Q7 - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Q5 - Who would be the audience for your media product?

Q6 Evaluation

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Q3 Evaluation

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Evaluation Interview

Here is the interview that took place last week with the man from Tesco. Overall I really enjoyed the experience and took a lot of feedback on board with me. The interview also helped me gain a lot of confidence for future interviews and I found it really useful.

Contents Page Changes (Final Version)

Here is my contents page after my interview on Friday. The man from Tesco said that he couldn't tell what images went with which story on the contents page. So now I have added little subheadings below the images to give my target audience a better understanding. This is now my final version of my contents page.

Evaluation Interview

Today I did an interview with a member of marketing from Tesco. He asked me to pitch my magazine to him in a minute and then talked to me about my 3 pages of my magazine. He also made some recommendations on how I can improve my magazine which I can talk about in my evaluation process.

Contents Page Updates

Here is now my final contents page with the added character and cover line story to go with it. I have also moved the social media links to the bottom of the page.

Character background for contents page

Name: J-Davis
J-Davis is a well known established rapper who was born in New York City and always had a passion for rap music. His inspiration as a child was Jay-z which is where he got his rap name from. He has produced many hit tracks and has worked with some of the biggest rapper names to date. He had a good childhood and his parents supported him no matter what until eventually he was recognised for the music he started to produce and grew to be an established rapper.

Possible Character for Contents Page

Here is a photo-shoot I have done with a possible character for my contents page. The character will only play a small part on the page so I will only need to think of a name for the character and a short background to him.  However the character looks like a rapper with the poses and outfit he is wearing, which is why I think he's suitable to go on my magazine. The background I have used on the photos are plain so that the image is easy to cut the body of my character out.

Double Page Spread Final Version

Here is my final double page spread as of now. I will also ask my focus group on what they like and dislike about it and make changes if I need to.

Final Contents Page as of now

Here is my final contents page as of now. I will again ask my focus group on their opinion and make changes if I need to.

Final Front Cover

Here is my final front cover for my magazine. I will now ask a focus group on what they think about it and make changes if needed.

Change to double page spread

Here is my double page spread now with a change to the colour scheme. I have used red as the colour scheme now as I have realised that all magazines wont have the same colour scheme on every page. So because my front cover and contents has a black scheme to it, I have now changed my double page spread to red. The red also looks appealing and eye catching, and it also links to danger which is a part of the personality of rapper 'King Hale'

Final Contents Page Decision

Here is a picture of some members of my target audience looking at 3 different contents page drafts I made. They all agreed that they liked the one shown above the most and therefore I think I will be using that certain content page as my final one. They said that the contents page looked professional and they also really liked the idea of the collaboration between the two artists.

Album cover for front cover

Here is an album cover that I have created for a small section on my front cover. It is an album cover for the rapper Drake and I have called it 'Views from the 6' as that refers to the city of Toronto which is where Drake is from. I made the original image a black and white effect and applied a parental advisory sign and worshipping hands which is the symbol for Drake. The picture however is original as I took it.

Picture for album cover

Here is a simple photo I have took for a small section on my front cover. The photo is going to be used for an album cover. I can either say that the album is from an iconic rapper already out there or make up a whole new character around it. But as it is a small section on my front cover only, I will just use it as an iconic rappers album. I will post the album cover in an upcoming post.

Double Page Spread Final

Here is my double page spread I have created around the 'King Hale' character. I will ask my target audience about what they think and maybe do a focus group on it and if changes are needed I can make them. However this is what I have at the moment and I am happy with it. It includes the album cover I created, a track list, an interview with King Hale and a story about him.

Further Progress on Front Cover

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Contents pages options

Contents page options from naveedbutt14

Mid Shot Front Cover

I received some feedback from my target audience that I should try using a mid shot and crop the rest of my body out and use that as the main image instead. I have now tried this and have decided I don't really like it and I prefer using the long shot instead, so this is what I am going to do. I have showed my target audience and they have said to use the long shot as well.

Interview For Double Page Spread

Here is the interview I have made for my 'King Hale' character which will feature on my double page spread along with the article.

Double Page Spread Article

Here is the article about my 'King Hale' character that is going to feature on the double page spread of my magazine. This article includes everything about my character like his background and how he became a rapper.

Photoshoot for double page spread character

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Progress on front cover

Here is the progress I have made on my final front cover. As you can see I have added some cover lines on the left hand side which will match the stories inside. I have also added social media links to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as it use of e-media and links to Maslow with a sense of belonging to a community. I have then added some small details like some big rapper names above the masthead and also adding a 'free poster inside' section as it is a way of attracting the audience which links to AIDA theory. My next steps are to add more cover lines and some puffs

Changes made to main image

Here are some screenshots of the changes I made to the main image going on my front cover. Firstly I used the remove background tool to just have my body as the image. I then applied a black and white effect to it as I feel it is more visually appealing and gives my character a sense of mystery. Finally I then removed everything in the image apart from the watch and made it gold, and the put it over my actual image to give my character a golden watch.

Chosen Front Cover Main Image

This is the image I have decided to use for my actual front cover. I think its a good image and one of the best from the photo-shoot because it contains direct address whilst also doing the worshipping pose I wanted. The background is also modern and city style which links to my characters background and where he comes from.

This is what my target audience said about the image:

"I like the modern look of the back ground and also the clothing which contrasts the shiny reflection of the mirrors behind." - Cameron Hale

"I like how the background is very simple, but has a very urban look about it. It shows that this character is very modern". -Archie Cridland

Next Steps

Here are my next steps:

- I need to start my actual front cover now I have the images from the photo-shoot
- I need to take the pictures I need of my double page spread character
- I need to take the pictures that are going on my contents page which will feature the Lord NB character and the King Hale character
- I need to write up the article and interview that is going on my double page spread
- I need to consider what else is going to feature on my front cover and contents

Things to remember -
- I need to use a variation of techniques in showing my posts like using videos etc
- Make sure everything links together
- I need to finish my magazine on time so I have enough time left to do my evaluation

Photoshoot Evaluation

Overall the photo-shoot that took place last Friday was a success and I managed to get some good shots of my Lord NB character. As I mentioned in one of my posts, my double page spread character 'King Hale' was unable to come on the shoot and therefore I was only able to get shots for my front cover which features the Lord NB character.

We went to the Kettering train station, Wicksteed Park, Boughton Church, Corby skate park and finally the Corby cube. We were allowed about 20 minutes in each location so we had to make sure we knew what we were doing and what shots we wanted. I would say that I was quite organised and I knew what shots I wanted to get and the pose I wanted to do. I got a variety of shots so now I have to choose what image I want to use for my front cover.

If there was anything I would have done different it would have been to use a range of camera angles. For example I could have got an over the shoulder shot where my character was facing away from the camera, I think this would have been visually appealing. I could have also got some high angle shots to show that my character was lower than everybody else before he became a rapper. I could have also used some more props like gold chains to really give the message that my character is a rapper or I could have been holding a gun to show the danger side of my character.

Photoshoot #5

Location 5: Wicksteed Park

We also stopped off at Wicksteed Park during the photo-shoot and I was only able to get this shot as the background didn't really match the genre and the character I am going for. However I still managed to get this close up of my character but I don't think I will be using it for my actual magazine.

Photoshoot #4

Location 4: Corby Cube
The final location we went to was the cube in Corby. This makes for a more urban and modern background for my character and shows that my character is from a city. As you can see I got a close up shot of again doing the worshipping pose with direct address. And then I also got some long shots of my character where again the worshipping pose is used and then also a different more explicit pose is used.

Photoshoot #3

Location 3: Church
During our journey to different locations we also stopped off at a church and again I wanted to make use of this. I thought that the church would make for a good background and make my character seem more than just a rapper and actually he is religious in some sort. I also thought doing the worshipping pose would also be perfect for this location as it looks like im praying and im thankful for what I have in my life. As you can see one shot is a side shot of me not looking at the camera and the other is low angle involving direct address.

Photoshoot Results #2

Location 2: Corby Skate Park
On the minibus we managed to spot a skate park in Corby. I thought I would make use of this as there was some graffiti in the park and that would go with the genre of my magazine as being explicit and bad behaviour. I got some low angle shots to make my character seem more powerful and above everybody else, while also doing the worshipping pose. I also got some shots with direct address with the graffiti behind the character, my tattoo sleeve is also showing so the shots I got really define the character I want to get across to my target audience.

Photoshoot Results

Location 1: Kettering Train Station
This was the first location we went to in order to take some photos. However on the day there was a slight problem with my double page spread character 'King Hale' and he was unable to come on the shoot. Therefore I was only taking photos for my front cover and the 'Lord NB' character that I am playing. At the train station I got a variation of shots. I got a long shot of my characters whole body doing the worshipping pose and I also got some close up's with some direct address in it. Overall I was happy with the shots I managed to get in the location.

More Photoshoot Plans (Poses)

I have done some more photo-shoot planning by looking into some more poses that rappers tend to do so that I could potentially use them on my own photos. These are just a few poses I have looked into and may change when I take the actual photos going on my magazine.

How to Make an Effective Photoshoot

Here is some work I have done looking into what makes a effective and good photo-shoot, this is what I'll need when I do my photo-shoot

Final Photoshoot Plans

Here are my final plans and ideas for some locations I can go to when I do my photo-shoot on Friday the 15th January

Analysis of draft contents page

Here is my analysis of my draft contents page that I produced. I now understand some things I have done well and some things that need improving when I do the real thing

Analysis of draft front cover

Here is my analysis of my draft front cover that I produced. I now understand some things I have done well and some things that need improving when I do the real thing

Camera Angles

I have put together this short PowerPoint on the main media camera angles. This is going to help me when I come to do my photo-shoot because I know the types of shot to use to create the most impact and to attract attention