Diary Entry 21

I found out today that I have more time to improve my overall magazine. I have recieved lots of detailed feedback from peers and teachers and have several things I am going to focus my time on. Firstly I am going to improve my overall blog, in order to make sure that I have explained every post in detail and are able to receieve the highest marks I can. After I have done so I will improve certain parts of my magazine. I know that my double page spread is my weakest element of my magazine and due to restrictions on time I couldn't improve it as much as I wanted to therefore I am going to use this time effectively and improve it as much as I can.

Diary Entry 20

I have now finished my evaluations for my magazine. I have created several videos in premiere, prezi and powerpoint. In each of my videos and prezi's I have included images and YouTube videos to further provide variety in the ways I have presented my evaluations. I enjoyed doing these evaluations because it allowed me to go over the process of making my magazine and see what I did well and what I could have improved on. I basically self-assessed when doing these evaluations which will help me a lot when doing media in the future and in A2.

Diary Entry 19

I have finished making all the improvements to my magazine. I did a lot of work to my contents page to it clear and easy to read. I changed lots of the fonts and colours so it was more appealing to the reader. I also added subscription details and a copy of a subscribers edition of the front cover. I also included a copy of my front cover and article in the top right corner which I think really adds to the overall effect of the magazine.
I also finished editing all of my double page spreads. I edited the spread with the pull quote by adding an outline to the quote to make it more eye-catching. I also added a banner at the bottom of the page to make it more interesting.
Then I finished adding improvements to my article. I added two pull quotes and made them stand out by giving them a black outline.  I also added 'EXCLUSIVE' to entice the reader and to make them think they are seeing something no one else has seen yet. I also made the article text bigger because before it was too small to read. I did have some issues fitting all the text on the page because I had increased the size, so I took out some of the article.

Diary Entry 18

I have been working on doing the final improvements to my magazine this week. I have improved the front cover and uploaded the final cover onto my blog. I have been using a checklist for each of my pages to ensure that my magazine includes all the vital elements that will make it successful.

Diary Entry 17

I have just finished analysing the comments I recieved from my peers about my final draft. I have completed it in the first lesson which was my aim so I am very pleased. I have taken every comment on board and found each comment very helpful and I am confident that these comments will improve my magazine. I will now focus on applying the improvements to my magazine and also to keep on getting audience feedback throughout the process of improving so that I can keep making it appealing and attractive.

Diary Entry 16

This week I have been collecting comments from my peers about my magazine first drafts. I have started reading through them and working out ways to use their input to improve my magazine. Hopefully I will get this done after the next lesson so I can start making my magazine the best it can be.

Diary Entry 15

I've finished editing my front cover final draft. I've now moved on to my contents page final draft. I chose the image I wanted to use for my background, however, i was out of focus. I didn't have any time to reenact the shot and the other shots weren't as good in terms of the models' pose, so I decided to make it black and white. The black and white effect actually made the page look better and more interesting. After I edited the image, I came up with putting the page names and descriptions around my model. I thought this would create a more quirky and fun vibe for my contents page because usually contents pages are quite boring for readers to look at. I also took another picture of one of my peers so I could include it on my contents page. I thought an image of someone other than my main model would create more versatility and seem more professional. I enjoyed doing my contents page very much because I liked experimenting with different ways I could present the page numbers and page descriptions,

Diary Entry 14

I've just finished all my double page spread final drafts. I've been using my free periods and staying after school and also working from home to complete all my final drafts. The next draft I finished was my front cover. I did most of this from home but chose the image I wanted to use the day before. I knew the main direction I wanted to take for my front cover. I knew I wanted to include red, white and black and to use a deeper coloured red because when I experimented with a bright red, it looked quite cheap and would not appeal to my target audience. When doing one of the sell lines, I realised some of the band names looked quite plain and boring, so I tilted them to make them more interesting and attractive.

Diary Entry 13

I have been working on my double page spread final drafts. I used my sell lines and ideas and my drafts for inspiration when making my spreads on Photoshop. Initially, I only wanted to do two double page spreads but because I had lots of different images that I wanted to use, I decided to do another double page spread with a pull quote. I enjoyed doing all the double page spreads because it allowed me to use really different shots that I took when I did the Photo shoot.

Diary Entry 12

Today I have been doing my first double page spread final draft. I chose 2 or 3 images that I would consider for my double page spread and asked my peers which ones they preferred.Once my peers chose which image they thought was the best, I started working on the spread. I added the title 'OUR VALENTINE' and edited it and added shadow effects to it to make it more interesting and appealing. I then added a little paragraph of writing and edited the font and colour for it to make it attractive.

Diary Entry 11

Lately I have been finishing off my time lapse video for my indoor photo shoot. I rendered it which took some time due to my limited amount of disk space on my school account, however I eventually got it rendered and uploaded it on YouTube and put it up on my blog.  I also scanned in my double page spread drafts, front cover draft and contents page draft. Hopefully I will do another set of drafts on Photoshop to get a better idea of what direction I want to go in for my magazine.

Diary Entry 10

This lesson I have been doing my Mise En Scene for my photoshoot. I chose specific pictures which showed the clothes I decided to include and I wrote about why I chose those clothes and where I got my inspiration from.
I also did all of my drafts for my double page spreads, front cover and contents page. I will scan them onto the computer and put them on my blog when I can, seeing as I was able to do it from home. When I was coming up with ideas for my draft, I looked online at NME and Q front covers, double page spreads and contents pages because I thought a good mixture of my ideas and real things that are included in indie/rock magazines would turn out very nicely.

Diary Entry 9

Diary Entry 9 on Prezi

Diary Entry 8

For the last few lessons I have been working on my article draft and finishing off my schedule. I have finished most of my article draft, I just need to make sure it is interesting and exciting enough for my target audience. Also, on Monday I did my magazine photo shoot which went extremely well. I did an indoor shoot and and outdoor shoot and both turned out great. I will need to do a contact sheet to display all my images that I took which I will do in the next few lessons. I also did a time lapse video for my indoor photo shoot which I have been putting together and adding music to, to make it more engaging. Also, when I did my outdoor photo shoot I got another media student to photograph me and my model, so I could display have a behind the scenes video on my blog.

Diary Entry 7

Today I uploaded my masthead designs, edited my labels for my diary entries and completed my schedule. My schedule included what I have completed for my magazine so far, and what I need to do in the order I will do it. I also scanned my model release form onto my computer and uploaded it onto my blog. To upload my schedule, I had to put it on to scribd and make it a scribd document. In my schedule, I highlighted the tasks which I have completed in green to make it clear which tasks have been done, and which are yet to be completed. I edited my labels for my diary entries to make it simpler to access each entry. Now, all diary entries have the same label so it is easier to find them.

Diary Entry 6

This week I have been finishing and improving my Magazine Proposal. To do this, I looked on the haydong321 hub blog so I knew exactly what needed to be included. Mainly, I added to content, business, synergy, target audience, competition to my magazine and why it will succeed. I found this task very helpful because I thought more about the specifics of my magazine and how I want it to look. I also randomly chose one of my name ideas ('BEAT')and started experimenting with fonts and colours for my masthead. I need to put my name idea fonts document onto my blog and will do so in my next lesson.

Diary Entry 5

This week I have been focusing on my Audience Profile and my names ideas. For my audience profile task I used Prezi and I included the results from my survey which was on my blog. I gathered the results and explained what I thought of the results and how it helped me with my magazine. I also included what my ideal reader would be like and my target audience. This task definitely helped me make decisions about how I wanted my magazine to be presented and what I should include in it and how I should include these things.
I have also been working on my names ideas for my magazine. I have put my ideas on my blog and have also written my top 4 choices. I also wrote about why I chose these specific names and how I feel it will add to the success of my magazine.
During the next week I need to make decisions about my business feature in my Proposal and to make it more detailed.

Diary Entry 4

Meida Course Work Diary Entry Week 4

Diary Entry 3

Diary Entry Week 3 on Prezi

Diary Entry 2

Diary entry week 2

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