Research And Planning: Front Cover.

Here I have started making my magazine and the masthead. I have used the one which I originally wanted to and the one which the individuals on twitter chose for me.
I want to change the background colour next but if so, I would need to change the colour of the masthead.

Research And Planning: Front Cover Image?

I think that I will be using this image as my front cover because it look fresh and sheek. The image is really clear and the facial expression of my model gives away my genre of magazine. I will obviously need to edit the image but this is going to be the image I will use for my cover.

Research And Planning: Sans Serif

This is an image which shows the difference between "sans serif" and "serif". I understand that in my main magazine I need to use serif font. This is something that is done in all books and magazines so this is important to use for my magazine.
I can use sans serif font in the rest of my magazine, this is not as important but I need to use Serif Font for my main body.

Research And Planning: Double Page Spread Interview NOT FINISHED

The interview I am doing with my artist will be on my double page spread. The layout of it will be question, answer, question, answer etc.

I have begun my ideas with the following:

When did you first start to notice music and develop it into a hobby?

Well, when I was six years old. I remember listening to my dad playing his guitar all the time. His passion for it was just amazing and I guess I followed in his footsteps. I would always try and copy him; hold the guitar like he did but fail.
I started taking guitar lessons at the age of 8 and well that is where my adventure began. I stopped playing when I was 14 because my mother sadly past away but 3 years ago, it all came back to me. I wanted to become a musician and this is what I was going to do.
I now write music all the time and well, it's no longer a hobby is it? It's my life now. I write a song nearly every single day and work on the tunes every day.
I have always loved music, it brings back memories and it is just an escape. Music isn't just words, it has actually saved my life as stupid as that sounds. I will always have my guitar wherever I go to be honest.

Who inspires you and why?

Well, I don't particularly have just one. I mean, how could you? So many people inspire me and even nature. I mean seriously nature? Firstly my dad. My dad introduced me to music. He is the one who drilled it all in the head. The head banging he use to do was insane. He is after all the single person who understood me.
Another? The Script. Well, this is totally cheesy but honestly, without them I really wouldn't be here. They have saved my life and I will gladly say that they have always and will always be my favourite band.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Research And Planning: Double Page Spread Language

This pop magazine which is aimed at a more younger target audience to mine has different language as to what I wish to have. The language here is really informal. The person who wrote this double page spread used really "girly" language. It is also something really sensitive. We see that Zayn says "I like to get to know people before getting close to them" and this would easily relate to the target audience as most readers would agree.
The double page spread seems so friendly and it portrays the boys from One Direction as really friendly. This is something that the target audience would want so it appeals to them.
We also see that it says "personality" and "feeling comfortable" and for students who go into year 7 they will be really scared about something like this, moving on into high school.

This is different to the double page spread I want to create because the language I want to do is more "rock". By this I mean that it will be more informal but in a quirky way. It may not make it as though the artist is so nice and it will show realism.

This is the type of double page spread language I want to do. The language here is informal but it does it in a quirky way. The language is showing that the band isn't so "nice" and they are quite rough. 

The language here is also effective and the way I wish to do it because it looks really neat and the format looks really effective. 

The language used here is good for my target audience because it isn't so boring and dragging but it keeps making the audience interested now. 

Research And Planning: Double Page Spread Ideas

So this is an example of a double page spread from the magazine "Kerrang!". It tells us about the artists and it is also really bold. The double page spread appeals to the target audience I wish to aim for. The magazine I want to do is something like this as the format looks really neat.

For my magazine I want to do an interview with my model, this is because it is conventional to the magazine I want to create. I want to do an interview because it will link back to my front cover and this is also the special feature which will be in the magazine.

This is the other type of double page spread available; this looks really neat and sharp. I think that this layout is great because the image clearly shows what the double page spread is about but it still doesn't lower the importance of the text. 

MY MAGAZINE:

My magazine will have an interview with my model. I want the layout of it to be like the last one I have done. The clear effect makes it look professional and I like the idea of there being a large image on one side and text on the other side. 

Research And Planning: IPhone Test Shots

This is a medium close up of one of my models.