures used throughout the contents page(s) are in a consistent theme which means they are all from the same photoshoot. Each single shot portrays the artists’ character and style. The contents page is simple and clear which will help the reader find their pages of interest.

 ‘XXL’ magazine feature a lot of adverts. This is one way the magazine makes its money, it’s also a great marketing scheme to sell products used or recommended by famous artists. A lot of the promo done by these artists make them more popular and perfect to feature in the magazine.

 Each article has a font consistency which is suiting to its genre/field. This makes it look professional and appealing to the reader’s eyes. The articles are in columns and in a ‘Q & A’ format making the article easier to read. Any of the font that is in bold is either pointing out its importance or pointing out what the publisher wants you to read the most, usually anything in bold, brightly coloured print is read first by the reader because it is eye catching. Specifically in this issue of ‘XXL’ magazine the use of bright colours like green, blue, reds, pink etc. is continuous, this may sound really tacky but the editor uses these colours really subtly but is still playful.

Media Kit

This is an 'XXL' Media Kit. This is what tells us all about the magazine, including genre, aims and several statistics that are important for the industry.

Here we have statistics on how many readers and what kind of readers they have.

In this screen shot it tells us the percentage of ethnicity who read the magazine including gender and 
age.


NOTE:This information was found on the website: http://www.americasmedia.com/mediakits/XXL%20MediaKit.pdf

My analysis on 'COLLEGE' magazine. It highlights the main parts on a front cover which are similar/same as a music magazine front cover. 

Induction Assignment

This was our induction assignment. We explored the making of double page spreads and analysed them using the key terms we learnt during induction lessons. Our first assignment was to create our own double page spread and articles. During the induction assignment we used InDesign software to make the spread.

Project Schedule

Hello all I am Nishat, welcome to my ASMedia blog! I'll be making updates on my progress in this course over these two years. You're welcome to give any comments to help me improve!