Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Changing My Ideas

Between my mock - ups and now i have decided to change a lot.
On my front cover i have changed the font IND:E is in - i feel the font on my mock up was too informal, so decided to go for something for casual and bold.
I also decided to double it up, by overlapping the layers, just to make it look a bit more querky.
Another change is the blocks at the top and the bottom. This makes the front cover look neater and seperates the title and the bands at the bottom from the main picture.
For my contents i have changed almost everything. I've kept things minimlastic and added space for 2 more pictures for entertainment.
I have cut the picture of Hayley and Rob out and adjusted the brightness and contrast to make them look more tanned and flawless.

Front Cover - Layout idea

Contents - New idea

Friday, 5 March 2010

Thursday, 4 March 2010

AFL

Peer Assessment By Katie & Kam



framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate - level 3 - good style and looks professional


using a variety of shot distances as appropriate - level 3/4- good variety of shots which suit the pages


shooting material appropriate to the task set- level 3 - props go well and Rob looks suitable for target audience


selecting mise-en-scene including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting - level 3 - outfits are good and tie into the genre, lighting on all pictures is suitable and thought out



manipulating photographs as appropriate to the context for presentation, including cropping and resizing - level 4 - good cutting out, very precise.


accurately using language and register- level 4 - no spelling errors etc on draft article or front cover


appropriately integrating illustration and text- level 3 - everything is relevant and not overcrowded


showing undestanding of conventions of layout and page design - level 3/4 - good layout with everything spaced out


showing awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text size - level 3 - variety of fonts and colours, maybe use a different shade of blue.



using ICT appropriately for the task set - level 4 - good use of photoshop to manipulate each page.





Other Comments - Contents is looking a bit plain but with a proper background done it should tie into the other pages.

Monday, 1 March 2010

AFL

Self Assessment -


framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate - level 3 - as i feel my pictures are suitable with suitable props etc.

using a variety of shot distances as appropriate - level 3 - ive used a different distance for each shot, using a mid-closeup on the front cover which is conventional on a magazine, a full length shot for my contents and a further distance shot for my double page spread so it would fill more of the page.


shooting material appropriate to the task set- level 4 - my pictures fit the genre and appeal to the target audience.


selecting mise-en-scene including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting - level 4 - for my DPS I used my sisters car headlights to create a night time effect yet still being able to see Rob clearlly and used a variety of settings for my photos.


manipulating photographs as appropriate to the context for presentation, including cropping and resizing - level 4 - i spent a lot of my time cutting out my contents and front cover picture so that i could move the models onto different backgrounds but making it look like they are naturally there.


accurately using language and register- level 4 - i have made no spelling errors and have used a medium register to appeal to my target audience.


appropriately integrating illustration and text- level 3 - ive aimed to fit my text appropriately around my pictures as not to overcrowd the pages


showing undestanding of conventions of layout and page design - level 3 - ive used conventions like a big mast head and large headings, i feel like my end product will look professional.


showing awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text size - level 3 - i need to integrate a different font into my work for more variety but i like my colour scheme and feel the sizes of my fonts are right for each page.


using ICT appropriately for the task set - feel i've used photoshop well to manipulate my images to get the effect i wanted.