Music Magazine DPS - version two

For this version, I changed the quote on the left hand page to the colour blue. I did this to create consistency with the colour scheme of the front cover and contents page, and also because I felt that the red colour was too distracting from the image.

Plan for my Evaluation...

I intend to use Prezi for my evaluation. I wish to use this because I think I could do a much better written evaluation than a spoken one. Prezi allows me to write my evaluation and include images, whilst also being interesting/entertaining to view. Prezi has the potential to get the needed information across whilst not being boring or too text based.

Music Magazine Front Cover - version three

I realised that the dimensions of my front cover image were not accurate to those of an A4 sheet of paper. I increased the width of the canvas to match the dimensions of A4 paper. I increased the Masthead size and moved the strapline, barcode, website address and some of the text. I also changed some of the page numbers to create consistency with the contents page.

Music Magazine DPS

Photo for my DPS

This is the photo I intend to use for my DPS. It depicts my dad as musical artist, Leon Pawson. He is holding an empty bag in his right hand, and upon his lap he is clasping a cat. He is looking at the camera, in order to connect to the audience who view the photo. I attempted to light him with red and blue, but unfortunately, the blue did not come out as vibrantly as I had hoped. Luckily, I can fix this on Photoshop. I also intend to remove the white from the bag he is holding, as it is unnecessary and distracting. A number of large creases can be seen on the back- drop, which I will have to remove on Photoshop. This photo obviously plays on the phrase, 'to let the cat out of the bag'. I wanted to portray Pawson as confident, yet quirky.

Music Magazine Contents Page - third version

For this version, I removed the editor's letter and replaced it with a RATED section. I did this because I felt an editor's letter was inappropriate for this genre of music magazine. The RATED section is more appropriate, and the use of colour also makes for better consistency. I also realised that two of the articles mentioned on the front cover were not mentioned on my contents page, so I fixed this too.

Music Magazine Contents Page - second version

For this version, I attempted to fill some of the empty space. I included an editor's letter in the top left corner.

Music Magazine Contents Page

Photo for my Contents Page...

This is another photo of my made up artist, Leon Pawson. I intend to write my DPS about Leon Pawson, so have used him and his quote on the contents page. I used blue lighting and a dramatic pose to make him seem more intense.

This is my unfinished contents page. I was having a bit of trouble with photoshop, so I need to do research as to how I can achieve the effect I am after before I can successfully complete it.

Music Mag Front Cover - second version

Music Magazine Front Cover

This is the first version of my front cover. I am pleased with it but it has cetain problems: the Masthead isn't large enough, the photo of the man doesn't stand out enough from the black background, the words - LEON PAWSON - aren't large enough, the ELO picture doesn't stand out enough, and it doesn't include the date, issue number or web address.

Photo for my front cover...

For my front cover, I wanted to include the ELO logo. This is the photo I took of the album cover, which I would then use to crop the logo from.

Photo for my front cover...

This is the image I decided to use for the background of my central dominant image. I achieved it by using a long shutter speed whilst photographing two luminous, coloured, rotating, back massagers on a black surface. This creates an abstract photo using the same colours I used to light the photo of my dad in the central dominant image, for consistency. This image could be seen to resemble a jukebox, which are associated with more retro music, fitting in with the theme of my magazine.

Photo for my front cover...

This is the photo I've decided to use for my central dominant image. I decided to go for a quirky and slightly bizarre photo to catch the reader's attention, and makes them want to look at the magazine for an explanantion. The explanation will be provided by the text added afterwards. I used red and blue lighting from spotlights with colour filters placed over them. I suspended a black sheet behind my dad to minimise unwanted reflection of light and to provide a monotone coloured background (to make editing the background easier). Unfortunately the cat isn't looking at the camera, which I also changed after with editing, by taking the eyes from a previous photo. The lighting and pose and facial expression give quite an intimidating, but the the presence of the cat makes him seem more approachable. This combination makes him seem quirky or bizarre, which is the image I wanted him to have.

Potential music magazine photos...