In Design Process

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/adobe-indesign/how-design-magazine-cover-with-pantone-colours-spot-varnishes/#3

In Design synergy with Photo Shop

Some points for you

• Really pleased with your work over the past couple of weeks.
• This really is a time when the 'Effort' you put in will be rewarded with the grades you will get.
• OVER half the group have completed their Front cover in Photo Shop and a small number have started their Contents page.

1. PLEASE USE ACTUAL MEDIA TEXTS & CHOSEN STYLE MODELS TO MODEL YOUR WORK.
2. By NEXT FRIDAY 18th MARCH - I EXPECT YOU ALL TO HAVE PHOTOSHOP DRAFTS (SHOWING LAYOUTS INCLUDING IMAGES AND MOST TEXT) of: COVER, CONTENTS & DPS. (I would like to prepare draft print outs of you work for your and class scrutiny)
3. PHOTOSHOP WORK CAN BE DIRECTLY IMPORTED INTO IN DESIGN AT THE FINAL STAGE
4. APPLE ONE & TWO WILL BE OPEN EVERY EVENING TO SUPPORT YOUR WORK & I WILL GIVE SMALL GROUP AND 1 to 1 AS REQUESTED BY YOU.

Post EASTER will allow us to focus on our Evaluation questions - Make final adjustments to Coursework and present all Blogs.

IN DESIGN & PHOTOSOP - Synergy

Institutions research

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/aug/14/uk-consumer-magazines-print-sales-2014

Look at this article from the Guardian. What does it suggest about the future of Print Magazines?

Consider how these institutions now reach their target Audience?
What has happened to NME this year? (Research)

To be completed this week

Task 1 (As requested last week)
Blogs
Using your planning sheet

• Post your activities over the last two week's
• This should be MULTIPLE POSTS dating the tasks you completed

PHOTO's

Post your best chosen pics in the following with the following blog post heading

1. Best selection for Front cover of my Music Magazine
2. Best selection for the Contents page of my Music Magazine
3. Best selection for Double page spread of my Music Magazine

The above post should be supported by a short narrative explaining the reasons for your selection and their suitability for your specific magazine. This should include reference to your Target audience & your decisions regarding Mise en Scene.

In DESIGN

All pupils to work in APPLE 1 & 2 and once above

MEDIA TRIP

Thursday - Light Cinema New Brighton

1.45 Year 12 & 13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OfPMJQ3Bpo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZZt2xUbvMs

Time Management for 22nd Jan

OVERVIEW
Deadline for 22nd Jan 2016 - NEXT FRIDAY
3 week exercise to plan PHOTO shoot 

Page 1 of Last Weeks Handout

Page 1 TEXT PLEASE READ & ENSURE that this is EVIDENCED

Thursday & Friday Sessions

Task1 Time Management: Plan your activities up to half term using the grid above. Include Time required, personnel required and Equipment.

Page 2 TEXT PLEASE READ & ENSURE that this is EVIDENCED

Blogging

Task 1: To be blogged under Time Management Heading

Task 2: To be blogged under Individual ‘Mise en Scene’ Heading – eg Mise en Scene – Location

Both these sheets to be completed and handed in by Friday 8^th Jan Period 6

PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY

1. DO NOT LEAVE PHOTOSHOOT TILL NEXT WEEK
2. SEE ME IN PLENTY OF TIME TO ORGANISE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
3. I HAVE PUT BACK T TUESDAY"S LESSON ON EVAL  TILL NEXT WEEK
4. IF YOU DO ASK FOR HELP I WILL ASSUME THAT  AS A LEVEL STUDENTS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WILL COMPLETE THE TASK ON TIME

THANKS

Focussing on Research for your Music Magazine

Main Task for the next two Weeks

Explore Music magazines

Research (Label)

Our Research will support our work for the Evaluation questions that we complete next term
Task One 
Completed by (Thursday lesson)
Post the following

List and download (Cover Images) as many Music Magazines as you can find. Use Google/Images. 

Find out the following information about the magazines and provide individual blogs about the following

Task 2

Do they belong to any specific genre regarding Target Audience and musical Tastes

1. Heavy Metal 
2. Pop 
3. Rock’n’Roll 
4. Multi Genre (All tastes) 
5. Hip Hop 
6. Rap etc

Task 3

Do any of these Music genres interest You (Provide a post explain why you might be interested.)

Task 4

Choose as least 3 possible style models ( Real Magazines of your Choice)

How much does the magazine cost?

How regularly are the magazines published?

How many issues have been printed

Task 5

Find out about the company (Instituation)  that creates these magazines.

Are they from big Institutions e.g. EMAP. Bauer Media etc or Smaller publishers?

Can you find any distribution figures for each magazine (Number of people who read it

Task 6
Who is the audience for this magazines

ConsiderAge - Gender- Social Class -

Task 7

Who are the bands/Artists who feature each Magazine. Are they Local - National - Global stars

Next Step

After completing the tasks we will focus on the Conventions of a Music magazine

We are now going to look at the conventions of this magazine

Pre-Lim work - Deadlines for 23rd October

This week:

All students have begun the process of Manipulating their Original images for their pre-liminary task.

Top tips
Refer to earlier post to check that you understand the brief for the Pre-lim brief:

"Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally candidates must produce a DTP mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of the program."

Use the Screen Shoot (ref picture below)

Shift Command & 4 to get a precise Screen Shot for your work to upload onto your posts. 

We are going to prepare your pre-lim initially using Photoshop (image manipulation Software) to 
develop your confidence using ADOBE programmes.

To Achieve a A-C grade for the Oct 23rd Assessment cycle you must demonstrate the following on your Blog posts:
Main Cover

1. Ability to take Appropriate Shots (MCU with appropriate Mise en Scene particularly Costume, Props, Location & a clear Image narrative'
2. Masthead with Appropriate Colour palette (School colours( Font & Font size 
3. Appropriate Additional Text reflecting the life of a School /Academy

Contents Page 

1. Appropriate text: Font (same as Cover); Size of Font (Different); Colour (Same colour palette as cover).
2. At least one additional image (Any Camera Angle/Composition)
3. Contents conventions ( Draft pressentation)

Technical Skills
Appropriate use of ADOBE tools including use of:

1. Layers
2. Layer from Background (if necessary)
3. Paint Bucket tool 
4. Text Tool & Sizing
5. Eraser Tool (Advanced Magic Wand)
6. Blending Options (Right click Text layer)
7. Open all in Windows to Move Image to Set Canvas size
8. Canvas size - Portrait A4 x 2 (42cm width 59.8cm height)

(See previous post for further guidance)

Blogs

• At least 15 posts on your Blog - showing the work process you have completed - culminating in the completed Pre-lim tasks. USE the Screen capture to add images of your work on ADOBE.

Future Planning

• We will be working on a DTP programme In Design after half term for our main task.(The Music Magazine)
• Acquaint yourself with the programme in Study time H/W using YouTube tutorials.