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Music Magazine Evaluation

Evaluation of music magazine

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Final designs of Front cover, Contents page and double page spread

The making of my double page spread

I have now completed my double page spread, I have added please turn over at the bottom of the page to make it appear like a really magazine double page spread interview. I have used the same colours through out to fit in with the general house style of my magazine.

The making of the double page spread

I have started to add the text and i am going to position it on the right hand side of the image, I am going to position the text into column as that is normally used on a double page spread interview to layout the text.

The making of the double page spread

I have used the same background for my double page spread as i have for my front cover and contents page which adds to the house style. i have also used the same colour scheme and fonts to make it look professional and neat. I have used a medium close up shot of which is a clear photo of him and the guitar and he is looking straight at the camera which is the type of posed picture that is normally used on a double page spread.

The making of the contents page

My contents page is now complete, i have added 3 pictures in total of things that are going to be within my magazine. I have also added a white frame around my images to give it a sharp effect which also matches with the white frame around the outside of contents text.

The making of the contents page

The making of the contents page

I have used the same back and font on my contents page which makes it look professional, i have used sub heading when writing my contents to break it up as I discovered this is what music magazine do when doing my research.

The making

I have added the second cover line underneath the first one which appears to work well. I have also made and added a bar code in the bottom left hand corner to make it look more magazine like. I decided to add a puff along the bottom of my magazine, which is advertising tickets to make it appear more to my audience.

The making

I have added the first cover line and used a brush stroke font which stands out well on my main image and also fits in with the style of the image.

The making

I have now made a background which looks textured rather than using just a block of colour. I have also added a strap line across the top to make it look more like a music magazine which i discovered when doing my research.

Designing and making my front cover

This is the first stage of my making I have chosen this font as I believe it will appeal to both genders and fits in with overall style of my magazine. The colours I have chosen for the font are blue, with a small amount of yellow around the edge, this wasn't what I initially planned to do but it stands out better than white or black. The results of my questionnaire showed that my magazine cover would be themed black,white and blue I will carry on using this colour theme through out my magazine making process.

Planning and research: front cover images

I took a selection of front cover images, using different angled shots, images colour and guitar to give me a different variety of images to choose from. I decided to use the second image as it gives the write effect for my genre of magazine, as the colouring and angle of the shot look professional 

Time Management update

When looking back at my action plan i have been in target with all my previous post such as planning and research. I am now slightly behind on the making of my front cover and contents page as it has taken me longer to make it then I thought it would. I am also going to start posting images/screen shots of the making process to show my progress.

Planning and research: treatment

Treatment

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Planning, Mock up of front page and contents page

Research ad planning: Experimenting with fonts

Mood Board

Questionnaire results

From doing my questionnaire it has helped me to decided what to include in my magazine as i now know what people want and are interested in. The people who completed my questionnaire said that black, white and blue was there favourite colour scheme. ChartBuzz and MuicUpdate where the two most popular mastheads so i am going to be using one of them for for my magazine. I am going to include the charts in my magazine as it appeared to be the most popular feature to my target audience. My target audience said they would like to read about Olly Murs or ed Shearan within my music magazine. when asking them what they would like to see on a contents page they said they would like both images and text which i am going to include when producing my music magazine. When putting cover lines onto my magazine they want them to be highlighting the most important parts of the magazine.

Music magazine questionnaire

1.   What features would you want to have in the magazine?

-          Music gossip

-          New music

-          Music charts

-          Interviews of artists

-          Festivals and tours

2.      What masthead do you think is most appropriate for my music magazine?

-          MusicUpdate

-           Beat

-          ChartBuzz

-          Topcharts

3.  What colours do you think are most appropriate for a chart/ pop magazine for both genders of the 16-21?

-          Black, white, blue

-          Red, white, black, grey

-          Blue, purple, red, white

-          Orange, green, yellow, blue

4.     What kind of Band/ Artist would you rather have for a main interview feature?

-          Olly murs

-          The wanted

-          Ed Sheeran

-          Adele

-          Pixie Lott

-          Florida

5.  What would you like the cover lines to be about?

-          What’s included in the magazine

-          High lighting the most important parts of the magazine

-          Advertisements

-          Interesting parts of the magazine

6.    Would you rather the contents page to be packed full of information about the features in the magazine or have a picture based contents page?

-          Information

-          Pictures

-          A bit of both

7.What would you like to read about on a double page spread?

-          A band

-          A new artist

-          The charts

-          Interviewing

-          A artists/ bands life story

8.    How often do you buy/ read a music magazine?

-          Once a month

-          Twice a month

-          One a week

-          Never

-          A lot

Research and planning: music magazine title ideas

Research and planning: initial idea

I want my music magazine to be mainly based on pop and the charts. It will include the latest charts and music which has just been released. It will also contain the latest gossip about pop music stars and giving information on new bands and singers to look out for in the future. My magazine is going to aimed at both gender from the age 16-22 who are at college or working. The audience who will read my magazine will mainly be interested in the charts, pop and the latest music, who enjoy going out with their friends and having a good time.

Action plan

Action plan

16^th January

-        Compare magazines & research the magazine market place

-        Research similar products: 3 X front cover, 2 X contents pages, 2 X double page spread

24^th January

-        Initial ideas

-        Audience research

-        Writing treatment

30^th January

-        Layout/masthead ideas

-        Plan photo shoot and take photos

-        Drafting page

-        Audience feed back

6-27 February

-        Drafting of pages

-        Audience feedback

5^th March

-        Evaluation

9^th March

-         final deadline

   

Introduction to main task

For this task i am going to have to create a front page and a double page spread of a new music magazine. All images i use will be my own and the text i write must be original.

Research and planning analysis of double page spread

Analysis of double page spread 2

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Planning and research contents page analysis

Contents page anaylsis

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Research and planning analysis of front covers

Front cover music magazine analysis

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Evaluation of student magazine

1.              In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Before making my student magazines I researched others to give me some inspiration. I noticed that there are various key things to put on the front covers of student magazines as well as suitable content throughout. My magazine had to appeal to my target audience through the use of images, colour, layout and contents. To do this this I used the same colours throughout and included contents which I believed they would find interesting. I also included many pictures and avoided using blocks of text to give it an informal appearance which suited my target audience.

2.              How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My magazine is aimed at teenage students. This is why I have included more images than text as the majority of teenagers would be put off if they saw a lot of text. Also the text that is included in my magazine is simple and informal to resemble student language.  All of my images are of students to emphasise that the magazine is about and for the students and so that they would find the images interesting.

3.              What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

My magazine is specifically for college use and therefore would be only be on sale in the college. My magazine would also be made within college meaning there wouldn’t be a high cost to produce it which is the reason why it is a low price which makes it affordable for students.

4.              Who would be the audience for your media product?

My audience is students ranging from ages 16-18 who study at Ludlow College. It is aimed at both genders so more people will buy it.

5.              How did you attract/address your audience?

I attracted my audience through the use of colour, image and layout of my magazine.  The colour scheme I used was blue, black and white which I believe appears to both genders. I have used the same kind of house style throughout which is black spots around the images and text, which I think looks attractive and would fit in with my target audience. For my central image I have used a student from Ludlow college and the contents features about the college which would keep the audience interested. The fonts that I have used are causal and cool which fits in with the general fell of my magazine.

6.              What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Before I started making my magazine I had never used Photoshop or InDesign and wasn’t sure if I would be able to use it, but with time I gradually became used to the software and as the lessons went on I slow became more confident. Also when I was taking my photographs I had to think how they would appeal to a student audience and how to make the pictures look natural. I had also never created a blog before, therefore I had to learn how to use blogger and make my blog look appealing.

Final student magazine cover and contents page

Mock up of front cover and contents page

Questionnaire results