Double page spread mock up

Contents mock up

Front cover mock up

Spider diagram

This spider diagram shows the different conventions that are common to be in the front cover, double page spread and the contectent page of a music magazine.  I have also took into consideration the target audience.  this depends on the genre.  The conventions that are included will be different by which genre the magazine is.  For example the main image will appear a different style and the sell lines will be trying to capture a different type of audience. 

Questionnaire

 

 

The purpose of doing this questionnaire was to ask the public what they where looking for/expecting with a music magazine.  For example, I asked them their favourite genre of music magazine.  This let me know which one the majority preferred, which ever one had the most votes has the biggest target audience.  The genre R&B won the vote with pop coming closely second and country coming last, the reasoning I did R&B.  the second question I asked was, how much would you pay for a music magazine?  The majority of people said from £1.00 to £1.50.  I chose £1.50 as this is the maximum most people would pay for the magazine and I myself think this is an appropriate amount if the content of the magazine is to a good standard.  The third question I asked was, what catches your eye the most about a front cover?  The results of this question was the main image.  this may be because of the artist/celebrity on the front of the magazine.  For example, they might be interested in them or their favourite artist therefore enticing them in to buy it.  the second thing that the customers looked at as the sell lines.  these are important as in once again they could contain their favourite artist or could contain something enticing for example a competition to get involved in.  What came last in the questionnaire was the price, this is obvious as in if the price is too high people are put off by buying it.  The fourth and final question I asked was, what one thing would you expect to find in a music magazine?  the top answer was interviews.  This could be because of a person that they have certain interest in or that is big at the moment within music, people just want to know a bit more about them and their music.  The second answer was festival information.  this interests people as its an occasion that people look forward to and can see and get involved with the artists they like.  People in general always want to see their favourite artist play live.  The last answer was the charts.  This may be because some people aren't necessarily interested in the charts as they like to find their own music and aren't necessarily bothered about who is at the top of the charts.  Also you can easily find this information else where, for example, a music channel on the TV (4Music, VIVA)or iTunes.                  

Conventions of a magazine

RnB magazine mood board

 

Each of these RnB magazines are different as in they all have different poses/positions of the model.  When you first look at a magazine the main image of the model on the front of the magazine draws your eye so its very important to get the look right.  Each one have at least one vibrant colour to either draw the eye to the masthead, sell lines or the main image.  The makeup has been differently one on of the magazines which will clearly catch the eye of a customer.  The bold desisions that you make on your front cover a cruetial to attract customers.  The costume of the model is important as it has to match the genre and be bold at the same time.  Some magazines but their models in minimal clothing to attract the buyers eye.  Or they will put a very famous/popular artist on the front cover at that time to atract buyers if they are in the limelight at that time or they have brought out popular music that is at the top of the charts at that moment.  The sell lines need to be short and to the point.  If they have even a single word in there in bold colour or bigger font that will catch the buyers eye at a topic that they are intersted in, they will be tempted to pick it up and buy it.        

Production plan

• I researched existing front covers/contents/double page spreads to analyse the conventions and get to grips with different techniques and styles of how to set my magazine out.
• Then I researched music genres to choose which one best fits me and my research.  I then analysed the conventions again to fit my genre.  I also researched what would be appropriate for that target audience, for example colour schemes, eye catching sell lines, what to include in my contents, the edgy look of the whole magazine.     
• I carried out questionnaires/video questionnaire to back up my research and find evidence from what the public like so I could make my magazine pages to fit my target audience.  I asked questions like, the price of the magazine and what they would expect to see in the magazine.   
• I made drawn drafts/mock-up to sketch my ideas.
• I also made computer drafts/mock-up to create a brief idea in my head with the layout.
• I looked at clothing/makeup/props that would fit the genre of R&B and found appropriate styles.
• I took a photo-shoot of my model and location (different shot types)
• I used Photoshop to create and develop my magazine pages (drafts and finals)
• I looked at improvements and acted upon them, for example the layout and different eye catching points of the magazine. 
• I then finalised my magazine pages.
• Then I produced my evaluation.

BRIEF 2

Main task:
The front page, contents and double page spread of a music magazine.  All images and text used much be original, produced by you - minimum of four mages. 

Evaluation

For my magazine front cover I researched and analysed other college magazines to give myself ideas on how a college magazine looks and works, I also wanted my magazine to look realistic.  
When I researched other magazines I took into account the different conventions.  For example, the magazines have a barcode on their front page, I did this to so that my magazine looked realistic.  I also put the date in the top right corner underneath the mast head so that it would be realistic and so that students would know the day of release. 
For my mast head I used the title of 'WYKE WEEKLY'.  I chose this because I wanted my magazine to be a weekly release.  I chose to put the mast head in the colour purple because this was the same colour of the college logo therefore my magazine has a purple colour scheme throughout. 
I chose a 'medium shot' for my front cover so that the happy emotion of the student was captured and that her college folders where in the picture, this ties in with the college theme and also shows college life.  In my front cover photo I also captured the college logo within it.  I wanted to do this because then if a member of the public picked up this magazine they would immediately know where its come from and what college the magazine associates with.
On the left hand side of my magazine front cover I added sell lines and a small photo.  The sell lines are there so that the audience know what will feature inside of the magazine, for example, '10 HEALTHIER WAYS TO EAT'.  I added the photo of the library and the college halls so that it gave the reader an insight of what the college looks like and what to expect.
I asked a member of the public on how they thought I could improve my magazine front cover.  They said I could include more colour.  What they meant by this was I could use more colour within my sell lines to make them stand out more and more eye catching for the buyer.  They also said that I could of used more pictures within the sell lines to entice the buyer even more and give them an insight to the college.      
Overall I am happy with the final product. 
  

Final front cover

 

Unused images

 

I haven't used these images because I had to pick one main image.  I wanted my main image to have the Wyke logo in the background and a pupil of the college on the front.  The photo I picked matched this description.  I also wanted one side image to go with the sell lines on the left hand side.  I picked one of the view when you walk into the main entrance of the college, I picked this as its the main area where pupils will be as the canteen, library, and main hall are there.  I wanted an image that shows the reader the buzz of the college on a day to day basis. 

Contents mock up

Digital mock-up of front cover

Initial ideas spider diagram

Examples of shot types

Close up

Extreme close up

Long shot

                                   Medium shot

Mood board, my images