Images used/tried for Music Magazine

I felt this image was taken a little too closely and didn’t represent anything to do with music conventions.

This is the image I used for the first draft of my contents page, but when looking back at it I felt it resembled a fashion magazine rather than a music magazine.

I took this image in the hope to feature in my double page spread, however didn’t like the message it was sending as it doesn’t have anything to do with music conventions.

I played around with taking a few images of the same thing here, I wanted to get an image which resembled a girl band to interview in the double page spread, yet when going through the images I didn’t think this one right.

This is one of many others that I had taken when playing around taking photographs. I really like this one and think the laughter gives it something which none of the other images brought to the magazine. However when trying it out in the double page spread I didn’t feel it looked right and decided to crop this photo and use it within my contents page.

I really like this image for the front cover, however the lighting wasn’t right and I didn’t think it would look right appearing on the front cover.

This is the image I used for my final double page spread, I really like it because I feel there is a little bit of attitude but not enough to be confused with another genre.

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 This is the image I used for my final front cover, I really like it because I think the quality of the photo is really good and the top he is wearing resembles quite a pop style.

I’m not too keen on this image because I feel it doesn’t give the impression of what my magazine is about. It gives off a little more attitude and doesn’t appear to be a pop styled magazine.

 This is the image I used for my drafts of the front cover. I really like this photo, however it appeared tricky to edit as it had been taken in awful quality. I realised I had wasted too many megapixels by not getting closer to the subject of the photo.

This is an image I have taken for my contents page. I wanted it to be featured when talking about new album releases.

First Draft of Double Page Spread

This is my first draft of my double page spread; I have used a pull quote for a heading as I thought this would attract the attention of the audience as they would be hooked and want to continue to read the interview. However I am not pleased with this as I feel I haven’t written enough of an interview for my magazine to be charged at £1.50. It looks a bit dull and the image of the girls in the bottom right hand corner doesn’t appear noticeable to me and so I feel the audience would just bypass it.

First Draft of Contents Page

This is the first draft of my contents page. After looking at it, I feel it gives the appearance to be more of a fashion magazine than a music magazine. I don’t like it much and don’t feel that it would appeal to both male and female genders.

Second Draft of Front Cover

After completing the first draft, I realised the target audience I had wanted it to be aimed at hadn’t been conveyed as well as I had wanted it to. So this is my second draft. However, when looking at this draft it doesn’t look as good as I want it to and feel it needs improving to give a more professional look to it.

First Draft Of Front Cover

This is my first, unfinished draft of my music front cover. I don’t really like it very much when looking at again. However I was just playing with ideas before deciding on the final product.

Music Magazine DoublePageSpread Analysis'

The main image of the double page spread covers the whole of one side instantly informing the audience of what it is going to be about. As it has been placed on the right hand side of the cover, people will see instantaneously see this image before deciding whether or not they want to continue reading on with this article story. The cover story appears to almost be attacked by the letter ‘C’ which is likely to be used for Cheryl Cole. This gives the effect of danger or something going wrong, which may trigger the reader to read the story wanted to know more into it. At the very bottom left hand side corner, appears a pull quote which has been pulled out of the story in the intended manner to inform the audience a brief entail of what it is about in the hope that it will pull their interest towards reading the whole content.  Opposite this pull quote, we are shown another image of the model which relates to the bigger image on the other page. The smaller image looks as though it is intended for the purpose to give another informative detail to the content to give the readers a bigger chunk of information to persuade them to read the article.

A colour scheme of red and black has clearly been used, and is very affective as it almost triggers that there is danger within the life of Cheryl Cole, or stereotypically presuming that something has gone wrong for her once again. Cheryl is shown just in the colour black in both images which could connote that this is going to be rock based with the studs shown on her clothing in the main big image and the style of her posture.

The title of the page is clearly obvious as the text is written in a dark, bold font whilst being placed on a highlighted yellow background. This gives the reader the impression that this text is needed because it is important. The magazine would attract both male and female genders as it has cleverly used different artists to be introduced within this magazine also to attract the audience to read. Rihanna is a well known R&B icon along with Drake who is also another very well known icon for R&B. This influences a wider audience to purchase the magazine meaning it is spread along more of an audience instead of targeting a specific audience. The cover story is all about Rihanna, so when informing the audience about what the story is about, they have purposely ensured that her name is of higher importance than Drake’s by editing her name to be bigger than his. The images of previous photographs of Rihanna with different hairstyles can be seen targeting toward a female gender as they are able to copy the hairstyles of her if she is an icon to them. It could also be seen targeting toward a male gender also due to the blue font and also the images of Rihanna which men might like to look at if they are interested in her. The main image stands out as it is directly in the middle of the page and Rihanna is looking directly towards the audience this is a conventional approach. Another main attraction goes down to the terminal area. The first thing you see is a little yellow box that has a sub title saying ‘along similar lines’ it is short and catchy which will make people want to read it. The colour scheme is in yellow, black and white. This is effective as they all stand out when they are put together as they are contrasting colours. The background of this article is in white which makes everything else on the page stand out and putting the side column with a black background makes it stand out. These features make the magazine more appealing to the audience and therefore may choose this over others on the market. This page consists of more pictures than text as for this age group are not as likely to be as interested in reading the articles. The article is promoting Rihanna's new single which is also shown in the page title which makes it sound catchy. The text is also persuasive which will persuade the audience to buy/listen to Rihanna's new single.

Music Magazine Content Page Analysis'

This magazine includes a page title of 'Contents' this informs the reader of what is on this page. It also has a 'features' section which includes everything in the magazine. It has an 'Oasis special' this will be aimed at fans of Oasis another persuasive device to get people to buy it. The colour scheme is continuous as the colours of red and black has carried on. This magazine contains a large, bold font. As I researched various magazine's I realised that 'Q' contents pages and covers all use the same layout on each page to keep it consistent. The letter 'Q' is used on every page which could be seen as their "stamp". The 'Q' means 'quality'. Their use of the colour red, white and black shows consists well together and stands out. This could also make the magazine type and genre more recognisable. They use a review box which can be read quickly. They put the headlines in capital letters to make it more noticeable. The main image is placed to the right of the page which will be noticed straight away as the reader turns onto this page. Having a contents page makes an overview of the magazine and informs the reader what is in it and where. The image is a long shot which shows the whole body, this works well for the magazine as it makes it the main focus. The target market of this magazine is fans of rock as shown by using rock artists to represent and appeal to the target audience. The artists in this magazine are shown to have attitude and to look professional.

'NME' was published in 1952 they have an audience of 16-26 year olds, the genre is indie/rock. This magazine was the first british paper to include a singles chart and was the best selling British music magazine in 1970. This is a contents page of 'NME' which is clearly marked on the magazine in the red font (logo) this is followed by 'this week' showing what is in the magazine. Every section has a heading of the category e.g. 'news'. The headings make it easier for the reader to read the page they want to. The main image is unusually a music venue instead of an artist however, many famous have performed here. Readers will be interested in this to find out more on the recent news. This magazine has an advert for a magazine company which has relevance to this as you can buy NME on a subscription. The colour scheme carries on throughout the magazine as shown on this page (the consistent colours of red and black). The main image is in the centre of this page showing that this is the main focus and attraction. The target market of this magazine is fans of rock as it has rock artists included in the magazine and rock language which will appeal to the target audience.

The main image at the top is the band 'Escape the Fate' and the image could represent that the article is going to be based on this band. The image has a yellow banner which shows what band it is and the number ‘8’ appears beside it which is informing the audience that they will find this information on page 8.There are other images that appear within this contents page which suggests that there is a lot going on in this magazine. There is an image in a square box in the middle right hand side of the page with a band appearing inside. This also has another yellow banner which appears underneath the square box. By creating a yellow banner, this makes the writing eye catching for the audience. This is a good idea because it draws attention to the most relevant things immediately. In the banner it says 'Posters'. This informs the audience that within this magazine, they will be able to find some free posters. This is a good idea because it is engaging the audience in their magazine. It could also suggest that the image shown in the box is going to be one of the free posters you can receive. All of the subheadings are shown in a yellow bold font on top of a black background. This works well because it makes the subheadings stand out against the background which helps the audience to pinpoint the most important things on the page. There is a specific theme throughout the front cover which shows that all of the major headlines are in a yellow font with a black banner behind it and the rest of the writing is in a black font.

The theme of this contents page is to provide the audience with what is going to happen in this issue of Kerrang! Magazine. It also shows what articles are in this magazine and what bands/singers are featured. The contents page is also there to provide you with any special offers and will inform you on where to find them.

This magazine will probably be found in all supermarkets and mini license shops as it will appeal to most people. The publishers will definitely want as many people purchasing their magazine as possible. I think, this magazine will attract the attention of people aged between 15-30 purely because it is quite a general informative magazine. The bands that are featured within this magazine have written songs with quite explicit language and this is why it wouldn’t be aimed towards a younger audience.

Most people in this age group will be able to afford to pay £2 for this magazine given all the information that is inside it.