The story behind the name

The story behind the name

Why i chose @V4, as the title of my music magazine?

Well it started off as a random combination of punctuation, letters and numbers.

Little did i know it have to have a meaning behind it... when i found this out, i started to panic as i didn't want to have to change my whole magazine so i frantically started looking out for something to do with music with V4 in, then i came across a website, called 'Vision 4 Music' and its a website, so the '@' can represent online. 

FINISHED!!!! DPS!!!

FINAL CUTS EVALUATION DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD!

I am pleased with the final cut of my magazine, I have made sure it appeals to the audience i was aiming for, which is both sex's but more towards girls, as it has more gossipy articles, and posters included within the magazine.

The above image shows my double page spread, i am really proud of this, i think its the best part of my magazine, I chose to theme it quite girly, as the artist 'Sophia Mariah' is very girly, and the way i have set it out is based on the artist, as a lot of double page spreads are. The interview, is very cheesy and gossipy as that's what a female audience would like in a music magazine, information, and gossip on the artist. The whole design of the page is so that the artist rubs off on the reader, and that the reader gets an idea of who the artist is, and what she's like.

FINISHED CONTENTS!!!

FINAL CUTS EVALUATION CONTENTS!

I am pleased with the final cut of my magazine, I have made sure it appeals to the audience i was aiming for, which is both sex's but more towards girls, as it has more gossipy articles, and posters included within the magazine.

The above image, shows the final cut of my contents page, it is colourful, and bright, so that the reader is drawn to it. The numbers of pages are bright and whats on them is in bold so that the attention is drawn to which ever artist and page they're looking for. The page is busy but not too busy so that the reader isn't thrown off by how much is on the page. Its not cramped, it all fits. 

FINISHED FRONT PAGE!

INAL CUTS EVALUATION DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD!

I am pleased with the final cut of my magazine, I have made sure it appeals to the audience i was aiming for, which is both sex's but more towards girls, as it has more gossipy articles, and posters included within the magazine.

I think my final hand in of my front cover is good, although i didn't realise i had left the box outlines on, so i'm going to get marks deducted and i might cry, because i was in such a stress i didn't check !!!

Picture timetable

Picture time table -

ALMOST FINISHED!

I have my feed back for my rough cuts and i am now ready to start making improvements to my music magazine. I will hopefully be done by the dead line but, i'm starting to get stressed out as I have a lot to do to my magazine including having to try and fit taking new pictures into my buys busy schedule.

Rough Cut feed back

Rough Cut Feed Back

I asked my target audience, what they would change about my rough cut. The feed back i got was very helpful as it helped me come out with a rough idea, as to how i would change my rough cut to make it look professional and so that the audience would buy it.

From asking my target audience questions on a video camera, and giving them a questionnaire, i have come up with the ideas for each page. For my front cover, to improve it they have said they would like to see the names of artists all over the front cover, big and bold so they know what is in the magazine. They've also said that i could so with having, something FREE inside, they've said that my bar code needs to look real, so i need to edit that on photo shop. Another thing they have said is that what ever my main story is needs to stand out against the rest, so i plan to put a background colour on my 'Sophia Mariah's' Story.

For my Contents page improvements, i have been told, that it needs to look full, the magazine needs to look as though it has a lot in it. The pictures need to vary, and there needs to be advertisements, to win things, or get something free, from this i plan to improve my contents by putting more, regulars and features on it, along with some advertisements, i plan to take more photos, and fill any blank space with things from example magazines, for example NME.

For my Double page spread feedback i got told to make the page look more realistic, with page numbers, and quotes, I also got told to put the name of the artist on the top of the page so people know who the story is about, and an introduction into the story to see if the reader really wants to read the whole article.

Questionnaire Proof

QUESTIONNAIRE

 I am creating a music magazine, for my AS level, could you answer a few simple question specifying what, you like and would want in a music magazine if you were to buy one.

1.        Do you read music magazines?                                Yes                                         No

2.       How old are you?            Under 15                              16-18                                     19+

3.  Which genre of music is your favourite?     

                         

Rnb                Country                Rock                 Indie                 Dub step               Other  

4.        If you chose other on the above question, what genre is it? 

5.       What do you expect in a magazine?

6.       Describe your perfect magazine cover...

 7.       What draws your attention to one magazine over another?

8.       Do you expect established stars in the magazine or new music?

The above is just a few of the questions i asked in my questionnaire towards my target audience. 

Below shows a scan of the filled out versions of my questionnaires, they helped me come up with the conclusions for what my final version of my magazine would look like.

Rough Cut front cover

Rough Cut Front Cover

The above picture shows my rough cut of my magazine, the layout is appalling at the moment, I intend to re-arrange everything, and change the front cover picture as its too far towards the left. The triangles on the right hand side do nothing for the magazine. My bar code isn't finished, and needs to be changed. I like the title, and am keeping that, and the 'independent voice, independent music'. I intend to have a picture of 'Sophie' in the middle of my page, and what is in the magazine either side of the photo to make the front cover more full. I'm not changing my model, as my double page spread is of her, but the colour scheme will defiantly be changed, as i don't think it fits together very well.

Rough Cut double page spread

Rough Cut Double Page Spread

The above picture shows my double page spread rough cut, I have a lot of things missing; for example, there's no title, or introduction into the article, and there's no page number on the pages, there's also no quote on my picture page. I like the colour scheme and will keep this, as i think it compliments the picture page well. I have edited two pictures together to make it as though Sophie (my model) is looking at herself; i think this works well as its unusual and different, and no one else will have thought to do this. It goes with the usual style of the magazine, very individual. 

Rough cut contents

Rough Cut Contents

This is my rough cut of my contents page, nothing on it is very clear, and nothing stand out, i don't like the picture on the top right corner of Sophie, i think i have too much of her on my magazine. The colour choice, it too girly, and the purple doesn't sit right on the pink. I haven't got anything on the bottom, for example page numbers, or websites, or advertising for the magazine. There also isn't enough on the contents page, there's far too much white space.

Double page spread first sketch

Double page spread sketch

First Sketch Contents

First sketch contents

Front cover first sketch

First sketch of Front cover

Starting my Magazine Diary entry 7

Diary entry 7

I now am starting my magazine rough cuts, this will continue my drafts of my magazine, which allows yu to see the stages in which i have developed my magazine. 

I will create my rough cuts based on the information i have found through my research and then save them as JPEGS to my folder in the shared media file. I will then get  teacher feedback along with my own student feedback which will allow me to improve my magazine. 

Photos- first photo shoot

First Photo Shoot

These are some photos from my first photo shoot.

I think the photos that came out of this photo shoot were alright, but people kept walking in and my model 'Sophie' kept moving and laughing.

Diary entry six

Diary entry six

This week i had to plan out my photos and the locations of my photos. 

I decided to plan out my images before picking up the camera, because if i did that i would end up with random shots, that weren't thought about in unsuitable locations.

I had to make a table to plan this out, the table kind of looked like 

Picture     Time and Date    Model/ Pose     Location   Lighting    Set-up    Mise-en-     Camera angle

                                           / costume                                            time       scene          and distance 

1

2

3

Etc etc etc.....

Diary Entry Five Target Audience

Diary Entry Five

This week i have Identified my target audience, I am aiming at the youth of today, more towards girls,  but boys may enjoy the magazine as well. As i intend to include posters, and gossipy interviews with 'artists'.
During this re-search activity i will be making a questionnaire, video interviews with my target audience, quotes and ideas from my audience throughout my blog. From this audio and visual feedback, I will be able to make my magazine the best of my ability.

Diary Entry four

Diary Entry Four

From my initial ideas i have came up with my initial sketches, i have drawn on paper sketches of my front cover, contents page and double page spread.  I have colours it in to show my colours scheme ideas and it will give the you all a better indication of what the magazine will look like.
This will show my primarily ideas.
I am currently conducting investigations into my initial sketches, and asking my target audience what they think of my ideas.

Diary Entry three

Diary Entry three

This week i had to do my initial ideas diagram, this included my first thoughts for the project, this includes genre, style, brand image, target audience, photos, colours, and stories.

I made a mind map of what i liked on magazines, and what i intend to take into account when making my own. My mind map is very varied, which allows me to changed my mind on certain things, and lets my ideas go WILD!