Thursday 31 March 2011
Mock Up Of Contents Page
The reason we chose this image for the contents page, is because it is a full body shot of the model Jenai, meaning that we would have enough room to write the whole contents next to it. This image also shows contrast. It is an urban magazine, and the pose Jenai is doing has a little attitude in it. But then the background is of greenery, and is very soft and relaxed.
This is the first mock up of our contents page. As you can tell there is not very much detail. And also, the writing is not the clearest it could be because of the background, so for the real contents will be get rid of the background. I added drop shadows to some of the text and that gave it a good effect and made the writing stand out a great deal more. That is something i only learnt to do during this portfolio.
Here is our second mock up for contents page. As you can see, because it is just a plain black background, the writing is a lot easier to read. As you can see we have written the website at the bottom right of the page, 'www.moesh.com' this is promotion for the website to get more people to go on it.
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Mock Up Of Front Cover
Above is the unedited version of the image we chose for the front cover. The reason we chose this one, was because it was one of the nicest ones. As you can see, Jenai is in focus, and the background is slightly blurred out. To take this image, we borrowed one of the digital cameras from the college, so that the images were of a good quality.
Above is the first mock up of our front cover. It is very simple, but the drop shadows on the writing gives it a good effect and is kind of eye catching. The background in this image and the graffiti kind of takes the attention away from the model and the story lines.
Above is the second mock up of our front cover. It is better than the first mock up because in this one there is just a white background, meaning the model and the writing is getting more attention.
Front Cover Analysis
Cover Image: As you can see, Chris Brown is placed in front of the Mast Head to draw more attention to him. Also the way he is stood, he seems confident and it draws in females. They Chris Brown, because he is obviously very good looking and is an icon for most females.
Lure: As you can see, they have made the word ‘Virgin’ stand out by putting it red and bold and bigger than the rest.
Also where it says ‘Mega Music Issue’ it makes it seem like this magazine is more important than the others, so it makes people want to buy it more.
House Style: ‘Vibe’ magazine uses pretty much the same font type on the whole of the front cover. Also the four main colours used are white green black and red.
Mast Head: The masthead for ‘Vibe’ magazine, is fairly simple, just a white bold font. It is placed behind the image slightly, so that it can be seen, but does not take the attention of f of the cover image. This is the case with most magazine front covers though.
Barcode: As you can see, ‘Vibe’ is not following the codes and conventions of magazines because generally, the barcode is positioned in the bottom right hand corner of the front page.
Mode of Address: In most magazines, the mode of address is either formal, or informal. But this magazine is not particularly formal, or informal, its more in the middle.
Cover Image: As you can see, the main image is of Cheryl Cole. The way she is posing, is very likely to attract men to the magazine, as she is very pretty, and the way her tongue is sticking out, boys will find is attractive. Also, the way that it appears to be raining in the image, and the way that Cheryl Cole has wet hair as if she has been out in the rain or in the shower or something, is also eye catching for boys. Also, Cheryl Cole is actually placed behind the masthead, unlike on most magazines where the cover image is infront of the masthead.
Lure: The lure of this magazine, is not only Cheryl Cole and her positioning, but the word 'Rocks'. The reason the word Rocks is a lure, is because it is very bold and big, compared to the rest of the writing on the magazine front cover.
House Style: Q magazine has pretty much the same font all over the cover, except some of the fronts are bold, and some are italicized, whereas some are not. With this cover, they have stuck to darker colours, which makes it bolder.
Masthead: The masthead for Q magazine is simple, and it is a little bit like a logo. It is a simple 'Q' on a red background.
Barcode: Just like Vibe magazine, Q is not following the codes and conventions of magazines, as there is no barcode at all on the front cover, which means it is most probably on the back of the magazine.
Mode of Address: Q magazine appear to be using a more informal language than some magazines. The word 'Rocks' would be classed more as casual than formal.
Cover Image: The cover image of this magazine is following the codes and conventions because it is placed behind the masthead like the majority of magazines. The image is of Drake the music artist, with a very blank expression on his face. The image is in greyscale, and the background is just simple. But this image will draw in those who appreciate RnB or rap music. Also this cover image will attract many girls, as he is seen as attractive by a lot of teenage females.
Lure: The lure is the part that says 'Why he's not your typical rapper'. This is the lure because it comes across that they know something about Drake that we don't, and that will make people want to buy the magazine to find out.
House Style: The whole front cover is using the same font, but different colours and sizes, and some is bold whereas some is normal or italicized. As you can see the whole front cover is full of pastel colours, which makes it a little duller.
Masthead: The masthead is very simple, like the other 2 magazines i've already analysed. It is just the word 'Jet' in a simple font and simple colour. It is also infront of Drake, like i stated when i wrote about the Cover Image.
Barcode: Just like the other two magazines, Jet is not following the codes and conventions. The barcode is positioned on the bottom left instead of the bottom right.
Mode of Address: The mode of address of Jet magazine is informal. This is made clear where it says 'Chuck Brown: Bustin' Loose Again'. The word bustin' has been shortened and this is casual.
Cover Image: The image on this front cover has clearly been chosen to catch the eye of men, because it is of Pink (Alecia Moore) holding her top open. Also the way she is posed with her mouth open, makes males more likely to want the magazine than females. The cover image, like the majority of magazine covers, is infront of the masthead.
Lure: The lure is both the cover image itself, and where it says 'Special Report.' It makes people want to read the special report, as the way it was underlined with red and the whole thing is surrounded by a yellow box, makes it seem important.
House Style: This magazine has no particular house style as you can see, because there are many different fonts being used. They have stuck to the same colours, black grey and red.
Masthead: The masthead for this magazine is obviously part of the actual 'Rolling Stone' logo. Red writing with a simple font. It is also behind the cover image which i have previously stated. Also, the lure which says 'Special Report' is partially infront of the masthead.
Barcode: The barcode for this 'Rolling Stone' magazine is in the same position as the barcode on the Jet magazine. The only difference is this barcode is portrait whereas on Jet magazine it was landscape.
Mode of Address: The mode of address for the 'Rolling Stone' is informal. "Screw anybody who doesn't like it!" That is a quotation from Pink, shown on the front of the magazine. The wording of that shows that it is casual and informal.
Cover Image: The cover image on this magazine, is of a rock band called Avenged Sevenfold, as it says below the image. The man that is dominating the image, seems to be holding a chain. And the way they're all dressed and posing is a bit scary, and very much punk/rock like. They appear to be living up to there title of 'Worlds most dangerous band'. This is very eye catching for people who like that kind of thing.
Lure: The lure for this magazine, is the word 'Free'. Enticements always make people more likely to buy a magazine because they get more than they pay for. In this case, the thing that is being given away, is posters.
House Style: On this front cover, many different fonts are used, which means they do not follow the same house style.
Masthead: The masthead for this front cover, is 'Kerrang' in a rugged font, but it is mostly being hidden by the cover image. The boldness of the font, makes it very eye catching and it gives it a very rocky look.
Barcode: Unlike the previous 4 magazine front covers, this magazine is following the codes and conventions, by having the barcode in the bottom right hand corner.
Mode of Address: Like the most of the other magazine front covers i have analysed, this is also informal. The way it says 'sex, drugs and violence'. This is casual, and it is also a bad influence for the younger generation.
Double Page Spread Analysis
Layout: The layout of this double page spread, is very clear and easy to read. As you can see, the images are in grey scale, and although this could make it look dull, the bright red and white writing brightens it up.
House Style: As you can see, the images are in grey scale, and although this could make it look dull, the bright red and white writing brightens it up. And they have stuck to the red and white on both pages. It appears that the same font is used pretty much all the way across the double page spread, except on the title.
House Style: This double page spread pretty much follows the same house style. The main colours used are blue and black. But with this spread, there are a few different fonts used, instead of using the same one all over. This gives it some variety and makes it less boring.
Layout: This layout is the most interesting out of all my 5 chosen double page spreads, in my opinion. There are many pictures of Solange Knowles, striking different poses in each picture.The person who created this double page spread must have been rather talented in Photoshop in order to put all the images together. Then the writing is all spread around the main image, which is in colour whereas the rest are in black and white.
House Style: There is no particular colour or font used on this spread. As you can see one of the images is in colour whereas the rest are in black and white as i said above.
Layout: Out of the 5 double page spreads this one seems to have the sloppiest layout, but it is also very eye-catching. There are many images on here which is one of the things which captures the eye of the reader.
House Style: This double page spread mainly has darker colours like red and black, but then there is also a lot of white as well. Similar fonts have been used all over the spread.
Layout: The layout is very simple but very effective. All members of Black Eyed Peas are stood in similar positions. Then all of the writing is placed on the right hand page of the double page spread. The writing is in many paragraphs but only one column.
House Style: The main colours used here are black and different shades of gold. Each member of Black Eyed Peas has a piece of gold clothing or jewelry on them somewhere. And then some of the writing is also in gold, making them match. Also the same font is used all over except for the title which says ;Will He, Won't He?'
Location of Shoot
Above is an image of the location where we took the pictures for our front cover. This is a skate park in Higginson Park, Marlow. The reason we chose this place to take our images, was because the graffiti gives it an urban look, which goes well as our magazine is a about a girl rap group called 'PYT'.
Originally, our location for the shoot was going to be under a bridge at Gossmore Park, as there is a lot of graffiti there and it also has an extremely urban look about it. But then half way through our planning stage, we decided that this skate park would probably be a better place.
The fact that the front cover image is based in the skate park, it may attract people that enjoy skating to the magazine. Another reason we chose this particular location, is because of the surroundings. Very close to this skate park, is a wood. If we ran out of places in the skate park to take photographs, we had the woods and other surroundings to move onto.
Find Your Tribe
Just incase the writing above isn't clear enough, it says:
'You are Smart Urban! You want a good job and know that’s about looking presentable. You love the preppy look – the girls in Gossip Girl have great style. You hate anything uncouth – see fighting, drugs and Wetherspoons. You’re much more likely to be spotted at a cool club, or commuting to work.'
I in some ways agree with this, but there are some parts which do not apply to me. I believe that this thing is not accurate though, because some of the questions asked were completely irrelevant and wouldn't contribute in any way to the final decision of which tribe you were part of.
Contents Page Analysis
Layout: As you can see, this contents page is a little unorganised. I think it is only half of it, because it doesn't look like a full contents. Also, it is not as attractive as other contents pages as there are not many pictures, and lots of writing. The main image is of Kate Perry, in a pose that is likely to attract men to the magazine.
Mode of Address: It appears that this contents is coming across to the audience as informal. The reason i believe this is because it says '...listening pixie goes bonkers.' bonkers is a word that isn't likely to be used in a formal conversation.
House Style: On this contents, the same font has been pretty much maintained throughout, except one thing. But even though the fonts are the same, they are of different sizes and styles. This makes the contents look smarter than if they were to use many different fonts.
Lure: The lure on this contents, is Kate Perry. The way she is posed is somewhat 'seductive' meaning men will be more likely to read it. The only problem with this, is that there is nothing luring female into the magazine.
Editorial&Subscription: As you can see from the image above, this magazine doesn't follow the codes and conventions. The reason for this is that there is no section offering the readers to subscribe to this magazine. Also there is no part showing an editors letter, which is what some magazines do.
Layout: It is clear that the layout of this contents is better than the previous one. It is easier to read, and even the the main image is very boring it is still altogether a better layout.
Mode of Address: The contents page isn't clear enough to read it all, but from the bits that I can read, it seems formal.
House Style: With this contents page, they have used pretty much the same font all over, with maybe a few exceptions.
Lure: This contents page, doesn't actually have a lure,
Editorial&Subscription: Unlike the previous contents page, this one partly follows the code and conventions, as there is a paragraph at the bottom about subscription. This increases the amount of magazines they will sell. This is overall making them a profit.
Layout: Compared to the previous two, this contents page is more interesting to look at. The reason for this is because there are more images which grab the attention of the reader.
Mode of Address: It appears that this magazine is very formal. The reason i believe this is because it says "I've done many things with my pubic hair..." and this is not a formal way to speak to the audience, it's much more casual.
House Style: On this contents page, all of the fonts used are very similar, but not all exactly the same.
Lure: The lure of this contents page, is the piece underneath the title, where 'Rob Flynn' from a bang called 'Machine Head' made a confession, but only one sentence of the confession is shown, as a teaser. The reason this is a lure, is because it makes whoever is reading the magazine, want to read ahead and find out the full confession.
Editorial&Subscription: This contents page includes both an editorial and a subscription. The editorial is in the top left, and the subscription part is in the bottom right.
Layout: The layout of this contents is very attractive for females because obviously females like make-up a whole lot more than boys do. It is also very clear and simple, and easy for the audience to read.
House Style: The main colour used here is pink, from the make-up products to the writing. And also the fonts are similar.
Lure: The lure of this contents page is obviously the pictures of the make-up products for females. Females may like to read the magazine to find out which products are best and which products are newest out and worth purchasing etc.
Editorial&Subscription: In the bottom right hand corner is the editorial. This is following the codes and conventions of other magazines.
Layout: This layout is very simple but clever. As you can see it is of Ciara in a fairly seductive pose, with the actual contents of the magazine written above her.
House Style: There is no particular house style here. A number of different fonts have been used to give the contents page variety. And also there is no colours used throughout, just different ones. But the colours seem to be duller colours like grey and brown.
Lure: The lure is obviously the main image. As Ciara looks a bit seductive it will very much attract males to the magazine.
Editorial&Subscription: This particular contents page does not include an editorial or information about subscription.
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