Equipment List - Rhythm Magazine

Post Production Questionnaire

1) How would you rank the appearance of the front cover of this magazine
[1 = Excellent 4 = Poor]
1              2                3                  4
2) How would you rank the appearance of the contents page of this magazine
[1 = Excellent 4 = Poor]
1              2                3                  4
3) How would you rank the appearance of the double page spread of this magazine
[1 = Excellent 4 = Poor]
1              2                3                  4
4) Would you purchase this magazine?
Yes / No / Not interested in this music genre.
If yes, why? …………..
If no, why? …………
5) Do you think that the models are appropriate for this music genre?
Yes               No
Explain your answer…………………
6) Do you think that the chosen fonts are appropriate for this music genre?
Yes               No
Explain your answer…………………
7) Do you think that the colour scheme is appropriate for this music genre?
Yes               No
Explain your answer…………………
Do you think that the conent listed is appropriate for this music genre?
Yes               No
Explain your answer…………………
[About the front cover] “I like the colours. They’re bright and refreshing but still easy on the eye. The background is plain, yet affective, however a bit more information could of been added.”
[About the contents] “You can tell they’re from the same magazine, the colour scheme is similar and it works. I like how simple it is. The fonts used could be similar.”
[About the article] “The background could benefit from some colour, but then again standard articles tend to be plain black… I like the photos, and the font for the heading. They are the first things I look at.”

Contents Page Construction

After making the background solid black I added the titl and added some splatter effects, I did this using the paint brush tool on Photoshop. I then added my image that I cut around and gave it a stroke effect, then I added the word 'Rhythm' underneath the DJ to give it an effect that he is mixing the word 'Rhythm'.

I then added page numbers and what is on what page. This is essential information for the reader as they gain an insight into the music world. I mixed up the colours of fonts to blend in, and to make it more refreshing and not dull and bland.

Front Cover Construction

Firstly what I did for my front cover, was form a layout design, then leave space where text was going to go, also I decided on what image was going to be used. I took the original image, and cut round it with the lasso tool, then I copied it onto the front cover, resizing and moving it to fit perfectly. I then added effects (stroke) by right clicking layer, going on blending options and choosing stroke. This made a white border around my image, giving it an effect as if it was jumping out to the reader, and so it didn't look like it had been stuck on. I chose a solid black background, so when I chose the colour scheme of yellow and blue, the colours would compliment eachother. I stated the price and added a barcode also.

I then added text to the magazine, including a white banner at the top, which allowed me to add further information at the top of the page. The text I added was blue and yellow. I positioned the text to make it fit in, and made sure it was readable.

I then used the rectangular marquee tool, to design the blue and yellow diagonal rectangles in the middle. This created a bit more of a vibrant effect. Firstly I made this rectangles vertically, and then I right clicked the rectangles, and used the 'free transform' tool, to reshape them diagonally. This made the magazine more urban and unique, making the fonts stand out and made it visible from a far.



Shot List

I planned the shots below by drawing up an initial design of my college magazine and choosing what type of photos would look good and where in the layout they would go. Here are the shots I chose. I went about using these shots in my photoshoot.

The extreme close up of the young adults face in the double page spread, was actually taken 3 times. I varied the shots used, I first used a close up of his face, but this didn't work because of the lack of detail in facial expressions, so what I did was take an extreme close up of his face, to make sure I got all his facial expressions which is what I wanted.

The medium shot on the front cover showing the male listening to music took some time to get right because, at first it was a long shot, however the long shot image didn't blend in and fit into my front cover. What I did then was refresh the shot, make it a medium shot, so that one, it would fit into my magazine perfectly and two, all aspects of the picture were visible to viewers. Also it was hard to get the person in the image to portray all the right emotions. First I took a medium shot of him just listening to his music, but this didn't give off a good impression, it looked bland and there was no expression or passion in the image, so then I told him to sing to his music, like I wasn't even there. This made the image look much more professional and much better to me.

The long shot in my double page spread of the young male in a black suit was taken several times using different shots, such as a close up, a medium shot. Then I tried a long shot which was the right choice because I wanted all of him to be visible, from head to toe. Also I pictured him looking away from the camera which was better for this image because of where I put it, it gave the expression that he is looking at the text which is next to him, on the double page spread.

The close up of the DJ strutting his stuff was initially a medium close up, however I thought that the close up would be better for the contents page. It took a couple of tries to get the image to the standard I wanted it because I tried catching an image of him actually spinning decks, however the image came out pixellated because of the motion that the DJ was doing, so after this I made him just put his hands on the decks instead of spinning them.

Shots not used: Extreme long shot,

Shots used: Medium shot, extreme close up, long shot, close up.