Planning: Audience Feedback (Contents Page)

I recently posted some updates of my contents page to a social networking site to gain some audience feedback. Note: The image below is a screenshot of the post that I shared on my social networking profile, and the screenshot shown here only shows two thirds of the magazine. The magazine that I used for the audience feedback can be seen in my three posts ago.

Audience Member 1

Audience Member 1 complimented the page.

There was not a lot of Audience Feedback for this page, except a few mistakes I forgot to change before uploading, so they were immediately spotted and changed.

My Media teacher said he likes it before I uploaded it, saying that the numbers that are integrated into the pictures were effective and delivered what is conventional of a music magazine contents page. Also, he said I needed more 

Planning: Audience Feedback (Front Cover)

I recently posted some updates of my front cover to a social networking site to gain some audience feedback. Note: The image below is a screenshot of the post that I shared on my social networking profile, and the screenshot shown here only shows two thirds of the magazine. The magazine that I used for the audience feedback can be seen in my previous post.



















Here was my response the front cover:

Audience Member 1

Audience member 1 has said that she thinks the 'Noah Brown' title and the main body font are the same font, or look too similar - however they are completely different. But, I have took the constructive criticism on board and changed the positioning of the artist's name, the colour and added a light shadow so it stands out more effectively.

Audience Member 2

Audience Member 2 has gave a detailed description of good points and where I could improve the product. In response to this feedback upon improvements, I have cropped the image so does not overlap the artist as much. As you'll be able to see, I have also moved the biggest writing (the artist title) lower so it does not overlap; and of course, in turn, moved the other featured artists up and 'squeezed' the writing so it does not overlap. I have also added more content to both sides of the magazine as you'll be able to see in the updated front cover, so it creates a framing effect, which is conventional of most music magazines. I have yet to include the date and issue number (as that is on the contents page), but I will be doing this with the progression of the product.

Audience Member 3

Audience Member 3 has complimented me upon how professional it looks, but also does not think the black square in the bottom right looks right ("out of place"), so I have changed it to white, and included a light shadow, plus the writing within the box, to make it stand out more and blend in more efficiently.


Audience Member 4

Audience Member 4 has commented upon the artist title also. As stated in the previous audience member feedback, I have now changed the text colour to stand out more and placed it lower.

Planning: Front Cover update

Below is a recent update of how the Front Cover is progressing...

I have made the subsequent changes:

The magazine title 'Woodhouse.' has been enlarged so it covers the entire width of the top of the magazine, and with a magazine motto of "Folk music at its very best".

I have changed the photo that I had originally, and instead edited and used this one. I have edited this one by increasing exposure and warmth to the colour pixilation - giving it a warmer and vintage feel, which I think suits the typical nature of the magazine very well.

I have added subtitles that support the magazine that also are featured. In my magazine, I have edited the 'Folkstock Acoustic Festival' logo so it blends in with my front cover, and the background image. A rhetorical question has been added to create excitement and diversity in the magazine, engaging the audience. The other subtitles include bands with a snapshot of their story in one small sentence.

At the very bottom of the magazine, I have included a news bar, where is informs the audience of 'exclusive photos' and 'acoustic madness'. To separate them, I have included the '|' symbol, which is used commonly in real media texts (magazines).

Planning: Contents Page update

Contents Page Update

Below is a download of my contents page so far. I have changed, added and manipulated a wide range of features to do with my contents page. As you can see below, since my last idea of the contents post, I have changed the title from 'Contents' to 'This Week'. I feel that I have added my own touch on the page instead of the typical contents page by changing the title - making it more personal to the reader, especially if the reader is apart of the active audience. As you can see, I have followed the house style of the title by adding a dot (.) - relating both this page with the front cover. 

I have made sections that inform the reader under the sub titles of 'News, 'Live Gigs' and also 'WH Reviews'. Firstly, I have again followed the house style feature by adding a dot on the end of the sub-title. Furthermore, I have shortened the 'Woodhouse. Reviews' to 'WH. Reviews' due to the length of the magazine name - regular readers, or even passive audiences, of the product will be able to interpret this sub-title when viewing the review page, where it will state in full 'Woodhouse. Reviews'. 

I have followed a convention of implementing the page number into the images or sub section by creating a white rectangle shape and adding the number from a text box. 

Another convention that I have adapted in the house style is the use of faint lines that have been reduced in opacity to blend in with the layout of the page. These lines help separate the sections and images of the page, making it easier for the reader to process and overlook as a whole. 

I have made the images the main features of the magazine by enlarging them to an appropriate size.

Planning: Live Gig Photoshoot from March 22nd

These are only some of the images taken from the gig photoshoot of my friend's band on the 22nd March:

Planning: Photoshoot Images from 19th March

Here are some of the photos that I captured from the photoshoot with Arty Haire from the 19th March:

Planning: Another (smaller) photoshoot

I am planning to do two more photoshoots so I can use more images in the magazine for the contents page. I have arranged with a friend from school to capture a few action shots of him recording in a studio. We will be using the school studio which is fully equipped with the equipment that provides the right setting for the photograph. This will be happening tomorrow, March 19th.

I will also be planning to go to my friend's live gig on 22nd of this month (March 22nd) in a local pub in my hometown.

I will be posting some of the shots that I capture from the photoshoots momentarily after the planned sessions.

Planning: The Photoshoot

I am pleased to say that the photoshoot that was planned for this weekend was a huge success, and I feel that, from looking over them just now, that there are some very good shots - even if I do say so myself. The weather was perfect for the location, despite how cold it was, the sun provided a very nice beam through the woodland trees and the well location.

Here are just a few of the shots of the well that I want to share with you, as I most likely won't using them in the magazine due to being background/outtakes and other reasons that mean that I won't be using them.