Magazine Draft

Audience Data

 These are the  results I collected from my audience survey about my music magazine. These results helped me while I was creating my magazine and as I made each page of my final product, I took these answers into consideration.
-For question 1, as the highest percentage of my audience said they would rather contact my magazine through social media websites, I will include an opportunity for this on my contents page where they can contact my magazine's twitter and Facebook.
-Moreover for question 2 most of my audience said they use twitter over any other social media website therefore I will definitely include my own magazine's twitter account in the magazine - this way my readers can contact the magazine by tweeting the account. As Facebook was the second most popular answer I will also have my own Facebook page for my magazine so my magazine can reach a wider audience.
-In question 3 it was clear to see that most of my audience would like to see features on the contents page so I made a heading for features as well as making one for 'regulars' and 'on the cover'. No one wanted to see reviews therefore I didn't add a 'reviews' heading and instead of making one for 'news', I did one for 'on the cover' as this was a much more popular heading to see on the contents pages in typical music magazines.
-For the forth question as 70% wanted a more detailed article for the artist in the main feature, I went ahead with this idea instead of clear questions and answers. I feel my audience choose this option as they are more grown up (in their late teenage years and early 20's) so a clear question and answer interview would be too simple and boring to read.
-Again, getting involved via twitter and Facebook came out as the more popular choices so I will obviously include both of these social medias within my magazine.
-Even though in question 6 the responses were more spread out, the most popular choice was to have a list of bands/artist that will appear inside therefore I made this the main sell line on my cover. I also did include a list (top 10 tracks of 2013) and a competition as I sill feel these would attract my type of audience.
-At this point I am still unsure about my magazine's name however the most popular choice of name in question 7 was a clever pun so if I can think of one that would be suitable for my indie genre magazine then I will use it. If not I will use a word that links to the indie genre such as 'Alternative'.
-In question 8 the responses show that my audience would like to win festivals tickets in competitions therefore for my competition sell line on the cover, the prize will be tickets to reading as this is a very popular festival.
-For question 9, my audience would rather see 2-5 photos appear on the feature. Originally I stuck to this idea however for my last double page I thought it looked better to include around 5 pictures of my artists at the top of the pages in different effects. Therefore, overall I have included 7 images of my artist across the feature (only 1 on each other double page spread) - still trying to keep it quite simple for my readers.
-For the last question 100% said they would rather read a more detailed article about the artist's lifestyle as well as their music therefore I included both in my main feature article.

Behind The Scenes- Photoshoot

This post includes the behind the scenes of my photoshoot for my magazine. I have included a video and two pictures showing how I took certain images that I later used. For example, the certain long shots of my model Vanessa sitting on the floor - in these shots, I was able to include her entire body yet she was still able to do an interesting pose such as having her arms above her head plus the two images of her standing up holding her hands in certain positions. In the video, you can also see how I took bird's-eye shots of Vanessa from above. I thought this would be an interesting shot to include in my magazine, especially as this was also a close-up, showing Vanessa in detail - an aspect I thought my audience would be interested in as then they could feel as though they could relate to my artist through the type of emotions she is portraying. In the video, you can also see how I am demonstrating some poses to Vanessa that I thought would be effective to try out and the various equipment I used such as the lighting, the white screen and of course the camera.

Contact Sheet

This is my contact sheet which included two of my models that were presented in my magazine. As you can see, Vanessa is my main model as most of my photoshoot was based around her however I also took pictures of Mary who was one of my artists on my contents page. From my contact sheet it is clear that I have used a range of shots from close-ups to long shots, moreover the use of outfits I have used and facial expressions/body language from my model make it clear what type of magazine I have created. Although nearly all of my photos were appropriate to use in my actual product, some were harder to edit due to the background not entirely being the white screen therefore were not included in the final production. Furthermore some images such as where Vanessa is wearing the ‘Obey’ hat makes it look more like a R&B based magazine instead of an indie one, this is why I didn’t include these in the final product.

Production Diary

15/12/13- Starting My Evaluation

 Recently, I have started to write out my evaluation for my magazine. At the moment, this will be a draft which I can later go back to so I can make any changes and also re-design it so my evaluation will look more interesting and overall link to my magazine. I decided I would first work on the questions about my targert audience as I feel I can answer these confidently already even if I haven't completed my whole magazine yet. This week, I answered the question about how my magazine would address and attract my audience. I made sure I included the uses and gratifications theory as I feel my magazine has successfully covered all of the theory's aspects when addressing my audience. I talked about the research I found about in my survey results and how I have carried this out when creating my magazine to appeal to my audience such as the type of the sell lines and features they would like to see.

 Also this week, I moved onto my second double page spread of my magazine. However, I am constantly changing my mind about the design of my magazine as I now think my first draft was too simple. Therefore I have been researching different double page spreads to gain more ideas on how I should display my images.

Production Diary

 9/12/13- Deciding On The Content & Images In My Magazine


I continued to create and design my magazine again this week; mostly working on the images I would include and  the type of fonts I would used for my front cover, content's and article text. Moreover, I started to complete my article by placing the text I had earlier typed up about my music star on my blog. I also considered what pieces of text I would use for my pull quotes as I feel these are quite important when it comes to the production of my magazine. I then made a note of these on my 'article text' post.
 Below are some examples of the images I may use for my front cover. As I have a lot of images to choose from, I am still finding it difficult to decide on one image therefore I have created a PowerPoint of different images from my photoshoot on templates of my cover. This way, I will find it easier to decide as I can visually see what the final product might look like. I may also get my friends and family to help me choose by showing them the PowerPoint and asking for their own views and opinions.

Production Diary

 01/12/13- Choosing My Images

This week, I have continued to create my magazine on InDesign. The hardest part of this task I think, is deciding on which images to use as I took many during my photo shoot. I have nearly completed my contents page however there is more content that I won't be able to add until I have more relevant pictures to show different gigs/concerts which will represent different pages.
 I also explained the equipment I have used throughout my product including the camera, lights, white screen and the types of software programmes. I discussed how the equipment worked towards my advantage to create high quality photos that create a dramatic effect and overall make a successful music magazine.

Equipment