remake re model task.

this is a remake/remodel task where i had to choose an existing music magazine and make it my own by using original photography and my own convention's such as cover lines but i had to keep the masthead.  i also had to stick to a similar layout but as mix mag changes its colour scheme a lot i had more freedom to choose my own. i decided to choose mix mag as they produces the same content of my area of music (genre) so it only seemed as this was a right choice.
my main image is of me as well as the main cover line, as for my sub cover lines i used avicii and .Swedish house mafia who are similar style artist's, as is daft punk who i used in my skyline which is an additional convention. another additional convention used is pug (top right) which is used to sell of my magazine by showing people you are getting something for free. the final conventions i used are essential for a magazine . this includes bar code, price, URL/website and a date.  the colours i choose for my text where very bright as it goes well with the the black background.
this task has helped me a lot as this is similar thing i am planning to do so it helps me draft out and i can look at this as my first draft completed so i can look for weakness to improve upon for when it comes to my final product.

drafting and planning.

today i have completed a plan for my double page spread which looks simple which is because not much conventions is needed i plan for my text (shown as "a") to wrap around my image as i like the look and i have noticed not many magazines that i have analysed have not done a similar thing.

im not sure about what image i am going to use because it depends on my cover line for example if its an interview it will be a mid shot, but what i do know is the image will cover the majority of the two pages.

i am going to stick to my colour scheme which is dark/black with brightly coloured text.

this is only one draft so my ideas are likely to change in the future. 

drafting and planning

Today i have created a quick first draft for my music magazine contents page.  i have kept this draft quite simple and basic for my first attempt but I will move on to more complex drafts. I have decided to keep my stoires/cover lines on the leftside with the main coveline and picture on the right side. My image will be small and the colour scheme will be dark background with bright neon text.

Organisation - Style of Atiste

For my cover star(s) and will be appearing in my contents page and double page spread I plan to create either a solo artists such as Avicii or a band Like Swedish house mafia. I don’t want my style like bands like daft punk because it is hard to get a costume similar to them. I want to take inspiration from artist like Avicii because there costume is simple and casual Wear which particle and something I could wear without difficulty. I plan as staying as a solo artist for my magazine but if do choose a band the costume (choice of clothing would be similar)

Organisation - Photoshoot Plan

For my Photo shoot I plan on using either my self-pretending to be a solo artist or a few of my friends to pose as a band. It is important that I we wear similar clothing to my genre because if we are dressed in lots of chains and caps it would give the wrong impression for my target audience. I hope if I chose to a do band to have 2 or 3 members because it’s quite rare to see big bands in electro house music however I think I might go as a solo artist like Avicii and Calvin Harris. I am going to take the opportunity of the drama studio in my school because a Photo shoot there would mean I could have dark backgrounds so I can take the opportunity to keep a dark background or I can easily replace it.  

research into similar products: artist profile.

Name: Joel Thomas Zimmerman better known as deadmau5

Date of birth: January 5 1981

Place of birth: Ontario, Canada

Genre: House electronica

Deadmau5 produces a variety of styles within the house genre and sometimes other forms of electronic music. His tracks have been included in numerous compilation albums such as the 2007 In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza CD. The February 2008 issue of Mixmag‍ '​s music magazine (a magazine I have analysed) included a free CD which was titled MixMag Presents: The Hottest New Name In Dance! DEADMAU5 Tech-Trance-Electro-Madness, mixed by Zimmerman. Tracks have also been included and presented on Armin van Buuren's A State of Trance radio show. His debut album, Get Scraped, was released in 2005, followed by others in the next few years. Today, deadmau5 is one of the highest paid electronic artists in the world. He has received six Grammy nominations for his work.

research into similar products

today i have collected a double page spread on a similar music magazine.

the first way in which this can help me is for layout ideas because this magazine double page spread is mainly an image on the left page and mainly text on the right page which could be something i will to on my magazine.

secondly the photography is helpful because there is a number of different ways  in which you can do photography. in the image on this double page spread you have the artist filling one page while looking directly at the camera for direct address  so this again is something i can do.

finally the colour scheme is particularity helpful  as i do plan on a dark background (darker than this magazine) and i like the colours used in the image.

drafting and planning

today i have created a quick first draft for my music magazine.  i have kept this draft quite simple as i don't want my magazine to  be to busy. i have over come this by leaving my cover lines on the side and taking up a large space. i also wanted to include so convention to advertise my magazine and i thought a good way not to take up space is by adding a skyline as they can be quite narrow. i put "pug/puff" at the bottom because im not sure if i having both or just one but there defernitly will be one there.

with my main i hope to have the cover line on top and a part of the masthead under the image as i have seen in some of the other magazines i have analysed the main image will consist of a band or a solo artist for my genre of music,

a few thing i will also be adding is a bar code under the cover lines with the date, price and website just under the masthead. for the colour of my magazine i want a dark background like a black with a bright/neon blue for text,

research into similar products

this is a contents page from the "DJ magazine" this is useful to me because i can use the contents page to gather ideas which i can use for when i create my music magazine. 

the first area that this contents page can help with is layout. the layout to this page is quite unique compared to others that i have analysed because it seems to have the more popular story'son the left and the rest sectioned off on the right.

secondly the photography contains images not just of artists but fans as well also the people are looking directly at the camera for direct address which is something i plan to do. 

finally the colour scheme is black but mainly white but i think i am planning a dark background with light colour text so i wont be really looking for colour. 

research into similar products

this is a cover page from the music magazine "Remix" which is a pop magazine. this magazine contains:

a masthead along the top of the page in a recognisable font and colour.

a main image that dominates page which goes behind the masthead.

artist credit

a main and sub cover lines which gives a variety of story's.

a bar code   which makes it official.

an easily recognisable left third  with the font,masthead and colour.

By using other music magazines to label and see what connotations are used and how they fit a layout which i can take into account for my music magazine.  

layout exercise feed back

http://callumcarter17.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/layout-exercise.html

peer assessment
After completing my layout exercise (link above) i had my peer view my my work for a peer assessment.  My peer said all my work was completed and locked realistic but it lacked certain details here and there which would have made my work look real. in order to make my work more detailed my peer suggested to add more conventions such as pugs and puffs. this would have made my work realistic.

self assessment
for my layout exercise i was pleased but my last 2 posts was slightly rushed. on my original blog post i felt i justified my decisions quite well in the post itself however i felt i could of enhanced this by adding a more detailed lengthy post. i also only slightly touched on how the task would help me in the future, for example positioning the text around 5 different sized and positioned images helped me plan my layout in different cases. Also if was change my genre idea to one of these genres for example R&B i can look back to see what style fonts i could use.

Research into similar products: different music magazine for conventions.

The keerang music magazine contents page follows a different layout to most music magazines because on this magazine the images are mainly in the top half with the text in the bottom half  whereas commonly you find the page divided into left and right so I can take the layout into consideration for my music magazine. Another element I would like take note of is the colours particularly for the text headings and sub headings because I like the way the text stands out with bright colours on a dark background.

Research into similar products: similar band

Avicii

Origin: Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: whie 

Genres: EDM house progressive house

Age: 26

Tim Bergling better known by his stage name Avicii is a Swedish electronic musician, DJ, remixer and record producer.  Avicii was ranked 3rd on DJ Magazine‍‍ '​‍s annual Top 100 DJs in 2012 and 2013