Rough Cuts Feedback (Target Audience)

The feedback I received from my target audience was quite positive with some good constructive feedback which I have taken note of in order to improve my final draft.

Examples of my audiences’ feedback are:

What do you like about my project at this stage?

·         Good banner “world number 1 music magazine”.

·         Good layout and structure of double page spread.

·         Great images of David Guetta.

·         Good consistent colour scheme and layout of front cover.

·         Good quotes and easy to read and good structure of double page spread.

What could be improved about my project?

·         Contents page is to white.

·         Double Page Spread is not cut out very well.

·         Face of editor needs to be cut out better.

·         Photos of the week are too crammed and unclear.

·         The type of font for title.

·         Strapline should be slightly smaller.

·         Background of some images could be better.

From my rough cut feedback I have decided to make the following improvements to my music magazine:

Front Cover

·         Change the font and slant of the masthead’s name.

·         Make sure the banner over the chest of the large image a more interesting shape.

·         Cut out the image and place a background behind it, to remove the shadow.

·         Change “picture of the week” to “gig of the month”.

Contents Page

·         Change font of contents to a more blocky style font.

·         Change page numbers font and size.

·         Remove the photo of the CD’s.

·         Increase the size of photo for “photo of week” and change it to “gig of the month”.

·         Correct spelling of subscriping to subscribing.

·         Change editor’s photo.

·         Change some of the fonts.

Double Page Spread

·         Smooth out the photo cutting and place a background behind the photo.

·         Change the style of the page number.

·         Correct some spelling and grammar mistakes



Rough Cuts Feedback (Teachers)

Having showed my rough cuts to my teacher Miss Appleby I received the following feedback which I was quite pleased about, especially the positives like “professional Quality”. I have also taken note of the comments in order to improve my work.

Teacher 1

What did you like about my project at this stage?

Front Cover

·         Really strong layout and good elements in layout.

Contents

·         Good Layout.

·         Good colour scheme which creates a good blocky style.

Double Page Spread

·         Text is positioned really well. Good use of quotes, lines, font size and  
      formatting.

What could be improved about my project?

Front Cover

·         Some of the shapes are too big/ basic.

·         The magazine title font is weak.

·         Remove the slant on the title.

·         Emphasis the main story.

Contents Page

·         Some fonts are too bold which are hard to read.

Double Page Spread

·         Not a Grammy Award.

·         Photo is too dark and isn’t cut out very well.

·         Page numbers are in a different style.

Teacher 2

What did you like about my project at this stage?

·         The colour scheme as I like the reds at the top it is of a professional quality.

·         Contents Page – It is full up and a good scheme.

·         Double Page Spread – The layout is good and of a professional quality.

What could be improved about my project?

Front Cover

·         The name should be straight and the font does not suit the magazine.

·         The image background is a little dull.

·         Unsure about the use of bold for all stories.

Contents Page

·         Pictures of CD’s take out.

·         Photos of the week use only one image and name ‘gigs of the month’
     instead.

·         Unsure about font for numbers because it doesn't match the style.

·         Your image – badly cut out.

Double Page Spread

·         Image isn’t great and is badly cut out.



Diary Entry (Week 5)

Week 5

During Week 5 I completed my rough draft for my contents page and double spread page.

This was a successful week as all my rough drafts were completed and are ready to go into the folder.

Rough Cut - Double Page Spread

Double Page Spread

Rough Cut - Contents Page

Contents Page

Rough Cut - Front Cover



Front Cover

Diary Entry (Week 4)

Week 4

In week 4 of my media project I started my rough drafts of my front cover, contents page and double page spread. With all the information from my questionnaire analysis I will try to include as many of the responses as possible this will include the colour scheme of red, black and white for all 3 rough cuts and on the front cover a large image instead of smaller images. The contents page will be image dominated and the double page spread will be an interview with a structure of three columns with a large image on the opposite page of the article. I also scanned my initial ideas onto my blog, to keep my blog up to date.

This week has been a good start to a two week period of creating my magazine as I have completed my front cover rough draft and have just started my contents page.

Next week I will complete my rough draft of my contents page and complete my double page spread by researching information about the music artist I have chosen.

Location Shots

The reason why I have chosen this background was because it had a good effect of lighting when the photo was taken and I wanted my photos on a clear plain background so the image could stand out well. I feel that choosing this background was a good idea as all the images taken with this background and lighting are very effective and have a professional look.

The Background for my three main images of David Guetta

The reason why I have chosen this background for the editor’s picture is that I just needed a simple background which would make the picture of the editor stand out clearly.

The Background for the Editors Photo

Original Images for Music Magazine

Picture for Contents

Picture for Contents

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Picture for Front Cover



Picture for Contents

Picture for Contents

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Picture for Double Page Spread



Picture for Contents

Photo Ideas

The reason why I have decided to chose a photo similiar to this for my front cover is because it is a medium shot and the facial expressions of the male character stand out very well. The background and lighting also works very well with the costume that he is wearing and the use of the prop of the sunglasses show his fashion sense.

Front Cover Image

I have decided to base one of my contents images on this photo as the camera angle is very good as he is at an angle with the light shining in the background. Once again the use of the prop of the sun glasses shows the quality of the male character and the facial reactions look very relaxed and laid back.

Contents Page Image

For my Double Page Spread I want to use an image like this because he is holding an award which my article is going to be about and the use of the prop of the award shows his achievement. His costume looks very good and has a good facial expression of success. The shot is a medium shot which enables all the body, waste up with him holding the award above his head.

Double Page Spread Image

Photo Planning

Picture	Time    and    Date	Model, Pose, Costume	Location	Lighting	Set-up time	Mise-en-scene	Camera Angle and Distance
1	20-03-11	Male, with his face facing directly into the camera.	My House	Kitchen spot lights turned on.	8:00 PM	Facial expressions are very focused. Wearing black T-Shirt, with black Jacket, black jeans and sunglasses.	Medium Shot
2	20-03-11	Male, with his face looking towards the camera.	My House	Kitchen spot lights turned on.	8:05 PM	Facial expressions slight smile Wearing blue Jeans with white T-Shirt and Sunglasses.	Long Shot
3	20-03-11	Male, with his face slightly tilted with his face looking directly towards the camera.	My House	Kitchen spot lights turned on.	8:10 PM	The male model is wearing a black jacket, white top, blue jeans and a pair of sunglasses and is also holding an award as a prop.His facial expression is very focused with a slight smile towards the camera.	Medium Shot
4	19-03-11	Picture of six CD’s in a spiral layout.	My House	Natural lighting	4:00 PM	The positioning of the CD’s are in the centre of the page so you can clearly see the layout of them.	Close up Shot
5	10-02-11	The Middens, playing towards the crowd.	Riverside Newcastle	Natural Lighting	8:00 PM	The facial expressions on the band looks very focused and they are concentrating on performing, they are all wearing  T-shirts and jeans.	High Angle shot
6	10-02-11	The Middens, playing towards the crowd.	Riverside Newcastle	Natural Lighting	8:30 PM	The facial expressions on the band looks very focus and concentrating on performing, they are all wearing  T-shirts and jeans.	High Angle shot
7	10-02-11	The Middens playing in front of their crowd.	Riverside Newcastle	Natural Lighting	9:15 PM	the facial expressions on the band  looks very focus and concentrating on performing, they are all wearing  T-shirts and jeans.	Medium shot
8	03-02-11	The Middens performing in front of an audience.	Percy Main rugby club	Lights from inside the club	8:30 PM	the facial expressions on the band  looks very focus and concentrating on performing, they are all wearing  T-shirts and jeans.	Medium shot
9	25-05-09	Male, looking directly into the camera with a smile on his face.	My House	Natural Lighting	5:00 PM	Wearing a T-shirt and has a smile as his facial expressions, with the use of a prop which is the laptop.	Medium shot
10	17-03-11	Male, looking towards the camera.	My house	House lights turned on	8:00 PM	He is wearing T-Shirt and Jeans and his facial expression is very serious.	Medium shot