Peer and Self Assesment of First Draft

Magazine Feedback - Peer and Self Assessed.

 

Here is some feedback I gave myself today in class, I also asked a few of my other classmates opinons on my magazine and I filmed them for you to see. My classmates told me some things they liked about the magazine as well as somethings they think I can improve on. I plan to act on this feedback and make as many changes as I can to make my magazine as professional as possible.

Rule Of Thirds

Production Diary 14

 

This week I have been further working on my coursework to try and improve it. I have started to put all my screenshots of my work together to create a short video on Premiere, which wont be up on my blog until I have completed my magazine, as it shows session by session what I have done, so you can see my improvement every lesson. I have also started to Photoshop some of magazine photos, removing any marks such as spots, sorting out color balances and adding and removing things. For example I added hair to one of the pictures of my models as her hair looked to straight and flat.

Production Diary 13

Proposal Feedback

I asked three of my friends and family members to read through my proposal and then tell me what they thought about it and then send me what they thought was good and bad about it and why. This is what they said;

Kai Gilbert (15): 'I like the proposal and the whole idea of your magazine overall, I think many people from your targeted audience will read your magazine, as you know how your going to market it to your audience and you know what you want to be included. I think that maybe you could do something to make it more original, like to make it unique'

Natalie Quarrell (34): 'I personally don't think I would read your magazine as I am not a fan of this genre of music, however I know my children would and I would buy it for them, because you have made it very clear how things are going to be layed out and set up which makes me believe it will be a very professional magazine. The only criticism is that I doesn't suit all ages'

Carrie Gandemer (17): 'I really like the whole idea of your magazine, and I this is the sort of magazine I would pick up and buy when i'm at the shops, as it would feature all the artists that I like, I also like how you said you was going to say things truthfully and be upfront, I think that people will respect the magazine for that and trust it more'

In conclusion, I think I do need to do something to make my magazine different from all the others, a unique selling point. But overall I am happy with these comments and I will take them in and work on the criticisms.

Production Diary 12

I didn't post last week as I was very busy with work I needed to catch up with as the first draft date is next week and I had to take a week off of school. So I have finished my contents page completely, I have finished my first double page spread, and then the second double page spread for the same artist. I am still unsure if I am going to make a third double page spread for a second artist, I do hope that I do get a chance to do a the third double page spread, as I have taken some very good photos which would go to waste otherwise.

I then started my front cover, which is pretty much finished, however it did take a while to get to the stage that it is at now. I was getting very frustrated with it and just kept wanting to restart. I have also have plans if I have enough time to do a subscribers cover, as I feel this would really make my magazine look more professional. I am planning to take a camera out of school over the holidays and take some photos to use on the third double page spread if I do it, and also for the contents page pictures.

The contents page is pretty much finished, all of the writing is in, and all that is left to do is to change the place holder photos to my own, which I need to take still. I need to re write my double page spread text as well as I have decided to change the idea for that. But apart from that everything is finished and i'm almost there.

Magazine Mood Board

This is my mood board, with a collection of images  that I have found which are a visual representation of what my magazine genre is about, and also the design of my magazine. I have chosen multiple different magazines as I like different aspects of each and I think putting them all together would look good on my magazine. I have included a double page spread, with Adele, which is in black and white, this is very similar to the double page spread I have created for my magazine. All of the pictures included in the power-point, are all either the looks I want to use, the poses or the sort of outfits I want to use for my magazine models.