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A social mediaandfashionrelatedfanzine.
Summary of topic
The topic to the fanzine will be basedonthe
fashionindustryandhow womenare objectified
and whatreallygoesonbehindthe industry
whichpeople don’tgettosee and people’s
experiencesinanindustrywithhigh
expectations. Ihave alsotiedtogethermytopic
to linkinwithsocial mediaespeciallyusingthe
platformInstagramto lookintohow thisis
affectingpeople’slivesandtheirmental health
inmany waysof how theylooketc.
Whythis topic/subject I chose the topic of fashionandsocial media
because thisissomethingIampassionate about
and wantto progressonto in the future with
gettinga degree etc.So,thisisa great
opportunitytodigdeeperandfindout
informationbehindtheseindustriesandlearna
lotmore ratherthan justthe creative side.Ialso
wantedtochoose a subjectwhichIalready
know a bit aboutand love because thisisa
startingpointforme whencollectingmyideas
as I will have alot andI can relate tothese
certaintopicswhichare aboutthe social media
side as I have these specificplatformsbecause
Instagramis alsoinmy dailylifestyle.
What is the purpose ofthis project, or what is
the pointof it?[youcan phrase thisas a pointto
getacross, a central argument,etc]
The purpose of thisfanzine isforpeople who
are interestedorare studyingthe fashion
industryandwantto findout the bad parts to
the industry(whatpeople don’tsee).The
purpose isalsoto teachpeople partsof social
mediathatdon’texistandlearnpeople how
much iteffectsalot of people dailylife struggles
and that theyare not alone.Ifeel thisisa great
wayto pull innew audiencesandforpeople to
learnaboutthese industriesonthingstheydon’t
know because itcan helpforaudiencesto
gathertogetherandmake social mediaandthe
fashionindustryabetterenvironmentandto
raise awareness.Ingeneral,these subjectscan
be also interestingforadifferentaudience who
justwant facts from a fashionfanzine.
Intendedaudience and how are you designing
your project to appeal to that audience –
reference stylisticchoicesand intentionshere
I am wantingtocreate thisfanzine aimedat
femaleswithanage range of 16-25 because this
isan age range that wouldtypicallybe using
social mediaandalsowomenaroundthisage
are.Or are likelyintothe fashionindustrysuch
as beingpartof it e.g.modellingorthe

2. L3 Creative MediaProduction&Technology
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advertisingside orgenerallylikesfashionand
designing.Iamalsofocusinga lotwithmy
colourschemesbyusingsaturatedpinks
because these are feminine coloursandwill give
an easyhinttowardsmy audience onwhothis
will appeal toitwill alsopull the audiencein
whichismy aim.
Intendedcontributors [whowill youinterview,
talkto, etc]
I haven’tyettofullydecide onwhichexact
personI will be interviewingbutIwant to
interview someone whoisinterestedinfashion
as a whole andalsousessocial mediadailyorI
wouldtryfindsomeone inthe fashionindustry
maybe( a small clothingbrandbusiness)
manager.0r someone inthe Instagram
influencingforsocial mediahoweverthiscould
be difficult,butIcan try my bestto findthe right
personto talkto. I will alsomake sure toask
detailedquestionstherefore Ihave alotof
feedbackandinformationformyaudience.
Sources for visual materials [thisisphotos,
footage,images,etcyouintendtouse onthe
project– rememberALLWORK SHOULD BE
ORIGINALor fromappropriate archive sources
thismeansphotos/footage youdon’townmust
be modifiedtoyourownstyle andoutputi.e.
rotoscopingphotos,etc]
I lookedintoafew existingfanzinesfrom
previousmediastudentsandcame acrossthe
imagestheyhaduse and reallylikedthisidea
whichwasdrawingthe imagesonphotoshop
but make themlooklike images.Iwill definitely
be lookingintothisandhavinga practice I also
will eitheruse myownimagesoronline images
that I will draw tomodifiedasmyownand the
type of style I am lookinginto.These are justmy
ideasof yetand I haven’tfull decidedhow Iwill
show the imagesor presenttheminmyfanzine.
Outline structure for project[for videothis
couldbe a sectionedbreakdownwithgeneral
timingsuchas intro,interview,montage,etcfor
Fanzine thiscouldbe page breakdownsfrom
pg1 to pg 12]
I wantto firstlyhave myfrontcover page which
will be veryminimalisticwithafew added
imagesandI thenwant to include mysecond
page as a contextpage of whichpageswill be on
whattherefore myaudience caneasilyaccess
the right pagesforthem.I will have the 8 pages
splitinto4 each with4 basedon fashionandthe
other4 basedonsocial mediathisisto create a
balance of informationsoitisa equal fanzine
talkingaboutdifferentcategoriesforeachone
whichI can breakdownmore once Iget to
planning.Ialsowill includeapage whichwill be
my interview andIwill have the questionswith
the feedbackonthispage for myaudience to
readinto.(maybe eveninclude amini page
addedon formy audience togive there opinion
on thistopicor on the interview) mylastpage
will be a mini summaryformyaudience and
talkingaboutmy fanzine asa whole toendthis
off. – all these pageswill includedifferent
layoutsandimages.

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How does your chosenmedium/format linkto
your specialism?
In myfirstyear of level 2I chose to focuson
printas my specialismwhichisstill most
definitelysomething,Ilove whichlinksexactly
to a fanzine whichisprint.AsI have linkedthisit
will give me abetterideaof all the different
formsof print,andI can learna lotmore for
whenitcomesto thingssuchas designor
magazines.