contents draft

This is the draft i have made for my music magazine.

If you want to take away the white background on images after importing them onto quark (if it hasn't automatically stayed transparent from photoshop), right click the image > modify > on both the 'runaround' and the 'picture' tabs make sure that 'alpha channel' and 'alpha mask 1' are selected > press apply and ok.

The articles in music magazines are to promote the band.

what is found on a contents page?

1: masthead.
2: subheadings (different sections).
3: main image that links to cover and splash article.
4: smaller images linking to articles.
5: house style.
6: advertising.
7. issue number.
8. caption.
9. list of contents with page numbers.
10. page number.
11. editorial with picture of editor.
12: date.
13: subscription.
14: section about reviewers, photographers and other key personnel.

This is my first draft of a music magazine cover. I have tried to create it in a stereotypical style relative to most heavy metal magazines. I have done this on photoshop and used certain generic elements like a red and silver house style and i used a font editor on photoshop to create the raw lettering for the 'SHRED' masthead. This will be good to look at to develop my ideas further for my final magazine cover.

5 Rules of taking a successful cover image.

1. No cluttered backgrounds.

2. Make sure the focus is on the lead singer if it's a band shot so that the audience know who they are.

If it is a single artist make sure it is a medium shot - close up. A three quarter image may be good not centred.

3. Leave room for masthead and dont cut off peoples bodyparts from the pic.

4. No high angle shots - They make bad cover images, although good for double page spread.

5. Animate your band, make sure they look at the camera.

Starter Task

Yesterday i learnt how to apply special effects to different font styles. These were specific to the genre/ style of my magazine. i did this using photoshop.

IDEAS FOR MAGAZINES
First idea

1. target audience.
- Mainstream.
- 16-24.
- Mostly male but female.

sub genre.
- rock/ metal

title of magazine and connotations.
- Shred or chug, this connotes the sound of fast guitar playing and is an example of onomatopoeia.

Ideas for main cover image.
- medium close up shot of 1 or 2 band members with instruments, ideal self, Peer to peer mode of address.

5. Ideas for main splash article.
- relating to the cover , eg Could be about an album release or upcoming/
Previous tour.

Ideas for other possible contents.
- instrument reviews/ album reviews.

Here are some examples of heavy metal magazines that I could use as reference for my magazine.

IDEAS FOR MAGAZINES
Second idea.

1. target audience.
- niche
- 16+.
- Male and female

sub genre.
- Reggae

title of magazine and connotations.
- Soul world- gives connotations of the soulful music style. Or jammin’, this connotes a free and happy music style related with reggae music.

Ideas for main cover image.
- medium close up shot of a Rastafarian man playing an instrument, mode of address peer to peer.

5. Ideas for main splash article.
- relating to the cover , eg Could be about the particular lifestyle of a band and about what they stand for or about a previous festival.

6. Ideas for other possible contents.
- instrument reviews/ album reviews.

Here are some examples of reggae magazines that I could use as reference for my magazine.

IDEAS FOR MAGAZINES
Third idea.

1. target audience.
- Niche.
- 40- 55
- Mostly male.

sub genre.
- Country, blues, folk.

title of magazine and connotations.
- Bluegrass, connotes a specific style/ area of music. Or

Ideas for main cover image.
- medium close up shot of 1 or 2 band members with instruments like guitars and banjos. Peer to peer mode of address.

5. Ideas for main splash article.
- relating to the cover , eg Could be about an album release or upcoming/
Previous tour, festivals.

6. Ideas for other possible contents.
- Article about country/ blues icons.

Here is are some examples of country magazines that I could use as reference for my country/ folk/ blues magazine.

starter task

Target Audience: A very specific group of people that a product is aimed at.

Mainstream product: A media product that is aimed at a vast audience with high circulation figures.

Niche product: A media product that is aimed at a more specific, smaller audience. Niche products have low circulation figures as they produce less units.

my college mag front cover and contents

This is a front cover i have made for my college magazine. The first thing i did was make the draft copy on paper to get a rough idea of the way i wanted it to look.

Ihave followed the conventional ideas associated with music magazines.

My cover includes a medium close up of luke webb playing keyboard which links to the main cover line ''THINK FAST! BATTLE OF THE BANDS WINNERS!''. I created the thought bubble around the text to highlight it and link it to the band name. The house style i have used is the colour red in a straight forward font. The red attracts the readers attention.

I used quark to create the contents page layout .. this is also displayed in the video of me doing this.

Quark video example

what i learnt yesterday

Yesterday i learnt how to apply assessment objectives to my work and why magazines use certain names and styles to reach their target audience.

Photoshop video example

Work from last week and goals for next week

Last week i learnt how to make a contents page on quark and record what i am doing onscreen for my work on photoshop and quark.