Double page spread interview questions

These questions have been asked for my double page spread interview and have been featured on my double page spread.

Completed double page spread

Contents Page Completed

Completed Front Cover

Contents Page Draft.1

This is my first draft of my contents page.I am planning to keep all conventions the same.I may add an extra page to give my magazine more authenticity and detail,adding another page will also allow me to add more images and text,e.g;regulars.

Front Cover Draft.1

This is my music magazine front cover which is not completed.For a more dramatic effect i will be changing the image of the cover star where she is looking directly at the camera.which i created using Adobe Photoshop. 

Call Sheet

Front Cover Incompleted

This is my Front Cover which i will be using to my place my model. I need to capture the right image so my model is placed in the right position. I have planned to place my model on the left hand side. I will use a black backdrop so the colours do not create an uneven contrast.I tried to create a very aggressive,stern affect by using a military type text. as it relates to the hip-hop/rap image i will try to bring to my magazine.I expect this effect to mainly draw in male readers but as well as females.The bright red and white could be useful or drawing in anyone as it is very eye catching.The word 'featuring' in italics is different to the rest of text,making it stand out,making it clear that this is the cover star.

Regents Street Cinema Trip - Film Festival 2015

Yesterday, for media we visited The Regents Streets cinema to attend the 2015 Film Festival. Here, we got see Anna Smith talk about her journey and experience of becoming and developing into a famous film critic. Anna Smith is famous film critic who specialises in Romantic comedies, she is the Chair of London Film Critics' Circle. She described to us how she began as a journalist and worked hard to become the person she is today. Firstly, she gave us tips on analysing, such as understanding the concept of things and connecting with them to get full understanding-this will be beneficial when creating our music magazines. She also spoke about how different film and music is as she herself struggled with music analysis but is superior in film criticism. She told us how important it is to relate to what you are talking about. She also gave us her opinions on previous movies she has analysed.

Music magazine plan/layout

This is my completed layout plan for my main pages; front cover, contents page & double page spread. I used shapes and text to present the idea which i want to portray when constructing my actual music magazine.

For my front cover, i used oval shapes to represent my cover star. It slightly covers the title of the magazine which is typical for music magazines or even magazines in general. I added a puff on the front page to make it look more exciting and intriguing. Within this, prize draws will be announced or page numbers will be located within this area to aid the reader to find their specific page. This text boxes located around the cover star will be cover lines which related to featured articles within the magazine. This will also have pull quotes from interviews with stars with page numbers in bold to be easily recognised or either short snappy quotes from featured interviews. As my aim is create an urban music magazine, my biggest focus is on trying to portray what really appeals to young people today. On my front cover i will clearly state what types of artists are included, making sure they cater to the needs of young people and what is most talked about. Another way of making my magazine attractive would be by including humorous cover lines as well as humorous quotes.

As for my contents page, I again included a puff on the top right side of the page which would include exciting information about the cover star which is repeatedly shown both on the front cover and contents page. The contents page is very similar to the front cover as the cover star is surrounded by cover lines and text. On the contents page, i will included snippets of information about the pages and the page numbers. I will include several images which relate to the topics featured in the music magazine. For example, i might include pictures of instruments, etc. I will also include regulars such as Top 10 lists and event dates and ticket prices.

Finally, on my double page spread, i will include a fully detailed interview layout with a featured artist (in this case it will be my chosen model).On one side of the pages i will have a full A4 image of my cover star, making it clear that the interview is with them and they are the talked about artist. This is common for most music magazines such as XXL.Within this page will also include pull quotes from the interview on the left hand side. This will draw in my audience to read more as i will try to make this humorous. With the intent of making my magazine suitable for young people. I will try to keep the text to a minimum as a large section of text may not appeal to the young readers.

Magazine Proposal

Media music magazine porposal from aniabissette

During class today we started to look into creating our music magazine proposal. This will be used to promote our magazine and to identify certain aspects and what we want to achieve when creating our actual music magazine. Over a period of time i developed my presentation and I carefully took into account the best way to present my ideas for my music magazine. This my completed Magazine proposal which i created to explain the features and purpose of my music magazine which i will be constructing soon.

Photography Studio Introduction