Project Vlog evaluation final question

4. How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project?


Online


I used the web to research reference magazines such as Empire and TenEighty magazine and also to use Slideshare to create presentations


Software:

i used Photoshop in Adobe CS6 master collection to manipulate images to create the cover,content page and double-page spread



Hardware:

i used the Nikon D3200 camera to take Photographs and i used my HP laptop to aces the Photoshop software to create the images

Project Vlog Evaluation question no.3

3. How did your production skills develop throughout this project?





when we started this project we had very basic Photoshop and tech skills.


one of our earliest tasks was a preliminary task group assignment wherein teams were asked to recreate a poster from a film.my Team consisted of I,Irtaza Quershi and Meher Khalid and the movie poster we were given the task of recreating was The Ides Of March(2011)starring Ryan gosling and George clooney as shown below in comparison is first the original poster then the recreation

(original poster)

(recreated poster in Photoshop )

the skills learned doing this task was very useful to us later on when creating the magazine

this image  was when we learned to use Pen Tool in Illustrator

to remove certain parts of an image this was also useful later on

when we were creating our cover,double-page spread and content page

an example of how pen tool was used can be found here as the background of the image was all grass as it was captured in a garden so the pen tool was used to remove all trace of grass form the image and instead use the magazines vibrant yellow and black color scheme in comparison to the original image above

Project Vlog Evaluation Questions No 2

Q.2. How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?

A.my magazine Project Vlog engages its audience with its colorful photography and up to date news/information with fresh unique insights from a wide array of experts and it threads the middle ground between other magazines of it kind (Oh My Vlog! Being very light hearted and having a jokey light-hearted tone whilst TenEighty Magazine takes a more serious in-depth thought provoking look at things while also being light) thus appealing to both serious readers and hip young millennials .
As a real media text it would be published by Ferozsons Publications and distributed across various bookshops, retailers and newsagents across the city at an affordable price of around 100-150 Rs(rupees) with a probable launch trailer released on YouTube also with self-promotion across various social media networks such as Facebook ,Twitter ,Instagram and Tumblr,etc.

Project Vlog Evaluation Questions No.1

Q.1 how does your media/product use/challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?



A. my magazine Project Vlog follows the codes and convention of other magazines in this genre (internet) such as Oh My Vlog! And TenEighty Magazine it has a vibrant cover, double page spread (about a YouTuber) and a simplistic lined content page



It is targeted to the demographic/social groups of Internet consumers and/or Millennial aged between 18-40 and whilst fun yet informative it also aims to raise awareness about moral, ethical and technical issues that arise from the advances of technology such as piracy, hacking, cyber-bullying ,viruses



For the backdrop of the cover I used a various assortment of obsolete technologies all placed in a pattern on my Dining table. I also used a image of me to advertise the double page spread inside the magazine that you can see very clearly is an article about a internet sensation (me)


this challenges conventions as typically a model woould be displayed on the cover and i did not do this out of stylistic choice and practicallity

The Project Vlog final content page

make note of the vibrant colors yellow and black

Project Vlog The final double page spread

Project Vlog:the Final cover

The Project Vlog Final Cover + Double-Page Spread Photoshoot

so the idea for the final shoot is an article on a Youtuber breaking stereotypes and facing adversity
this photoshoot took place in my GArden With My Mother taking the photos and me directing the whole thing from in front of the camera

From lefet to right; Casul cap , book and fancy hat used as props for various styles and poses

photo rejected as it is unfoucused and blurry

me pulling a 'thinking man' pose in a shirt saying genius and inspiration 

casual guys pose photo rejected due to it being out of focus

serious contemplating look side shot

same  pose but full body shot

first attempts at smile looking grim

laughing pose

Project Vlog Double Page Spread News Article Busted Reunited!

this is my double pages spread for the news articles section of the magazine Project Vlog which is called 'THE GRID'. the image that i have chosen of a record in fron of an albumcover represents the gentre of news im telling and that is music or to be precise an  article on famed Band Busted know for hit songs such as 'Year 3000' ANd 'WHat I Go To ScHool FOr' Reuniting after nearly 6 years to create new music and going on tour with US ROck Band Wheatus and the Fantastic                    Youtuber /Musican Emma Blackery and also goes into some detail about her upcoming EP.

Similar articles were also done recently in other magazines in my genre 

The Second Cover for Project Vlog

for this second cover I've decided to focus on the resurgence of old Analog technology in this High tech Digital World
also I focused on the  musical and technological changes David Bowie Brought Upon The World in his lifetime

The Second Cover for Project Vlog Photoshoot

these are the photographs taken for the second cover of Project Vlog

The First Cover for Project Vlog

I'm proud to present the first cover for Project Vlog

as you can clearly see from the text I have opted to use 8-bit text for the cover as it is not only a clever unique style but also is a nostalgic call back to the early era of computer and video technology of the 80's And 90's

the background photo is a cleverly set up montage/tribute to the various milestones of technology throughout the ages

Project Vlog Cover Shoot No.2

the idea behind this shoot was to show the comparison of old technology with new tech and photoshop it onto a laptop screen for the cover some of the following photos are slightly rough and unfocused but  a select few are of the quality that i shall use them on the cover of the magazine

From L-R:DvD,,PSP,GameBoy and a vinyl record
with a laptop in the background