FC, DPS and Contents page (first draft)

• I am mostly done with the Front cover, I will try and make some last improvements like getting rid of the cover star acne and changing the place of the puff. I will change the size of the cover lines because they look a bit big and I think the anchorage should stand out therefore I might change the size of it as well.

• For the DPS I still want to make some changes, I would like to add another small image on the right page and I am not sure if I will keep that pull quote on the left page. Also, I will make the image bigger so that it fills the whole left page.

• The last thing I am working on is the contents page, so far I've chosen the images I want to use and I wrote the title "contents". I really like the pictures I put, however I might change the small one in the right page because it doesn't really blend well with the others. I still need to add the text and arrange the images properly.

location photoshoot

https://goo.gl/photos/T4FxYLbz72y4MPYv8

Front cover (work in progress)

I chose different pictures for the front cover, I will choose the one that looks better.

I think the first option is the best because he is looking to the camera and we can see his face properly.

studio photoshoot pictures

https://goo.gl/photos/XYwd6txoDa6PLskp8

In today's lesson I wrote the Questions for the DPS, it is an interview with the cover star. I will send this questions to the model, he is a singer songwriter, therefore there will be real answers in the article.
Once I have got the answers and the pictures, I will start creating the DPS using the mock up as reference. I might change the design, however I am not really sure how it will look because I don't have the pictures yet.

Magazine mock ups (Front cover, contents page and DPS)

In today's lesson I finished the mock up for the DPS, also the Front cover is done and I am still working on the contents page mock up.


This is the front cover mock up.

 These are some mock ups for the contents page.

Photoshoot call sheet 2

Photoshoot call sheet.

Date: 19/11/2016

Time: 9-12

Location: Waterloo graffiti tunnel/Barbican centre

Photographer: Katherine Potes

Wardrobe stylist: Andrew Bazurto

Model: Wilmar Steven

Special instructions:

-The model will have to wear black/dark jeans.

-His outfits will be inspired in Latin artists, he will wear a black top and a camo jacket.

- The model will also wear all black for the second outfit and the jacket this time will be also black with some red details.
- A cap will be worn in a couple of pictures.

- As Latin artists are similar to R&B artists the wardrobe used will be also inspired by R&B singers.

Timeline:

Meet in Stratford Station at 9 am.
Take train to oxford circus, walk around taking some pictures.
Take train to waterloo at 10.30/11.
Walk to the graffiti tunnel and take the pictures.
Go back to the station at 12

Concept:

The model will be posing in front of some street art/graffiti.
Also while we walk to the main location I will be taking pictures, some of the pictures will be in oxford street/Piccadilly circus.

Photoshoot call sheet 1

Photoshoot call sheet.

Date: 16/11/2016

Time: 11.30-12:50

Location: Leyton Sixth Form College, photography studio

Photographer: Katherine Potes

Wardrobe stylist: Andrew Bazurto

Model 1: Sanco

Special instructions:

For this photoshoot the  model is Sanco, He will be the cover star and the main artist of my magazine.

-          The model will be wearing dark jeans.

-          White trainers.

-          Black t-shirt/white/grey.

-          He will wear a grey hat and a black one in some of the pictures.

-          A  jacket will be added in some pictures.

-        Time line:

The model will pose the first 30 minutes, then there will be a change of outfit and another 30 minutes of shooting. 

Concept:

This photoshoot will be for the front cover and main article of the magazine.

I will take pictures of the cover star, long shots and medium close ups. 

Photoshoot locations

1. want to use graffiti as the background for some of my pictures, I think it looks urban and trendy and it will be liked by the audience.
This is a graffiti tunnel in Waterloo.






2. I also wan to go to Barbican center and take pictures there, I think in is a good spot to take pictures. In this case I want to shoot with a more plain background and this is simple but still cool.

Proposal/pitch feedback evaluation

I explained my proposal to the audience and I received some feedback. As the genre I chose was less known there were some questions about the artists I included and the audience I wanted to reach. Once I talked about it I think they liked the idea of creating a magazine about a genre I could relate to. The audience liked the title and said that it was cool and catchy. The only concern was that if I distributed the magazine only in the uk it wouldn't be as successful because there is a low number of Latin residents. My answer to that was that my aim was to make it an international magazine so that people from other countries such as USA, Portugal and Spain would be able to enjoy the content I create.

Magazine proposal pitch.

This is my magazine proposal pitch and the feedback received from the audience.

Masthead in progress (Update)

In today's lesson I have been trying some different fonts and I decided to add the flames to one of the texts. I think it looks good and suits to the name of the magazine. Also, it relates with the genre I chose.
The masthead I will use is the first one, I think it will look good on the front cover.

Masthead in progress.

In today's lesson I started to design the masthead of my music magazine, I chose two different colours and a fonts that I think looks simple but good. As the name is 'fire' I was thinking of adding something like flames in the masthead. I will keep working on the masthead in the next lesson in order to finish it and start designing the front cover.

Audience profile & Publisher information.

Audience profile:

The target audience is people aged 17-28.

Both males and females will be able to enjoy the magazine. 

Their hobbies are mainly dancing and going out.

The majority of the audience will be Latin people, however everyone can read it because it will be in English. Anyone who is interested in this genre can buy my magazine.

Publisher information:

• TownsquareMedia would be a good publisher for my magazine. 
• It owns some other music magazines like XXL and The BoomBox. 
• It doesn't publishes anything similar to my magazine, therefore it would be a good opportunity to try something new.

House style sheets.

• The colour scheme I want to use for my music magazine is black, red and grey. There will also be white in some texts.
• The background will be grey and the masthead red. (I ended up creating a masthead that looks like fire so that is portraits the name of the magazine) 
• For the DPS the colour scheme will be the same and the pictures will be the ones from the studio photoshoot. 
• The main picture in the DPS is the same artist that I put in the front cover, his outfit complements the colour scheme because he is wearing light grey and a black cap.

Prezi presentation.

Changing my proposal.

I had decided to create a R&B magazine, however I realised that most of the class chose that genre. I decided to change the genre of my music magazine and I chose Latin music. I know it isn't a popular genre and there aren't many magazines about it, I want to do this genre because I can express myself through it.
I will talk about Latin artists and some American artists will be mentioned as well. Some of these artists have songs featuring American singers.
There will be similar sections to the previous idea I had, also the audience is quite similar, the only thing that changes is that this magazine is more targeted at Latin people. However the magazine will be written in English and I'm sure many people from other countries might be interested in it.