Evaluation question 2

The evaluation question 2, I have put in a powerpoint format.

Evaluation question 1

Evaluation question 1 from Alfie Morgan

question 6 draft

Photoshop –

Photoshop is a software that I used to format my magazine front cover, contents and double page spread. I took images and text and placed them so that it came out with my final product. In Photoshop, I had to teach myself skills of how to crop, resize, order layers, place, reatrersize, spot healer, blur, use rulers, and also arrange photos so that they fit with my genre (simplistic). To teach myself how to use these, I watched videos, inquired my peers, asked friends and taught myself.

Blogger –

Blogger is website that I have used to upload tasks and blog posts. It is a really useful way of uploading as peers can view whenever they want and keep up to date with my posts. Blogger also allowed me to embed codes so that different platforms could be available to view on my blog. Platforms such as, slideshare, scribd, soundcloud, Canva, etc. These different platforms allowed me to show off my skills which is a helpful thing that blogger allowed me to do. 

Research an evaluation feedback

Question 1

My magazine follows conventions of regular simplistic magazines that occur in the media. For instance, DIY, Fader and i-D. They are simplistic due to them not having much writing on them. The

font that is used for all these magazines are simple and, clear and mostly in white. I chose my font to be in black because the background was a light grey colour and the white may have blended into the background. My masthead is at the top like the magazine examples. However, their mastheads are not behind the image like it is on my magazine. It is a convention to have a masthead behind an image on a magazine front cover but these magazines have not included this; I would not call this conventional as it’s conventional either way.

My magazine follows conventions such as margins, text size, format

/layout, etc.

 The margins on conventional magazines are just slightly off to the edge of the page. My magazine does the same, this makes the page look neater and it so that the words do not run to the edge of the page. The layout of regular magazines like the one above has connotations to the layout of my magazine. The masthead is placed at the top and to the left in the professional magazines. On mine, it is centred; this isn’t unconventional because many other magazines have their masthead in the centre too. Most other magazines have the artist’s name or a play – on word on the front cover; therefore, I chose to go with “it’s the golden boys” for my front cover. This is because these are lyrics that are in a song that fits in the genre that my magazine is. If my audience knows what this is, then they may be attracted to read this magazine as they could associate the song that they like with the magazine or the artist presented on the front cover. Another reason my magazine is conventional is because the barcode is at the bottom right of the page. In general, most conventional magazines have their barcode at the bottom right of the page so I therefore decided to do the same to make my magazine conventional

Double page spread progression

Contents page progression

Cover progression

Final double page spread

Final contents page

Final front cover

Original photos used for final pieces

Photographers

Charlotte Patmore

Charlotte Patmore is a photographer who takes photos of alternative artists such as Dream Wife, Black Honey, King Krule, etc. I am interested in her photography because she takes different styles of photos. Some of Patmore’s photos look like they are vintage and others are in black and white, others look like standard camera photos. I am interested in Patmore’s photography because she takes photos of artists I am interested in and her variety of images means that I don’t get bored of the same images over and over again. I am interested in taking photos like the one above because there is a variety of styles she chooses. 

William Strobeck

The second photographer/film maker I have chosen is William Strobeck who takes photos for clothing company, Supreme. He enjoys skating with the Supreme skate team and uploading videos featuring the team. I like William Strobeck’s photography and filming because the photos show skaters, clothes and people I can recognize which interests me. I believe that I can take inspiration from William Strobeck by instead of taking photos of still people; I can capture pictures that show my artists in action and this will reflect the work of William Strobeck.

Audience profiles

25 word pitch

Kerrang contents analysis

Identifying my music magazine genre

Identifying my music magazine genre

UK tribes target audience

Contents page analysis