Evaluation Idea

For my evaluation, I'm planning on either doing a video with a voiceover and drawings to narrate the words being said. 

or....

I came up with an idea of using large pieces of card and writing on them what I'm saying, with a bit of music playing over to make it a bit more fun.

Double Page Spread

I have made some alterations to my double page spread:

• I placed a subtle dark grey frame around the whole of the magazine.
• I moved the flag on the right picture down a fraction.
• I changed the size of the picture on the left just by a couple of millimetres.
• I shrunk the 'Exclusive Interview..' by 2 font sizes.

Contents Page

I made some alterations to my contents page:

• I shrunk the subscribe box as it was a bit too large and took up more space on the page than would be deemed suitable. 
• I created the 'Plus' section so it was left aligned, because it fit into the page more than the central alignment. 
• I placed another blue box with 'Cover Story' on for the 'Pauline Heller' story so that if the audience wished to read the cover stories, the contents would focus more on them than any other featured stories.
• I changed the quote underneath the RBCB's pictures to match the writing on the DPS.

New and Improved Front Cover

Firstly, I changed the picture so the eyes of the front character is looking at the camera, and I enlarged the main picture so it was the main focus on the page too. I lightened the colour of the union jack in the background so they're not as bright and bold, they're now more soothing.
I placed a cover line to go with the main picture to the left with relevance to Paul Weller, lead singer of "The Jam" - which links in with the title of my magazine.
The price of the magazine is now in the top right hand ear of the magazine as suggested, and the title has been enlarged. The barcode has also been reduced as well as the title for RBCB has been changed, as well as the colouring too make it stand out more.
The 'issue one' has been moved to the bottom left hand corner just above the barcode and I chose to place all the pictures together with writing above. I added the name of the '16 year old superstar' just to make sure the reader knows the cover story. I also shrunk the top left hand circle and the text in the circle. The font was also changed on the 'Pauline Heller?' story to blend in with the rest of the stories fonts.

Initial Feedback

- Change pictures of RBCB
- Place the £1.50 in the top right ear
- Relate cover lines to the pictures
- More of the postbox
- Enlarge main picture
- Change main picture so eyes are towards the audience

Step Three Draft - Finished Front Cover

For my final draft, I started adding all the details which would make the magazine more interesting to read. I added all the details which would grab the readers attention in a bright colour.

In the top left hand corner I added a bright yellow circle with a 'chance to win' inside of it. I got this idea from NME as they always do competitions to go to gigs or to win things.

I then copied an idea I saw in Kerrang! where the magazine has an exclusive interview with a band. I wrote this in yellow on the red background so it stands out.

Along with the pictures of RBCB I added a mini title to give an overview of what the pictures may be about. I then took a picture of a union jack and placed it over the post box. I lowered the opactity so the picture became slightly transparent. It then gave the effect of a flag on a post box.

Step One Draft

For my first draft of my magazine, I started off by creating a union jack as the background to my magazine. It immediately draws in the readers attention because the Union Jack is quite a bright flag and not many magazines feature it as their background.

I then decided to use the picture which represented the theme of the magazine the most. It features myself as a guitarist standing next to a British postbox. I chose this mise-en-scene as the the postbox is very British, and it co-ordinates with the colour scheme. 

I added the title 'The Jam' up to the top right hand corner. The two fonts represents the variety of music in which the magazine features. I added the strapline of 'The Best Of British'  too add to the theme of British music, and Issue 1 due to the fact that it is issue 1. The barcode was then added to make the magazine seem more realistic.



Step Two Draft

In this step, I added a circle which has the price inside. It corresponds to the colour scheme of the Union Jack and it stands out to show that the price of the magazine is relatively cheap for magazines these days.

I added the pictures of RBCB to the bottom right hand corner to show more of the contents of the magazine and to entise the reader into reading more into the articles.

Front Cover Of My Magazine