29th and 30th November - Front Cover Production

29th November: I started my front cover by inputting the magazine title "Indie" in the font Elephant. I then opened the blending options to make my font slightly different as a title font on a magazine needs to be a unique font.

I set a drop shadow on the text in Burgundy to create a slight haze around the letters.

I then added a pillow emboss to create a slight 3D effect on the lettering.

I then added my positioning statement and edited it accordingly. I also added a navy blue bar across the bottom to allow me to add my "PLUS" section.

I then added a barcode onto the cover just next to my magazine title.

30th November: I added all the "Plus" section text on the bottom of the page and resized my magazine title and positioning statement.

 

 

 

I typed up and positioned my main coverline onto my front cover. And afterward I added my smaller coverlines.

 

 

 

 The next step was to add my issue number, date and price of the magazine. So i created a text box for each of these bits of text and added them onto my page.



 

 

My main coverline didnt really fit my cover image so I had to decide on another one which linked to the photo. I also needed to change its font size as the font size was too small. The modifications i made were: change in coverlines, adding of an extra coverline, change in font size and relocation of the coverlines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents Page Images

 

CONTENTS PAGE IMAGES

 

These are the photos that I chose for my contents page, each image relates to one of the magazine articles. These images will be cropped to fit onto my contents page so that some of the extra space around the main focuses of the image can be removed.

 

 

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Photoshoot for Front Cover

FRONT COVER IMAGES:

 

 

 

I took a number of images for my front cover photoshoot, many of the photos did not have connotations of music and were too much like a fashion magazine, but i managed to find an apporpriate image from my selection of photographs.

I chose the following image for my front cover image:

Interview and Photoshoot for Double Page Spread

Article Research

Interview Questions:

 

 

Planning Production

Initial Front Cover and Contents Page Sketches

Publication Plan

Audience Research - Results And Conclusions

Audio Recordings:

Audience Research - Questionnaire

Analysis Of A Double Page Spread

More Conventions:

• Byline - Who wrote the article or photograph credits.
• The text size of the article is no more than 11pt in size.
• Page Number, Title and Issue date on bottom corner of page. Usually 8/9pt.
• Panels with smaller images or text may be used.

The article may show the journalists personality and their opinion on the artist.
The Language and register of the article are appropriate for the magazine genre and the target audience.

Analysis of Professional Music Magazine Covers and Contents Pages

Codes and conventions of a music magazine front from RachLou96

Initial Plans For My Magazine

Price: £2.20
Frequency Of Publication: Monthly
Average Issue Size: 52 pages

Regular Content:

•  Music Mailbag - Mail Section
  · Concert Guides
  · News
  · Competitions
  · Ones To Watch
  · 60 second interview
• What's Hot

Feature Articles:

· A Day With Mumford And Sons

· On Tour With Marina and the Diamonds

· Summer Festival Highlights

· Alt-J Talk About Their New Album

· Introducing Laura Marling

·  Jake Bugg – The Beginning...

· Say Hello To Lucy Rose

· Ellie Goulding – The Starry Eyed Girl

· The xx On Tours, Albums And On Their New Found Fame.

· 23 Fake Street, Fake OrNot? (Interview with Frontman Sam Kydd)

· Aiden Grimshaw Headline Tour

·  Lonsdale Boys Club – Join The Club

· The Passion of Passion Pit

· Of Monsters and Men Talk About Their Tour.

· The Story Of FranKo

· Ben Montague From The Start

·  Your Guide To This Winter's Hottest Gigs

 · Em. Britains Hottest New Indie Star(Cover Story)

  ·  Live From The Q Awards