Here are the results of my questionnaire.
Friday, 11 December 2015
Fonts
These are my possible fonts to use for my AS media music magazine. I will put them on twitter and see which one people like the most and i will use that one for my masthead on my cover page.
These are the results from my tweet, so i will be using the 3rd one (CF Anarchy) as my masthead font on my cover page.
Friday, 4 December 2015
Questionnaire
These are my questions for my questionnaire and i will ask a group of people to answer the questions and that will help me with my decisions for my magazine.
Moodboard
This is my moodboard for my magazine ideas. It includes colours, styles and places that my magazine will include.
Tuesday, 1 December 2015
My Initial Idea
The genre of my magazine will be indie rock and i will either call it 'Independent' - OR - 'Fluorescent'.
The models that i will use for my magazine will be Joe Erb for the feature model and Roni Jimpson - OR - Lily Wylie as a model that i can use to put on the contents page.
For the colour scheme i will use either:
Purple, Black and Silver
- OR -
White, Black and Red
There are a few locations that i would like to use to take pictures of my models so i would like to take them in the Banana music studio and the Iron Horse pub for the featured model that i use. For the other model i may take pictures in London (possibly Camden), the train station and maybe Danson park.
The price of the magazine i am undecided on, i will either make it £2.00 - OR - £2.50.
The fonts that i would like to use are either:
Felix titling
The models that i will use for my magazine will be Joe Erb for the feature model and Roni Jimpson - OR - Lily Wylie as a model that i can use to put on the contents page.
For the colour scheme i will use either:
Purple, Black and Silver
- OR -
White, Black and Red
There are a few locations that i would like to use to take pictures of my models so i would like to take them in the Banana music studio and the Iron Horse pub for the featured model that i use. For the other model i may take pictures in London (possibly Camden), the train station and maybe Danson park.
The price of the magazine i am undecided on, i will either make it £2.00 - OR - £2.50.
The fonts that i would like to use are either:
Felix titling
Bernard
MT Condensed
Copperplate Gothic Bold
I have a few ideas for my cover lines:
- An insight into (whatever model i use)
- An exclusive with Morrissey from The Smiths
- A review on the Arctic Monkeys most recent album
- The Stone Roses big comeback
- Palmer violets newest single
The Target Audience for my magazine is from 15-25.
Friday, 27 November 2015
Initial ideas
This is my Initial Ideas poster for my music magazine. I have a few different ideas and plan to use this to help create my music magazine.
Monday, 23 November 2015
Friday, 20 November 2015
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
What is a music magazine?
A music magazine is a magazine dedicated to music and music culture. such magazines typically include music news, interviews, photo shoots, essays, record reviews, concert reviews and occasionally have a covermount with recorded music.
Indie- Indie music magazines are all about Indie music. They sometimes include Indie fashion and often they only include one artist on the front cover. The masthead usually would be red, blue or black. Indie music originates from rock music and so it can be similar but Indie music has a more niche audience. The artist on the front usually shows a rebellion attitude with their facial expression. Props are normally used on the front such as guitars maybe the artists smashing the guitars however some magazines try to show the quirky sides of musicians. There is a lot of cover lines dotted around the cover to show that there is a lot to offer inside the magazine. They use younger artists on the front to grasp their target audience which is from 15-30.
Pop- A pop magazine has articles about pop artists and their music etc. They can include celebrity gossip, hair and makeup tips and the latest fashion trends. They usually use colours of Pink, Purple and yellow or bright colours to make the magazine stand out. The cover usually has a female artist on the front because more girls buy the magazine than boys, so they use female artist to relate to the target audience of the magazine, someone who girls may look up to. As pop magazines are usually aimed at children aged between 7-13 they use artists on the front who a younger audience like and know, artists that they are familiar with. The magazine uses a lot of photos on the front cover to show the people who are buying the magazine what is included inside. The language in a pop magazine is very informal and uses colloquial language to engage with the audience.
Rock- Rock magazines consist of rock artists and are all about rock music. The colour scheme of rock magazines is usually red, gold, silver, black and grey; they use more masculine colours. The covers usually only consist of one person. If they have a band then only the most famous/well known member(s) will be on the cover. The clothing of the artist used on the cover would be dark and they may look like they have an attitude or they will have a serious expression on their face. Rock magazines sometimes use props such as musical instruments like guitars and drums etc. The artist may be shown smashing up a guitar or whatever prop is being used.
Indie- Indie music magazines are all about Indie music. They sometimes include Indie fashion and often they only include one artist on the front cover. The masthead usually would be red, blue or black. Indie music originates from rock music and so it can be similar but Indie music has a more niche audience. The artist on the front usually shows a rebellion attitude with their facial expression. Props are normally used on the front such as guitars maybe the artists smashing the guitars however some magazines try to show the quirky sides of musicians. There is a lot of cover lines dotted around the cover to show that there is a lot to offer inside the magazine. They use younger artists on the front to grasp their target audience which is from 15-30.
Pop- A pop magazine has articles about pop artists and their music etc. They can include celebrity gossip, hair and makeup tips and the latest fashion trends. They usually use colours of Pink, Purple and yellow or bright colours to make the magazine stand out. The cover usually has a female artist on the front because more girls buy the magazine than boys, so they use female artist to relate to the target audience of the magazine, someone who girls may look up to. As pop magazines are usually aimed at children aged between 7-13 they use artists on the front who a younger audience like and know, artists that they are familiar with. The magazine uses a lot of photos on the front cover to show the people who are buying the magazine what is included inside. The language in a pop magazine is very informal and uses colloquial language to engage with the audience.
Rock- Rock magazines consist of rock artists and are all about rock music. The colour scheme of rock magazines is usually red, gold, silver, black and grey; they use more masculine colours. The covers usually only consist of one person. If they have a band then only the most famous/well known member(s) will be on the cover. The clothing of the artist used on the cover would be dark and they may look like they have an attitude or they will have a serious expression on their face. Rock magazines sometimes use props such as musical instruments like guitars and drums etc. The artist may be shown smashing up a guitar or whatever prop is being used.
Mode of address
Modes of address can be defined as the ways in which relations between addresser and addressee are constructed in a text.
Mode of address can be the way media 'shouts' at the
audience.
There are four main types of mode:
1st person- talking about yourself e.g. using 'I' and 'Me'.
3rd person can be used as a narrative.
Formal- classical music magazine or in a letter 'Yours faithfully'
Informal- smash it magazines use more slang, jokes and colloquial language/Expletive language.
Influences of Modes of address:
Genre
Format of magazine
Target audiences
1st person- talking about yourself e.g. using 'I' and 'Me'.
3rd person can be used as a narrative.
Formal- classical music magazine or in a letter 'Yours faithfully'
Informal- smash it magazines use more slang, jokes and colloquial language/Expletive language.
Influences of Modes of address:
Genre
Format of magazine
Target audiences
Colour and Typography
Colour is an important factor to consider when creating a magazine. Colour has to be selected carefully as the colour you chose may not be easy to read and so you need to pick a sensible colour that will be easy for everyone to see. the colour must appeal to people and must catch people's attention as the colour can be the difference between a sale or not. some colors are harder to read than others and so you need to make sure your colours don't clash.
Typography is the method of arranging type, type design and modifying type glyphs. This has to be clear and you must be able to read it as if it doesn't look clear people may not buy the magazine as it is visually hard to read.
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Introduction
Hello my name is Ellis Erb and i am a media student at Chislehurst School for Girls and i will be posting my work for my AS level media studies and this blog will be about my music magazine. This is my second blog which i'm hoping will show my improvement from my first blog which was on my school magazine. You can see my School magazine by viewing the link below.
http://elliserb.blogspot.co.uk/
http://elliserb.blogspot.co.uk/
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