Wednesday, 8 December 2010

CREATING MAGAZINE: Process and evaluation

I have decided to make a magazine in the genre of urban music. Music such as:
  • Hip-Hop
  • Rap
  • R&B
  • Grime
  • Dubstep
Here is a presentation showing he process in which I took to create my musica magazine front cover and contents page:

PLANNING: Sketch of Flat Plan


Before starting on my magazine I brainstormed ideas about the genre and purpose of which I wanted my magazine to be and have. Here are two pictures od the brainstorms and initial ideas that I had.




After that I then sketched a flat plan of my magazine

THE FRONT COVER

This is a midshot of a girl smiling with her eyes closed and chin laying in her hands. I used bold text and added a logo, heading and other smaller photos. The body language of the girl shows that she is calm and relax. It looks as if she is happy and off in her own world dreaming.
 
THE CONTENTS PAGE

I put an editorial in as it is a common feature to have in a magazine contents page. I wrote in collums when putting in the features of the magazine and page numbers as magazines almost always write in collums. A mid-long shot of a girl holding a microphone and singing, this is appropriate as it is a music magazine