Double page spread Draft

Contents page draft

Front Cover Draft

Double page spread flat plan

Contents Page flat plan

Magazine front cover flat plan.

Contact Sheet

I took many pictures of Megan for my front cover, yet only three in my opinion were suitable. As they had direct mode of address and suited my magazine perfectly.

Masthead font plans:

I really like the colour of this text and I will use this colour within my theme, however I have not decided on the text yet.

Questionnaire Results

 

 

 

 

 

Hybrid genre:

HYBRID GENRE- is a genre that blends elements from two or more different genres together.

For example: Top of the Pops is a magazine that has a genre of pop music but they also include things about fashion, make up and gossip. 

Teen Vogue includes celebrity interviews and gossip, teen discussions and fashion pages.

Sub Genre:

SUB GENRE- is a more specific genre within the main genre for example, the genre may be music but the sub genre is alternative music.

For example these are all music magazines but they are specific genres of music, rap, classical and
indie.

Genre:

GENRE- is a way of categorising a particular text or group according to its content and style.

For example:
The genre of these magazines are films, gardening and sport.  
               

Magazine Proposal

My magazine is going to be called "Replay" and the genre of the magazine is pop music the reason for this is that this is the most popular genre of music for girls as most of the pop artists are young men this attracts many teenage girls. I will include some fashion and make up features within the magazine however these features will always refer back to music, for example music video outfits or festival wear.

 My target market for this magazine will be girls, teen girls from the age of around fourteen to seventeen plus. They should have a general interest in chart music and popular bands and artists such as One Direction, Justin Bieber etc, also as the magazine will include features about fashion and make-up the reader should have some interest in popular shops and brands.

The reader may currently read, Top of the Pops magazine, Billboard or Teen Vogue. The busy and colourful front cover will represent the drama and fun of a teenage girls life. 

If I could choose who to publish my magazine it would be a company called "Conde Nast" they are very successful in the USA and publish magazines such as Vogue and Teen Vogue. I think they would be a good choice to publish my magazine as they would capture the correct target audience. I would charge just £1 for my magazine as it would be in a smaller shape instead of A4 and also £1 is a very appealing price and suitable for my target market to buy, the magazine would be published monthly. It would be printed and sold in shops but you could also download it and read it from your phone or kindle. My unique selling point will be that 20p from every magazine bought will be donated to a children's cancer charity, the consumer only has to buy the magazine for a pound and will be helping out a charity. 

Some of the futures that I intend to include are; a review of the summer festivals and some artists performing at the festivals that my readers will be interested in, an exclusive interview with Justin Bieber, make up tips from Tanya Burr, win 1D tickets, a Nandos voucher free with the magazine, top 10 tracks of the moment and also festival wear from Topshop. 

Moodboard

 In my moodboard I included various things that would interest my reader of my music magazine, such as pop artists Justin Bieber and One Direction. The target reader may also already be a reader of Teen Vogue.

Music Magazie mindmap

 This is my initial plan of ideas for my music magazine.

I may not stick to all of my ideas but it is helpful to have an organised plan that I can refer to when I begin to create my music magazine.

Summer Photography Task

 This photograph will work well in my magazine as it is a shot of Conor Maynard at V festival, a pop artist, the target audience for my magazine will have an interest in him.

I like this image as it has low lighting yet you can see the rave paint on the girls faces, they are at T in the Park, I think that the readers of my magazine will enjoying viewing pictures from festivals whether they went to one this summer or not.

 

I also really like this picture and believe that it will be attractive to my readers as it is a festival pictutre but I could also combine this will the fashion side of my magazine, talking about great festival outfits etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents Page Evaluation

My contents page I think is quite boring, even though the pictures match up they aren't all neat and in line and in my future magazine I want it all to be neat and look professional. The text is quite boring and all the same colour, it stands out from colour of the background but even though the background matches the colour scheme of the whole brand and magazine. The colour red is quite misleading and could be seen as sad or angry so I don't think it suits very much.

I have included a lot of articles and in chronological order which is what I like about the contents page but overall I think it could be improved.

Front Cover Evaluation

I enjoyed making my front cover and think that the main image is really effective, however it could be improved next time by me using photoshop better and cutting out the background more neatly.

I like the font of the masthead,  the one letter a different colour stands out but I think that all of the other fonts could be improved as they are a bit boring. For my real magazine front cover I will try out a few more different ones and see which looks best.

 

I have included all of the magazine conventions: a masthead, a pug and offer to encourage the customers to buy the magazine. The secondary images are good and intriguing but I don't think that they really fit with the style of the magazine, they don't suit the colour scheme of red and white and black. Looking at my front cover now, I don't like where the pug is positioned and in my next front cover I definitely will include one as I feel that they are very effective and encouraging, I will just find the best place for it.

Flat plan of contents and front cover

These flat plans were helpful to me as you can plan and arrange where everything will be and it doesn't necessarily matter if things changes as it is only a plan.

Contents Page Anaylsis

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Firstly, at the top of the contents page is the title, it also has the brand name within this so that if you saw it you would know where the contents page had come from. You would also be able to recognise the brand if you were a regular reader of the magazine by the colour scheme of red white and black, these colours really work well together. The black and the grey work well with the picture as they are quite dull, neutral colours but the image is bright.

 The main image is of a popular British Artist, Adele, she’s looking into the camera so it suggests that the article will be very personal. As the caption of the image gives more information on what the article will include, the mood of the image, with a dark shadow slightly covering her face leads us to believe that it may not all be happiness within.

All down the left hand side of the page is the features and articles with their corresponding page numbers. They are in sections: features, women in music and an every month section. With the page numbers all in chronological order. Underneath the main image is another text box, a review section advertising many reviews on all of the newest music, the reader of this magazine would generally be interested in music so they would find these articles of the magazine very interesting.

In the secondary image you see two men sitting, dressed in quite dark clothing this can represent the sort of music that they make with their laid back attitude.

Double Page Spread Analysis

This double page spread is taken from the music magazine ‘Q’ and this is an article on Ed Sheeran. The main image takes up a whole page but it is very effective as it is not a generic studio model type of picture that you would sometimes see. It is indirect mode of address as the subject is not looking at the camera. There is no anger or violence coming from the image so this portrays Ed Sheeran a musician, quite calm and relaxing. The background of the image; a London scene leads us to image the singer being brought up in England and just living a normal life. The colour scheme is red and white, these are the usual colours for Q magazine but sometimes the red can mean anger however in this case it is not,.

On most double page spreads there is a headline and underneath a stand first, giving a slight description of what the article will be about. In this article the head is also a pull quote “I’m bringing ginger back!” I think the way that the text has been layed out for the headline is really effective as well as the word ginger being in red.  Under the article description is more text in a small font giving detail of the writer of the article and also the photographer.

In the top left hand corner on top of the main image is a caption. This is an example of anchorage as it gives the picture a meaning. There are page numbers on both pages of the double page spread and they are situated next to a small Q reminding the reader of the magazine and enabling others to know that it is from Q without having to look at the front cover.

The actual article text starts on the right hand side of the double page with a dropped cap, this is also in red keeping with the scheme of the magazine and it is clearly visible. The article is written in a small font and set out in columns, as this makes it neat and profession plus easy for the eye to follow. In the middle of the article there is usually a pull quote or feature to break up the article in this case there is a feature box summing up Ed Sheeran, this may interest readers who do not want to read a lot of text.  

Magazine Cover Analysis

This music magazine “top of the pops” is usually targeted at young teenage girls this is portrayed by its colour scheme pink and purple, which are quite girlie colours and come across as innocent. The masthead of the magazine that says “top of the pops” is in the same font that it always is, making it easily recognisable for its readers and the public. The house style colours of pink, purple and white continue throughout the magazine.

The magazine front cover includes a main image, a medium close up of popular teenage heart throb Justin Bieber, using direct mode of address and an eyelevel shot. This makes readers feel personally close with the subject and as this being Justin Bieber and the readers being teenage girls I am sure that this image made a big impact on attracting the magazine to them. The main image is slightly covering the masthead but that doesn’t matter as most people will still be able to recognise the brand. The front cover has five further secondary images which relate to features within the magazine and will attract the readers as they will recognise the celebrities. I think that this magazine has included so many images as many teenage girls may want to just look at the images rather than read a lot of text.

There is a pull quote on the front from Justin Bieber, “Wanna see my bedroom?” this uses colloquial language. Some may say this is quite an innuendo and inappropriate for the viewing of young girls as it does sound quite seductive, even though at a just a quick glance of the magazine this is the complete opposite of what you would expect as you do see it as quite a childlike magazine with the bright colours and busy front cover. What is different about this magazine cover is that they have stated some of the featured articles on the front cover and they have quoted the page number also, which is unusual as most magazines just save that for the contents page, I think that the reason why they have done this is to do with their readers, so the teens can just skip to the page that they wish to read immediately.

There is also a pug on this magazine front cover, an offer to meet JLS, this text has been done in bright yellow to make it really stand out on the page and contrast from the purple and pink. The cover also contains all the conventions that you would imagine it too such as the price, barcode and issue number in the bottom right hand corner. The text uses a lot of exclamation marks that aren’t really needed but they combine with the teenage feel of the magazine and also on the front cover of the magazine are a lot of rhetorical questions, this engages you in the magazine and makes you want to read further, encouraging you to purchase. 

Evaluation of front cover photos

I have decided to choose between the following four photos for my magazine front cover:

They are suitable images as they have good, natural lighting with a clear background. They are medium close ups and all have direct mode of address which is the look that I was aiming for, for my front cover.

Plan of magazine front cover:

Pie charts (3)

Over half of the people questioned said that comedy was their favourite genre of film. I could research upcoming comedy films.

Pie chart results (2)

Nandos came up as the most popular place to eat, half of the people questioned answered Nandos. To attract more readers I could offer a money off voucher at Nandos.

Target Audience Results (1)

Below shows the results in pie chart form from the questionnaires that I carried out:

Indie music came out top in my question "What is your favourite genre of music" To appeal to alot of people I may research into and do an article on a new indie band or an review on an indie bands new album, for example a lot of people are talking about The Arctic Monkeys new album. Topshop and Topman came across as the most popular shop to shop in so in my magazine I may offer some discount or a competition to win a voucher.

 

 

As my questionnaire showed that most people did not attend a festival this summer I intend to include as many pictures as I can from a variety of festivals to encourage people to go to one next year, I may ask people from the college to sum up a festival that they went to in a few lines.

 

Double Page Spread Conventions

The Rule Of Thirds

The Rule Of Thirds is a concept in video, film and photography where we imagine that the frame  is divided into nine sections, this creates reference points used for guidence when framing the image. The lines of interest split the image into thirds, the middle line should intersect with the subjects eyes or with a point of interest within the shot if it is not of a person. It is important that we use the rule of thirds while taking our images for our magazine front cover as the image is one of the first things that the eyes are drawn too.  

This is a medium close up of Lucy her eyes align with the middle line and she is situated in the right side of the frame.

Elliot is on the left hand side of this frame and his eyes also are in the middle.

Lizzie is in the middle of the frame exactly, this is also a medium close up the difference of this picture is though that Lizzie is not looking directly into the camera.