Recreating Competition Covers

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This was the first recreation I did. I think it could have turned out better as it's quite choppy. Editing background colors can be very difficult as cutting around a model can be difficult. Using the variation tool within the adjustment menu really let me play around with color.

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I thought this one would be a lot simpler and it was. However, it's lead me to believe that the raindbbow effect must have been done with lighting post-take and then emphasised in editing as it's very difficult to achieve this effect through editing alone.

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This image would've been easier to edit with better images. I'm quite happy with it though. At some points, I deviated from the source to experiment, which I believe is more helpful for what I'm doing as my final product won't be just a recreation and I will need to put my own spin on things. 

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As the other recreations were quite difficult, I chose one that was just color manipulation to finish off with. This one was very simple and I think the finished product is a fair recreation. 

This has not only given me photoshop practice but also forced me to look at the codes and conventions associated with various covers.

Generic Conventions Of My Competition

In this maze presentation, I look at the generic conventions of products similar to my own. I look at the generic conventions that can be found on the cover, the DPS, and the contents page and compare them to each other.

I have learnt which conventions my competition play to. This can help me look at how I can stand out and ho I can adhere to my genre in equal measure. I will need to do a lot of things different in order to stand out different these magazines have become popular for a reason so I know that I must pay attention to some.

> I will ave my masthead at the top where it is easily seen

> I may or may not have my models face clear with eye contact

> I will have my central image take up the full page for full engagement 

> I will have my image shot in the a studio

> I will have a short title

> I will have a continuous color scheme

> I will have my article written in columns for clarity

> I will use pull quotes 

I will not use a closeup

> I won't have the central image take up the entire page

Potential Institutions

This is a mindmap I created looking at some of the reasons why I would choose a certain publishing institution - specifically Bauer Media Group, IPC Media, EMAP, and MAMA & Company.

I instantly leaned towards IPC Media. They seemed to have a lot of experience and really know what they were doing and they sell a lot of copies each year. They're also British based and I am creating a British magazine so this would help a lot. I would likely try and publish with ICP Media if I were creating a real magazine.

Competition

This is a short emaze presentation which details what I think makes my competition stand out on the market. Outlining these things helped me to figure out what exactly I could do to compete against them.

In todays lesson, we looked at how competitive the market is and I looked into what I would do stand out. I learnt the size of UTD's readership (180,000 per issue) and that this is because they produce a lot of content. I also decided that somewhere around the price range of $3.25 would be a good price. Because I producing a British based magazine, that would be around 2.50.

I also need to talk about my models as if they are already big stars to compete against magazines that can really feature big stars. I will also offer freebies and gifts.