Learning Outcome 4 (U3): Be able to carry out post-production techniques and processes for an original media product to a client brief (P5)

The Sizing of the Document is A4

Use of yellow background as it is my colour scheme 

Text boxes and barcode are added

Price of the magazine is added

Magnetic lasso was used to cut the model out from the background

The front man of the band is added using the rectangular marquee to copy and paste in

Other members of the band have been edited and added infusing the same method

The text is added and moved around using the text box and the mouse tool

Band member on the right has been flipped as the band member on the left would be facing the same way

Some text boxes are made pink as it was in my original colour scheme and due to the dark background

The main feature article is added using the text box

Components of the magazine and puff are added using the text box and the shape tool

Features of the magazine are added using the text box to type and change the sizing

The background is changed and the main feature article layout and quotes are changed into a different font using the text box to change the font and layering to change the background

Features of the magazine are added in the top left corner using the text box and the shape tool to add lines between the texts

Puff is enlarged using the command T option to change the sizing

Layout for the double page spread is made in A3 format

The title for body copy is made using the text b

Main image is added and the magnetic lasso was used to cut the model out from the background

Body copy and first lesser image added using the copy and paste option to put the body copy into the text box and to put in the lesser image

Background changed and lesser images are in a Polaroid format with captions "written" underneath by cutting and pasting the images into polaroid frames and using the text box to put in the writing beneath the images

Mouse tool. Was used to move images in the project as well as to resize them and reshape them

Marquee tool. Used to copy and paste images into my project

Text tool. Was used to add text into the project; the title, puff pieces, body copy

Magnetic lasso. Was used to select certain parts of an image before putting it into the project; the band members from the original background, the polaroid background

Target Audience Review

Strengths of my magazine:
The colour code for both the front cover and double page spread is appropriate for my chosen genre. This was displayed in my mood board which showed a large number of vibrant colours such as pinks, yellows and blues on Indie album covers but usually had darker colours such as grey, black and green for backgrounds for Indie magazines. With this information, I used a grey background for both my cover and double page spread as well as the use of the colours yellow and blue.

    The photographs and their layout is appropriate for the magazine and its genre. This is mainly displayed in the double page spread in which the main image is of the "front man" holding a guitar with a number of lesser images mainly of various band members spread across the page at various angles giving the effect that they are "scattered". This links with my target audience (25 to 35 year olds living in North London) as it is made up of people who listen and are interested in the genre of Indie.
    The clothing worn by my model is contemporary fitting with the genre and how artists wouldn't wear flashy clothing unlike artists from genres such as pop or hip hop. This is evident in my magazine as almost all the photos of the members are shown to be wearing clothing without any visible brands or wearing any clothing with loud colours.

Weaknesses of my magazine:
My double page spread doesn't adhere to the same colour code as my front cover. This is evident from the absence of yellows and blues in my double page spread that my front cover has. This is a weakness as the brief states that my magazine must be based on a vibrant music scene in the North London area. As there is a lack of colour in my double page spread compared to my front cover, it has given the impression that my magazine is in fact not based on a vibrant music scene.

On the front cover of my magazine, there is a lack of pull quotes connoting that it is in fact a North London magazine apart from the skyline which says that it is. This is a weakness as it goes against the brief which states that the magazine should be exclusive to North London and as it wouldn't seem obvious to viewer of the front cover that it is indeed so.

In the double page spread, there is an absence of pull quotes regarding the body copy which is very unorthodox as it is used in most magazines. However, this was done as my body copy is very large and there would not have been any space for pieces of large text. This is a weakness as the brief states that I should make a music magazine.

Improvements for my magazine
In order to improve my magazine I could incorporate the colours yellow and blue in my double page spread in elements such as the title font and the photos with potential shadowing of the aforementioned colours. This would be done in order to give the impression that my magazine is of a vibrant music scene in order to adhere to the brief.

To improve my magazine, I could increase the amount of pull quotes on the front cover suggesting to the reader that the magazine is North London based. This would be done in order to adhere to the brief which says that the magazine should be based in North London which it currently may not seem so to an onlooker of the cover.

In order to improve my magazine, I would add pull quotes to my double page spread. I could do this by deleting section(s) of my body copy in order to make space for said pull quotes. This would be done in order to create the impression that Indie Insider is indeed a real magazine as the brief states that I should do so.