Production Log

27th September 2012
Today's lesson I managed to set up my scribd account and was able to access my old prezi account so that it was all set up and ready for future references. Also I started on my front cover analysis and was able to complete one magazine front cover which was 'mojo' and then managed to make a start on the second analysis. Similarly I made a start on adding labels to my blogger so that in future references when the examiner comes round to looking at my blog it is easy to navigate to particular pieces of work that he/she may want to be interested in. Therefore by adding labels makes it more accessible for the examiner to find the work needed.

Production Log

20th September 2012
In today's lesson I managed to finish my preliminary task, evaluate it and upload it to blogger. My preliminary task only took a couple of lessons as I wasn't going to spend and waste a lot of time on producing it and editing it on photoshop to make it look perfect as I want to be able to see how much I have progressed and how well my work has improved after the 2 years of the media A-Level course. I made sure that my front cover and contents page included the basics that a magazine must have when its published, therefore I included a masthead, images, a price, page numbers etc. In my evaluation I just analysed and explained in further detail why I decided to do and include the things I had done.

Haydon News Contents Page



This is my contents page for my magazine 'Haydon News'. Firstly I placed the masthead at the very top of the page so that it strikes the audiences attention. As I aim for the title to be the first sentence to be read I can then interpret that the audience will have a clear understanding what the page consits of before they have to read any further. I stuck to just a plain black title as I wanted to keep to the house style of just blue white and black so that it sticks to a professional standard/look. If I contained several new colours that I didn't include on my front cover it would start to look to complex and tacky.

 

Furthermore I decided to make the page numbers a different colour and larger font as I personally believe page numbers are a key aspect as it's essential when producing a magazine. My reason for making the page numbers a larger font is because my magazine is aimed at the ages of 11-17 and all reading abilities. Therefore I wanted to be certain that the target audience didn't have to struggle tyring to make out what number is stated etc. Similarly the use of a different colour emphasises where the audience has to navigate to find a particular page.

 

I choose these particular pictures to be used on my context page as they give the audience a small insight about what may come up further on in the magazine. Therefore they can interpret what the rest of the magazine may include without having to read on. All the pictures were taking in the Haydon car park as the magazine is based on Haydon School hence why I wanted to group everything together.

 

Lastly I included the website address so that if the audience/reader wanted to find out more or further information they can simply and easily quickly type in the web address to find out the information they needed. It's a simple and easy way to navigate to a web address fast and effectively. 

Haydon News Front Cover

This is my front cover I made for my premilimary task. I decided to keep the name of my magazine simple and not complex so that the reader can tell straight away what the genre of my magazine is based on. The masthead is based at the top of the magazine like my contents page so that the reader can clearly tell what the magazine is called and about. I kept the masthead in a simple font so that the target audience have no difficuilties trying to work out what letters what, and that they have no trouble stating that the text is too small.

Just below the masthead I included the price and the issue number as this is a neccessaty and is never not included on any magazine supplied. This is must have information when producing any genre magazine as the audience always want to know the price of the product that they have an interest in. Once again I stuck to simple colours and large enough fonts so the amount of bad feedback is reduced.

All the text included on the front page have been made sure that they have been kept to the house style of the magazine (only using whites, blues and blacks.) Sticking to a house style is vital when making a successful magazine as the target audience will only purchase a product that sticks to a sophisticated and professional look, they will not spend there money on a product that looks tacky and too complicated.

On the front cover of 'Haydon News' I decided to include a main bleed (main image) that took up the majority of the page. The image illustrates a student on school ground.