Friday, 18 February 2011

Mock - up of existing magazine front cover


Here is my mock up of the Rolling Stone magazine of Prince.
I chose to do a magazine cover with Prince on the cover because i have a friend that looks a bit like him. I stood them against a white board, i would of used a white screen but in the original image the background is slightly discoloured so the whiteboard seemed best. I put mascara on his face to look like facial hair and a mole. The lighting was coming from above in the original magazine cover, so i did ther same in my mock up, plus darkening the underneath of the eyes to enhance this.
I used Photoshop to edit my image, i started off by changing the colour of his eyes, Joels eyes are actually green, but Prince's are brown so i used the burn tool on Photoshop to darken them.  I then used the burn tool again to darken the moustache and beard and his eyebrows. I then slightly darkened around his eyes and cheek bones to make his face more defined. Next i took the hair from the original image and pasted it in, and i did the same with the collar. I used the text tool and found the most suitable font that looked most like the original. I found a barcode on the internet and pasted onto my image. The title 'Rolling Stone' was difficult to replicate using the normal fonts so i got one of the titles off the internet and changed the size and colour.
I would say that the font i used was as close to the orginal as possible, and i am happy with this area of the cover. I think i made the face as similar as possible and this was another successful part, i think the lighting i used worked well, it's not too ehnanced.
The facial hair doesn't look very realistic, perhaps if i had used fake facial hair rather than mascara this would have turned out better. I think the hair and collar that have been pasted in don't look very realistic because they have become slightly pixelated, and this would be something i'd like to improve on. I think the barcode i used is slightly too bright, the magazine cover i was replicating was done in 1990 and the barcode and background were quite discoloured, i should have found a slightly more yellow barcode to enhance this.

Monday, 7 February 2011

Questionnaire

Questionnaire
Hello, my name is Samantha Hulmes and I am a student at Sponne School sixth form. I have devised this questionnaire to find out what sixth form students would like in a music magazine, and I would appreciate it greatly if you could take time to fill out this questionnaire. Please circle the appropriate answers, and if for any reason you feel uncomfortable answering a question, feel free to leave it blank.
Many thanks
Samantha Hulmes

What gender are you?
Male         
Female

How old are you?
7-10
11-14
15-18
19-22
23+

What is your favourite music genre? (Please tick one)
Pop
Rock
Indie
Drum and Bass
Other
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Do you buy music magazines?
Yes
No

If so, what music magazines do you buy?
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If not, why?
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How often do you buy music magazines? …………………………………………………………………………………………..

How much disposable income do you have per week?
£0 - £10
£11 - £20
£21 - £30
£31+

How much are you prepared to spend on a music magazine?
0 – 50p
51p - £1
£1.1 - £2
£2.1 - £3
£3.1 - £4
£4.1 +

What is your favourite part of a music magazine?
Interviews
Stories
Quizzes
Free offers
Other
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Should the language used in the magazine be formal or informal?
Informal
Formal
Both

Does the main image attract you to the magazine?
Yes
No
Sometimes

Where do you usually buy your magazines from?
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Who is/are your favourite music artist(s)?
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Do you go to music festivals and concerts?
Yes
No

Would you like upcoming gigs and tours to be advertised in the music magazine?
Yes
No

How often do you think a music magazine should be published?
Daily
Weekly
Monthly

How do you purchase your music?
CD
Download
Other
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Thank you