This is my Front page of my final piece magazine, as you can see it is different to my last front page, this is because I felt that the last front page didn't look professional. I feel that now this page has a better look to it. I chose this image as I felt that like last year it was one of the best images that I took, I feel that the image was a good solid image that all of the band are looking directly at the camera. This has a direct mode of address, showing that they want the consumers to buy the magazine. I have also changed the images colour around making the image look like a smokey colour, I feel that this colour is good for the magazine as it gives an edge to the magazine, it also makes the image look kind of old but rocky. I also like the way in which I chose the black coats they really stand out in the image as there is a lot of black within the image. The band look like an actually band which also helps the magazine look real.
Looking at the title I am very happy with the boldness of the title it is plain and simple just like the NME title. I have mounted the title on a white background to make the title stand out even more, The title I feel it stands out further than the main image itself. Above the title is the websire address, using a black background and red writing so that people can see it clearly and go on the website to find out more above the magazine.
I have used 'buzz' words like 'Win' and 'Free' to attract the readers to buy the magazine for the free items inside. E.g 'Win- a copy of savage's new album' this attracts the audience if they are a fan of 'Savage' they will buy the magazine to get the win the free album. I've used phrases within the puff, like 'not to be missed' to make the reader read my articles inside.
The centre quote "music makes music happen" is the center piece of the magazine, I have also put the page number of the article underneath so people think it would be a good read if it is on the front page.
The barcode is clear with the price just above it with the issue number and date as well clearly in red, so the audience know what issue they are reading and what price it is. I feel that the price of £3.50 is very reasonable for the magazine, it is a high gloss magazine which will get people to buy it. The look of the maagzine is also a good insentive for people to pay this reasonable price.
The underlining of the magazine, with 'Free poster special' makes people buy the magazine for the free posters, also with some of the bands names as well on this outline, also shows the reader who is in the magazine when they buy it.
I feel that this magazine front cover looks like a real life magazine which could be bought in the shops along side some of the best sellers.
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This is my final front cover of my preliminary task for my still image piece. I created this front cover using Photoshop. Which i have been used to using as i use it for photography. The challenges I found to use Photoshop was that it was hard to layer with some of the pictures, even though its pretty basic. My image that i used as my background image it was hard to find colours that would stand out against the colouring within the image.
The particular social group that I have chosen to work with is the sixth formers at chew valley school. I have reached out to this audience as it is the start of the new term and there is a new sixth form block opening up to them. Although I have put underneath the title (Chew News)- "sixth form special" so that the reader knows that this particular episode of the magazine is all about the sixth form and not its original publication.
The institution that would be interested in selling my magazine would be an institution that sells magazines to schools around the country. Also chew valley school would distribute my magazine as well as it is about the school so they would want to sale it.
As i said before the audience that i have chosen to work with was students of Chew Valley sixth form as the magazine is titled Sixth Form Special so you can tell that it is just for the sixth formers, but other students of the school are welcome to buy the magazine as they might like to see what it is like to be at sixth form. I address my audience through images of the new sixth form block and images inside the magazine of the students.
I have learnt how to use Photoshop better, I was alright with using it to start with but now I feel very confident with using it for my actually final product. Looking back through my preliminary task I have learnt to use Photoshop and how to layout my magazine better.