Final productions

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

   I feel i have progressed so much from my preliminary task to my final products. i have learnt how to use multiple programmes i had never used before, such as Photoshop-and learned to use the tools in this programme professionlly.

Looking back now, i realise i needed to research real school magazines to achieve a professional looking front cover and contents page, there was no real planning into where i wanted my photos to go and what effect i wanted to give, this has subsequently shown and given a bad overall feeling to my product. I have gained knowledge and skills that i didnt even no were possible before starting this project and so am very pleased with the proffessional looking outcome i have acheived. i have learnt where how and why to position things in certain positions, i did this through research on current media products. i have learnt to use photoshop in a more mature and classy way since doing my preliminary task and i feel it has really shown through here.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

As i had never used a Mac computer before, it did take some time getting used t

o, but with a little bit of 

practise i finally learnt how to log on and open photoshop. All the icons and names were so much different to a Windows operating computer. I did quite enjoy using the Macs once i had started to use them and got used to them, though, i think i would have liked to have been able to use a software that i was more familiar with.

The main part of production during this project was being able to use Photoshop, this is a

 programme used for editing on the Macs. After fiddling about with it to to make my prelimin

ary task, i kind of got the gist of how to use it, thought it was very complicated and i realised i had to be very delicate and correct when using the tools on this programme-

especially magnetic lassoo. I didnt know how to use this tool. when i first opened Photoshop Elements, but once i had used it when fiddling around, i gained skills and knowledge and managed to be able to use it professionally in my final product.

Blogging was another programme i was unfamilliar with. i had no knowledge of how to use it and had no idea it could be used to store data such as my as media project for you, the examiner to see. i think with technology becoming a bigger and better thing to our everyday lives, learning to use blogger and putting it to good use was a good skill i have gained through doing this project. i think using the internet to store data is a good idea, this is because if your computer crashes-which i realised Macs do, quite alot, you would have your work saved automatically on the blogg post as it saves every time you stop typing, i think this is a really good feature.

How did you attract/address your target audience?

The audience i am targeting will see the title and immeadiately want to pick it up as they can see the title, in this font-its just in theuir face-PROOF. They are being told there will be no lies in this magazine, everything is real proof. just what my kind of target audince wants to hear, because they cant be bothered for chit chat or time wasting, they are nasty, moody, horomonal teenagers who are probably high.


The way i have the model posing, just looking straight into the camera, it think really makes them feel connected with the photo, this was the technique i originally wanted after taking some sample pictures. The majority of my target audience would have seen the film The Dark Knight, this is Batman, the newest one, and in it, The Joker plays a big role, my target audience would starigh away, once they had seen just the lips, would know and understand the vibe and who it is. The posture of the model-slouching shoulders and head slightly down, looking up with his eyes, makes the reader feel iry and in doom, this was the efect i was going for.

The way i have used just the names of other bands on the front cover really grabs my audience in as they cant be bothered for chit chat-they just want to get to the point, so there is no describing The Killers, for intance, as 'the best hit selling rock band', they just dont want to read that. And the colours i have used draw in the audience because they are looking for something different something interesting-unlike any other.

Who would be your audience for your media product?

Young people ranging from older teens to mid aged-twenties, students. People who enjoy listening and reading about indie/rock/metal, these people, would be a majority of students, would all probably be in huge debt or just broke, and so this is why the magazine would only cost £1.70, being a real competitor to all other existing brands. My magazine would be sold in Tescos, which is a large retailer for magazines and books, it would be easy for the reader to buy so that they dont have to go to somewhere like WHSmith, as a] they would be more expensive to distribute in, and b] there is allways a local Tescos, where as WHSmith is not. I have a previous target profile if you click on this link.
http://louisagiardina.blogspot.com/2010/03/target-audience.html

What kind of media institution might distribute your product and why?

I think the institution supporting best-selling music magazines such as Q and Kerrang, Bauer, would distribute my magazine, this is because it allready has a good reputation and can guarentee me sales. They have a good portfolio of some of the best magazines in the UK, they are hugely successful. Music magazines they distribute are Q and Kerrang, these hold similar content to my magazine [Proof]. I feel Proof would fit into their family easily as it is a rock magazine, though it doesnt soley focus on this, it also includes indie and metal, this would mean Proof would not be competition for Kerrang, neither for Q as y target audience is younger teens-twenties, males and females, whereas Q is soely aimed at more mature men.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My media product uses a model to whom is wearing heavy makeup and fancy dress clothing, all of which has been recycled and reconstructed. The target audience for Vibe magazine are young people from around 17-26 who wear designer labels, statement heavy jewellery and care about reputations alot, whereas the target audience for my media product consist of young individuals who couldnt care less what people think of them, these kind of people could go a couple of days without washing. The age market is for 17-24 year olds who enjoy raves, individuality and truth. The ways i have represented the indie/rock/metal group would be young whie people, this is only because when researching and analysing current media products, i hadnt seen any black people used to model or feature throughout, this is mainly becasue black people are more associated with rap and hip hop. I am in no way biased towards white people and have no problems with featuring people of black/asian race in my magazine.

Popstar! magazine is aimed at 10-16 year olds, though i feel 16 is far too old to be 'reading' this kind of magazine, as it is hardly even reading. On Popstar! magazine, many well known Disney chanell stars are used, this attracts the readers as the majority of children this day in age watch Disney chanell daily. Unlike Kerrang!, Popstar! uses all stars who have never been in any sex/drugs/drink scandals, this is becasue they are trying to represent their own social class
, which would be to have the children stay angelic and sweet and not to turn into nasty little hormonal teenagers, whereas on my front cover i have used a model as the joker who has fictionlly killed people and commited multiple offences against the law.

EVALUTATION

In what ways does your media product use develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Throughout my music magazine [front cover, contents and double page spread] i have used many conventions and also challenged some. Starting off with my front cover, i have used the conventional technique of the model looking straight into the camera, this creates a connection between the model-usually celebrity, and the reader-usually an Average Joe. It gives the illusion the model is looking straight out of the picture of the page and straight at the reader, helping the media product to connect with the taget audience on a more personal base. For this reason, many music magazines like the one i have produced, use this kind of cover image.



































Like most magazines, the title of my magazine is at the top in a font which stands out. Here is a link to my analysis of my title fonts and why i used the one i have. One of the conventions i have used it for the main photo to overlap the title. I havent used this convetion to the maximum...but i have used it in a way i can compare it to a real media product. I have overlapped the block behind the title, just like this Q magazine cover i have found of google. So i class this as a conventional thing. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdtFhJLqoibqxBFYKFApd2mmhNyjIIqlow-DqY8w-zG3O-QLS4C0nAgcLuUE24xcqcAi4HLTxXEzdQZtRAw-0ilBPOERw-3lCvSt7N2wjlGAfcheGTZXCUDBua2_i2VXNbYUMH9P_wvI/s1600/PROOF.jpghfDeHHhoI/AAAAAAAAAEo/ClhI0nxEhG8/s1600/PROOF.jpghfDeHHhoI/AAAAAAAAAEo/ClhI0nxEhG8/s1600/PROOF.jpg




Other conventional features i have chosen to include on my magazine front cover include a barcode and other pictures featured inside. I would say on my front cover i have challenged the forms and features of conventional products as i decided with the image i have, some things like a conventional a strapline would confuse my front cover and make it very in your face. Now looking back and analysing my work, i would say that i would like to have included one more conventional feature into my front cover and that would be to insert a pug, either on the left hand side, half way down the page, or on the top right hand corner, underneath 'ozzy ozborn advice inside', i think this could have made my product more classy and attractive.








My contents page uses multiple conventional features such as keeping the same colour scheme from the cover, this is used in almost all magazines, this technique is used to help the magazine flow. Inspiration i have used to contstuct my contents page has come from the music magazine 'Drummer'. Many music magazines feature photos of the stories in the magzazine on the contents page, as i have done in mine, this would be classed as a conventional feature, it makes the reader want to see whats inside. Interesting and quirky photos make the reader want to read further into the magazine because it catches their attention. on my contents page, i have used several images and merged them to form a background, then featured photos include a screenshot of my doublepage spread which shows what the double page spread will look like, a photo of a uni room, and a feature on The Killers concert. I have used the conventional feature of using contrasting coloured fonts for the page number, titles and sub heading/little insight to whats included. I have also included the date and issue number which is another conventional feature.











My double page spread is very conventional, starting with the main background photo, having one very large image dminating the page is very conventional for a double page spread. the background ger was a photo i took when i went to see the killers. i used this to set the tone and layered up more photos and writing to get the effect i was going fr. I used my skills i had improved on to make my model, The Joker, look like he is actually singing, you can just about see it throgh the middle of the two collums on the right hand side. Another conventional feature i have used is the big, bold headline at the top. again, i have stuck with the same colours throughout the magazine to keep it flowing from page to page, and also the same font for headlines. One thing i have just realised i have forgotten whilst annalysing my double page spread, is i have wanted to through out my design work and production, i wanted to put a quote on the left hand side. i am very annoyed that i have forgotten this one thing. so technically, i have challenged the convention. joker playing cards and faces have been incorporated into the double page spread to set the tone and give the impression of laughter, risk, and games. I feel the page is well layed out and gives the overall appearance of a real media product. the layout is very conventional whch makes it look professional. One other convetional feature i have realised i have used is that there are no black/mixed race people in my magazine, this is becasue when researching magazines, i didnt see any black people in current existing media products. This would be because black people are more assocciated with rap and hip-hop and i so have chosen to not include any black people in my media product, this is becasue i felt if i did i would be confusing what my actual genre was.

Title-Proof-font ideas

Here are the fonts i am testing out to use on my final media product [front cover].



I like this font, which is called Old Thunder, it has been downloaded off http://www.fonts.com/ , it is £23.00 but i have just used a sample so that if i do wish to use it i will purchase it, if i dont then it would have been a waste of £23.00 . I like this font because it is kind of old circus style font, kind of comicy which really suits the style i am trying to produce, and definately suits the main image.




This font has my mind boggled a bit, i cant decide if i like it or not and would take it into further consideration. I think if i did use it, i would have to fill in the white with black so that the whole letter would be bold. This has also been downloaded off of the internet at http://www.freefonts.com/ .

This font is very old style comic. It is on photoshop, i do like it though i cant imagine it being my title on my front cover, this is because its too playfull.

I really like this font, it is called Portagol on Photoshop Elements. It's like a stamp you get on evidence bags in a courtroom, or print you get on boxes when in the army/ on explosives. I think i am definately going to be using this font for my title on my front cover. It really stands out.

Title ideas

My music magazine is aimed at individual, quirky people, with this, my magazine title needs to reflect it and be memorable, punchy and fun!



I have listed some ideas of what i think i might incorporate into my product. i will also base one of my questions on my questionaire about the title.





Fallen

Encore

DWI-Down With It

Base

Proof

Sound





Fallen-I dont why i chose this as an idea for my magzine title, it kind of sprung to mind and i liked it, to be honest, i'm not too keen on this idea now and definately wont't be using it in my final product.



Encore-Encore means a demand by an audience for an additional performance. This would be a good way of getting the reader to want to read the magazine, its like they want more. This would be a very good title for my target audience.



DWI-This is an acronym for 'Down With It', this means that someone is on trend/in the crowd really. Using this as a title for a music magazine would tell the readers that the magazine they are reading is down with the music, latest gossip, artists and music. It would in effect make them feel on trend, knowledgeable of current gossips and news about music and make them want to buy the magazine in the future so they are always in the know.



Base-Base obviously means a beat in a musical piece. The base, without it, the music woudlnt be there. Using this as the title for my magazine would tell the reader that without this music magzine-there would be no music, nothing to write about. This title is very memorable, as it is punchy and bold. I really like this title, it is definately a candidate for my magazine.



Proof-Proof means 'the evidence to show that something is true, or win an argument.' Proof being my title, would mean that everything inside the magazine, would efficiently, be truth. This would tell the reader that they can guarentee no lies, just news and truth. It is quite a punchy title which is good, it would stay in the readers mind, so if bought again, it can easily be remebered. I think this may be a candidate for the title of my magazine.



Sound-Is one of the 5 senses, it is what makes music a possible thing. It being the title for my music magazine, would efficiently describe the acual reason for the magazine itself. I do like this title though it seems a bit dull and un-orignal to me. I dont't think i will be incorporating this title in my magazine.

Sample photo for front cover 4

I have finally found a male model willing to go to the extremes of wearing makeup and dressing up as the joker for me. As there was a lot of preparation to this photo, such as hair and makeup, i asked my friends who fit in with my target market if they would come and see my model dressed up and look at a couple of sample photos for me to tell me what they think. They were very impressed and made it obvious that this is the style of image they would like to see on a rock/indie/metal magazine. They told me that the way he was looing into the camera really caught their attention and could see this kind of photo on a real magazine-so obviously this really is a convention of a real media product. I have dressed my model stereo-typicaly as The Joker, this is because I want my 'celebrity' to be a well-known artist, not only because he looks like The Joker, but becasue he impersonates him too. It's his personality. I think i have got the hair, makeup and clothing to a T and will definately be using one of the photos I have taken today on my front cover.

Sample photo for front cover 3

I have used my sister here to give me a pose which has no pose. This is a convention of a real media product, it has he looking directly into the camera, showing depth and the illusion she is looking through the magazine right into the audience's eyes. I do like this photo, though with feedback form y target audience, I have realised that using a female model just isn't what they want. I have yet to find another male model to volunteer to star on my front cover. Though, my target audience did like the convention of my model looking stragiht into the camera. I will definaltely be using this technique in my final photo. The lighting here is good, however i think this is mainly to do with the fact that the quality of the flash ad camera, itself is very good as it is a very expensive camera used from school. I have realised that the quality in pictures differs when using more expensive, technical cameras.

Sample photo for front cover 2

After asking my target audience what they think of this 2ndphoto I am sure i am not going to take this image further by using the model again or the style of this photo. with my friends opinions and my own, i have come to the conclusion that this photo is too 'pretty' for the genre of music magazine i am going for, this photo will just not attract the audience i am looking for and the photo has no personality to it or 'pazaz', as one of my friends who fits in my target audience told me. I now am going to stick away from photos with outdoor lighting and high white balances. I have now to take some photos with darker balances, maybe using black and white or taking photos in a dark room with a good quality flash. i am quite adament on my main photo for my cover to be quirky, eye-catching and intresting so that my audience will want to read more into the magazine.

Sample photo for front cover 1

This is one of my first shots to be used on the front cover, I have gone for a standard indie pose-guitair in hand, bent down looking away from the camera, originally i wanted something like this, though once asking friends who fitted in my target audience, i realised using this kind of imagery wouldnt stand out to them.i showed them a range of other photos i had taken and asked them which one caught their eye most, and which one they would rather read about in a double page spread. The photo quality isn't great, but i am not too botherd as this photo was only a sample to what i may have used. if i did use this photo i would place my model on a plain background on a flat wall, not in the corner, this would make it easier to crop.

Photo ideas of guitair for contents.

This first photo of the guitairs is taken from a low anlge, making

the gutair look like it has power and a vast amount of significance. I like the lighting i have captured for this photo, the natural lighting was quite dim, and so i used the flash on my camera which is an ordinary flash. It gives the illusion that the keys at the end of the long bit are far away and the guitair is very long, and it makes the big bit of the guitair-the main bit, look vry powerfull and demanding.






I really do adore the lighting of this photo, as unlike the previous one above, sunlight from a window behind the wadrobe i have stood the guitair against, is shining onto the guitair in this photo as i have placed it differently, in this shot it is lying flat on the ground, with the tip of it pointing at the sunlight.

This snap is kind of like the 1st one, though the lighting is much brighter-which i actuslly prefer, and it is slightly further away, which means more of the guitair is shown. The contrast of the black and white panels on the guitair are more highlighted in this photo because of the better quality flash.

Guitar and Speaker-Contents page photo analysis.

 The structure of this photo will be used in my contents page. Though the quality is bad and also the lighting. I like the style of this photo because its just simple, the contents page photos in my magazine don't need to be interesting as such as the layout will be quite interesting and quirky. Also because of the lighting, which is just natural sunlight, the colours of the props look very faint and boring.

Target Audience

This is Kara, she is an example of my target audience. She is 19 and currently interested in fashion photography and partying. Her types of friends include boys in bands and her best friend Jolie, is the lead singer in a band 'Pulp'. She currently lives in the inner city of London with her best friend in a studio apartment, where she has lived for 7 months. She took an art and photography course at LCF but unfortunately quite due to plagiarism in the first term she had to leave. Her parents weren't happy about this but let her stay at her apartment to focus on photography, her parents have never been really concerned about her well being as such as they both work full time for major companies and never had time for her, this was upsetting for her growing up and probably caused her to want to be different in the sense of style and personality. She likes to shop in Topshop, though she will only shop in the boutiques as she hates to be seen in something some one else is wearing. She occasionally shops in charity shops and when she does she isn't embarrassed. She wears heavy makeup when going out at night time, but sticks to casual rock chick makeup during the day.

Kara doesn't have the best reputation, she has had multiple boyfriends whom she has slept with, though she claims she loved them all. And so people tend to judge her, though her friends know she is a caring affectionate person. She doesn't like to look too nice to people as she doesn't like to trust many people, this is because of her troubled past. She only keeps few people close as she knows everyone will eventually leave. She loves loud nights out and eating kebabs. She does like her alone time though, she listens to music constantly, this is her only vice, along with Tic-Tacs, she could eat Tic Tacs for England. Her favorite artists include: Kasbian, Paramore, MGMT, Friendly Fires, Kings of Leon, Maroon 5, Artic Monkeys and Greenday. This are her daily listens, though when out she likes to go to clubs that play trance, dance and house.

When she isn't photographing, out, or hanging about with Kara, she's probably at home watching TV with a tub of Ben and Jerries on her bean bags. Her favorite TV programmes are Friends, Skins, Take Me Out, Lost and Eastenders. She also loves to watch Never Mind The Buzzcocks but doesnt enjoy it as much as Simon Amstell left. Her favorite male celebs include Simon Amstell, Luke Pasqualino, Johny Depp and Liam Gallagher. Kara is a good exaple of who i want my target audience to be.

Maslows Hierarchy Of Needs

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a theory in psychology, proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper 'A Theory of Human Motivation'. He created it to show human innate curiosity. It is shaped as a basic pyramid, with a standard wide base at the bottom, representing basic human needs such as food and water, and towards the top showing human self actualization and the ability to be individual. The lower four layers of the pyramid contain what Maslow called the 'deficiency needs' if these needs are not met the body gives no physical indication. Most of media advertisiting is based around this. This gives us as the audience what we need which is shown by the top three sections of the pyrmid, shwoing that if whatever were looking at looks creative and not broing showing us that we need something busy and creative to find it remotly intresting.This has been copied from wikipedia.

Third double page spread

This double-page spread consists of a main photo, and big title, sub heading and text. The photo really portrays the personality and attitude of the band, the dark colours used show the danger of the band, they are all wearing masks which keeps their identities from being seen. This means they could be embaressed of their looks or just dont want the havock of any one seeing who they really are-kind of like batman. Their tattoos are stereotypically a symbol of strength and meaning, this is a typical rock style. Thy have their hoods up to again keep their identities hidden. Black is stereotypically used as the colour for indie/rock. The same colours are more or less used throughout, these are black and white, mainly shows the darkness and doom, this is the common stereotype for rock music. Purple and orange have been used for the sky, this compliments the black and white tones and highlights them infront of the orange/purple. Their masks are all diffferent, they are each showing their different personalities. They are all looking into the camera and downwards which makes them look superior, like they are stronger than us, this shows their idolisation and fame.

The whole image of the band is used as the background and writing is over the top, the layout is simple, yet very interesting. The left side is used to show the photo, the band, and the right side for writing, the interview. White font is used to stand out on top of the photo so that no text box is needed. this works well

Double page spread

Louisa As Media

View more presentations from louloulou.

First double page spread

This Kerrang double page spread is featuring Fall Out Boy. The layout is simple so that the writing is basically taking over the left hand side of the piece and the photo is used as a background and fully seen on the right hand side. This picture is taken in a black and white setting as this style is very indie and typical of a rock magazine. Another statement colour to go with the black and white theme is red, this shows anger, love and a sense of sexiness. A pug has been used to show a competition, red has been used on the black and white photo to draw readers attention to the pug by contrasting the colours, also this colour has been chosen to give the feeling of love, to win the competition playing on the readers feelings. White writing is used on this pug to standout. The pug has been specifically placed here to make sure the reader sees it when they turn the page, and no standard human being would read a magazine backwards, really. The main headline is big, dynamic and powerful. it is used in quotations to show that it is a quote from the band, this will draw readers attention to the bold statement and make them want to read more about it. The first word of the quote, 'ANYTHING' has a block colour of white with what it looks like red spray paint or blood across the dominating half of the word, this is to show the power and. Different sizes of font have been used in the headline to have more effect on the reader. The sub heading is in a much lower sized font, this is to give an insight to the interview. The first word-'EXCLUSIVE' has been written in red to grab the readers attention, this tells them that here they have an exclusive story that no other magazine have and would make the reader want to read that magazine. The photo has been taken from a low angle to look up to the band whilst doing 'their thing' this makes them look iconic and higher than the readers interested in them. It shows their popularity and fame.

Analysis of 3rd front cover!

The strap across the top is informing the readers that Q is the 'UK's biggest music magazine' it is in white writing on a black blackground to stand out so that it catches the readers eye, this would want to make the reader feel special because they are reading the biggest music magazine in the country. The word 'biggest' is in italic so that it emphasises the fact that it is actually the biggest music magazine in the UK.


Simple font has been used on this front cover to draw the attention towards the photo. The writing is simply trying to get the readers to see what is inside whereas the main focus is the photo. The colour scheme of this front page is Q's standard colours-red, black and white. Black and white contrast and set eachother for being seen and with splashes of red gives the cover some excitement and focus, red represents love, anger, hate and passion and ironically we see all of these in just this photo. A black outfit has been warn to draw attention to him and make him stand out. This works well as the writing flows over the image. The right side of his face has shadow over it, this makes him look gloomy and scary, his overall appearance is quite dark and angry, and this is supported by the action of the photo, he is holding a guitair and stereotypically, as many rock and roll stars do-smash this with it. The shattered effect of the Q is amazing, it makes it look like real glass. This is a clever photo, its dont to draw people in and think 'wow'. On the bottom right hand corner there is a statistic about The Beatles stating '200 things you didnt know', this would draw in any Beatles fans to check it out. The writing has been contrasted, wth the number in 200 which grabs readers attention because everybody believes statistics, and then the rest in grey with The Beatles in white, using the white highlights who it is. The photo used has been given a white border, this highlights the photo as it is quite dark, this makes it stand out. The barcode is simply in the corner hidden out of the way so that it doesnt interfere with any of the info on whats inside, this is because is a useless piece of info really.

Analysis of 2nd front cover!

The wording on this magazine is very simple, the main word is ROCKS as it is in big red font witch takes up the whole bottom line of the page so this catches the readers eye and especially because it is in red it draws them in. The colour gives the feel of the magazine and links with its genre, it gives us an insight also into what is in the magazine. The strap across the is in different font so that it stands out, it is on a plain black background with white writing also so that it stands out. It is mearly advertising the magazine.

The layout of this front cover is very simple and straight forward, this is because the main focus is the photo. Other features on the page are highlighted by using white and red block colours , to contrast from the black and grey photo.

The genre of this magazine is obvious due to the colours used; red, black and white. Red represents love and passion, which amounts to this seductive cover. Black fits in well for this genre, it is usually associated with gothic and indie themes. In complete opposition to black, the white is its contrasting colour which makes it stand out well. The reason these colours have been used together is so the overall feeling is dark and gloomy, with highlights of red and white. The mood of this colour is sexy and edgy. This would obviously attract the core audience of men.

The main photo and only photo used would also attract and draw in males, this sexy photo of singer Cheryl is very edgy and risky. The red lips represent love ans passion which also work with the colour scheme of the magazine which is red and black. The use of her tongue shown in this photo plays on a very attractive and sexy vibe. Plain, and obviously, wet hair works well as the makeup is quite heavy. This is done so the balance is kept and men focus on the oral area, making them want to see more photos like this and would obvsiouly be drawn in to read more.

Analysis of first front cover!

the skyline at the top of the page stands out in red, with white writing a rhetorical question asking the readers if Blue is back together? This would draw the reader in, it is used as a type of anchor. The answer in black font, both these lines are in black and white against the red bacground to stand out to catch the readers eye. to the right, a yellow splash showing V-Festival logo catching attention music festival fans, telling us that they know the full line up, and telling us the page to go to to see. this would make us feel like we have back stage knowledge.
NME logo, behind main photo. NME in capital letters in re to stand out, the colour is very exciting and fun and it is outlined in white to make it look bigger to grab attention like 'look at me im here'. The main photo of band The Gossip, is center, Beth Dito tilting her head down, sunglasses on but looking above them straight into the camera to make it look like she is looking at the reader. this would catch their eye, like they have eye contact. Her eyes have been edited-they have been whitened to stand out.

With her band members behind her, looking over her shoulder, this is like they are backing her up. Heading-main title, center of the page, infront of the photo is big bold letters, in white outlined in black to make it stand out and look bigger. The subheading, hanlf in red, half in white, to show contrast. The words SEX has been written in red to grab readers attention, could have been below but red is more catchy and also the colour of sex. TV show SKINS is being talked about in the magazine as it says in the subheading, it is also a pun as it is the TV show in which the gossips most famous song, ‘standing in the way of control’. There is a white strap across the page under the subheading, still over the photo, in white, with red loud writing showing what else will be in the interview with the band. In the bottom right hand corner is the barcode, hidden away out of sight, making reader concentrate on the main article and other features. Strap across the bottom, mentioning another band and how their album has been rated. 7 other bands are advertised that there is info about them inside the magazine to grab readers in to read about them.

Along the left side of the front cover is the other featured stories. The first one is clearly MUSE, on a red background, white writing has been used to stand out and to make the writing look bigger than it actually is, it has been embossed in black.

But Hey! Keeeeep Blogging! :)


Embossed with black outlining catches the eye.

Virgin Blogger, No More!

Hi, my name is Louisa Giardina, I am an A Level media student and will be uploading all of my coursework onto this Blog. This is the first time I have ever used a blog and am not quite sure as of this moment, on what to write here. So it may take some progression from me to handle this technological marking system, but hey! Keep Blogging!