Music Genre

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Music Magazine Brief

the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. all images and text must be original  produced by you - minimum of four images.

LIIAR Analysis Of Front Page + How I Produced It

Language
The model on the front of the magazine is a student from wyke college which shows who the magazine is aimed at. the model is wearing as smart casual style which gives the reader the impression that they are a student at the college, the stylish top is showing that it theI had to admagazine is not aimed at tbackgroundlder people as they are stereotypically not into fashion or reading college magazine as it does not fit the conventions of older people's magazines, the age of the magazines audience is between 16-19 years of age as that is the typical age for college students the model is in brightI had to clothinI had to make my ow to show that they areI maned happy and brings a friendly vibe to the magazinI added . the model is not lI addeoking direcat the camera because they are not directly addressing the audience and the audience will be wondering what he is looking at, people might think that the model is looking at his exam results or going about his own buisnes but they will also follow the line of sight rule and will be draI had to n to the article which it appears that the model is looking at. a colour scheme is shown and the colours which are ty. cally associatedI did was I addedith the college these are purple and green and white, so it makes a strong connection between the college and the magazine, and the white is there to show contrast between the dark background. the masthead is large and covers the majority of the top third of the magazine. The picture of the model is a medium close up so you can see most of the bidy language and get a rough idea of what is going on. the layout is conventional layout with a masthead at the top with a little strap line and there is a skyline a footer a barcode a printing company and the articles, the strap line states lifestyle which makes the reader know that it is not orientated around one topic.

Institution
the magazine is made and produced entirely by me although I did have to make a fake production company which i named 'past printing' as it is in contrast with 'future', i also have a qr. code on the front which is linked to my blog so people would be able to visit the website if it were a real website.

Ideology
the ideology of the the magazine is clear as the headlines are about things that are happening in the college at the time of the magazine being published, as I do not want anyone else other than the intended audience to be reading this, the magazine costs £4.99 which is a pretty hefty price for a magazine, but i want the audience to be reading this and then associate the college with rather high standards and make it look like a nice place. the fact that i have a student on the front makes the audience think that it is all true with no strings attached so it is all genuine, also the layout of the magazine looks rather conventional with the text curving around the models head which makes the magazine look more professional rather than a cheap magazine. the magazine looks like it has been produced by a top publisher when it has actually been produced on the cheap because it follows certain conventions. the models head is also infront of the masthead which states that the brand is well known by the regular readers being college students.

Audience
the model on the front of the magazine instantly tells you that the audience of the magazine is college students or want to be college students. the way you can tell this is by some of the head lines which have been associated with college life as there is a certain one about grades. another way you can tell that it is aimed at college students is, it says that not to miss out on a chance to vote for the mafta's which are a bunch of awards organised by the college so people who are not in the college will not be able to relate to some of the content, so in some ways it is not open to all individuals and so ways it is.

Representation
The representation of the magazine shows that it is based on college life as everything from the model to the story lines are shown to be associated with college, for example the model is a student of wyke college which will increase the amount of people buying the college magazine as they will be able to recognise the face on the front cover the depth of field in the background makes the audience focus on what is in the for ground which is the model and the main headlines the fact that the model is looking away from the magazine makes the reader want to know what the model is looking at, or it might make the reader want to know why the magazine is breaking convention and why the model is looking away form the camera.

How i produced my magazine

The first thing i tarted off with was the draft to get a idea of what i wanted to do This is when I came up with my draft which I really liked the look of so i decided to re produce it but with images Which I took myself. The first image I took was an image if the front of oak building as this would allow there to be a lot of sky where I could place my masthead wich is 'Wyke Lifestyle' and the clouds would make it feel calmer and attract more attention to the magazine. The next thing which I had to do was to take a picture of my model anf it happened to be me I had a friend to take a photo of me so it would make life easier, the downside to this was I had to change the colour of myself as I had an Orange tint from the lights which I used to take the photo with.

I then proceeded to place thr masthead and strapline onto the top of my magazine I used the same font as I did in my mock as through research I found was highly effective. I noticed that the background was too strong on the eyes and drew the attention away from the foreground so i had to add a depth of field to the background which rediced the effect that it had abd drew attention to the foreground. On the front cover you can notice that there is a splash advert which is the obe about the maftas this automatically draws attention to the article although it is not the main storyline. Another thing which i had to do was i had to make my own print company which i named past after the company future, another feature i added was a qr code which i added to fit in with modern day technology so people can access the internet page which is where the technology is heading now anyway, I have also included a price and a barcode. On the top above the masthead there is a skyline withsome of the content which is featured in the magazine another thing i had to do was remove some spots off of the model which was easy enough with the plasta tool and you can notice the difference. The final thing i did was i removed the wyke sign from the backround so it doesnt distract the eye and makes it easier to read the main storylines.

Photographs Taken

here we have two shots of my model I chose to pick the one where he is facing the left because of the more informal image and so it breaks some conventions but not that much.

these are the two shots which i eventually had to choose between, i went for the one at the bottom so i could zoom in on the building and still have a lot of clouds so i could put my masthead on it.

i have this qr code so it links in with modern day technology, and it also links to my blog.
I also had to make y own printing company so i named it 'past' instead of the actual one 'future'

Digital Mock Up Of Front Cover

This is my digital mock up of my magazine front cover.

Draft Of Contents Page

this was my initial draft of my contents page however it is simple and plain.

After some research i came up with a better draft for a contents page which i will be using.

LIIAR Analysis Of 3 Magazine Covers

The college magazine is produced by students who go to college in america.

The ideas and beliefs of the magazine are to inform college students what is going on in the college e.g. activities and how sports teams are doing. It is also to tell you about the style which is going around college and it aims to be a all round magazine for college students.

The target audience for the magazine are students aged between 18 and 21 which are the ages which most students are at college i can tell this by the style of the magazine, the man on the front cover looks like he is 18 years old, also the activities which are featured are aimed at people that age e.g. paint balling, this is something that males like to do with their friends.

The college magazine representations are showing that the model has books in his hand so it automatically makes you think that he is a student and that the magazine therefore must me a college magazine. the model has got a smile on his face so this is saying that he is happy, link that with the books which he has in his hands and you get the impression that he is happy to be at college. and he is representing how the college students feel about college.

The NME magazine is produced by the inspire division of the IPC Media company who produce magazines from world soccer to amateur gardening.

The ideas and beliefs of this magazine are to inform music lovers about what is ho and what is not and it also has album reviews so you can decide is you want to get the album or not, you can usually tell if you want to buy the magazine by the cover if it is an artist that you don't particularly like then the magazine is probably going to focus on them or there genre of music.

The target audience of the magazine is for predominantly males aged 16-30 purely because of the music artist in the magazine for example Jay-Z, you associate his music with males aged between that age. The magazine also contains album reviews which is something you would find teenagers involved in not someone from the older generation.

The NME magazine representations are showing the artist Jay-Z looking at the camera however he has no facial expression so this links in with his music sort of a 'bad man' vibe, also the way he is dressed the clothes are uneven which gives the message that he doesn't care and that can be associated with the 'cool kids' all this together makes you know who his music is aimed at.

Fashion magazine is produced by its editor-in-chief Bernadette Morra

The ideas and beliefs of the magazine is to inform young women about the latest fashion, it includes whats hot, new styles, gift ideas and a whole range of other things that young women are interested in.

The target audience of the magazine is young women aged between 16-30 because of some of the features in the magazine for example, the masthead is in a pink colour which is typically associated with women, also the majority of the content is aimed at girls for example the use of the term gossip which is stereo typically what girls do so that terminology has been associated with girls magazines.

The Fashion magazine representations are showing a medium close up of a model who is looking down the camera with a flirtatious stance which is suggesting that if you read this magazine and take its tips then you will become 'sexy' which is why it is aimed at women, the model has been presented as a perfect figure so again it is saying if you read this magazine you will end up looking like her.

Final Front Cover

                                      This is my final fron cover of the preliminary task.

Magazine Name + Type Style

The font which i am going to use for the title is called 'Freshman' as it is easy to read and has the typical american college feel to it.

And for the sub title of the magazine i am going to have the text lifestyle in the font 'Southern Aire' as it gives it a difference int style and contrasts nicely with the 'freshman' Text.

Combine these two together and you have my magazine name, Wyke Lifestyle

i have decided to change the fonts so the WYKE is in Coppergate Gothic Bold and the lifestyle is in lucida handwriting as i think it works well in my mock-up

this is what my masthead will look like on the final cover

Mood Boards + Influences

I like these images as they are simple and they show the person doing a sport that they like and can clearly make the link between the magazine and sport so i think that my theme is going to be sports.