How to improve my blog

The feedback I have received has given me an understanding of the things I need to change, implement or improve. Here are the suggestions from my teacher:

Prelim flat plan and evaluation needed.
Textual analysis needs developing with path on prezi.
Discuss magazine in institutional research.
Target audience research - more detail and find another magazine audience profile
Primary research - what each video highlights
Article planning - more info needed
Own rationale for your flat plans + have audience research after.

Moodboard of inspirational facial expressions

This moodboard shows a range of facial expressions, all of them are serious and professional looking and give me a good indication as to what type of image I would like to have on my front cover and what facial expression they will have.

Model Release Forms

These are my two model release forms for the models I will be using for the images in my magazine. This gives me consent to use them in my magazine.

Call Sheets

Amy Scowen

Age 16

Will feature in my contents page

Nick Hazlet

Age 17

Will feature on my Front Cover

Steven Husband

Age 18

Will feature on my DPS

Test Shots

Following my research and feedback on my ideas I decided to take some test shots to have a look at different poses that I could use for my magazine.

Print Production Risk assessment + Hazard Evaluation

Recce of location

This is the photography studio and is my recce of location. This is where my images will be taken for my magazine, I think that this will be a good location as the pictures will look very professional and I will not have to worry about whether the location will fit in with the context of the magazine as it will be very generic and in-keeping with the magazine.

Flat Plan Analysis

Peer Assessment of Flat Plan

Amy said that the image is the main part of the front cover and catches the attention of the reader, so it is important that the image is relevant to the content and target audience so they will be more interested in the magazine and more likely to read the magazine. The model in the photo needs to be similar to the audience in relation to clothes and overall image too. 

The photo is a medium close up which I think helps the audience relate to the model as the costume and model will be as similar to the target audience itself. This should interest the readers more as it usually does when they can relate to something or think they have things in common with something or someone.

I have had some feedback about the contents page, saying that the picture should be more prominent, however i think it will be and it just doesn't look as major in the drawing as it will be when taken on a camera, so i am not currently worried about this. However I can now ensure that the picture stands out when I take the actual photo for the contents page. The layout of the contents page only gained positive remarks, as it is easy it follow and not to busy so readers can easily follow the important pages and the most popular areas of the magazine. There is also not too much writing on the contents page so it isn't boring, however a reasonable level ensures the contents page looks professional and does it's job.

Amy said that by looking at my double page spread, you get the idea that when produced properly it will look very professional, with the initial attention of the reader being drawn to the large close up on the fore page, then the article coming from this on the opposite side.  The outline of the double page spread shows that there will be a reasonable balance between images and text. The readers attention will not be lost by the use of too much text and will hopefully be maintained through the use of relevant images, in-keeping with the rest of the article, contents page and front cover.

Planning my article

I will be trying to interact with my audience closely and relate to them by using 2nd person.
I will be using language that the readers will understand and will not be too intellectual for them
and will be detailed as well.
I believe that if i use very formal language the readers will be bored and it will not be in keeping
with the format and genre of the magazine.
 I believe that if the reader can relate to what is being said and the writer more, they will enjoy
reading the magazine much more.
I will keep the language as generic as possible throughout so it flows easily and the attention
of the reader is maintained well from start to finish.