First drafts done

The first draft for my double page spread, cover and contents pages are done and ready for feedback. I'm going to upload them now.

Photoshoot for cover update

The first photoshoot for my cover was done in the studio, with Samantha.  We took 10 photos, it took half-an-hour and it taught me things including thinking about the mise-en-scene and camera angles more to achieve different effects.

Contents page progress

The first draft of the contents page is almost complete, as I'm playing around with the fonts and changing coverlines and it should be uploaded soon. I'm pleased with it so far because the coverlines are looking good and I'll get feedback from my tutors and classmates.

Writing the double page spread interview

I spent three days preparing and writing up the interview for the double page spread and will upload it. I'm the interviewer and Paige is the interview subject - she's a media shy techno musician.

Double page spread update

The masthead has been spread across the top, writing resized and I've learned to put transparent boxes in. Some of the content of the questions has been changed as well as the masthead and I'll try to upload it soon.

Getting to grips with InDesign

I haven't used InDesign before so it's been a steep learning curve and it's about getting to grips with the programme regarding how to modify documents and add text and get a general overview.

Photoshoot Images

Photoshoot Images

I selected the image for my front cover as it sums the genre of techno as the model appears enthusiastic and young, the choice of clothing also goes with the genre. The headphones she wears look techno and the background provides a template to expand.

For my contents page, Hannah’s positioning and clothing, along with the rural backdrop all go well with the music genre I have selected, Techno. The way Hannah appears dominant too, meant overall this felt like an ideal choice for an image.

The second image for my contents page was selected because of how the framing of the image asserts Paige’s relaxed pose and the background would seem to fit naturally in a techno magazine. The clothing, a pair of jeans and a purple jumper, should fit naturally with the readership.

The image for the double-page spread of Techno Beat was selected as the composition of the frame looked natural, along with the choice of shot type medium helping Paige to stand out and the background is similar to the image of her on the contents page where I felt it would be nice to have a sense of continuity.

I selected the image for my front cover as it sums the genre of techno as the model appears enthusiastic and the choice of clothing goes with the genre too, as well as the headphones she’s wearing and the background provides a template to expand.

The second image for my contents page was selected because of how the framing of the image asserts Paige’s dominance and the background appears a natural choice for a techno magazine, along with her clothing, a pair of jeans and a purple jumper.

For my contents page, in terms of how Hannah’s positioned and her clothing, along with the rural backdrop all go well with the music genre, Techno and the way she appears dominant, meant I felt like this was an ideal choice for an image.

The image for the double-page spread was selected as the composition of the frame looked really good, along with the choice of shot type medium and Paige appears dominant and the background is similar to the image of her on the contents page where I felt it would be nice to have a sense of continuity.