Evaluation

I have started on my first question of the evaluation. I believe up to now i am using my time effectively, however to get this evaluation finished by the dealine i will need to pick up the pace a little.

Evaluation

My deadline for my evaluation is friday 15th April so i need to get on with doing each of the 7 questions on a seperate powerpoint document to sat it out more conveniantly.

Article - Finished - Small changes to detail

I forgot the page numbers so i added them in keeping with the same house style as throughout my magazine. Also i made them to a conveniant size and i had to refer back to my contents page to get the correct page numbers. Also the last column on the page was a little too far to the left right next to the column next to it so i moved it across a bit to make it look better and easier for the audience to read it.

Photo shoot cancelled

My last minute photo shoot had been cancelled today due to one of the band members not being able to make it. Since the image with all 3 of the band members in it needed to be changed there was no point in continuing with the shoot so i cancelled it.

Thoughts!

I am very happy how my double page spread article has turned out. However, the dominant image is bugging me a bit as the band feet are cut off the bottom so tomorrow i have organised a photo shoot with the band, so if i take a better image i will then edit my article to replace the present image.

Article Finished!

Article update

I'm at the last part of the completion if my music magazine double page spread article, i'll be uploading shortly!

Article - updated - quote placement added onto images

I have added the green squares on the images and that is where i'll be putting quotes in about the images.

Article deadline

As the deadline for my double page spread article is tomorrow (18th March) i feel i am ready for it to be finished on the deadline. I am confident that my article looks as good as any other music magazine article and using the devices effectively i have managed to create an article of satisfactory.
To do list for tomorrow...
- Finish off writing my question and answers onto the article pages.
- Making small adjustments and and little detail to layout to give it the 'wow' factor.

Article - Updated - added images

This is my article double page spread updated. I have added my manipulated images and boardered them with pink to fit my housestyle. I believe the images fit perfectly.

Article - Questions and answers

As i have written my questions out, i am now writing the answers to them, once i have written an answer in for all of them i will go back and make sure i have added personality in which is key to good article.

Article - images manipulated

The image above is before i manipulated it through photoshop.

I have manipulated the background to plain white as the previous background didn't look as good. Also i have neated up her hair.

Image before manipulation

After manipulation, i made the background plain white and i erased the strap from Lyndons guitar.

Shot list

For my article i have 2 images left to add onto the page so i want 2 different images. I have already got a long shot of the group of them. So i now want an image of Lyndon and Rachel because they are both instrument players then i want an image of Beth who is the singer. I think it would look good if i had a shot with an odd angle and maybe just a close up shot. But i will look through my images and pick out the best ones.

Article - layout

This is my layout oh my article. The pink squares on the right side of the page are for images. As you can see the squares vary in size as i want a variety of sizes and angles of images to be included in my article. the pink text is where my text is going to be. As you can see i am following the rule of third with my text as a layout for the readers pleasure.

Blog Background

I have changed the background of my blog to a fun stripes of pink. I changed it to this as i thought it would best resemble the pop, fun aspect of my music magazine. I think this small detail will give the viewer of my blog an idea of what genre my music magazine is!

Article deadline

As the deadline for my music magazine article is in a week today (18th March) i really need to get on with writing out my interview questions and answers. I still need 2 more images to be included in my article but the images i have are at school therefore i may or may not have the images. I will check if i have the right images on monday so if i don't have the right images i can arrange another photo shoot before the article deadline. However if i can't arrange the photo shoot before the deadline i will use template images from my collection so i still have a finished product and i will add the better images in later; possibly the following monday.

Article - update - Like or Dislike?

I have added a brief description on what the interview is about, i have used language in the text to relate to the audience so it will appeal more to them and they'll know what the rest of the interview is like. I used a pink background for this piece of text to add colour onto the article page. I used this colour and this shade of colour pink because it again links to the colours i choose for the front cover, so you can tell this article belongs in Pulse magazine from the house style following throughout the magazine. 

The red borders i have added link them all together, however it does look like i have seperated them into 3 sections so i will keep playing with different kinds of layouts and find the best one.

Article - Interview questions

Interview questions

1. How long have you known each other?
2. What inspired you to form the band and make music together?
3. How did you decide on the name ‘Hollywood’ for your band?
4. Have your love lives’ interfered with your music?
5. How has your music evolved since you first started?
6. Who is your main inspiration for your band?
7. Is there much conflict within the band?
8. Who writes the music and lyrics?
9. Have you done any live performances?
10. When will you be performing next?
11. What are your main goals for the future?
12. Do you have a website in which fans can listen and interact with Hollywood?

These questions dig deep into the lives of the band 'Hollywood' therefore the audience would be more interested to read on. The questions here are in order in which i would like to keep for the double page spread. However if i think of any more questions to ask them i may need to change the order.

Article - updated

I have added a heading to explain what the article is about. I have used it as a quote so that it represents the Hollywood band saying it. I think it sounds good and the rest of the article can be based around that. I will try to think of more ideas and change it if i find something better. But in the mean time i think this header is very good and eye catching.

Article - Update - Changing the image!

Here is the dominant image of the article however from the last post i have change the background of the title for the the band 'Hollywood'. I changed the background for that to be red and it links in with the border so looks effective. I like this idea change and will get other peoples views berfore i make my desision.

Article - update

This is the first part of creating my article. The article is about the band 'Hollywood' therefore i have put an image of the band at the dominant image. It is boardered with red to make it stand out and to fit into the housestyle. Also i wanted to put the name of the band on the image and tried various places on the image, however it didn't look right wherever i put it. I then saw a space down the side of the image which was empty so to fill it i decided to make the image look interesting by turning the title round to verticle. I think the way of the image looks great and very interesting now i have added the band name down the side. In the image i don't like that the feet are missing so i may need to organise another photoshoot so i can get the full length of them all.