Script- Porce-Lynn

Outside building

IN SCHOOL- Day

FADE IN THROUGH BLACK

Three students around the same table at lunchtime, eating individual lunches.

Inside classroom, Zooms to group of friends

PERSON A

I heard about this “haunted” hospital at Barrow Gurney, I heard that there was a patient that was never found when it was closed down for negligence, she still walks the hospital.

Shot of outside the hospital

PERSON B

Yeh I heard that story but as if its true, she was a serial killer, during a daily treatments some chemicals spilt on her face, from then on she only wore a mask. Its just a story to scare you when you were little. Her name was Lyn before she was disfigured, after she was known as Porce-Lyn

Closer shot of the hospital

PERSON C (Smug look on face)

You two might have been scared by it, but I’m a man you see.

PERSON A+B LAUGH

PERSON C

Alright alright if you’re so hard lets go after school.

PERSON A+B

Deal!

Bell rings

Pick up bags

FADE OUT THROUGH BLACK

ESTABLISHING SHOT, LOOKING AT HOSPITAL

PERSON A

Lets have a picture to prove we actually did it.

PERSON A+B+C

3-2-1 CHEESE

SCREEN FLASH LIKE CAMERA

Picture freezes on screen

Mask in background in window

Slowly zooms into mask.

PERSON C

Go on then I dare you to go inside.

PERSON A

You first then “bigshot”

PERSON B

Lets all go together

ENTER BUILDING TOGETHER

LAUGHING AND JOKING

Fade through black (laughing carries on)

NOISE

PERSON A+B TURN AROUND

PERSON A+B

 Person C?!

PERSON A+B LOOK AT EACH OTEHR

LOUD SCREAM (HELP!)

                                                                                         PERSON A

                                                                                         PESON C?!!

Run into same room

See PERSON C hanging 

Look down, see message in blood –“RUN!”

PERSON A+B running to exit

Cameraman runs behind

Doors slam shut

Go to different room

Person B +A heavy breathing

Trying to escape out the locked window

Person A

Hurry up! Lets leave it!!

The mask appears in reflection behind shoulder.

Fade through

Story Board- Porce-Lynn

Joe Jack Billy

Horror Research- Magazine

This is a film magazine front cover which mainly focusses on the action film Captain America, I think this magazine advertises and covers Captain America very well. Although most of the focus, if not all the focus is on this film, it would also discuss other up and coming recent films to the time within the magazine itself.

I think the graphics and use of colour schemes was the most appealing part of the magazine to the audience, I like the fact that the backgrounds colours (the American flag) matches the characters clothing. Although I like this technique, I would not use it in my work as this front cover is for a Marvel film and I do not think it would have the same effect on the audience for a horror film. If I was going to emulate anything from the graphic side of this cover, I would use the technique of having one main character in the centre of the page, I would also like to mainly focus on the one film, and however I would talk about other films as well.

Looking at all the text used in this front cover, I feel that it is one of the main aspects of the magazine that catches the eye of the audience. Most of the text is in big bold writing and it is all easy for the audience to read, the creators of this magazine have clearly put in a lot of thought into the colour scheme of the writing in correlation to the graphics. The text also talks about other films without going into much detail; this is good as it leaves it to the rest of the magazine to cover the other films. The best aspect of the text is the use of subtitles, they say such things as "Magazine of the year" etc. this makes the audience want to read it more and I would consider using a similar effect in my work.

Horror Research- Magazine

This film magazine front cover is fairly simple from a design and layout point of view and seems to focus mainly on a horror genre judging by the cover. The text is fairly limited but still advertises the main film being focused on well, in this case it is "The Dark Knight". The colour scheme is used very well throughout the front cover, green seems to be the main colour for the text; all text is easy for the audience to read which can attract readers. The only part of the text i would change would be at the top of the page as the green colour blends in too much with the background image, making it harder to read.

I feel that the many aspect of this cover to be focused on is the centre image; this is probably the main part of the cover that would attract the audience as it is so large because it is also the background. This introduces one of the main characters and gives an impression of the genre of film. How the character is positioned and the use of make up is extremely important, if my magazine were to have a main "evil" character,the main way in which they did this was by using an extreme close up and very good use of make up. I would like to emulate these effects, the character is positioned to look like he is staring at the audience; i feel that this is likely to catch a reader’s eye. If i were to change anything about this front cover i would put more images on from other films, i would want to use a variety of genres to attract more readers, rather than just focusing on one genre or film. I would also consider adding a filter to the background image, mainly to make it easier for the audience to read the text.

Horror Research- Magazine

This is a film magazine that would focus on recent films at the time, in this case the main film being looked at is "Sherlock Holmes", however there are 3 other films in the top right corner that would covered. I like the design and lay out of this magazine and i think it has an extremely professional cover, the amount of images and texts are perfect as there is enough to be informative but not too much that it over crowds the page. The title of the magazine is bold in a large font; i think it is positioned well as it is behind the centre image. All text is focused around the edge of the centre image, making it easier for the audience to read, the only text that is positioned on the main image is related to the film. This cover has many subtitles and headings that i think i will consider using in my magazine as i find it very attractive to a reader. Another aspect i like about this magazine is that it includes a variety of genres rather than focusing mainly on 1 or 2, this means that it appeals to a wider range of people.

The image plays a large put in this magazine as it is most likely going to be the first thing the audience notices, the image is in very good detail and is very simple. It can tell the audience the genre and maybe even some of the plot just by looking at the main character due to his clothes or appearance. I feel that the image was taken to seem slightly mysterious and make it as if the main character is looking directly at the audience. The background helps to add to the mysteriousness of the magazine, it is also used well because any text placed over it can easily be read by the audience. The colour scheme is used very well in this magazine front cover, all colours relate back to each other, the various blues are used extremely well because they have different shades used from the background, main image and subheadings. The colour scheme is based around the genre and date of the film, Sherlock Holmes is set in England over a hundreds years ago, it is now related in the audiences mind with these blue colours and the foggy effect. However, if the genre was going to be horror, I feel that the main colours may be various shades of green and black as they have been associated with horror films in the past.

Unlike Empire magazine, Total seem to include more on text in their front covers rather than just graphics. Total includes other films and features the magazine is going to include which could attract more readers/buyers, whereas Empire seem to just dedicate the front cover to the main film being talked about.

Horror Research- The Possession Poster

This was the film poster for the recent horror film The Possession, there is actually little graphics or text on this poster, however I feel it achieves its aim and is very good from a horror point of view. Towards the bottom of the poster there is the information which is included in most film posters, with actors release dates, producers etc. The release date is the only text that is in red, this makes it stand out from the rest of text. The title of the film is in the centre of the page to get the audiences attention but it is far enough down the central image not to distract the audience’s attention from the main image. The title is in a horror type font which work well, the smatter marking joined and around the letters gives it a blood look, this is one effect that I would like to use in my work. I feel that with the use of this font, the audience are made aware of the genre of film without have to see the picture. One of the best features I think this poster has is that at the top of the page the text says "Based of a true story", the text in on a white background which make it stand out to the audience to catch their eye. If I had to choose anything from this poster, it would be the true story feature, I feel that it intrigues the audience.

The image in the poster is catches the audiences eye extremely well because it is so out of the ordinary, the genre of the film is instantly implied. The image in the centre shows women with a hand appearing out of her throat, because this is so strange, the audience are intrigued. The filter used in the image is extremely effective, it is mainly dark to emphasise the genre. The only colour that is really used in on the right hand side of the poster, i think this is only used so the audience are able to see/understand what the image actually shows. Thanks to what is happening in the image, the producers of the posters are able to like a slogan to it; in this case the slogan was "Darkness lives inside", which i think was very clever.

Horror Research- Women In Black Poster

I feel that images are important in a film poster because the graphics are probably the main thing that would catch the audience’s eye. However I feel that it may have been over-used slightly in this poster, I think 2-3 images of the film should be included at the maximum. The use of colour is good; by using bull and dark colours throughout the poster it can help the audience gain a feel for the genre of the film. The poster can tell the audience that the film will involve the character in the centre but it is clever as it does not give away too much. As there is little colour in the poster I feel that the use of the blue in the eye of the character in the centre of the page is more effective. 

I have noticed in a variety of film posters that there will be credits, actors, dates, production companies etc. in smaller and maybe a different font at the bottom of the poster. They often include a slogan or rhetorical question, such as "what did they see?", I would like to include this in my work because I feel that it involves, intrigues and catches the eye of the audience more than other texts. The font that has been used throughout the poster can give the audience a feel for what period in time the film is set, in this case it is the Victorian era (1920 - 1950's). If i was to make this poster again, rather than all 8 pictures included, i would use 1-2 pictures. I would select these images carefully, i would try to use the pictures of the setting more than characters, and I feel that the setting in this film plays a very large part in the "fear factor". However i would include one of the characters in the house to give the audience more of an understanding of what’s going on.

Horror Research- Paranormal Activity Poster

This film poster for Paranormal Activity seemed to be good at catching the audience’s eye, even though there does not seem to be much text or images on it. There is only one image that is in the centre of the poster which is probably used to be the centre of attention. It is a clip from the film which can give the audience a feel for the genre of the film. The image shows a cameras view of 2 people pointing to towards the door, implying that there is something there that we can not see, this can intrigue the audience into wanted to watch it. Because the image is taken as it is at night, this makes it far scarier for the audience as horror has always been associated with the night or darkness.

In my opinion I think there is too much text on the page and that there should be a bigger or more pictures, this would be better at catching the audience's eye more. I feel that only one quote should be used at the top of the poster; however I do feel some of the text used is very effective, I like the text used for the film title as it has a sinister look to it. My favourite aspect of this poster is the use of slogans such as "what happens when you sleep?" and "don't see it alone", these quotes/slogans can stay in the audiences mind more. As a member of the audience, i don't think this poster was very effective in making me want to watch this horror film. I think the poster would be far more effective if there was 1 or 2 more pictures, or if the centre image was larger, i also think there could be less text needed especially at the bottom of the poster.

Horror Research- Insidious

This is the trailer for the Horror film Insidious, this was my favourite horror trailer that I have researched for much reason, I think it really interests the target audience and fulfils its purpose as a horror trailer. Throughout the trailer the excitement is fluent and slowly gets into more detail, in my opinion this is better than sudden action from the start. The use of sounds and music within the scenes helps to create a sense of suspense and tension for the audience; the swift sounds match the actions on screen. When the text appears on screen at various stages of the trailer, there is a sound to go with it which sounds like an electrical flicker as if a power cut is in the process. I would like to emulate this sound effect if it was possible in my horror trailer, in the same way but with different text.

Throughout the clip there appears to be a constant dull contrast filter which can also add to horror, the lighting aspect of the trailer was very good as it means the genre and feel of the film is highlighted to the audience immediately.

Another aspect of the film I think is good is that not too much is given away; although the basic plot is told which I feel is necessary, the evil character is not mentioned in too much detail. Like the similar horror films I have research “The Possession”, I like the fact that the evil character is a child as it can break the norms of classic/more traditional horror films.

Horror Research- House At The End Of The Street

This is the trailer for the recent horror thriller House at the End of the Street, when I watched this trailer for the first time I was interested and wanted to watch the film, so I feel it is appealing to the audience. However I feel that my want to watch the film was only because of the plot, I felt that the trailer was poorly put together and hard for the audience to follow. Due to the fact that the trailer suddenly opens with action straight away and begins to go back in time it is hard for the audience to concentrate on what is going on.

If I were to make this trailer again I would make it more in a chronological order to make it easier for the audience to follow, I feel that if the audience are able to understand the trailer more, the more likely they are going to be interested in it or watch it. I would also like to be slightly more subtle in the plot; I would put less action in the trailer in order to leave more to the imagination of the audience.

However I did like some techniques used in this trailer, the cut through black between scenes is used very effectively as well as the sounds in the clips. The snappy fast but short sounds are used a lot with the actions that appear on screen, these techniques are ones that I may consider using in my horror trailer. 

Horror Research- The Possession

This trailer is for the recent horror thriller The Possession, in the making of this trailer I think the writers have created an appropriate feel for the audience through the scenes. One aspect of the trailer that I liked was that it starts out positive with a feel good factor, this is the opposite of a normal horror film, and it slowly starts to get worse. The audience get the feeling that it gets worse via a number of techniques the sounds in the backroom and music play a large part in this trailer, more than other horror trailers. In the beginning of this trailer colours are used appropriately as you think they would be, but less and less colour is used as the trailer goes on.

I like the fact that in this trailer, the evil character is a young child which is usually seen to be happy and innocent, by using this character the producers are able to break apart from the norm and in some respects challenge stereotypes. There is a constant music genre played throughout the clip, there are also whispers added into some sections which is a good effect to use because it can make the audience feel like it is being specifically aimed at them, as if the whisper is talking to them.

My favourite part of the trailer is the end scene because it leaves the audience interested; the scene suddenly goes silent in comparison with the previous scene. The silence allows there to be a build up to something happening, which in this case the hand was coming out of the child’s throat. I thought that, that was a good section to end on as it seemed to be the most horrific part of the trailer, which in my opinion should always be left till the end so that the rest of the trailer does not seem dull.

Horror Research- Woman In Black

This trailer for the recent horror film The Woman in Black, I feel that in this trailer that sound played a very big part in the aim to scare and interest the audience. Throughout the video there is a constant noise effect to go with the actions on the screen, these action and noises progress and get louder as the clip goes on. Weather had some part to play in this trailer which can be linked to the some sounds as well, I have found that throughout the years weather has frequently used, thunder, lightning and rain are all used to add effect.

Throughout the whole trailer, each scene is separated using a black screen, this is used effectively as it can break down the trailer into the more important parts rather than one constant video with quick flicks between shots. Black and white filters are used in many stages of this trailer which I felt gave it a more chilling vibe.

I feel that one of the best techniques used in this trailer is the use of the location, the location of the house is used well because it emphasises to the audience how isolated the house and the main character is. The house as well as the clothes is used throughout to make the era clear to the viewers. Although I thought this was a very good horror trailer, if I could change any aspect of this trailer it would be to leave more to the imagination and not show as much of the evil characters.

Horror Research- Paranormal Activity

This trailer for Paranormal Activity was very effective with its aim, its aim was to scare people (as a real horror should) and make the audience want to see the film. I liked the fact that with this trailer the audience do not actually see too much of the film so it does not give the whole story away. I also feel that if the monster/horror icon or character is not seen it works better on the audience as they can let their imagination create their own impression or look of the character which in my opinion makes it scarier.

This trailer was also well made because it shows real life reactions to the film, by having a pre-release screening of the film and recording people reactions it gives the audience an impression of the film. I think the use of the green filter and night vision effect is used well as well because the audience associate that with darkness, pitch black, as the fear of the dark is a very common phobia, it plays on that. A fairly iconic effect is used when the credit are on screen or the camera is cutting to a new part of the film, the effect makes everything on screen flicking slightly almost if there is a power cut.

I found that the  camera angles in the trailer were very clever because the scenes of the film that were shown were recorded using a hand held camera technique, and the scenes shot in the cinema both make the audience feel that they are in the same position/room.

A2 Start

This is the start of all my A2 work

My Magazine Evaluation

My evaluation

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Double Page Spread--

Double Page Spread--

This is my final double page spread, when creating it, I went through various trial and error combinations but I felt that this combination was the best because it looks like the most professional standard. Using research previously posted on my blog of professional double page spreads already on the market, I was able to make some small and large changes to increase the quality.

Location

I went into the center of Bristol to take my photo-shoot for my double page spread, where I knew many of graffiti pictures were. I took a range of pictures so I would have plenty to choose from and to see which suited best. I chose this image on the right because it was the most appealing to myself and I felt that it can link to my double page writing as the graffiti is also set in Bristol. I searched on the internet to find out the best possible places in Bristol for graffiti images, I found a place where a graffiti project had taken place. When I originally planned my double page spread I wanted to try and use some Banksy (a well known graffiti artist located in Bristol) material but felt that the other images were much better to use instead. I also planned my photo-shoot in Bristol to be taken on a day with sunny weather, in hope that the images would be of a better quality to use in my double page spread.

Photos and Decisions

As I took many different images on  my photo-shoot, I had a large variety to choose from, meaning I could try different layouts and use the one I felt was best. I had to take into consideration the size and shape of the photos I was taking. Although I had originally planned to use the Banksy graffiti image on the left of the screen, it was have been hard because the image was not the correct rectangular shape, ideal for a double page spread background. I had this problem with a number of images taken, if it was possible to use other photos with a more rectangular shape, I would also need to think about the positioning of the text, whether there was a suitable area to place the text. When choosing from my variety of photos, as well as size and shape, I had to consider the colour schemes,text positioning and whether or not it can relate to my magazine audience i.e the same genre and if there was an area for my character to be placed.

I was considering using this "Welcome To Bristol" image at the top on my double page spread because it could link with my text as it is also set in Bristol. When taking a photo of this graffiti piece, I had to return to the area at various times in the day because the images were too bright. I tried it on my double page spread by cropping and fading around the edges on Photoshop. However I didn't choose this image because the colours didn't match and blend in with the background so i decided to use a better image. Instead I used the below image, "Truth and Beauty", because the colours suited with the background. On Photoshop I used the same techniques and tools previously used on the "Welcome To Bristol" image, which I felt looked much better. I also used the replace colour tool to enhance the blues and browns in the picture. The text of the image was in a brown colour, using various tools on Photoshop I was able to make it darker and more of a black colour, making it easier for the audience to read.










My Character
I took a variety of images of my character, "Billy", to use for my double page spread. My story and all writing on the double page is related to Billy and his career. When taking the photos I made sure it was on a neutral background, so that it would be easier to take out when needed. I also made sure all photos were taken on a sunny day in order for the images to come out in the best quality as possible and so that a shadow was cast, to give it a better effect. On Photoshop I used many different tools such as the Magic Selection Tool to select the character alone, rather than the whole background too. I then used filter effects on my character to give him a slightly cartoon look. My graffiti background image was on a wall which has a extended part attached, it also casts a shadow, I took this into consideration when taking my pictures. With most of my images of my character, I had Billy lean against the wall so that when I cropped the background out and added the character to the double page background, it looks like Billy was leaning on the extended part of the wall.


Writing


When writing my stories for my double page spread, I created an musician and talked about his struggle throughout his life and his fashion spreading across the country. To ensure there were no spelling, grammar and punctuation errors, I wrote everything in Word. For my subheadings, I used a online font generator, I used same font as I did for the rest of my magazine, so that I could keep a continuous house style. When researching double page spreads for my magazine, I emulated some positioning and colour combinations of the text. Whenever I had my character speaking I used tools on Word to make it stand out from the rest of the text.











Organisation


I created this layout on word before making my double page spread as I did with my contents and front cover. By using this I was able to follow the template and make it look as I intended. During the making of my double page spread I was able to make small changes to the template as and when I changed my mind.

Problems Faced

Problems Faced

In the media industry in modern times there are many factors and problems magazine companies would have to consider.Less people are buying magazines all across the globe meaning less money is being made in this line of business, people can find out the same/more information that the magazine could have provided via the Internet and other technologies.

As the magazine companies have become aware of these issues, they have been thinking of various ways in which they can still sell their magazines without the sales figures falling. Some ways they have/could use to increase the buying numbers would be to make it more appealing to the audience by having a specific target audience. They cabn also create extras such as posters,add-ins,pull outs to catch the readers eye more, the more they advertise their product ie a magazine, the more likely they are to sell it to more people.

Image

The image below indicates just how much the sales are beggining to fall in magazines.

Research- Front Cover

Research- Front Cover

I liked the appearance of both these magazines as I think the way it has focused on the individuals face and put that in the centre of the magazine is a good way to catch the reader’s eye. I think having the majority of the words and little writing going down the side of the magazine makes it easier for the audience to read. There are little colours involved in both magazines but I think it works well and makes the magazine blend together. They also use poofs in them which would be a good advertising technique to attract people to buy this, using it as incentive. The mastheads are placed over the top of the individuals heads which allows them to blend with the magazine.

With this “RWD” magazine I think the layout and design of the

magazine has the potential to be good and I think it is a good

way of setting a front cover out which would do its purpose of

appealing to the audience.  However I don’t like the colours and fonts used in this magazine, I think the colours are too bright which has affected the font making it harder for the audience to read. I like the way in which the magazine had placed the featured artists name underneath the individual. I think the deign of the masthead used is good because it catches the eyes of the reader and can be easily recognise, It can also be changed slightly with each issue by changing the colour.

This magazine is different because it has words in it which act as an incentive to the audience. By saying such things as “review of the year & 2011 preview” it makes the reader want to buy and even subscribe in.

It is eye catching for the audience but I feel that it is too bland, the fonts are too plain which make the magazine look to boring. These features may restrict the range of audience, which means less people will buy/suscribe.

Proof

Editing


After taking a variety of images to use in my magazines I was able to alter them on Photoshop to improve the quality to more of a professional standard. As you can see in these two images above I have used different tools on Photoshop to hide facial blemishes. The image on the left is the original photo, one main blemish on the face in the cut lip and imperfections on his forehead, on the right is after I used tools such as the plaster tool to hide them. When editing all images in Photoshop I used as many techniques and tools as possible .The most common ones I used were LAB colour,curves,hue,saturation,plaster tool,invert,filters and many more.

Images


Below I have a couple of other images that I considered using for my magazine. I took about 70 pictures in total for my front cover and contents page, they were all taken to a professional standard with a good quality camera. I chose the locations of my photo shoots to get the best photo quality and magazine look possible.


Audience

My target audience is someone around the age of 15-25, and they would probably be interested in the most recent mainstream music. Music would play a large part in the audience's day as they would listen to it for entertainment, when working and every other way. They would buy/subscribe to my magazine because of the information of latest artists and free additions inside such as posters.





Time Management


I used my time wisely when creating my magazine because I set myself targets when to have completed the different parts of my magazine by a certain time. I left myself 2days to collects all pictures needed for my front cover and contents page. I set a target of 2weeks to finish my front cover but my target had to be extended by a couple of days because I decided the font needed changing to make it look more professional. Once all photos were taking for my contents page, I left myself a further 2weeks to complete it. This target was shortened as I found after finishing it earlier, all that was needed was small details to enhance the quality.







Organisation

When I was planning my photo shoot I decided on going to a near by location which was provided lots of foliage and natural backgrounds for my pictures. In my photos I took pictures of my actor stood up,lead down, sat on a bench, bridge etc, I wanted to take such a wide range of images so I had more of a choice. I planned the day in which the weather was good for taking pictures.

I asked my actor to wear the clothes and jewellry he did because I felt this would be how my ideal reader would dress. The t-shirt worn by my actor in my front cover is music themed as it has music tapes on it. On the actors t-shirt in my contents page it has "Musicism" printed on it, when created my contents page on Photoshop I cropped the image so it said "Music".

I felt that because my magazine is music based, the images of my actor should relate to music itself. I used props such as "Beats By Dre" headphones in the images, the headphones are extremely expensive,good quality and highly rated. By using these headphones it gave my magazine and more professional look, I was also able to link the headphones into my contents page and stories.

Layouts


Both of these layouts I created on Word, I used them to help plan out my front cover and contents page. By creating this layouts it was able to then give me an idea to follow. On the left is my front cover and the right is my contents page, although they are both simple in looks it helped me be more organised because I was able to adjust it and focus more on the minor details to give my magazine a more professional look.

House Style


I have tried to keep a constant house style throughout my magazine, as a professional magazine would. I have used the same font that I have found on the Internet as titles and subheadings, I have also used the same image in both corners of my front cover and contents page.

Contents

Contents


This image shows my final contents page design, I have used various styles I have emulated from my magazine research below. After searching on the internet,viewing different pictures I found the image I though suited my contents page the most. I designed my magazine on Photoshop, using a variety of techniques I was able to ensure my contents page was the best quality I could make it. On the image I first changed the hue and saturation to a more purple colour, I then altered the contrast and brightness effectively. After using these techniques I then changed the look of the image by chosen a pencil/grain filter, I then  decided what levels each slider should be. I then cropped the image and trimmed it down the middle and moved it because I felt it looked better.

New Front Cover

Front Cover


After viewing my front cover I came to the conclusion that the text did not suite my front cover and its genre. I then searched for a font that I could use to replace it.

This image shows the new front cover after the font had been added, I then added a price sticker and another image in the bottom left corner. I felt that making all these changes have meant that my front cover now looks more professional and more like a real magazine.

Research- Double Page

Double Page

This double page spread for RWD magazine, I feel that this has a very good effect and look for the reader/audience. I like how the graphics of the band is spread throughout the two pages as one continuous pictures, with some text over the top. The colours work well because the colours of the clothes and the colour of the text is similar giving it a better effect than if they were different. The text going down the right hand side of the image is good because it is informative for the audience, it also contains a quote which can be seen easily as it is in a black text box.

If i were to emulate anything from this double page spread would be the colours linked to the graphics and the writing because I feel this has a very good effect on the audience. I would also try to use the layout, with the graphics covering both pages as a continuous image and have the text going down the side, i may also try to have the same quote box.

I have slected this image of a double page spread because I wanted to show aspects of a magazine I wouldn't like to be in mine. I think most if not all the colours used are far too bright and is hard for the audience to read. The text isn't easy to read and is set in columns uneffectively, the images used in this double page spread are all very similar but are not taken to a very professional standard as they are quite pixelated. However if I were to emulate anything from this double page spread would be the quotes used as I feel that this gives the magazine a more professional style and look for the reader. I also like the text in the black box at the top left hand corner, this makes it look more convincing as a music magazine.

Media Pack

Here I have uploaded my Music Media Pack to slideshare in order for it to be seen on my blog.

Music magazine media packs

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Research-Contents

Research For Contents

I like this contents page of this magazine mainly for the title, feel that it is laid out in a very clever way which attracts the reader. The whole graphics and colours are very simple but seem to be effective, however I do feel that there is far too little information and text.

I were to emulate any components from this magazine I would used its style of the title and the colour. I would need to try and loyout my contents slightly more professionally in order for it to be easy to read. The lack of text and information makes it harder for the reader to understand, i think the use of a simple desgin by having the page number oppsite the page title which extremely effective.

This magazines layout I feel is very good becaus it is simple and easy to understand.The graphics and background share the same colour shceme, they both use black,whites and greys, i think this works espeically well because of the two coloured boxes in the top and bottom left corners. The sentence in quotation marks in the top right corner is positioned very well, without it i think their would be too many bare patches on the page. Even though there is little text featured on this contents page i think it makes up for it by have such good posiotion of the text going down the side. It shares the featured bands in the magazine going down the side and lists what page numbers they start at. I hope to emulate this magazine the most becuase it seems to have a professional look about it, I want to share the same colour scheme from my graphics to my text, I may include more information about the magazine with more page numbers, but i will have the same layout as this by having the text going down the side and one or two boxes of coloured text in the corners.                  

This image I have found would be a contents page I wouldn't like to emulate because i feel that is far too dull and boring and that it wouldnt attract the attention of the audience. The thing I mainly dislike is the graphics because it dosn't seem to have any connection to the type of magazine and the resolution gives the contents page a less professtional look. However if I were to emulate anything from this contents page it would be the colour scheme of the text. I think it works well to have the page number and title in a different colour to the information below.                                     

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Magazine Front Cover

Oringinal Image:
My front cover started out as this image I had taken at Folly Farm,Stowey. I first used LAB colour to increase the colours brightness, then i used the Sponge tool to take the colour out of everyone but the person. I was able to use the colour selection tool to select the red in the middle of the shirt and make it more vibrant. After all ths I then selected a section of the leaves from the floor and pasted them into the bare places on the bridge, then using the Plaster tool I eased the bolts on the the bridge.

End Image:

I believe that the background picture itself was taken to a good standard and quality, however I feel that the fonts and font colour should be changed in the future.