Sunday, 13 December 2009
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Pictures for my own magazine!
Pictures!
These are some pictures I have taken, I chose the setting to be my garage as the genre of my music magazine is based around a rock, accoustic sort of music as my magazine is called vinyl records. I chose this particular person as i thought she would fit with the theme. I wanted the pictures to look as if the artist was in the reocording process as my magazine features new upcoming fame. I collected various objects such as record player, records and a microphone. I wanted it to look asif it was her own recording studio. These are just a few of the pictures I have taken before they have been eddited and cropped
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Contents page analysis
NME contents page!
Deconstruction of a magazine contents page
contents pages are important as they are breif explanation to what is going to be in the magazine. They usually have the subject and the number page its on, that is always listed making it easy to read.
They usually have pictures of the main subject to let people know whats going to be in the magazine.
This particular magazine is NME. A magazine that includes an alternative/indie genre of music.
subtitles big - nme this week, this uses the name of the magazine which reasures the audience, NME is in their own traidmark text
It then uses succesful advertising techniques an offer saying subscribe today this also works as it makes people feel they are saving money. The text is listed down one hand side of the page in a way that is clear to read. Each subject is in bold writing allowing the reader to pick out the bit they ecspecially want to read this makes it easier for the reader again making the reader buy this particular magazine. The picture included on the contents page is about one of the storys in the magazine with a bold title to get across the information that is needed. The colours are also kept the same as this is the same in every issue in order for the audeince to become familier with the nagazine, making them want to buy it weekly.
Kerrangs contents page!
This contents page is from the magazine Kerrang, this contents mainly consists of pictures, they are of artists that are been published in the magazine, the pictures are strong and striking this is important, the masthead "Contents" is clear at the top of the page this is so the audience know what page it is. The colours that are used are also important for example the colour black is used often in the magazine as it has connotations to the rock genre. The genre is also shown through the pictures as the artists are covered in tatoos and piercings this lets the audeince know exactly what they are reading. The text is down one hand side of the page as this is a succesful connotation to a contenst page.
Q magazine contents page!
Q magazine uses the same techniques that the other magazines have used in their contents pages. As these are all very succesful magazines because of the techniques they use. Everything they do has an effect on the reader making them want to buy it. Q magazine again has the text down one hand side of the page making it easy for the reader as it is clear and points you to the page that you want to read. The pictures are clear and approriate to that weeks issue. The colours also are part of the theme that is used in every issue.
Monday, 30 November 2009
Double page spread analysis!
Double page spread analysis!
This double page spread has the masthead being a quote, this is bold and edgy to fit with the genre of the magazine,this is very successful as it makes the reader want to read the rest of the interview. The picture is across one full page it is a medium close up shot, which is effective because this who you are reading about. The beginning of the text introduces the artist, stating what they've achieved and what there working on now. This text is in bold, this explains a bit about the artist. The interviewer asks questions that the audience would want to know. The text is in columns making it easy for the reader. In this particular double page spread the text is quite small.
This double page spread uses the same features. As the article starts of with a quote in bold writing the font fits with the theme of the magazine as it isnt smooth and soft its bold and edgy, this text is in columns but it is at the top of the page. The main focus point is the image which is of the band, the pictures are in black and white to give it an authentic theme, the pictures are of the band playing intruments or singing this would let the reader know what they were reading if this was their first time buying this magazine.
This double page spread takes a different approach, one whole page is taken up by a picture while the text is on the other page. It is very simple in the way it is set out with the text in colunms and only one picture. The text opens with the artists name 'pink' which is not much bigger than the rest of the text. The colours used are also very simple in able for you to clearly read the text.
Planning for designing my own magazine
Planning!
music magazine genre: rock, country, with a strong influence from artists from the past
how will i get this across?
- picture of artist holding a guitar maybe or playing an instrument thats associated with rock music/band.
Need to have a look at rocksound, kerrang,nme for influence.
features in magazine
front cover
masthead that shows the music genre as rock
colour scheme associated with rock genre
selling lines associated with the band that is reviewed in the magazine
other selling lines that are to do with other bands in the magazine including pictures.
target audience shown through every on the front cover
contents
page numbers including what will be on that page
pictures
advertising something free in the magazine
double page spread
artist that is on the front cover
reviwing what there up to, new album?
music magazine genre: rock, country, with a strong influence from artists from the past
how will i get this across?
- picture of artist holding a guitar maybe or playing an instrument thats associated with rock music/band.
Need to have a look at rocksound, kerrang,nme for influence.
features in magazine
front cover
masthead that shows the music genre as rock
colour scheme associated with rock genre
selling lines associated with the band that is reviewed in the magazine
other selling lines that are to do with other bands in the magazine including pictures.
target audience shown through every on the front cover
contents
page numbers including what will be on that page
pictures
advertising something free in the magazine
double page spread
artist that is on the front cover
reviwing what there up to, new album?
Friday, 13 November 2009
Analysing music magazine KERRANG.
This music magazine Kerrang has been very sucessfull as the front cover is very eye catching interesting and makes people want to buy it,
The masthead is very recognisable if people were to see this text they would know straight away it was Kerrang as they use this text in every issue, the text stands out and shows what short of magazine it is as its bold, it looks like it has been cracked at the K and E and is black this shows that music in the magazine would be around the rock genre.
The main picture again is the main focus point, as well as the main selling line, the picture is of the singer from muse, this also shows what audience would be attracted to it. The artist is playing the guitar again showing what music genre the magazine entertains.
The main selling line is 100 GREATEST GIGS EVER! this straight away points out to the audience what will be in the magazine and is eye catching by using the word gigs instead of shows or concert this implies that it is a rock magazine.
kerrangs front cover is always very busy with usually alot of other small pictures and other selling lines, this makes it very interseting for the eye giving the audience lots to look at this makes the reader pick the magazine up and therefore they will buy it.
Kerrang also has a slogan LIFE IS LOUD this is succesful as it gives the audience something to famillerise with.
As does every magazine kerrang has a barcode and issue number for production reasons.
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Analysing music magazine Q.
Analysis
Masthead: masthead always used as the main piece of text it is always in the same text every issue as this is sort of a logo for the magazine, it makes people familiarise with it. The font is bold and will always stand out. Q uses the colours red and white so that the magazine has its own colour scheme this is appealing to the audience as they recognise it.
Main image: main image of artist who is been featured in the magazine, always a strong image covering the whole cover to make it the main focus point, this particular magazine usually uses popular artists such as madonna to make the audience buy it, the picture of the artist is important as it shows the audience what music genres are included in this magazine. The image also is an indication to the target audience it lets you now what sort of people read this magazine and whether it is the right one for you, the artist is usually dressed in such a way that also lets you no what sort of music genre it is, this is all to let the viewer understand exactly what the magazine is about, and whether they would want to buy it.
Main selling line: The main selling line is the anchoring statement letting you know who is in the magazine usually the artists name or a sentance with their name in it. This is always very bold and is the next focus point from the image, it is usually in the same colour as the masthead so that it keeps with the theme of the magazine again to make it recognisable to the viewers. Q has used "MADONNA" all capitals this is because she is very popular and theyd want people know who is in there magazine so that people would buy it.
Selling lines: Other selling lines that are included are also a glimpse of what is in the magazine, Q uses other artist names to let the buyers now who else will be featured in the magazine, also many magazines use snippets of an interview with an artist so that you want to read more. the text is quite small but still clear the colour will also go with the colour scheme.
On every magazine there is a bar code with an issue number and the date this is for future reference and is needed for production. On lots of magazine covers there will be free giverways and this is represented on the cover usually in bold letters. Q uses the words "FREE INSIDE" this also persuades you to buy the magazine. As the buyers get somethimg from it.
Underlining target audience and genre.
The target audience and genre is very important to a company when creating a music magazine as they want to make the audience to be as broad as they can, or specific as they can, by doing this the front cover needs to look a certain way. The artist on the front needs to represent that genre of music. The font and the colours also needs to link with the genre to get the right target audience, ideology would be used to get across who the magazine is aimed at, using ideas and believes of the people they want to read there magazine. for example:
Smash hits
By looking at the front cover of smash hits you know exactly who the magazine is aimed at, by using Britney spears this shows that it is pop music, the colours pink and yellow are very feminine showing that this is based mostly for girls as well as advertising that there are 12 free posters of men also indicates the target audience, everything on the front cover needs to be thought about in order to attract a large audience. this magazine is very pacifically for young teenagers who like pop music.
Q magazines genre.
Whereas looking at q magazine straight away you would know this is for a different audience than smash hits, the colours used in this are red white and black the artist is also dressed very dark this shows that it is not going to be for very feminine young girls like smash hits but maybe for an older audience, the artist is holding a guitar which is iconic to rock music this communicates the music genre as been rock. The style of the magazine is very obvious the masthead "Q" looks like it has been smashed this also shows you that the music genre is not going be pop or hip hop, but rock.Thursday, 5 November 2009
Conventions of a music magazine
- Name of magazine, masthead
- Main image, model credit
- Main cover line
- cover lines
- dateline
- selling line
- bar code
Contents page.
whats in the magazine, page numbers
advertisements
pictures
snips of whats inside
double page spread
interview, what the audience will want to know
text in columns
pictures of artist
Conventions of a magazine
- Title
- Picture
- Date
- issue number
- Sub Headings
- Information
- Define target audience
- Logo
- Main Issues
- Slogan
- Address
- Website
Monday, 2 November 2009
Music Magazine
Preliminary exercise,using dtp and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a studant in medium close up plus some appropriatly laid out text and a masthead. additionally you must produce a mock up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of dtp.
MAIN TASK: The front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text used must be original, producd by you- minimum of four images.
Presentation of your work The presentation of the research, planning and evaluation may take form of any one, or combination of two or more, of the following: powerpoint presentation blog podcast
MAIN TASK: The front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text used must be original, producd by you- minimum of four images.
Presentation of your work The presentation of the research, planning and evaluation may take form of any one, or combination of two or more, of the following: powerpoint presentation blog podcast
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Evaluation
I started of creating a blog were I looked at different magazines I analysed them and thought about what needed to be included when creating a front cover of a magazine, I took LIIAR into consideration as all of these things were important to create a successful piece. I looked at all different magazines including music magazines and college magazines so that I had an idea of which target audience I needed to think about
At first I started planning the front cover I did a draft were I used boxes to plan were I was going to put everything, I then took some pictures of a friend outside a library holding books as my idea was that the magazine was going to feature the new college library opening. I chose a few of the pictures that I thought were the most successful. I experimented with the pictures I had. I started to use one of the photos which didn’t end up been my final image, I played around with the text and thought about were to put it, but decided it was the image that was the problem, I used the four photos on my blog to experiment with.
I named my college E.R.C as the photo I had taken was outside an east riding library and it all fitted together. I first did the masthead I wanted to keep it quite simple as the picture was the main focus point, I had it in capital letters as it was the main piece of text on the front cover, I chose the colour I did as it went with the picture. I then thought about how I wanted to say about the library opening I made the text “ New Library!” bold to emphasis the main headline in the magazine I then had the words join free in bold to emphasis that as well. I then had the sort of slogan in bold, “ERC” newly improved college magazine, this told people exactly what it was. I added what was going to be in the magazine in italics as this was not the main story in the magazine but still thought it needed to be included on the front cover. I added the email on the bottom as this is essential on a college magazine, I put it on the bottom as that is usually were people look for an email or those sort of details.
I think my front cover clearly outlines what the target audience is as soon as you see it you look at the picture of the student holding books that indicates that its something to do with a college or school.
I feel my front cover is successful and if was a real magazine I think it would catch the right audience, I think the way I have used a picture as the main focus point works well.
I started of creating a blog were I looked at different magazines I analysed them and thought about what needed to be included when creating a front cover of a magazine, I took LIIAR into consideration as all of these things were important to create a successful piece. I looked at all different magazines including music magazines and college magazines so that I had an idea of which target audience I needed to think about
At first I started planning the front cover I did a draft were I used boxes to plan were I was going to put everything, I then took some pictures of a friend outside a library holding books as my idea was that the magazine was going to feature the new college library opening. I chose a few of the pictures that I thought were the most successful. I experimented with the pictures I had. I started to use one of the photos which didn’t end up been my final image, I played around with the text and thought about were to put it, but decided it was the image that was the problem, I used the four photos on my blog to experiment with.
I named my college E.R.C as the photo I had taken was outside an east riding library and it all fitted together. I first did the masthead I wanted to keep it quite simple as the picture was the main focus point, I had it in capital letters as it was the main piece of text on the front cover, I chose the colour I did as it went with the picture. I then thought about how I wanted to say about the library opening I made the text “ New Library!” bold to emphasis the main headline in the magazine I then had the words join free in bold to emphasis that as well. I then had the sort of slogan in bold, “ERC” newly improved college magazine, this told people exactly what it was. I added what was going to be in the magazine in italics as this was not the main story in the magazine but still thought it needed to be included on the front cover. I added the email on the bottom as this is essential on a college magazine, I put it on the bottom as that is usually were people look for an email or those sort of details.
I think my front cover clearly outlines what the target audience is as soon as you see it you look at the picture of the student holding books that indicates that its something to do with a college or school.
I feel my front cover is successful and if was a real magazine I think it would catch the right audience, I think the way I have used a picture as the main focus point works well.
experimenting with the pictures i have.
This is one of the pictures i used to decide which one i was going to use i adde text to see what looked good, and what was succesfull, this is just the one i experimented with and not my final one.....
pictures taken for front cover!
My college magazine was going to have on the front about the libary was opening so i took a few pictures of a studant outside the new libary,these few were the most succesful. i went to the libary in my village, on the wall you can see east riding so i called the college east riding college so it fiited.
Thursday, 8 October 2009
planning for front cover of college magazine
This is just some planning ideas for the front cover of a magazine after looking after different magazines i decided what a front cover needed to incude, i tried out some ideas to see what would work,
in my magazine i will use these key concepts.
L-Language the language that is used, soundlighting, mise en scene.
I-institution companies of television
I- ideology is a set or attitudes, beleifs and values.
A- audience who the magazine is for men/women varied ages
R-representation, the process whereby the media constructs versions of people, places and events in images, words or sounds for transmission through media texts to an audience.
Target audience: my target audience is, studants going to the college, parents of the studants and people envolved in colleges or schools, it has to look good and professinal as new studants wanting to that college may look at this as an indication.
college magazine
This is the front cover of a college magazine, it has a specific target audience as it would be read by the people attending the college, as well as people involving schools of colleges.
the similarities between this magazine and the music magazine is that they both have a main title and a main picture which is the main element of the front cover and has on the front whats going to be in the magazine, the difference is it is based only on the college, it usually has a picture of the college and of a studant.
Thursday, 1 October 2009
deconstruction of a magazine contents page
contents pages are very simple they have the subject and the number page its on, that is always listed making it easy to read.
They usually have pictures of the main subject to let people know whats going to be in the magazine.
subtitles big - nme this week, this uses the name of the magazine which is succesful.
It then uses an offer saying subscribe today this also works as it makes people feel they are saving money.
DECONSTRUCTION OF A MAGAZINE.
main image- the main band featured in the magazine,
logo and title large in the corner so you now what magazine it is and is very recognisable as it is simple and bright red,
subtitle- being the band that is been issued in the magazine it uses big letters to stand out.
It includes small subtitles telling you what else is going to be in the magazine.
At the top of the magazine it says the uks biggest music magazine, this is almost like a slogan this also stands out and makes the magazine sound good.
The image also shows what kind of music or band that is featured as it shows the person smashing his guitar against the picture also connects with the title which is also effective.
conventions of a contents page
Page numbers
Order
Headings
Images
Brief descriptions
Functional
Sponsors
Subscriptions
Page numbers
Order
Headings
Images
Brief descriptions
Functional
Sponsors
Subscriptions
conventions of a collage magazine
Title
Picture Date & issue number
Sub Headings
Information
Define target audience
Logo
Main Issues
Slogan
Email Address
Website
Title
Picture Date & issue number
Sub Headings
Information
Define target audience
Logo
Main Issues
Slogan
Email Address
Website
Music Magazine Brief
MAIN TASK: The front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text used must be original, produced by you- minimum of four images. Presentation of your work The presentation of the research, planning and evaluation may take form of any one, or combination of two or more, of the following:PowerPoint presentation blog podcast
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