A2 Shaileyee Pati: March 2015

Monday, 23 March 2015

Friday, 20 March 2015

Magazine advert shows an image of the band with all the band members present, the lead singer is closest to the camera and takes up most of the frame showing that she is the focus of the image and therefore the most prominent member of the band. Their albums name is written at the front in big, bold letters to make it more prominent and their band name is written on the top left of the advert, it is highlighted in white which makes it stand out in contrast to everything else. They also have an image of the magazine cover on the right of the page so that the audience is familiar with the album cover (as none of the band members are on the cover). There is a small record label and company name written on the bottom right side of the page, promoting they're record company. Overall the image is warmly lit, which actually goes against the forms and convert ions of they're rock/alternative genre which indicated maybe the band are trying to appeal to a wider or different audience by changing they're image slightly.

Magazine advert analysis 3

This magazine advert has a key image of the lead singer, from a previous tour, so its an image all their fans are already familiar with. The image's framing and composition follows the rule of thirds making it an interesting shot, and the fact that he is the only band member shown proves that he is the focus of the band. He is dressed in dark clothing which conforms with his genre of music (alternative/rock) however there is a bright yellow spotlight behind him making his dark clothes stand out in contrast to the yellow light. The image is in low key lighting which conforms to their genre of alternative/rock music. The text is written in white and light yellow to stand out in contrast to the dark background. The bands name matches the font used for their album as well, creating synergy. It also, in the bottom left corner, advertises their new song as a free download track; promoting their new product.

Thursday, 19 March 2015

Magazine Advert

Final magazine advert-

This was the magazine advert I made as part of my ancillary task. I got the inspiration for my magazines layout from the Kasabians magazine advert:

Like the Kasabian advert, I placed my band name at the top in bigger Bolder writing, making it stand out more. I used a key image from my music video to advertise the band as well as their new album. To keep consistent synergy within the products I used the same font as my music video and digipack covers on the magazine advert. I also added a link to the bands website as well as a twitter link, advertising and promoting the band more.

Researching for the magazine advert.....

To create my magazine advert I used the Photoshop software as I personally felt that is was the most versatile and effective program to use and due to its versatility it results in creating better products. However to experiment with other programs I also created another magazine advert using the software Fireworks-

Eventhough Fireworks was an easier software to use, it limits in what you can do. For example - in photoshop I used the blur tool to bur the background behind the text in the advert, this made the text clearer and bolder.