Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Saturday, 10 March 2012
Monday, 27 February 2012
Saturday, 4 February 2012
Double Page Draft 1
I have created my first double page spread draft of my music magazine, which has; benefited me and given me ideas of keeping most features the same, for instance, by showing my intended audience. In order, to be certain my double page spread attracted my intended audiences and had the correct type of features such as; font, images and colour scheme. My intended audience reacted into a positive way such as: they liked the image used in my double page as it was a long shot and the persons facial expression showed attitude as this is meant to be portrayed in R&B genre: therefor I kept most features the same.
Contents Page Draft 1
I have created my first contents page draft of my music magazine which has; benefited me and given me an idea of changes I could make to it for instance, by showing my intended audience. In order to make sure my contents page attracted my intended audiences and had the correct features such as; font and images I showed my intended audience and acquired feedback. My audience had many negative aspects such as; the colour of the font and the size of my image, therefore I made changes to this to improve my magazine.
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Front Cover Draft 1
As seen above this is my first front cover draft; I have created of my music magazine as it can give me an idea of what my intended audience thought of it. In order to make sure my front cover attracted audiences and looked correct, I showed my intended audience this front cover. My intended audience did not like the entire colour of the font gold, therefore I changed it. Showing my intended audience this benefited me by realising many negative aspects of this front cover such as the; masthead not very enlarged, font colour and my cover also looking plain.
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Contact Sheet:
Explanation of images; As a
part of my music magazine coursework, I took many images for example, I
took many different shots such as; mid, full and a mixture. I took these
appropriate shots as they are suitable for a music magazine and are meant to be
the type of shots portrayed in a music magazine. It was important that I took
mid shots and full shots as mid shots are portrayed in the front cover and full
shots are mainly portrayed in the double page spread of a music magazine.
In order, to get the correct
type of composition and lighting. I took my images many times over again. This
is because some of images did not work out; for instance, some of images were
taken in bad weather conditions and in some of my images I did not get the
balance or composition right. Another issue why some of my images had to be
taken again was due to incorrect lighting: some of the lighting in my images was
either too bright or to dark, therefore I took my images over again to get the
type of appropriate images.
The images, I might use in
my coursework are; the ones that have come out with a correct lighting and balance.
For instance, in my contact sheet above: SAM_0245 an appropriate mid shot image
mainly the ones taken in a white background shown above. The images I have
chosen to use are the ones taken in a white background; I have chosen to use
those images because they are easier to use and place on white background, as the
background in my magazine is going to be plain white.
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Research into Magazine Publishing Companies
Research Into Magazine Publishing Companies
IPC Media: Research a magazine publishing
house:
IPC media magazine publishers they produce over 60 iconic media brands. They estimate 26 million UK adults that are the print publications, and 20 million online website readers. They have 3 core audiences and these 3 audiences are men and the rest are upmarket women.
Firstly, IPC media is a big company as they are selling more than 350 copies each year from its large portfolio of brands. To help meet the information and complex reporting needs of its business; IPC Media uses the key financial modules of the Oracle E-Business Suite including Financial Analyser. These Oracle Applicants were initially implemented and the supported by a third party.
Secondly, IPC distribute
their magazines in many different places such as; shops, supermarkets online,
print, internet and online. IPC Media are a big company as consumers have a
range of choice to buy there magazines from different areas, this therefore
makes the company earn a lot of money. IPC Media’s magazine Marie Claire is a
worldwide icon with editions in 36 countries and is published in the UK in partnership
with French publishing company.
Furthermore, IPC’s offices
are located in many different office locations, research shows this. For
instance, one office is located in Manchester. Many of their offices are
located in different areas such as; another office named Market force is
located in London and another named Ships Monthly is located in Derbyshire. As
research shows that IPC’s offices are located in different areas this reveals
that IPC are a big company and must have many staff working for them in
different office locations.
Moreover IPC Media’s worldwide
magazine distribution is quite big as the UK’s leading news trade sales and
Distribution Company, successfully marketing 23% of the total magazine
category. IPC Media publisher strategies are based on unparalleled information
and insight, delivering the best operational and retail service to maximise
sales performances. This includes an export service to 90 countries worldwide
selling over 13 million copies every year through a committed team of
international specialists. Market force’s category
management team handle magazine range and displays for leading retailers such
as WHSmiths, Sainsbury's and Morrison’s plus growing magazine sellers Lidl,
Esso and BP.
IPC Media publish only a few
music Magazine brands such as; NME this brand is popular and has grown to become
Europe’s successful music website. NME has become a unique multi-platform media
proposition. NME also reaches over one million music fans every week, therefore
IPC publish this brand as NME is much popular therefore many people must
consume this magazine as it is popular, therefore IPC earn a lot of money out
of this magazine and many more.
Writing a Magazine Ideology
Writing a Magazine Ideology
Firstly,
the information I found out from my market research such as; my questionnaire
is that many people liked R&B more as a genre. I found out that R&B had
the highest score. From the results of my market research I also found out that
many people selected that they would buy a music magazine monthly, this
therefore has influenced me to sell my magazine monthly and label a month on
the magazine front cover. As a part of results I also found that many people
mentioned that colours attracts them to a magazine this therefore, has
influenced me to think about what colours I would use as for an audience to
recognise the magazine and be attracted to the product.
Secondly, how my magazine will differ from those that are out there is; my magazines choice will be based on my market research, such as the results from my questionnaire. My type of genre will be different from other magazines such as: rock, indie, and classic. My magazine will also have effort and thought put into it rather than other magazines sticking random articles and images into it. My magazine will differ from those that are out there by a questionnaire, therefore the public will answer those questions and my magazines choice will be based on opinion and an answered questionnaire, this will differ from other magazines because other magazines out there do not create a questionnaire.
Furthermore,
my magazine would sell in the market as it is a new product and not like any
other magazine. There is also a niche in the market for my product because; my
product would sell so well. In my magazine there is gap as my magazine is aimed
at a younger audience. My magazine would also contain a niche in the market for
my product as my magazine will be sold for £3.95 this therefore is a reasonable
price and would lead consumers to buy this as the price is reasonable.
Moreover,
during my research and analysis of music magazines: the magazine that was my
inspiration was “Vibe”. This magazine was my inspiration as the magazine
features; R&B and hip-hop artists and music. This magazine mainly inspired
me because this magazine would help me bring up ideas for my own magazine: as it
is an R&B genre and my magazine itself is a R&B genre. Vive magazine
also inspired me as they have a circulation of approximately 800,000. This
magazine mainly inspired me because it is an R&B genre; this therefore
would inspire me and help pick up ideas from this magazine to help me create my
own magazine.
The
message and purpose behind my magazine is that my R&B music magazine is; aimed
at a young audience such as 16 to 19 year olds. Many young people today have a
most interest in R&B genre. The purpose of my magazine is to also attract
my audiences for instance, by using an appropriate simple colours scheme to
attract readers/audiences to take an interest in the magazine itself and
appropriate photo shots. The other purpose behind my magazine is for it to be aimed
at a particular age group.
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