Question 7

This was my final question and where i got to compare my final draft to my preliminary task. I compared my total progression in use of knowledge, features that i missed out but have included in my final draft. Basically just an overall conclusion to explain how far my skills and knowledge has came on music magazines.

Question 6

 

This was the question where I talked about editing, camerawork, different software's I used to create my overall magazines but mainly my images. I gave  comparison of my front cover photo for a before and after picture and you could evidently see the editing that took place in Photoshop.

Question 5

In question five I explained how I attracted my target audience by talking about images i have used, what messages are reflected, the language i went with and the formality of that.

Question 4

In question four i could justify how i came about finding out my target audience, giving examples of graph and the questionnaire i created. I then went into further detail about what sort of lifestyle they had specifically identifying my target audience.

Question 1

This was the first question i had to complete for my evaluation, it allowed me to explain how I came about and completing the first stages of producing my magazine. As I explained what market research i did and how I applied it to my magazine.

Question 3

My third question I really enjoyed as i haven't thought about it while going through my magazine so it was something new to me. I got to research and explain ways i will distribute my product including facts and figures, it was fun as I got some good points across while researching different companies.

Question 2

This was my second question on my evaluation, this question allowed me to explain in what ways I represented Age, ethnicity, gender and class. This was good because I got to tell why I used my models in a certain way.~i also explained a bit more about my target audience and how they were suitable.

Final Draft Contents

This is my final contents page that I'm very pleased with. I got feedback on there being a lot of white space so I changed this by taking a new photo and making it the full background. I resized my subscriber box to make it more fit for purpose and not as in the way.

Double Page Spread Final Draft

This is my final draft for my double page spread, this is my strongest page as it looks like a real magazine I believe it looks like it good be a part of one of my style models. I inserted more text into my article to fill it up and maker it look more like a real magazine as last time it looked rather bare and empty. I changed the title of 'Juicy R' to white, underlined and behind his head. This effect makes it look like graffiti which links in with his article. I also inserted a website link at the bottom to act as an interesting touch. I also used an image to act as a teaser for the next page, with a little description below. I also inserted nearly all my white text with a fill of red around to make it bolder and stand out. I also readjusted the quote at the top to make it act as more of a focal point and interesting to my reader.

Robyn and George

This is a photo inserted on my double page spread to act as a teaser for the next page. I didn't have to edit this photo as it's only small and acts just a s a feature rather than a focal point.

Front Page Final Draft

This is my final draft for my front cover. I am extremely happy with the result. As you can see I took my improvements on board and I believe they are fit for purpose. I inserted a banner across the  top to show whats inside, this also match my house style and makes it more interesting. I also changed my title as i believe the one before e look a bit to word arty. I have also changed my fonts to more bold to this makes it more striking and eye catching.
I've also inserted another heading for a teaser inside just to fill up the page a bit more.

Contents Photo

I didn't have to do much editing on Andrews face cause he had quite clear skin with no patchy or spotty areas. The only edits I had to do was a slight crop and changing the brightness up and altering the contrast to black and white.
As we can see I have left quite a big gap towards the right of him where a plain white wall is placed, this is for my content to be positioned here, so I needed a big gap for my words to fit clearly on and not conflict with any of his body parts because he is black ans white it blends in.

Front Page Photo I didn't pick

This a potential photo I took for my front cover. I was extremely happy with the quality of this photo as it's very clear and captivating. When I tried it on my front cover it looked very good but it just wasn't eye catching enough as it didn't look the reader right in the face which I thought looked very good about my other photo.

Contents Photo I didn't use

I was actually very happy with the quality and lighting of this photo, I also really liked his body language as he is posing with his fingers up and to the side to show his 'bad boy', 'I don't care' sort of attitude.
The only downside to this photo and this is why I didn't use it was there was not enough space for my actual content to go, as it conflicted with his body and it was very clear, looked muddled up and confusing.

Double Page Spread photos I didn't use

I came to the conclusion that I wasn't going to use these images, I did like the quality and shot types I did but once I inserted them onto my double page spread they weren't suitable as they didn't look right in the size frame I had and didn't really go well with my layout.

Long shot - With this particular photo I believe there was to much space around the outside and it made my page look rather empty, this was striking or eye catching enough.

Mid long shot - This photo was the only one I debated inserting for real but once I did I didn't believe it looked striking and captivating enough. Also his body language didn't really suit the article, compared the one I have used where he is leaning to the side with his sort of 'bad boy' attitude.

First Draft Double Page Spread

This is my first draft of my double page spread. I have followed classic codes and conventions that my style model has also used, for example I have 3 columns of text, one main image related to the article, title and just the classic layout. On the other and I have missed some such as page numbers and a few more little features. I have put my artists name as the main title centred above him; this makes it clear the reader who the article is about. I have inserted a very important quote below him that basically sums up this article and is part of the rest of the quote at the top of my second page but I believe it's a nice touch to start on the first page. I have followed my house style of red, white and black shown in my main article, titles and nearly all text I have used.
Overall I am very happy with this as a first draft, even though I know there is room for improvement it's a very good foundation to start with. 

First Draft Contents

This my first draft of my contents page. I'm happy with this result and I believe it follows classic codes and conventions of a contents page. For example, I have used different sections for my content to fall under - News, Features and Gossip & quiz. I bold'd this text to make it clearer and more eye catching for my audience.
I have created a subscriber box and a competition just to make it more interesting.
My title 'CONTENTS' works well as it stands out and makes it clear to my audience straight away that this is my contents page. I'm not sure if i like the font and colours used as it looks rather word arty and may not be bold enough so I will be trying out new fonts and colours also looking back on my style model.
I believe my image works well in black and write as fits in with my house style looks professional and effective.
I followed my house style of red, white and black as we can see with my numbers, titles, main text in my description and subscriber box.
I'm not sure if I'm totally happy with this image as it creates a lot of white space, for an improvement I may take a new image and make it cover the whole page and rearrange my layout. I also believe my subscriber box could be a bit to big, i will look at my style model again and see what I can do with this.