My Tour Poster

For this task, we made a mood board to present many examples of albums and tour poster covers from our allocated genre.

After creating this moodboard it has inspired me for when I make my own tour poster. From researching, I found that the colour palette used was very bright on each cover as well as lots of illustrations and cartoon-like pictures. The fonts are described as quite funky and unique as well as being big and bold. So when making my own psychedelic themed tour poster I’m going to include all these elements and making them different in order to be ‘conventional but unique’ so that your audience not disappointed.

The scenario for this task is:

A client has come to you with an image of themselves as a performer. Their style of music will belong to a particular genre. They want you to design a poster for an A4 page in a magazine, advertising and promoting their forthcoming tour. You must include the following:

  • Name of artist
  • Name of the Tour
  • Dates and Venues
  • Other information like: where the album can be bought/downloaded, tickets available from and prices etc.

Self assessment sheet

Feedback on the Brief

Your comment: 

My tour poster fulfills the brief as I have included: 

  • Name of artist
  • Name of the Tour
  • Dates and Venues
  • Other information like: where the album can be bought/downloaded, tickets available from and prices etc.
Feedback on colours:

  • Has the design used a consistent colour scheme?
  • Is there a relationship between the colours in the image and the colour of the graphic design?
  • Do the colours seem typical of the genre?
Your comment: 

In my design I used a set colour scheme of green/blue shades, I used these colours because the image I used included these colours and from my research in psychedelic rock tour posters colour schemes were an important element. These colours are typical of the genre because they are common colours used but I used them in a different way to a typical poster.  

Feedback on typeface:

  • Is all the text legible? 
  • Is the typeface well chosen and does it suit the apparent genre?
  • How many typefaces are used in the design?
Your comment: 

From looking at the poster all the text is easy to read and stands out to the audience. The typeface is suitable as it’s seen as quirky and unique that is common for the genre. I used the same typeface throughout the poster but used tools to make each letter look different through making it taller, wider and more space between each.

Feedback on integration of image and graphics

  • Does the text wrap around the image well?
  • Does the eyeline of the model focus attention?
Your comment: 

The overall design is quite simple but effective as the text is well seen on the image and the eyeline focuses on the yellow text used to indicate that there is an “exclusive debut new single” that is caught by the eye when glancing at the poster. 

Feedback on image

  • Does the costume reflect a particular genre?
  • Is the body language of the model appropriate?
Your comment: 

The costumes worn reflect the genre of psychedelic rock because for our costumes we wore psychedelic inspired outfits wearing patterned shirts, round glasses, baggy patterned trousers, long jackets and scarves in our hair. This picture itself shows a good representation of each element to our costumes along with our facial expression which makes us look chilled which we saw from our research is a key part of the look.

Feedback on copy

  • Do the words on the page prompt a sense of desire?
  • Is there a clear call and a route to action? (AIDA)
Your comment: 

The use of the yellow text draws the reader’s attention, particularly if they are a fan of the band because they will want to be there to hear this so can spread the word to other fans. There is a clear call because it is included in the typical place where you would expect the extra information to be placed.

Feedback on connotations

  • What messages and ideas are being communicated in the text?
  • Do those messages and ideas seem appropriate to the genre and purpose of the text?
Your comment: 

The information included is the information you would be expected to be seen on a tour poster. As well as, drawing the reader in by extra information included.

This task has helped me for making my own music magazine in the future because I have learnt:

  • To put in all my technical skills with Indesign together to make a successful magazine.
  • Knowledge and understanding of how font, colour, images and language can help communicate a story
  • Finding a target audience and basing the magazine around fitting and attracting that audience

 

My Magazine Front Page Swede

For this task, I was allocated a specific edition of the iconic music magazine, NME (New Musical Express). The aim is to recreate the layout and to recap on the main conventional design features of a magazine cover. Using Indesign – recreate/copy the cover you have been allocated, we used the program Indesign to edit these magazines and get the most accurate magazine cover in comparison to the original. This task was set to have some fun with Indesign and experiment with the different features for future use. The idea was to find the right fonts, play with the sizing, learning try our best to lay out the cover with a conventional layout. I decided to choose this magazine from NME magazine because it is quite simple and easy for me to achieve an accurate copy as well as allowing me to use the different tools and techniques.

 

For this task, I had to recreate one of the magazine covers that were given to us as a class. I chose this magazine from NME magazine because it is quite simple and easy for me to achieve an accurate copy. From creating this magazine, I discovered my strengths using Indesign were:

  • Finding fonts that were similar to the ones used on the real magazine, as well as using various tools, such as making the letters taller and wider, to achieve the most accurate representation as possible.
  • Positioning the texts in the right places as I think it looks accurate in comparison to the professional magazine
  • Sizing of the letters and using the tools to achieve the most similar size/height

Some of my common weaknesses were:

  • The image I used, as it was more zoomed in than the original image which also made it seem blurry and not high quality. This made it harder to position the text and find the right sizes but I tried my best to make it precise. Although I did not need to find the exact photo – any one with a similar grouping of performers I still would of preferred the exact picture so it would of looked more accurate.

This task has been useful because I have learnt how to use many of the basic features of Indesign and know my way around the program a lot more. I have found the skills I need to work on and I know my strengths. From experimenting on this program it will help me when making my own music magazine in the future.

Here are some videos that will help me when making my own music magazine in further lessons:

The Camera Talks

In this task we took our photos and created a mood board to tell the story of each picture. I included the hastags of technical term (#longshot#lowangle), the example/denotation (#manalone#teacherlookingcross), and the analysis/connotation (#lonely#excited#leaving). I used multiple locations around school to make different images and include many angles.

In this moodboard I’ve shown nine of my favorite images from my photoshoot. I used hashtags to portray the technical term, denotation and connotation of each of my photos. For each picture I thought about the angle and type of photo it was due to it’s distance and composition.  I had examples of close ups, long shots, low angles, two shots and high angle shots. Then I thought about the denotations an connotations by describing what was happening in the picture as well as the emotions and feelings behind it. Such as whether they were happy, angry, having fun, studying.

As the photographer I took a variety of different shots such as long shots, for example the bottom right picture, that shows my model walking away from a high angle as she looks vulnerable and enjoying nature. My use of close up pictures shows the emotion of my model whether she is happy or sad as you can clearly see her facial expression. The high shot image makes the model look lonely and vulnerable. I always kept in mind the conventions of mis-en-scene, by thinking of the posture, gesture and facial expression of my model as well as the background and environment she was in and linking the colours to her mood.

My knowledge I have learnt from unpacking each photo, and using a story with emotion behind it, will help me in the future when making my own music magazine. I will also use mis-en scene and try different approaches to camera angles.

Technical Camera Terms


When learning to use a DSLR camera I learnt how to produce a successful photograph by manually controlling the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. I took practice photos for a music magazine by keeping in mind the composition and positioning of my photos, by trying out different angles. We learnt that the camera is analysed by the framing and movement. Framing is the camera’s distance from the subject or camera’s angle in relation to the subject. Examples of distance is extreme longshot, medium longshot, midshot, close ups. There a multiple types of shot which have specific functions within a TV or a programme. In terms of movement we tried out methods of pan, tilt, zoom, and ped.

My image that uses mise-en-scene to communicate meaning

As a group we were set the task of creating our own tour posters, as we have been studying, also being allocated a certain genre to base our poster on. We picked our genres out of a hat and received the theme Psychedelic rock. Then we researched together the mise-en-scene conventions that are used, such as the costumes, makeup, setting and type of music. We put together all of this information and inspiration for our own into a moodboard …

 

Made with Padlet

As a group, I was allocated the genre psychedelic rock for this task. Creating a mood board allowed us to see the diverse style of psychedelic rock which is expressed through lots of bright colours and patterns. As well as being very vibrant as well as causal. Clothing and styles of psychedelic rock includes:

  • Tie dye tops
  • Baggy trousers/ jeans
  • Long hair
  • Accessories e.g. headbands, glasses, scarves
  • Long necklaces
  • Peace sign

The positioning and facial expressions that they portrayed were very laid back and casual and sometimes creating a peace sign with their hands as a gesture. From the research there wasn’t much makeup used on as they went for quite a natural look but then used a lot of vibrant colours through clothing and accessories. Overall, we discovered we had to look quite slouched and careless when taking our pictures and almost make our position seem effortless.  Through facial expression the image we added to our mood board the person seemed chilled back and happy which fits in with the vibrant colour choices that the clothing and style includes.

File of photos:

For this image, we asked our classmates to write down adjectives that they thought best described our outfits. These words included:

  • Natural
  • Eccentric
  • Extrovert
  • Creative
  • Energetic

Final Photo

We chose this picture out of the pictures we took because it’s the picture with the most edgiest look which fits in with the psychedelic rock theme. For our costumes we wore psychedelic inspired outfits wearing patterned shirts, round glasses, baggy patterned trousers, long jackets and scarves in our hair. This picture itself shows a good representation of each element to our costumes along with our facial expression which makes us look chilled which we saw from our research is a key part of the look.

My research and practice from this shoot will help me in the future when making my own music magazine. This is because I will think about the mis-en scene conventions which include:

  • Location – the particular place and time created in the frame. 

 

  • Set – the surroundings where the action will unfold; usually the stage, including integral design features.

 

  • Studio/set design – the overall design concept present in the frame, relating to the set. 

 

  • Costume – a style or fashion of dress, especially that of a particular place, time or class. Also hair and make-up.

 

  • Properties – (props) movable objects used in the construction of the mise-en-scene.

 

  • Proxemics (Positioning) – of characters and objects within the frame and in relation to each other.

 

  • Body language – how characters bodies are positioned and their facial expressions.

 

  • Production design period/era – utilised to create characteristics within a mise-en-scene reflective of a certain historical period.

 

  • Colour design – the style & combination of colours used in generating the mise-en-scene.

 

  • Lighting – e.g. High key lighting: illumination that creates comparatively little contrast between the light and dark areas of the shot. Shadows are fairly transparent and brightened by fill light. Low key lighting: illumination that creates strong contrast between light and dark areas of the shot, with deep shadows and little fill light.

I will make use of each of these elements and keep in mind the target audience in order to achieve my successful cover.

 

Print Media that Communicates Meaning

From this task, I have learnt there are many components and ideas to create media to fit it’s overall purpose. Even small aspects such as facial expression of the band members and the colours chosen for the images. These aspects convey the ideas that the band are quirky and confident. The overall connotations of this tour poster is simple and plain but still represents a lot about how the band is unique and edgy.

Mise En Scene is an essential element of how meaning is made in Media. Every costume, hair style, lighting state, location, prop, accessory, posture, gesture, facial expression is there for a reason – to tell a story, convey an idea and an image. I’ve used this to analyse this tour poster to see how the band itself is presented to it’s audience.

This task will help me to make my music magazine as successful as possible. This is because I know how each aspect and component is important in creating a purpose and portraying how I want my magazine to look. Through the costume, expression, colour choices etc. I know how to create my own and to make it best fit for it’s purpose.

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