Evaluation

For my evaluation, I wrote out all of my questions on a PowerPoint and then uploaded that onto slide share. I attempted to use different software's in order to show off my media skills. I used PowerPoint, slide share, Prezi and YouTube
 

Here are all of my 7 questions and added photographs: on slide share:

Jessica's evaluation from jessicabartrum

Front Cover

Contents Page

Double Page Spread

My Prezi questions 5:

 

 

My YouTube videos:

Question 4
 

Question 5

Question 7




















 

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Music Magazine: Software and Equipment and Peer Feedback

 I made all three parts of my music magazine on Adobe Photoshop. I used this software as I was familiar with it and had even used it for my previous college magazine and had been successful. There are a wider range of tools on Photoshop, that helped me edit all my photos, that aren't on any other appropriate and available software.
 For the photo shoots, I used a digital slr. After making my college magazine with photographs that had only been taken on a regular camera, I realised that I needed to use a slr in order to get better quality photographs. SO baring this in mind, I went out and took my photographs on an slr. I found that I got a much better and clearer photograph that was also easier to edit.

 

I asked a peer to look at my production and then make some notes for feedback and then later on, record them for me. Here is the outcome:

 

 

Music Magazine: Finished Double Page Spread

This is my finished double page spread:

I had never done a double page spread before so doing this piece has the hardest of them all. I wasn't set on the outcome, instead I thought I'd use my rough idea and then experiment with that. I knew I wanted to include a large picture on the left, the text and an extra picture on the right and the masthead going across both pages. I also knew I wanted to keep to my black, white and red colour scheme.

Music Magazine: Making Double Page Spread

 The first thing I did was crop the meeting the fans photograph down to an appropriate size in order to focus on the band members:

To start of making this magazine, I edited the background out of the selected picture of Sam. I then put him onto my appropriately sized page which I had added in a grey line in the middle to separate it into two pages.I made the image large enough to fill up most the page but with some space beside his head for the masthead.

The next thing I did was insert the other photo. I tucked this away in the bottom right hand corner. I made it around half the size of the left page so it would fit under the bottom, second column of text that will be added. I then added a caption on top. I put this in the same font as I had used for the sell lines for this page as to keep with the theme: white with black stroke.

I then decided to add the text in as I could then go back and add in the masthead to fit around it. However, I did leave some room above the text for it. I put the text in white as it contrasts the black background the best. I also added a drop capital as I had seen this done in many other magazines. This required me making another text layer and then positioning it with the text, as there is no drop cap option in Photoshop. I put the text in the same formal font as I had briefly used on the other pages as all the other more adventurous fonts didn't look right on a big block of text and were hard to read.

I then added in my masthead. I thought this looked best in the same font as I had used for the other two pages and it also continues the theme and connects the pages together. I put this in red as it makes the page look more interesting and gives it more colour. It is also more eye-catching this way.

The final step was adding in a quote from the text into the area of space underneath the title. I went with what I thought sounded good and would make the readers want to find out more. I also used the same font as I had used on the caption for the picture in the corner. I put it in white as if iut were red then it would look too much.

Music Magazine: Double Page Spread Ideas

In order to get some inspiration for my music magazine double page spread, I looked at other music magazine double page spreads for ideas.

Kerrang:

This magazine was the one that I like the most. I like how it has additional pictures as well as the front man of the band in large on the left hand side. I like how the text is put neatly into two columns strictly on the right hand side. I also like how the masthead of this page spreads over both pages and is slightly slanted. Another aspect of this magazine that I like is the colours. There is a plain black background with white text overlaid and then there is a splash of red in the title.

NME:



What I like about this double page spread is the main image. I like how there isn't a background - it's either been edited out or shot in a white studio. I like how they have kept the fairly large quantity of red in the image to give the page colour.

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I looked back at my photographs and picked out one of the interview ones. I think this will look good if I edit everything around Sam out and then put him in large on the left. The photo I have chosen is below:

 I also want to add in one of the meeting and greeting fan pictures to show the readers the other band member: Luke. I will crop this down to make it look better as to direct the attention to the band members.

Music Magazine: Finished Contents Page

This is my finished music magazine contents page:

When making this I knew I wanted the article teaser teasers in a singular column on the left and Sam in the middle but I was open minded about the rest of it. When adding things in, the ideas to put the editors note, the front cover and the interview picture with sell line all came to mind so I put them in and experimented with placement. I am pleased with the outcome. I think it continues the theme of the front cover well. The peer feedback I got for this piece was that they love the title and that the layering works well.

Music Magazine: Making The Contents Page

I started off by putting in the title behind a black box that stretches across the page. I used the same font for the mast head on this page as I did for the masthead on the front cover. I also added in an issue number as I had noticed that many magazines include this on either their front cover or contents page and as I hadn't put it on my front cover, I thought I ought to put it on here as it makes the magazine that bit more realistic. 

I then added in the chosen picture of Sam. I edited out the brick background as it wouldn't of looked good on the page and as I had included it in the front cover, it would've been too much. So instead, I erased it. I positioned him in the middle so that I could add text one the left and photos on the right.

The next step was putting in the sub-headings for the article teasers. I put them in the black font that I used for the front cover sell lines to continue the theme. I then decided that this looked too plain for a sub-heading and would blend with the rest of the text so I put a red box behind it and I think this looks much better.

I then added in the article teasers. I started off by putting in lots of band names as to fill up space. I put the text in black but experimented with putting the page numbers in red and thought that looked good so I continued with that. I then added in one of my own photographs to go along with the last band in the list. I had to move the sub-title 'Regulars' down however so I could fit it all in.

I then added in the rest of the text. One being from the front cover and the others being under the 'Regulars' subtitle. I also added in two social network logos to give the page more authenticity.

The next thing I added was a photograph from the interview. I had already picked this out as it looks the most interesting and would make the reader want to turn to the page to find out more. I then added an article teaser to go along with it on top. I put this in white but then felt like it needed more in order to stand out against the pictures. In the end, I put a black stroke around it. I used the same colours for the text as I had the other article teasers so that the audience would know it was an article teaser.

I wanted to put in an editors note as I had seen them on many other magazines. So, I experimented with this. It needed a lot of experimenting with but in the end, I thought having a black box behind the text sectioned it of well but on top of the image of Sam  didn't so I put it behind him and the text on top of them both. I also put a black stroke on the text so it would stand out where it overlaps the image.

The final step was adding in a picture of the front cover. I think this ties up the two pages well. I added it in on a slant as it makes the page look a bit more edgy. Also, including this is something I had previously seen whilst researching magazines and had liked.