Initial Ideas for Music Magazine

I want to create a music magazine which includes a range of different music, ranging from rock and indie to drum and bass, as these three genres are some of the most popular genres. I know a lot about these genres as well which will help me create my magazine as my knowledge with help me make my magazine successful, as i'll be able to input relevant information that readers will want and enjoy.

Artists i'd feature would be chase and status, The Killers, cage the elephant, the Black Keys.

Introduction to the main task

Now that i've finished the preliminary task i can go on to start my main course work for AS. This includes the front page, contents page and double page spread for my music magazine, using indesign and photoshop, along with other programs to help me create them. I will also have to take my own photos and not take ones that have been taken by other people. I'll also take inspiration from other magazines that are going to be relative to my own.

Work Flow

12th November
. Present Pitch and receive feedback.
. 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
. Design contents page
. Feedback on it

10th December
. Design double page
. Audience feedback

17th December
. Finalize magazine design
. Introduce evaluation

24th - 31st December
. Draft Evaluation

7th January
. Evaluation

14th January
. Evaluation
. Final blog check

Evaluation of student magazine

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

I have used basic and steryotypical conventions used by other magazines. such as a clear masthead and coverlines, along with splash andpuffs that are clear as well.

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

Key features of this magazine were tailored to fiot my specific group (students) rather then those of the unemployed or some one who is  a young adult. I achieved this by using a colour plallet that worked for both genders.

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

 

Anywhere around college and at regular places that students would visit like a cafe.

 

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

The audience for my magazine is both genders aged 16-19, and are college students. The contents of the magazine appeal to both genders with film and game reviews, along with interviews of other students. The front cover and contents page both are suitable for both genders.

5. How did you attract/address your audience?

 

I used vibrant colours to attract my audience along with some plain ones too, with both mixing with each other. Because of this i was able to create a effective front cover.. The photos i used were all with students in, appealing more to my target audience. Also advertised on the front cover was a ipad, a useful piece of techology that students crave to have.

 

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

 

InDesign is a useful program to create a magazine cover, experimenting with different layers and colours seeing the different effects it has. It also fits pictures and re-sizes them perfectly without sacraficing quality. Photoshop also had positives like more effects to use on the photos as well desgin aspects.