Diary Entry Fourteen

Throughout this week i have been making changes to the drafts of my magazine. I have mainly focused on  my contents page because this page needs much more work done to it rather than any of the others. Also this week i have completed the third part of my evaluation. This has allowed me to research into which publishers would publish my magazine, and why. Also what elements would appeal to them so that they know my magazine is unique and will be a success.

Diary Entry Thirteen

This week i have completed the first part to my evaluation where i have spoken about my reasons for using particular elements on my magazine pages. Also, i have gained comments on each of my pages, both positive and negative, for me to then analyse them. Through me analysing my comments i have realise what has and hasn't worked so well within my pages. Some aspects which haven't worked well will be changed when creating my final, and other elements which i should include will be added to my pages.

Diary Entry Twelve

This week i have completed my analysis of mise-en-scene. I have spoken about the images used and why i have used them. My main reason for using these particular images is that they fit in with the theme of the magazine. I mainly outlined the basic point of each image, and purpose of the clothing and facial expressions. Also how they work with each page, and what message they portray.

Diary Entry Eleven

I have now completed all three of my pages. This took quite a lot of time, but i found that once i started, it got easier. I enjoyed making these ages because i was so keen to visualise the outcome, but not everthing about it was easy, such as the font and images being a suitable size, enabling everything to fit on each page which i had previously planned. Out of the three pages i prefer the double page, this is because it is more in depth to a magazine, and interesting considering you can read an article. Also i think the article helps my double page seem more professional, and the image works well too. My least favourite page would be my contents page, this is because i found it difficult to find a particular layout which would work well for the reader to see both the image and text clearly. Also, fitting everything on the page became a struggle.

Diary Entry Ten

Today I have finally put my contact sheets of my photoshoot onto my blog. Of all the images i took, only a few will actually feature in my magazine. In my contact sheet it is obvious to see on certain ones why i havent used them as they are either blurry, not focused, or would clearly not work well in my magazine. Also, i have completed my contents and double page spread drafts. I have chosen to sketch these drafts and scan them into the computer as i find it easier than using photoshop, and also i will be using photoshop on the final piece so i want my final piece to look a lot better than my draft. I have sketched down my ideas for my pages and how i roughly want them to look. The sketches do not look like much at the moment, but once i start using my actual images and text in photoshop, it will all come together and finally look like a page from a magazine.

Diary Entry Nine

During this week i have completed my sell line ideas, contents page ideas and my first article draft. With my sell lines, i tried to come up with ideas which i knew would interest the reader and draw them in to read the magazine. Certain sell lines are almost left on a cliff hanger which makes the reader want to know more. Also, i have included particular artists which link to the genre of the magazine and are popular, therefore people will want to see them within the magazine. My contents page ideas are similar to my sell lines but with slightly more information. I also included extra aspects within my contents page so that the reader knows there is more included in the magazine than just the elements with sell lines. When starting my article draft i knew i wanted to use questions which werent only to do with the music industry, this way it will allow the reader to also learn about the 'artist' and their background. Also, i wanted the artist in my article to seem unaffected by the fame and public eye, this way the audience can relate to the artist. Before my final article piece i want to go through it again and if needed add more questions.

Diary Entry Eight

I have just completed my media schedule of things to do towards my magazine. By creating a schedule it allows me to know what things i still need to do before completing the whole task, and what aspects i am missing. Also, as i finish elements on my schedule i will be able to go down the list which ensures that i complete everything. Having a schedule i can keep up to date with what has been done and what i need to do. My media schedule tells me exactly what to do and allows me to keep up with ongoing tasks.

Diary Entry Seven

This week i have completed my audience profile, and have displayed it in a slideshare to vary what i use.  My audience profile has shown me what i should and shoulnt include in my magazine as it tells me what the public wants to featured in my magazine, therefore will sell better. Also, i have booked my photoshoot in for next week so that it allows me to prepare and begin thinking of ideas which will best relate to my genre of magazine and how it will appeal to the public. I am yet to do a draft of my magazine, which i will have to be picking a font for and begin my schedule.

Diary Entry Six

This week i have begun using photoshop to try out my name ideas in different fonts. I wanted to experiment with different fonts therefore i have a variety to choose from and i will be able to see which one i think will work best within my magazine. I have used the "dafont" website to download these fonts for me to use and experiment. Also, i am waiting for a few more votes on my questionnaire before i create my audience profile this week. By the end of the week hopefully i will have finished my questionnaire, depending on the votes i have recieved. This will then help me throughout creating my magazine, as i will know for sure what is most likely to appeal to the reader.

Diary Entry Five

Throughout half term i have created my moodboard, name ideas and colour connotations for my music magazine. In my moodboard i have researched different elements which relate to the genre of music i have chosen. The images represent rock/indie and have given me ideas for what i want my magazine image to be like and how i want my model to be dressed. My name ideas are of a variety but they are all one word, this is because i think they stand out and stick in the readers mind. Also other music magazines have one word names which seem to be successful and eye catching such as: NME, MOJO, VIBE etc. Also i want my magazine name to sound harsh and blunt because i think that way it will stand out more because it will be short and snappy. For my magazine i have chosen to stick with four different colours such as, red, blue, black and white. I feel that all of these colours work well together and play off one another with their different representations. Also each colour appeals to both sexes which refers to my target audience. Through completing these different tasks it has allowed me to think of the design of my magazine and more ideas.

Diary Entry Four
Today i began my proposal for my magazine. I have decided that my music magazine will be based on the indie/rock genre of music. During my proposal i have included why i chose this specific genre, what audience my magazine will be aimed at and why it will appeal to my target audience. Also i referred back to past research i had recently carried out during this course and explained how they will help me and influence my ideas, such as images, colours, text etc. Furthermore, in my proposal i have written about what my magazine will feature and why it will be different to my competitors and what will make it more successful.
Through writing my proposal it has helped me think of more ideas for my magazine and what i need to do for it to be successful.

Diary Entry Three

The third task that was set was to create a prezi researching key concepts. As i hdd never used prezi before it was all new to me and i didnt know what the layout was or how anything worked. Once i got the hang of it, it became a lot easier. Some parts of the research was easier to find that others, especially as parts were obvious because you could use your own thoughts when talking about what appeals to you most and how you think music artists are represented to you and others. I am yet to add images to my prezi because it looks slightly dull and boring as it only consists of text, but i am still learning so hopefully it will come together eventually!

Diary Entry Two

During the second week my next task was to analyse magazine covers and contents pages. When analysing these pages I had to think in depth for why elements were placed in certain areas and what it said to the reader. As I analysed each page they gave me ideas for what i could use when creating my own music magazine. Also, as i noticed what particlular aspects jumped out to me and worked well on the pages i anlysed, it allowed me to understand how they have grabbed the readers attention. I prefered analysing certain pages because i am not a fan of all the genres. This task was time consuming but i found it interesting as magazines appeal to me most in the media.

Diary Entry One

When starting this course, the first task was to create a magazine front cover and a contents page. This magazine was to be sold in the school, therefore we had to pick a target audience which would include students. We frist had to draft our front cover and contents pages including: a masthead, sell lines, cover image, page numbers, page title, images referring to the pages. After creating our drafts, we then had to create our designs with photoshop.  I struggled with this because I had not had much experience with photoshop. I am satisfied with the final piece as I think I succeeded considering I knew very little when using photoshop.