Changes To Original Plans

It is worth noting that I made the decision to change the main band name from 'The Rebels' to 'Uprising', as I found this both made me cringe less and portrayed the rising nature of the band as well as their rebellious ways.

Furthermore, the difference between my original flat plans and finished pieces of work is startling, with my ideas change and adapting hugely over the drafting process. The most notable changes are as follows:

Cover -
Changing the key image to a solo model to represent a three man band, meaning the page wasn't too busy.
I kept the idea of the sticker but changed the text and positioning so that it was less lost on the page.
I added more cover lines for less 'white space' to maintain a reader's interest.
I streamlined the menu strip for a more clear cut look.

Contents Pages -
This was the piece with the most change and the one that consequently took the most time, with my final piece being extremely different. However, I kept much of the content the same with the 'What's hot' circular section and the idea of the main band 'The Rebels' (to become Uprising) spreading over the two pages. I also kept some stylistic ideas the same, such as the page numbers in the corners and the 'resonate' at the top of each piece to add brand identity.

Feature Article -
I kept the sidebar down the far right hand side the same, as I liked the extra dimension the technique brought to the page.
I moved the key image to below its original position and inserted the film strip across the page.
I therefore moved the pull quote to the top of the page to maintain balance and make the page even.

I also changed many of the fonts, such as the body text as this simply was not clear enough on a small scale, and I also changed the masthead font as when this was on the actual page I much preferred my final choice.

Selecting Fonts

After all my research into music magazines, I have learnt the following about fonts:

Planning original images

Name of photo (which page?)	Background/location (int/ext.)	Lighting	Shot size (portrait/landscape/angle)	Costume and props needed	Pose, facial expression, body language, positioning within the frame	Intended connotations
Front cover key image	Grey background	High-key, clear	Medium close up of main model in portrait	White t-shirt,	Staring at camera, intense	Rocky, slightly upbeat connotations
Contents no.1 – Flame (match?)	Black background	Dark	portrait	Lighter		Connotations of heat and what’s cool
Contents no.2 – shot of ‘Rebels’	Same colour background to be easily removed	High key – prevent shadow	Portrait, slightly low angle		Happy, relaxed. ‘Brothers in arms’ kind of feel, togetherness	Recurring theme of them shows their importance
Contents no.3 – ‘Kyle Walker’	Light background – yellow tint?	Slightly darker, moody, some shadow	Portrait	Guitar, leather jacket	Head of guitar in focus with rest of image slightly out, though still about to clearly see face.	Moody, interesting, traditional retro rock. Also that the music is the main focus with guitar.
Contents no.4 – ‘Jay Hawks’	Easily editable background to lift image off of	Good, no shadow on face or guitar	Portrait	Guitar	Model looking at guitar with it in a slightly raised position, as if playing a solo.	A guitar soloist of similar age to target market (about 20)
Contents no.5- ukulele	Grey background? Not hugely important	Bright	Portrait	Ukulele	Focus on main body of instrument, then fades as moves up	Fun, interesting
Contents no.6 – shadow	Background is shadow on wall	Behind model to create shadow	Landscape	Guitar, jacket with collar	Holding guitar at waist	Dark, mysterious, contrasting, music, light/dark
Contents no.7 – Guitar neck shot	Black background, white foreground	High on guitar, neutral  on model	Portrait	Guitar and denim jacket	Guitar held by neck, balanced on the floor	Metal, music, perception
Contents no.8 – Female vocal	Dark background. Neutral on face	Half in shadow other half in light	Portrait	Microphone, dark clothing	Holding microphone to approx collar bone height with distant look	Female musician, vocals, punk
Contents no.9 – Group shot	Bright background, colourful foreground	Lighting on faces	Landscape		Group shot, arms interlinked	Friendship, band, group, fame
Contents no.10 - Eyes	No background	Bright on face	Landscape		Wide shocked blue eyes to match colour theme of page	Focus, sight, blue
Feature Article no.1	Easily editable background	Shadowy	Landscape	Microphone	Main model lifted up in a crowd-surfing pose	Very rocky
Feature Article no. 2 – Crowd shot	Dark background	Some shadows, but band members clear	Landscape	Microphone	Three members of band on elevated position, with crowd below looking up	That the band is fun to see live, close with the fans
Feature Article no. 3	Complete darkness	No light except lighter, which illuminates model’s hand and face lightly	Portrait	Lighter	Model holding lighter up to about nose height, staring straight at the flame.	Perhaps that the band are a little dangerous, and that they’re definitely the ‘hottest’ new thing.
Feature Article no. 4	Dark	Face well lit, no shadows	Portrait		Modal holding arm out in front of himself in a rock gesture	Clearly illustrates the band’s rock genre
Feature Article no. 5	Light background, possibly white	Try to restrict shadows, though the odd one isn’t a big deal.	Portrait		Very similar to Contents no.3 with main model’s arm raised in a rocky gesture	Continuous theme of friendship within the band