Creating the contents page

In today's lesson, I started creating my contents page. I am still unsure about the font and size of the title but I have placed the image in the right place. Next lesson I am going to start adding the text and also add more images of different people.

Music Magazine - Contents page layout

Distribution Of Magazines

Magazine Newsstand Task

I have taken this image in WHSmith in the music magazines section. From looking at each of these music magazines, the first think that you notice is the bold masthead that stands out for the majority of the magazines. The masthead is really important as it’s the first thing a person sees when looking at the magazine and it needs to be large enough to grab the reader’s attention and also to make the magazine easier to find. These magazines are displayed in rows, according to their genre. This is quite effective as people that look for a certain magazine, can discover other interesting magazines of the same genre. Some of the magazines also include CD and posters which is shown on the front cover. These magazines are mainly placed at the front as it attracts the reader’s attention and make them purchase the whole thing in order to get the CD’s or posters. Thanks to this research, I now understand how magazines are distributed and how they are displayed to persuade the audience to purchase it.  This has also helped me think about how my masthead is going to be presented in order to grab the attention of the audience.

 

Illustrator tutorial

Photoshoot

These are the photographs that I have taken during the photoshoot. The photoshoot took place on wednesday the 12th at 14:30. I have used the white backdrop so it contrasts with the model's outfit and makes her stand out. The fill light was on 4 which is the normal flash. The photoshoot went well as I have showed the model a few poses that rock stars usually tend to use so it made the whole experience easier.

Call Sheet

Music Magazine Proposal

Improvements that have to be made