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Preliminary Task
Looking back at my Preliminary Task I can clearly see that I have learnt a lot more about the codes and conventions of a magazine such as a logo, subheadings, quotes and mastheads. -
Studying Music Magazines
After examining the codes and conventions of a variety of current music magazines I studied the history of music magazines which helped me decide what information would be appropriate to include in my own. -
Music Magazine Institutions
I researched different oligapolies to find out what company would be suitable for owning my music magazine -
Planning the layout
After looking at the various codes and conventions of music magazine I decided on a suitable layout for my front cover, contents page and double page spread -
Image Planning
I searched multiple types of shots that are on the coverof music magazines such as close ups, medium close ups, mid-shots and long shots and decided on having a mid shot for my magazine. -
Changing my Genre
I had originally planned to create a music magazine from the indie genre but changed it to the reggae genre as I felt there was a gap in the market for this type of music magazine. -
Finding Specific images
I then researched images more specific to the reggae genre which is what I decided for the genre of my magazine.This helped me because I could envision what the model for my magazine would wear by using inspiration from current reggae magazines. -
Shot Planning
I made a plan of who, what and where my pictures would be taken for my music magazine. -
Planning the Final Layout
After looking at multiple music magazines, I planned my final layout for the front page, content page and double page spread of my reggae music magazine. -
Final product
I then created my final product.
