Print: Research & Planning (Front Cover & Double Page Spread)

Front Cover:

Title Of Publication: "Doctor Who - Magazine"

The title is placed on the top third so that it is easily visible and clear. The font and colour of the text is the same theme as the TV show so it can attract its audience. This will also be the magazines main stamp/logo and will stay the same for a very long time as it is well known.

Slogan; "The Day Of The Doctor!"

This is a very short and snappy statement that sums up what this magazine is going to be about, its short and snappy so it sticks in the audiences head while reading.

Central Image: (Main Character: "Doctor Who")

Give a strong weight and focus within the cover. Helps establish the magazines core value and identity. In this case, the designer has kept the doctors face clear this is because designers must be careful not to obscure the mouth or eyes, as they are the most expressive part of the face.

Free Offer:

This magazine comes with gifts and downloads with the issue, along with prizes and competitions, this helps bring in more of the target audience (doctor who fans) as the offers may appeal to the doctor who fans.

Colour Scheme:

Designers stick to limited colour schemes to avoid a busy cover or it looking to complicated. certain colours work well together to give it a vibe or feel. Experienced designers use colour to create a feel by choosing the right colour sets, this magazine uses very metal looking colours, mostly grey. this gives it a futuristic look and a more serious feel. The designer also used smoke for the subjects to give them a more dramatic feel.

Bar code, Date and Price:

All magazines need this information on their cover.  Most designers will consider them annoying and will make them as small and hidden as possible, so it doesn't get in the way of their work.

Language:

Language is snappy and economical, no words are used that will not be helpful, there are no wasted words. Poetical devices are used, such as puns, plays, metaphors, alliteration and more. This helps give the readers a shorter read time as possible. The words used reflect the target audience, this helps the readers feel rewarded for knowing these words. This magazine uses things like "The Doctors Past Haunts Him" & "DWM". This makes the readers feel more intimate with the magazine. Also, designers use one or two typefaces, using too many make it disorganised and loss of focus. They tend to use fonts in families which keep it looking tidy.

Examples Of Magazines Aimed At A Similar Target Audience Of My Production:

Example Of A TV Magazine Souvenir:

My Photoshoot:
1) The character for my front cover is the main one which is Armz.
2) For my double spread I am using a picture of the director and two small images of the other actors.
3) I will shoot:
Medium Shot
Close Up
Extreme Close Up
(Range Of Angles)
4) I will need to make sure Armz is wearing his scarf and hoody.
5) I will sketch and idea and work out lighting before hand, need to make sure I use low key lighting for a dramatic serious look.

Double Page Spread:

For my double page spread I intend to do a questionnaire for the audience and at the end they will be told what character from Ransom they are similar too in terms of personality. This is more of a fun interactive way to engage with out audience and to make them watch the show more as they will want to see what the characters are like after seeing who they may have got matched with.
Here below is my plan and sketch of my double page spread including the questionnaire: