1st Draft of Contents Page

Contents Page Images

Evidence of Magazine Edits

Evidence of magazine edits from MayaYeshitila

1st Draft for Double Page Article

1st Draft of Front Cover

Chosen Front Cover and Double Page Images

The reason why I chose this image to be on the front cover is because out of the other images I had taken for the front cover, this was the one image where the girls were pouting correctly and were standing in a way that makes them come across strong and confident. I felt their eyes in the other pictures were squinting at times as well.

I feel this image is a more relaxed image of them, especially with one of the girls leaning on the other girl's shoulder. It's more comfortable which makes the readers feel at ease with them. The image is more relaxed because of the girl smiling as well as her resting her head. 

I decided to use this image for the double page as well as the above image because this image sums the girls up. The image shows both personalities; they can be relaxed and act like teenage girls (which they are) and they can also be serious (which they have to be when they're in work mode).

Front Cover and Double Page Photographs

Photograph Planning

When it came to deciding location shots, I wanted there to be a plain background so it doesn't the distract the reader away from the main artists on the front cover. So in a classroom, I set up a green screen and got my main artists to pose in front of it so when that when it comes to editing I can play about with different background colours.

With props, I didn't want there to be a lot of them around within my shots. The less things going on in the image, the more attention there will be on the artists themselves. The only prop that I used was a chair which one of the girls from the main cover was sitting on on the picture used in the double page article.

When it came to deciding who I wanted to be artists on my magazine, I had to make sure they looked the right part. I asked for them to dress according to the type of artists I wanted them to be. With the boys, (Tristan, Michael, Fela) I didn't want them to look like how typical young, black boys would look so I wanted them to dress smart casual but I wanted them to enforce some youth into their image as I still wanted them to fit in within my target audience age range. The adding of the snapback and the bomber jackets I feel made them look their age. When it came to the girls, I wanted different looks for them all. On the contents page, I wanted the single girl (Stephanie) to look sexy but without the need for revealing clothes. I wanted her stand out as those girls that doesn't use their body to grab the attention of the audience. The use of direct mode address I felt would be enough for the type of artist I wanted her to be. When it came to the girl group, I wanted them to dress their age and look stylish. I wanted them to incorporate the current trend in the fashion world within their age range. For the main artists (Sarah, Bukola, Hannah), I wanted them to look sexy but also look confident. When it came to the clothing of them, I didn't want them to dress how girls in the music industry typically dress. I wanted them to look sexy fully clothed but draw the readers in through their eyes. The slight squint in some of their eyes and the pouting of their lips will give them attitude.

The media equipments being used are a digital camera so I can take good quality pictures and also view my pictures after I've taken them so I can decide whether or not I need to take more or improve on that particular shot. Along with the green screen, I used lighting so the girls can stand out more on the page of my front cover. Some of the shots taken were taken on the camera stand so I could get a clear, straight picture of my artists.

Peer Assessment

This peer assessment was done by Sage. He gave me a generous mark as I feel my magazine still has a lot of work to do.  I am going to enforce some of his improvements such as buzz words and the re-positioning of the title block. In terms of the contents page, I am going to align the articles. Graphic features are also something I would include as I could place the buzz words on the graphic feature making them stand out on the page.

This peer assessment was done by Joseph. He gave me a lot of constructive criticism which I am going to enforce such as the slogan for the magazine and adding text alongside the artist names on the front cover so the reader knows what article about the artist is.  From what his evaluation is telling me, my front cover needs more work than my contents page as the front cover is obviously going to be the first thing that the audience will see and so the front cover needs to look attractive and eye-catching. I feel Joseph's feedback will help bring that attraction.