Starting the contents page.

I then began to start on my contents page and continued the same theme from my front cover onto it. I used the same colour scheme as it is a typical convention of the genre and target audience that my magazine is aimed at. I also used the actual magazine cover inside my contents page to show clearly where everything on the cover is inside the magazine so the audience can go directly to the sections they prefer. I also used the slogan 'alot to boast about' as this links in with the magazine having alot to tell its audience. The contents page is broken up into five different sections to help the audience find exactly what they want with direct subtitles so they know what is what. Using the image of Tara in the corner of my magazine gives an insight of who is inside the magazine making the reader want to read on.

The next steps.

I then decided that my main image would look much more professional if I didn't cut round it to recreate the white background I wanted my background to have. For a sample I decided to try out placing my model on the front with the original background I shot her infront of. I also added more sell lines with images to make it more conventional of the I was creating. I used the sell line 'Georgia: I love performing' to help link in with the main interview inside the magazine, letting the readers know exactly what they are reading about. Also adding images into the magazine cover draws the readers attention in as it is quite a chaotic magazine cover so therefore it stands out from all the rest. Looking at samples I soon realised that my barcode wasn't as effective where it was before so I created a blank box around it and added text inside to support the barcode to make it seem like a realistic magazine.

Even more progression on my front page.

As I slowly began to develop my magazine I thought that my magazine name was related to music enough to make it as realistic as possible so I renamed my magazine 'Boast about Pop' to make it more relative to the genre that the magazine was representing. I also added a few extra features of the magazine such as a skyline, barcode and even a slogan beneath the title of the magazine that reads 'The number one mag!' as this makes the magazine much more realible for the readers who want to buy it knowing that it is one of the best magazines. I also added sell lines to the sides of the magazine as this is a typical feature of any magazine letting the reader know exactly what is inside the magazine itself. I originally cut out my model on the front of my magazine, but realised that maybe it doesn't look as professional as an actual magazine.

More progress on my front cover.

This was how I started to create my magazine and decided upon changing the title of the magazine slightly by adding in an 'O' that would stand out from the rest of the page to attract attention to the target audience. The 'O' is made out of stars as this gives connotations of being a 'celebrity' and being famous, which fits in with exactly what my magazine is showing such as celebrity interviews with famous singers and musicians. I then went on to add in a front cover model which is a typical feature of a pop music magazine showing a medium close up shot of the model and placing them directly on the front of the page slightly to the right. I also made sure the model's head was in front of the name of the magazine as this is also another typical feature of magazines overall and it would make it seem more realistic if I did this.

Starting on my front cover.

This print screen shows my progress so far as I am starting to make some rough cuts of the front cover, so I am experimenting with new fonts and mixing them together with a particular letter standing out from the rest. This ultimately makes it stand out much more on a magazine stand and gives it it's own unique look also behind the main page of the front cover you can see how I have tried different fonts together on the front page to see which ones would fit in with the theme. Though some of them looked quite plain or too childish I had to start mixing fonts to make it seem completely unique and different. I used photoshop to complete this as it's makes it easier to bring all the texts and pictures together into one page to create my front cover for my magazine.

Plan for actual shoot.

Front Cover: Wednesday 2nd March 2011

Shot 1

Model: Georgia Skuse
Outfit: Purple Dress
Background: White
Location: School Studio
Shot: Main front cover image, medium close up or medium long shot.
Poses: Hand on hip, smiling, natural pose, hands on hips or hands on head.

Shot 2

Model: Olivia Saunders
Outfit: Casual clothes
Background: White
Location: School Studio
Shot: Smaller image on my front cover, close up or medium close up
Pose: Smiling

Shot 3

Models: Connor O'Neil and Joe Phillips
Outfit: Casual clothes
Background: White
Location: School Studio
Shot: Medium close up, smaller image on the side of the front cover
Pose: Smiling

Trying out new fonts!

I decided to name my magazine 'Boast' as I thought it was quite relevant to the magazine as it is of the pop genre, and relates to some celebrity gossip and uses the tag line 'Alot to BOAST about'. I tried out a few different fonts using 'dafont.com' I used cartoon style fonts as I thought this clearly represents the pop style of the magazine along with the young target audience as it represents youth and is quite playful.



I chose these as one of my final three fonts as I thought it was quite a fun and lively font as it has the letters going in different directions and seems really different and stands out to the audience more, but it can obviously have more colour included to make it more relevant to the target audience.

I chose this one as another one of my final three fonts as it is also quite similar to the first one as it is quite quirky and fun. This could also have colour added to it to make it more appropriate for my magazine and make it stand out on the front page.

This is what I may choose as my final font as I think it still creates quite a fun and quirky font, representing my genre really well. I also feel it is quite childish as it uses all lower case letters whereas the others are all in capitals.

My final shoot for magazine.

 

For my final shoot I used the photography studio to take some portrait shoots to include on my front cover, contents page and double page spread. I also used a bigger flash to brighten up the photographs more and I used the lighting provided within the studio to give a warmth glow. I also used a two person shot to see if it could possibly fit within my front cover or double page. As you can see I used three different models in different poses and outfits to give slight divergence to make them all seem like they have their own personalities and represent different readers of the magazine.