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Monday, 5 November 2012
Initial ideas for Music Magazine
There are many music magazines out there in the market today but i only have to choses one to make my music magazine
Which kind of Music Magazine do you want to create?
I was thinking of creating a rock magazine.
Why?
This is a massive music genre that is in circulation around the world. This is also a well know genre that i know about. This means that i should be able to create a suitable target audience. Also i know what type of content that it includes. Also i could bring my own spin to the genre of rock.
What will make my magazine unique?
My music magazine will bring its own spin on the sub-genre of rock. This is because i will be able to bring my own bands to the table so i wont have to follow the mainstream magazines. This will make it unique as it will primarily be a boost for the smaller artists to become big. As well as this i will make it a half and half magazine with 50% unsigned bands and 50% mainstream bands.
What should it include?
-Local events
-Upcoming bands
-Mainstream bands
-Products
-Adverts
-News
-Reviews
Which kind of Music Magazine do you want to create?
I was thinking of creating a rock magazine.
Why?
This is a massive music genre that is in circulation around the world. This is also a well know genre that i know about. This means that i should be able to create a suitable target audience. Also i know what type of content that it includes. Also i could bring my own spin to the genre of rock.
What will make my magazine unique?
My music magazine will bring its own spin on the sub-genre of rock. This is because i will be able to bring my own bands to the table so i wont have to follow the mainstream magazines. This will make it unique as it will primarily be a boost for the smaller artists to become big. As well as this i will make it a half and half magazine with 50% unsigned bands and 50% mainstream bands.
What should it include?
-Local events
-Upcoming bands
-Mainstream bands
-Products
-Adverts
-News
-Reviews
Introduction to the Main Task
Main Task
For our main task we have to analyse real life music magazines to help us to produce our very own music magazine this will included a front cover, contents page and a double page spread.
Work Flow
5th November
-Main task
-Initial ideas
-Create pitch for magazine
-Research of chosen sub-genre
12th November
-Present pitch & get feedback
-Further audience research
-Focus on photography
19th November
-Indesign/photoshop training
-Designing front cover
26th November
-Designing front cover
-Audience feedback on front cover
3rd December
-Designing contents page
-Audience feedback
10th December
-Designing double page spread
-Audience feedback
17th December
-Finalise magazine design
-Introduce evaluation
24th December
-Draft evaluation
7th January
-Evaluation
14th January
-Evaluation
-Final Blog Check
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Evaluation
1. In what ways dose your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
When i was creating my magazine i had researched two magazines before and saw that they had local events that are going on their area. So when i created my magazine i made sure to include a event for the students which was the Halloween masquerade. They also had the mastheads on the top of the page as this is easily to recognise the magazine. So i done this to my magazine to make sure if it was ever in a shop it would be easy to see on the shelf.
2.How does your media product represent different social groups?
My front cover was a photo of a Ludlow College student doing a funny face. This was because i wanted to try and show that student life could be fun and not always work. I have done this though the use of the photo and the language i used on the front cover. Also there is not much going on behind the student so this could also connote that the college is a relaxed environment.
3.What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
As you can see from my magazine cover it talks a lot about college life an a lot about the aspects of college life. This would mean that it may be distributed and made within college as the price from the focus group was seen to be between 50Pand£1.
4.Who would be the audience for your media product?
My magazine is aimed at students from Ludlow college as it is mainly about college life. As well as this students coming up to college could read it and see if it is for them. So the age range wold be (16-19). The magazine is aimed at both genders as i wanted it to apply to as many students as possible.
5.How did you attract/address your audience?
When i carried out my focus group people told me what they wanted in the magazine so i included those topics to attract the student audience. As well as this my house style was calm and relaxed as it was red/orange and white which could also show a hint of professionalism this was good as it connoted it was a good magazine. As well as this i spoke to the audience with the use of 'your'.
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
When desigining my front cover and contents page i used Adobe In Design, which i had never used before.. I found that this as quite easy to use and was quite simple to get used to. The hardest bit i found was trying to get the photos to fit the page on In Design. I also learned how to use blogger, which again I had never used before. This was quite simple to use.
When i was creating my magazine i had researched two magazines before and saw that they had local events that are going on their area. So when i created my magazine i made sure to include a event for the students which was the Halloween masquerade. They also had the mastheads on the top of the page as this is easily to recognise the magazine. So i done this to my magazine to make sure if it was ever in a shop it would be easy to see on the shelf.
2.How does your media product represent different social groups?
My front cover was a photo of a Ludlow College student doing a funny face. This was because i wanted to try and show that student life could be fun and not always work. I have done this though the use of the photo and the language i used on the front cover. Also there is not much going on behind the student so this could also connote that the college is a relaxed environment.
3.What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
As you can see from my magazine cover it talks a lot about college life an a lot about the aspects of college life. This would mean that it may be distributed and made within college as the price from the focus group was seen to be between 50Pand£1.
4.Who would be the audience for your media product?
My magazine is aimed at students from Ludlow college as it is mainly about college life. As well as this students coming up to college could read it and see if it is for them. So the age range wold be (16-19). The magazine is aimed at both genders as i wanted it to apply to as many students as possible.
5.How did you attract/address your audience?
When i carried out my focus group people told me what they wanted in the magazine so i included those topics to attract the student audience. As well as this my house style was calm and relaxed as it was red/orange and white which could also show a hint of professionalism this was good as it connoted it was a good magazine. As well as this i spoke to the audience with the use of 'your'.
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
When desigining my front cover and contents page i used Adobe In Design, which i had never used before.. I found that this as quite easy to use and was quite simple to get used to. The hardest bit i found was trying to get the photos to fit the page on In Design. I also learned how to use blogger, which again I had never used before. This was quite simple to use.
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
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