Monday, 9 December 2013

Production Planning






 
Test Shots


As I am basing my magazine on villages in the Northwest, I decided to base this particular issue on Parbold, a quaint village near where I live. I took photos of both the village and the rural surroundings in order to gain a real feel of the village.  After researching Lancashire Life, I noticed the images they use are quite simple and scenic, reflecting the picture-esque scenery.













Here are some of the scenic shots I took whilst in Parbold:










The pictures used inside of Lancashire Life, are based on real people in real life situations. They aren't edited much and this enables the reader to connect with the magazine further. The real life situations allow the reader to sympathise, I will bear this in mind when I am taking pictures, taking note to capture natural moments.

With this in mind, I went to Haigh Hall Country Park and took some practise shots in order to gain a feel for the type of real-life pictures I could take to use within my magazine.

Some photos I took are shown below:






Mind Mapping
In order to think of magazine title names and cover-story ideas, I combined my knowledge from the research I have done on regional magazines and the ideas for layout that I have had into mind maps and sketches. This process enabled me to gain a clearer idea of what I wanted the outcome of my final product to be.












Mood Board
I have collected pages from the insides of different regional magazines ranging from Cheshire and Lancashire life, to free local magazines and the national trust monthly. This acts as a mood-board and allows me to see all the pages together. I have spotted a general theme of simplicity... by looking at a variety of images and articles I have a stronger feel for what I want to create within my magazine. Images used are scenic and based very much on the real world. 






Fonts
I have decided on the name "Village Life" for my magazine. Below are some test fonts. 



VILLAGE LIFE

Village Life

VillageLife

VillageLife

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