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REFLECTION

My magazine is fun and appealing which will entertain the audience and has information under each cover line so the audience is informed of what is inside.My cover lines have been used as a social interaction for my target audience, however I could insert another cover line including an interview to further increase the social interaction. Personal identity is conveyed through the edgy font I used and the how the use of the bright red theme contrasting with the plain black background.

MASTHEAD, COVER MODELS & DESIGN PROGRAMME

My masthead is the key element to my magazine front cover, I think the ‘V’ stands out as it is the only one filled with a colour, this emphasises the sound of it when people mention my magazine. The white stroke around it makes it stand out and gives it a unique touch.When finding where to position my masthead I wanted to make sure it was a s big as possible so that everyone walking past can see it.I decided to choose another masthead design to the ones I experimented with beforehand as after having a dark background I decided to make the masthead fit the mise-en-scene of my model.

My cover model fit my genre of EDM perfectly because of her costume and hairstyle as they fit the festival vibe I was going for.I chose to do a mid-shot because the top half of my model was more important as it represented my genre in more detail (top, eye make-up, hairstyle) I used the lighting well to make sure my model was visible and it was too light or too dark. However whilst using the camera it wasn’t focused fully on my model meaning the quality of the image wasn’t the best but I managed to use PhotoShop to sharpen the image. This all will stand out to my target audience and meet all the conventions to my genre.

I used the programme PhotoShop to modify my image so that it was sharp to the eye and wasn’t blurry, I also added elements to my image such as skin blurring, lip stick filter and brightening eyes so that the stood out more.I also managed to add a ‘multiple’ layer where it brightened my image.Whilst editing I managed to cut out my image so that I could add a background colour later. Next I added my final PhotoShop image into InDesign where I can add details such as cover lines, mastheads and a barcode.InDesign offers a lot of fonts meaning I could make sure my font really fits my genre.

COLOUR PALETTE, FONTS & MISE EN SCENE

I think I’ve successfully match the colour palette with my genre with the dark background representing the night time rave with a pop of red for pop of rave.I like how the ‘V’ in the title matches with the main cover line and the coverlids showing how important they are.The dark background really brings out my models hair and eyes to make sure they’re bright and bold.

InDesign offered a lot of fonts and I chose one from DaFont as it fit my genre a lot better. In my masthead I made sure it was capitalised and had a stroke around the outside so that it stood out from any other magazines.My typefaces are the same in my cover lines to make sure my magazine is not confusing to read and that my audience can clearly understand.

My costume fits the EDM theme as it is very bold and festival themed, to add to the theme more I added a gilet to fit the DJ theme and added accessories like rings, sunglasses and headphones.My models make up is a subtle purple eyeshadow with a gem on the inside corner of her eye to add a pop of colour.Her body language is confident with a firm eye contact to further add to the attractiveness and interest of my magazine, it also adds a factor of trustworthiness for the audience to relate to my magazine.

LANGUAGE & MAGAZINE

Th language I chose to use is very effective because they are short sentences full of information meaning it draws in the audience as they don’t need to read lot. Visually it looks effective because not a lot of writing is on my front cover except important information.

My magazine includes majority of the conventional features such as masthead, main cover line, cover lines, cover star image, issue date and barcode.By including all these elements it meant I achieved AIDA(Attention,Interest,Desire,A call to Action) within my front cover.

Things that went well:

• The red colours contrasting with the black
• The masthead is bold
• How I’ve exaggerated the ‘Z’ in her name

Things to improve:

• Add another cover line including an interview
• Add price
• Make the background less empty
• Make the barcode smaller
• Make her bigger so it doesn’t look like her arm is cut off
• Add Neon theme around model