Evaluation

Our task was to design and produce the front cover of a college magazine and a draft of the contents page. The front cover of the magazine had to include a masthead, a headline and a mid-close up image relevant to the theme, produced and designed by us.

I used a variety of different media language within my college magazine. I used a mid-close up shot to get the potential representation of the college student for the target audience. There are a variety of different denotations on the front cover of my magazine for example; the image has a variety of different props and mise-en-scene. The model is carrying a video camera, the connotations of this are that the magazine theme is all about media and a video camera represents that and keeps the image authentic and believable. In the background the model is stood in front of a green screen this represents the media facilities within the college. The model has a light shining on him to make him look dominant. On the magazine itself the masthead is simple and short but big enough to catch the eye, I have named it “The WSM” which Is an abbreviation of the Wyke student magazine, I did this to give the front cover and masthead a more edgy, teenage feel. The headline is “Lights, camera, action”, this represents the film industry and it is also a famous saying so the readers recognise it. The headline is angled to make the front cover look more dynamic and edgy to appeal to the college audience. There is information informing the audience about what’s in the magazine and information about the main headline, drawing the audience in and wanting more.

College students produced the magazine for college students. The students are informing other students about the upcoming events and important information. The main features are all linked to the media and film industry, implying that the theme is media. Not only is the magazine about media but a whole variety of different lessons and choices. This gives the magazine more variety and a wider range of audience

My intentions were to represent education along with a variety of different subjects, ideas and shared beliefs within the college. The main purpose is to show the theme of media and give an insight in to the lesson, which represents education. The front cover shows what facilities are available within the college (Video camera, Green screen). The student is not only representing media studies but the whole college, this is to give a wider range of audience because it attracts all different students. The light is shining of the student giving him a glowing feel, this represents that every student is a shining star. I believe my front cover gives the college an impressive representation.

The target audience for my magazine would be college students aged from 16-20. It would appeal to both genders of all different interests. My intention was to include college related issues, information and relevant images that would appeal to my target audience. My magazine aims to appeal to a wide college audience, especially those who show an interest in media studies. Putting a student on the front cover makes the magazine personal to the reader and gives them an insight in to a lesson they may not study. I have made the front cover vibrant and colourful and have given it a dynamic and edgy approach to appeal to my target audience (College students).

My college magazine is representing Wyke College and the students and staff working and studying within it. It also represents the surrounding area and students learning ability. My magazine represents hard work and an educational environment. I believe my magazine has a positive effect on readers and gives them a positive representation. My magazine uses a variety of different techniques to appeal to my target audience. I have made the front cover vibrant, colourful and relevant to the audience to make them feel more involved. What I could have improved on would be the analysing of a variety of different college magazines and finding out how they appeal and sell to there target audience, to help me have a better understanding. Overall, I am pleased with my college magazine outcome and I believe it would appeal to my target audience and give a positive representation of my college.

Font ideas

Finished contents page

Finished contents page.

Finished college magazine.

Draft - front cover

This is a draft of my college magazine. This draft shows roughly what i want to do with my front cover. It shows the props (Video camera and light stand) and the mise-en-scene (Green screen). You can also tell the theme is media. What i will improve on is the image itself, the masthead and positioning of the camera. Im going to make it look more vibrant and colourful so i can draw my target audience in but keep the same idea and theme.

Drafts for content page

These are ideas of my drafts for my college magazine. A content page must include: A headline,Contents,images and a masthead. It also usually has information under the contents all about different variety of story's.

Idea development

My aim for my college magazine is to be based on the topic media. I want my magazine to come across friendly and vibrant and for my target audience to be interested in it. I want it to stand out and catch the eye.  I'm going to make sure i get the theme of media across on my front cover so the readers know what to expect within the magazine.

College magazine name ideas:
The WSM: Wyke Student magazine
WCM- Wyke College magazine.
The EMM- Education monthly magazine.

Theme ideas:
Media- Lights Camera Action
Film studies- Fantastic film studies
physical Education- On your marks, get set, go!

Picture ideas:
On the front cover of my college magazine i wanted to use the theme media to appeal to my target audience. I used relevant props and mise-en-scene to make the image authentic and believable.

What works well in this image are the props and the mise-un-scene. The props are the light stand and the video camera. The mise-un-scene is the green screen.This sticks to the theme of media and makes it authentic and believable. What doesn't work as well in this image is the positioning of the model.

This image uses the props of a camera and light stand and the mise-un-scene of the green screen. I like the lighting and the shadow it creates. What doesn't quite work with this image is that it isn't mid-close up which it needs to be and you could say it's a little too dark.

This is image was the first one i captured and i wanted to capture the model holding the video camera and have the light stand in the background to make it look relevant to the headline. What didn't work was the lighting, i believe it's too bright and the image is out of focus. There is too much room above the models head and the different colour tones don't go with each other and appear from the models head. This image gave me ideas on how to improve and plan future pictures. First i borrowed a better camera so the quality of the image would be a better quality. I positioned the model within the green screen so it's just one colour and finally i brought the light stand next to the model and turned it on to give the image a more vibrant feel.