Interview Questions!

In Mrs Burne's lesson, we are currently preparing our interview questions which I will be asking my chosen band today.

Here are the questions that I have considered:

• Which artist/band has been the main inspiration for your music?
• At which age were you certain that you wanted to do music?
• How long has your whole band been together?
• Is image important for rockstars?
• How did you guys form as a band?
• How long has your whole band been together?
• Have you considered doing anything else?
• When was the first time you ever performed in front of a live crowd?
• Would you trade your current genre for a major record deal?
• So what does the future hold for you?
• Tell us something you've never told an interviewer before?

Shot list!

Here is my shot list that I have created before taking my actual photographs which help me to prepare for the actual photo-shoot I am going to be carrying out. After I have taken the photographs, I will be posting the notes on the shoot (the blank column).

UNPLUGGED! - Final magazine name

Here is a Prezi which involves the results that I have received when I conducted a survey which asked my target audience which magazine name they preferred. The Prezi also features my final decision of my magazine name!

 

23/01/13 - Photography teacher!

In todays photography lesson, we learnt how to plan and create different types of camera shots with the use of lighting. We also learnt how to focus the SLR camera by using IOS and aperture which was done by using the manual button. I learnt that taking plenty of pictures on the day of the photo shoot is vital (around 100) as this will give me a variety to choose from. It has also helped me to think about the proportion of my main image as I have learnt that angle of gaze is important on my front cover.

Here are some of the images that we took of our photography teacher without any editing. In our groups we had to adjust the lighting and settings on the camera. We experimented by using different lighting in the studio to help enhance his features which made the photos overall look more effective.

I decided to play around with different effects in the last picture and I edited it nearly to black and white with a hint of dark brown. This has helped me as it has allowed me to gain knowledge on how to manipulate different types of images which then can be used in my magazine.

Edited image!

Potential magazine names!

I decided to create a Wordle to show potential related names that I could use for my Rock magazine. Also, I will be conducting a survey for my target audience to decide which name they prefer on my Rock magazine which will then allow me to decide my final chosen magazine name.

 

Flatplan Feedback!

In today's lesson, I received feedback on my flatplans on how to make my overall magazine look more efficient and professional.

The comments I received:

- Try to integrate your DPS by making a tear in the middle so it can be ripped of as a poster.

- Make it clear that your magazine is a monthly magazine. 

By taking in the feedback, it will help me amend and tweak my magazine and it will also let me develop more ideas for my magazine. I will be posting my improved flatplans shortly.

Completed flatplans

Before planning my front cover flatplan, I had a look at different Rock front cover magazines which inspired me in creating my final flatplan. I have decided to feature the whole band as my main image on the front cover because my market research suggests that most of my target audience prefer the whole band to be seen. Also by looking at different front covers with bands on them, it has also helped me to come to a decision on how to take the actual picture as the whole band has to fit in the picture.

Here is my flatplan for my front cover:

I made sure to include a lot of freebies on the front cover as my target audience prefer a lot of freebies to be seen. I think this layout is effective because of the main image as it has an angle of gaze which yet again communicates with my potential target audience. Additionally by including different band names on my front cover, it highlights the genre that my actual magazine is focusing on.

Contents page flatplan:

I decided to use the same colour on the heading 'Contents' from the front cover to make the whole magazine look more appealing as the colour scheme is continuous. I decided to have the image of the band "The Drej" more bigger than the others as they feature in the double page spread.

Double page spread flatplan:

In my double page spread, I decided to use a simple layout which is common in most Rock magazines as I have decided to feature a pull quote next to the main image of the double spread. Also, the colour scheme is also consistent which makes the whole magazine look more professional. Near the text, I am also considering to put a image of The Drej rehearsing.

By creating my flatplans, It will help me a lot when producing my actual magazine as I will refer back to my designs and even make changes to improve my magazine. Additionally, I have also considered what to include in the actual magazine for example different names of subheadings which is beneficial as it has helped me develop my ideas.