1. Unit 51 Page Layout and
Design
Production Commentary
2. Slide 1: Design Programmes
To produce my main front cover of my magazine I used the appropriate professional software available to me which
was abode photo shop. Photo shop allowed me to manipulate images I’d taken with a canon professional camera, and
edit them to my liking. As my front cover’s dominant image was Princess Anna modelled by Amelia, I wanted to edit
her face to look flawless and very princess like. Photo shop gave me the ability to edit certain features on her face such
as her eye colour, complexion of her face and cheeks and also her lips and eyebrows. As you see other popular
magazines such as Elle that uses these edits also. I also was able to delete the whole background of the original image,
as it was a grey, dull background that would not of been appropriate for my magazine cover. Finally I was also able to
change the colour of her hair to resemble Princess Anna. I also used photo shop to create my two page spread
magazine article. I was able to achieve multiple professional edits and applied techniques to my article which take
practice and knowledge. I think photo shop personally was best to use to create this type of product. To create my
written article I simply used Microsoft Word as this software allowed me to write out my article clearly and I was able
to edit and delete parts I wasn’t sure of very easily. I have used both photo shop and Microsoft word before, so luckily
I was very comfortable using these two types of software to create my final two page spread magazine article.The first image
shows me editing
the brightness
and contras of
the background
image. The
second image
shows me editing
the different
elements of my
magazine title.
The last images
shows me about
to remove my
main images
background so
its clear and
transparent.
3. Slide 2: Formats
The format of media I used was print media, as I produced a magazine cover and also a two page spread article. I did some
research into other magazines that were similar to the one I was creating, as I was producing a magazine cover including a
Disney princess on the cover I thought it would be difficult to find research and examples of other magazine covers that
have included a Disney theme. However I came across a selection of magazine covers over the years that have focused on
Disney Princesses. I also previously did some work on 2015 Cinderella Disney Movie that was released earlier this year,
and how that was presented through magazines and film posters, I analysed where certain information was placed and the
positioning of images and text. I also Analysed a film poster of Cinderella to define and learn about the Guttenberg
Principle. Which I have included further through this power point. I think using a print media such as a magazine to create
my article and front cover of Frozen was suitable, and best for my audience. As a magazine is easily accessible from local
stores, news agents and also you can access magazines online.
4. Slide 3: Conventions & Visual
Language
As my magazine was about Frozen, one of the most successful famous Disney movies ever made. The genre of this
type of magazine would be fantasy, and the type of magazine would be a film magazine. I have tried my best to apply
conventional technique's to my front cover and inside article. For example the colours I have used, my colour scheme is
clearly blue, and grey. I have chosen this colour scheme as Frozen's colour scheme is also blue and grey, as they both
represent ice, coldness, and all the magical elements of Frozen itself. I also plaited Amelia's hair as Princess Anna is
known for her long, light brunette plaited hair. Her facial expression is happy, and smiling, and her body position is
relaxed whilst holding a red flower. The red flower connotes nature, calmness and femininity. It also contrasts against
my colour scheme, and as the colour of the flower is red is immediately draws the audience attention to the front cover
of the magazine. My main heading of my magazine is named ‘BOUXE’ in a bold, 3D effect grey edit. I achieved this
look by simply using different techniques and editing tools on photo shop. I wanted the heading of my magazine to
look professional and realistic. Inside my magazine I created a two page spread of an article based upon frozen, the
article was named ‘Life After Frozen’ I included the conventional parts of an article such as a subheading, main image
and also a main heading which was a quote from the article itself to attract my audience. I stuck with my original
colour scheme inside the magazine, I used a sky blue for the text as it was clear to read and was a conventional colour
for my magazine. I made certain words bold, or italic to make them stand out against each other. I also used the shape
tool to create a defined underline under some important words I wanted my audience to see. I also placed a page
number in the bottom right hand corner of the right hand page to make my magazine seem realistic and professional. I
used quotations of what my article said and made them bold, and underlined to stand out against the rest of my article.
I used a formal, but fun type of language throughout as my audience is females, from the age of 15 to 20. The font I
used for my front cover sub headings in my opinion was very convention for a magazine cover, the font was called ‘
Rockwell Condensed’ and looked very tall, and thin. However was clear to read, and looked formal. It set a formal
mood, and created an easy way for the audience to read the information I displayed on my front cover.
5. Slide 3: Conventions & Visual
LanguageThe Gutenberg Principle:
In the primary
optical area The main
Heading of the Cover
is placed and also
one of the
subheadings that
contain the word
Special in a bold,
larger font to
emphasis the word.
Also the main image
begins to appear
attracting the
audience.
In the strong fallow area we
see the main heading, and
also another subheading
which contains important
information about what
Disney will produce next.
Also we see the dominant
image of Princess Anna.
This area and the primary
optical are the main areas
the audience will look at
first.
The weak fallow area is
an area we don’t tend to
concentrate on as an
audience, it is usually a
plain area on most
magazine covers. We see
the left bottom corner is
empty, and is where the
dominant image ends.
The terminal area is where
the audience will look
after looking at the
primary optical area as the
audience will
automatically read
vertically. This is called
reading gravity. This area
contains another
subheading which is the
title of the article inside
6. Slide 4: Audience
The audience I have aimed my magazine at is females, interested in Disney itself especially Disney Princess films. My audience
would of have to have seen Frozen the movie, to relate to the magazine article and front cover. My audience would most likely be
in high school or college, still in education however has time to sit and enjoy a good timeless Disney movie. My audience are most
likely to be aged between 15 and 20, their social status would be middle class, as this magazine is formal yet un and does use
some informal text and words to suit the audience. as frozen has a wide audience itself. I think my magazine meets a suitable
criteria for my target audience, as I have used conventional ways of portraying my magazine cover and article. Some ways in
which I think it does meet my target audiences needs are for example the images I have used. As my article is based upon Frozen
which includes two popular Disney princess’s I have used one to feature as my dominant image and star as Princess Anna. I have
edited this picture to make her complexion flawless, just like a princess. I have also used appropriate colours, for example blue.
Blue is an iconic colour when it comes to Frozen, it connotes a number of things, such as the magic in the film, the colour of Elsa’s
dress and also the word frozen itself. We associate the colour blue with coldness, calmness and very settling. I think my audience
will appreciate the colour scheme I have used.
