Design Skills 2

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I have learned how to use many tools to help me create my magazine.

Above is a tool which I have used in Indesign which has helped me create pages of my magazine. The box on the left with the cross through it is a tool which allows me to create a box around an area and the place an image into a particular area. By selecting this tool and then adding an image it means that whatever image I am placing will not be stretched and will go to the specific size I would like.

These tools add a more professional look to the image that I applied them to and made them stand out more.  You can change the gradients of the image or text selected to give it a cool, pop look which was useful for me because of my genre.

Overall, I think these design techniques that I have been experimenting with and using have been very beneficial in the process of creating my magazine because they’re helping me to convey my narrative and genre

 

 

Feedback & Reflection on Draft DPS

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Peer Feedback

  • effective spacing, nothing is cramped together
  • image is nice and big if main artist with an effective background
  • add a border around image too add some shape as it slightly plain at the moment

Teacher feedback

  • the photo has an odd placing of the satellite dish…?
  • who is he?
  • pull quotes?
  • paragraphs
  • clearer headlines…
  • what is it all about?

Targets for development

  • add a more variety of colours
  • more quotes in bigger font
  • add some drop capitals
  • page numbers

 

 

Design Skills 1

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Throughout the start of the course we have learnt how to use a couple of editing apps; Photoshop & InDesign. The pair have really helped me to create a good piece of work for my front cover of my magazine. Within these apps there are a lot of things to learn so you can create a conventional piece as everything will work together in particular it has been very useful to edit images and compose a work piece. Below are a few of the tools which I have learnt how to do over the past couple of weeks.

These two tools above are the ‘Lasso’ and the ‘quick selection’ tool. They both have the same purpose, to cut/select an image but are two different options of how to do so. In my opinion the lasso tool is harder to use as you have to do it all yourself, but it particularly useful when cutting small details on an image. On the other hand, the quick selection tool allows you just to click around an object and easily cut it. Using these tools allowed me to cut out my model from the background she was on and create a new one to put behind her. By adding a different background it helped me portray the correct narrative for my genre.

(top left) This is another tool which was very useful on photoshop, it is called the spot healing brush. This allowed me to get rid of any marks on my model and create a star image whether it was spots, scratches or dirt marks. This created a smoother and more conventional look on my front cover and made a big difference to the overall look.

 

Draft of The Double Page Spread

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I think my DPS is conventional because it includes:

  • An image on the left hand side
  • Columns

Feedback on my First DPS Draft:

  • some more colour
  • drop capitals
  • add boxes around text or add a border around to be more creative
  • very plain add more detail

My targets for improvement:

  • add drop capitals
  • add an images which relates to the story of my article

What is a Contents Page?

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5  catchy captions?

-From Asda to A Star

-The multi-million checkout

-Top 10 of the decade

-The Secret Single…revealed

-The words between the lines

The contents page in a magazine is a very important and a key feature, it informs the reader what is included inside. It also tells you the page number of which you can read about a certain topic on. You can also find added information on the contents page but it is important not too add too much as you don’t want to give too much away and entice the reader into wanting to go and read the magazine. It is key just to include what you need and enough extras to make it interesting but you do not want it to be a distraction from the rest of the magazine.

A New Improved Feature Article

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This is my new and improved feature article. I have fixed my target developments and incorporated it below.

Georgia- her life as a pop artist

Get an insight of Georgia’s first year or rising fame

RISE met with Georgia at her recording studio in central London to discuss everything.

 2019 was clearly her year as Georgia is now the next best top pop artist. The beginning of this year for the twenty-one year old was just like everyone else’s, her life was boring. However, within a matter of months her talent became a viral sensation on social media after posting a cover video of her singing Ariana Grande’s ‘Sweetener’. We met up with Georgia to find out how she is enjoying her new life. Georgia described how, at the age of 21 she was still working in her local supermarket as a full-time sales assistant and if it wasn’t for her mum, making her believe she was so good, things would’ve been different. Georgia lives with her mum and younger sister in the north London suburb of Camden. She spent a lot of her time with her friends as it was what she enjoyed most. Her and her friendship group were inseparable, they did everything together from going to the gym to nights out. Georgia was living a completely normal life of a young adult with no crazy plans for the future, at least that was what she thought for now.

 “I went from an ordinary girl working in my local supermarket, to the next big star”.  My dream has always been to be as big as Ariana Grande, and just by covering her song, this has become a reality. I was just messing around, singing her latest song and my mum insisted I recorded it on my Iphone, no fancy soundbox or anything like that. I’ve never been a big believer in myself, personally I knew I could sing, I had that hidden talent but none of my friends have ever heard me before, If i was with them I’d always just mess around and pretend I couldn’t!  

With many rumours of upcoming tours and other gossip spreading around the country, we were able to clear up a few misconceptions with Georgia and in particular she was able to deny the recent rumours of a romantic link to fellow friend Harry but she was absolutely definite that they were just good friends …for now. Recent news stories show Georgia hanging around with this fellow lad on a regular basis.  He travels down from his hometown, not too far from hers most weekends to spend time with Georgia. She claims they are just working on some music together and other things so that is the reason this are spending so much quality time. They were spotted out for dinner together at Georgia’s local Pizzeria last weekend and then in the ice-cream parlour on one occasion. This ongoing sighting of the pair obviously set speculations for their fans leading to assumptions that there is a connection between Harry and Georgia. She said, ‘all will be revealed soon’.

Even though she is at the beginning of her career , Georgia already has many plans for tours, “I cannot reveal any plans for my first tour but what I can say is that it will cover 3 continents and I will appear in 20 different countries” . She described how her  genre of music is ‘unique’ and all her lyrics are ‘heartfelt’ as it is a way in which she can express herself. “Music is my passion, it makes me feel so good about myself!” RISE, are sure that Georgia is enjoying the beginning of everything, and has accomplished everything she wanted at this point in her life.  She has many ambitious projects ahead of her and her life as a pop artist is just evolving.“I’m excited to keep learning from the best, release new songs and grow a fan base. Just everything in life I’ve always wanted.”

Draft Feature Article

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Georgia- her life as a pop artist.

Get an insight of Georgia’s first year or rising fame

RISE met with Georgia at her recording studio in central London to discuss everything.

 2019 was clearly her year as Georgia is now the next best top pop artist of this year. The beginning of this year for the twenty-one year old was just like everyone else’s, her life was boring. However, within a matter of months her talent became a viral sensation on social media after posting a cover video of her singing Ariana Grande’s ‘Sweetener’. We met up with. Georgia to find out how she is enjoying her new life. Georgia described how, at the age of 21 she was working in her local supermarket full-time and if it wasn’t for her mum, making her believe she was so good, things would’ve been different. Georgia lives with her mum, younger sister in the north London suburb or Camden. She spent a lot of her time with her friends as it was what she enjoyed most and was how she relaxed after work. Her and her group was inseparable, they did everything together from going to the gym to nights out. Georgia was living a completely normal life of a young adult with no crazy plans for the future, at least that was what she thought.

 “I went from an ordinary girl working in my local supermarket, to the next big star”.  My dream has always been to be as big as Ariana Grande, and just by covering her song, this may become a reality. I was just messing around, singing her latest song and my mum insisted I recorded it on my Iphone, no fancy soundbox or anything like that. I’ve never been a big believer in myself, personally I knew I could sing, I had that hidden talent but none of my friends have ever heard me before, If i was with them I’d always just mess around and pretend I couldn’t!  

With many rumours of upcoming tours and other gossip spreading around the country, we were able to clear up a few misconceptions with Georgia and in particular she was able to deny the recent rumours of a romantic link to fellow friend Harry but she was absolutely definite that they were just good friends …for now. Recent news stories show Georgia hanging around with this fellow lad on a regular basis.  He travels down from his hometown, not too far from hers most weekends to spend time with Georgia. She claims they are just working on some music together and other things so that is the reason this are spending so much quality time. They were spotted out for dinner together at Georgia’s local Pizzeria last weekend and then in the ice-cream parlour on one occasion. This ongoing sighting of the pair obviously set speculations for their fans leading to assumptions that there is a connection between Harry and Georgia. She said, ‘all will be revealed soon’.

Even though she is at the beginning of her career , Georgia already has many plans for tours, “I cannot reveal any plans for my first tour but what I can say is that it will cover 3 continents and I will appear in 20 different countries” . She described how her  genre of music is ‘unique’ and all her lyrics are ‘heartfelt’ as it is a way in which she can express herself. “Music is my passion, it makes me feel so good about myself!” RISE, are sure that Georgia is enjoying the beginning of everything, and has accomplished everything she wanted at this point in her life.  She has many ambitious projects ahead of her and her life as a pop artist is just evolving.“I’m excited to keep learning from the best, l, release new songs and grow a fan base. Just everything in life I’ve always wanted.”

Below is a recording of me reading my draft feature article, from doing this I have identified my mistakes and will now improve it.

Targets for development

  • fix punctuation & spelling mistakes
  • make sure everything makes sense
  • change some words and phrases

Second Contact Sheet(s)

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My top 5 photos from this shoot:

Why do I like these photos the most?

  • natural
  • very different but similar at the same time
  • they are taken in different backgrounds so show a variety

When doing this shoot I studied my PMA in order to meet it and have a successful shoot. It was useful when planning as I knew what I had to follow.  I took my photos at Castle Cornet, we were very limited to where we could take photos due to the weather so we couldn’t make full use of the outdoor facilities. Although, meeting my PMA did not go as far as there were some changes that were along the way. I dressed my model in a different outfit and instead of having two models I only ended up shooting with one. I also did not use any props as I planned.