Name: Amelia MorrisCandidate Number: 4150

ContentsLocations Recce: Slide 3-4Test Photography: Slide 5

Photography Prop List: Slide 6Equipment Needed: Slide 7

Production Plan: Slide 8Magazine Flat Plan: Slide 9

Language – Front cover plans: Slide 10Front cover production: Slide 11-12My front cover Design: Slide 13-15

Language - double page spread/Draft Interview: Slide 16-17Double page spread production: Slide 18-20

Step by Step guide on production of front cover: Slide 21Step by Step guide on product of double page spread: Slide 22-23

Conclusion: Slide 24

Locations RecceLocation

Time:Date:Why?:

Image 1: “In Tony’s den” (George Ezra Studios)12pm6th November 2014Having this image taken in Tony’s den will look more professional and help fit the purpose of the indie rock/indie/upcoming/new music genre of my magazine although the majority of George Ezra’s tracks are acoustic blues music, most of the target audience of my magazine enjoys listening to him. This location will also make the reader want to find out more about that specific band or artist. Also taking the images on the 5th November gives us more time to complete the rest of the planning of.

Image 2: “In Tony’s den” (George Ezra Studios)12:03pm6th November 2014Having this image taken in Tony’s den will look more professional and help fit the purpose of the indie rock/indie/upcoming/new music genre of my magazine although the majority of George Ezra’s tracks are acoustic blues music, most of the target audience of my magazine enjoys listening to him. This location will also make the reader want to find out more about that specific band or artist. Also taking the images on the 5th November gives us more time to complete the rest of the planning of.

Image 3: “In Tony’s den” (George Ezra Studios)12:06pm6th November 2014Having this image taken in Tony’s den will look more professional and help fit the purpose of the indie rock/indie/upcoming/new music genre of my magazine although the majority of George Ezra’s tracks are acoustic blues music, most of the target audience of my magazine enjoys listening to him. This location will also make the reader want to find out more about that specific band or artist. Also taking the images on the 5th November gives us more time to complete the rest of the planning of.

Picture Needed/Required

Shot TypeProps/EquipmentLightingCostumePerson/PeopleWhy?

Medium shot (Knee/waist lenth up)DSLR Camera, Guitar, stool.SpotlightsT shirts, skinny jeans and Vans shoesAntonio Rosetti (Tony)I have chosen this specific person for this image because he is fit for the purpose of the genre of my music magazine. This is through his indie dress style. He also makes a great George Ezra, in which I am trying to represent.

Long shot (Full body/standing up)DSLR Camera, GuitarSpotlightsT shirts, skinny jeans and Vans shoesAntonio Rossetti (Tony)I have chosen this specific person for this image because he is fit for the purpose of the genre of my music magazine. This is through his rock/indie dress style. He also makes a great George Ezra, in which I am trying to represent.

Medium Close - upDSLR Camera, GuitarSpotlightsT shirts, skinny jeans and Vans shoes Antonio Rosettio (Tony)I have chosen this specific person for this image because he is fit for the purpose of the genre of my music magazine. This is through his rock/indie dress style. He also makes a great George Ezra, in which I am trying to represent.

Permission Needed

Contact needed to be madeEvidence of this?

I will need to seek permission from Tony in order to come to his house and take imagesof him.

I will need to seek permission from Tony in order to come to his house and take imagesof him.

I will need to seek permission from Tony in order to come to his house and take imagesof him.

Potential Hazards/Risks

Location specificWhy?

In Tony’s denIf there is loose leads/cables from the electrical eqipment on the floor such as the lights, someone could accidently trip over them and this would be a dangerous hazard to them.

In Tony’s denIf there is loose leads/cables from the electrical eqipment on the floor such as the lights, someone could accidently trip over them and this would be a dangerous hazard to them.

In Tony’s denIf there is loose leads/cables from the electrical eqipment on the floor such as the lights, someone could accidently trip over them and this would be a dangerous hazard to them.

This is my locations recce, which outlines the location of the images, the equipment needed, the permission required and the potential risks/hazards that could occur.

Location of images

This is where I will go to take the photos for the George Ezra photoshoot. Due to technical and privacy issues I am unable to show you pictures inside the location until the day we go to take them.

Test photography

By taking photos as trial versions is a good way to get the best possible images at the end for my new magazine BEATS! These are photos that I had taken that are not great quality. This is due to many factors such as poor composition, the fact that the second and third image has the guitar cut off, there is other distractions in the background of the image that makes the main subject unimportant.

Photography Prop List

This is an in depth list of all the props/equipment and other essentials that will be needed for not only the photoshoot, but of running my business as a whole. It includes Apple macs, printers and printer ink, paper, pens, Adobe Photoshop, Rented office space, office furniture, lighting, cameras, tripods, guitars, stools, SD cards and Tea, Coffee refreshments. Within this I have also included screenshots of the process and the prices.

To view this bigger check out my blog page.

Equipment Needed for photo shoot

Production PlanWeek beginning: Monday 27th October 2014

Week 1 (Monday 27th

October 2014) Week 2 (Monday 3rd November 2014)

Week 3(10th November2014)

Week 4 (17th November)

Week 5 (24th November 2014)

Week 6 (1st December 2014)

Week 7 (8th December 2014)

Task HERE: Decide what genre of music I want to be influenced by and when I want to publish the magazine.

Task HERE: Once I have the date and music genre. I need to create a flat plan of my magazine, including everything that will be shown in my magazine.

Task HERE: I must arrange a date and time to have the interview with George Ezra.

Task HERE: Work on the overall budget and what everything is going to cost.

Task HERE: Make sure that all the hand drawn drafts (including front cover and double page spreads are completed.

Task HERE: Take all images that are needed for the magazines.

Task HERE: Printing and distribution of the magazine.

People involved: Editor: Miss. A Morris (Me) and both of the editorial and marketing and commercial departments.

People involved: Everyone who work in the editorial and art departments.

People involved: Editor Publisher Marketing directors

People involved: Finance department Editor Publisher

People involved: Art department Editorial department

People involved: Photography, art and marketing/commercialDepartment.George Ezra

People involved: Publishing department Marketing and commercial department Art Department

Equipment needed: Pen, diary and magazine of inspiration i.e. NME.

Equipment needed: Computer software ”Photoshop”.Quick sketch of a flat plan to help guide me on the Photoshop version.

Equipment needed: Diary, pen and a phone to call George Ezra or his manager to organize the date of the interview.

Equipment needed: Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet to display all the figurers, Diary and pen

Equipment needed: Pencil, sketch book, colored pens and Diary and pen.

Equipment needed: DSLR Cannon Camera TripodVenue to take the imagesDiary and pen

Equipment needed: Distribution techniques: Posters, Billboards, Camera for TV adverts, computer for internet access for social media adverts, a diary and pen.

Complete by: Friday 31st October

Complete by: Friday 7th November 2014

Complete by: Friday 14th November 2014

Complete by: 21st November 2014

Complete by: 28th November 2014

Complete by: 5th December 2014

Final Magazine Complete by: January 2015 to be sold and distributed.

This my production plan, which outlines in detail what needs to be done and when in each week, the people involved and the equipment needed.

Magazine Flat Plan

This is my magazine flat plan, which shows a written plan of everything that I will include in the 1st issue of my new magazine and all the most important pages that will be included within it.

Language- Front Cover Plans

Main headline will based around George Ezra interview. EXCLUSIVE GEORGE EZRA INTERVIEW!"MUSIC IS JUST MY EVERYTHING"Strapline “Discover your BEAT!”Here is my main image is a George Ezra (look alike) Cover LinesCheck out Royal Blood’s NEW ALBUM!!Kings Of Leon REVEAL ALL!4 FREE POSTERS from George Ezra, Artic Monkeys, Kings of Leon and Jake Bugg! Ben Howard On Tour APRIL 2015

Puff/promotion: Competition to win 2 free tickets to V Festival.Facebook, Twitter and Instagram logos for advertising and marketing for my magazine.

Front Cover Production

Masthead Font styles

In order for me to make a successful final decision for my Masthead font style. I have tested, tried and experimented different ways in which I could represent the genre of my music magazine, while using Photoshop CS5 to design it. I also used www.dafonts.com to download a specific font style that I thought might work for my magazine masthead.

I have tried to create a masthead using inspiration from NME, which was my magazine of inspiration for LO1.

They are all good masthead styles that fit the purpose of my magazine very well, but there are some that have not worked out as well as I expected. These are the 2nd , 3rd and 5th examples. My favourites are the 1st and the 6th because they are more fit for the purpose of my new magazine.

I have come to my decision that the font above was the most suited and fit for purpose for my magazine. This is because of the balance between the drop shadow, inner shadow, the white stroke around the red text and the red, white and black colours used, which are also used for NME’s masthead.

Here is an improved version of the Masthead because I have inserted the strapline below the main masthead text, but it is within the black shape. The white text used against the black shape for my strapline makes it stand out and it fits the purpose of my indie rock magazine.

My Front cover designFirst VersionMasthead-

BEATS!

Date published -

Strapline- “Discover your Beat”

Pugg/Promotion- Competition to win 2 free tickets to V FEST 2015

Main HeadlinePrice

Barcode

Social Media and publisher link.

Second Version

Masthead “BEATS!”

Strapline “Discover Your Beat”

Coverlines

Main Headline “Exclusive George Ezra Interview inside!Music is just my everything!”

Price

Barcode

Promotion- To win 2 free tickets to V Fest 2015!

Main Image – George Ezra on the front cover.

Third and final version

Masthead - BEATS!

Date

Strapline- Discover your Beat!

Price

Cover lines

Main Headline

Promotion/competition to win 2 free tickets to V Festival 2015

Barcode and social networking and publisher links

Main Image of main star “George Ezra” has been edited so that he is in front of the masthead.

Language – Double Page Spread

This is my draft interview that I created used Microsoft word. This gives me an idea of how I want it to look when making it on Photoshop, for the Real thing.

Tools I will use in Photoshop that will be reflected on for the DPS Interview

There will be a range of tools that I will be using for the double page spread/interview.

These consist of the ‘pen tool’ to create the columns, ‘free transform tool’ to resize and move images, shape tool to add shapes for example for the black rectangle for the masthead. I also will use the “text tool” to add the content of the main interview. I will also have to use the refine edge tool to make sure that every selection I make has no sharp edges and is as accurate as possible. I will use the ruler tool to accurately make sure that all my columns are of equal length and width, the images and shapes are all in line with each other. This is so that it doesn’t appear untidy and messy. By using the “ruler tool”, I am making sure it looks as neat and professional as possible.

Free Transform

Tool

Pen Tool Refine Edge

Ruler Tool

Double Page Spread Production

First VersionMasthead logo:To increase brand identity.

Main headline:A brief statement to the interview.

Stand First:This is to introduce the interview. To inform the reader of what the interview is going to be about.

Main Image:The main star of the interview goes here. It will help to make it more visual for the reader.

Image:Fill the empty space and to make it more visual appealing for the reader.

Main Body of interview:The most important part of the interview as it has the most amount of content.

Background Colour:Pink/grey

Not suitable for genre of magazine I am portraying.

Second versionMasthead logo:To increase brand identity.

Main headline:A brief statement to the interview.

Stand First and drop capital:This is to introduce the interview. To inform the reader of what the interview is going to be about.

Image:Fill the empty space and to make it more visual appealing for the reader.

Main Body of interview:The most important part of the interview as it has the most amount of content.

Background Colour:Here I have changed it to black as the previous colour “grey” was unsuitable for my genre of magazine that I wanted to portray.

Main Image:The main star of the interview goes here. It will help to make it more visual for the reader.Pull Quote:

To add an important, dramatic quote to inform the reader of what the most important part is, something that changed them.

Key Fact box:To make it more interesting and fun for the reader.

Key Names: Those who where involved in the production.

Final version

Masthead logo:To increase brand identity.

Main Body of interview:The most important part of the interview as it has the most amount of content.

Image and description:Fill the empty space and to make it more visual appealing for the reader.

Background Colour:Now it’s black.

Grey is not suitable for genre of magazine I am portraying.

Main Image:The main star of the interview goes here. It will help to make it more visual for the reader.

Key Names: Those who where involved in the production.

Stand First and drop capital:This is to introduce the interview. To inform the reader of what the interview is going to be about.

Pull Quote:To add an important, dramatic quote to inform the reader of what the most important part is, something that changed them.

Here I have changed the line around the pull quote to white instead of blue. This is because it is important to stay within the brand colours.

Key Fact box:To make it more interesting and fun for the reader. Here I have added a white strapline to make it more visible.

Page Numbers: to make it more realistic and straight forward for the reader.

Step by Step guide on production of front cover

1. Firstly, I created a masthead and the for my new magazine called BEATS! and this was the final version that I wanted to portray the indie-rock genre.

2. Secondly, I imbedded the masthead, the date and strapline within it within the main image of my “George Ezra“ look a like.

3. I then inserted the cover lines.

4. I then inserted the main headline.

5. I decided that it was a good idea to add a promotion on the front page such as a competition to win 2 free tickets to V Festival 2015 and also the barcode and social media and publisher links.

Step by Step guide on product of double page spread

1. The first step was to create a base layer and choose the colour I wanted to use. I also inserted the magazine masthead on the top left of the DPS. I decided that to make it more realistic I needed to insert page numbers on the bottom left and right of the DPS.

This was the first colour I decided to use. I discovered that it was not the right colour for the mood of the interview.

2. The second step was to create the headline for the article/ mag interview. I had to ensure that it was the correct font style for the mood of the interview. I then added the editor, photographer and stylist names at the start of the interview so that readers would know who was involved in the production of the article. By using the pen tool I started to create the first column and copied the text for this from my draft article.

3. I continued to create the remaining three columns using the pen tool for the interviews and copying the text into it.

Step by Step guide on product of double page spread

I placed a pull quote within the second column to increase the visual element and also to inform readers that it’s the most important part of the article. I have also included two photographs to make it more eye catching and visual appealing to the reader.

I then decided to add a image caption under the smaller image on the bottom stating “Above George Staying Ezra!” This is suggesting to the reader that George Ezra wants to keep doing what he is doing and not change because of someone else’s influence. He wants to be unique and be himself. I also have included social media links both Facebook and Twitter to follow George Ezra on these sites. This is a good marketing and advertising technique.

Finally I inserted a Key Facts about George box as I realised there was a lot of empty space that needed to be filled up. I also thought that I would write at the bottom right of the page “ Check Out the full interview at “Check out the full interview @BeatsMusic-Mag.com”.

Conclusion

Overall, in this section I have been able to produce the actual production material for my new indie rock music magazine called “BEATS!” I have covered many areas including the planning for the images to be taken (where/when/ the equipment needed and the permission taken), the production plan regarding the budget etc, I have designed a flat plan of all the content that I will plan to include within the magazine. I have planned everything I want to include within the front cover and double page spread interview. This includes the masthead, main headline, cover lines, promotion/competition, price, date, barcode, social media and publisher links. I have also given a step by step guide into producing both my front cover and DPS.