The document provides commentary on the production of a magazine layout and design project. It discusses using Photoshop for photo editing and text layout. Google Docs was used for collaboration and feedback. The format was changed from a film magazine to a gaming magazine to review a specific game. Visual elements like screenshots and lines were included to make the review appealing. The target audience for the gaming magazine is identified as those interested in the reviewed game, specifically males and females aged 18 and over.

1. Production Commentary
UNIT 51 PAGE LAYOUT AND DESIGN

2. DESIGN PROGRAMMES
• For creating the layout I used Photoshop, it was a
handy tool because I was able to edit photos so that
they could fit with the text creating a great look, the
tools I used were; quick selection tool, erase tool,
gradient tool and type tool. I also did lots effects to
the images to make it stand out more just like
Gaussian blur and added saturation and contrast.
Then I changed the style of the text giving it a
shadow to make it look more 3D.
• I decided to use google documents which aloud easy
access to and would never be deleted unless I will it,
it is also an easy access to others for example when
I got another person to check my draft they could
easily comment on it if anything was wrong this made
it easy to use and I was able to solve the problems
quickly by looking at the mistakes. There seem to be
not that much changes which meant I did well on my
draft not needed to redo any of that work.

3. FORMATS
I was thinking of creating a film magazine and writing a review on a film, I felt that there were
too many to choose from and I’d wouldn’t be able to choose one but then suddenly I decided
to get a game which made me change to gaming magazine and then a review on the game.
So I had a look at a few magazine and the one I looked at was the one I analysed I thought it
had a good look to it so I thought I’d try it out with the game I was reviewing. Then when I was
finished I realised it worked well and decided to go with that and hope that it looks alright.
This was the
magazine I was
talking about and the
text I got from I
thought it looked
good so I thought I’d
try it with my own
magazine.

4. CONVENTIONS & VISUAL LANGUAGE
• I believe that the front cover gets the audiences intrigued to find out what the game is like before they play it
because most people who buy games haven’t played it but it because they check out the review they can decide
whether or not to buy it, it is also a good thing if they read my review because its not got spoilers which is a good
thing because it doesn’t ruin the game I only reviewed the gameplay itself which is what most audience want to
know about and I’d speak for them also when I come to a game I want to know how it feels when playing the game.
• I decided to go for a easy look so its not to flashy and easy to read, I used the lines to give it a relevant to the front
cover as there is a line on the poster cutting the title off as shown in the previous slide. To give it images to make it
look too plain I added screenshots from the game which gave it more visual appeal this made the review more
relevant because some of the screenshots referred into the text.
• When putting Guttenberg principle to use I considered it and all the text on the front cover should be well read so
that it gives a better understanding to the audience so they can read more when they look inside. I used my own
images for the side story because for a gaming magazine it is hard to use your own images as people cosplaying
don’t look as good as the real thing which means it wouldn’t give the audience a feel or realism. So I used
accessories which is the thing that people would want and gave it a good title to go with.

5. AUDIENCE
• I’d say my target audience is simply whoever is interested in
buying the game I reviewed but to be specific 18 year old or
over because the game has an age limit of 18+, the gender
could be either male or female but there is scenes of nudity
which could be more male audience other than that it would
be towards the social class of C and below due to it being
game and the royal family wouldn’t seem to read gaming
magazines.
• I’d say that my magazine meets the audience needs
because it is not got spoilers in the review which is a good
thing when coming to a game because if you read a review
that had a review the person would only get the game for
the gameplay instead of story but if like my review just
revolves around the gameplay it peeks their interest and
makes them want to find out more about the game by
getting it for the story and the gameplay. There is also
nostalgic as you see the character back for another game
and gets fans excited to read about the game that he is in.