Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Final Double Page spread
This is my final double page spread it is diffent from the one before because i have put boxes around the questions which were asked to make them more distinctive for the reader i also edited the hat which the model is wearing using photoshop changing the LA symbol from Green and yellow to Grey in order to match the colour scheme of what the model is wearing i also added a bit of a shadow to both pictures again using photoshop
Final copy of front page
this is the final copy of my front page as you can see i removed the green from his arm i also removed the black and white from his other arm and i changed the barcode
Monday, 19 April 2010
Production Log 2010
Monday 22 Febuary 2010
Made a rough sketch for my front cover in order to gather an idea of how i want my cover to look and how i am going to devlop the ideas as i progress throughout. Still have to discover what colour scheme i want to use on the front cover.
Wednesday 24th Febuary 2010
Made a rough logo sketch in order to see if i was going to use a logo on my magazine currently using the colour scheme theme of black and gold but not what i want to stick with most likely to change the colour scheme at some point.
Thursday 25th Febuary 2010
Selected the font that i am going to use for the masthead of my front page.
Thursday 4th March 2010
Changed my Name from Sub-Bass to Bass Hype also changed the artist name from damage to drifter.
Saturday 6th March 2010
Made a very rough draft of my front cover not using my actual model for the front cover but trying to get an idea of how i want everything to shape up on my front cover.
Sunday 7th March 2010
Made a rough layout of my contents page using microsoft word and text boxes to get a rough idea of how i am going to set my contents page out when i come to do it on photoshop.
Monday 8th March 2010
Made a draft of my front cover with my actual model i also add a bit of text with some of the featuring artists and some of the selling lines aswell however this has a white background which mine is not going to be full white but i am currently deciding what colour the background should be.
Wednesday 10th March 2010
Decided on my front cover background colour which is going to be green and white.
Friday 12th March 2010
Made another draft of my magazine adding all my previous ideas how ever i have to make another draft as his head is being cut off which makes the magazine look unrealistic also considering changing the colour of his arms as the green makes it look a bit unrealistic aswell.
Monday 15th March 2010
Made my final front cover draft changing the colours of his arm to make it seem more realistic also stuck with the green idea as i think the green suits the photo now going to make the contents page for my magazine
Began to make my contents page choosing the theme of it to be black and green also have taken a print screen to show it during the process of making.
Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Uploaded more print screens to show my contents page progressing further.
Friday 26th March 2010
Began thinking and planning my double page spread Using photoshop also uploaded some printscreens which i took of my double page spread which i made today however this is not complete i am going to put a box around the questions asked with a colour inside in order to make it easier to tell which were the questions asked and the response to the questions
Monday 29th March 2010
Finshed my double page spread which i done using photo shop now starting evaluation and have done question one of the 7 using Microsoft power point
Tuesday 30th March 2010
Done question 2 for my evaluation again using Microsoft power point.
Friday 2nd April 2010
Done question 3 of my evaluation using Microsoft power point
Saturday 3rd April 2010
Done question 4 of my evaluation using photo shop creating an audience profile and done question 5 of my evaluation using Microsoft power point
Sunday 4th April 2010
Finished my evalution questions 6 & 7 using Microsoft Power point i also uploaded the images which i rejected today aswell.
Sunday, 4 April 2010
Another rejected image
This image was also rejected as i didn't feel it had a direct mode of address to be on the front cover. I also never used this image on the double page spread either as i wanted the images to engage the audience and make it feel like the artist 'Drifter' was talking to them and i wanted the images to reflected this idea
Rejected images
The main reason behind why i rejected this image was due to the lighting their is to
much of a shadow behind the actual model and there is not enough light on the models face therefore this picture doesn't have as much of an impact that i would like my front cover image to have.
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Saturday, 3 April 2010
How Did You Attract Your Audience
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Who would be the audience for your media product
This a profile on my audience i done this to show additional information which i obtained when i interviewed my focus group this also contains information from my questionnaires and it gives and idea into the teenagers which i would be aiming my magazine towards.
Friday, 2 April 2010
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Monday, 29 March 2010
Sunday, 28 March 2010
First Draft Of My Double Page Spread
This is my first rough draft of my double page spread there are a few minor adjustments which i have to make in order to make the questions standout more so i am going to use photoshop inorder to highlight the questions and make it easier to see
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Double Page (Writing First Draft)
The long awaited exclusive interview with damage which all you hip-hop/rap fans have been waiting for is finally here. Damage has battled his way from the bottom and now he is here to take on the top of the rap game so with out further ado…Lets get ready to Ruuuuuumble!!! Drifter talks exclusively Bass Hype and personally to Sincere
Sincere- With 4 mix tapes, 2 albums and a brand new record deal it is arguable that Damage you had one of the most productive 2 years your life
Drifter – (Laughs Modestly) Yeah it has been pretty hectic at times but it’s all good. I feel as if it’s a very big achievement for myself I didn’t think it was possible.
Sincere – Congratulations on your new contract with Island records how did it feel when you secured the deal with them?
Drifter – Thanks I have to admit at first didn’t seem real because I can still remember the days when I was spittin bars on the street corner. Everything changed so quickly I feel as if im living the dream already. I could have imagined this happening 5 years ago considering I was living in one of the notorious estates in wembley i didn’t think dreams like this could happen for people like me.
Sincere – You mentioned you used to live in Wembley, what was that like ?
Drifter – Well I have a lot of love for Wembley it’s the place where I grew up it wasn’t a great environment for me because I grew up on the projects and I remember seeing a lot of events that kids of my age group shouldn’t have been seeing by watching other peoples struggle made me more determined that I wouldn’t follow that ghetto route of drugs and poverty.
Sincere – What else made you determined to succeed?
Drifter - Another thing that motivated me was my mum. I watched her working her hardest in order to make sure there was food on the table and I owe a lot of what I am now to her she was a grafter and a real go getter person if she set her mind on going to do something or going to getting something you better believe she was gone get it.
Sincere – What sort of reception do you get when you go back to Wembley?
Drifter – Well there are a lot of people that give me a very warm reception I also owe a lot to because most of my fans have supported me from day 1.They bought my albums ,mix tapes which has allowed me to continue what I love and hopefully do best rapping.
Sincere – It’s become apparent to us that your workload has been very high this year so tell us about some of your mix tapes and of course the long awaited 2 albums.
Drifter – Well my first mix tape was called ‘Dangerous Mind’ This idea of this mix tape was basically me laying down raw hardcore street bars to try and give an insight to my fans of how my life was living in Harlem and growing up on the projects as a child. My First album was called ‘rehabilitation’ the idea behind this being that I went to a rehab centre in order to try and water my tracks down to enable all different audiences to be able to listen to my music without being offended due to the expletives I used in the first mix tape (Dangerous Mind). My second mix tape was called ‘Flying High’ the idea behind this being that because my first album was such a big hit with my fans and also made me a considerable amount of money that I would give the fans an insight into my life and how It was changing. However the third mix tape ‘product of the hood’ was again taking the fans back to how my life style used to be after various requests and fan mail asking for me to consider making something similar to ‘Dangerous Mind’ and I hope the fans like that one. My latest album which isn’t out on the streets yet but is going to be dropping very soon is called ‘Danger Of Death’ and Im not telling Bass Hype any info on this however I have brought you a copy so check it out and to the fans I would say go kop it your like what you hear.
Sincere – Damage we all know that you must be racking in the Money at the moment but do you believe it has changed you?
Drifter – Well I believe that money can change a lot of things but not me. I have always kept reminding myself don’t ever forget what and where you came from in order to maintain a focus about myself and I always remember how easy it could be for this surreal lifestyle to all come crashing down for me and how easy it could be to be forgotten in this rap game that’s why I am continuously in studio making music otherwise if you fall behind in this game you don’t often catch up.
Sincere – Well with money comes women and you must have had your fair share of women by now how are you finding that?
Drifter – Hahaha (laughs Damage) well I don’t really see women in the way which you may have just said that but of course yeah its like you said you get a lot more women approaching you when your famous for you autograph and what not and also in your videos you always have beautiful women in your videos to go with the lifestyle that I am living. How ever I am not taken at the moment so you know I’ll just see how it goes.
Well here’s we wrapped it up with Drifter we want to say thanks for the insight into your new lifestyle and especially for the preview of your new album and good luck for the future and keep doing your thing in the Rap/Hip-hop game.
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Another Print Screen Of Contents Page
This Shows my contents page in more detail and as it is progressing further i have carried on with the colour scheme being green like on my front cover
Monday, 22 March 2010
Friday, 12 March 2010
Redraft Front Cover
as you can see i have changed alot of stuff in this draft. i edited the image that i was using from the other draft i also added more colour , and i also changed the font and i also changed the name of my artist from damage to drifter Monday, 8 March 2010
Sunday, 7 March 2010
Rough Draft Of What Contents Page Layout
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Saturday, 6 March 2010
Very Rough Draft For First Cover
I Am Going To Change The Picture I Use As This 1 Is To Blurry Also Im Going To Add A Background Such A Brick Wall To Create more Of A Sense Of Realism How ever this is only a rough out look
Thursday, 4 March 2010
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
First Draft Of A Logo For Magazine
This is my first draft of what my magazine logo will look like. I have chosen to add the below freezing slogan because it goes with the season in which the magazine is being released which is in winter this is also why i have made the typography look shakey and it is also in a light blue to go with the weather and seasonal theme aswell.Monday, 22 February 2010
Front Cover Sketch Draft
This is my first draft of what my magazine front cover may look like i say may look like because i am most likely to change it as this is only the rough draft. I have chosen the name sub bass mainly as the word bass is related towards music and also the fact that R&B and Hip-Hop music which my magazine is based around tends to have a lot of base within the music itself. I have chosen the colour scheme of the magazine to be White,Light Blue with hints of Grey this is to go with the edition i am making of the magazine calling it the 'Below Freezing Edition' therefore this ties in nicely with what the magazine is based around.Thursday, 11 February 2010
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Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Vibe Contents page
This contents page is from vibe magazine and uses the typical conventions of contents pages used in many magazines. For example one of the typical conventions of a contents page is they have number enabling the audience to be able to find the page they are looking for alot easier otherwise if they didnt have page numbers it would be alot more awkward for the audience to look for the page they want. Another typical convention which the vibe magazine contents page uses is picture this allows the audience to get an idea of what type of music magazine they are buying as the pictures featured are usually of artists which are well known to a certain type of genre allowing the audience to make a straight distinguised link between the featured artists pictures and the type of magazine they are reading.However this contents page goes against the typical contents page for one main reason the fact that it says contents page 3/3 suggest that 2 more contents pages were printed in order to cater to diffrent types of artists to attract more of a variety of diffrent audiences which is a good idea as they are more likely to have more readers if they are projecting diffrent images by printing diffrent contents pages and also diffrent front pages as seen on one of my analysis of the front pages before they also promote there website in the contents page allowing the audience to consume their product in diffrent ways to suit them which is more likely to be more appealing to the audience as they have more freedom of choice. The contents page address the audience directly as it seems almost as it is talking to the audience for example it says 'chris rock is back' suggesting that you are telling someone that he is back therefore making the magazine seem as it is addressing you directly which is going to have more of a sucessful impact as it makes the reader feel more involved with the magazine and it also makes it seem more personal.
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Contents Page Analysis (50 Cent)
This contents page is taken from the magazine 'in the mix' and has various typical conventions of what you would expect to see on a typical contents page. One of the typical conventions on a contents page are page numbers and this is also a way in which i can tell this is a contents page as it has sub-titles to in form the reader of what else is featured within the magazine and then it has page numbers to enable the audience to be able to find the topic they are looking for quick and easy aswell the subtitles can also inform the reader as to what type of magazine it is as the titles and artists featured within those titles are usually related to the type of music magazine the audience are reading.Another convention usually found on contents pages and is also found on this one is a picture or pictures in the case of other contents pages. The picture is usually of a featured artist in this case 50 cent who is featured on one of the pages within the magazine and this can also give the audience an indication as to what type of magazine it is through the artists found on the contents page so through the use of 50 cent this would indicate that the magazine is either a Hip/hop magazine or a Rap.However it is arguable that the magazine is going against the typical stereotype for example it has the issue number inside on the contents page when it is usually found on the front cover of the magazine to inform the reader what issue number it is however if it was left on the inside of the magazine on the contents page this could become annoying to the reader as they may not be able to find out what issue number it is affecting whether or not they purchase this magazine and if this is the same for other members which the magazine is aiming at it could really affect their sales.
Monday, 1 February 2010
Busta Rhymes The Source
The Source is a United States-based, monthly full-color magazine covering Hip-hop, politics, and Culture, founded in 1988. I can tell that this magazine specializes in Hip-Hop music from underneath the title of the magazine it tells but also the magazine isnt just focused on music it also involved with political issues such a one of the selling lines which states 'Legal Marijuana : the stimulus debate it also focuses on culture. I am able to distinguish this is a Hip-Hop magazine also from the artist featured on the front which is Busta Rhymes who is a well known Hip-Hop/ Rap artist.From the front of the magazine i can tell that the magazine is mainly aimed towards men due to the image which Busta Rhymes is portraying for example the badman image of money,bling which is mainly associated with sucess because with money comes sucess and smoking seems like the thing which men are more likely to be interested in rather than women.
Another way in which i can tell the magazine is aimed more towards men than women is through the use of the colour scheme for example the fact that the main image is of Busta Rhymes holding money and the fact that the magazine colour scheme is green would suggest that it is money orientated and aimed mainly towards men than women also the fact that one of the subtitles is 'Legal marijuana:the stimulus debate' this would also suggest the magazine is more likely to be aimed towards men than women as it is more likely to be men that smoke marijuana than women therefore the colour scheme used is polysemic as it can mean different things towards different peoples interpretations another intepretation for example could be that because the magazine is published in April it could be argued that they are going with the spring theme i also believe the age group target are likely to be around 16-25 as they are more likely to listen rap/Hip-hop music and the fact that they are using fairly young artists would also suggest they are expecting younger people to know about these artists unlike the older generation who are unlikely to listen to rap/Hip-hop as they may not like the image portrayed by rappers or the language used in rap/Hip-hop music in general therefore it is targeting a younger audience and i also believe it is targeting this age group as smoking marijuana is heavily associated with this age group and also teenage sub-culture therefore they use this subject to try and intise younger people to buy this magazine.
The magazine cover used by The Source also contains a speech bubble saying cover 2 of 3 this would suggest that the magazine makers are aiming to cater for diffrent audiences aswell so therefore the magazine may not be fully aimed towards men as one of the other cover may be aimed towards women rather than men to get both sexes to buy the magazine although the image projected on this front cover would suggest it is aiming towards men.
Gucci Mane Magazine Cover
In 1997, XXL was founded by a former Source staffer as well as others who wanted to create their own magazine based on the hip-hop music and culture genre developed by the founders of The Source it is published by Harris Publications. I am able to tell that the magazine is a hip-hop magazine due to the main image which is of Gucci Mane who is a Hip-hop/ Rap artist also through other factors such as the selling lines which one of them says 'does it hurt rappers or help when they are locked up' this shows that the magazine is mainly about rap/hip-hop and also if you still were unsure that this was a rap/hip-hop magazine above the title it says Hip-hop on a higher level.I can tell that this magazine is aimed more towards men than women through the main image which is a picture of Gucci Mane who has lots of tattoos projecting a bad boy image which is what men are more likely to be interested in as it is stereotypical for rappers to have tattoos also the fact that Gucci Mane has lots of Jewellery would also be aiming more towards men as most rappers have lots of jewellery aswell this would also suggest that Gucci Mane is very sucessful for example as he can afford to have 3 diffrent watches which look expensive on one arm. The colour scheme combined with the main image projects a sense of danger for example the fact that the title is red and that the main image is showing all of Gucci Mane's tattoos projects a sense of danger which is more likely to appeal more to men than women i also believe the age group target are likely to be around 16-25 as they are more likely to listen rap/Hip-hop music and the fact that they are using fairly young artists would also suggest they are expecting younger people to know about these artists unlike the older generation who are unlikely to listen to rap/Hip-hop as they may not like the image portrayed by rappers or the language used in rap/Hip-hop music in general therefore it is targeting a younger audience.
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Textual Analyis Of Image
Beyonce On Vibe Magazine
Vibe magazine is a American based magazine which specialises in hip-hop & R&B music. I can tell this because of the artists featured within the magazine for example Beyonce is a R&B and Hip-Hop artist they also advertise the names of other Hip-Hop/R&B artists such as Ne-yo, Rich Boy, Kelly Rowland And Fabulous. From the front cover i can gather that the magazine is mainly aimed towards men this due to the way in which Beyonce is used on the front cover for example the fact that she is project in a wet look effect and exposed clothing is more appealing towards men rather than women promoting this is a man's magazine. Another way in which i can tell the magazine is aimed towards men is thought the use of the main header which says 'Beyonce Strips down for summer' This shows the magazine is aimed towards men again as the magazine is referring to women stripping down i also think that the age of the target audience is about 16 -25 through the image of beyonce and also through the other artists names which are mentioned at the top of the magazine which are more likely to be known be by this age group
Another way in which the magazine can be said to be aiming at an older more mature audience for example teenagers of 16+ is through the selling lines which make the audience want to buy the magazine for example the selling line on this magazine is 'see 10 pages of beyonce as you have never seen her before' this along with the image projects a more older
mature audience being targeted.
The use of the colour red and black is used to make the magazine stand out and to catch the readers eye the use of the colour red can be used to combine with the image are used to catch the audiences eye while beyonce herself is on a white background which can be used to project a sense of innocence although her clothing suggest otherwise this image projects women who do r&b/ hip-hop to be provocative as well as very successful as we can see from the gold jewellery which is on her two wrists which show she is successful. Another way in which the magazine trys to catch the readers attention is through the typography. As the Vibe magazine has used bold typing in order to draw more attention to the magazine for example on the masthead combined with the red and black writing this makes it more likely to draw attention from the readers more than other magazines because it stands out the most.
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