1.
The title of the magazine-
2- mis-en-scene of images-
I think the mis-en-scene of my images follow the codes and
conventions of magazines. This is because I mainly used the studio with a black
or white background for most of my photos which gives a professional look and
makes the subject the main focus of the image which links in with pop magazines
such as ‘Q’ and ‘NME’. This also reflects the essence of pop and R&B
magazines and music artist as it shows them to be professional but still fun
and standing out from the crowd which the bright colours used in the images. I
have also used a background of a brick wall which connects with some pop
magazines such as ‘VIBE’ which connects with the style of magazine and portrays
the music artists not caring what anyone thinks and shows them to be fun and
outgoing which was the look I was trying to capture.
3-costumes and props-
The costumes and props used throughout “new beat” are
conventional. This is because I spent a lot of time working out the costumes
and props used and used things such as bright, vibrant coloured clothing, red
lipstick, beat headphones, geek classes and fur coats which fits in with the
style of pop magazines and can be found in existing magazines such as ‘BLENDER’
and ‘VIBE’ which in with the concept of my magazine and portrays the pop star
image.
4.people-
The people featured in my magazine are quite unconventional.
This is because they’re quite young and not as extreme, obscure or striking in
their appearance as some of the pop stars featured in some R&B magazines.
As most pop magazines feature male and female subjects and they are normally
dressed more vibrant and striking to catch the audiences eye and I have been
unconventional by using just female subjects and dressing them not as eye
catching and in normal clothes but my magazine connects with existing magazines
as it features young subjects but I have toned the look down to make it easier
to understand. However I don’t think that the unconventional choice of people
in relation to existing magazines will be an issue this is because my target
audience will be more interested in seeing a teenage music artist in magazines
rather than a middle aged pop star as they can relate to them more and will
inspire them to be the subject.
5.font and style-
For the title contents I have use big bold writing which makes
it conventional as it is the largest and brightest writing on the page. This
title is slightly less conventional as I have split it into two and use two
different colours for this title and the second half of the title is slightly
lower that the first half whereas existing magazines tend to keep the titles in
a straight line and all one colour however I think this will connect with my
teenage target audience with the visual impact.
And this kind of font, style and colour of text fits in with the rest of
my magazine and the style of it. For the title of the double page spread I have
made it conventional by making it clear, bold and the biggest text on the page
but it’s in conventional in the sense that it is split into two and on bit it
placed lower that the over and boxed in different colour but I think this makes
it stand out and connects with my target audience and will make it memorable as
it is different. For the rest of the font in my pages I have used the same
font, style, colour and the same size to show that it is the secondary piece of
writing which makes it conventional as existing magazines already do this.
6. Written content-
The written content of my magazine follows the codes and conventions
of a real music magazine by covering similar topics in the questions and topics.
For example, it asks about the stars albums and photo-shoots, it also asks
about how they got into music and becoming famous and if they have always been
interested in music all of which can be found in existing magazines aimed at
teenagers and young adults. It also includes topics such as the top chart hits,
fashion trends and pages on celebrities being reunited which you can also find
in real magazines. The double page spread is conventional as it introduces the
subjects name and says thank you and gives them a send-off at the end of the
interview.
7.Music Genre And How Your Magazine Suggest It-
The main genre of my magazine is pop/R&B with a slight geek look his is quite clear
throughout my magazine because of the props on display. For example, I have
used the geek glasses and a jumper that says geek and I have used the bright
vibrant clothing and some dr.dre beats. In addition to this the music artist
featured on the contents page and front cover, are of the same genre of my
magazine. As well as this I have used colours such as red, blue, white and
black which fir in with the style of the magazine Real music magazines suggest
their genre by the mis-en-scene of their images and the artists included,
therefore my magazines follows the codes and conventions.
8. layout-
The layout of my magazine in mainly conventional as highlighted
on the double page spread which shows the photo on one side of the page
underneath the title and the interview on the other side in neat columns. In
addition to this the photos are arranged at neat angles with the text and
quotes in line with them. . As well as this, my front cover follows layout
conventions by having the masthead at the top of the page, a list of sell lines
down both sides of the page and the anchorage text across the bottom of the
page. My contents page is also conventional with the title at the top of the
page with the photo underneath and the text in a neat column on the right hand
side with small neatly set out photos underneath the main image.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
The postures of both my subject and Rihanna are
similar in the sense that they’ve both got one hand on near their head and one
hand down by their side. My subject and the close up of Mary j. Blige photo
share similar facial expressions – both staring into the camera and pulling the
same shape with their mouth and both having glasses on and one hand holding
onto the glasses, although Jodie has some headphones in addition to this and
Mat j. Blige has pulled her glasses down under her eyes. My subject and the photo
of Cher are wearing similar costumes – both the nerdy but stylish look. As well
as this, the background setting is and lighting are the same – all pictures were
taken in a studio with a white background and bright lighting to light up the
subject. Also, they have similar hairstyles –quite long, curly and wavy although
Rihanna’s hair is slightly curlier, Cher and the other photo have quite similar
hair colours with my subject brown colours whereas Rihanna has bright red hair.
Overall I think that these elements of the photos represent a normal young
social group and that my magazine reflects this throughout – the people
featured in my magazine are quite ‘normal looking’ but stylish and eye catching
but there’s nothing extreme or obscure about their appearances.
3. what kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
I think that a media institution such as IPC
Media would be the best to distribute my magazine. This is because, it already
distributes music magazines such as "NME", "Uncut" and
"Guitar and Bass" which aims at a similar target audience and age
group but my target group is aimed slightly younger and their already existing
magazines links well and is similar to my magazine, which would hit off well
with their audience. In addition to this, the fact that it already distributes
such well known music magazines means that they have the necessary experience
and loyal consumers who might be interested in a new branch of music magazine -
"New Beat".
4.Who would be the audience for your media
product?
The target audience for my magazine is aged 14-19 male and female, but with a slight bias to female in the familiar way my magazine is written.
Typically she will be found mostly plugged into her ipod whether she's doing her artwork or out walking or travelling places but still sociable with her friends. Her ipod features newer popular, well known songs by people by Rihanna, Jessie j, Bruno mars and boy bands. Her free time is spent at concerts or discovering new bands on the internet, but she also spends time watching television and socialising on the internet and spending times with her friends. She spends most of her money is spent on new clothes, make up and accessories and shops at well known high street shops such as ‘river island’ ‘new look’ and ‘top shop’, although she spends some of her money on cd’s and posters of singers.
The target audience for my magazine is aged 14-19 male and female, but with a slight bias to female in the familiar way my magazine is written.
Typically she will be found mostly plugged into her ipod whether she's doing her artwork or out walking or travelling places but still sociable with her friends. Her ipod features newer popular, well known songs by people by Rihanna, Jessie j, Bruno mars and boy bands. Her free time is spent at concerts or discovering new bands on the internet, but she also spends time watching television and socialising on the internet and spending times with her friends. She spends most of her money is spent on new clothes, make up and accessories and shops at well known high street shops such as ‘river island’ ‘new look’ and ‘top shop’, although she spends some of her money on cd’s and posters of singers.
5.How did you attract/address your target audience?
As well as this, most pop magazines are
predominantly aimed at men and women but mainly women - they feature mainly girl
talk and gossip and features the hot popular male singers at the time and are
written in a way that appeals to women. Therefore my magazine fits in well with
already existing magazines such as ‘Q’ or ‘NME’ and therefore appeals to the
existing to the target audience.
6. What you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
This is the Lenovo laptop I used to create my
magazine on. I did use the college computers at times during lesson times but
the majority of my work was done on this laptop.
I also used this memory stick to transfer the
work I’d done on the college computers to my laptop and refer them back to the
computers at college.
I used this canon power shot A2300 hd digital
camera to take all of my photos for my magazine.
In addition to this I created a blog account
using “Blogger” to post all of my research and planning activities as well as
my final magazine and evaluation.
Overall I have learnt a lot about technology
throughout this project; before creating my magazine I'd never used Blogger, or
editing programs such as photo shop to edit photos or create a magazine.
However I now feel confident in using all of them.
7.looking back at your preliminary task (the college magazine task) what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?
Since creating my college magazine my knowledge
of using Photoshop has increased considerably. For example I now know how to
make elements of my magazine stand out more. In addition to this, I learnt how
to select parts of photos using the quick selection tool in order to cut things
out. I've also learnt how to use newer more interesting fonts, increasing the
visual appeal of my magazine. As well as this, the complexity of my page layout
has increased as I've learned how to use layers in more effectively.
Overall my understanding of the software has improved greatly throughout this project because at the start I'd barely used Photoshop and now I am able to use photo shop more and understand it a bit more as I have produced a professional looking magazine using it throughout a bit of creating my magazine.
Overall my understanding of the software has improved greatly throughout this project because at the start I'd barely used Photoshop and now I am able to use photo shop more and understand it a bit more as I have produced a professional looking magazine using it throughout a bit of creating my magazine.
