Experimenting with Photoshop.

Here I've taken the same image as before and restored the colour in the guitar and slightly in the ring as well. I really like this, it focuses on the colour of the guitar, it balances out with the black and white aspect of the photo and it looks really neat. On all of the pictures you can see the flash shadow which appeared when I took the photo. I need to work on removing the flash from the picture to make it look more professional and a lot more neater.

Experimenting with Photosho

 

I really like this photo in particular especially in black and white. The guitar is originally red but it looks a lot more sleek in black. Here I've restored the colour in the flesh of the model. I think it looks really neat and edgy and the focus isn't just on the guitar or the model it's on both.

Experimenting with Photoshop.

I've taken this shot which is also a possible for the front of my magazine and restored the colour of the pink on the t-shirt and the red on the guitar. I think it's really nice and simple and creates emphasis to the colour and to the black and white aspect of the photo.

Experimenting with Photoshop.

I'm experimenting with black and white photos and a range of pictures that will possibly be on the front cover of my magazine. I want to show that I can create the black and white photo but do something different to the picture which allows people to see my ability to use photoshop. Here I've taken the picture and made a certain part in colour. This isn't the colour of the t-shirt it's just an experiment of what it would look like in different colours. At first I liked it but now the pink and red look too striking for the photo so I won't be using something like this when I do my final for my magazine.

Draft Article.

Draft Article

Artist Profile + Band Profile.

Artist Name:	Krishan Bhatt
Genre:	Rock
Position:	Rhythm guitarist and lead singer.
Age:	19
Idols:	Keith Richards, Jimmy Thunders, Jim Morrison, Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix.

Band Name:	Sun Circus
Genre:	Rock
Members:	4 Lead guitarist, Rhythm guitarist/Lead singer, Drummer and Bass Guitarist.
Age Group:	19-21
Age Range:	Not specified at anyone in particular but 16+
Idols:	Keith Richards, Jimmy Thunders, Jim Morrison etc.

Magazine Name.

After some feedback some people have suggested 'Blacklight' doesn't make them think of music that much let alone rock music. I've therefore decided to change my name to 'Blackbeat' which was one of the previous ideas I had. I liked the idea but didn't know if it was really original but some people suggested it had more of a connection than 'Blacklight' therefore I have changed the name of my magazine for 'Blackbeat'.

Front Cover Mock-up.

This is a mock-up of my front cover. I decided to go with the black and white photo and one specific colour similar to the 'Classic Rock' magazine cover I found that inspired me a lot. It's just an experiment as I don't want my magazine to be an exact copy to the one that inspires me because I want mine to be edgy like that but  different as well, although I do think this layout is really nice. Also I can keep the background, if the picture was in colour there would be too much going on in the background so I'd have to re-think the background. I really like the idea of the handwritten text at the front mixed in with standard text. My magazine will be different. The colour pallet will possibly be different and the fonts used but I want to stick with a similar layout so there is hardly any text covering the picture of the artist.

Contents Page Mock-up.

This is a mock version of my contents page. I got the idea of the black blocks from the Goldmine magazine contents page I analysed. When I come to do my final it may not look like this as it's a brief mock-up and the colours may change but I like the idea of it being plain and having a picture of the main cover line artist in the middle. I'm thinking of having a picture of a guitar faded out into the background as well to add the music genre within.

DPS Mock-up.

This is a brief outline of what my double page spread will possibly look like. I won't be using the exact same font on the mock-up and I may have changed my colour pallet by then. But I'm sure that I want to have an image in the middle either a mid shot or a long shot of the artist and the interview or article surrounding the image. There may be a possible close up in the middle but I think the mid shot will look better or perhaps a shot with a guitar in.

Magazine Name.

I've decided to call my magazine 'Blacklight' I like the name and I think it's quite unique and different. When someone initially looks at the magazine they won't relate it to music but I relate it to music through lighting at concerts and gigs etc. I was going to call it 'Backlight' but I think 'Blacklight' links more to the rock genre. I looked at fonts from dafont.com in order to see what font would look better as my masthead. I really like the first one and the fourth one down so I combined them at the bottom to see what it would look like.

Magazine Names.

Barracuda - I thought of this because it's a name of a song by rock band Heart. I think the name is really catchy when you say it. But the meaning of it is to do with tropical fish and it doesn't really connect with a music magazine.

Black Beat - I thought this would be another good name for my magazine. The 'beat' part of  the name links it to music. I would use it but I don't know if I would like to use it. I feel it needs to be a bit more edgy and have a bit more meaning to it.
 

Midnight Music - Midnight music is a song by 'The Runaways' who inspire me quite a lot so I thought the name would be nice to use for my magazine seen as though the band who sang it inspire me. It has a connection to music and is catchy and edgy. I'm not sure if the 'Midnight' part of the name links with my classic rock genre of music but I still think the name is pretty good.

Classic Rock - Magazine Cover.

I came across this magazine cover when looking at Classic Rock covers. I hadn't seen it before when I was analysing covers but when I found it, it caught my eye. I really like the layout of this magazine, I like the picture and I really like the colour scheme. I think the fact that the colour is black and white makes the red colour stand out. I really want to experiment and see if I can come up with something similar if not just experiment to see what it looks like because I really like the fonts as well. I like how there is a range of fonts and because of the colour all the important information stands out and catches the readers attention. You can tell everything on the magazine is thought about and the layout is careful as only the main cover line is across the picture and no other writing.The typical conventions of a magazine are followed here which is evident in the barcode, cover lines, main cover line, masthead etc.
I would really like to see if I can come up with something similar but different to this as I need to make sure that if I do my magazine like this it's different to this one and has a unique selling point in compariston to this one.

Test Shots.

Test shots

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Taking inspiration from the picture of Slash we created the background. It's darker than the Slash one and there is more surrounding him. The bottles, cigarettes and records all somehow reflect the image of Classic Rock artists. These are the photos I selected out of the ones I took because I like them better than the rest and the poses are all similar but different. On the first slide I like the picture on the left and the picture that is bottom right and on the second slide I prefer the one on the left and the second one in from the bottom right. I used flash when taking the photos but I feel I need to experiment with different colours so that I can see if certain pictures will look better in black and white etc.
When we take more test shot photos we're going to experiment with a similiar background and also a plain white background with different outfits just to get a feel of what will look better on the front cover of a magazine.

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Front Cover Ideas.

Front Cover Ideas

I decided to look at pictures that would give me inspiration for my front cover picture. I picked some artists that I am focusing on within my genre and I looked at some pictures of them. In all but one picture the artist has their guitar on them and this shows me that music is their passion so in pictures that are taken of them they would have their guitar to show that to the audience. The pictures are mostly taken when the artists are on stage playing even though the set up won't be like this on my magazine cover it gives me ideas on how the artists pose with their guitars and also gives me knowledge on how I would set up the set if I did want it to be like this, in action. The photo I like the most is the one of Slash lying down with his guitar and his possessions surrounding him. The bottle of whiskey beside him and some photos spread around him are all possessions that in some way define him which I like, also most people in classic rock bands were under the influence of drugs and alcohol so the picture is quite truthful as well in not trying to hide what goes on ‘behind the scenes’. If I were to test this shot I would use a few more objects and also have the model sat up slightly so the focus isn't gone completely and this would add more audience interaction. I also like the one of  Jim Morrison (third one in from the left - bottom) the black and white has more emphasis on the smoke coming out of the cigarette and it brings the picture together because of the stage set he is on. The model I am using also likes the one of Slash lying down and he also has some ideas of his own he would like to share when testing out this pose. I am also going to try and shoot a similar picture to the one that is top right as it's really simple and can be worked around well to create my magazine. Also I'm going to experiment with colour and seeing how changing the colour to black and white can change the look of the magazine.

Evaluation of feedback.

After looking through my feedback given for my 25 word pitch from my peers I've decided that it would be best to change my target audience. Currently my target audience stands at 18-25 buy my peers suggested it would be better to have an older audience as the music genre I've chosen will appeal to an older audience. After taking this into consideration I've decided that I will widen my audience and change it to 18-40 as it will attract more people who are into this genre of music. Right no my magazine targets both men and women and some of my peer's have suggested I keep it that way and others have said to target it to men specifically. Personally I would like my magazine to remain unisex as I feel it will attract men and women who are into this genre of music and this will make it less specific and attracted a wider audience. People were questioning whether or not I should use the punk genre within my magazine but just focus on classic rock completely. I'm still deciding if I would like the genres to be mixed or not but if I do use the punk genre it will be classic punk rock music not modern punk music therefore I will be focusing on artists such as The Doors and Sex Pistols rather than the punk music that's currently around.
I'm still undecided on a title for my magazine but I have a few ideas that I want to put across to people for feedback before I make my final decision.

25 Word Pitch.

Classic rock/punk genre, music enthusiasts, male/female, 18-25, mid/long shot - front cover, article - dps photos/text - contents page, three colours - colour scheme.

Colour Palette.

These are some of the colour palettes i've chosen from colour lovers which is a collection of colour palettes some people have put together. I've tried to stick to dull/bright colours for my magazine as I'm trying to find colours that will compliment the genre of the magazine. With magazines you should usually stick to a three colour palette but the four colour pallete on the page above works really well together as the colours are bright and compliment eachother. I'm finding hard to decide which pallete's out of these I like the most I like the orange/cream/sky-blue one but I feel it may be too colourful when I come to making my magazine but I feel like experimenting with it to see what it will look like. I also like the brown rust/beige/dark grey pallete as looks quite sharp and edgy. Even though I can't decide I think most palletes will link to my magazine genre as long as I make it work and make sure that I don't mix the colours too much.

Fonts.

 

Here is a range of fonts I've gathered from Dafont.com which will inspire me to create my fonts on my magazine [cover, contents and double-page spread]. For the masthead I'm looking for something quite big that stands out that can link to the genre of my magazine being classic rock/punk and then for the other writing something that is still bold but a bit more softer so it doesn't look like big chunky writing all over the magazine. I'm determined to use a font that will give the magazine a fresh, edgy look so it can attract customers to a new magazine. I have to make sure I don't choose fonts that will throw my magazine off balance and off course. It will have to in some way link to my genre that I've chosen to keep the sophisticated, professional look. I'll have to decide which ones I want to use by cutting it down to a small few I like then deciding from them for my magazine.

Audience Profile.

Audience Profiling

Moodboard.

Above is a collection of magazine covers, contents pages and double-page spreads that inspire me in different ways. Each one will help me to come up with a range of ideas when creating my magazine and I'm looking at covers without that much writing on the front to make the magazine look more professional and each of these covers also have a colour scheme I can look and and get inspiration from. I've also included a range of artists that will inspire my classic rock/punk magazine including artists such as AC/DC and Sex Pistols.

Double-page Spread Analysis.

Double-page Spread Analysis

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Contents Page Analysis.

Contents page analysis

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Magazine Front Cover Analysis.

Front Cover Analysis

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