Flat Plan and Rationale(Magazine)

I have produced a flat plan of the four components of my magazine which will act as a guide when I am making it.  I have included a rationale which explains the ideas from the flat plans.
 



Colour Usage: All four pages will have a three shade colour scheme.  The colours that will be carried through all of the pages is yellow and black which is conventionally used as a professional colour.  Yellow is the colour used for the masthead and therefore is used in varying capacities in the other components of the magazine.  Blue will be used on the pages too but not the cover.  The colour schemes will connote a serious attitude toward film but will also reinforce that film is a fun and interesting genre.

Image Usage: The image on the cover will be me holding a Super 8 camera.  It will be a medium close up shot and will be darkly lit.  The contents page will feature an image of the Super 8 camera which will be edited to remove the background.  The other image on the contents page will be of the Tyneside Cinema.  This picture will be the first location shot.  The editor's page will feature one of my friends or family members as the editor.  This photo will be a medium shot.  The image on the feature page will be taken on location on a beach and will be a wide shot.  It will feature me and will not be too bright.  This photo will only require a small amount of light.

Text Usage: The article will be in the third person and will contain words to further the interest of the reader.  The sell lines and contents page listings will not go into too much detail.  Instead they will make reference to places in the region which will make the reader want to find out what is happening in those places.  The sell lines on the cover will be limited, with a maximum of five.  The listings on the contents page will be split into two columns: 'features' and 'regulars'.  This will inform  the reader on what they should read first.  These listings will include features such as an interview and a guide to the best filming locations in the region.  The masthead will also be accompanied by a slogan which will increase its regional look.  The magazine is serious about film however it will not have a highly formal register as the use of language will not just be informative- it will also entertain the reader.  Though it is possible that I will include North East words, the regional language will mainly be conveyed through the names of local places.

Layout and Font: The layout of the cover will be sell lines on the left, image on the right.  This will be used on the editor's page too.  The contents page and feature page will not use this, as my flat plans show.  Some of the text on the contents page and editor's page will be placed on different angles to give the layout a more energetic look.  'Bebas' will be the font used for the magazine's logo as it is very bold and simplistic, which is how I want it to look.  'Universal Accreditation' will be used on the contents page to introduce some of the inside features.  This font is ideal for magazines due to its modern style.