Final Product

Evaluation

Contents Page

Before beginning to create my double page spread I took inspiration from popular branded music magazines, especially the contents page displayed below as I liked the layout and design of the page, clearly displaying the different features within the magazine and a sneak preview of headline stories by the use of a big picture by the side to all the features. 

I experimented with several different types of colour schemes and eventually decided to create and maintain a black & white/greyscale theme as deep house has connotations of people out clubbing at night. I liked the idea of the 'Q' magazine having a bold headline at the top of the page by using a stripe within the font which I also used on my contents page to ensure reader's are aware of the page and what it consists of from just reading the top of the page. 

I was pleased with the finished outcome of this as I maintained the chosen theme including the same font from the 'Bassline' masthead which is a common feature to use within any type of magazine whilst also including the issue they are reading. 

Just like the 'Q' Magazine I labeled every feature with a certain number so the target audience can clearly understand which story is on each page without having to figure it out themselves. Below reveals my first draft for my contents page. 

Double Page Spread

Before creating my double page spread I was aware that it couldn't look boring or long winded as reader's will not be interested in reading really long articles so I knew I had to make it look unique, interesting and professional. Whilst maintaining the theme of black & white/greyscale, I made sure the text was black or white to contrast completely against the grey background so reader's can easily understand and read the article. After writing the article, I decided the double page spread needed additional images rather than just one big image to interest the target market into reading the article as the majority of people that read look at images before reading. 

Front Cover

I began to create my music magazine by creating the front page. I experimented with different types of fonts for the masthead by using DaFont.com which is a useful website for finding and using new, bold and unique fonts. As shown above the "BASS LINE" mast head was my final font which I used for the front cover and repeated using this font for the magazines logo, ensuring I maintained this certain theme throughout the whole magazine. I then selected the text box tool for the strap-line above the masthead which I then changed throughout creating the front cover. The social media logos and bar-code were also sourced from DaFont.com but then changed and altered near the end of making the magazine because I was not pleased with the way they looked. 

I then went into Photoshop to edit the images that I had taken in the photo-shoot I arranged. The difficult image to edit was the portrait of my female model as I wanted her to be placed in front of the masthead (Bass Line). I had to edit her in photoshop and add the masthead in with the picture and blend it behind her head. This was the most difficult part when making my front cover and took several lessons to get it right to ensure it looked professional. Once I edited her outline out of the background, I could then place her as a new image on top of the other image and 'Bassline' font. Shown below is the final out come after editing her into the page and being in front of the masthead. Also shown is this screenshot reveals the different headings, sub headings & straplines I included on the front cover. 

 

Arranging/Analysing Photoshoot

Displayed above are all the images I shot in the photo shoot which I scheduled on the 21st October 2015. I was very pleased with the images I ended up with as the majority of them were appropriate to be used in the music magazine. Instantly, I picked out the portrait photo of my female model as it was a great quality as it was a bright image and displayed a lot of contrast in colours from her outfit. This image was used for the front cover of my magazine.

Another two images I really liked are displayed below. The lights I used to enhance the brightness of the images I was taking were used behind where my models were they sat/standing which created a darker "shadow" effect. After looking at these two images I then decreased the brightness in the images and ended up with a dark figure which looked professional but also suspicious. 

Types of shots

Front facing shots of both individuals faces

1.    Smiling looking straight at the camera

2.    Serious straight posing face

Full body shots of both individuals (single & together shots)

1.    Serious straight posing face

2.    Eye gazing to the left

3.    Eye gazing to the right

4.    Eye gazing up above

5.    Eye gazing down below

6.    Pointing one hand forward at the camera (serious face)

7.    Pointing one hand forward at the camera (smiley face)

8.    Holding both hands up in the air laughing

Front facing shots (idea's for the front cover)

1.    Individual shots smiling at the camera

2.    Serious face looking down holding the headphones
3. Serious face of each model looking directly at the camera lense

(Includes wearing sunglasses and a pair of beats headphones) 

Attire for both models

Louis Way:

- White t-shirt

- Black or blue skinny jeans

- White or black pair of trainers

- Black Ray Ban sunglasses

- Black snap-back

Livvie Bennet:

- Hair all down
- Loose top
- Baggy Cardigan

- Black leather leggings
- Black plimsols

Additional Information
Where: Photoshoot room
When: 21st October at 11am
What: Photoshoot for both individual models including shots together

Music Magazine Skeletons

Looking at all 4 front cover skeletons, I prefer the second skeleton out of all of them because of the organised layout of all the cover lines grouped together leaving a lot of room for the main image to be seen. Shown below is my contents page skeleton.

Shown above are my two double page spread skeletons. I prefer the first skeleton and will be using this structure when creating my music magazine as it has an organised layout, leaving a lot of room for images, text and the title.