contents page. first draft.

Love the 'interview central' bit, not too sure about the rest. 

front cover. first draft.

double page spread. first draft.

This is my first attempt of my double page spread. I used photo's that I've took from previous things I've done. I tried to make it look conventional to a normal magazine by using colums, photos and a large eye-catching title. I used the 'Polaroid' effect on the photos because I thought it seemed to fit the 'festival' idea that the typical square photo. I created the pie chart in the corner with influence from Q as i saw one in one of their magazines about the different aspects of a band. I really like their use of it so i created my own for the aspects of a music festival. Any comments on improvements would be gratefully accepted!

edited tests.

These are all my edited versions. I really like the ones in black and white with the guitar in focus. I like these because the black and white is quite conventional of the indie scene and the guitar in colour puts emphasis on the fact that its a music magazine.

test shots. working out my recce.

These are all original shots I took to begin to gather an idea of what kind of images I wanted. I then looked at my favourite ones and edited them to see what I could make, these will be on my next post.

risk assesment.

Before taking my photos I had to check that the equitment and area was safe. As it was the middle of the day I didn't need any lighting equitment and I planned to use natural light. The camera I was using was borrowed from school and already had a safety neck band which decreased my chance and dropping and breaking it.
The only other equitment I was using was a guitar which was only as a prop and so I didn't need to check much about it. I did have to make sure however I had a back up camera and guitar for the unlikely possibility that one was damaged.
When checking out the area I was taking the photos I removed any rubbish from the ground so it was safe and also made sure that no cars would be driving by to ensure safety for me and my model.
Once I had prepared and check all of this it was safe to take my photos. There was still risk of injury from trivial things like tripping but this was something that couldn't be help, jsut everyone around had to be sensible and safe.

niche audience magazine.

This is a magazine that only sells 26,000 copies a month. Compared to the hundred of thousands that NME and Q sell this is a tiny amount. The magazine is published 6 times a year and is targeted at a very niche audience. 

The main types of music that Shindig advertise are; Mod, Garage Rock, Psych and Freakbeat. These are very targeted music genres that are typically based in the 60s. 

So far they have only released 25 copies and a standard copy costs £4.95 but they also sell annuals that cost £11 each. Although this price seems extreme the people that will buy this magazine will have to be very into their music and so wouldn't mind buying the magazine.

Shindig are on both Facebook and Twitter which are free social networks and a great way of advertising for small businesses. This must work due to the 26,000 subscribers but not well enough that no one else in the class had heard of it. 

                                                         

The front covers are all very similar. They have a constant 60s theme and the writing and cover image will follow this. The three code color scheme is present on the cover with the use of Yellow, Orange and Black/White. The artists feature on the cover have the same laid back, 'i don't care' look.