The preliminary task helped me practise the techniques used to create a magazine with the resources that we had. I learnt how to use Photoshop techniques to enhance and change my photo’s using the likes of the clone stamp. On the image of the boy at the computer I enhanced the colour to make it for vivid and interesting using two layers and putting one of the copies into hard light and turning to opacity down to 10. I also learnt how to use the camera and how to focus in and out. This gave us chance to get used to the layout of the magazine.
WEEK TWO!
We started looking at certain genre’s and conventions of how they were presented, for example NME is minimalist which appears quite indie which is what the genre was aiming for. We also started thinking about ideas for our own magazine, target audiences and the genre we are aiming for.
WEEK THREE!
Over the holidays we were asked to complete 5 front pages, 5 contents pages and 5 double page spreads. I used NME, KERRANG!, Narc, Mojo and Clash. Through learning the conventions of magazines I managed to decided what me initial ideas where and what genre I was aiming for. I drew out a spider diagram of some ideas and began thinking about a style model of which I chose NME.
WEEK FOUR AND FIVE!
During week four I started planning out my audience research. I came up with 22 questions to ask to find out about my target audience enabling me to find more out about certain aspects of what people expected from a music magazine. Week five we had work experience, I had my I drew up my initial plans for my front page, contents page and double page spread.
WEEK SIX!
This week I started creating my magazine. I initially started with the layouts and of my double page spread and contents page as I knew they would be the most work. I followed the conventions of my style model but changed certain aspects of the layout.
WEEK SEVEN!
During the week I had taken my photo’s and started working on editing them to fit into the page layout. I manipulated the images to look cold and darker than they were originally, to link to my style model. I had some blank spaces on my contents page as I didn’t have enough time to get all the pictures I had planned out. I also wrote my first draft of my double page spread article. We then had to finish our rough drafts and save them to the diskbox for our work to be analysed.
WEEK EIGHT!We had our rough cuts analysed so I was able to take constructive criticism on my pages. The evaluation helped me make me first improvements on my work.
WEEK NINE!
I continued working on my final draft editing and re-writing my article.
WEEK TEN!
As this was my last week for work, I mainly focused on my blog and retaking my photo’s. I made sure all of my work was up to date and my research was accurate.
