EVALUATIONBY VICKII LENNON

QUESTION ONE-COVER PAGE

USE- For my cover page I decided to use the mid shot as this type of shot is used a lot in indie music magazines. I discovered this in my own research before taking the model images. Another factor which I chose to use was the colour scheme, bold colours are used frequently in indie magazines to reflect the genre. Therefore, I chose the colours black, white, red, and yellow. These colours are used as they’re eye-catching and will attract an audience who likes to be different and stand out. In addition to this, I chose to have the font big and bold from my research on NME music magazine that this style works best for the indie genre. Lastly, to make the font stand out even more I decided to add a drop shadow to the main font such as ‘EXPLOSION’ to give it a 3D effect.

DEVELOP- My area’s for development I think would be downloading the right style of fonts off dafont.com. This is because I found it difficult deciding a font which suited my genre of indie well, and the majority of fonts I downloaded didn’t fit the genre. This resulted in me spending a lot of time researching for the right type of font which could have been spent more wisely. Due to having by background as the main model image it made it hard making ‘The Record That Changed My Life’ stand out. It was clashing with the pattern/text on the models top which made it blend into the background. I decided to make the text be in the colour yellow with a black border and move it slightly down so it didn’t overlap with the models top. The last development of my cover page was using band images off Google of The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, and All Time Low. I have deleted those images and haven’t yet replaced them as I think it would take away the main focus background image. I used the images off Google to allow myself to see an overview of what my finished cover would look like with this layout.

CHALLENGE- The challenges I faced when making the cover page was getting the right main image. I had changed my model image multiple times before I was happy with the outcome. I also had to face the challenge of the layout as I used stickers and shapes before which is shown in my previous work, which didn’t look professional. My last challenge was choosing the right colour scheme as I have previously included blue/green which I decided to change. This was because the colours clashed and it didn’t fit the indie theme I wanted.

CONTENTS PAGEUSE- For the use of my contents

page I researched NME music magazines and used a similar layout. I used the traditional layout which included columns, images, and text to separate the page into sections. When researching contents pages I noticed how different they can be depending on the genre. Therefore, I based mine on an already existing contents page. I liked the effect of the mini headers on the right hand side of the page, where it makes the text look like it was part of the background. I also really liked the idea of the red arrow which allowed the reader to skip to one of the main magazines key features in that issue. The colour scheme is black, white, red, and yellow as I wanted it to match with the cover page. I think it works well with these colours and allows the page to look professional and fit the ‘indie’ genre.

DEVELOPMENT- I have developed my contents page by choosing different fonts which I was previously experimenting with. I also changed some of the colours on different parts, for example the banner with yellow font in the centre used to be red font with a yellow background. I decided to change it due to the colours clashing and incase the yellow background of the banner would be the main focus, rather than the model image above.

CHALLENGE- One of the main challenges for this contents page was choosing the colour scheme, as I wasn’t sure if I should of carried on with the same colours as my cover. I am now glad I carried on the same colour scheme as it looks slick and professional. Another challenge I faced was choosing which type of pose to chose for the model. It resulted in using the mid shot, close up, and wide shot to show a range of photography skills. The main image is taken from a low angle to highlight the models facial structure and good key lighting.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREADUSE- When

creating my double page spread I based it on multiple music magazines where I took a lot of different idea’s from each issue. I used the idea of having faded boxes with the text on as it allows the text to be read with ease in columns. Considering the amount of text presented I liked the idea of starting off the text with a big capital and a white box behind it. This works well because the background is in black and the boxes are in red. I used the idea of having a banner across the bottom with the new celebrities signature and page number presented on from an old NME issue. I think the banner works well being in yellow and finishes the page off with a professional touch.

DEVELOPMENT- Within the centre of my page are quotations which I have picked out of the interview on purpose. This allows the audience to have abit of knowledge on the topic of the interview before reading it and to interest them further. I decided to add a drop shadow to the text and carry on using boxes in the background.

Within the text I made it italic when mentioning another artist to make it stand out abit more. This is because if a reader is a fan of the artist they will read the interview to find out the latest news. I used my own idea of including social network links on the page, I thought this was a good idea due to the model being a new upcoming artist who wants to become more well-known.

CHALLENGE- One of the main challenges for me when creating my double page spread was the model image. Although I think it works having three of the same image being faded I was unsure as the image is only small. Most double page spreads include a huge image which takes up a page, and text on the other. However, due to it being an indie magazine I thought it fit the genre of being different.