Ancillary Tasks

Ancillary Task - Magazine Advert Prototypes

First edits for magazine advert

As part of our task we must create a magazine advert to accompany our music video. To create these adverts I have used the editor GIMP 2 instead of Photoshop as I find it easier to use. I created 2 rough first edits of my magazine advert taking inspiration from other Indie/Pop magazine adverts.

Here is the photo editor (GIMP 2) I used...

I used GIMP 2 as i find it easier to use and I find it gives better results than Photoshop. Using this I have created 2 first edits of what I imagine my final advert to look like.

Edit 1...

                                   (original image)

This is my first edit for my magazine advert. I have used a picture of my artist and manipulated the threshold to turn it black and white. I did this as black and white is convention of the Indie genre. I think the black and white works well because it makes the artist look mysterious and the fact her face is hidden adds to the mystery. The name Sam Banks needed to be bold and at the top to catch the consumers eye. I chose the album name Birds, as the artist's songs are about nature and simple things that bring us a sense of pleasure. I added the musicians website and album release date as they are 2 components that need to be on an advert to sell the artist. The font I have used is called Steelfish, after some research i found that this font is used by a handful of Indie/Pop artists on their albums and magazine adverts 

Edit 2...

                                                             (original image)

I decided to try one in colour as not everything needs to be black and white to be classed as Indie. I decided to go with a more fun theme by choosing a photo that portrayed the artist as a fun and young female, I also think that this picture would appeal to males and females as everyone enjoys having fun. I stuck with using Steelfish as the font as I think it stands out and is bold against the plain white background. I chose the red and blue for the artists name an album because the artist is wearing a red top in the shot and the blue goes perfectly with it. I turned up the brightness and the contrast on this picture, sharpened her eyes to make them the main focus on her face and i also sharpened her lips. I changed the background and made it pure white so I could add the other components such as the artists website, album release date etc. On this edit I decided to put on a star rating from Q Magazine as I felt that without it, it was a bit plain and lacking something, I also like the way it makes it look more professional. This is because people recognise Q for being a top Indie magazine so getting a good rating from them always looks good.