Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Moodboard
This moodboard shows the images, fonts and colour schemes I am going to use in my magazine, after creating this moodboard and making the mock ups I decided to use some different fonts.
Double Page Spread Mock Ups
This is the first mock up of the double page spread I will create, I chose to put one image on the page by itself as it is a convention I have seen in many exisiting magazines.
I decided that I needed more room for text and decided to place it on the right hand page and to be smaller. I also put what font I am going to use for the title there as a reminder.
Monday, 2 May 2011
Question 3: What kind of media institution might distribute your music magazine and why?
I think that the magazine institution IPC may publish my magazine. I feel that the style of my magazine will fit in with their portfolio. They already deal with music magazines such as NME which focuses on new music, I think mine will be a good edition to the company as it deals with new music but different genres to NME. My target audience is teens - people in their twenties which is the same as most magazines under the IPC publishing. I think that my magazine will be different for the company and it is good to show contrast as it focuses on urban culture and music. There is definitely a gap in the market for my magazine because in the UK we do not have many easy to access and affordable magazines for this genre of music.
Another institution that I think might distribute my magazine is Bauer Media, they publish magazines like Kerrang, FHM and closer. A few of the magazines may appeal to teenage audiences but I don't think that many do and it is important for companies to keep their target audience vast to create maximum profit. I think that once again my magazine will be a unique edition to this company but will fit in.
I do not think that Future PLC will distribute my magazine. Many of their magazines are targeted at more older audiences such as 'Cross stitcher, The Knitter and Simply Knitting' so my magazine will be very unsuitable for this company.
This is the type of publication Future PLC deal with
Question 2: How does your music magazine represent particular social groups?
My magazine represents ordinary, middle class people. The social group is represented in the magazine genre itself, generally upper class people would not listen to rap music.
Most people like to read and look at things that they can relate to which is why I decided to dress the model in affordable high street clothing and to look like a normal person you would see walking the street. I also chose and urban location which you wouldn't see an upper class person in. Upper class people probably look at graffiti in disgust so would not like a magazine which is showing it in their images.
When doing my research I found that Vibe magazine has a similar approach to images, content, genre and mode of address as my magazine.
Most people like to read and look at things that they can relate to which is why I decided to dress the model in affordable high street clothing and to look like a normal person you would see walking the street. I also chose and urban location which you wouldn't see an upper class person in. Upper class people probably look at graffiti in disgust so would not like a magazine which is showing it in their images.
When doing my research I found that Vibe magazine has a similar approach to images, content, genre and mode of address as my magazine.
Monday, 25 April 2011
Question 1: In what ways does your music magazine use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real music magazines?
My music magazine uses some conventions of real magazines but also challenges others. When creating my masthead I wanted it to stand out and be different from other magazines so I decided to make it only be an outline of a font and to not be filled with colour, I haven't seen any other magazines do this so I thought it would make mine different.
The location used for my images is close to my house and I have visited it plenty of times, I thought that the graffiti nature of the location fitted well with the urban theme of the magazine. A variety of shots were used including a medium shot, long shot and low angled shot. The reason each image which is featured in the magazine is a different shot is to interest the audience and to make the magazine look appealing. When doing my research I noticed that in most magazines the shot angles and types varied throughout the magazine which looked good so I decided to use this convention in my own magazine. My images were manipulated in photoshop but not very much, they were manipulated to look clearer, brighter and more professional as all real magazines would do.
The costume of the model consists of a 'Barbour' jacket, this type of jacket is heavily worn by artists and people that follow an urban culture, there were no props used. As the model is a female the clothing is rather typical, however if the model was a male they would probably be wearing trainers and sports wear. The model is mixed race, this is conventional as most of the urban magazines I looked at had mixed race or black artists featuring in them, there are not many white rappers. It is generally youngish people that listen to this genre of music which is why the model and artists featured in the magazine are in their teens or 20's, the oldest artist I have seen to be in an urban magazine is probably in their early 30's so I followed in the footsteps of these magazines and used a young model.
In the UK there is a group of rappers called 'Boy Better Know' they use a particular font called SF Automaton for their logo and stuff, I liked the font and its unique so I downloaded it off Da Font and decided to use it for my masthead and headings for pages.
All the colours used on my pages match with the colours shown in the images, I used the blues and oranges to make the magazine have a scheme and to look attractive.
When researching I found that 'Vibe' magazine had a direct and informal approach to their audience, they use slang words which relate to the genre of the magazine and to the type of people that would be reading it. I decided to use abbreviations and some light slang words in my magazine to make it more readable for the audience
The genre of my magazine is reflected through the artists featured in the magazine, the articles featuring and the urban colour schemes and images.
· Layout of Front Cover, Contents page and Double page spread: take each of these on their own and discuss how you have followed or challenged conventions for the construction of each of the pages. What is the balance/proportion of text to image? Is this a conventional approach? What was the purpose of this approach? Have you challenged conventions for any aspects o f your magazine pages or have you decided to follow conventions? Why? Use another magazine to support why you have taken this decision
· Concluding Paragraph: Overall have you challenged or followed conventions? Why? (to make is behave like a real magazine/to satisfy audience expectations/give the audience something different )
The location used for my images is close to my house and I have visited it plenty of times, I thought that the graffiti nature of the location fitted well with the urban theme of the magazine. A variety of shots were used including a medium shot, long shot and low angled shot. The reason each image which is featured in the magazine is a different shot is to interest the audience and to make the magazine look appealing. When doing my research I noticed that in most magazines the shot angles and types varied throughout the magazine which looked good so I decided to use this convention in my own magazine. My images were manipulated in photoshop but not very much, they were manipulated to look clearer, brighter and more professional as all real magazines would do.
The costume of the model consists of a 'Barbour' jacket, this type of jacket is heavily worn by artists and people that follow an urban culture, there were no props used. As the model is a female the clothing is rather typical, however if the model was a male they would probably be wearing trainers and sports wear. The model is mixed race, this is conventional as most of the urban magazines I looked at had mixed race or black artists featuring in them, there are not many white rappers. It is generally youngish people that listen to this genre of music which is why the model and artists featured in the magazine are in their teens or 20's, the oldest artist I have seen to be in an urban magazine is probably in their early 30's so I followed in the footsteps of these magazines and used a young model.
In the UK there is a group of rappers called 'Boy Better Know' they use a particular font called SF Automaton for their logo and stuff, I liked the font and its unique so I downloaded it off Da Font and decided to use it for my masthead and headings for pages.
Here shows the logo and font.
All the colours used on my pages match with the colours shown in the images, I used the blues and oranges to make the magazine have a scheme and to look attractive.
When researching I found that 'Vibe' magazine had a direct and informal approach to their audience, they use slang words which relate to the genre of the magazine and to the type of people that would be reading it. I decided to use abbreviations and some light slang words in my magazine to make it more readable for the audience
The genre of my magazine is reflected through the artists featured in the magazine, the articles featuring and the urban colour schemes and images.
· Layout of Front Cover, Contents page and Double page spread: take each of these on their own and discuss how you have followed or challenged conventions for the construction of each of the pages. What is the balance/proportion of text to image? Is this a conventional approach? What was the purpose of this approach? Have you challenged conventions for any aspects o f your magazine pages or have you decided to follow conventions? Why? Use another magazine to support why you have taken this decision
· Concluding Paragraph: Overall have you challenged or followed conventions? Why? (to make is behave like a real magazine/to satisfy audience expectations/give the audience something different )
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