Flat Plans

This is a possible flat plan design for my contents page of my music magazine:

Flat Plans

This is a possible flat plan design for my front cover of my music magazine:
                                                                                

 

Photo Shoot

For this photo we wanted a group photo for us to appear as a boy band. We used lighting in front of us, brightening our faces and showing our shadows behind us on the white background. We also stood in different positions and looked in different directions making the picture a bit more noticable. 

Music Magazine Photo Shoot

For our photo shoot, we have used several different filters and techniques. We have used props including drum sticks, hats and a guitar to make us look like music artists. The filters gave our pictures different backgrounds and effects including blue and pink. Also for some of our pictures we had only one person in it and for others we used a group of people to make it look like a band. We also took our photos from many different angles and sizes like low angled shots and close up shots. From these many different techniques and styles that we have used, we have gained many interesting and useful photos that we can use in our Music Magazines.

College Magazine

Evaluation

I think that my college magazine cover is quite eye catching as it has a large curving title at the top of the page consisting of white text and a black shadow. The black shadow gives the title a bit more depth which makes it stand out slightly more. The rest of the text on the page consists of blues and purples which stand out and are easy to read on the grayish background. The picture at the bottom of the cover is large and takes up pretty much the bottom half of the page which again would attract attention to the page. For the contents page I decided to use a picture to fill the whole of the page. I chose this picture because I wanted to then put the actual contents in the middle of the circle of people. The title i chose to have red as it stands out against the background. I also kept the same shape curvy pattern for the contents title like the front cover title to keep consistency in my magazine. The text on my contents page is also red for consistency on the page and I chose to put this text on a black background. This was because it is easier to read the text like this.

Although I am quite pleased with my final magazine, there would be several things that I would change. Firstly I would add more pictures and text to both the front cover and contents pages. This is because at the moment the pages look quite simple and would be better if there were more pictures and text for readers. I would also make the layout slightly different on the front cover by not having the text in just straight lines down the sides. I would add more text captions around this page to offer more to the readers. The contents page doesn't have much on it so I would have added more pictures around the side matching what the actual contents text says. I would maybe change the background on the front cover to something a bit more colourful as this would make it more attractive and eye catching.

Digital Camera

For this photo we took the picture at an angle where the long path is directly in sight.which gives a lot of depth to the picture. The photo is also bordered by trees giving a nice green frame. 

Digital Camera

On this photo we angled the camera just below the flower, right next to it. This therefore made the flower look much bigger than the church in the background. Also for this photo we have used the depth of field, focusing on the flowers rather than the large church in the background.

Rap

Tinie Tempah and Professor Green are both solo artists who belong to the genre of rap. Unlike most other rap singers, the lyrics are not generally very fast or do not contain excessive amounts of swearing. These two artists are both very successful in the UK charts. Also both artists usually sing songs with other famous people which may help sell their albums. 

N Dubz are also rap artists in the form of a band. Much like Professor Green and Tinie Tempah, N Dubz have had many songs in the UK charts that have been very successful. The members of N Dubz do fit the image of rappers, usually wearing caps, tracksuits and hats and many of their songs are about their own lives which again you would associate with other rappers.

Professor Green

Professor Green is a male rapper from England. Some of his songs include "I Need You Tonight", "Just be Good to Green" and "Monster". He is usually presented wearing a shirt along with jeans and sometimes a cap making him look smart even though a rapper is usually portrayed as wearing hoodies and baggy clothes. This makes him stand out from other rappers making people notice him more. His tatoos on his neck are usually always in sight on photos and during performances as it is part of his image and again it makes him differ from other artists.

Magazine Analysis

The central image of the of the magazine page is very large and uses up most of the space on the page. This will lead to more people potentially bying the magazine as the image is of a recognisable artist. the central image of the artist is also covering part of the title suggesting that the magazine is using the artist as a selling poijt more than the title. Also on the page is the names of other artists which will be featured in the magazine which again will lead to more people bying the magazine. Above the title it says "10 BIG SECRETS" which will make some people want to find out what those secrets are, making them buy the magazine. This magazine would probably be aimed at teenagers and adults of both genders. The colours used are mainly bright pink and blue which is eye-catching and makes it stand out.

Magazine Analysis

The title of the magazine is in large bold white writing and has a pattern on it making it stand out quite well. The picture of the band in the middle of the page is good as as people will recognise them and therefore might buy it. In the bottom half of the magazine gold writing is used making it stand out with more pictures of several differnet bands giving potential byers a sneak preview of what is inside the magazine.