Interview Questions

Just thought I would say:


 MERRY CHRISTMAS! 


As you can tell, I don't do things in order. I will probably have a little clean up soon, get everything in order.
So I got a new camera today.. yay :)
I thought I had found myself a model that I could use for my front cover, but sadly he cancelled. I have two reserve models that I am going to be using and I just hope they don't cancel on me! I already have a few pictures for the contents page and I am planning the double spread interview now.
Here are a few questions I think I am going to use:


+ So... You're two of the youngest musicians in Britain. How do you feel about that?
+ You're everywhere at the moment, if there's a gig, you're there! Where's your favourite venue?
+ Everyone wantsta dress like you, but what's your favourite clothes shop? It's gotta be Topshop right?
+ You are possibly the hottest band around right now, but the question is... Are you both single


I am going to ask the real models these questions so I can get some realistic answers. Hope everyone has a good Christmas!

Research on Contents Layout

Haven't blogged for a while so thought I had better upload all my research on the Contents Layout.

Here are a few layouts I like:

This is from the magazine "Drummer"
I like the layout... it is clear and shows the pages. Like most magazine contents, this one has used the 'rule of 3'. This means that the magazine page is divided into three columns. The top column usually holds the title. This is typical for any contents. It would look rather strange having the title at the bottom of the page. This particular contents also has some pictures along side the title. This attracts some attention to the top 'section' of the page as readers may be likely to skip past the title as they see it every week. The colours also work well together as there aren't too many of them. Anymore colous and the page would look too busy and would look rather stupid. The centre column holds a larger picture with the main 'contents' this is usual in most magazines as it is the most important part of the page and should be broadcasted clearly! This 'section' is generally larger than the others as it needs to attract the readers attention. The image has a saturation of zero to make it black and white which allows the redness to stand out more. The final section is not too dissimilar from the top column. It holds pictures and in this particular image the 'Regulars' box.

The contents to the left is from the popular magazine NME. I like the layout of this page, as it follows the 'rule of 3' in a slightly different way. Instead of the sections going across the page, they go down the page. I am not sure whether this is for effect, but it makes the page look more organised and tidy. The first row (on the left) shows a band index. This is unique to the magazine and is slightly smaller than the other two sections as it is there every week, a regular reader will know it is there. The slightly larger row to the right of the page shows all the page numbers as most contents pages show. However, this is not the main section which may lead attention astray. It is more common for the actual contents to be shown in the centre, or on a large scale. The middle section is the biggest and is a photo. This is not uncommon, however it is usually as big, or smaller than the list of pages and numbers. The colours on the page look good, as the red is a main colour for the magazine and can be seen throughout the whole magazine. The yellow works well with the black background at the bottom of the page, and makes it stand out from the dark colours and red.

Front Page Picture.

Ideas!

Here are a few ideas of the sort of poses I would like to use!

This one is good, as the model on the front looks smart, but at the same time, he looks slightly casual. The effect on the background looks good too. The repetition of his face shows he is an important character and stops the background looking bare and boring. It is quite popular on a magazine to have a saturation of zero and then a bolder colour, like red, to make the page look more attractive.

This is a good idea as the model has their hands in front of their face and the lighting only shows their hands and face. This is a good effect as it adds a sense of 'mystery'. The readers become interested in the model as they are uncertain of who he/she may be.

This is from the same magazine as above. The models in this magazine have all been photographed separately then the final results have been all added together. I like this idea as I do not need all the models together at once. It is also effective as they all look like musicians. The moody/attitude look gives them a 'rock star' look.

I like the black and white effect on this image. It gives a serious feel to the photo and I like the space around the model. However I must be careful as I do not want my magazine to appear bare or empty.

Magazine Title

Moving onto the Main Task!

First I had to decide on a magazine title! Most possibly the hardest thing to do, other than looking for a font! Here are some words I randomly wrote down, hoping to find something inspiring.

A lot of these words are music related, such as Singer, Live and Backstage, which made choosing the words easier. I have chosen these words as they are the sort of genre of words that you would find on a magazine. They are short, sharp and snappy and grab the readers attention.

In the end, however, I chose Elektrodisiac as it is very suitable for my magazine. It is very modern and fits my magazine's genre.

After much hard work, I thought of an idea and began looking for fonts. I managed to get all the possibilities down to a chosen few:

I liked 'Catalogue' and 'Plasticine' as they look modern and young. The sort of font you would find on a magazine, however I do not think they will be suitable for my style of magazine as they are not 'sharp' enough.

'Ogred Weary' was a definite no as it is too stereotypically 'girly'. It would not fit the magazine and would look out of place.

And now to choose my final font!

Preliminary Task

For the Preliminary task, we were asked to produce a front cover and contents page for a school magazine. This was to show off our amazing (haha) photshop and photography skills! Here is my Preliminary task. Front Page and Contents. :)

Our school colours are the very attractive blue and yellow! Hence why my magazine are mainly these colours. On reflection, I feel I could have put more images onto the front page. It looks slightly bare and boring. I like the contents layout, and I am quite pleased with the pictures I took. The colours are suitable to match with the front cover, however the blue background AND blue writing make it look quite dull.