The model on the front of the magazine is a student from wyke college which shows who the magazine is aimed at. the model is wearing as smart casual style which gives the reader the impression that they are a student at the college, the stylish top is showing that it theI had to admagazine is not aimed at tbackgroundlder people as they are stereotypically not into fashion or reading college magazine as it does not fit the conventions of older people's magazines, the age of the magazines audience is between 16-19 years of age as that is the typical age for college students the model is in brightI had to clothinI had to make my ow to show that they areI maned happy and brings a friendly vibe to the magazinI added . the model is not lI addeoking direcat the camera because they are not directly addressing the audience and the audience will be wondering what he is looking at, people might think that the model is looking at his exam results or going about his own buisnes but they will also follow the line of sight rule and will be draI had to n to the article which it appears that the model is looking at. a colour scheme is shown and the colours which are ty. cally associatedI did was I addedith the college these are purple and green and white, so it makes a strong connection between the college and the magazine, and the white is there to show contrast between the dark background. the masthead is large and covers the majority of the top third of the magazine. The picture of the model is a medium close up so you can see most of the bidy language and get a rough idea of what is going on. the layout is conventional layout with a masthead at the top with a little strap line and there is a skyline a footer a barcode a printing company and the articles, the strap line states lifestyle which makes the reader know that it is not orientated around one topic.
Institution
the magazine is made and produced entirely by me although I did have to make a fake production company which i named 'past printing' as it is in contrast with 'future', i also have a qr. code on the front which is linked to my blog so people would be able to visit the website if it were a real website.
Ideology
the ideology of the the magazine is clear as the headlines are about things that are happening in the college at the time of the magazine being published, as I do not want anyone else other than the intended audience to be reading this, the magazine costs £4.99 which is a pretty hefty price for a magazine, but i want the audience to be reading this and then associate the college with rather high standards and make it look like a nice place. the fact that i have a student on the front makes the audience think that it is all true with no strings attached so it is all genuine, also the layout of the magazine looks rather conventional with the text curving around the models head which makes the magazine look more professional rather than a cheap magazine. the magazine looks like it has been produced by a top publisher when it has actually been produced on the cheap because it follows certain conventions. the models head is also infront of the masthead which states that the brand is well known by the regular readers being college students.
Audience
the model on the front of the magazine instantly tells you that the audience of the magazine is college students or want to be college students. the way you can tell this is by some of the head lines which have been associated with college life as there is a certain one about grades. another way you can tell that it is aimed at college students is, it says that not to miss out on a chance to vote for the mafta's which are a bunch of awards organised by the college so people who are not in the college will not be able to relate to some of the content, so in some ways it is not open to all individuals and so ways it is.
Representation
The representation of the magazine shows that it is based on college life as everything from the model to the story lines are shown to be associated with college, for example the model is a student of wyke college which will increase the amount of people buying the college magazine as they will be able to recognise the face on the front cover the depth of field in the background makes the audience focus on what is in the for ground which is the model and the main headlines the fact that the model is looking away from the magazine makes the reader want to know what the model is looking at, or it might make the reader want to know why the magazine is breaking convention and why the model is looking away form the camera.
How i produced my magazine
The first thing i tarted off with was the draft to get a idea of what i wanted to do This is when I came up with my draft which I really liked the look of so i decided to re produce it but with images Which I took myself. The first image I took was an image if the front of oak building as this would allow there to be a lot of sky where I could place my masthead wich is 'Wyke Lifestyle' and the clouds would make it feel calmer and attract more attention to the magazine. The next thing which I had to do was to take a picture of my model anf it happened to be me I had a friend to take a photo of me so it would make life easier, the downside to this was I had to change the colour of myself as I had an Orange tint from the lights which I used to take the photo with.
I then proceeded to place thr masthead and strapline onto the top of my magazine I used the same font as I did in my mock as through research I found was highly effective. I noticed that the background was too strong on the eyes and drew the attention away from the foreground so i had to add a depth of field to the background which rediced the effect that it had abd drew attention to the foreground. On the front cover you can notice that there is a splash advert which is the obe about the maftas this automatically draws attention to the article although it is not the main storyline. Another thing which i had to do was i had to make my own print company which i named past after the company future, another feature i added was a qr code which i added to fit in with modern day technology so people can access the internet page which is where the technology is heading now anyway, I have also included a price and a barcode. On the top above the masthead there is a skyline withsome of the content which is featured in the magazine another thing i had to do was remove some spots off of the model which was easy enough with the plasta tool and you can notice the difference. The final thing i did was i removed the wyke sign from the backround so it doesnt distract the eye and makes it easier to read the main storylines.
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