Final Production

Style Models for my media work

Below are two images representing the two pages which I created outlining the style models which I used during the creation of my media work. 

Contents Page Drafts

 

Draft 1:

 

Above is a very basic,  incomplete version of my contents page. It is my first draft and although I hadn't done much on the page, you can see my house style is starting to come through as well as the iconic colour scheme.

 

Draft 2:

 

 

 

Above is my second draft of my contents page. I have created my editorial in the top right hand corner and I have created the white columns for the text to go into. At first I wanted the images to be down the centre of the page but I realised that this wasn't sticking to the grid theme which most contents pages should stick to. I included the mast head in the corner (left) to see what it looked like.

 

Draft 3:

 

 

Above is the third draft of my contents page. I changed my mind to where I wanted the images and decided to have them at the bottom in a sort of square formation to cluster them all together. I like the way I have used black borders around the outside to make the images stand out. I kept to the same white columns for the text.

 

 

 

Draft 4:

 

 

Above is the fourth draft of my contents page. I chose to include a brown box behind the images in the grid to keep them all together more and also to include another colour onto the page. The brown colour fits well with the colour scheme on this page and adds to the overall house style and effect. I have kept the editorial the same throughout each draft as I am pleased with it.

 

 

Final Draft:

 

 

Above is my final and finished draft of my contents page. I included a small image of the front cover on the 'on the cover' section so people can refer back to this and so the theme is iconic. I decided to bring back the masthead symbol on the contents page as it kept my page iconic like previously said but so the theme was consistent on each page. I am really pleased with the overall colour scheme, images and style.

Capzles Photography

 

 

Above is a copy of my Capzles presentation including all of the photography I took for my music magazine, both research and production. I only used a selection of images but wanted to present all of my work. I was aiming for a vintage/indie effect on my photos so when I edited them on Photoshop or InDesign I sometimes put a vintage-style filter on them to alter the colours and theme. In the photoshoots which took place, I used:

- Camera

- Tripod

- Photography Studio

- Lighting

- Blue Screen

- Props

- Models

- Costumes

 

 

Final Draft of Double Page Spread

 

Below is a copy of my final draft of my double page spread. Later on I may decide to change something on this page but currently I feel it is my final draft as I do not need to alter anything. I am really pleased with the headline for the double page spread as it matches the style of the headline on my front cover and this makes the theme iconic to the reader. I really like the picture I have used because at first, 'Lorna Elsie' was facing away from the text, but using image rotation on photoshop, I was able to alter the way she was facing so it looked like she was facing the text instead of facing away and I think this looks better. I also really like the white box text underneath the headline saying 'I can still hear them screaming my name, it's so surreal' and I chose this quotation from the article because I think it is the best one to draw the reader in and encourage them to read the article. I have used the masthead image in the top left of the page to keep the theme running throughout all pages.

 

 

 

Final Draft of Contents Page

 

Here is the final draft of my contents page. I have tried to keep to the same colour scheme as the front cover so that the readers will easily link both pages together. The background and the blocks behind each title for the content are both the same colour. I have also used the technique of semi transparent blocks behind some of the text such as the word 'contents' and the text with the images in the bottom left hand corner. This links with the same technique which I used on the cover page. I really like the font which I have used on this page, and I like the way I have copied the masthead and included it on this page to keep the theme iconic and consistent.        

 

 

 

 

Cover Drafts and Final Cover

 

Draft One:

 

 

The colour scheme is really consistent on this draft but the kickers are really simple and there are no cover lines. I like the font which I have used on the kickers and the one cover line as it is consistent. The headline looks too much like a poster and not like a magazine and this needed to be improved.

 

 

Draft Two:

 

 

I really like the way I have changed the headline dramatically to the black and faded white to achieve a more magazine-look. I have kept the colour scheme the same but added cover lines underneath each kicker to give the magazine more features and to look more busy. The top right of the page is too empty and needed to be improved.

 

 

 

Draft Three:

 

 

I have kept most things the same from the previous draft but added the top right hand corner feature as a secondary lead and another image. I like the image I have used as it is varying the artists on the page and giving the magazine more interesting features. I used the faded white box behind the text to keep the theme consistent. I hadn't included my tag line at this point.

 

 

 

 

Final Draft:

 

 

 

Everything has been kept the same on the final draft from the previous one apart from the issue number and date has been moved to the bottom of the page to leave space for the tag line which is keeping the same colour scheme to make sure my cover is iconic.

Audience Profiling - Readership Document

 

 

Below is a copy of my final audience profiling sheet. I have tried to include the various items which I feel would be linked with my target audience of 'Distinct' magazine. As you can see I have varied my colour scheme to make the document stand out, but the background colours and the masthead have stayed iconic to the theme of the magazine.