L03: Following codes and conventions

Codes and Conventions

The size of my magazine is based around what size a normal Snooker magazine would be. The transformation of my magazine has a width of 2573 psi, and a hight of 4574 px.  

I have followed the codes and conventions on my front cover, as I have used contents that relates to my chosen genre of Snooker. We can tell this by the masthead indicating that the magazine is about Snooker, along with the images that are visible on the front cover of my magazine which include a snooker table, ques, que balls, along with my model playing snooker. This allows my audience to know what my magazine is about and what to expect due to the information that is given on the front cover itself. 

For the main cover image i used a portrait image of my model mid way through a round of Snooker.

For the rest of the front cover such as the shapes used around the sell line and cover image, all stay in the same colour coordination that i had planned out to use for the rest of the magazine. The shapes that are used for the magazine are simplistic but still work effective enough to create front cover that i planned out. 

I have followed the codes and conventions for the Contents page as i have put the font size for the masthead in a suitable size for my audience to see. I also made sure i followed the colour pattern from the front cover that i used for the masthead, this also makes it easily recognisable to the audience. Also, i added in text in a white font that explains what is the magazine along with a short snippet of the front cover of the magazine. I also made sure i added in a photo that relates to snooker, as i wanted to carry on having the contents on the magazine to carry on relating to my theme. The reason why i chose to have this photo as the cover for the contents page, is because it shows more content than just having an image of the snooker table from a distance, along with just looking like an image you would see from a distance. 

I have followed the codes and conventions for my double page spread, as i have carried on referencing my theme of Snooker by using images related to snooker along with keeping my masthead from the front cover in with the pages too. Next, i have also followed the same colour scheme that i have been using on the front cover and content page. 

Comparing my front cover to another snooker magazine

Comparing my magazine to a more professional standard one called Snooker scene. For the masthead both front covers have used a shade of blue for the magazine, along with using a 3D feature on the masthead, although it is quite hard to tell on the Snooker Scene magazine. However, for my magazine front cover I took it a step further and added in a much stronger 3D feature to the masthead to make it more modern along with making it stand out to my audience. However, the Snooker scene magazine features 3 different snooker players that have been merged together to create a front cover image, whereas my front cover image only features 1 photo. What I have challenged the most with my magazine is adding in a lot more modern features that would be seen on a magazine today, as I wanted it to show that Snooker is still a popular sport in the modern day. 

Comparing my double page spread to a official double page spread

Comparing my double page spread a professional sports one, includes some similarities, such as text placement, as my double page spread also features text on the right side of the page, along with also being in the same font as the professional one in use. However, my images do not feature the same layout as the professional one. This is because the professional magazine, is in context about two teams rather than focusing on one subject. However, my double page spread focuses on one theme, which is why I used different images to give the reader different perspectives on what they see around them. 

Comparing my contents page to a professional magazine 

Comparing my Contents page to a sport magazine contents page, I have used some inspiration from the content that is on the professional magazine. What I have taken from the contents page and added to mine, is the use of enlarged images to remind the audience what the chosen theme is for my magazine. What I have done differently and that I think is better than the professional magazine is the font colour used on my title. This is because the colour I have used is much more brighter and clear compared to the other magazine using dark red, which might be harder for the audience to see from a distance. 

However, I have used detailed text to talk about what will be included in my magazine, whereas the professional magazine has simplified it, as well as adding the page numbers in bold text and a larger font size than the text. 

 

 

 

 

 

L03: Body copy for articles

 

Public Snooker may sound like something your dad might go out and play on a boring friday night. However, YOU are Wrong. As PUBLIC SNOOKER holds so much more potential than just being a once a night thing to do.

 PUBLIC SNOOKER

is more than just being an activity people play out on a night, as many people have a passion towards the sport,

and would often hold events and competitions in pubs for people to earn money and to genuinley have a nice time. 

WHY?

the reason why public snooker is so popular, is because it allows people to see the fun side of snooker, and not the competitive side of the sport. As snooker was not only made to be a professional sport, but a fun activity to compete against people, and build a new connection to others, and continue to build upon on friendships with those around you.

 Based from the quote said from Ryan. Snooker can be a 

unpredictable game.

As we have seen from Ryan himself, not all games go your way. 

For example, one week you could be playing like prime Ronny O’Sullivan, and the next week, you could forget how to hold a 

snooker que and lose every match with 6 points. 

However, Ryan is not the only one who is 

affected by this cruel unfairness of the game, as many people, incluidng 

professionals have had many unlucky games at their best, as some say the game decides your fate. 

Snooker does require alot of skill and 

experience, in order to know how to play the game, as many people have played this sport for decades and still do not reach a professional level. 

Although the sport can be frustrating at times, people still find that it is a great 

opportunity to be social with those around you. 

L03: Production materials

 

L02: Call Sheets

 

L02: Photoshoot plan

 Photoshoot plan 

For the images that I will be using for my magazine, have all been taken at the Wombwell Working Mens Club and the Winter Gardens in Sheffield. The reason why most of the photos that I am using for the magazine includes my model getting ready to take a shot, is because it shows that the contents in my magazine actually have events taking place. For the choice of clothing I went with the everyday style someone would wear, as my magazine does not focus on professional snooker. The equipment that was used was my phone with the pro and custom camera settings available. I used both landscape and portrait photography, as landscape was mainly used on wide close ups and being able to get photos of the snooker table at the Sheffield Winter Gardens as I was at more of a distance while I was there. I used portrait for when I wanted to make the snooker table or my model the main focus of the photo. The props that were used for the magazine were a snooker que as in the photos we can see my models holding the que while it is their turn.  

L02: Fonts, Graphics, House Styles

 

The reason why I want to use these types of colours is because, the level of brightness they bring, will make it much more easier for my audience to see. Also, this will allow me to use any sort of editing to my masthead such as adding a stroke with a darker colour. 

The next use of colour that I will be using is a dark blue font of colour that I plan on using for the stroke outline of the masthead, to try and illuminate the masthead to allow it to be seen from a distance. 

Shapes

For my magazine the following shapes that I am going to use are those shown above. This is because I will be able to use them to full effect on photoshop and create things such as sell lines, secondary images, advertisements, cover images. This will allow my magazine to look more professional by allowing me to use shapes to fit in extra content which will allow my magazine to look more interesting. 

L01, Task 2: Sample materials (Visualisation diagrams)

 

These fit the genre of sports magazines, as i will be using colours that are typically seen on sport magazines such as football, snooker and many more. I will be including an enlarged image for the contents page, that will help show the audience what is included in the magazine. 

These fit my genre of sports magazines, as my font cover will feature bright bold colours that will fit the theme of snooker, to make it recognisable. I will also use many photos based around Snooker, as my goal is to also allow my audience to know what the magazine is about without looking at the masthead. 

These also fit my genre of sports magazines, as my double page spread will follow the same colour pattern as both my front cover and my contents page. This will keep my magazine constant, as I will carry on using the shapes that will be used on my front cover added onto to my double page spread.

    

The four different fonts that I used for my magazine are in order from the first one I started of with to the one that made it to the final piece. The reason why I changed the first masthead, was because I had 2 dark colours on top of each other making it hard to be seen from a distance. For my second masthead, I changed the background colour to a dark red with the masthead being bright blue. However, I was still unsure about the size of my masthead. For my third edit of my masthead,  not much was changed other than the size and positioning of the masthead. However, my fourth and final style of my masthead, stands out much greater than the top 3. Not only have I made the masthead brighter, but I have also added a blue outline on the masthead. In addition, I have put an inner glow on the background to try and make the masthead stand out more as it makes the masthead more projected.