Before I could even take my photo's I had to plan out what poses that I wanted my models to do and what clothes I actually wanted them to wear. As 'Kai Turner' is an indie artist I wanted him to wear popular indie clothing from lines such as Pretty Green and Fred Perry. I wanted him to look casual and cool.
I took my photographs for the front cover in the schools studio, where we had a green screen set up with professional lighting for us to use. The lighting took quite a lot of fiddling to make sure that there was not going to be any green reflecting onto my models and that the photos weren't blurry or too dark for me to edit.
Monday, 26 October 2015
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Model
Yesterday I started to take photos for my music magazine. I used the school studio to take a few photos, the photo for my front page will be from here.
I used one of my friends for the main story of my magazine. He will star on the front page and double page article.
Friday, 16 October 2015
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Masthead Final Design
This is the chosen masthead for my magazine. This was decided from a survey including 40 people. This was the most popular design out of the 5 in the previous post. 20 of the 40 people decided they liked this more than the others.
Friday, 9 October 2015
Masthead Designs
This is my first design for my magazine masthead.
This is the third design for my magazine masthead.
This is the fourth design for my masthead.
This is the fifth design for my magazine.
I have decided to make the masthead colour red as it will link in with my colour scheme and red will stand out on the page to make it jump out to the reader. I will ask 40 people for my survey and then the most popular design will be chosen for my masthead.
Title of Magazine
I asked the people that I used for my questionnaire an asked them which magazine name they preferred. The results show that Vibe is the most popular name therefore I will use tis for my magazine.
Wednesday, 7 October 2015
Possible Magazine Titles
After a few weeks of gathering data I have finally decided on my top 3 names for my magazine. These include;
Weekender
Vibe
Takeover
Horizon
To decide I will ask the people who took part in my questionnaire and will then start to create the masthead for my magazine.
Weekender
Vibe
Takeover
Horizon
To decide I will ask the people who took part in my questionnaire and will then start to create the masthead for my magazine.
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Double Page - Flat Plan
This is the flat plan of my double page spread. It will be an interview and will include 3 different pictures of the interviewee. This is the main story of my magazine therefore has to be interesting for the audience. The 3 pictures will be of the same person and artist but different poses.
Style Model - Double Page
Front Page - Flat Plan
This is the flat plan for my front page. This also has similarities with my style model front page. The main image will be of my artist and will take up the majority of my magazine front page.
Style Model - Front Page
This is the style model for my front page of my magazine. I have chosen to do this as I like the idea of having the main artist in the centre of the page to make them stand out.
Contents page - Flat plan
This is a flat plan for my magazine contents page. As you can see from the previous post the plan has some similarities compared with my style model.
Style Model - Contents Page
This is the style model for my contents page, as you can see it will include lots of different images, with the main story as the main image. The contents page will be double spread.
Reader Profile
This is the reader profile for my magazine. This is what would I would expect my 'typical' reader to look like and like. This links with the genre of my magazine.
Sunday, 4 October 2015
Research - Q Magazine
The magazine usually includes an extensive review section, new releases, music compilations, film and live concert, radio and television reviews. Sometimes promotional gifts are given away in the magazine. Every issue of Q has a different message on the spine. Readers then try to work out what the message has to do with the contents of the magazine. The magazine has a close relationship with the Glastonbury festival. As well as being published as a magazine, Q is now online and has their own website which has similar things that the magazine includes. They can also be found on social network sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube.
Friday, 2 October 2015
Music Magazine Questionnaire
Questionnaire for a music magazine
Please put a tick in the boxes displayed below
1.
How much would you be willing to pay for the
magazine?
£1 – £2
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£3 - £4
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£5 +
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2.
How often should the next magazine be released?
Every week
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Fortnightly
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Monthly
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3.
Are you male or female?
Male
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Female
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4.
Who would you like to see featured in the
magazine?
Jake Bugg
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John Newman
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Jess Glynne
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Beyonce
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5.
What colour scheme should the magazine be?
Dark Colours
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Bright colours
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Red and White
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Black and Red
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6.
What kind of advertisements would you prefer to
see?
Food or drink
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Upcoming music events
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Fashion
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7.
Are you interested in an exclusive interview?
Yes
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No
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No preference
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8.
Would you prefer to see a male or female on the
front page?
Male
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Female
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9.
What attracts you to a music magazine?
Interviews
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Celebrity news
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Music updates
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Chart updates
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10.
How old are you?
17 or under
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18 – 30
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30 +
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11.
What music genre magazine would you prefer?
Rap
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Country
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Pop
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Alternative
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This is the questionnaire for my music magazine. I made this to help me decide what my magazine should look like.
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