Porfolio Contents

RESEARCH AND PLANNING
Porfolio Brief
Key Features of Magazine
Magazine Front Cover Deconstructions
Contents Page Deconstructions
Double Page Spread Deconstructions
Inspirational Texts and  Moodboard
Photoshop Skills Development
Preliminary Task Flat Plans
AS Coursework Proposal Table- Stage 1
Anlaysing Previous Students Work
Insitutional Research
Preliminary Task  
Main Magazine Flatplans
Audience Research
Stage 2 Planning
Photoshoot Planning
Recce Questions
InDesign
Photographs


MAGAZINE UPDATES
Magazine Update 26/11/14
Magazine Update 26/11/14
Magazine Update 26/11/14
Magazine Update 28/11/14
Magazine Update 28/11/14
Magazine Update 3/12/14
Magazine Update 10/12/14
Magazine Update 12/12/14
Magazine Current Progress 17/12/14

Magazine Update 7/1/15 - Front Cover
Magazine Update 7/1/15 - Double Page Spread

FINAL VERSIONS OF MAGAZINE
Front Cover
Double Page Spread
Contents Page


EVALUATION
Question 1
Question 2 and 4
Question 3
Question 5
Question 6
Question 7

Media Evaluation: Question 7

Here is a video which answers question 7 of the evaluation. I have used Stupeflix to create a video to explain and compare my preliminary task to my overall music magazine.

Media Evaluation: Question 6

Here is a sound recording with the answer to question 6 of the Evaluation.

What have you learnt about digital technologies from the process of constructing your music magazine?


Record audio or upload mp3 >>

Media Evaluation: Question 5

Here is the answer to the evaluation question 5.

Media Evaluation: Question 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your music magazine and why?

I chose Cande Nast Publications as they do sell magazines already so they're successful area of marketing could help my magazine to get recognised in the competitive market. However, even though they do publish magazines they do not sell any music magazines whatsoever, so this will also benefit my magazine as it will be easier to get noticed, and could also benefit the company as they will get more people buying magazines and recognise their name too. So really, I'm choosing an older publication due to the experience and help it could give me to advertise my magazine, but I'm also helping the company to renew their name by attracting a younger target audience and probably make them more money.

Here are some of the magazines that they publish:

As you can see they have various amounts of different magazine genres, but they are all similar in a way of fashion, health and beauty (men's beauty/health magazines too). There are some exceptions when it comes to the home furniture magazine and the game magazine. The game magazine genre is new as Conde Nast have started to take on more modern and digital approaches to widen their audience and retail.

Media Evaluation: Question 2 and Question 4

In this answer, both questions 2 and 4 are answered:

How does your music magazine represent particular social groups?

Who would be the audience for your magazine?

Media Evaluation: Question 1

Media Evaluation: Question 1

Final Version of Contents Page

I also recieved feedback for my contents page, so I have added "Erica Sweet." to the contents page, took some of the red out and put "Yes please!" on the left hand side.

 

 

Final Version of Double Page Spread

Here you can see that I have changed the font of my double page masthead and added a "bubble" this is to make it appeal to my audience more but to also break up the colours a little.

Final Version of Front Cover

Here you can see i have made the sid positions of the coverlines as equal as possible, without overlapping the rectangles behind the text over other text. I have also changed the colours back to the original black/white on the coverlines but the main coverline is white/black so the audience can tell the difference.

Magazine Update 7-01-15- Double Page Spread

Here is an updated version of my Double Page spread after acting on feedback:
 - Changed the font in the masthead
 - Changed the font of the article
 - Deleted various lines

Magazine Update 7/01/2015 - Front Cover

After the holidays, my teacher gave me feedback based on my magazine. I have made changes to the original drafts of the Front Cover.