First Draft of Front Cover

SCREENSHOT OF UNFINISHED FINAL FRONT COVER

Photo Editing and Steps of Production

I started by using the quick selection tool to cut the model out, after I zoomed in and used the rubber to make the edges smoother.

This is the image before i manipulated it. there were dark shadows below and around the eyes.

I altered the colour of this image so that the model's skin is lighter and the uneven darkness on her skin is manipulated so that it appears more smooth. i used the clone stamp tool to achieve this. i also used the spot healing brush to remove the blemishes.

I used a wordcloud website in the production of this logo, along with the use of the rasterising tool so the text curves around the logo. 

to create this plug I used the brush tool and set the harshness to full to get a defined circle. my favorite part about this plug is the text that goes around the top. to do this I used the "curve text" tool. 

My main idea for this text was to highlight the word suicide in red with a black stroke to grab the attention of the audience. however I thought that the words "retreat from the stage" would coincide with the word suicide.

i used this image as a secondary image on the front cover. i thought the strap at the upper side of the image looked strange on the cover. so i used the clone stamp tool to remove it.

This is the image after the editing.

When I first used this secondary photo on my front cover it didn't have a black stroke around the outside so it looked like this...

The reason I used the stroke is because I didn't like the harsh edges.

To achieve the look of this logo I used the rasterise tool to lift the edges with a script font. 

I decided to use this because it would stand out as a logo among the standard, bold text. 

For the masthead I used the text tool to arrange the text closer together. I did this so it looked more conventional and I liked how the R joins with the A.

I chose the positioning of the text behind the model’s head because this is conventional for magazines such as NME and KERRANG of which I used ideas from.

I used the polygonal lasso tool to draw the outline of the triangle. i then used the fill tool to fill in the colour. I thought it was effective how it connects to the skyline corner. 

Detailed Mockup

Production Planning

28th nov-Detailed mock front covers
29th nov-Detailed mock front covers

5th dec-Shooting photographs
6th dec- Shooting photographs

12th dec- photoshop manipulation
13th dec- Photoshop manipulation

19th dec- final design
20th December-deadline for front cover

Indie Fashion and hairstyles

Indie fashion is extreemly diverse. So for my magazine I want to lean more towards surfer/rugged Indie clothing and hairstyles. these are some examples of what cast types I want for my magazine

A large aspect of indie clothing is second hand or vintage clothing. this gives the rugged/worn appearance coinciding with the messy, un-kept hair. 

Beards and stubble are also generally conventional in indie culture. however the diversity of indie culture means that it's not essential...

There is a sense of modesty and humbleness in indie clothing and style. as if the clothing and the hair is just roughly essembled. especially in girls...

Designs of the Masthead/Logo

Magazine Production

1. Produce an online poll to ask your audience about the name of your publication

post 1 Q1. the name of magazine: GAIN
post 2 Q2. The design of masthead/logo

Magazine cover in progress

Unused images of the abandoned farm

My Audience Media Profile

A4 information that profiles your audience Post a video interview with a typical member of your audience.

My Indie-Folk Magazine

 

Consumer                                          Percentage

 

Male                                       54%   

Female                                   46%

 

16-20                                      30%

21-30                                      40%

31-40                                      25%

41-64                                      4%

65+                                         1%

 

Matt is a 23 year-old musician who loves to play, listen to and read about indie folk music. His weekly rituals are buying GAIN magazine and finding out his favorite artist’s upcoming gigs, guitar playing techniques and how to "make it" in the music industry. He also loves finding out about new bands and their sounds.

Matt likes a good range of music. He likes that the bands he discovers in GAIN magazine because the genres are fresh and original. 

Music Videos and Music Genre

The indie Genre can range from mellow to hardcore. think of it like a scale...

1)Mellow--------------1.5)---------------2)dynamic---------------2.5)-------------3)hardcore


1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS_x25knS0w  this is an example of mellow indie music- usually with no distinctive rhythm or beat. generally the most lyrically influenced indie music. More mellow music tends to contain unusual instruments such as xylophones, banjos, mandolins and ukuleles.

2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGKfrgqWcv0 this is an example of dynamic indie music- tends to be catchy with a good chorus and a good beat. More like pop music. however it still has aspects of originality and quirkiness.

3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1DsD9toK-E this is an example of hardcore indie music- generally has screaming in it and is heavily influenced by heavy, complicated and fast drumbeats and distorted guitar melodies. sometimes it will be fused with dance music containing synthesised, electronic sound.

Indie music videos
Music videos tend to be hardly edited and produced; particularly mellow indie music such as video number 1. This emphasises the raw, live sound and the ambience of the room\surroundings. there are a lot of over the shoulder/point of view shots of the musicians playing the instruments so the audience can be in their shoes. this links to the lyrics of the songs generally being particularly emotive and empathetic. video 1 focuses on the lead singer's facial expressions a lot to emphasize this. video 2 focuses on the distinctive bass beat of which it shows the lead singer kicking the bass drum. The video also focuses on the amount of people watching the performance whilst using no special affects and just focuses on the passion of the musicians and the atmosphere of the live performance.
The third video focuses on the enthusiasm and the stage presence of the band because of the fact it's hardcore. this is the type of indie music that has the least lyrical pronunciation and focus because the stereotypes who listen to this genre of music dance and jump around heavily at gigs. also partly because of the artists who don't feel emotional and lyrical connection is unnecessary in the songs.

Independent label music
Indie music is commonly thought of as individual music, meaning originality. Indie actually means Independent label music which means the band or artist isn't signed to any major record labels, in theory. However bands such as Mumford and sons are signed to a major record label but are still considered indie because of the music genre. This links to the music sounding raw and live because they generally have less of a budget to spend on recording and producing music and music videos.

NME media pack

NME MEDIA RESOURCE 

Photographic influences

I chose these images as influences (from the internet) because of the humbleness of the settings/performance space. The music genre links to these pictures because of the rawness and low budget. As if to emphasise that the artists are capable of producing great music in the scruffiest, abandoned places. These are closely similar to the original images I took of abandoned places in my post "Props and Locations".

Cast

Harry Whitelock, Annie Harmeston, Jess Kelly