Evaluation

Evaluation
During the planning and production of my magazine I came across a few problems and difficulties.
During this magazine I have learnt a lot about media publishing. I have also learnt when I was making my magazine I should have been more productive and used my time better in the way of not rushing my magazine.
When making my magazine my target was to make, publish and create a front cover, contents page and a double page spread of a music magazine which was in the genre of Indie. The main target audience was males between the ages of 14-28.
I believe that my music magazine follows other music magazines such as NME, Kerrang and Q. I think it follows these magazines because of the color in NME and the pictures and text in Q. I think that my front cover, my contents page and my double page spread are suitable for this type of genre.
My front cover is quite effective in the way of the pictures, colors and text fonts. I think it will attract the audience quite well because of these things. Along the top of the front cover there is a red and white banner saying ‘THE ESSENTIAL MUSIC GUIDE’. I think this is very effective and stands out well on my front cover. Below this there is the title of my magazine in red using word art on Microsoft word. This helps my magazine to be suitable for my type of genre. Underneath this there is a quick sharp and snappy and stands out quite well from the picture to make it more appealing to the reader. My picture is off three members of the four in the band because if I would have used four it wouldn’t be the picture that I wanted to turn out on my magazine. I think my picture is very appropriate for my target audience. I have made the picture the whole of the front cover because I think this is what most magazines are like in this particular genre. The picture I used doesn’t have any standing out colors or branding that makes the picture confusing. On my front cover there are also two captions which tell you what is going to be in the magazine. At the bottom of the page there is also another banner in re back ground and white text to stand out from the from the page and to become more appealing to the reader.

The contents page that I have made for my magazine is quite well done I think in the way of the colors to compliment themselves and different type of fonts and texts. My contents page lists all the bands that would be in an indie magazine with also the band which I based my magazine on which is So Far Unknown. Also it has what is going on in this week’s magazine with the different types of story’s and headlines. The images I have used are two different images of the same band in different locations to not make it so repetitive. Also I have used the colors red, white and a lighter blue so it stands out and helps the reader to see it more clearly. I used word art and also the same type of font so it would not be different from the other texts. Also I used little descriptions underneath the pictures to tell the reader what they are about.
My double page spread has the same sort of theme to my other two pages in the way of colors, fonts and pictures. I also used the colors of red and white and yellow which help the words stand out off the page. The pictures I have used are pictures of the band chilling out because I thought that in an interview process I thought it would be better for them looking like a typical rock band. On this double page spread I have made it an interview with some of the members of the band. I have used the same font to keep the whole thing the same and professional for the reader to understand it better. At the top of the page I have put the title of the magazine and the logo which is ‘RW’ and this represents the title of the magazine ‘RockWorld’. I have used 5 pictures in this double page spread that are spaced out quite well. Around the text boxes I have outlined them with white so it will stand out more and catch the reader’s eye. The back ground of this page is red because the theme of my whole magazine is red and white and I think these 2 colors complement each other quite well and in an effective and professional matter.
If I could do this project again I would space my time out better and not rush this project.
Overall I think my media project attracts and addresses my target when I set out to do this and it also focuses on my specific audience. Also I think this magazine is respectable and quite professional and has a suitable color theme for my audience.

Double Page Spread

I chose these pictures, colours and text because its suits my audience quite well.

Contents Page

This is my finished version of my contents page. I have chosen these pictures and fonts and colours because I think it is suitable for my specific audience.

Front Cover

This is my finished front cover for my magazine.

I have chosen these colours and models and everything else because I think it is sufficient for my audience.

Double page spread layout

This is a layout of what I want my double page spread to look like.

At the top left hand side of the layout it shows where my logo is going to be.

Below my logo there is a picture of one of the band members having an interview.

Below that there is going to be questions and answers 'Q & A' about the bands up and coming tours and realises of their albums.

In the bottom left the will be more Q & A.

At the top middle the will be more Q & A.

Below that there will be another picture of that band member.

Below that there will be some more Q & A.

Where the top right is there is going to be another picture of that band member having an interview.

And below that the will be some more Q & A.

I chose this sort of layout because I think it will look quite professional when it is finished.

Contents page layout

This is a layout of what I want my contents page spread to look like.

At the top of the page it has the title which will say 'Contents'.

The top left hand side of this layout it shows where the logo will be.

Below the logo it has a picture a a band member.

The right middle of the layout it shows a picture of the main band.

In the centre of the page it shows where the text will be and what is in the magazine.

Where the bottom left is the will also be another picture where the band or one of the band will be.

In the bottom middle of the page there is also another picture of one of the band members.

Where the bottom right is the is more general information which will be in the magazine.

I have chosen a layout like this because I think it will look respectable for the specific audience that I have chosen.

Front Cover Layout

This is a layout of what I want my front cover to look like shown above.

This layout of my front cover where it shows where the title is going to be at the top of the page.

It also shows where the logo is going to be at the top left side of the layout.

There is also a picture of where the band will be on the right side but also in the middle of the page layout and underneath this picture it also shows text which is going to be a brief headline of the information inside the magazine.

On the left hand side of the front cover of my layout it shows a general picture of another piece which will be in the magazine. Also there is text underneath the picture which will be telling the reader what the picture is about.

Underneath that picture and text on the left hand side of the layout it shows more information which will be in the magazine.

At the bottom of the layout there is another logo and more general information which will be in the magazine.

I chose this type of layout because I think it will make the front cover of my magazine look like an established music magazine.

Double - page spread analysis

1 - Band Images

These create an image to the reader of what type of band they are.

2 - Text

Interview with the band, just a set of questions and answers to provide information to the reader.

3 - Title & Band Title

Just to let you know what is happening on the page and who the main subject is.

4 - Recommended for people interested

This basically just provides readers with related bands and information that they might be interested in.

I like this one because it uses appropriate colours and pictures.

Contents Page

1 - Title

This basically just's displays the logo.

2 - News

Lists the features throughout the magazine and shows where to go to find them.

3 - Main Feature

Gives a basic outline of the main feature in this issue.

4 - Another section of news

another list of whats going on.

5 - Gig Guide

Displays what bands are playing over the next week and where.

6 - Band Index

Basically a list of all the bands mentioned throughout the magazine.

7 - Internal Advert

Encouraging readers to subscribe to the magazine.

Front cover Anlaysis

1 - Title & Logo

Contrasting colours for the logo, this makes it stand out a lot more and makes it much more eye-catching.

2 - Quick news.

This basically just shows any news at a glance.

3 - Main Feature/Headline

This is placed across the centre to catch peoples attention. Also, it is in a large yellow font to stand out.

4 - Quick news.

Another brief piece of text displaying what else is inside.

5 - More information on what's inside

6 - Main Front Image.

This has been thought out, and has allowed space above, to the left and below for any text.

7 - News Banner

This provides you with a lot of information in just a glance.

Overall, I think this is a very effective front cover.

Naming my magazine

I have been researching throughout the indie genre magazines and have came up with a few names.

The name I have came up with is RockWorld.

Audience

The audience I am aiming at is between the ages of 14-30. Also the audience I am aiming at is mostly male because of the sort of magazine I am making.

I am using these ages and this gender because it is the appropriate ages and this gender for the magazine I am producing.

Double page spread layout ideas

The layout ideas for my magazine are also the genre of indie, an idea for the layout is shown above. I am using these ideas because of the text arrangement and the uses of colour and I want my double page spread to look something like these have turned out.

Another idea is a Q magazine sort of layout such as this one.

Contents Ideas for my magazine

The types of contents I am going to be using are contents in magazines such as Q and Kerrang and other contents in this genre for Ideas and analysis.

These contents pages are what I want my contents page to look like in the way of pictures surrounding the text. This helps the reader to know what the text is about by showing pictures of what is in magazine.

Ideas for magazine front cover

The ideas I have for my front cover are such magazine front covers like Q magazine and other front covers in this type of genre such as Indie.

This is one of my ideas that my front cover layout could look like.

Another layout that my front cover could look like is this picture. This picture shows just one of the band members instead of all of them and that is an idea that I could use.

Ideas for magazine

For my magazine I am going to be doing an indie version of a magazine.

I have been looking into versions of indie magazines and Q and kerrang and other magazines like NME are the sort of magazines I am basing my magazine on.

My Magazine

Plan

The audience this magazine is for students attending college of both gender
The picture I am going to use is 3 people standing in a library with one person at the front of the aisle smiling at the camera whilst reading a book, over his or her shoulder there will be 2 people also in the aisle browsing through book shelves.
I will ensure that the people (models) are wearing suitable clothing without noticeable branding or patterns affecting the shot

The equipment I will use:-

Pen, Paper, Camera, People, Books, Props,

Printer, Library,
Computer

Dates
Where- College Library
When- January 15th
Time- 11:15 am

Evaluation

When I started planning the production of my front cover I had a few problems and difficulties.

The main problem was being aware of the back round and surroundings in the picture. When I started taking my first set of pictures I realised that I needed a suitable back round which suited the audience that I was specifically aiming at. Also I had to find a location which didn't have any lighting in the way of anything in my picture.

Another problem I had during this process was that the models that I had used were wearing clothes that had confusing patterns or noticeable branding on them, which meant that I was unable to use those pictures because this was not aloud on my front cover because everything had to be original. When I went out for the second shoot I had to think about all the problems that I had the first shoot and make sure I didn't have them again.

When I was planning I had a few ideas but stuck with one that I thought was suitable for my audience and when taking the shots I chose a few Angles and decided to use the best one for my front cover.

I decided to use 'Word Art' for my headings as it made my heading stand out which was a formal but bold font which I thought was appealing to the audience. I used a bright red colour for the heading and for the logo and underneath I used white text and this made the text stand out from the back round and pull in the reader.

I used 'Microsoft Publisher' to create my front cover. This program enabled me to make the cover to the picture and add headings and other features. In the bottom right hand corner I added an issue date to make it look more official to the reader.

Overall, this picture is suitable to its audience and purpose. The way I have set out the picture has helped me to put the headings and the text in the right place suitable for a magazine. If I was to do this again I would improve my planning by putting more thought into the text, the picture and the heading. I would make sure that I was more organised before I went out and took my first shoot. I'd also put more thought when I was picking my models to show what I was trying to achieve when making my front cover of a a college magazine.

I have decided to focus on more of a Indie back round for my magazine.

I have been doing research into other Indie magazine such as NME and I have found out these types of magazines are aimed at an age of 12-28.

Preliminary coursework

This is my preliminary coursework for media

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