MY PITCH

ANAYSIS OF A DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

ANALYSING A DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

TIME MANAGEMENT

Analysis of 1x contents and 1x DPS needed; i was unable to complete this the previous week as i wasn't at home and had no access to technology. These tasks will be completed by Thursday.

ANALYSIS OF KERRANG FRONT COVER

ANALYSIS OF KERRANG! FRONT COVER

INSTITUTION RESEARCH

INITIAL IDEAS FOR MY MUSIC MAGAZINE

MUSIC MAGAZINE MONTAGE

MUSIC GENRE WORDLE

ACTION PLAN

WEEK ONE: 6TH OCTOBER
- Introduce main task, post on blog.
- Post initial ideas for magazine on blog
- Post institution research on blog.
- Analyse two front covers from chosen sub-genre and post on blog.


WEEK TWO: 13TH OCTOBER
-Analyse 2x contents pages and 2x double page spreads from chosen sub-genre and post on blog.
- Begin to develop pitch using Prezi.


WEEK THREE: 20TH OCTOBER
- Present pitch, post pitch & audience feedback on blogs.
- Complete mock-ups of magazine pages
- Produce a style sheet which reflects the brand identity/ house style of the magazine.
- Organise models, locations, props, photo shoot and blog progress.

HALF TERM

WEEK FIVE: 3RD NOVEMBER

- Photoshoot for front cover

- Develop front cover: experimentation with layout, colour, font, language and photos.

WEEK SIX: 10TH NOVEMBER

-Develop front cover:  experimentation with layout, colour, font, language and photos.

WEEK SEVEN: 17TH NOVEMBER

-Develop contents cover:  experimentation with layout, colour, font, language and photos.

WEEK EIGHT: 24TH NOVEMBER

-Develop double page spread:  experimentation with layout, colour, font, language and photos.

WEEK NINE: 1ST DECEMBER

Develop design work in response to audience feedback.

WEEK TEN: 8TH DECEMBER

Finalise design of all pages

WEEK ELEVEN: 15TH DECEMBER

-Develop draft evaluation

TWO WEEKS CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY- DRAFT EVALUATION

WEEK FOURTEEN: 5TH JANUARY

-Develop evaluation

WEEK FIFTEEN: 12TH JANUARY

-Complete evaluation

-Final blog check

FINAL DEADLINE: FRIDAY 23 JANUARY

INTRODUCTION TO THE MAIN TASK

To produce the front cover, contents page and double page spread of a new music magazine relating to a genre of your choice.


All images and text used must be original and a minimum of four images per candidate.

EVALUATION: QUESTION SIX

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?

When i began the preliminary task, the first technology i used was blogger, to create the place where i would keep all my work. I found blogger was incredibly simple and straightforward to use and is a useful way of storing my work. When creating my front cover and contents, i had to use a camera to take my pictures to use on my work. Having used a camera frequently, i did this without any difficulties. When designing, i used Indesign to construct my magazine, which i found was slightly more complicated, but overcame my difficulties as i progressed. The last program i used was Adobe Photoshop, which i found manageable as i have used it before in a previous media course. However, when editing photos using photoshop, it can be quite difficult cropping images to fit onto a certain background, so at one point, i had to use ipiccy to achieve this. Although blogger is a straightforward program to use, It does not include a wide variety of options when it comes to creating new posts. For example, there is only a limited amount of fonts and sizes you can use when typing out your post. However overall, i did not struggle a huge amount during my time creating the preliminary task.

EVALUATION: QUESTION FIVE

EVALUATION: QUESTION FOUR

Who would be the audience for your media product? 

The audience for my student magazine would be for students aged between 16 and 24. My magazine focuses on their basic interests; music, festivals, activities, etc, but also touches on the educational aspects of being a student. As some students may not be the type to purchase magazines, this magazine would be different; as its more enthusiastic and active, whereas less informative and formal. 

EVALUATION: QUESTION THREE

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? 

My magazine would be published by The Post Publishing Public Company Limited. This institution is based in Thailand, and delivers student magazines across England to colleges and universities. This company would want to distribute my magazine because it is fun, informal and laid back, and also the expenses/ costs are lower than existing ones, easier for the target audience to buy.

EVALUATION: QUESTION TWO

EVALUATION: QUESTION ONE

Student Magazine Front Cover And Contents Page