Question One: In what way does your music magazine use, develop or challenge the forms and conventions of a music magazine?
My magazine uses a number of features that are common in general magazines, such as sell lines, buzz words, main image, price, strap line and title. I have developed it to an extent that seems suitable to my target audience. To be more precise I have made my magazine more attractive to my readers instead of having just a common/standard magazine, for example; I have added details in which my magazine readers would like. My front cover compared to a professional, high class one is at a good standard as it does entail the same key conventions.
My front cover also contrasts well with my contents page. The house style of my front cover consists with the contents page. The conventions of having this is using the same rage of colours and to present it in the same way as you front cove is presented; example. If you have a really over the top coloured front cover then the contents page should be in sync with that and have an over the top coloured contents page. As you can see below my front cover and contents page have the same range of 4 colours (pink, green, white and black). The font styles I have used are bold and bright, as I wanted all the writing to stand out as well as the pictures. The font size was of average size, not too small but big enough to be easily readable. The page numbers are according to what page it falls on and to if there was to be any advertisements along the way. By page numbering I have taken into account if there would be any extra pages; example. Editorials. In the contents page at the bottom of the page I have included a preview of the editorial note, so that the reader and the editor is recognise within a couple of pages of the opening of the magazine.
Question Two: how does your musical magazine represent particular social groups?
My music magazine represents all different social groups, I have not made a division in which allows a certain ethnic/social group to read my music magazine. In some ways my music magazine represents teenagers of youthful and ethical background, who will enjoy reading it. In my magazine it entails certain things that would attract a particular social group, such as using slang words, pictures, heading and real issues of which the target audience could relate to.
Question Three: who would be the audience of your music magazine and why?
The target audience for my media product would be teenagers; aged between 13 to 19, this is because it would attract them, be more suited to them, they would find it more interesting then any other age group and because it would sell more to these ages. I think it would ethnically be suited to everyone, as there is nothing in the magazine that would divide the ethnics. My magazine is affordable so I don’t think it would be suited more to higher class, it’s at the price of £1.20 which is reasonably priced.
My magazine represents a particular social group. Teenagers who enjoy a range of music (versatile), a high fashion style and interested in the music world. Example; Gossip, are the social group that would find my magazine interesting. The images used in my magazine would attract this social group because the images characterize the magazine to what it is. For example I have an image of a teenage girl band on my front cover; they look cute, commercial, fashionable, and appealing to other teenager who might aspire to be like them. The lifestyle and interests of the social group who would be interested in my magazine would be funky, fashionable, music orientated.
From referring to my questionnaire it
Question Four: how did you attract/address your audience?
The way I attracted and addresses my audience was based on what my questionnaire results brought back. My questionnaire results showed me that teenagers would be more suitable for my magazine. I attracted them by; seeing what colures they like on my questioners and used them, by seeing what music they are into. By using my questionnaire as a source to help me find out what my target audience liked, it showed me clearly what some things would need to be on my magazine. Such as, the layout, the font styles, suitable prices for the suitable ages, the way the writing is placed and what the writing actually consists of and how it is said. I had also made a few different mock-up styles of my magazine to get a ruff idea about what they would like. By doing all of this I have now hopefully made a good standard music magazine that has attracted my target audience.
Question Five: What kind of media institution might distribute your music magazine and why?
The media institution that might distribute my music magazine is I.P.C, due to the fact that other existing magazines distributed by the company come from a wide selection of genres. Examples of the types of magazines they distribute are magazines about golf, hair, guitars, homes & gardens; they also distribute popular magazines like Marie Claire and NME. Considering that magazines like Marie Claire and NME have been quite successful, this shows me that my magazine could also be as successful as these others.
Question Six: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing your music magazine?
The technologies that I have learnt throughout the process of constructing my music magazine are that there are so many different tools that can be used to make my magazine as professional as possible. The tools that I used are colours, fonts, styles, layering, shapes/objects and much more. Adobe illustrator and photo shop has been the key of producing my magazine as all the editing and making was done in there applications.
Adobe illustrator has a wide range of tools to perfect and personalise my magazine, whereas Photoshop lets me edit pictures that need to fit in; example, I have a picture with a black background and I have a white page then I need to make it so the black background is no longer visible, so Photoshop has a tool which allows me to cut around and eliminate the background. To have high quality pictures I used a digital camera, from using the camera to take multiple pictures I then had to use a USB to upload them to the computer. To display my work online so that my work is easily seen and displayed I have used a blog. I have learnt how to upload, edit, rearrange, personalise and use my blog.
I was able to become more familiar with the programmes/materials and understand how to use the tools to my advantage very quickly and found it to be user friendly.
Question Seven: What do you feel you have learnt in the progression from creating the school magazine (preliminary task), to creating your music magazine?
From the beginning of making my first magazine (the preliminary one) I feel that that magazine is compared to my final draft of my music magazine, there was a huge difference, according how it looks. By making the preliminary magazine I feel that it helped my get familiar with the tools and helped me experiment the different tools given. I feel that I have learnt a huge amount of skills. Furthermore, I feel that I have learnt how and where the elements of a professional magazine should be, for example the main image on the front cover, the title and the anchorage text.
Audience Feedback
On my blog I have created polls which allow the public to vote on my work to see if I have managed to make a presentable and likable magazine.
Poll that I had created asked questions like “do you think my magazine needs improvement?” and “What is my magazine lacking?” by asking these questions it helped my spot thing that I haven’t before.
I found out that the majority of them thought that my overall portfolio needed minor improvement. By having this feedback I will make the improvement needed so that my music magazine is at an all rounded good standard. By doing this I will make my front cover and contents page better by adding more features that would attract the audience.
My magazine uses a number of features that are common in general magazines, such as sell lines, buzz words, main image, price, strap line and title. I have developed it to an extent that seems suitable to my target audience. To be more precise I have made my magazine more attractive to my readers instead of having just a common/standard magazine, for example; I have added details in which my magazine readers would like. My front cover compared to a professional, high class one is at a good standard as it does entail the same key conventions.
My front cover also contrasts well with my contents page. The house style of my front cover consists with the contents page. The conventions of having this is using the same rage of colours and to present it in the same way as you front cove is presented; example. If you have a really over the top coloured front cover then the contents page should be in sync with that and have an over the top coloured contents page. As you can see below my front cover and contents page have the same range of 4 colours (pink, green, white and black). The font styles I have used are bold and bright, as I wanted all the writing to stand out as well as the pictures. The font size was of average size, not too small but big enough to be easily readable. The page numbers are according to what page it falls on and to if there was to be any advertisements along the way. By page numbering I have taken into account if there would be any extra pages; example. Editorials. In the contents page at the bottom of the page I have included a preview of the editorial note, so that the reader and the editor is recognise within a couple of pages of the opening of the magazine.
Question Two: how does your musical magazine represent particular social groups?
My music magazine represents all different social groups, I have not made a division in which allows a certain ethnic/social group to read my music magazine. In some ways my music magazine represents teenagers of youthful and ethical background, who will enjoy reading it. In my magazine it entails certain things that would attract a particular social group, such as using slang words, pictures, heading and real issues of which the target audience could relate to.
Question Three: who would be the audience of your music magazine and why?
The target audience for my media product would be teenagers; aged between 13 to 19, this is because it would attract them, be more suited to them, they would find it more interesting then any other age group and because it would sell more to these ages. I think it would ethnically be suited to everyone, as there is nothing in the magazine that would divide the ethnics. My magazine is affordable so I don’t think it would be suited more to higher class, it’s at the price of £1.20 which is reasonably priced.
My magazine represents a particular social group. Teenagers who enjoy a range of music (versatile), a high fashion style and interested in the music world. Example; Gossip, are the social group that would find my magazine interesting. The images used in my magazine would attract this social group because the images characterize the magazine to what it is. For example I have an image of a teenage girl band on my front cover; they look cute, commercial, fashionable, and appealing to other teenager who might aspire to be like them. The lifestyle and interests of the social group who would be interested in my magazine would be funky, fashionable, music orientated.
From referring to my questionnaire it
Question Four: how did you attract/address your audience?
The way I attracted and addresses my audience was based on what my questionnaire results brought back. My questionnaire results showed me that teenagers would be more suitable for my magazine. I attracted them by; seeing what colures they like on my questioners and used them, by seeing what music they are into. By using my questionnaire as a source to help me find out what my target audience liked, it showed me clearly what some things would need to be on my magazine. Such as, the layout, the font styles, suitable prices for the suitable ages, the way the writing is placed and what the writing actually consists of and how it is said. I had also made a few different mock-up styles of my magazine to get a ruff idea about what they would like. By doing all of this I have now hopefully made a good standard music magazine that has attracted my target audience.
Question Five: What kind of media institution might distribute your music magazine and why?
The media institution that might distribute my music magazine is I.P.C, due to the fact that other existing magazines distributed by the company come from a wide selection of genres. Examples of the types of magazines they distribute are magazines about golf, hair, guitars, homes & gardens; they also distribute popular magazines like Marie Claire and NME. Considering that magazines like Marie Claire and NME have been quite successful, this shows me that my magazine could also be as successful as these others.
Question Six: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing your music magazine?
The technologies that I have learnt throughout the process of constructing my music magazine are that there are so many different tools that can be used to make my magazine as professional as possible. The tools that I used are colours, fonts, styles, layering, shapes/objects and much more. Adobe illustrator and photo shop has been the key of producing my magazine as all the editing and making was done in there applications.
Adobe illustrator has a wide range of tools to perfect and personalise my magazine, whereas Photoshop lets me edit pictures that need to fit in; example, I have a picture with a black background and I have a white page then I need to make it so the black background is no longer visible, so Photoshop has a tool which allows me to cut around and eliminate the background. To have high quality pictures I used a digital camera, from using the camera to take multiple pictures I then had to use a USB to upload them to the computer. To display my work online so that my work is easily seen and displayed I have used a blog. I have learnt how to upload, edit, rearrange, personalise and use my blog.
I was able to become more familiar with the programmes/materials and understand how to use the tools to my advantage very quickly and found it to be user friendly.
Question Seven: What do you feel you have learnt in the progression from creating the school magazine (preliminary task), to creating your music magazine?
From the beginning of making my first magazine (the preliminary one) I feel that that magazine is compared to my final draft of my music magazine, there was a huge difference, according how it looks. By making the preliminary magazine I feel that it helped my get familiar with the tools and helped me experiment the different tools given. I feel that I have learnt a huge amount of skills. Furthermore, I feel that I have learnt how and where the elements of a professional magazine should be, for example the main image on the front cover, the title and the anchorage text.
Audience Feedback
On my blog I have created polls which allow the public to vote on my work to see if I have managed to make a presentable and likable magazine.
Poll that I had created asked questions like “do you think my magazine needs improvement?” and “What is my magazine lacking?” by asking these questions it helped my spot thing that I haven’t before.
I found out that the majority of them thought that my overall portfolio needed minor improvement. By having this feedback I will make the improvement needed so that my music magazine is at an all rounded good standard. By doing this I will make my front cover and contents page better by adding more features that would attract the audience.
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