Creating the Magazine.

1. To create the magazine first of all I took the image that I had previously decided on and cut out the image of the two from the back gorund. Obviously because I took the image without a backdrop this was a little more time consuming than it could have been, however it was still accomplished relativly quickly and eeasily. To do this I simply used the background eraser tool.

2. I then used the auto contrast, auto tone and auto colour tools to optimise the colourings of the image as I have already decided that the image will be in colour and not black and white like the poster. This is because, by having the magazine cover picture in black and white the magazine itself would not stand out. And I feel that the magazine needs to stand out to compete in this highly competitive industry. I also used the colour balance and brightness/saturation tools found in 'Edit' - 'Adjustments', to adjust the brightness and colour of the picture. Overall the final edited version of the two came out very well.

3. I then opened a new page on photoshop, and created a page that was the same as that of an actual magazine, and of a movie magazine. 20.99 cm / 26.9 cm. This then allows me to automatically have a white background, which again is what i want for my magazine cover, as this is the most sutibale for the end product. Also by doing it like this i am allowing myself to be able to change the colour at a later stage if i find that the background would be more suited in a different colour.

4. I then began adding in the text, starting with the Masthead, or the name of the magazine, which as you know is 'PREMIER'. For this all I did was literally opened a text box on the page across the top band of the page, and typed in 'PREMIER' from there I chose an appropriate font, Times New Roman, in Bold size 129.
For the colour I decided to pick out a colour from the image, so I used the dropper tool on one of the stripes on the shirt of the male model. This gave me a good, bold colour for the magazine, which will stand out against other magazines on the stands. The colour I chose was:
c=100
m=93
y=29

k=17

5. I then chose subtitles appropriate for the magazine, Which would appear around the front cover image. The subtitles I have chosen to go around are :

Love never leaves - First interview with cast of the oscar nominee

Guy Richie - at the top of his game

Sin city Vs. Sex and the city

2012 - unseen ending INSIDE!

These will all be in the font Times new romanian bold or Arial Narrow bold at either size 33 26 or 48 in either black, the blue colour used on the Masthead or a colour I picked out from the lips of the female. This colour is:
c=4
m=87
y=82
k=1

These texts have given the whole publication a much more proffesional quality, with an end product that is very suitable for my target audience.

I have also placed the mast head in the background of the image, so that you can still see the title, but so that the most important image that you see is the image of the two protagonists from our film.

I used the paint tool to create a circle paint mark on the right hand side of the page as a stamp like tool on which i placed text which reads 'WIN tickets to london premier on the red carpet' this is a tool some of the other movie magazines had, mine aims to entice readers to read this magazine, it has the professional classy feel also which adds to the overall feeling of the magazine. I have also tilted this text around slightly to look more liek a stamp than just plain text.

I have also put two features at the top of the magazine saying 'EXCLUSIVE AVATAR 2' and 'NEW QUENTIN TARRENTINO' seperated by a dot made in the same way as the stamp, which is used to appeal to readers from far away who may only be able to spot this part of the magazine on the magazine stand.

Also, underneath the masthead have put the text 'The Premier Movie magazine ... Issue 250 February' so that readers and the audience know more about this magazine and what issue this version is. In the lower right hand corner I placed that barcodw which I flipped around and placed a price above it at £3.50 as I found earlier that this was a conventional price for movie magazines.

The final outcome of the magazine at this point is very strong, and I am very pleased with the way that it has come along. Ofcourse I am sure some changes will be made when I ask for audience feedback on it, however any changes now can be made quixkly and easily, hoping to create a publication that is much stronger.