Production Update 2

By the end of the 23rd January, I have completed my front cover of my magazine and nearly finished my contents page. After feedback, I was advised to change my image on the contents page so I had a variety of images. Therefore I will be taking a new picture on the 23rd in the evening to replace the photo currently there. I have also started my double page spread. Unfortunately the picture I was hoping to use is not very good as it is very pixel-ated and when I tried to convert the background to white, it looked very messy, therefore I will be needing to find a new image or take a new one. However Matt who is the model has exams and has been revising, so I will need to work round this. Furthermore I have started to write the article for my double page spread which I am writing in word to then be transferred to my in-design document. I aim to complete both contents page and double page by  Monday the 30st.

Audience Research- Photos

For my Front Cover boost image and Contents page image, I took a total of 38 photos to which I chose 13 possible ones which I thought looked the best to use as a boost image for this particular genre and then showed these 13 images to my focus group for their opinions.

 These were the 13 images I chose :


I Then referred to my focus group and asked whether they liked the cover star and which image they think would work best for the front cover of my magazine...

Alistair: 'out of the 13, I think that number 11 ( Left picture on bottom row) looks like it could be used as your front page image.However it is quite dark so you may need to lighten it up a lot more if you decide to use this.'

Mark: 'I think the first image really grasps the best image of Jazz and really looks like something you would put on the front cover. I really like the close up of me and I think it will work well.'


Alex:- Looking at all the images, i think that the 1st image is the best. This image will attract more of your target audience because of the seriousness and that it focus' on the playing of the instrument and not the position of the model.

Mildred: 'The first one looks good, yes very good'

Alan:
- 'Ahh well, It depends, Whats the image for?'
me-'Its for the front cover'
- 'And is that your dad?'
Me:'Yes which picture do you like?'
-'I quite like the first image'
Me:'OK thank you'
-'Very good'

After Receiving this feedback, i decided to use the first image as I thought it represented Jazz in a better way than the rest and my focus group also thought this and preferred this image to the others selected.

Production update

So far in my production process, I have designed my front cover and nearly finished this. I had a bit of trouble with choosing the colour of the masthead as all the greys which I chose you were not able to see. Instead I changed it to the colour of the saxophone so it contrasted well which helps connote a more sophisticated audience. I did not add very many cover lines as it shows it is more targeted at a older audience. There is one main cover line and shout out to attract the audience which refers to the boost picture and The language I used keeps to the target audience.

I will soon start my contents page. I have taken all the pictures I will be needing, so the computer work and design is what I will need to do. 

Audience Feedback- Masthead

I came up with various names for my magazine and asked for my focus groups advice on which one they thought was the best and which one suited the genre and type of magazine I am producing.The names I have chosen are in French as I wanted the magazine to connote a sophisticated audience and the French translation makes it seems more formal to my target audience.


I came up with three possible names to call my magazine and then pitched them to my focus group...


1- Optimiste - French for upbeat and optimistic, which shows the genre types of Jazz and that it is upbeat and people look at it as inspiration.


2. Moelleux- This is French for mellow. I chose to include this name because Jazz music is described as a mellow sound which is quite soothing and nice to listen too.. which shows and represents the inside of my magazine. 


3.Autochtones- This means 'Aboriginal' in French. I thought this would be an ideal name because Aboriginal means ' Existing in a place from the earliest known period' which shows Jazz as a genre because it has been around for hundreds of years and has developed greatly. The magazine would be bringing together music and artists of this genre from then and now and this masthead would explain it all. 






I then showed these to my focus group and here are the results:

The graph shows that the majority of my focus group preferred The masthead of 'Optimiste' to the other two. moelleux was not very popular as it has no votes. Alex said 'It sounds more like food than a magazine and isn't very sophisticated. ' The title 'Autochtones' was close behind optimiste with 2 votes. Mildred commented that this one seemed the fit the genre of Jazz a lot more than optimiste as it dates back to early years.

Planning- Second Draft

I have designed a mock up magazine front cover on 'Illustrator' of what my magazine may look like in colour. I have not chosen the size font or style I was or chosen cover stories. I have just transferred it from a drawing and add a bit of colour.

-I Sent this photo to Alistair via whats-app (an instant messaging application for android phones) and asked for his opinion..

As the picture of the right of the application shows, he liked the design However he thought that the text was a little bit small and I should increase the size by 3 or 4 sizes to make it bigger. and more easy to read


-I used Facebook to ask Alex whether i could show him another mock up front cover, he agreed. however as college does not have msn i had to wait till the evening before I could show him.. and this is what he said : 'I like the design but i think that the writing is a bit small. Maybe add a few more cover stories or increase the size. I like the way that the clothes of the model matches the title colour as it contrasts well.'

I showed the image to Alan and Mark and again they both said that the text should be bigger so it is more easy to read and it fills the page a little bit more. Mark also said that the main focus point should be considerably bigger than the cover stories and I should take this into consideration.

Time Management update

From the 27th of December to the 3rd of January is was able to complete from the Locations posts. I managed to keep to my target dates of each post- which is shown on the time line.

However all the posts were posted on my blog on the 3rd January which suggests I completed them all in one day. I actually started and completed them all within the dates I set for each post but kept them as drafts as I needed to upload the draft designs from the camera which took a long time. Once I had uploaded these photos on the 2nd of January, I was able to upload any other photos I needed to posts and then publish them to my blog in the correct order. I met my target and deadline date to complete all of the planning tasks and also was able to collect feedback from my target audience.

Risk Assessment- The risks

I have taken some pictures of the risks which may occur when I take my photos.

This is one of the locations I will be using.

The hazards are :
-The washing line.. with the prop- which someone will easily be able to trip over.
- Tripping over the flowerpots- this is a risk but I dont intend on taking a photo that far over.




Wires need to be put away or out of the way to avoid people trippiong over them.






The appliance for which the plug is not in a socket needs to be either put away somewhere safe or plugged into the socket to avoid people from standing on the plug and hurting their foot.

This is the other option of the plug, which is being placed in the socket. the sockets should be then placed against a wall or out of the way to stop people from tripping over them and badly injuring themselves.