Name- Victoria CopeCandidate Number- 2229

Centre Number-33435Aquinas College

AS Media StudiesOCR G321:

Foundation Portfolio

Who would be the audience for your media product?

People who look like this-

(Aged 14-21)

And are influenced by-

And LOVE listening to this-

Who spend money on-

And are interested in-

INFORMATION- the reader of the magazine will be educating themselves on the contents of the magazine. For example if it was a kayaking magazine, the reader would be educating themselves on good rivers to visit that are promoted -Satisfying personal interest and curiosity-Seeking advice on practical matters or opinions and decision choices

Why do people read magazines?

Entertainment -Filling time- Emotional release -Escaping or being diverted from problems -Relaxing-Getting essential cultural or environmental knowledge

People read magazines for different reasons. Most of theses reasons can link to uses and gratifications of magazines.

Personal Identity- -Finding models of behaviour -Identifying with media role models-Gaining in site of ones self-Finding reinforcement of personal values

Why do people read magazines?

Integration and social interaction- -Having a substitute for real-life companionship-Enabling someone to carry out social interaction with family, friends and society-finding a basis for social interaction-Identifying with others and gaining a sense of belonging -gaining an incite into circumstances of others-social empathy.

In order to find out if there was a need for my type of magazine, I made a questionnaire on ‘survey Monkey’. When I had made it, I posted it onto social networking sites such as . I collected my data and was able to analyse it. This helped me decide what colours and proved to me there was a market for my magazine.

Find my survey here-http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/328VDKF

Collecting data.

Based on my audience research, I could see there was a gap in the market for a niche hybrid magazine combining pop and indie music aimed at teenage females.

I tried to make my magazine interesting and specifically aimed at my target audience. I used feminine but dark colours to accommodate my product to my target audience.

The primary audience for my product would be females between the ages 14-21. As my magazine is of a hybrid genre which includes pop music and indie music and although the indie music may appeal to males, I would class them as being more of a secondary audience. I think that the majority of the articles and features I will look to include will be more influenced for a female audience. I will make a music magazine because I think the majority of people listen to music and therefor my magazine will sell well.

Primary Audience

Secondary Audience I would have a secondary audience of males. This is because when their partner or someone in their family buys the magazine, because it is a hybrid and has inside music in it to, the article in the magazine might appeal and therefore they will read the magazine.

Demographics & Similar Products

The demographic for my product would be basically be people who like listening to music and also enjoy reading the gossip and information about the A-listers . These are people who watch TV such as E4 and shop and mainstream shops such as New look but also places such as Athlecks palace .

Similar Products

How does your media product represent particular social

groups?My magazine represents an audience in these ways:-

Through the use of text. Displaying relatable text of what my target audience would be interested in reading.

The choice of ‘mise en scene’ having clothing that looks casual like what my readers would wear

Through the use of images. This defines the genre of the magazine for example if it was a Goth magazine it would have a Goth on the front. This represents the image of the reader.

Why is the main image important in order to achieve

this?In order for readers to buy my magazine, the main central image on the front cover has to look relatable and appealing to a reader. In order to achieve this, my image has to look inviting. I hope to do this by putting the person in the image in clothes that look like they are off the high street, so the reader can aspire to look like them and it is achievable. Also on the main image has to represent someone the reader would like to be like, whether this be a celebrity or just someone who is dressed nicely, I feel like my reader should aspire to be like the person. I would link my magazine most closely to NME for achieving this. the person on my main image has to be quite a main steam star. I based the appearance of my cover star on the main singer from the Killers- Brandon Flowers.

On this image, he is using direct gaze to interact with a viewer, not only are his eyes the key signifier of the image, the colour of them also is attractive for a teenage audience as they would find the eye colour appealing and it could potentially influence them in their sense of style

The ‘mise en scene’ of the image could be seen as quite casual. He is wearing a fashionable jumper which can be brought on the high street in a pretty main steam colour. As my magazine appeals to girls the use of the colour purple would appeal to them as it is a feminine colour, and would make the boy in the image more appealing as girls would see him as ‘in touch with his feminine side’ therefore creating more appeal.

On the image, the star is wearing an earing, this is very main stream and popular at the moment, this represents teenagers well as it presents their style and could influence someone to get their ear pierced.

His body language also represents teenagers. For example he has his hand son his pockets and is slightly leant forward, this is a casual pose which could suggest he is interested or looking at something creating an enigma code within an audience.

On the image, he has a stylish male hair do, this is very main stream and would represent a typical teenage boy, but also a good looking boy that girls would find attractive, creating appeal and desire on my magazine

This image also uses direct gaze. As we can see, she’s wearing make up to enhance her lips and make them stand out. This represents my audience as this is the sort of style that people who listen to certain genres of music would listen to. The use of direct gaze interacts with the audience and the vibrant eye colour draws he reader to them and creates an interact with a reader,. Her facial expressions look stern so this would create an enigma code of what she is thinking about.

Her body language is feminine but also suggests authority and control. The way her belly button is showing shows that she is stylish and my influence someone that aspires to be like her to buy clothes similar to what she is wearing.

The use of a casual hair doo, suggests that to a reader that being like her isn't unachievable this also represents my audience as she looks stylish and casual but at the same time in my magazine would be someone for my readers to aspire to be like.

Her nails and choice of jewellery also make her look fashionable, the white and red nails connote innocence but the red may show there is a darker side to her, also the band on her arm is from a gig, representing my audience as people who are interested and enjoy going to gigs, like teenagers would

This image also uses direct gaze. It shows off the earing he is wearing which is mainstream and represents my audience as they are in fashion at the moment. The slanted body language connotes a more playful side to him and his facial expression shows he is happy and him showing his teeth shows he is normal even though in the magazine he would be someone to aspire to be like.

The position and hand action he is doing connotes a ‘flirty-ness’ to him with is linked to the image also that he is confident and not ashamed of who he is. This represents my audience and girls would like this and she him as a bit of a heart throb. The gold ring on his finger shows that he is mature but also show he cares about his appearance and likes to keep up his image. The mise en scene of the image is him in a green jumper and jeans, this is a casual outfit which shows he is just normal and likes the same clothes as what is on the high-street. This represents my audience would wear as boys would wear similar clothes and girls would think this is a nice outfit and would encourage boys to wear something similar.

What kind of media institution might distribute

your product?The company that would publish my magazine would be 'Bauer Media Group‘ who also publish Kerrang magazine. I would make my magazine a rival magazine to other magazines in order to get as many readers and customers as possible. My magazine will be published monthly and will priced at £2.99. I think this a suitable Price as its not too much and as it is only monthly they would Have to pay. It means my magazine can be more expensive Than weekly magazines as it is published less frequently.

In order to keep brand loyalty, I used convergence with other media products such as Facebook and put links on to the website on every page so even when we’re not publishing a magazine they still have access to the information and new articles online to divert them from buying another product while waiting for the next issue of ‘revolution’ to be published. I will make my magazine thick and full of information as it is only published monthly so this means I can put more stories in it then I could if it was weekly.

MerchandiseAnother way I will promote my magazine is by merchandising. I will make these available in shops such as HMV but will also give them away in special issues of my magazine. Not only will this be a reminder to the person wearing it/using it to buy the magazine, but also it will promote the magazine to people who see the item.

I will also make an app for my magazine which makes the magazine available to every smartphone user so it is accessible all the time in many different ways.

In order to create loyalty with my customers and create a dedication to the magazine. I based the price of my subscription on the price of NME’s subscription price. As we can see on the image its £32.48. I researched this before putting a price onto my subscription. I thought this was suitable price because for my magazine it works out cheaper to buy the subscription than buy the monthly magazine from a shop.

Subscription

Online

I will make my magazine accessible from all different media products for example on the internet I would create a website and Facebook page as well as a Twitter one.

REVOLUTION MAG

How does your product use, develop or challenge the codes and

conventions of real media products?My magazine front cover shows most of the conventions and codes of most other magazines. For example, it has the barcode on the front cover, which is a convention of any magazine. However, in order to make it specifically a music magazine, I had to add different codes and conventions to suit the genre, this was especially difficult because my magazine has a hybrid genre so I have to accommodate to 2 different types of viewers these annotations will show why and what I had to do.

Victoria CopeStrapline- based on my

audience research, I found that these were

the most popular band. This is why I put them on the front cover as it means they will appeal

to a wider target audience

Masthead- in the top left corner which is

conventional of any magazine.

Slogan- the choice of language in the slogan not only

promotes the music in the magazine, but the magazine its self

as well.

Main central image- conventional . Model

using direct gaze

Key signifier- eyes are the first thing a reader would see,

direct gaze interacts and involves the

reader

Unique selling point- the main article

would be the reason people bought the

magazine

Secondary images

Pull quote- creates an enigma code for

the reader to want to know why

Barcode and issue number and date

and price

Main cover line

strapline

Anchorage

Purple black and white colour scheme

Price stands out so it looks cheaper and it

is more noticable

Codes and conventions of other magazinesI chose to compare the

following magazines to my magazine's because they all fall under one of the genres in my magazine, ‘we love pop’ for example links to the pop genre in my magazine. It was difficult balancing out hybrid genre, but looking at the codes and conventions of other magazines helped me to include and equal amount of indie music to pop music. My magazine and this magazine share many codes and conventions.

Banner- typical or any magazine and

promotes the contents of the

magazine to a buyer

Masthead- in the top left corner which is

conventional of any magazine.

Key signifier-bright writing sticks out to

the reader and would instantly catch

their eye

Main central image- conventional . Model using direct gaze to interact and involve

the reader

Barcode and issue number and date

and price

Secondary images

Slogan- the choice of

language in the slogan not only promotes the music in the

magazine, but the magazine its self as well.

This slogan rhymes mayeb

to link the genre of music

as it could connote song

lyrics

Flash/pug- short text promoting

contents to reader

Pull quote- creates an

enigma code for the reader

to want to know why

Strapline-as this is a pop

magazine, the straplines will differ slightly to mine, for

example, they will use

straplines linked with

pop or fashion, where

as I will use straplines

linked with indie or pop

music

Anchorage

Codes and conventions of other magazines

Banner- typical or any magazine and

promotes the contents of the

magazine to a buyer

Masthead- in the top left corner which is

conventional of any magazine.

Key signifier- direct gaze to interact and involve the

reader

Main central image- conventional . Model using direct gaze to interact and involve

the reader

Barcode and issue number and date

and price

Secondary images

Slogan- the choice of

language in the slogan not only promotes the music in the

magazine, but the magazine its self as well.

This slogan rhymes mayeb

to link the genre of music

as it could connote song

lyrics

Flash/pug- short text promoting

contents to reader

Strapline-as this is a pop magazine, the straplines will differ slightly to mine, for example, they will use

straplines linked with pop or fashion, where as I will use straplines linked with indie or pop music

AnchorageKay signifier lips creates sex appeal to

widen target audience

My double page spread uses conventional codes and conventions in order to fulfil its purpose, for example, it has a headline a stand first and a drop cap, a main central image and grey boxes. Each of these are important to making a double page spread. I put the questions in a different colour to the writing this is to make it clear to the reader that the questions and answers are. I used a pull out quote to break up the text in order for the reader to skim read but also create and enigma code to why the person is saying that. The use of the banner at the bottom gave the article and interesting spark and told the reader initially what type of article it was going to be. All of these are convention of music magazine. The star in my interview is a music star which is conventional of music magazine and is promoting a tour. My article uses anchorage and the pictures all use direct gaze to interact with the reader. It uses page numbers aswell which is also conventional. I also wrote in columns

Headline

Questions and answers in different

colours

Anchorage to picture

Main central image

Page number and web address

Structured like shopping list- links to headline ‘shopping

bag’

Pull out quote

Flacsh or pug

Secondary image

Incite into what articles about

Anchorage to headline

Secondary images linking to question

Codes and conventions of other magazines

Grey boxWrote in columns

Headline unconventional as

not at top

Anchorage to picture

Main central image

Unconventional, no Page number and

web address

Secondary image

Incite into what articles about

Anchorage to stand first

Unconventional no Secondary images

Grey box

Wrote in columns

All interview text in black but separates

questions and answers by putting questions in bold

Codes and conventions of other magazines

Info on person in main image

My contents page took my the longest to do as in my opinion this is the most important page in the magazine. It helps the reader navigate around the magazine and find what they are looking for. My contents page uses convergence of social networking sites such as twitter, facebook and tumblr. It uses a by-line to tell who took the picture, it also has the web address, issue number and date of publishing on it. Conventionally I put a subscription box on my magazine as when I was doing research I found that most magazine has a ‘subscribe’ part to the contents page. Typically it he pace numbers, what the articles called and a brief

Description of that the article is and what its about. It conventionally has a editors note which briefly describes what is in the magazine and I split up the genre of the article into sections ‘music’ and ‘regulare’ so it was easier for a reader to navigate around. I only used one image (excluding the image of the editor) this is unconventional, but I felt if I put anymore on the page would look to crowed and it wouldn’t look good. I also gave it the obvious title of contents so readers would know what the page was

Codes and conventions of other magazines

Unconventional title but suites the genre

of the magazine better than

‘contents’ would

Unconventional, explains what bands

are featured in magazine suites

genre of magazine

Conventional subscribe box

Main central image

Secondary images

Dividers to seperate genres of magazine

Page numbers with brief description and

title

Recommendation of articles-

unconventional

Date of publishing

Conventional plus sign, but instead of

doing a + have wrote it out instead

Red, white and black colour scheme

Logo in top left corner

Similarities to other magazines

Direct gaze on main central image

Use of banners at top

and bottom

Free give away

Logo in top left corner

More than 3 secondary

images

Barcode, price and issue date on

front cover

Use of strap line

Use of question in

strapline

Use of enigma code in main

cover line

How did you attract/address your audience?

Bold masthead

Interactive facial expression

Direct gaze

At least 5 strap lines connotes value for money

Price, barcode and issue date.

Consistent colour scheme and font to create brand identity

Varied text sizes to show which features are important

Unique selling points clearly defined

Banner

Logo

Genre: The genre is a hybrid genre. This includes indie music and pop music. this is portrayed through the look of the cover stars and the mise en scene of the shot. It is also portrayed through the other stars included in the magazine and through the use of language and buzz words on the cover, for example ‘sensation’Gender:My magazine is aimed primarily at females but could also target males that are interested in the same music and artists included on the front cover. The cover star is a male which may seem strange as my magazine is aimed at females, but by putting a good looking male on the front cover makes him seem desirable to girls and therefore they will be more attracted to the magazine.

Age:The target audience for my magazine is mainly aimed at teenagers from the age of 14 up to about 22. The cover star is within this age range so the reader can relate and aspire to be like him.

It would be in a socio economic group of E

Banner- usually this would show a unique selling point of the magazine. As this could be the first thing a viewer would see on a page, it would have to be something desirable to a reader of the target audience. By using buzz words such as ‘exclusive’ it makes it seem like a big deal and also it relates to the dialect that someone of my target audience would use.

Strap line/ secondary images- I made my magazine seem attractive by including some of the bands that were most popular when conducting my research. By including bands with a similar music genre it re-enforces the genre of the magazine.

Main central image- by putting someone of a similar age range to my target audience it creates a relatable appeal to my magazine. As well as this it by putting a good looking male on the cover he creates a desirable approach for girls towards the magazine. Also, the text under neigh which is the main cover line uses an enigma code and the use of direct gaze makes the reader feel more involved in the magazine, making it more attractive. It also uses anchorage

Strap line/pug- the use of the word ‘free’ attracts a reader because they feel like they are getting value for money with the magazine. It acts as a persuasive technique because it would encourage a interested buyer to get the magazine because they are getting more for their money, this is particularly important in a magazine for my target audience because they might not get lot and they would want to get the most out of what they get.

Title- colours of title match that of the colour scheme so helps create brand identity also the use of the title makes it easier for a reader to navigate around the magazine and it stands out so if they need to refer back to the page it is easy to find. The repartition of the logo means there is more chance of them remembering it for future references.

Subscription box- this makes it easier for regular buyers to have access to the magazine. This creates appeal because it is a no hassle way to access the magazine. It also helps to create customer loyalty. By making it seem like the buyer has got good deal buying them all at once makes the magazine seem more appealing as it makes the reader feel like they would be getting good value for money.

Links- by having links box, this creates convergence with other media products, also it mean the magazine is more accessible creating appeal because the magazine can be accessed at anytime on any of the applications. This means even when the magazine is not being published readers will still have access, also this may even encourage ne readers who like the look of the magazines pages.

Page numbers and brief description- this is where a reader would come to look what is in the magazine. Many readers would do this before buying the magazine to see if what is in the magazine is appealing to them. This helps a reader navigate around the magazine so they can quickly find what they are looking for. By including the dividers it makes it even easier to do this because the reader would have to waste time. Making it simpler and more appealing

Title/ headline - using a quote from the article creates an enigma code for the reader, also it could briefly explain what the article I bout. As this is the first thing reader could see it would tell the reader whether this is the type of article the reader would be interested in reading. This quote suits the genre of the article as it sounds witty which could link to the text in the article. Main central image- this is

an image of who the article is bout. This attracts a reader as it stands out on a page. On this image it looks playful which could connote that’s what the contents of the article will be like. Also there is a grey box which anchors to the image. This gives a brief description of what is on the image or a quote. Images attract an audience because the direct gaze will make a reader feel more involved I n the article and also makes for easy reading.

Pull out quote- this breaks up the text so it doesn't seem intimidating on the page. It would also be something that would stand out to reader if they were just glancing over the page and creates appeal by creating an enigma code and by making the article seem more interesting and exciting. In some cases this could be anchorage to the picture or article. Not only that a pull out quote makes an article seem more exciting and changes from genre to genre.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product

On this first image, I have changed the eye colour from the original image. To do this I used the lasso tool to draw round the coloured part of the eye, the I made a new layer called a hue and saturation layer. Then all I had to do was choose the colour of eye I think would look best. I wanted it to look subtle, but obvious. I chose this blue colour because I think it look natural but it is still stands out when you look at the image.

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On the first image, I have changed the eye colour from the original image. To do this I used the lasso tool to draw round the coloured part of the eye, the I made a new layer called a hue and saturation layer. Then all I had to do was choose the colour of eye I think would look best. I wanted it to look subtle, but obvious. I chose this blue colour because I think it look natural but it is still obvious when you look at the image.

Secondly, I changed the colour of the lips. I wanted the reader to be drawn to them straight away when looking at the image. Firstly, I used the lasso tool to roughly trace round the edge of the lips. Then I used the feather tool to make sure the colouring wasn't to severe. I set it to 3. the I chose the colour lip sick I wanted to be added to my image. I chose the pink/purple colour as it meant it would match in with the colour scheme of my magazine giving it an aspect of consistency throughout the magazine.

Thirdly, on this image I dramatically change the hair colour from blond to purple. To do this I had to make a new layer with the hue and saturation. Then I chose a colour I wanted. The only problem was that It turned the whole image that colour. So then I had to had the hue and saturation and use the paintbrush to draw on where I wanted the colour to be. I had to turn the saturation quite low so the hair effect would still show through. Then I feathered in at the roots to make it look natural. Since I chose purple, I have played around with the hair colour as I think it look too much in contrast to the eyes and the lips

Fourthly, on the original image, one of the false nails was missing of her finger. So I simply used the lasso tool to draw round a nail about the same size, I copied it and pasted it onto the missing nail. Then I enlarged it so it fit the nail right.

Fifthly On this image I have simply played around with the eye and hair colour to try and make it all look natural but stand out. I have left the hair so it has a slight red tinge but is predominantly a grey/blond colour. I have made the eyes so that they are a bight green, but not so green that they couldn't be natural. I think this makes this makes the glisten and stand out.

This is my final image, I used the magic wand tool to remove the background of the image so I could add my own at a late date.

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1This was my original image once I had removed the back ground. Using the magic wand tool on Adobe Photoshop. As you can see it looks average and I thought it needed something added to it to make it a bit more indie and alternative to better suit my genre and target audience.

I added a hue and saturation layer and selected ‘colourise’ which made everything green. Then I used the rubber and rubbed out the green on his face and jeans.

This is what I ended with. I turned the saturation quite low so the rubbing out didn't have to be prefect. This has give me the idea to use different colours on my double page spread,

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On my first try, I didn’t include a back ground as I trying to make it look simplistic and sophisticated but when I thought about it didn’t suit my genre. The cover looks bare and empty. All I have edited on this is the logo and the main central image. I think on my next try I am going to edit the plan and put the strap lines in different places and try not to make the text un readable

On my second attempt I added more features such as a banner and more images and strap lines. However I still think it looks empty and the back ground still doesn’t fit the target audience. Also in some places the text still cant be read so I am going to fix this on my final piece. I am going to change the colour of the back ground and add more features to make the USP stand out even more.

On my final try I put a bright background in to highlight the image in the center and I added more features such as a banner and more secondary images. I made sure everything would be readable and nothing was overlapping. I sorted out the layers to add texture to my piece and I’m really happy with how It looks.

Looking back at you preliminary task what do you

feel you learnt in the progression to the full

product?

•With my front cover I tried to use the conventional layout of a magazine front cover. I used anchorage aswell just like other magazines to anchor the image

•I placed black and red text on a off white background

•I used the bright red to create focal points and to show the contrast from the black and white

•I used an odd number of features on either side of the star to show the fullness of the magazine

•I anchored the name of the star on the image to let the reader know who he is

•With my first contents page I tried to use the conventional lay out of columns and all the conventional feature such as page numbers and text and 1-5 images.

•I placed white text on the black background to show contrast between the Aquinas colours

•I used an editors letter to show a personal but conventional touch to the magazine. I used a font that looked like hand writing in order to make this look like a real signature

•I used dividers to make navigation easier and also I put equal number of features on each side to create symmetry

Technologies Used:•Publisher•Adobe Photoshop•FUJI Digital Cameras•Altering and manipulating photos•Adobe fireworks

Banner- usually this would show a unique selling point of the magazine. As this could be the first thing a viewer would see on a page, it would have to be something desirable to a reader of the target audience. By using buzz words such as ‘exclusive’ it makes it seem like a big deal. The basic rectangle shape and the colours are consistent so creates brand identity and matches the college colours.

Pug- Button is relatable to both male and female audiences and promotes a fun activity which will encourage them to read on. Reader feels like they are getting value for money because they are free and would encourage them to purchase the magazine. The natural colour makes it appeal to both sex’s

Main central image and anchorage- the main central image is the first thing a reader would see so depending on who is on the front cover. The casual look of the image suggest the magazine will be easy going and easy reading. The anchorage to the image tells the reader who the person on the image is and the quote gives a brief insight into what the article is about, meaning the reader knows if they ill be interested or not.

Super imposed- as the star super imposes on the mast head, this suggest that the reader would know would already know what the magazine was as it is so popular. Also the bold black and red front colours stand out more against the white of the back ground. Making the masthead stand out on a news stand.

Links- this creates convergence with different media products and makes the magazine accessible at any time. I think this is a good thing as it helps create brand loyalty and addresses my target audience by relating to something they would use and making it easy for them to access the magazine

Page numbers and description- I put the page numbers in red in order to make it stand out against the black background. I wanted it to stand out because I thought they were the most important things, then I put the title of the page in white so this stood out equally as much. I put the description in gray so It didn’t stand out as much as it is a just a description and its only if the reader is interested in the article that they would need to read the description. I think the description is important however because if a viewer didn’t now what to read this would encourage them to read the article and se if they are interested in it

Subscription box- by putting in a subscription box it allows the reader to have access to the magazine easily. This helps create brand loyalty. I made the box grey so it didn’t stand out to much on the page so readers didn’t feel pressured into buying the subscription but it stands out enough to be noticed on the page. I put the price in red so it stands out and it draws the readers attention to it and it looks like a barging and the reader feels like they have got value for money. On reflection this is quite an old fashioned way of applying for a subscription and many magazines now do this process online however I think it is still okay to use this method and it makes my magazine look fuller

Another think we had to learn was conventional features to different parts of magazines. To do this we annotated a front cover, a contents page and a double page spread. Is meant we could make our products accurate and use real life conventions on our magazines, as well as this, I broadened our knowledge of key words which we could use in different places during the coursework.

Photography The cover star is using direct gaze which interacts with the audience and makes them feel more involved. Also it shows that the cover star is confident and is happy to interact with the viewer. I used adobe photoshop to change the colour of her cardigan to suit the back ground and the red on it to suit the colour scheme. She is wearing casual clothing showing the audience she is just a normal person. She is the same age as my target audience so she can be relatable and the reader can aspire to be like her. The bare background puts all the attention on the cover star as she is the only thing in a bare, empty space.

In preparation to make my magazine, there were a few things we had to learn first. One of these being the rule of thirds. This helped us to achieve good and accurate and central photos to put on our magazines.

The rule of thirdsThe rule of thirds is when a 3x3 grid is drawn onto a picture. The rule of thirds is enforced when the target (when taking picture of people) is in line with the 4 central intersections. The rule of thirds is mostly used in photography but can be used in designs, films and paintings. Ideally the focus' eyes will be situated on the top horizontal line but depending on the shot this is not always possible. The main point of the rule of thirds is to draw a viewers attention to a certain part of a picture.

The rule of thirds

In order to make our front covers as realistic as possible, we had to take the perfect photo which would be a medium close up. We then had to make a contact sheet and tick photos that were appropriate and cross ones that wouldn’t be by using the rule of thirds.

As part of my re search I had to look at different fonts I would use on my front cover. I chose to use number 2 as I feel it matched the genre of my magazine the best. This font is called impact and I feel like it connotes a industrial, modern feel

Final front cover

Final contents page

Final double page spread