Music Magazine Diary

Week 1
This week I started my preliminary task to make a contents page and front cover for a school magazine. I spent Friday sketching out my rough piece of work. I did this to have ideas to start from so that I have something to develop further when I start the magazine on Photoshop. I made sure I included a lot of text on the front cover and a basic plan for the contents page to improve. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I spent time making the contents and front page on Photoshop after taking photographs around the school.


Week 2
This was the first week for my new project to create my own music magazine. The magazine has to have a certain genre and needs to be based on by a style model. This week I analysed front covers, contents pages and double page spreads from different types of music magazines. I researched into the layout, images, text and content. There was obvious styles to each of the magazines linking to the different genres. The way that colour schemes and the text were set out were all very individual. I learned alot about what styles to follow by making my magazine. I chosen my style model as 'Vibe' which is an R&B and hip hop genre.

Week 3
This week I started to plan my magazine by sketching out rough drafts of what I wanted to be included. I decided on a name for my magazine which is Limelight. I chose this name because the type of artists shown in my magazine are going to be the established types that appear in the limelight. I have chosen a colour scheme linking to my title by using green and also by using grey and black to link to my style model.

Week 4.
This week I received feedback from my teachers and classmates from my rough sketches and all seems to be very positive and the biggest advice I have been given is to keep going back to my style model and to follow the layout.

Week 5
I have started my magazine on photoshop and I have almost completed a brief front cover and contents page. Although the images used are ones of the artists of the internet. I have planned a day to take photographs with my model, Abbi Fasuan for next Monday. I have decided that I am going to use her as Beyonce for my double page spread and front cover image. I have made a diary of when, where, what pose and make up for my model.

Week 6
I took my photographs today for my magazine and I am generally pleased with them. I tried to use every camera angle in the photoshoot and I instructed my model with what to do and where. I chose to take my photographs behind a blank and a black wall. I thought the simple background would make her stand out more. I began editing the photographs on photoshop and I am very pleased with how they have turned out. I also added an image of her to my front cover and contents page and it looks great.


Week 7
This week I started my double page spread and kept in mind the three columns on each page and also set out my photographs on the pages. I completed my text for the double page spread and I constantly went back to my style model for inspiration. The colour scheme is working well as I have made three of the images in black and white just as my style model has. I also took photographs this week of my sister, Hannah and my friend Kathryn. I needed singluar photogrpahs for my contents page and I helped them both with their costume and mise en scene. I also had to set out the room for the photographs and use a light. The artists they were interpriting were, Ciara and Esmee Denters.

Week 8
This week I concentrated on polishing my magazine. I have edited the images more and the text in the double page spread. I also sorted out the columns in my contents page and used the rubber tool to clean up the cut out images. Overall I feel I have learned alot through this project and I understand all the different ways of displaying the different genres of the magazines through the layout, images and text.
My skills on photoshop have progressed thurully and I feel alot more confident using photoshop.