Mid Term Submission




Title Page- For my title page I used the picture that I did because it was the cleanest photo I had and it also fit the entire page well while still having plenty of room for the article names and the title of the magazine. I made my font white to contrast the background and to make the words standout. I put the article titles evenly around the picture making sure to not leave much empty space. The main article of the magazine is in the biggest font compared to the other article to convey to the readers what the main article is. 
Table of Contents- The table of contents page is grey instead of white to help the picture blend well with the page. When I tried making the page white it made the edge of the picture look to sharp and misplaced. I did not want the page to look cluttered so I only put the articles that were the most relevant or were the longest. I wanted to put the title of the magazine on my table of contents instead of the words table of contents because I saw it in one of the magazines I researched and I thought it looked clean and unique. The font is also used by a big dance wear company called Russian Pointe, I wanted to use this font to give a dance environment feel. 
Article- In my article I wrote about the number one rated dance after school program in Sarasota. Mystical Dance Company has been voted the number one after school dance program in Sarasota for two years in a row, so because I dance at the studio I thought I would write about the studio. I used recent events that are going on at the studio as my main points like how they are moving building and what the studio did for the holidays. I interviewed some students from the studio and some parents; I also got to interview the director of the studio because I am friends with her. I too the pictures in between classes as to not disrupt my classes, I even got one of my teachers to be in a picture. 


Interview Questions

I will interview some kids at the dance studio and all the the director of the studio. I'm just going to ask the kids how they like the studio? and what is there favorite part of the studio? I will then ask the director how the move is going? and what they do to celebrate the holidays? These questions will allow for the readers to understand the atmosphere of the studio and the priories for them.

Table of Contents

On my table of contents I did not want the word table of contents. In one of the magazines I researched the table of contents just had the name of the article which I liked. I also wanted to make it clear and simple with the articles I thought were the most relevant and important. I just wanted to just use one photo to not clutter the page. I also made the page grey instead of white to make the photo mesh more. When I had the page as white the photo looked to sharp almost fake and I wanted it the blend better, and the grey page allows that. I used the font I did for the title because it is the same font as a big pointe shoe brand called Russian Pointe.

Final Photo Choices


 

These are my final choices for the photographs going in my magazine. I edited them with Photoshop. These were the clearest photos that I took, I'm not the best photographer so it was a little hard the get them to be clear.

Photo Shoots

           
                  

              
                                 
I did the photo shoots at my dance studio, because that is the location the article is written about. The people that I took photos of are dancers and teachers at the studio to keep the article authentic. I took photos in between classes to make sure not to disturb anyone. The photo where the girl is jumping was a struggle because I'm not a photographer, so what I did was I took a video of her doing the leap and then I took an image from the video and it turned out better than the ones that I took while she was jumping. 

Magazine Project Genre Research 5

I decided to research this magazine because it is specific to Sarasota. The cover is very bright trying to stand out. The table of contents has some of the main article with brief description of the article. It also has a picture very similar to the picture on the cover. The ads are all local businesses, and they are spread out; whereas, there is almost never more than two articles in a row. This magazine is a bit bigger than the other magazines I have researched. This magazine has 97 pages; whereas the other magazines had around 70 each.

Magazine Project Genre Research 4

I decided to research this magazine because dance is not only a sport, but also a performing art. Dramatics is a magazine that only official thespians can receive. The magazine is a bi monthly magazine, which means it gets mailed out every two months. The cover is very simple with the title large and centered at the top of the page. The cover also does not have many articles on it to show off the picture. All the ads have to do with theater or the arts in general. There is also not a lot of ads in general. The articles have big engaging pictures in them.The tables of contents is simple with the title of the magazine taking up almost half the page, it also has a lot of smaller picture going along with all the articles that are displayed. Under the title on the table of contents it gives the main catch phase of the magazine along with the volume and issue. Overall, I want to base my magazine off of this magazine mostly.

Flat Plan

The other articles all relate to dance in the Sarasota county area. they are also all upcoming events related to the season Sarasota is in. The target audience is adult in Sarasota that most likely have children who dance, or own a dance company. I made sure there was no more than 4 ads in between articles, just like in the magazines I researched. 
I put in an article about upcoming holiday shows, because during the winter Sarasota has a variety of holiday dance shows to enjoy. I also included some question articles like "Is dance a sport?", because especially in Sarasota that is a big debate.