Magazine Advert Planning

 In todays lesson I continued with my magazine advert planning, I moved around with the layout and came up with ideas for what my main image will look like. For the portrait layout, it will be of a midshot/long shot of my model facing forward but with her head looking to the side. I have included my artist name on the avert as this will help to identify the artist to the audience.

 

 

I created an alternate layout for my magazine advert and included the same information for both adverts as this will be clear to the audience if they were to see the different layouts and notice the same artist. Also by creating this alternate layout, the advert will be able to be put on the side of busses as they are usually landscape. However, as this layout will be landscape the main image will be the same as the portrait, although instead of the image being of a mid shot/ long shot it will be a close up.

Production Diary: Magazine Adverts

In today’s lesson, I began to think about my magazine advert and what I would need to include in the advert in order for the audience to identify what the advert is about. I struggled to come up with a layout as I didn’t have an idea of what my main image will look like. Therefore I did a brief layout with just the information that will be needed. I also struggled to come with the album name and the hit single that will be advertised on the advert, this wasn’t a problem as I just wrote in 'album name' etc. and eventually a name will come to me and I will write it in.

I also looked at some example magazine adverts on the internet and also the ones that I had previously analysed in my research. I liked the layout for the Rihanna, Loud album as the main image is bold and bright and stands out to the audience and they are able to identify the artist straight away. I noticed that her name wasn’t included in the advert, with this advert I gained some inspiration and began to do my advert, without including the artist name. However this then meant that new audiences may not be able to know who she is which they will then struggle.

Magazine Advert Planning

This is a brief outline of how I will be having my magazine advert. I have decided to have as less writing as possible on the advert in order for the main picture to stand out as much as possible. The only writing which is going to be quite big will be the name of the album and the 'OUT NOW', this is because these are the only pieces of information which are important for the audience. 

The main image of my artist will take over the whole page, I have two image ideas. One being of a close up of the artists face with lots of make up in order to make the main image stand out to the audience so they can identify the artist straight away. The other idea is of my artist lying down of a long shot, is means that I can have the information to the side of the artist on the background and not on the actual artist. 

As many people now a days don't buy CDs I have decided to include the 'Download on iTunes', this will incourage many people to buy the CD also they will be able to listen to previews of each song compared to when buying the actual CD in store. 

By including the 5 star reviews also encourages the audience to buy the CD as they will believe that it is in fact a good album to buy and worth the money. 

I will need to include the artists name as she isn't well known to the audience, therefore I will include her name just before mentioning the album name. This will make it clear to the audience who's CD is being advertised in the magazine. 

Animatic Storyboard

I have created an animatic storyboard, by creating this I have used my storyboard sketches and created a video with them. This allows me to visualize by product further as it allows me to have a rough idea of what the final product may look like if I follow through with my storyboard and make no changes along the way. 

Storyboard

 

 

 

By drawing out a storyboard will benefit me in the long term as I will be more organised when it comes to filming my music video and this way no time will be wasted as both I and the performers will have a copy of the storyboard so they know exactly what to do.

Production Diary: Finished Storyboard

 

I have finished working on my storyboard, this means that now when I shoot my music video I will always have my storyboard to reference back to in order for a successful outcome. Now that I have finished this I can start working on my magazine advert and coming up with more ideas for it and finished all my products as soon as possible. I think that drawing my storyboard has helped me develop more ideas for my video and understand more the lyrics and what my narrative could be. 

Production Diary: Continuing Storyboarding

 

I have continued with planning my music video by sketching the storyboards and included the type of shots and which lyrics go with which sketch. Again this will help me in advance as my music video will be more organised as it was planned before shooting.