Tutorial: Cutting out an image

I created a video of me cutting out an image on Photoshop to evidence the skills that i have gained and been able to develop since creating my preliminary task. This video is also proof that all the photos I have used throughout my magazine were mine and were cut out by me. Also, doing this helped me because I was able to practise cutting out images to make sure that when I came to using the images on my actual magazine, they were of a better quality and looked tidy. Furthermore, before I started to work on my magazine this year, I had forgotten a lot of the skills I had from last year and this task also helped to refresh my memory of what to do and I even learnt how to use the 'refine edge' tool in order to make the images even better.



Time Lapse

I have taken a time lapse video of my photoshoot as evidence to prove to the examiner that the photos are my own. Also I have been able to look back at it to assess how well I directed my model and to show the varity of angles I used and how I achieved these, (for example standing on a chair to produce a shot at a high angle).



Article Draft

I have created a draft article that I will include on my double page spread. I have made sure to aks relevant questions that will interest the readers of my magazine. I have also made sure that the article is informative and entertaining.

Article Draft

Schedule

I have create a schedule with a list of every task that I have to complete, any sub tasks that I will have to include within each task and also the date that it will be due to be on my blog. This will help me manage my time effectively to ensure that I complete all my tasks. I will also be able to refer back to this schedule to make sure that I am on tasks and it's an effective way of organising myself.

Contact Sheets

I took a fair amount of images during my photoshoot however I decided to narrow these down to just over 100 as this is an easier amount to sort through when deciding which to use in my magazine. I have now presented these as 5 contact sheets to display them in a concise way. Below, you can see that I have taken a variety of shot sizes from close-ups to long-shots and that I encorporated props and different outfit changes in to my photoshoot to make each of image look unique.

Mise en Scene

Costume:
I believe that the type of clothing that the model wears helps to reflect the genre of the magazine. Therefore I decided to make my model dress in a fairly 'laid back' style. I have tried to make her look down to earth and dressed down to create more of a friendly look but I have used colours such as black and red to make her look powerful and mysterious. I had four outfit changes during the photoshoot to give my images variety.

Hair & Makeup:
I wanted the makeup on my model to look quite natural with attention to her eyes as they are a great feature of my model and help enhance the dramatic look she has been given. Her makeup is fairly plain with a red lipstick to add a powerful and dramatic style. My models hair colour is also red and therefore is very eye catching and bright. I also wanted her hair to look fairly natural, so I went for a curly style with a quiff to in keep with a rock style.

Poses:
The poses I used make my model look confident and outgoing. I have tried to encorporate poses that make her look relaxed within what she is doing and this way the photos look more natural and not awkward. I tried various poses to make her look more dominant and in control as well as poses from different angles and shote lengths to signify different levels of intimacy with the reader.

Facial Expressions:
I have made sure that my model used eye contact throughout most of the shots as I believe that this ensures that a relationship can be created between her and the reader. I have used pouts and smiles to show her different personalities - she is serious about her music, yet is capable of having a good time.

Props:

The props that I decided to use was a red electric guitar to correspond with the genre of my magazine. I shows shots of the model playing it and using as an accessory. I also included shots of her admiring it, suggesting that she is passionate about her music and respect it. Another prop I used was glitter. I believe that the glitter creates a fun vibe and chose to use blue glitter as it is a bright and eye catching colour.

Sell Lines And Contents Ideas

I have come up with a wide selection of sell lines and contents ideas to include within my magazine. I have carefully thought about what type of artists I want to be featured within the magazine and also how I can describe these to my readers. I presented my ideas as a prezi to ensure that they were easy to access and to read:

Model Release Form

I had to get my model for my photoshoot to sign this release for in order for me to gain permission to photograph her. This was important as I am now able to establish that the image that I use within my magazine are my own (primary images) and that they are not subject to any copyright laws. Also, this was important to ensure that my model agrees to letting me photograph her and it is a professional stage that takes place in the real magazine industry.

Name Designs

I have started to look at the different ways in which my masthead could be displayed on my front cover. I have thought about the different colours and fonts that I could choose from and narrowed these down to what I thought looked best. I have ended up with 6 designs that I believe would help my magazine look eye catching and exciting:

Now that I have thought about the different designs for a range of names, I have started to focus on one specific name that I think sounds best. I am going to call my magazine 'RAW' so I have created a range of different style for this particular name. I have even thought about the use of punctuation such as full stops within the masthead and considered the different connotations of these. I believe that a full stop helps to make the masthead in to more of a statement on the front cover.

Colour Connotations

I have chosen to include red, black, white and silver in the colour scheme for my magazine. I have don't this because they have certain connotations that I want to be reflected through my magazine.

Red: Power, Rock, Love, Lust, Passion, Outgoing.

Black: Mystery, Modern, Darkness, Sleek.

White: Sophistication, Minimalism, Innocence.

Silver: Class, Admirable, Expensive, Reflective.

Name Ideas

Some name ideas that I have come up with for my magazine are:

RAW

MODE
ROCK
INDIE
CHOICE
ONE
JUMP

GIG

NOTE

SOLO

TREBLE

ELECTRIC

I want my magazine to have a 'one word' name. This is because it gives the magazine a more established and 'well known' tone. Also, magazines that I have focused on in my similar product research such as 'Q', 'Kerrang!' or 'NME' use this technique and have chosen titles that are easy to say and sound good when they are said.

Magazine Proposal

Within my proposal I have talked about the type of magazine that I aim to create, the content and style that I will include, competition for my magazine, the audience I plan to target my magazine at and other business features that I feel are important to notice. I also talked about why I believe that my magazine will suceed.