Schedule of Work

This is final schedule of work which has been completed from start to finish with all of my expectations and final results of every lesson throughout the creation of my media studies coursework creations

Evaluation For Media Products

I have been asked to evaluate my media coursework using a creative method. To do this I have used Prezi to answer the evaluation products.

Evaluation on Prezi

Double Page Spread Final Product & Development

This is my final Double Page Spread I made for 'Rooftop' magazine, this shows the final product and its development using Adobe Photoshop

Contents Page Final Product & Development

This is my final Contents Page I made for 'Rooftop' magazine, this shows the final product and its development using Adobe Photoshop

Front Cover Development & Final Product

This is my final Front Cover I made for 'Rooftop' magazine, this shows the final product and its development using Adobe Photoshop

Double Page Spread Mock- Up

This is the mock up of my double page spread (click the image to enlarge it)

Images for my Featured Artist

I have decided to call my featured band the 'Unchained Capones' and below are the images I am going to use in the double page spread about them.

This is the album artwork for their up and coming album

Contributor Release Form and Risk Assessment

These are the contributor release forms for my photography, it gives me permission from the actors to publish their photographs

These are the risk assessment forms for my photoshoot for my music magazine

Double Page Spread Photo shoot

For my double page spread I gathered some actors and asked them to pose in a way that is suiting to my music magazine, the final pictures can be found by clicking the image below.

Contents Page Analysis

This is a analysis of the contents page from Drummer magazine.

This is a analysis of the contents page from Kerrang magazine

Photoshop Practice

The programme that I am going to be using when I am creating my magazine is Adobe Photoshop. I have had experience and tuition in using this programme and below are some images I have created and experimented with.






These pictures show some techniques that are used often in magazine photography such as The Beatles Sgt Peppers album cover, the majority of the background is black and white and I have used photoshop to pick out the main colours of The Beatles in the Sgt Peppers uniform.

Magazine Front Cover and Contents Page Mock ups

These are my Mock ups for the magazine front cover I am going to create. They consist of all key ideas that are needed for a front cover to look professional, such as puffs, strap lines and a mast head. I received inspiration for the layouts for the front cover from such current indie/ alternative rock magazine like NME, Q and Mojo.

Please click the thumbnail to enlarge the image.

This is the mock up of the contents page for my college magazine it has features images and puffs which will attract the page to the reader, it also features a list of all the features that are going to be featured in the magazine and the corresponding page number. At the bottom is a regulars section this is where all the parts of the magazine will be numbered that are regularly in the magazine and aren't for example a exclusive.

Costume for Magazine Photographs

The actors I am going to use for the photographs for my music magazine will need to be dressed in suitable clothes, which match the style of music I am making my magazine for (Indie/ Alternative Rock). These style generally consist of:

• Skinny/ Slim Fit Jeans


• Band T-Shirts


• Checked Shirts


• Cardigans and Jumpers


• Plimsole Pumps, Trench Boots or Pointy Shoes


• Trilbies/ Flat Caps


• Long Hair

With these above items and costume I believe the actors for my photographs will look suited to the genre of music and will look the part for the magazine. Below is a picture of the Arctic Monkeys, I chose this particular image because the relaxed and uncaring attitude they portray in the picture. Also the clothing they are wearing is very suiting to the style of music.

This is my final college magazine front cover I created on MS Publisher 2003, click the thumbnail to enlarge the image.

I believe there are many improvements I could do to make the cover sufficiently better. For example the banner across the top of the magazine looks of poor quality because of the poor resolution of the images. Also the main picture is grainy so looks to dark in the background of the cover, I will need to adjust the lighting in my music front cover, also another problem with the image is the flash is visable on the bottom right corner of the computer screen. The puffs on the cover do attract attention, however the font is only Arial and isn't eye catching, this will also need to be adjusted. The Deyes High School font at the top was an attempt of modernising the front cover, however I believe now that it looks out of place of the front cover, also the Deyes Logo and specialist science college logo are noticeably out of resolution to the rest of the cover.

Double Page Spread Analysis

This is a double page spread analysis of a article on My Chemical Romance, this has been taken from Kerrang magazine.

This is a double page spread anaylis of a article on the Sex Pistols American tour, this has been taken from Mojo magazine.

Mood Board- Indie/ Alternative rock

This is a mood board to show what I believe needs to be concentrated on when I am creating my music magazine. The various images show what is sterotypical 'indie kid' in what they wear, how they perform and how they act. The largest image that acts as the background is the band 'The Drums' this band is one of the most 'indie' bands in the industry, this is why they are the backing for the mood board. At the top left is the wrist band that is given to you at Leeds Festival 2009, this festival is mainly associated with indie/ alternative rock fans.

Front Page Creation:- Language

In order to complete a good analysis of a front cover, contents page and two page spread I will have to use some of the language shown below which we discussed in lesson the other day.

Buzz Words: "Wow", "Exclusive", "Free" are all examples of this.

Puffs: Colourful boxes promoting features inside.

House Style: A magazine's distinctive design that distinguishes it from its competitors.

Strap Line: A slogan

Banner: Text which stands out on a coloured background generally at the bottom of the magazine.

Copy: The Main Story in the Magazine

Anchorage Text: The way in which text helps to pin down the meaning of a picture and vice versa.

Pugs: Placed at the top left and right corners of the paper and are known as the 'ears' of the page. The price of the paper, the logo or a promotion are often positioned there.

Motto: Memorable phrase that is recognisable to a brand

Headline: Catchy Title for the main article

Sell Lines: Text on the front cover that helps to sell the magazine to the audience

Caption: Description of the main image

Masthead: Name of the magazine

Lead: The introductory paragraph of an article. Usually written in bold or capitals.

Drop Capitals: Really big letter that starts off an article

Front Cover Analysis

This is an analysis of Mojo magazine. After Analysis I have found that the magazine would appeal to a older audience, this is mainly down the the colour schemes, main article and price of £4.50.

This is a analysis of the front cover of NME magazine. After analysis I found that the magazine would appeal to youthful audience, this is dues to the bright colour scheme, headline, use of puffs and the price of £2.25

Deyes High School mock- up newsletter

Below is the mock up I have created for the Deyes High School newsletter, whilst creating this I had the idea that the newsletter should be aimed at the students of Deyes High School. I believe that I have started to portray this vision by the use of the fonts I have used for the masthead, also I haven't used the Deyes Logo and specialist science college logo as the central piece of the newsletter, instead I have used a image of students and two puffs in order to attract students to the magazine.

please leave any feedback you feel will assist me in the creation of my final college magazine

College magazine analysis

This is an Analysis of the current college newsletter front cover which my school (Deyes High School)offers out, attacthed is my analysis of the front cover, this is researech for my task of creating a front cover for a college magazine

This is the analysis of the newsletter of Archbisop Beck. I believe that its bright colour and use of pictures and borders make it more attractive to the students. This would mean it would be read more frequently rather than the Deyes newsletter which lacks any sort of theme

My research questionnaire

To begin my research I have created a questionnaire to find what the audience feel about music magazines.

My questionnaire can be found:

Here

The Genre of my Music magazine

I have decided to produce my music magazine using the genre of indie/ rock, I have decided this because it's the genre of music I generally listen. Below are some bands I believe are indie/ rock and who I listen to (in order Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, Bloc Party and Kasabian).

Introduction to Coursework steps

I have been given my task to complete for coursework; this task consists of me producing a front cover for a Music magazine, a contents page and a double page spread on a artist of my choice.

Before I start producing my task, I have been given a practice task of creating a front cover for a college magazine. Below are the steps I intend to take in producing both of my tasks.

Genre of Magazine- Alternative / Indie rock
Research- Current magazines available, Questionnaire, images
Analysis-

• 2x magazine front cover
• 2x magazine contents
• 2x double page spread
• College newsletter

Create questionnaire

Create college magazine front cover (medium close up image)

Mood Board

Mock of magazine