Zines are a type of magazine which is smaller than a magazine, they are a small production scale and self published, zines are a sequence of photographs placed together to usually tell a story, the purpose of a zine is to express your intentions in some sort of “pamphlet-esque” or “book-like” form, replicate that creation, then share.

My zine is going to show the audience how I see St. Malo in my eyes and the story behind what and who I saw whilst over there my photos are predominantly going to be in black and white with a few of which that will be in colour. I believe the minimalism of the black and which will show the age of the town and the the simplistic view on it, the idea that there is one main street.

My film uses many jumpcuts and fast edits. The cuts go along with the beat of the song in the background. I think I did a good job with this overall.

the order of the images had a a significant part on projecting the story, as I wanted to show relationships from a young age How I plan to tell this story is by specifically focus on the placement and order of the images, starting with showing relationships, and love from a young age, then later, adulthood, etc. I want the viewer to feel like they are growing up with the book, although it is not of the same people, its a part of everyone, and everyone goes through it.

Below is the finished pages of my zine.

What is the story?

The photographs in the final selection had a certain vibe. They had a theme that I’ve noticed and that theme was that the photographs captured a certain relationship between people. I wanted to present the story of different people in different places, having the same similarities as places perhaps you were in and grew up in. In wanted to show that us as humans, we all form relationships with each other, this is exactly what the objective is of this storyline. In St Malo, I realised what made the most interesting photographs for me were the ones where people showed care and love for each other. This care can look completely different depending on the type of relationship between two people, for example, the love shown between a mother and daughter may seem different than the love shown between a couple. What is very interesting is that anywhere and everywhere in the world there will always be people forming new relationships with one another. this is why I took the opportunity to go to St Malo as one where I can create a link between those in France and jersey as people show themselves feeling the same care towards one another despite living in a different region.

The pictures I plan to use that show peoples relationships:

What is also interesting is how every picture presents itself differently, when I looked back at all the pictures i saw many patterns and soon I began to realise a storyline, this storyline being relationships we experience from the first couple years of our lives. This is why I want to show photographs of parents and their kids as first couple photos in the zine. i want them to later contrast between the early teenage life, adulthood, and late life. showing the different relationships we tend to get in to and form at different stages of life. like when we are children it is usually our parents, then growing up we focus on friends rather than family, and then we get into romantic relationships.

How I plan to tell this story is by specifically focus on the placement and order of the images, starting with showing relationships, and love from a young age, then later, adulthood, etc. I want the viewer to feel like they are growing up with the book, although it is not of the same people, its a part of everyone, and everyone goes through it.

Zines are a tiny magazine that are usually produced by one person or a small organization. they are not seen in a bigger mass produced scale as the quality and production process is cheap and easy to produced, thus it can be done by just one person. they usually present a subject that person is interested in, meaning they are quite direct. they are a common way of photographers to get their work displayed. Usually a zine wouldn’t carry a lot of content, meaning it is ideal for displaying a focused photoshoots.

I have both digitally and physically researched different formats and existing zines that have been created by various people.

What I’ve noticed is how on each page the photographs link together, they all have a certain theme that runs through the zine and the photographs on each page compliment each other in a way where they a sort of similar. The arrangement of photographs is so impart ant for the narrative that runs through the whole zine. Some pages that have an additional writing to create more of a storyline, are effective, however what i think is best is when there is an evident storyline shown through the photographs and the arrangement of them, this is because tit gives ore freedom to the viewer to create a more broad response which doesn’t have to be right or wrong.

Inside InDesign I used the layout to position my images in a way which looks neat and well put together. By creating a box to whatever size you wish, then selecting the edited image you have chosen and place it in the box. After placing the images in the boxes you can adjust them and make the fit in nicely.

Focusing on the people standing out that are silent or focused amongst the speed of the world passing by them. Also showing their style and their place/purpose in Camden.

My Images

In my zine I am going to lay these out in an order that shows my journey to Camden and the different kinds of people I saw on the way.

Archived Images

Images that will influence my text, layout and style

My main images that I think have the best composition and meaning:

I’ve chosen these three images because they all have a main and obvious focal point for the viewer, which causes them to stand out unlike some of my other images where the focus is hidden amongst a crowd. They also give the viewer a chance to focus on the individual in the image and consider their story. I might use these images for full page images.

I’ve edited this image to have movement around the subject so that the focus is more obvious. I also like how the main subject is still, unlike everyone else.

These images are my second favourites, and I may use them as full page instead because there is a lot in the composition and could cause the page to become confusing, or I will place them next to a more simple image like the ones above.

Front Page

I attempted multiple designs to see which image and design was the most effective.

I decided to choose this image and text as my front page because I felt it was the most effective/ dramatic. I like the movement I created in photoshop as it creates more of a focus point on the main subject.

For the rest of the pages I just placed them in, cropping some and leaving some original. I put them in an order so a basic story could be told of going round Camden and seeing the different types of people.

For the back cover I reused one of my other images and added a transparent rectangle over it. I felt like ending with the beginning photo was a good idea as its revisiting the start.

Elizabeth castle is located in St Helier, Jersey. The castle was built in 1601, making it 422 years old and for 400 years this contained a priory, and for the last 350 years a castle. It is accessible only on low tide by foot, if the tide is high, you have to get a boat over. Construction of the castle began in 1594, and continued in the first years of the 17th century under the then governor of Jersey, Sir Walter Raleigh, who named it “Fort Isabella Bellissima” (the most beautiful Elizabeth) after Elizabeth 1st.

Today, the castle is administered by the Jersey Heritage Trust as a museum site: among the historical displays are the Jersey Royal Militia Museum holding several centuries of military memorabilia. Every Sunday through the season when the castle is open, a team of historical interpreters recreate the garrison of 1781, at the time of the battle of Jersey. Displays are given of musket firing, cannon firing and civilian life.

Photo archive

Occupation

The Occupation of Jersey by German Forces during the Second World War commenced on the 1 July 1940. The Occupation was to last for nearly five years and eventually ended on the 9 May 1945 – Liberation Day.

Following the defeat of France, Winston Churchill reluctantly made the decision that British troops be withdrawn from the Channel Islands and redeployed. This left the five islands completely demilitarised. Around 25,000 occupants were evacuated to Britain. Almost all of Alderney’s residents were evacuated, along with around half the population of Guernsey and a fifth of the people from Jersey. The United Kingdom government provided ships to evacuate women, children and men who wished to join the forces when it seemed that Occupation was inevitable.

Britain suppressed the news that the islands had been demilitarised, so when Germany attacked it did so with bombings, killing 44 islanders on Jersey and Guernsey. The Nazis occupied four islands – Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. It was the only British territory to be occupied. They would remain there until the end of the War in Europe in May 1945.

Hitler believed the Channel Islands might be a ‘stepping stone’ from which to invade Britain. They were also a useful propaganda tool – to show that the Nazis occupied British land.

German Military

The military consisted of varying numbers of troops, around 25,000 in October 1944, with an additional 15,000 Organisation Todt (OT) workers once fortification of the islands began in October 1941.

Gun Emplacements

To counter any attempted Allied assault, beaches were mined in vulnerable landing spots, anti-tank
walls of steel and concrete were built, large clifftop guns put in place, camouflaged gun emplacements installed, the walls of Elizabeth and Gorey castles reinforced, steel spikes planted in
fields where aircraft might land and a radar station established at Les Landes. In order to ferry the
vast amounts of concrete needed, a railway network was created to link with the Ronez quarries on
the north coast.

Synopsis

This short film will consist of images produced at various artillery sites around the island. A voiceover of an elderly man, discussing his experience of the war, will accompany the still images, starting at Elizabeth Castle and expanding to multiple heritage sites. Images sourced from the Jersey Archive will be compared to newer images photographed by us. The new images will consist of differing angles of the heritage sites/artillery emplacements (aerial views filmed by drone).

Mood Board

This mood board shows my inspiration for our short film and what we want the final outcome to look like.

Evaluation:

Overall, I am happy with the way my zine has come out. I like how each page tell its own story and some of the images link together.