My Concept

The Concept of my main artist is based on an upcoming artist (FITZ) who following the release of his debut album is about to begin his first UK tour which will set of in his hometown of Liverpool. The image i have used for my Front cover is him leaning against a brick wall with tape across his mouth and his arms folded. This image represents him as a dark character, the headline on the front cover is "FITZ: THE UNTOLD STORY". The tape across his mouth and the arms folded go's in well with this healdine as it suggests that he is closed about himself and the public do not know much about him.

For my double page spread i used a different artist named "Daniel Cole" who is rated as the next big thing in the music industry and the article will consist of an exclusive interview with the youngster, reavealing all their is to know about him and what he is about. The image i used is him side on leaning against a wall looking down. My article will consist of information such as where it all started and who was his insperation etc.

Magazine Covers

On this front cover the main image is the focus of the magazine  as it is an artist looking directly at the camera. The white background compliments this front cover as it gives us a clearer image of the artist and ensures us that this is the main focus.

The text keeps to the house style of the magazine using the red and gold text. The text which says "JAY-Z" is the largest text on the pages, this is because it is the main article in the magazine as the image on the front cover is also JAY-Z. The other articles in the magazine are in smaller red font so the attention is focused on the main article.

The design of the magazine is very simple, with the logo in the top right hand corner and then the text highlighting that it is based on JAY-Z.

This front cover is similar to the one above as the artist is again the main focus of the magazine, however this one is not a extreme close up of the artist. The image of Eminem makes him come across as very angry and threatening, they have used a gesture code to make him look like this. the tattoos also connote that he is unique, and his attire shows that he is a simple person.

The cover lines are simple, some are bigger than others which connotes that some stories are more important than the others. They have use black and red typography to correspond with the house style of the magazine.

The mise en scene is plain which makes Eminem stand out and it also connotes that he is the most important feature on the magazine. the use of no secondary images connotes that again he is the focus point and he also fits in well with the genre and generic conventions of this magazine.


The masthead on this cover is superimposed by Chris brown which connotes that the magazine has a regularly readership and the target audience will automatically recognise the magazine when it is distributed.

The main image is a medium shot which shows facial expression and his clothing which is quite plain but the main headline which states Chris Brown catches the audiences attention. The mise en scene is again plain which keeps chris brown as the main focus.

The layout of the magazine is busy as all the space is used up.

They have used a house style which consists mainly of green and white which looks clear on the background image.

The text again is all different sizes which connotes that some stories are more important than the others.

Contents page mock

Above is my mock of a contents page, i used this layout as i got my inspiration from a NME contents page. The layout in have used is very basic and tidy as apposed to a busy layout such as "kerrang". This layout makes it easy for the reader to view aswell as catching their eye. The title of the contents will be at the top of the page in the centre because this is where people tend to begin their reading. The main image will be on the right hand side with the information for this article below it. This seperates it from the other imformation which makes it seem more important. Their will also be a list of contents on the left hand side of the magazine, displaying everything which the magazine contains. There will also be an advertisment at the bottom of the page.

College Magazine

Above is my college magazine cover that i made using photoshop, i used this image because i believe that it best represents the college atmosphere.

Introduction

This is the introduction to my blog, i will be uploading my media coursework via "Blogger". The work that I will be putting onto Blogger will be associated with Media.

Here the reader will be able to find information about my chosen music genre which is Rap, magazine terminology and also work such as analysis of contents page, front cover and double page spread. i will also be making my own front cover, contents and double page spread using photoshop and will consist of images that i have took myself.

Mock Shots

This image is good because it is a medium shot and is very clear with a high angle. The mise-en-scene is also very good as the person is at a desk with a computer and a book beside them which represents a school enviroment. This image would be good for a front cover.

This shot is also very good as it is a medium shot and again is quite clear and has a high angle. The mise-en-scene is also good as there is a computer and desks and shows the student studying.

This image is a medium shot with a high angle, the mise-en-scene is good as the desks, computer and paper shows it is a school enviroment. However the shot is quite blured and does not look very proffesional as it is slightly tilted.

This a medium shot with a high angle which isnt the best as you cant really see the person's face properly as the image is blured and the lighitng isnt great. The mise-en-scene is ok as you can see desks to show a school enviroment, however their is another person who is half in the shot which takes the attention away from the main image.

Using Photoshop

 Opening up Photoshop.

Selecting the size of the paper i will be working on, i selected a preset of international paper and size                 A4.

i have now opened up the image i will be editing and have positioned it where i want it, i have now     rasterized the image so that i can now edit the image. i edited it by removing the background of this image and using the magic wand tool and then filled in blank areas with the smudge tool.

I have now placed my second image on to the page which i will be using as my background. My second image will need to be the layer underneath the first image so it then can be positioned behind the main image. i then positioned it where i wanted it and then what i had was them my finished image.

above is two images, one which i have edited and then one that is the original, i have used the healing brush tool to edit this by removing the spots from the image, when theses two images are compered you can then tell the difference between the two.

Above is another image which i will be editing.

The first thing i did to the image was making it black and white, i did this by selecting the layer and then clicking the black and white tool on the adjustments section. above is what it looked like.

the next step was using the rectangular marquee tool selecting the lips from the image and adding it to its own layer so it was just the lips on the page.






















i then put all the images back onto the page and this is what it looked like.