The shoot:
The main difference in using the camera between the prelim work and the final product is i had a lot more time to use the camera to get as optimal a shot as i could. i got to play around with lighting more too, plus with the more time i had i could spend more time figuring out how to eliminate shadow in the different poses my model was in.
editing in PhotoShop:
again, i had more time to put more effort in to editing the magazine. the editing included effects, borders around texts, downloading new fonts off internet websites like Dafont.com that fit the magazine genre and intended atmosphere too. also, with the practice from the prelim work, I'd already gotten used to how PhotoShop works which made work quicker.
Friday 28 March 2014
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? (draft)
camera:
using a digital SLR Nikon D3200 e.g. focus, zoom, model placement, correct lighting, using the tripod to my advantage and taking photos without the tripod to get lower shots and different angles, using the white screen.
photoshop:
free transform, magic wand tool, lasso tool, path tool, magnetic lasso, rectangle tool, rasterizing images, fill tool, pencil tool.
Gimp (from home):
path tool, scale tool
Blogger: making posts as a more convenient way to get my work out seeing as once it's on my blog i can't lose it. it also means i can hand it straight in from home which makes my work more accessible.
Scribd:
a good and convenient way to get word documents on my blog through pasting the embed code into Blogger's HTML.
Animoto:
how to present a magazine pitch in a more exciting way through pictures and text to music that fits the genre of magazine which gives an appropriate atmosphere.
using a digital SLR Nikon D3200 e.g. focus, zoom, model placement, correct lighting, using the tripod to my advantage and taking photos without the tripod to get lower shots and different angles, using the white screen.
photoshop:
free transform, magic wand tool, lasso tool, path tool, magnetic lasso, rectangle tool, rasterizing images, fill tool, pencil tool.
Gimp (from home):
path tool, scale tool
Blogger: making posts as a more convenient way to get my work out seeing as once it's on my blog i can't lose it. it also means i can hand it straight in from home which makes my work more accessible.
Scribd:
a good and convenient way to get word documents on my blog through pasting the embed code into Blogger's HTML.
Animoto:
how to present a magazine pitch in a more exciting way through pictures and text to music that fits the genre of magazine which gives an appropriate atmosphere.
How did you attract/address your audience? (draft)
annotation script/planning for youtube video:
genre conventions - clothing for the model, colour scheme, writing style, bands and artists involved and mentioned.
iconography - models expressions and poses, visual effects (for example the splat on the front cover and on contents page).
similarities with other magazines: kerrang!, Metal Hammer, NME
unique selling point: title font because of how cartoony it is.
the fashion choices of the magazine attract the audience because they relate to what the target audience wear; which is modern punk like clothing.
genre conventions - clothing for the model, colour scheme, writing style, bands and artists involved and mentioned.
iconography - models expressions and poses, visual effects (for example the splat on the front cover and on contents page).
similarities with other magazines: kerrang!, Metal Hammer, NME
unique selling point: title font because of how cartoony it is.
the fashion choices of the magazine attract the audience because they relate to what the target audience wear; which is modern punk like clothing.
Friday 21 March 2014
Who would be the audience for your media product? (draft)
drawing of something like this:
although this is a parody photo, it is a pretty accurate representation of modern pop-punk kids today. these days there are high demand for Vans shoes, khaki shorts, back turned snapbacks, hipster glasses and plaid shirts. Usually they would wear a normal T-shirt with a skateboard brand on it or another band's merchandise.
America have big mega stores for alternative clothing, such as Hot Topic. Hot Topic is very big in the modern punk scene because it panders very well to punk clothing of most of punk's different styles. In Britain there are smaller stores, like Voodoo, that cater to alternative clothing. However, bigger stores like Topshop and Burton also have fairly alternative clothing too. Either that or punk is becoming more conventional in clothing.
modern punks seem to be very big in to sitcoms. From my time being part of the modern punk scene, favourite TV programmes include sitcoms like The Big Bang Theory and New Girl.
Music taste ranges in the modern punk movement, but usually it sticks to pop-punk, new hardcore (as opposed to 90s and 80s hardcore like Black Flag and AFI) and alternative hardcore. All have seem to have gotten more heavy in terms of sound but they've all stuck to the very emotional lyrical style found in emo music. Bands in particular are bands like The Story So Far (pop punk), Counterparts (new hardcore) and La Dispute (alternative hardcore).
although this is a parody photo, it is a pretty accurate representation of modern pop-punk kids today. these days there are high demand for Vans shoes, khaki shorts, back turned snapbacks, hipster glasses and plaid shirts. Usually they would wear a normal T-shirt with a skateboard brand on it or another band's merchandise.
America have big mega stores for alternative clothing, such as Hot Topic. Hot Topic is very big in the modern punk scene because it panders very well to punk clothing of most of punk's different styles. In Britain there are smaller stores, like Voodoo, that cater to alternative clothing. However, bigger stores like Topshop and Burton also have fairly alternative clothing too. Either that or punk is becoming more conventional in clothing.
modern punks seem to be very big in to sitcoms. From my time being part of the modern punk scene, favourite TV programmes include sitcoms like The Big Bang Theory and New Girl.
Music taste ranges in the modern punk movement, but usually it sticks to pop-punk, new hardcore (as opposed to 90s and 80s hardcore like Black Flag and AFI) and alternative hardcore. All have seem to have gotten more heavy in terms of sound but they've all stuck to the very emotional lyrical style found in emo music. Bands in particular are bands like The Story So Far (pop punk), Counterparts (new hardcore) and La Dispute (alternative hardcore).
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? (draft)
script for voice over:
essentially, a publishing company works to distribute printed works, in this case magazines. Nowadays we have all this digital technology and the internet, resulting in the publishing world expanding out to media products like audio books as well as blogs and websites.
a company like the Bauer Media Group would probably be a good choice to distribute my media product. for example they already publish Kerrang! and Q magazine. This means that they show both and interest in alternative magazines and can get them to hit the mainstream and be a great driving force behind them. My magazine was very much based on Kerrang!'s style for example the layout of the front cover such as where the masthead is and model placement.
magazines make a lot of their money from advertisements in the magazine itself. magazines will adverise new albums, movies, merchandise and so on; both giving exposure to who the advert is for and making money from being paid to put the advert in the mag. Buying the magazine and subscriptions as a customer will also pay contribution to magazine funding but only around 25% of funds will come from that so it relies heavily on advertisement. The magazine publisher will also pay the magazine company seeing as the magazine works for the publisher, the same way musicians are paid by their record labels.
essentially, a publishing company works to distribute printed works, in this case magazines. Nowadays we have all this digital technology and the internet, resulting in the publishing world expanding out to media products like audio books as well as blogs and websites.
a company like the Bauer Media Group would probably be a good choice to distribute my media product. for example they already publish Kerrang! and Q magazine. This means that they show both and interest in alternative magazines and can get them to hit the mainstream and be a great driving force behind them. My magazine was very much based on Kerrang!'s style for example the layout of the front cover such as where the masthead is and model placement.
magazines make a lot of their money from advertisements in the magazine itself. magazines will adverise new albums, movies, merchandise and so on; both giving exposure to who the advert is for and making money from being paid to put the advert in the mag. Buying the magazine and subscriptions as a customer will also pay contribution to magazine funding but only around 25% of funds will come from that so it relies heavily on advertisement. The magazine publisher will also pay the magazine company seeing as the magazine works for the publisher, the same way musicians are paid by their record labels.
How does your media product represent particular social groups? (draft)
i took a lot of inspiration from this edition of Kerrang! mag with Corey Taylor on the front. I liked the way that Corey was placed because it meant there was lots of room for little things like the "11 hot bands to rock your 2011!" and the Paramore reference to the right of him. I very much incorporated the Paramore reference in my front cover and i did the title of a band list but in a different style. the banners with other band references across the top and bottom of the page i also used and the placement of "COREY TAYLOR" but in my case "LUKE KENDRICK".
Thursday 20 March 2014
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products (draft version)
Genre:
i chose modern punk rock as a genre for the magazine. because there aren't many of those in the mainstream magazine media, i looked to general rock magazines that feature punk bands to get my inspiration. Magazines such as Kerrang! and Alternative Press fit the style very well. Because of the inspiration i took from the bigger magazines, while the magazine has a punk feel it's still quite structured so that readers can make sense of everything. i used fonts that looked choppy and messy and stuck on to create a somewhat authentic and nostalgic punk atmosphere. I included older punk bands and acts on the front cover and contents page such as Henry Rollins and The Clash whilst also including newer acts like Counterparts and Deez Nuts to give a nice contrast of the time periods the acts were in but also to give readers a range of the huge and diverse genre that is punk rock.
Title for the magazine:
the title, Punkaliscious, seems almost cheesy; however i think it just makes the magazine more fun. Being someone who has grown up and been involved in the punk scene, i can safely say there's a lot of pretentiousness in the scene because people just take it too seriously. the title is my way of letting the audience know it's a punk mag but also to say that it doesn't take to genre so seriously that it's elitist or pretentious.
i used the font Kraash because of its all-over-the-place placement and its cartoon like feel which further ads to making the magazine more fun to look at for its readers and audience. i used the commonly used technique of putting the title behind the model of the front page because i want the model to take up more of the page and look like he's popping out so he feel like he's in your face. despite the wackiness of the font, it's still easily readable, which is optimal for a title font if you often have models in front of the title and if your magazine isn't well known enough for people to just know what it is like NME or People magazine.
Graphology and page layout:
I took a lot of inspiration from Kerrang! mag because of the way it appeals to readers of the age group I'm going for (16 to 25 year olds). It's very bright and in your face without using too many colours in the colour scheme. I cut the model out of his original background completely so that he would blend in less, be more in your face and give off a cool 3D effect because of how he's placed in front of the title that i think readers of all ages will take nicely to. i tried to incorporate other effects from Kerrang! like the bars going across the top and bottom of the page making reference to other bands.
Costumes/Props/Iconography:
The casual pop punk look is what i initially wanted from my model, fortunately his normal clothes met this look perfectly. he wore a black t-shirt with a white longsleeve top underneath. i got him to look as if he didn't have time for me as if i was just some reporter getting on his nerves to give the rebellious, I-do-what-I-want feel to his photos.
Camera work:
i chose a white background for it because it's easy to cut out in editing. i got the model all in the frame save for his lower half because the top half and his face were what the focus was on.
fonts:
i used choppy and messy fonts for a good punk feel. i got them all from dafont.com
representation of artists:
i represented the model as moody and against social conventions to show that he is a deep character but also doesn't care what people think about him.
colour scheme:
yellow, black, red. yellow and black pops out and red and black go together very well too. the red and black give a colour scheme reference to the whole life span of the punk movement. what was once red and black plaid skirts and jeans is now red and black checkered armbands.
i chose modern punk rock as a genre for the magazine. because there aren't many of those in the mainstream magazine media, i looked to general rock magazines that feature punk bands to get my inspiration. Magazines such as Kerrang! and Alternative Press fit the style very well. Because of the inspiration i took from the bigger magazines, while the magazine has a punk feel it's still quite structured so that readers can make sense of everything. i used fonts that looked choppy and messy and stuck on to create a somewhat authentic and nostalgic punk atmosphere. I included older punk bands and acts on the front cover and contents page such as Henry Rollins and The Clash whilst also including newer acts like Counterparts and Deez Nuts to give a nice contrast of the time periods the acts were in but also to give readers a range of the huge and diverse genre that is punk rock.
Title for the magazine:
the title, Punkaliscious, seems almost cheesy; however i think it just makes the magazine more fun. Being someone who has grown up and been involved in the punk scene, i can safely say there's a lot of pretentiousness in the scene because people just take it too seriously. the title is my way of letting the audience know it's a punk mag but also to say that it doesn't take to genre so seriously that it's elitist or pretentious.
i used the font Kraash because of its all-over-the-place placement and its cartoon like feel which further ads to making the magazine more fun to look at for its readers and audience. i used the commonly used technique of putting the title behind the model of the front page because i want the model to take up more of the page and look like he's popping out so he feel like he's in your face. despite the wackiness of the font, it's still easily readable, which is optimal for a title font if you often have models in front of the title and if your magazine isn't well known enough for people to just know what it is like NME or People magazine.
Graphology and page layout:
I took a lot of inspiration from Kerrang! mag because of the way it appeals to readers of the age group I'm going for (16 to 25 year olds). It's very bright and in your face without using too many colours in the colour scheme. I cut the model out of his original background completely so that he would blend in less, be more in your face and give off a cool 3D effect because of how he's placed in front of the title that i think readers of all ages will take nicely to. i tried to incorporate other effects from Kerrang! like the bars going across the top and bottom of the page making reference to other bands.
Costumes/Props/Iconography:
The casual pop punk look is what i initially wanted from my model, fortunately his normal clothes met this look perfectly. he wore a black t-shirt with a white longsleeve top underneath. i got him to look as if he didn't have time for me as if i was just some reporter getting on his nerves to give the rebellious, I-do-what-I-want feel to his photos.
Camera work:
i chose a white background for it because it's easy to cut out in editing. i got the model all in the frame save for his lower half because the top half and his face were what the focus was on.
fonts:
i used choppy and messy fonts for a good punk feel. i got them all from dafont.com
representation of artists:
i represented the model as moody and against social conventions to show that he is a deep character but also doesn't care what people think about him.
colour scheme:
yellow, black, red. yellow and black pops out and red and black go together very well too. the red and black give a colour scheme reference to the whole life span of the punk movement. what was once red and black plaid skirts and jeans is now red and black checkered armbands.
Friday 14 March 2014
Tuesday 11 March 2014
double page spread justification
This is my double page spread.
i used the conventional one side has article and the other has the model look for the spread. it keeps it looking professional and also leaves room to make it look punk like too. The Postinkantaja Job font was used again because it's a great font for a rock or punk magazine. i threw some little bits of text around the page to give a small idea of what the article will include. the main quote of the article is clearly shown above the article text in black and yellow because those two colours together are the most eye-catching when it comes to magazines. I also featured the models name in big text next to the model.
Friday 7 March 2014
Contents page justification
This is my contents page:
I chose the Postinkantaja Job font because it looks very punk-like; it's messy, scratchy and fits in well with the style of magazine. the Stentinga font for the bigger volumes of text i.e. the small blurbs for the pages featured in the page is also kind of messy but also readable to give it more of a professional look. Punk has a very messy but somewhat attractive feel to it and I think the paint plats around the date add to that.
Checklist for the weeks goals (3rd - 7th march)
Get double page spread finished - Done, just adding final touches, as i am with the other pages.
justify pages and get them on blog - only got contents page and double page spread to do now.
justify pages and get them on blog - only got contents page and double page spread to do now.
Double page spread inspiration
I very much like the way that they kept the conventional model on one page and text on the other style to this. Despite this, Kerrang! still have a huge title and quote to the article taking up almost half a page to keep it looking very punk and rock and roll. My double page spread is a lot like this except the model and text has swapped sides.
Some inspiration for my front cover
For my front cover, I took a lot of inspiration from this Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) edition of Kerrang! I like the style and the way it's set out. Kerrang! left quite a bit of space between all the components making this cover up in this edition, which feels sort of refreshing seeing as there's barely any space on most other editions of Kerrang!
Front cover justification
Here's my front cover:
A lot of things are jumbled around and it's organized in a sort of messy way with all the fonts and especially the pain splatter to the left of the model's face. It also makes use of most of the space on the page, I did this because a lot of other rock magazines do this, such as Kerrang! and Metal Hammer.
Monday 3 March 2014
Goals for the week (3rd march - 7th march)
Get double page spread finished.
Justify pages and get it on blog.
Justify pages and get it on blog.
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