The purpose is to create a magazine that is different and stands out to others.The purpose of my magazine is to explore more the theatrical and creative side of the film industry in an appealing and exciting way for my target audience.
The magazine falls mainly under the entertainment and information genre however also explores EXPERIMENTAL FILM which is,
There are few magazines that profile and review this type of Film and university student productions so as well as reviewing mainstream films, I want to have a section for this so that film, arts and media students from GCSE to Masters level can explore opportunities and be inspired by each other’s work as well as gain insights from the professionals. There will also be a section for film courses and job opportunities for those who want to go further.
Who are the target audience?
My target audience is for young adults ranging for ages 16-25, but specifically those who have a creative interest or outlook within the film industry and want to know more. The reason why I have decided to portray my magazine in this way is because for young adults the trend is something creative and ‘out there’, so I want to create a magazine that is really edgy as well as informative for them.
What platform is it intended for?
This magazine is designed for the print platform. Because it presents very artistic and creative imagery, the print platform gives me more control over the quality of the images and content rather than rely on the quality or size of a screen. I want my magazine to be full gloss and be the same size and feel as Vogue, containing about 60 pages. Although the magazine won’t have a full digital version, I will have a website to support sales and content for example film trailers of films we have covered. Also I will use social media to advertise the magazine as it allows me to target certain psychographics and, as my target audience are young, they are more likely to see it.
These kind of words caught my eye because I wanted something that linked to the idea of film, but also different and intriguing because to call a Magazine something like ‘Film’ is a bit boring and not different. I also didn’t want it to be long, but short and snappy making it easy for the audience to read.
Blur– Meaning, ‘make or become unclear or less distinct’. I liked it because I could use that word as a contradiction or paradox of what the magazine actually means, using the magazines to create clarity and show distinction. Another reason I liked this as a title because it’s a word you can create to look interesting and with it being for a young adult this word can seem really intriguing and attractive.
Climax– means, ‘The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination’. I liked this because it correlates to films and defines as the most exciting bit, relating something exciting towards my Magazine. I also liked this one because in every film their is the climax which means the peak of the movie, most exciting intense thing to watch and by calling my magazine this it means that it entise people into thinking its something exciting and a must read.
Another one I came up with, which I didn’t put on my brainstorm:
Vue: Which is French for view or sight
I liked this because it was something short but effective and relating to film being something you want to film.
HEADLINE/SUB-HEADINGS AND COVER LINES:
Sub-Heading: FILM MAGAZINE: It shows the simple explanation of the magazine that it is a film magazine, because it is clearly stated
HEADLINE: “EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MOLLY HARRIS”: Something that will attract the audience, knowing that they’ll only get that interview within this magazine.
Cover lines:
NETFLIX ORIGINALS/The new blockbuster?: Relating to a younger target audience because Netflix is very much the attraction at the moment
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER IS THE NEW SCI-FI?/producer Lucia Felici and Doctor Beth-anne Andrews discuss this: Linking to the type of theme I’m looking for, showing creativity and depth, and then using famous names to make it more intriguing and interesting
LALA LAND/is it the number 1 musical? Again linking to my theme or arts and musicals
AVENGERS:ENDGAME/Marvel causes emotion for their fans: Welcoming a broader audience, however having that depth within my theme still
ALADIN/Naomi Scott as Jasmine: Using an popular movie and stating the main character to cause an intrigue on my audience.
COVER IMAGES: These are all images I’ve either captured myself or modelled for.
Dressed in costume which can relate to the 50s editing to create a believable cover image that is a movie
An image that shows scenery and character, relating it to a 21st century movie
Layering this image with another to create an action type movie
Using this image to show an action movie
50s style movie, as this photo has character
I thought this image could be used relating to a serious movie and show my magazine in the depth I’m wanting to show
I took this in the studio at St Peters High School 27/02/2019
I liked this one for a cover image because i could relate this to a vintage style movie, linking to my theme
MASTHEAD DESIGN:
DESIGN FOR BLUR
Blue because its an eye-catching but also calming colour, to immediately invite my audience.
It’s 2D because I’m keeping the title simplistic so its easy to read, but by having that bright colour added makes it attractive.
Modern text
The two dots above the U makes it look like a smiley face and also could be a German ‘umlaut’ which could attract a European audience.
Smooth edges making it look pleasing and soft to the eye
The way I created this was by using the website:
https://www.1001fonts.com then transferring it onto photoshop so I could then change the colour, size etc…
DESIGN FOR CLIMAX:
Keeping the blue as a body, so its still very eye-catching, and appealing to look at.
Black and white are also good colours to use, making it easy to read.
Modern text to attract younger audience.
Splitting the word into two colours allows the word ‘max’ to stand out which can also communicate maximum, the best the ultimate magazine.
Another variation from this logo is by taking out the blue and making it transparent however this doesn’t make Max as visible.
Having these colours means that I can use a wider pallet of colour on the rest of the cover because black and white match well with all colours.
I created this again by using https://www.1001fonts.com and then on photoshop experimented with both colour and the shape tool to create this
DESIGN FOR VUE:
Using the colours black and white means that it can stand out against whatever cover image you want to use, this will fit in with it
Also adding that black block background shows something clean cut and professional and not having it go through the V, to add more character and makes my magazine title more attractive.
This time I used one of the fonts from photoshop called ‘Impact’ and then for the sub-heading for ‘Film magazine’ used ‘Myriad Pro’.
Cover copies:
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COVER TRIAL MOCK UP:
Layering the heading and a cover image to see how it looked
I tried layering up some images to see is I could make action movie cover for my magazine
Photoshopping a gun over the top of the plastic one making it look like a movie
Using these components such as black and white in order for them to blend in with one another
Here is a full mock up of a front cover that I tried out with the title blur and then using a deep red colour scheme that framed and complimented my film style and the protagonist lips being red creating a correlation.
This is how I layered the cover graphically.
Start off by creating the colour scheme
Then overlaying my cover image
Then the sub-heading beside it
Then within the smaller shape adding text to show importance
Then adding the cover lines on the left
Using the shape tool to add a circle block to add text
Adding my masthead
Adding a stroke layer to make the masthead stand out more
Then using the text tool to add text
And a price using the text tool
Then adding a barcode
Then overlaying another circle shape but in a different colour
COVER MOCK UP:
Here is another cover mock up that I experimented with using another Masthead and a dark yet bright and vivid colour palette
How I created it:
blend mode subtract
cropping and cutting the model to begin creating my cover image
then repeating
then changing it to the colour blue and making the blend mode colour
using the shape tool making a triangle shape
then adding a final shape using the shape tool the colour black to fill the empty corner
then I add the VUE magazine title because I felt it fitted with the theme best
blend mode difference
blend mode linear burn
ARTICLE MOCK UP:
article copies:
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This one is to link to the VUE magazine keeping with the colour scheme. I used pages to create this.
Article headline- is the word Hallucination, making it the most eye-catching and larger font
Sub-Heading-underneath putting it in a smaller font however putting the text in all block capitals to show its importance
IMAGES:
I took this in the studio at St Peters High School 27/02/2019
I took this in the studio at St Peters High School 27/02/2019
These ones I took on my iphone on 20/02/2019
These ones I took on my iphone on 02/02/2019
These are all the images I used for my article, the main one being cut out and then the others I used to show more insight to the movie, portraying bits from the scene
GRAPHICS:
Using the shape tool on photoshop to create triangles and making them Hue in order for them to contrast with the images underneath, showing a correlation between the the cover.
How I created it:
Then overlying the image i used for my cover image, however showing a full body shot this time
Then adding my heading in a large font
Then the three images cropped in a polaroid style
Using the blend mode difference
Adding more shapes in different colours using the shape tool
Blend mode difference
Adding the sub-heading
Starting by having a plain background
Blend mode colour
Then adding the name of the movie, at a large size so it fills the left side of the page
Adding the beginning of the article using the text tool
Then adding a final triangle shape over the top of the polaroid images
Then using the shape tool to cover the facial part of the model
Then adding the page number on the right bottom side of the page using the text tool
How I created the movie title:
Changing the font completely and then putting the stoke pattern on the straight line instead
First trying out different fonts using the text tool, to see which one worked best for the type of genre i had for my image cover. also using the shape tool to add a straight line across the title name
Trying out a different font
Then using the stroke tool over the title, adding all 4 colours I’ve used for the cover image
This one links to the Blur mock up I did, painting vintage and colour theme.
The article headline- is the name of my created movie ‘MISS WEST’ created on photoshop using a common font and then adding a shadow effect to make it stand out.
GRAPHICS:
The main graphics have been used in the left corner overlaying one of the images with a old tv, suggesting the time zone, but also making it attractive for the audience.
IMAGES:
Both of these photos I’ve photoshopped to make them to make them look attractive and fit the ongoing vintage theme.
I want to make sure that I have considered the codes and conventions for, in particular, film Magazines. I’ve referenced Films clearly on the cover, the main cover line is relating to a film I’ve created. The article is linked to the cover and contains an article with an the main actor referencing the film.
It is plagiarism if you copy or steal someone else content therefore I needed to write and adapt my own original content for my magazine. The are also copyright laws on certain designs and brands Therefore it was important that I chaecked my designs with copyright to make sure I was not using the same design or brand as another magazine. For the text I made sure to use a font website that provided free fonts for the public to use and then for the reference source I made sure to adapt it and make it my own.
EVIDENCE:
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
I have made my cover and article available for Print meaning that it needs to work for a PDF:
Using this on Adobe photoshop enables me to edit the quality to the specification I would like it to be.
REVIEWING COPY:
I made sure that I wrote long passages of text in ‘Microsoft Word’ so I can easily edit it and see any errors created in typing, then copy and paste it into my article:
COPY-EDITING
In order to make sure my spelling and grammar is clear I used a website called ‘Grammerly’ which help check my grammar in more detail:
I performed all my Importing, scaling, and correcting on Adobe Photoshop:
I also used Photoshop to make sure I had the correct file format and size:
IMAGE QUALITY ASSURANCE:
In order to make sure the quality of my images is high, I make sure that the main photo is taken on a good quality Cannon camera, and the ones taken on the iPhone remain smaller in size on the page to avoid pixelated images And blurring.
MARGINS:
I made sure that I left a margin border around the the article. This is not only to frame it artistically but the make sure it remained inside the printable area doesn’t bleed over:
REVIEW:
To make sure it all exports fine quality and that its readably, I exported them both into PDFs which will be the final print format.
I believe I’ve achieved a creative and intriguing magazine in the genre of Film. I think this because its very colourful and eye catching, yet you can see the contrast with the Black background, which shows the serious side of this magazine production. The use of colour in contrast to black is also used on the article pages.
TECHNICAL DECISIONS:
Using technical components and structure, shows clearly that it is a magazine and makes it easy and attractive for the viewers to read. I made the technical decision on the cover to structure everything around the main image, because I wanted that to be the central focus and then for the article I made the technical decision to place the columns in the middle and the photos on the out side because I feel that would be structured nicely within print version.
SUITABILITY:
You can clearly see that this magazine is made for people who are interested in films and want to gain information on actors, producers and directors. The colour palette suits the young target audience as well as the use of a young protagonist on the cover. By using more formal text and a lot of the titles. The audience are drawn toward a magazine that is very informative and full of credible content to help them learn. As well as this the cover lines promote articles that have deeper meaning than just popular light hearted approaches to film information. This adds an appeal to students in the creative or film industry as well as young adults who are interesting in films and film making.
EFFECTIVENESS:
I think I have created an effective Magazine cover and article because I have contained all the components needed and also included a barcode and price making it a believeable Magazine. An area I feel I could improve on is….
ARTICLE:
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