Double Page Spread Draft

Contents Page Draft

I will be changing some of the features when I am able to take some more photos, Half Mock-up

My Music Magazine Mock

Production Planning

28th November - Detailed Mock Front Covers
29th November - Detailed Mock Front Covers

5th December - Shooting Photographs} 20 Photographic Images
6th December - Shooting Photographs

12th December - Photoshop Manipulation
13th December - Photoshop Manipulation

19th December - Final Design
20th December - DEADLINE

Double page spread and contents page example

I like the NME double page spread, as it is one colour over the two pages with an image overlayed over the background, the image is on the left page, however the image then continues a bit onto the next page, the black text also stands out on the red background.

The NME has a rather plain contents page as it is just a white background with photos and a little quote under each article. However the simplicity works with this magazine, trying to make it look neat and inividual like the genre that the magazine is made for.

The Name of My Indie Music Magazine

I Have decided on four names for my magazine, these are:

• Untitled
• Indie Weekly
• BOLD
• IMW

The reason why I came up with Untitled is because it is independent and unique like the independent music genre, as it is all about discovering something new, and I think the title works with the genre. I have come up with a few fonts which make this title look good.

The reason why I came up with Indie Weekly is because it is what it says it is independent music on a weekly basis, keeping you up to date with the newest tracks available.

The reason why I came up with BOLD is because it is a representation of what indie music is, and the people, they have to be bold to come up with some of these ideas they have weather it be fashion or it be the music.

The reason I came up with the IMW is because it is an abbreviation of Independent Music Weekly which is a short snappy name which sticks, it is influenced from the likes of NME and FHM as they are shortened versions of the name and they are both well known magazines and could be recognised by anyone.

  

Audience Video Questionnaire

Cast

The Cast which i am going to be using are:

Maybe one of my friends as they are into this sort of thing and are in a  band and would happily dress the way I need them too, also the fit the style of the genre I want to do, which includes a lot of vintage clothes wear, which they wear.
However if I chose the other front cover I wanted to do then i would have to use some other people for a band, or maybe there is one of the band members on the front cover and all of them on the double page spread. I have an idea for the rest of the band members if I choose to take this route.

Props+Location

The Props I am going to be using are:

A bass guitar as that is they type of instrument which would appear in a band, which is what most people who read my magazine will be in.

If i am going to feature a band on the front cover i will need a drumkit

If there is a band on the front cover then i will probably have a guitarist on there and the rest of the band

Paint? (another idea i have had for a front cover)

White (T-Shirt) 

White canvas material

Locations:

the locations that i might use are:

A room which has white walls (can be anywhere)

An old looking house (georgian) as it fits in with the indie style sort of

A stage because that is where a band would preform

Prezi LIIAR Analysis Of Front Cover

My Media Pack

LIIAR Analysis Of Double Page Spreads

Audience Media Packs

source http://www.ipcadvertising.com/resource/g9fgogb7yus90vpvbnh0ef7m.pdf

Source  http://www.srds.com/mediakits/rollingstone/demographics.html

 

LIIAR Analysis Of Contents Pages

The contents page of the NME is well structured, making it easy to navigate around to find the article which you want to read. the main article is in the center of the page (which is also the biggest article) with the sub articles around the outside of the main one, the magazine has the same layout as every other week so the audience will know that they are getting the same product that they are used to. the colour scheme of the page is black and white like an old fashioned news paper. The numbers are surrounded by a white box, again making it easier for the consumer to read it. The NME is produced by IPC Media, which began in the 50's, IPC has three divisions, the division that the NME is in is called inspire which is mainly aimed at men however it is likely that females will read it too. The ideas and beliefs of this magazine are to inform music lovers about what is hot 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 do not really show any character as the page looks like a newspaper, however this can be considered a 'retro' style.

The contents page of the Rolling Stones magazine is like the NME's as it is well structured and rather basic. like the NME the style reminds me of an old newspaper with the font a pretty basic font, and the colour scheme sticking to the basic black, white and red (which is traditionally the colours in which a newspaper would be printed in) however unlike the MNE the Rolling Stones magazine does not have photos for each of the feature articles, but it has one photo for the main article in the magazine, with the rest of the articles written in plain text around the outside of the main feature. the masthead on the contents page is again rather basic, but it follows the same conventions as the previous issues of the magazine, so again frequent consumers will know what they are getting from the magazine. The Rolling Stone magazine is produced by Wenner Media LLC which was founded by Jenn Wenner who is the co-founder and publisher of the Rolling Stone magazine. The ideas and beliefs behind the magazine is to inform Audiences of the music and polotics in the world as well as current affairs. the Target audience for the rolling stone magazine is for the younger generation, as you can tell this by the fact that they are very popular on social media sites such as facebook and twitter, facebook having over one million likes and twitter closing on three million followers. the media pack states that 62% of its readers are male where as only 38% are female, and they have a median age of thirty three years old. The representation of the Rolling Stone magazine, like the NME doesn't have much to say about its self as it is plain like a newspaper, again suggesting the 'retro' style, and making it look Indie. 

Photographic influences

This photograph influences me because although the magazine has nothing to do about football the idea of covering the cover artist in black paint is a pretty indie thing to do so i might end up doing this style for my cover and double page spread.

This photo influences me as it is a Georgian house which is what you stereo typically expect indie people to like the look of, as they look very retro.

I like the idea of this photograph being taken in a vintage style although what they are wearing is very modern, it adds to the atmosphere and i might like to do something like this for the theme of my magazine.