Research & Planning: Equipment & Software List

To make my music magazine I will need:

A camera

A Mac

Photoshop software

Indesign Software

Research & Planning: Music Magazine Costume & Props List

 Costume

Black Dress by Miso
Black and cream shoes by New Look
Cream belt by Primark

Props
Balloons

Research & Planning: Location Ideas

For my music magazine the location is important because I want the location to fit in with the my chosen genre of pop music. For the location I want some where with good natural lighting.  I think it would look good if there was a contrast between the location and the model as the final photo's would interesting to look at.

To help me find a suitable relationship I am going to take some photos of locations that I think would work well and look good in my magazine.

Research & Planning:Audience Interview 3

Research & Planning:Audience Interview 2

Research & Planning:Audience Interview 1

Research & Planning: My first podcast

Research & Planning: Font

These are some practice fonts I used on photoshop.

Research & Planning: Double Page Spread Analysis

Genre: You can this is aimed at reader who like pop music due the artist featured Lily Allen, who is a current pop/chart music star.

Target Audience: I think the target audience for this magazine/article is young people who have interest in music and like to keep up with the charts. It is eye catching to the audience because the picture is clear and stands out and also the headline it interesting and is a bold drawing the reader attention.

Layout: The layout for the double page spread works well because there isn't too much text which can put a reader off. The layout is also eye catching because the picture is a mid shot and her clothing stands out against the white background. Also the font works well as it is bold and looks different to other fonts normally used in magazines.

Representation: Lily Allen comes across as pop star who is denying rumors against her, showing she is a popular artist who is in the media. She appears to be confident in the photo and is looking directly at the camera and leaning towards showing she is comfortable.

Research & Planning: Questionnaire Results

Research & Planning: Contents Page Analysis

                 Contents Page from Billboard magazine.

Genre: You can tell this is a pop music magazine due to the artist featured in the picture such as Katy Perry, also there is a chart listing which tells me it is aimed at people interested in music in charts.

Target Audience: I think the target audience for this magazine would 15-18 year old either male or female as there are feature which would be appealing to both genders. I think the magazine has done this well as it is not biased towards one gender.

Layout: The layout of this contents page works well because it clear and it is easy to find what type of articles you are looking for due to the headings.There are also page number which makes articles easy to find. Also the pictures work well as they help stop the page from have too much font. On the contents page important articles are also written in a different colour so they stand out and so the reader can find them easily.The text is written it columns which makes it easier to read.


Representation: In the picture the artist are shown looking laid back and relaxed. there is also a picture of one the artists performing live. The picture also tell the reader there will be an article about them and the picture draws attention to this fact.The artist are wearing mainly casual clothes.



Media Language: In the photo's used on the contents page  mid shot is used in most of the pictures,this could be so the reader can see  the emotions in the artist's face rather than their whole bodies.
A type of camera angle used is eye level especially on the bigger picture, this allows the reader to connect with the artist as they are on the same level.

Research & Planning:Target Audience

• For my music magazine my target audiences age will be 15-18, this because I think they be interested in pop music and so my magazine will appeal to them.

• I think the gender more likely to buy my magazine are females

• Most of my audience will still be in education, some college and maybe even some at university.

• I think the class of my audience will working/middle class,so magazine will be priced so they can afford to buy it.

• The wealth of my audience may vary as some of them may have part time jobs and other may not, again this is why my magazine should be reasonable priced so all can afford it.

• Some of the interests I think my audience may have are fashion, socializing with friends and listening to music.

• I think most of my audience will want to carry on with education either to college or for some university. I think they will also want to do a job that involves their interests and also a job they enjoy doing.

• I am going to reach my target audience by including their interests in my magazine so they are likely to buy the magazine. I am also going to make the magazine current to whats happening. I will make the magazine look visual appealing so it is eyecatching.

 

Research & Planning: Analysis of Music Magazine 2

I have chosen this magazine because it suits my chosen genre of pop. I think this magazine is aimed at young adults, who are interested in chart music, although I think females would be more likely due to the background cover. You can also tell this magazine is aimed at young adults because the stories on the cover are stories young people would be interested in, this something I should keep in mind when I make my magazine.

This cover has the typical features of a magazine, it has a masthead in the correct place which lets everyone know the name of the magazine. There is also a mid shot of Katy Perry on the cover which suggests there will be a feature about her in the magazine.
Most of the cover stories are also on the left hand side of the magazine the same as the rolling stone cover, which is also something I could keep in mind for my magazine. The cover also sticks to the three colour rule quite using black,white and pink as its main colours, however it does sometimes use yellow.

Research & Planning: Analysis of Music Magazine 1

 

I have chosen to analyse this cover because it is a magazine that covers entertainment and popular music. Firstly you can tell this is a magazine because it has a masthead in the correct place, also there are stories that appear on the cover and a mid shot, the angle of the shot is also different as she is looking away from the camera which is unusual for magazine cover.The magazine has also stuck to the 3 colour rule by only using grey, yellow and white.

It has the main cover stories in bigger text to make it stand out and attract the readers attention. You can tell magazine is aimed at older reader because of firstly some if the cover stories and also because of the picture on the front as it more mature. The magazine is also appealing to its readers as it features stories that are aimed at its reader and are also current and interesting.