QUESTION 1In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products ?

By Lara Dobson

THE TITLE OF THE MAGAZINE/ FONTS/ COLOUR SCHEMES/LEXIS

The title of my magazine is called Treble. The reasoning behind this is because Treble is a play on words as it is a part of a musical score which links to the fact it is a music magazine. The font type I have used mainly is Impact as it is solid which can refer to the rock genre. Also, it is in bold on the magazine to make it stand out from the headline. The headline is from Dafont.com which is a website that provides fonts for free. The fonts I have used from Dafont are called Break It and Zombie-noize which I have used for my coverlines and my headline. The reason I have picked this for my headline is that it connects to the genre of rock and is similar to the Kerrang! Headline also. I was basing my headline off of Kerrang as that is the type of magazine I would like to have. Zombie-Noize and Impact are the fonts I used for my coverlines as they are similar and also compare to the rock genre. The colour of the text vary between white and purple for the coverlines. This is to add more colour to the magazine otherwise it would seem bland and uninteresting. The purple compliments the red in the magazine and also compliments the main image which is why it works so well. The fact all of the colours are dark ties in with the rock genre which is what I am aiming for.

The same text was used for the masthead and the contents page headline.

The font Impact was used mostly as it is bold and fits in the rock genre

The other font that I used was Myriad Pro and it was used for the double page spread.

DESIGN AND LAYOUT/ HOUSE STYLE/ GUTTENBERG DESIGN PRINCIPLE

On the cover of my magazine, I used black, purple, and white and red is the colour scheme throughout the whole of the magazine. I did this because I believe the consistency works well throughout the magazine yet I could change a few of the colours on the double page spread to make it stand out from the other articles. To create the house style, I made sure the page numbers are all of the same font and size as it will make the magazine look professional. It will also give me guidance on what numbers I can put down in my contents page.

When completing my final product, I used Guttenberg’s design principle to make sure my magazine grabs attention where I want it to. In the primary optical area, I have the start of the masthead “TREBLE” and the masthead ends in the strong fallow area. Also in the strong fallow area, I have placed my barcode as I believe it makes the magazine look professional. The strong fallow area also includes the price of the magazine which goes against conventional magazines. The cover lines are in the axis of reading gravity and are going down the left side of the cover. This is done to ensure the audience will read the cover lines as they are in the line of sight. In the weak fallow area is the main cover line for the magazine in large font. This was done to draw the audience’s eye to the headline so that the weak fallow area wasn’t useless. In the weak fallow area and the terminal optical area, there are names of other artists and bands that may catch the attention of fans of those bands..

In the weak fallow area and the terminal optical area I have placed the page numbers as well as the

Masthead. I have out the masthead there as it will stick in the head of the audience as they may look for

certain page numbers. My contents page headline starts in the primary optical

area and ends in the strong fallow area. This also includes the issue number and the cover date. This is done to ensure the reader will read the headline. The

editors segment is in the terminal optical area as I wanted it to be the last thing the audience reads.

In the introduction to my double page spread, I have put a pull quote in the primary optical area and the

image in the primary optical area. This is to grab the audience’s attention. Also, the kicker and headline are

in the reading gravity in the middle which averts the eye there.

The text for my double page spread starts in the primary optical area and ends in the terminal area as it

follows the axis of reading gravity. This is because readers always read from the left to right. That is why

the introduction is in the primary optical area. I also have created an album cover which has been placed in

the terminal optical area as I want this to be the last thing they see. This is due to the article being about

this album. In the strong fallow area there is a caption for an image which draws attention and makes the

magazine look professional.

PHOTOGRAPHY /MISE EN SCENE/RULE OF THIRDS/PROPS

The photography of my magazine uses the rule of three to create professional photography. The main image is a facial close up which makes the magazine look mysterious and the facial expression of the model is quite moody which ties in with the rock genre. The muse en scene is a white background which contrasts with the dark colours in the image. The other images taken are also on a white background but have been edited to change the background colours. The lighting for the images was done to highlight the model in some images. The clothes the main model was wearing were black and red with purple jewellery. This was what influenced the colour scheme of the magazine. In some of the images, the models have props such as a guitar and microphones and may be sat down. This is done to  express the rock genre as they use instruments like this. 

I have used the burn tool on most of the images to make the background darker. This was done to make the background blend in with the page colour. It also makes the model of the image seem mysterious and gives her a glow. On the large photo for the contents page, I have messed with the hue, contrast and vibrance of the image to make the image have a dark tone. On the main image for the introductory double page, I have used a spotted tool to make the background lighter. This made it easy to work with and made the magazine look professional. The image has a dark aura around it which makes the model stand out. I only used manipulation on the main models images as they are the most viewed.

SPECIAL EFFECTS ANY IMAGE MANIPULATION YOU HAVE USED ON

PHOTOGRAPHY

WRITTEN ARTICLE: FORMAT/STYLE/TONE/USE OF JOURNALISTIC TECHNIQUES

For the interview I did a Q&A that can be found in every magazine – mainly double page spreads as they have more room. It wasn’t structured meaning there was an informal register to the interview so it will attract a more informal audience ( teenagers). The purpose of the article initially was to entertain the audience however, the micro purpose was to inform the readers about the new album that “Royalty Prevails” was announcing. This is normally found in interviews with younger audiences. If the magazine was for an older age group, I would have used less slang and more sophisticated lexis. A similar way of writing is also found in Kerrang! which appeals to the same target demographic of my magazine. I had a kicker on the introduction to the double page spread and an actual introductory paragraph in the article itself.

In the introduction to the double page spread. The kicker had a slight pun

which s common for kicker’s. I used the play on words of Royalty Prevails and

named the lead singer Queen Katie which relates to the semantic field of

royalty. The layout of the columns makes the magazine look professional.

It took a lot of rearranging to get the text to fit the columns. I moved them to fit the pull quotes into the columns as it made the magazine look informal which would attract the target audience of my

magazine.