The document describes the process of creating a music magazine focused on the pop genre. It discusses researching Quark and Photoshop software, selecting the pop genre, including conventions like the masthead. Quark was used to construct pages using tools like the item, text, and picture content tools. Photos were taken with lighting equipment and a green screen then edited in Photoshop. The conclusion compares the new front cover to the original, noting the new one looks more professional with all original photos.

1. My Magazine Page

2. My Front Cover
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3. My Contents Page
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4. My Double Page
Spread
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5. Introduction
To complete this coursework successfully, I had to create a music magazine
specific to one genre. I had to make 3 pages (front cover, contents page and
double pages spread) that would fit conventions of the genre. It must include
all original images taken by myself and constructed by myself. To have fulfilled
the brief, I will use programs to give each and every page the professional and
conventional music magazine look, I am aiming to go for.

6. Research into Quark and Photoshop
Before starting the construction of the final product, I took some research into
Quark and Photoshop. This would to enable me to learn what it they could do
and what I needed to go in order to do what I wanted. Reseach into Photoshop
and Quark.

7. Genre
During the brief, I had to make sure I made the magazine specific to one type
of music genre. I decided to select the genre of Pop. I decided to select this
because I had the most knowledge on this and I understood the codes and
conventions much more than any other. I believe I have completed the brief
because I have included many of the codes and conventions of this genre. I did
a lot of research into this genre to make sure I included a majority of what is
normally there on a magazine. They codes and conventions are included to
make sure the audience know what music genre it is. I have included a lot of
the codes and conventions in my magazine to make sure my audience know
that the magazine is for them.

8. Masthead
I have made sure I have included a masthead on my front cover, so my
magazine has it own identity and can be easily recognised. The audience will
know what the magazine is called straight away. It is stereotypically placed on
the top of the magazine as this is what someone will look at straight away and
sometimes on a shelf it’s the only thing that can be seen. This is why I kept the
convention the same.

9. QuarkXpress

10. QuarkXpress
I used QuarkXpress to construct my magazine pages. This is a computer
application for creating and editing complex pages. This is a complex
programme that allowed me to have the tools I needed to construct and use it
effectively. There are different stages to constructing a final page in Quark.
There are many Quark only tools I used to construct my magazine.

11. Tools I used in Quark
There are many different tools I used in
Quark. I used the following:
 Item Tool
 Text Content Tool
 Picture Content Tool
 Rectangle Box Tool
 Oval Box Tool

12. Item Tool
When using Quark, I had to use the item tool because it allowed me to move
any item to a new position on the page. It also helped me enlarge and
decrease the size of images and text. It also is the basis of any of the menu
features. You can used this to right click to any feature including the modify
and lock options. It was an easy tool for me to used during my coursework as it
is straight forward and simple to use but it helped me do so much when on
Quark.

13. Text Content Tool
The text content tool allowed me to add text boxes into my pages. This meant I
was able to write and number anything I needed to. For example, putting page
numbers on the contents and double page spread was done via this tool. It is
connected with the measurement tool which allowed me to change the font
styles and size. This enabled me to keep all the font style the same throughout
my pages for consistency. It also enabled me to enlarge and decrease the size
of the text whenever I wanted to and to whatever parts I wanted to. I also
used it will the colours option to change the colour of it and make it better
looking.

14. Picture Content Tool
The picture content tool came in handy for any pictures I needed to put on my
page. The picture content tool is for any pictures that need to be on the pages.
The picture content tool enabled me place the box it uses before the picture is
imported to find a basic layout for how large and where I wanted pictures to
go on the page. This allowed me to see how much space I would be left with if
I kept the pictures the size they were. I used this in conjunction with the item
tool to enlarge and decrease the size of the images and position the pictures
where I wanted them to be, even after I had placed the image on the page.

15. Rectangle and Oval Box Tool
The rectangle and oval box tools are used to create shapes on the pages
without text inside them. This enabled me to create stand out parts of m
magazine which I wanted the audience to take note of. It helped me also
create places where I wanted text to be added on top of without a background
attached. When I played around with adding background colour to the text
content tool, I found that I didn’t like the look it gave my page, so this is when I
decided to use these tools and overlap the text this way. This gave it a better
appearance but still did what I wanted to do with it. I used this in conjunction
with the item tool to arrange it on the page where it needed to go. I also used
it will the colours option to change the colour of it and make it better looking.

16. Photography

17. Photography
I used lights and a green screen to get the best photos I could for my front
cover and double page spread. I used the green screen to have a blank
background so I could edited the photos in Photoshop much quicker and
easier. I had the lights so contrast the light on parts of the artist I wanted to. It
also made the photos look more professional because I had a full set up and
the lights look better. I also used an Cannon EOS 600D because this gave me
unpixalated images no matter what size I made them.

18. My Photography set up
This is the
set up I had
when taking
my front
and double
page
photos. I
used all this
equipment.

19. Photoshop

20. How I edited the photos
To see how I edited the photos, please click the Hyperlink. Photoshop Editing

21. Conclusion
In conclusion, I much prefer my new front cover to my old front cover as it
looks more real and includes all my own photos which I edited. I massively
changed my magazine to make sure it was a lot busier but organised in its
appearance. I made the magazine busier but not too busy that it distracted the
audience away from the overall look. I This was my aim last times, so I wanted
to continue it in some form.

22. My New Page and Old Page

23. My New Page and Old Page

24. My New Page and Old Page