Preliminary: Magazine Process

At this point of my preliminary project I have decided the topics to be included in the magazine; taken the most significant photo which is included on the front and decided on a headline as well as the name for the magazine.
The remaining aspects of my magazine which still need to be included/completed are the image to be included in the background behind the midshot of the student. As well as as final decision on the colours of the text featured on the front page. As well as this, I need to decide on the contents page i.e: how to set it out; what to include; what images to put etc.
The aim of todays lesson is to decide on the finalising colours of the text on the front page and to make a clear decision as to what I want the contents page to look like (a sketch/ template) and possibly make a start on doing so. 

I have chosen the theme of blue for the text of my magazine because this particular colour is the main colour scheme of the school/sixth form. This means that the magazine presents an accurate representation of the school. 
I chose to include the image of the student doing college work because the main contextual theme of the magazine is dealing with the stress of A-Levels and revision techniques, therefore the image of the students reflects this topic well and gives the audience an accurate insight as to what the content will be. I like front cover as I think it is very effective. 

There were a number of different images that stood as possibilities for the front page of my magazine how ever each of which stood with its own problem. The image which includes the male and female student lacked clarity, professionalism and did not sit as a very clear mid-shot so it was not a very accurate image to use. 
The image of the male student smiling was an accurate mid-shot and was very clear however I felt that the main theme of my magazine was concentration in sixth form and whilst doing A-Levels, so I decided to make a final decision on the photograph of a student actually completing work. 









Even though these were the main images which I looked at there were a lot which could have been included as a front cover. The reason why I didn't use these as front covers is due to the fact that some of the images may have lacked realism or the quality of the photograph may not have been very suitable e.g. blurry. Also, I found that a few of these images may have been difficult to edit.