Research and Planning: Front cover start

Today I have started the production of my front over for my music magazine. The image is where I have got up to so far. I have made many adjustments to the photograph that was used for example make the eyes stand out more, improve the completion and I have also made a copy of the bottom of the photo as a tag was handing out of the dress so i was able to get rid of the tag.

Research and Planning: Publication Plan

Copy of My Publication Plan on Prezi

Research and Planning: Photoshop - front cover image potential

Today I have taken one of the photos in which I think would be good for the front cover of my music magazine and have edited the image to try and bring out a better image over all . I have darkened and lengthened the eyelashes as well as whitening the teeth and changing the opacity of the complexion of the skin. Below are before and after shot of the image.

Research and Planning: The plan for the week comencing 22/11/10

This week I am going to make a start of making the front cover of my music magazine:

• Monday- Choose the layout at the main photograph that i will be using and Photoshop this
• Tuesday- Carry on with the construction of the magazine
• Wednesday- Carry on with construction of magazine
  
• Thursday - Add copy onto the magazine
  
• Friday - Get a good look of how the magazine will look
  

Research and Planning: Test shots

Today I took photographs of the chosen model up at the location on werneth low. The images below are the test shots in which I took to see where the best place for the photos to be taken. This also gave me an insight into whether or not I would need to more lighting to get the best out of the shots.

Research and Planning: The chosen model

I chose the model in which I am going to be using.This chose was made a few days ago so that I had time to inform the model that i wanted to use her on my magazine and to set a date inwhich to do the photo shoot. The reason why I have chosen the girl I have is because I feel that she has the look of someone that will appear in a pop magazine; with her full teeth smile and the clothing inwhich I had fitted her just right.

Research and Planning: Risk Assessment: location recces 1

Research and Planning: Location Recces 1

I will be taking the photographs for my magazine at a house up on Werneth Low . Below are the assessments that I have carried out to make sure that I am going to be well prepared when I get up to the location.

Research and Planning: Model Headshots/model release forms

Below are head shots that I have taken previous to this date. These are potential people that I might use to appear in my Pop music magazine.

• The first Image id a very strong contender to who I might place on the front cover and on the double page spread of my pop magazine, this is because she has a great teeth smile which through my research I have found most images are of big smiles to create a friendly approach.
• The second model is also good for the magazine as she has long hair which could be styled in any thing that will be decided best for the magazine. The only reason that is giving my doubt would be that she looks more hop hop and R&B rather than the Pop look i am going for.
• The third model shows that there can be versatility because she can take the glasses off and also do something with her hair as it is fairly long.
  

Research and Planning: Shot list

The shots that I am going to be using for my pop music magazine will vary. With doing research about pop magazines I have found that there is a variety of different shot types used, so i will be taking images of my chosen model using the different shot types below:

• Long shot- This shot type is a full lenth shot where you can see from head to toe of a person. I will be keeping this shot type in mind while taking the photos for my magazine because I feel that a long shot will be a good image to have on the double page spread as it gives a true feel to what the person is like and also the target audience will be able to see the clothes that are worn.This photo is a good example of a long shot:

• Close up- A close up is a shot type that through my music magazine research is used alot, as it not only shows the face of someone more clearly it is also used to show a prop or costume like clothing that is normally featured within a magazine. I will be using this shot type to try and get a good image for the front cover of my musci magazine. This image is a good close up shot:

• Medium Shot- A medium shot allows you to see mor of the person than a close up but less than what you can see on a long shot. I will be trying to use this shot type while taking photos becuase it will allow the reader to see more of the model than the close up but will also be useful to show off an item of clothing like a top for example or someone singing. A good example of a medium shot is:

• Medium Closeup - A medium closeup is inbetween a close up and a medium shot. This will be useful to keep in mind when I am taking photographs of my model becuase you see alot of this shot type within music magazines. A good photo to show this is:

Research and Planning: Equiptment and Software list

Equipment list:

• Camera
  
  
• camera Leeds




• I mac computer




• scanner

Software list

• photoshop
  
  
  
  
• InDesign

Proplist

• car
  
• clothes

Research and Planning: Costume list

Costume list:

This is one of the outfits that I will be putting my model in. The reason for this outfit choice is because for a pop magazine bright colours are used so with this outfit it will definitely stand out on the front cover.
The shoes are high heels to make the model seem tall and with the pink flowers on the shoes it compliments the dress.
There is also a gold bangle that will be placed on the model wrist which will bring a bit of glamour to the photo.

There are many more items of clothing that I have chosen to use during my photo shoot to bring in the element of pop and celeb glamour. There are items like jeans and dresses and also a blazer. I have chosen to piece together jeans white top and a blazer to give a smart casual look as people in the spot light will not be seen in clothes that the everyday person in social band E/D will be wearing, this is because the people in that band will be looking up to the people in the pop magazine. With the target audience being aimed at girls the clothes that i am going to be using is female clothes with a female model.

Research and Planning: Masthead Name Ideas

Above are 4 different font styles of the masthead name that I am going to be using "POPULAR".

The first front style that I have used is disco diva. This font really appealed to me as it is different to other font styles that I have seen. The only problem with this font is that my genre for my magazine is pop and this font really represents a dance magazine which would not suit my style of music magazine. Also the target audience in which I am hoping to appeal are of the younger generation so this font wouldn't be a good choice.

The second font I have chosen is Floralies. The thing I like about this font is that with the flowers that are placed within the lettering it will appeal to my target audience more as for a pop magazine through my research I have found that girls read pop magazines more so with the flowers if will appeal to my target audience.

The third Font is the font in which I think I will be using for my masthead. It is called Cheri , the reason why this font appeals to me is because with the target audience being young girls the font is curvy and with the added love heart within the O in POPULAR it really does look the part of a pop magazine. So for this reason I really like this font.

The forth font is also called Cheri but the reason why I like the third font style more is because the forth doesn't have the little heart placed within the O.

Research and Planning: Production Schedule

Above is a production schedule that i will be trying to follow to help me produce my music magazine .

Research and Planning: Double Page Spread Analysis

Above is a double page spread that i will be analyzing from top of the pops magazine.

Type of story: The story is a relaxed questions and answers. This format works within a pop magazine because the Audience that will be viewing the magazine will be more interested in the celebs personal life and what they feel about the their latest achievements whether that me in music or in a film role.

Layout: The double page spread has been designed with a large masthead at the top of the page in the largest font size on the page. With having the masthead in such a large font it makes it stand out to the reader which is what you want as it tells the reader exactly what the story is going to be about. The colour of the masthead is in a bright green which stands out with the hot pink that is used.The main copy of the text is set within two columns, the questions that are being asked are written in size 12 bold in the same green as the masthead and the answer that has been given is in a size 12 pink colour. The great thing about using the two contrasting colours is that it is easy for the reader to distinguish between the questions and the answers. There is also places about the double page spread, is fact file boxes and photos.

Images: There are different images that are placed within the double page spread that are relevant to the copy. The images that are placed on the first page really relate to the copy in the fact that they are relevant to the answers that are given by the celebrity. The photos are also outlined with a green boarder which it the same colour as the masthead bringing it all together making the photos fit in with the copy. The photos that are used have been taken at a long shot and a medium long shot. The image on the second page is the largest photo on the page as it fills the whole page. The photo does link in well with the copy of the magazine because the celebrity is placed on a rope swing amongst green trees which contracts well with the green text. The photographs really compliment the copy of the magazine well.

Target Audience: The double page spread really reaches to the target audience for many reasons. The first is that the audience is really interested in finding out gossip about celebrities which this double page spread does as its a question and answer double page. There is also the reach to the target audience by the photographs that are used , there are not only images on the page that are linked to the copy , the main image on the second page is one that will appeal to the audience as it is mainly girls that will be purchasing a pop magazine, the photo shows off the celebrity's body - because he is topless on a rope swing that will appeal to many young girls.