Rough Cut Teacher Feedback

Front cover- The title of the magazine needs to go at the side and be bigger. There is also little text on the front cover, so more text in the bare spaces would make it better.
Contents Page- There needs to be more information on the contents page. There is a picture with a page number underneath, but it dosen't say who the artist is. Write about what the picture is representing (which story/artist).
DPS- The columns need to be equal and bigger text for the title. I need to write the name of the artist who the article is about on the page.

Rough Cut Student Feedback

What did you like about my project at this stage?
My feedback from students said that they liked the strong images used on the front cover and in the contents page. The colour scheme was said to be consistent and works well. The layout and structure is good and well laid out in the contents page.

What could be improved?
The barcode has no numbers and the date on the front cover is on twice, by the title and by the bar code. The contents page could have a page number and could have more images. In my Double Page Spread, a bit of space could have been filled and the line could be removed. Most of my feedback also said my magazine title 'remix' could stand out more. Some of my feedback said that the font does not stand out, therefore a different font would be easier to understand. In the Double Page Spread, put a page number on the left page.

What have i learned?
I am going to remove the date from the top of the page and place it at the bottom corner of the pace, next to the barcode. I am going to do this because people have noticed i had put the date on twice. I am also going to put a white box around the barcode to make it stand out more and be read clearly.  Another main thing i am going to change, is the text in the double page spread. In the DPS, people have noticed there is alot of bare space which should be filled. I am going to add more text and straighten it out so it looks neat and fills blank space. On the front cover, i am going to change the font and colour of the text, to make it easier to read. This is because people commented on the front cover saying the text was not clear to read. Overall, the main things i am going to change is the text, to make it easier to read and to cover space.

First Draft

Diary Week 5

This week I have changed my whole idea for my magazine. I decided to make up a brand new artist instead of doing Beyonce, because I realised it would not look realistic to do an artist who looks nothing like my model. I used the same photographs for the draft because I couldn’t get new photos straight away, but I changed the article on my double page spread and text in the contents page and on the front cover. I looked through some Q articles for some inspiration for my double page spread article and decided to write it in a similar style. My Beyonce article was written in a simple format of questions in bold and answers underneath, however, for my new article, I wrote it as if documenting the whole meeting with the artist in a more complex way. I read an interview about Las Vegas in an issue of Q magazine and I decided to base my own article on Las Vegas and New York, suggesting my artist found inspiration for music from those two cities.

Photo inspirations

 My model wore a black outfit, which was the closest thing i could get to the outfit Beyonce wears in the photo. Beyonce's hair is long and straight in the photo and a similar colour to my models, and i put her hair in a similar style. The background in all images are plain white. My model did a similar pose to Beyonce where she is lay on her side with her leg up. I took a variety of different medium shots with similar poses and expressions.

In these photos my model wore a plain white t-shirt and wore her hair down and straight. Her makeup was natural, similar to Beyonce's in the photo. I took a variety of close-ups to use possibly for the front cover, as they are simplistic.

This medium shot is simplistic yet the shadow makes it more interesting to look at. We tried to achieve a similar effect to the image of Beyonce, where the lighting and shadow is the main focus.

Diary week 4

This week we have begun making the first draft of our magazines.  We have been using photoshop in lessons to create a front page, contents and double page spread. Outside of lessons i took some photos of someone pretending to be Beyonce, as that is my main artist. I am still experimenting with different colours and fonts for my magazine.

Magazine sketches

Diary week 3

This week i analysed my results from the questionnaires i made for my music magazine. I made pie charts to represent the data for each question then wrote a simple analysis underneath each one. I will take into consideration my results. I also started to create drawings of what my magazine will look like, by drawing a front cover, contents page and double page spread on paper. This gives an idea of what my magazine will look like and determine what style model to use.

Questionnaire analysis

The majority of the people who i interviewed said that they would prefer to see a solo artist rather than a band on the front cover. This could be because of their taste in music and which genre they prefer. They also said that they prefer pop music, which could be why they would prefer to see a solo artist because it is more common for pop music to be by a solo artist rather than a band, however, if the majority of them said they liked indie music, they would probably want to see a band on the front cover.

Most of the people i interviewed said that the main image would catch their attention on the front cover of a magazine, and the rest said that the artist being featured would catch their attention. If the image is dull and boring to look at, they are not likely to pick up the magazine and want to read it.

The majority answered 'pop music', closely followed by 'indie' and then 'RnB'. a small amount said 'rock' and i had a few answers which came under the 'other category', as one person said 'alternative' and the other said 'hip hop/rap'. There was such a small amount i decided to merge their answers under the 'other' category as it would not influence my magazine.

I asked 25 people if free items would persuade them to buy a magazine, and 21 people said yes, it would, whereas the other four people said no. If there was a free poster or CD, my magazine would more likely be popular with the people who answered my questionnaire and make them want to buy it.

found out that just over half of the people i interviewed said that they bought music magazines monthly, whilst the rest said they rarely bought music magazines. Nobody said that they bought music magazines weekly, which could suggest they dont like reading about music and prefer different types of magazines.

I asked what they would like to read about in a music magazine, and i gave four categories. Over half of the answers said Question/Answer interviews would be the preference, closely followed by music reviews and articles on artists and bands. Not many people wanted tips and advice, therefore i will not include this in my own magazine, as it will not interest my audience.

When asked what would influence them to choose one magazine over another, the price and the artist on the front cover were the most popular answers. A few people said the articles inside the magazine would persuade them to choose a certain magazine.

I asked how much people would be willing to pay for a music magazine (maximum price). The average answer was £2 - £3. This is a reasonable price and i will take it into consideration when thinking of a price for my own magazine.