Lesson Of 28th February 2011

Today, i started my double page spread. So far it is going really well, I am really happy with the choice of image and my article is coming along really well. In my article next week I am going to start writing about the transition from who she was before gaga to who she is now. 


I am hoping by next week I have finished the article and will have done the double page spread. 


Here is a screen grab of what I have done today. 

Double Page Spread Proposal

I intend to create my double page spread to be "like" an interview but instead of the traditional question and respone shown on the DPS I want to create it like a story of the interview. Q does this too and it helps show sophistication by having it written very well and having a lot of writing in the article too. I also intend my DPS to have background information on Lady Gaga to help show the journey of her as an artist which will be linked to her talking about fame.

I think this is relevant to my target audience as my target audience is for mature music lovers between the ages of 18-40 which means most of them will have been well educated and will be able to read in depth articles and will be more interested in what the artists have to say.

My genre is suitable for my target audience as it covers every type of genre in it, pop genre music consists of many different genres within it such as pop rock. This would mean that anyone between the ages of 18-40 should have an interest in the magazine.

I am intending to incorporate my original images into the DPS by planning on having the image go landscape across the two pages. This is because I really like the image and thought it made magazine have an edge to it which is what i wanted. The image also shows sophistication which links back to how I wanted the magazine to be. If I have room I might also add an image that i took when I saw lady gaga live if I think it looks suitable as I want the DPS to be simple but look classy and have that slight edge too. 

I have obtained information for my DPS by looking on the internet about Lady Gaga and also by reading the feautre of Lady Gaga Q did a few years back to gain inspiration. 


Here is part of the Lady Gaga's DPS in Q magazine. 

The visual style I want for the DPS is to look simple but sophisticated and have the same conventional look of an article, I want pops of colour like red to pop out of the DPS and to have quotes to pop out to attract the reader. The style of writing I am intending to use is formal and have some humour in it.


I want my double page spread to show how powerful Lady Gaga is as a women and also her love for her fans and what she does as an artist. The video I took from the concert I went to on the 16th December 2010 shows all of this and helps show my inspiration for my dps. 

Different Types of Double Page Spreads for a Music Magazine

Interview-
is where the group or artist is being asked questions and the answers are written up and used in the article, normally the article would have the question written and the response underneath it, but as Q magazine is sophisticated and is for a more mature audience the interview is written up fully and added depth is added, for instance they would tell it like a story which they have done before. For example, saying how the artist was late by 3 hours and they met at a hotel. I am more likely to use an interview in this way as my magainze is very Q influence it would help attract the correct audience who like in depth articles and written well.

Album or Live review-
these articles are when the reporter would either listen to the artists or groups album or go to a live concert and give his opinion on what they thought about. In Q magazine they would give a detailed report and when doing a live review they normally show the set list to give the audience an idea of what to expect if they are soon going to see that artist or group.

Another way Q does double page spreads is like a story of an artist of a groups life. This was seen when it was the 10th anniversary of the death of Kurt Cobaine, the lead singer of Nirvanna. They showed the build up of his suicide and the bands history too, this would be interesting to do, however, i would have to change my main coverline on the front cover to achieve this.

Lesson Of 14 February 2011

Today, I have made a few slight changes to the front cover. I added another coverline to fill the page out more and made a subheading underneath the masthead to give it a bit more character to the magazine. Another change I did was to get rid of the box on the left hand side as I felt as if it made the cover look tacky and not well made. Due to the contents, I decided to change the cover line on the right hand side in the circle so i can use images I already have of a different band called boys like girls instead of vampire weekend, this was just easier and saved time. I also changed the colour of the circle so it was more obvious to see and went better with the cover. Here are the screen grabs to show you the differences between the two magazines.

Today, I also started the contents page today and also completed it. I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the contents page and based it a lot on the Q magazine contents page. I was originally going to have more images on the front cover but I noticed it would look to packed and lose its sophistication. I was really happy with the main image on the right hand side of the cover and thought it looked really effective. Here is a screen grab of the contents pages and the differences I made this lesson on the contents page. 

Lesson Of 7th February 2011

Today, I completed using photoshop to move the head infront of the masthead. However, photoshop crashed and I wasn't able to use it. I did look at what I did and thought it didn't look suitable for the cover and decided not to use it anyways. Today, I also finished the front cover and is very happy with the result. 


Next week, I will start my contents page and hopefully start my double page spread. 


Here is a screen grab of my front cover