Front Cover

From finishing my front cover ,I have learnt new skills along the way using adobe Photoshop and analysising front covers from different brands. What I have learnt from Photoshop is that using layers is an important feature for this project, as I used dafont online to use on my front cover to make it look poppy! During making my front cover the main software I have used was Adobe Photoshop on the Mac suites. Photoshop was the most suitable software to create a well professional front cover that looked like it was from an actual brand. I did research on what a typical magazine would look like , and found out that typical conventions include mastheads , plugs and taglines. From this I evaluated and analysis other magazines to see if they had followed the conventions and to see what was positive and what was negative and how I could interpret that into my front cover. If I was to do this task again I would try different colour schemes and text to show a more bolder and older magazine towards an older target audience. Also with the posters added to the side I could try to make them look more professional posters instead of a loulsey bright colour backgrounds with contrast too much with my colour scheme. However if had to do this task again I would place things a different way to make it look like I haven't just left huge amount of gaps in my background.

Shooting for my magazine.

I did a video of my shoot to show how and why i made my subject model the way she does. I got her to model in a way that, it was naturalistic and action, so it made the picture look like it was taken live. I believe this was a good idea as, it gives the viewers something to look at, and make them think about it before they realize what the subject is doing. 

Process of Front Cover

TECHNOLOGY I HAVE USED.

Photoshop, I used this software to create my front cover for my music magazine. I will also be using this software to create my contents page and double page spread.

YouTube, I use the is app to upload my videos, so I am able to post videos on to blogger. This is because you can't post a video on blogger because the file is too big but if uploaded to youtube , I am able to upload the video from YouTube to blogger.

Wikipedia, in use this source to find information about the music industry and why they do things the way the do, or, meanings/defenition of words.

Digital SLR, in this project I used a camera to take images for my music magazine. Also for location ideas.

Prezi, I used this web page to create a PowerPoint showing my knowledge of 

different ways to show my work through a variety of software's. I used this software to show my hand drawn draft and ideas for my front cover.

Google, is the main search bar I use to find images or information about music magazines and what is needed for a music magazine. Although I also use this search bar for inspirational ideas from images from the music magazines posted online.

Samsung galaxy S4 mini, this is my phone I use to look at blogger, see what I need to do, to improve.

Hudl 2, this technology, I use to comment on each of my posts and to access my blogger to see what needs completing.

Blogger, this web page I use to post all of my coursework for media studies, so its easy to access for the teachers and its easy to access now WiFi has came into 21st century.

POP Artist Locations.

Locations.

I have chosen these locations because these are typical location where either popular artist perform that are at the top of the charts or where famous artists are seen. Also these give me inspirational ideas where i could shoot my magazine images. I was thinking the beach or in a studio, near a telephone box, or near some kind of bridge. This is because i want to get a feel for the music industry and to make it as realistic as possible. realistic stands for crazy but fun atmosphere where anything could happen at that moment of time and it doesn't matter where it is.

Potential front cover, contents page and DPS.

Potential ideas!

 

These images are potential photos that i may use in my magazine. Some of the images look funny and fun which is what i am trying to achieve for my magazine. I believe i might use the first image of this collection because it shows the artist singing and that is what my magazine is about, its about music. However i have taken group and duet photographs because i was thinking of placing a twist on to my magazine by showing just one soloist on the front cover but the headline saying ' Does she leave the group/duo or not'? 'Read what happens inside'! This would draw the audience in and leave them in suspense until the buy and read this magazine. Also within the images themselves i was trying to achieve less amount of shadow in the background and more light, also, instead of a still photo i experimented by making my subject move round and dance, sing to a song to show realistic movement within a photo.