my evauluation

MY FINISHED MUSIC MAGAZINE DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

MY FINISHED MUSIC MAGAZINE CONTENTS PAGE

MY FINISHED MUSIC MAGAZINE FRONT COVER

ANALYSIS OF 2 MUSIC MAGAZINE FRONT COVERS

ACTOR/MODEL LIST

ORGANISATION OF ACTORS, LOCATIONS, COSTUMES AND PROPS

Actors I will use-

1)      My little sister, Meghan Long to be on the front cover of my music magazine.

2)      Gang of friends in school, to look like a band and will go on the contents page.

3)      Picture of someone in the music room in school with an instrument or singing to also go on my contents page.

1)      Done on 14^th March with my little sister Meghan long, as the actress. Will be used for the front cover of my magazine. She will look like a new hip, pop rising superstar. It will look very stylised. The location of this shoot was at my house in Liverpool. She wore I outfit I had provided, a grey top showing MTV and a cap to make her look young and I believe this will relate to younger people. The props I used was CD’s because the magazine is music and I want people to know this just by looking at the front cover, also used CD players and old vinyl’s I had in my house.

2)      Done the middle of March when my friends in school where on frees, I brought all the costumes and props into school and got the photographs done. I wanted it to look funny and stylised like they were having fun, and they were a cheesy, young, fun, pop band.

3)      Picture of my friend who is a good singer practising in the music room in school, I want it to look professional and like she has not noticed the camera, like she is recording a new track. The props will just be anything that looks musical in the music room and a microphone she can be singing into. She will just be in normal clothing like a pop star wears to go and record a track in a studio.

COSTUME LIST

The costumes I will use for my pictures will be normal clothing for all of them, they will look like typical pop stars, glamourous but not over done, and just in clothing normal people can wear so then it can be an 'everyperson' and anyone can think they can look like that one day.

Jeans
Grey top
MTV top
Cap
Black Skirt
Black socks
Red Top
School Uniform
All black clothing

PROP LIST

For my pictures for my music magazine I will use props to get across my genre and that the magazine is a music magazine.
I will use;

CD'S
CD PLAYERS
VINYL'S
CD CASES
MICROPHONE
CAP



MOODBOARD

This is my moodboard for the genre of my music magazine which is pop, It will help me get a better idea of what types of images are going onto my magazine.

MUSIC MAGAZINE- DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD MOCK UP

This is my mock up for my music magazine double page spread, I will try and stick to this layout as much I can as I believe It is helpful and useful.

MUSIC MAGAZINE- CONTENTS PAGE MOCK UP

This is the mock up for my contents page on my music magazine. I will try and keep to this template as much as I can because this is helpful, useful and how I would want my contents page on my music magazine to look.

MUSIC MAGAZINE-FRONT PAGE MOCK UP

This is a mock up I have created for my music magazine cover, I created it on paint and believe It will help me when I have to do my real magazine front cover. I will try and stick to this plan as much as I can.

FRONT COVER PICTURE CHOICE

I have now started my music magazine front cover, I am now struggling to choose which picture I should put onto my front cover. The genre is Pop music. Please comment to say which one you think is best, this would be appreciated.

DIFFERENT FONTS FOR MY MUSIC MAGAZINE TITLE

 

I was finding it hard to pick a font for my music magazine so I went on dafont.com and that helped me and gave me some idea's. Above are some of the ones I liked the best. I prefer the ones with colour because I think that they will appeal more to my genre which is pop.

QUESTIONNAIRE SUMMARY RESULTS

ANALYSIS OF 2 DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD'S

I will be analyzing a double page spread that can be found in Q music magazine.

A typical house style of the colour red is used in the double page spread with the sub heading in bold, red writing which stands out. The drop capital box is red.

The key image used does not look like it has been forced, it is a simple casual shot that can relate to anybody, even ourselves. The two men on the picture look very casual. By the men looking like this it helps with the male gaze, because men can not come across sex symbols towards other men in music magazines because in the supermarket music magazines are found in the men's lifestyle. In the pictures men need to come across as effortless so other men believe they could be like that too. Unlike women, the men have not been photo shopped or stylized. 

A graphic and quotation is used on the key image and also the quotation links the interview in the copy.

The headline of the double page spread is 'The soundtrack of my life' which links to the picture because of the vinyls and soundtracks on the floor, and the men look like they have been looking through them.

In the interview on the double page spread the questions are in bold and the person who is speaking, there name is also in bold so it is easier for the reader to follow who is saying what.

The questions and answers are set out in columns to make it seem like it is less effort to read it, all articles do this because it will make the audience want to read it.

Also all of the lead paragraph is in bold and the use of colloquialism is used with words such as 'crap'. The register is very straight forward and easy to understand in this article. At the bottom of the second page is a timeline for the interview, it highlights the main things the interview has covered and the answers that the band gave.

This is a double page spread from the Top of the pops music magazine, the music genre is pop. The target audience for this particular article would be aimed at teenage girls who like pop music, and the boy band The Wanted imparticular.

The double page spread shows an interview with the band and is all about how they work out at the gym so therefore could be aimed at boys who want some tips aswell.

The page on the left is the interview with the boys and the right hand side of the page is images of the band and a box with some more questions in it but with a different title.

The colour scheme throughtout the article is pink and purple this tends to be a girly colour but the band make it look strong because they are all quite masculin and talking about how they work out.

By the images of the boys there is a quote they have said along with there name at the bottom of that quote, this indicates in the interview who is saying what, The box with the quote and name in has a background colour of either pink or purple with white writing, this makes the writing stand out and easy to read.

The images of the band looks very stylised as they look attractive and are carring gym equiptment as the article is about the gym and how they work out. The band are not in the gym but have gym equiptment this shows is it stylised,plus they are all looking at the camera and smiling.

Different fonts are used for different words that stand out, this makes the article catch peoples attention and will attract a number of different audiences.

The pink banner that runs across the bottom stand out as it is long and has a pink background with white writing in it. The banner gives information as to how you can listen to the bands new single.

The page numbers stand out because they are in black semi circles at the bottom of the page.

ANALYSIS OF 2 CONTENTS PAGE'S

This is an image I have found from VIBE music magazine, it is the contents page. As you can see on this page there is a clear theme of black, white and grey this gives it a classy and sophisticated look. The only piece of colour is the heart being placed on Kanye West's jacket. It is red and makes it stand out. 

The use of the huge letter V in the background which obviously stands for VIBE, stands out and promotes the magazine through the contents page. 

The word 'contents' is broken down into 3 lines, it is black, thick and bold and stands out really well. It is also very easy to read. 

Kanye West is the main feature on the page and the background is quite plain, this makes you get attracted to him and he is the main focus on the page. The simplicity of the page helps attract the reader. But also the small use of the colour red and the big, relaxed image of Kanye makes the page look exciting and stand out. 

The page numbers on the right hand side are in bold so helps the reader see the number, and it stands out.

The variety of fonts used on the page make it look, fancy, classy and also relaxed. It also connotes this magazine has a variety of information and can attract a variety of music interests and audiences.

This is a contents page from Q music magazine. The word contents stands out because it is all capitals, bold and it is white writing on a black background. 

The date and website are also in white writing on a dark background, it contrasts with the black background but stands out to the audience. 

Page numbers are in red and bold, the colour red is throughout the magazine and also stands out on the white background. Red is the house style of this particular magazine. Also very brief information is given to explain what is on each page, this gets down to the point and you see whether you want to read that page or not. 

The title for the special section is in gold. This shows its importance and that it is a special part of the magazine. It makes the section look rare. 

The two images used are both of different sizes, this makes the page look more busy, as well as making it look more structured.

CONTENTS PAGE MOCK UP

This contents page mock up I have created is what I would like my contents page on my final college magazine to look like. I will stick to this as much as I can and hopefully end up with a finished college magazine contents page based on this. 

MY COLLEGE MAGAZINE

After designing a mock up page of the front cover of my magazine I then went on to create the actual thing. I went around the sixth form center and took a picture which related to college/sixth form life. The main image is my friend revising for her tests, this goes well with the statement on the front cover saying that there is a hard working atmosphere. The main image is a medium shot.  In the background there is just plants outside the window, as I cut the building work out on Adobe Photoshop. I have chosen a tint of red on the image because the school colours on the logo are red and yellow and I believe it worked well. The anchorage text relates to the main image and therefore makes sense. 

To create my magazine cover is used a program called Adobe Photoshop. I found it extremely hard to use at first because I had never used it before but i eventually got the hang of it. The skills I have learnt in class on Adobe Photoshop will help me next year in media when I carry on with the course.

MY COLLEGE MAGAZINE FRONT COVER MOCK UP

This mock up I have created is a simple view on how I want my front cover on my magazine to look. I will hopefully stick to this as much as possible and then my finished magazine front cover will look like this mock up.

THE FOLLOWING MEDIA ARTICLE WILL RELATE TO FEMMINISM

Above we can see that British singer Beth Ditto has decided to go naked for a magazine photoshoot for NME music magazine. This is not the typical image we are used to seeing, because we are used to seeing smaller women on the front of magazine, exspecailly if they are naked. But Beth is a larger women and is trying to get across she is still beautiful as what she is. She does not look very feminine on this because she has hairy armpits and is not smiling at the camera. The kiss on her upper thigh connotes love and the colour red also connotes this. The kiss also relates to the headline which is 'KISS MY ASS!'

FEMINISM

Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights for women.It is the response to society's assumptions that women should be subservient to men. Until the emergence of feminism women were treated almost as objects.

Laura Mulvey's theory of the male gaze links with feminism as she believes that cinema audiences look at films in two ways:

• Voyeuristically
• Fetishstically 

She says that cinema audiences watch a film without being watched by the characters on screen and that usually in a darkened cinema so other audiences do not observe them either. Therefore we are almost voyeurs ourselves by watching the people on screen and this can lead to two effects:

• Objectification of female characters in relation to this controlling male gaze
• Narcissistic identification with an ideal image seen on screen 

ANAYLIS OF CARMEL COLLEGE MAGAZINE

This is the front page of Carmel college's magazine, it is a college in St Helens, Merseyside. By looking at the front cover I believe that the target audience is students who attend carmel College and also students in general. It would be good for people who are looking for exam information because this issue looks like it is on exam results because the main image the student is holding her exam result.


I know it is for this particular target audience because Carmel College is for students age 16 to 19. Also the main image is a student surrounded by other students who is opening her exam results.


It engages the target audience because it is extremely colourful and stands out. The selling line says 'result!' which will engage the audience to read on because it has an exclamation mark, therefor it looks important and stands out.


I believe the ideology of the College is they aim to be the best and look for the best in their students and get the best exam results. Their priorities are to have their students happy. They consider happiness and good results important because the picture connotes this because the girls is happy with her results. They get this across by the girl holding her results and she is very happy with them by the expression on her face.

The mise en scene within the front cover includes multiple bright colours that blend in with the main image used. The multiple young adults that are shown on the front cover are all wearing casual clothing, this connotes that the college does not require a dress code in order to attend. The colours used for the masthead are of a bright colour in order to make the header clear for the person who is reading the magazine, if they used a bright colour on a white background then it would not be as clear and would probably be hard to read. The headline displayed over the main image is white but includes a pink stroke, the same colour as the masthead, in order to keep the colour scheme and consistency. An official logo of the college is also displayed at the bottom left corner of the front cover, in order to show readers that it is the official Carmel College that is located in St. Helens, and not another school that they may be thinking of.

MAGAZINE TERMINOLOGY

Masthead is the text title or title of the magazine at the top of the page.
Banner is smaller normally at the side of the magazine, it draws your attention to a topic in the magazine.
The main image is the image on the front, it will be the main story in the magazine. It is the image that is selling the magazine and the story inside it, the main image also takes up the most space on the front cover of the magazine.
Buzz word includes words such as exclusive, win, one off, it builds up temptation to buy the magazine, an exclusive offer what the magazine is creating these words get people to buy the magazine.
The headline is the title or caption of the article inside the magazine, it is important as it gives a little information on the story inside.
Barcode this is code and convention, this is how people in the shop know what is free and what is not. The barcode tells the price of the magazine and also has a issue number and a date on it. It can also tell you which company has distributed the magazine.
Anchorage text is used to basically to attach meaning to something either through the matching of words or images which construct a meaning.
Puff is a shape which stands out to some effect which normally has the buzz word in it, so it makes the offer or statement in it stand out even more.
Secondary images, other images which are on the front cover which don't need all the attention that the main image needs. Features tell the audience what is inside.
Pug is usually in the right hand corner, the corner of the page is normally coloured and looks like the magazine is going to be opened, normally has a buzz word inside. it is an incentive to open.

SEMIOTICS IN MUSIC MAGAZINES

This is Katy Perry on the front cover of a music magazine. The image denotes Katy standing side on kind of looking over her shoulder towards the camera with her hand on her hip. The image connotes Katy looking seductive and 'cute' with the pink bow in her hair and the matching tight shorts and crop top. The pink bow in her black curly hair is feminine, also her womanly assets stand out on this picture because the clothing is tight. The colour scheme is pink and black, pink connotes love, brightness, happiness and is related to as a feminine colour. The black is a very mysterious colour, this goes well with Katy's facial expression. 

This screenshot of a music magazine with Cheryl Cole on the front. The image denotes Cheryl Cole looking at the camera with rain around her and she has red lipstick on her lips and is licking the side of her lips. The image connotes her being seductive because of the colours used and the way she is licking the side of her lip.

The key image denotes the women as the main artist in the picture by the image of her it connotes that she is trying to hide her identity by wearing glasses and covering her face with her hands, the colour schemes are red, black and white these are very vibrant colours which stand out, white connotes peace, purity, innocence and cleaness. Red connotes, firery ,dangerous, hot and lastly black connotes death , darkness, gothic era and gloominess.

MY MUSIC MAGAZINE QUESTIONAIIRE

Please take 5 minutes to answer the questions that will help me with my A level coursework. The questionnaire can be found here