Media coursework: 2012

Friday, 14 December 2012

Evaluation of audience feedback

Thursday, 13 December 2012

• Which elements of the magazine does the audience like?

• How are particular social groups represented- fans of particular music, age groups, defined by social class /gender / ethnicity..? Are these representations positive, negative, mixed?

• Who are the audience? Are they the group that you initially targeted?

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Double page spread; Construction draft

Music magazine journey; pictures

This image is going to be used for my front page. This is a mid-shot of my model Ibrahim, with him looking directly at the camera to catch the eyes of my your audience. I chose this because its plain and simple but says a lot and is something I can play round with in Photoshop to make it look more professional.

This image I took in the studio will be used in my double page spread as 1 of my main images. This body shot will be used to show of his body language and his facial expression. Him sitting down looking directly at the camera shows his dedication to his music as he also connects with his fans through this image.

This image will be used for my contents page. The topless image of my model particularly appeals to my younger female audience as this is what they may find attractive and this may cause them to read more about my magazine.

I have chosen these as my main images because I felt they were appropriate for my genre and met the needs of my magazine

Monday, 10 December 2012

Magazine image ideas

These images are ideas i wanted my model to mimic, as he was male i got these images of the internet of male celebrities i wanted my model to portray in their poses

Photography set-up/ lighting in the studio

I learnt a lot using the photography studio, in terms of where everything should be positioned, lighting, and background and mostly how to use the camera. I enjoyed using the poly-reflector boards and changing the back drop colour from black to white.

Friday, 30 November 2012

Call sheet

Mariam Young

PHOTOGRAPHER

Photos shoot assignment/ call sheet

Date: 20 December, 2012 Timeline: Tentative- subject to change

Time: 15:00-16:00p.m 14:50pm- Model meets me at the studio

Assignment: portfolio sheet 15:00pm- wardrobe selection, shoot brief

Location: photo studio 15.15pm- Shoot time

Concept: Model one is relaxing thinking about life and is quiet sad until he meets model 2 who changes his life around for the better.

Client: Jump off magazine

Media: Nikon D40

Compensation: Trade

Primary shoot contact: Mariam Young

Photographer: Mariam Young

www.mariamyoung.com

MUA: Mariam Young

Hair stylist: Mariam Young

Wardrobe stylist: Mariam Young

Model 1: Ibrahim S

Model 2: Sharon S

Special instructions:

The following are requested items that each model has for wardrobe:

1.Dark blue jeans

2.Plain white T shirt

3.Body cream

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Magazine news-stand task

Magazine newsstand task

In doing the research I found out that it is quiet hard to find music magazines nowadays as I hardly managed to find some. But from what I gathered from the image I took, I’ve noticed that most mastheads seem to be clearly on show for people to see. This is due to the way it has been laid out by this shop, one behind the other raising up. The magazines at the front show the main cover lines and majority of the main models face/body. I think the magazines at the back may be least important/eye-catching than the ones at the front.

In this picture I took, I managed to find some music magazines but not many. I did manage to notice that the mastheads are in bright colours and at least half of the main images are shown. Again I noticed that the front covers show the main cover lines and teasers, also the skyline at the top. This shop has displayed their news stand according to what kind of magazine it is, music seem to be placed next to art. Nowadays I believe music magazines have become least important to shops and reality ones have become more important

Also, through the research I did i have found out that most of the music magazines displayed have an online web page (electronic magazine) and many social media pages, so I believe this reaches out to a wider audience since there is an easier, cheaper option for them.

Music magazine proposal & house styles

I chose IPC to publish my magazine as they are known worldwide and is one of the best publishing companies. They also publish vibe magazine which is a simmilaar genre to my magazine

College magazine evaluation

Evaluation

I started preparing my college magazine by taking many pictures using a small compact cannon camera. I went to many different areas of the college e.g., the streets, canteen, library, gym, field and many more. I had done this to ensure that I have a good variety of pictures in different places to choose from for my magazine. I took a couple medium close ups of someone reading a book which I used for my front cover, this was done to make sure all eyes was on the model and what she was doing (work related). I made sure her college pass was showing to show that she attends Leyton College, which is who the magazine was aimed at, making it more relatable to them.

I learnt quite a bit on how to use Photoshop and its key functions such as adding rulers to a new page, image manipulation where ctrl T is clicked then shift is held down to resize it. This I done to make sure the image don’t look stretched or pixelated whiles its being resized. I also learnt how to create layers instead of everything on one and also how to unlock them. For my magazine the page layout would have the masthead at the top (LSC Daily) but either behind or next to my model, I did this because she is more important than the masthead and all eyes should be on her and not the masthead overwhelming the front cover. I added cover lines on the left and right hand sides of the front page, putting information that I believe will draw the college students to want to read more of what’s to come inside. I used InDesign to make my contents page which I found slightly trickier than Photoshop but eventually got the hang of it, I used many of the pictures I took on the contents page to make it look colourful and appealing. I tried to use a consistent font and colour scheme throughout so it looks professional.

To improve, I think I need more practice using InDesign as it did take a while for me to finish my contents page and still didn’t look as good as I wanted it to. Also to plan what I want each page to look like beforehand so I’m not struggling to with Ideas to start with. I think that I should’ve spent less time taking pictures and used it on making my magazine as I had limited time to create it. On Photoshop I think I could’ve shown more skill in my cover page as it looks a bit plain and amateur. Also, chosen a better font style if I had more time.

To develop my student magazine to my music magazine I would spend more time planning and preparing before I start and less taking unnecessary pictures. Also, I would show more skill and professionalism on both InDesign and Photoshop for a finer finish that I’m satisfied with. And lastly I would do a lot of research on the genre of music I’m doing to ensure I’ve got every element of it portrayed I’m my magazine.