Production Log

I am at the stage of producing my magazine as I have now completed my planning and research. 

These photographs I have taken for my front cover & double page spread:

These Photos I have taken for my contents page:

Main/ Content/ Double Page Spread Image Pose Ideas

These images are some ideas that I will be experimenting with to see which pose suits my magazine the most. As the genre is pop I have used innocent well mannered poses to portray my genre, as my model is young I have to be sure to take care in the way she is being posed so she is able to portray the message of innocents and immaturity. 

Mise en scene

 

View more presentations from liklesammy

Magazine Colour Ideas

Inspirational Magazine Covers

Upbeat magazine consists of a lot of vibrant colours making it interesting for audience, as being a young individual I find that this type of cover interests me as it has different size fonts, lots of colours and images. Although this cover has a lot of colours they seem to never clash causing text and images to stand out from each other. 

This magazine I find interesting as the title is always in front of the image but still the main image stands out. The magazine is plain but effective as the image and colour scheme interest’s audiences. Not having so much text on the cover can also interest audiences as they can tell from the front cover who the magazine is about without any words being written.

Magazine Construction Plans

Magazine Logs/ Name Ideas

These are the two names that I liked best for my magazine, the reason for this is “Tune In” connotes the way a radio is turned on which is the source for music and “Bubble Gum” connotes the genre of music I’m doing as bubble gum’s sound effect is pop, it also connotes with young people as they are associated with bubblegum. Out of both names I like bubble gum the most, therefore will be using it for my pop music magazine.    

Questionnaire Results & Analysis

Questionnaire Results & Analysis

View more presentations from liklesammy.

Audience- Focus Group

This is an interview based on questions from my magazine to help me to understand what individuals like and dislikes are when purchasing a magazine. While conducting the interview I asked 4 female students to answer my questions, to make my results more reliable I should have asked different age ranging from 15- 20 and I also should have asked male interviewees to get an insight into what they prefer. On the other hand I have done a questionnaire asking male and female and different genre individuals so I think these would be able to help me to get an insight into what they like. 

This is a screen shot showing how I edited my audio interview using adobe audition. By using this programme I was able to edit the pauses made in the interview, background noises and hesitations while the interview was taking place.

Magazine double page spread related to my chosen genre of music:

This is a double page spread from “Vibe” magazine; the images in on these pages are made into the background therefore the colours have to remain faint in order for the text to be easily read otherwise colours may clash. The title “Jamelia” is made transparent so that we are able to see the image behind making the colour in the title this is done because the image behind the text has been filtered with a black sheet over it so seeping some original colour from the picture allow the audience to show up the picture more so they don’t forget it is there. Jamelia’s photographs are seen as innocent and calm judging by her body language. The photographs show her changes from how she was before and how she is till this day.

The text on the page is set up like an interview with the questions in red and the answers in white, these two colours work well together as they stand out from each other making it more readable, the text is also placed on the black filter in order to make it.    

Magazine double page spread analysis of a different genre:

This is a double page spread from ‘NME’ magazine. The first page consists of a full page picture of Dizzy Rascal spray painting on a wall. This is seen as young people stereotypical behavior as judging by his body language he is acting mischievous because he is looking behind him probably looking out for the police, this suggests the type of artist he is and his style of music.  The graffiti on the wall contrast well with Dizzy’s clothing as it is bright and vibrant making it eye catching for the readers to be interested. The photo could suggests the Dizzy’s up bringing as being a trouble maker therefore just because he is famous doesn’t mean he will change who he is.

On the second page the bold title “From Tags To Riches” is a play on words the clichés phrase known as “From Rags To Riches” is used to suggests where Dizzy has come from and the journey he has gone through to become who he is now. The text background has been done with spray paint but done light so that they contrast well and we are able to read the article, this is also done so that we know the article is linked with the photo. From the title we can tell that this article is informal and mainly targeted at the younger generation as they would are interested in his music and understand the slang of the title. The page has a good balance of images and texts making it look as though the article is not too long. The images used on this page consists of what the teenage interests are connoting that he is young too and wants to have fun too like the rest of us showing that he is not so different from ordinary young people.

Just before the article a subheading is shown at the top stating all of his achievements and successes this is done to show the younger generation stereotypically seen as misbehaved that anyone can start from noting and become famous like him.       

Magazine content page that are related to my chosen genre of music:

This This content page is from the magazine “Blender” the photograph on the page is of Katie Perry a famous pop singer, this suggests the genre of music this magazine specialise in. Pop is seen as a playful, upbeat and colourful genre, which probably the reason for the colourful image and Katie Perry’s facial expression, making her look animated suggesting her being innocent. The text used is small in order for the image to be centre of attention, quotes from Katie Perry is also provided on the page showing that the magazine not only has information about her but quotes that she has actually said making it more personal. 


The text is in black in order to stand out from the white background, there are different font sizes and styles in order to show readers what is important for them to read. Katie Perry is seen as a stereotypical female as she looks vulnerable, written on the right is the other artists that also feature in the magazine such as T-pain a hip-hop artist and David Cook who is a rock artists showing that the magazine doesn’t just specializes in one genre, this is done in order to keep the magazine mainstream  content page is from the magazine “Blender” the photograph on the page is of Katie Perry a famous pop singer, this suggests the genre of music this magazine specialise in. Pop is seen as a playful, upbeat and colourful genre, which probably the reason for the colourful image and Katie Perry’s facial expression, making her look animated suggesting her being innocent. The text used is small in order for the image to be centre of attention, quotes from Katie Perry is also provided on the page showing that the magazine not only has information about her but quotes that she has actually said making it more personal. The text is in black in order to stand out from the white background, there are different font sizes and styles in order to show readers what is important for them to read.

Katie Perry is seen as a stereotypical female as she looks vulnerable, written on the right is the other artists that also feature in the magazine such as T-pain a hip-hop artist and David Cook who is a rock artists showing that the magazine doesn’t just specializes in one genre, this is done in order to keep the magazine mainstream  

Here are two examples of music magazine content page from different genres:

The magazine content page I will be evaluating is “Vibe” the two artists’ situated on the page are two female rappers this is done because the magazine genre is usually Hip-hop and Rap music. The artists take up the majority of the page suggesting they would be a main story in the magazine. They are both posed showing off their famine physique by wearing short dresses showing off their legs. The clothing that the artists are wearing emphasises the genre of music they are representing as certain genres dress according to their genre style i.e. classical music is usually associated with suites and dresses (formal dressing). This image makes females look strong and powerful, this image subverts female stereotype, showing that rap music shows woman in a different view.  


The text in the content page is small and headings are highlighted boldly to show the topic of each page, this is done in order to make the image of the female artists stand out, the title of the page is positioned using informal juxtaposition suggesting the target age the magazine is aimed at. The pale washed out white background helps the image and text to stand out. The text situated on the page is positioned fitting the artist body shape empathising the focus of the image making seem as though the image was on the page first and the rest has to fit around making the image the center attraction. This page is simple because it’s not really used as a promotional method in order to get audience to buy the magazine therefore is not in need of much attention.