Main Task: Reggae Music Magazine Double Page Spread Redraft 24th-25th Mar

For this photo that I have decided to use, I have set up the room so it looks as though the singer is doing a performance. The use of the cream background shows that the singer is an innocent person and the way that the lighting is done behind her brightens up the room a little bit. If the background light was not there, it would make the room look too dark and the singer would not be able to be seen as effectivly as it does now.
I took this image myself but I have taken it from a performance that I put on YouTube. I done this by recording myself singing and then uploading it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgn4UEpcm3M
 I print screened it so I could get the picture from it. I have used this photo for one of my double page spread pictures because I wanted it to show the main cover artist.

I have used this photo because I wanted to show what the cover artist looked like when he was younger. In the article, it explains that he gave up music to look after his children. so I have used this photo to portray that.

This is my final drafty of the double page spread. I have kept the colour scheme going throughout the whole magazine. I have chosen to use more than one photo because I think that there should be more than one within the spread as I have only used one for the front cover and contents page. the interview is not too long and wordy because I wanted to keep the readers engaged not bored. the main thing that i changed was the colour of the background. this was because I wanted it to contrast well with the contents page.  

Main Task: Reggae Music Magazine Redrafted Contents Page 17th-18th Mar

For the background, I have used a red, yellow and green gradient that I believe contrasts with the magazine theme. This is the main feature of the contents page that i have changed for the magazine. I thought that the white background was too plain. I will continue this colour scheme for the double page spread.

I believe that this is very effective because it stands out a lot and I think that this will catch the readers eyes. The image of the cover star is also there because I want to keep the readers guessing. Also, I believe that the features are the most important aspect of the contents page which is why I have only used one photo. I have also tried to keep the font of the text similar or the same so that the theme flows all throughout the magazine.

Main Task: Reggae Music Magazine Redraft 11th-12th Mar.

Today is the day that the magazine redraft is due. I have decided that I will keep the background white because it represents Jonny Roots as being pure and innocent in the 80's. however, I have used photoshop and kept the speakers in the background so that there is evidence that the artist is in a music based area. When it comes to the double page spread, the background will be different. I will do this by taking a picture with a more dynamic background to show the maturity of the aritists coming back into music.

Main Task: Reggae Magazine Double Page Spread 17th-18th Feb

I have completed the text for my double page spread. Before I typed the text, I made sure that I wrote the text out so I had an idea of what I would be writing. I don't think that my main image is very good. The reason for this is because I believe that it could have been a more high in terms of the quality of the image. When I begin to redo this, I will make sure that I an appropriate picture for the double page spread.

Main Task: Reggae Magazine Double Page Spread 10th-11th Feb

Before I can start my double page spread, I need to find out information of the cover artist so that I can add it to the spread. Over the weekend I will make sure that I take a few more pictures of my cover artist to try and decide the type of picture that I want to use.
I will try and attract and address my audience by portraying photos of the cover artist and try to create nostalgia for the audience so that they can relate to the magazine. I will do this by including old photos of the cover artists most famous moments that the audience will remember.
I am designing my double page spread to represent mostly people who are interested into the old school Jamaican reggae artists.
I have started to add the interview of the main cover image before I decide on what type of picture I want for the spread. I will need to do some more research on the way that photos are taken so that I can apply it to my own one. I will take a photo of the main cover star while they are wearing either red, yellow or green clothing so that it contrasts with the questions in the interviews. I have made sure that the theme of red, gold and green has continued throughout the process of creating affect for the front cover, contents page and the double page spread.

Main Task: Reggae Magazine Double Page Spread 3rd-4th Feb

Today I start my double page spread. First, I will research different examples so that I have a clear idea on how I can base my one on. Then I will add the text to the spread doing the images last as I have not decided what type of images I want for the it. I will try to get pictures that is good quality and is worthy of being a double page spread images. I want the images to look unique. I will use more than one image because I want the spread to look as if I have taken pictures from Jonny Roots' past and present.
These are a few examples that I have looked at so that I have an idea as to what my double page spread will look like. These images are from http://www.google.co.uk/images?um=1&hl=en&biw=974&bih=469&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=double+spread+page+magazine&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=



Example 1

 

With this example, only one side of the spread has been filled with text which shows that the pages doesn't have to full up both of the pages. The bold text contrasts with the colours that the Black Eyed Peas are wearing. I have to make sure that I try to mirror this for mine because I want the spread to look affective and appeal to the audience and draw them in to buy the magazine when they look in it.



Example 2



This example is quite similar to Example 1. The similarities are that there is only one main image for this spread. This shows that I don't necessarily need to to add more than one photo to my spread but to make it look a little to bit different to other magazines, I will add a few photos. I will also place the text on both sides of the spread although these two examples show that text needs to be on one side.





Main Task: Reggae Magazine Presentation 27th-28th Jan

Today I have to piece together my presentation for the magazine. This will be slides 6-10. I have to find 3 other photos that I took, manipulate them in Photoshop, place them in the presentation and then state how and why I have manipulated them in that certain way.
While I wait for the photos, I have decided to move on to the next 5 slides as I have conducted more research for the contents page. I have included the examples of contents page that I looked up on google.