production diary - week 8

The homework given to me for this week was to write out the feature article for my double page spread. I wrote 3 pages including as much information and writing as I can in order for it to take up the two pages and so that no gaps are visible to the areas where writing is needed. The article was about the main feature of the magazine which was about the artist Aaron Knowlden. I felt like I wrote an acceptable amount for the double page spread although I could make some improvements such as talking more about his music and upcoming tours instead of an in-depth look into his personal life. I had completed another writing task; and that was to write down my ideas for cover lines to put on my front cover. I decided to write them down by hand and take a picture of it to upload on my blog because I wanted to have a range of ways of demonstrating the process of my work. To improve, I should've scanned it on instead of taking a picture of it so that it is clearer for the audience to see.

scafolding

I have created a scafolding of the different pages I will be including in my magazine. This includes a front cover, contents page and 2 double page spreads. I have created this using the media software, inDesign. I will be using this as a guideline for when it comes to actually completing my actual pages for my magazine. This is just draft version of my magazine therefore I will be making changes along the way.

equipment

I have created a powerpoint presentation displaying the different use of equipment which I am planning to use for my photo shoot. I have included two seperate slides; one includes the hardware aspects I will be using. These include camera, lighting and background. These three types of hardware are essential to use in order for the photos of my photo shoot to turn out looking professional. I have added detail to each one and talked about why I am planning to use them for my photo shoot. The next slide includes the different types of software I am planning to use for my photo shoot. These include adobe bridge, photo shop and inDesign. I will be using these three types of softwares in order to complete and edit my magazine. I have also added detail to each one talking about why I am planning to use it and how.

box text

These are the ideas I have for the box texts I am planning to use for my feature double page spread. I have included two box texts so that it does not dominate the page and take the readers attention away from the main article. I have included one box text with the tour dates of the main artist which is the main feature of the magazine. In that specific box, I have included his name and an image of him to help clearly identify to the audience that the tour dates are specifically his. The dates are added on next to a phone number which readers are able to call up if they want tickets. Website links are also included so that those who prefer to get more information and would rather buy the tickets online, they will be able to know which sites to go on. It also mentions the date of when the tickets are coming out in big, bold writing so that readers know when to get them. The other box is for content that is unable to be featured on the double page spread. This includes online features such as exclusive videos of behind-the-scenes content. A QR barcode is included next to it so that people are able to get access to the content easily.

cover lines

I wrote down the ideas I have for the cover lines I am planning to use for my music magazine. These cover lines will feature on the front cover around the main image. The cover lines include competitions, freebees and what will be featured in the magazine. I wrote a short summary next to the sell lines to explain why I have chosen those specific sell lines to feature inside my magazine. The majority of them is to do with trying to convince the consumer to purchase the magazine. I did not add as much sell lines as I normally would with a film magazine because as I have noticed, with most music magazines, there isn't as many cover lines included on the front covers. This may be affective in a way as it makes the main image more visible and more eye-catching.

feature article

Feature article

I have created a word document including more than 1,500 words for my feature article which I will be including on my double page spread of my music magazine. The main feature of my magazine includes the Grammy award winning DJ/Artist Aaron Knowlden. The article includes in-depth information and responses from the artist about his career and personal life. I have included aspects on the article and subjects which my target audience will expect to find in the article and be intrigued to read it. The aspects include who his inspirations are, how he stays grounded, his life before becoming famous, where he would be and what he would be doing if he did not take up the career as being a world-class famous DJ and artist in the electronic and house music industry. As this will be the magazine's first ever issue, there must be something included in the magazine that makes it stand out and unique from other music magazines. In order to achieve this, I have decided to include having the artist give a little something to two lucky readers. I have mentioned that Aaron is giving away tickets to his next gig along with other famous artists in the same genre in case the reader does not know who the artist is. Also, I mention how he provides meet and greets to boost the readership as readers would want something big to be able to take part in the competition. The details of the competition can be found through using the QR code on the side of the double page spread.

production diary - week 7

Monday 11th 2013 Nov.
This week I wrote out a list of all of the content I want to include for the contents page of my music magazine. I have included a variety of regulars, features and an artist index and all of the content included are all relevant to the magazine and also they are what you would expect to find in a typical music magazine's contents page. This week I have also started on the scafolding of how my magazine will be layed out. I have included one contents page, front page and 3 doublle page spreads so far. I will continue to complete it on the software inDesign. I took images from the internet of magazine layouts to use for inspiration.