Draft 1
The creation of this draft is focused on the conventional layout and view of the double page spread among the rest of the magazine as an A3 page. I am very happy with the image I have chosen for my double page spread as the image quality itself is good, the image is in focus and as required is a clear medium shot of the artist. In making my image suitable for my magazine I had to edit certain features using Photoshop. This involved using the brush tool to make the instruments in the image cleaner, I could argue this may go against the mise-en-scene however I wanted the shot itself to look high quality therefore I chose to enhance the image. Alike previous shots used of models I used Gaussian blur and spot healer to improve the overall view of the model. I have focused on the convention of using stylised fonts to highlight important messages that should be represented through the denotation. I have made the phrase "ROCK" very noticeable so it stands out on the page; also it immediately shows the audience what this specialised article features and influences the indie/rock relationship genre to the audience of the magazine. A main convention I want to follow throughout my magazine is house style, this is very important as the customer must be able to relate different articles and pages together (by format or the text itself). Again I used a simple grey shaded background which is very noticeable to the audience allowing them to easily follow the house style. When adding the article itself in my next draft I will be putting important Quotes from the artist in a larger/bolder format so it stands out. Also I may make the first letter of each paragraph larger as this is a common convention and during my research found this effect was used a lot. Also I will need to contemplate including a by-line and definitely page numbers, also the article itself will be presented in columns.
Draft 2
I have made many changes and improvements on my double page spread since my initial layout plan. I used the software, publisher to write up my article which meant I had a different choice of text formats and useful and conventional text adaptions I could include. For example I used both a drop-cap at the start of my article and 2 pool quotes. From previous research into NME and Q's magazine articles I know these features are very common and it allows the publisher to make certain text stand out to the audience. Also by including these conventions my magazine has a more accurate and professional approach which would urge my customer to pay money for my magazine as it connotes the good quality of the magazine. The heading "the album that made him.. nearly broke him" was created alike the main image using Photoshop as I wanted to give the text bold effects similar to the main article title on the page. Also I have included an introductory paragraph in the article to highlight to the audience briefly then content of the article. At the bottom right of the page I have included a page number which is a very important convention of a double page spread. I am happy with the overall view of the double page spread so far however I still need to make slight adjustments in making sure the page is as successful as possible. I have recently discovered after using the image on the faded background that I have over used the blur tool which has resulted in making the image appear slightly out of focused although it is not. To reverse this problem I am going to use the rubber or paintbrush tool to make the instruments more prominent instead of over blurred in the final product. Also I should add a small quote or heading to the single image on the right side of the page to briefly explains its importance and how it relates to the audience.
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