Image Ideas

Pull Quotes and Heading Ideas

These are some pull quote and a headline idea which i feel would be perfect for my magazine as it represents the artist well. The quotes also relate to the audience and are interesting and eye catching.

Production Log

I have completed my article draft which I feel is professional and relates to my genre clearly. I have used the typical idiolect which means my audince can feel more involved with the magazine and that it is more personal to them. I will need to collect feedback from my article and add in information that needs to be added. I have also completed my location ideas in a video which has highlighted some places I could potentially take my images to make the double page spread seem interesting.

Article Draft

This is my first draft of my article which I feel follows the codes and conventions of a typical pop rock magazine like Rolling stone. My article will be included within my magazine and will be the information part from the uses and gratification theory. I will get feedback on my article and then decide whether or not I need to change or add certain aspects in to make the article be more appealing. This isn't the final article meaning I will be adding in and changing parts to make the interveiw seem as realistic as possible.

Production Log

So far within the last few days i have completed the majority of my image ideas and have explained why I felt these pictures were successful and good to recreate. Furthermore, within my last media lesson i have taken pictures of specific locations which I feel i could use within my magazine to make it seem more interesting and professional. I will write about these images breifly and upload them to my blog.

Equipment

This is a short description of what equipment i will be using when taking my pictures. It explains my  choice of camera as well as the studio equpiment when i take my studio shots for my front cover. The studio equipment such as the lighting I may not use within my outside location shots yet I may use the lighting for my inside location shots such as the stage to make sure i am able to get the best possible lighting. This will ensure my pictures look as professional as possible.

Production Log

I have completed my promotional presentation and now i am focusing on my picture planning for the photoshoot in the next few weeks. I need to complete some image ideas as well as find the models i wish to use. I have completed the promotional methods which i found will help me when thinking about what information i qill include which will allow the readers to contact and interact with the magazine.

Promotional Methods

This is an explination of what promotional methods I have decided to use to male sure i reach out to my target audience and make the information I include in my magazine accessable. Furthermore, i have decided to use the typical methods of social networking sites as well as traditional methods and have explained my reasons why.

Production Log

Within a media lesson i was able to complete my new media presentation which explains what types of media I woulc use to help my magazine. This part of the research was easy to complete due to knowing alot about the social netoworking sites. I have also completed a contents page ideas prezi which highlights a rough idea of how i wish to layout and create my magazine contents page as well as what i want to include in this page to make it informative yet intertesting. This part i found quick and easy as i already have a rough idea of how i wish my magazine should be layed out.

New Media

I have made a short presentation describing the new media that is available to the public. It will allow me different ways in which I could promote my magazine and how it would be appropriate for my target audience due to them being invloved in social networking and smart phones. The ones that I have chosen are clear within my presentation, but I chose these because of the fact that both twitter and facebook are easily accessible to my target audience of young adults/teenagers as well as smart phones being a quick way to send information back and forth. I think that this piece of information will be really helpful when I go to design certain parts of my magazine such as the cover page when including a face, twitter and website. Furthermore it will aid in subscription as I can include logos such as facebook, twitter and instagram which are all relate able and would refer back to the research that I have carried out through this presentation.

Contents Ideas

I have created a short plan of my ideas I wish to include in my contents page. I had a rough idea of what I wanted to have on there such as the layout and headings I want to include to make my magazine relate and portray the types of readers that will buy the magazine. I have noted down the features I would want to include in a prezi document such as reveiws and up and coming, which i have realised magazine in the rock pop genre include in their mgazines hence inspiring me. This will allow my magazine to look professional and successful.

Production Log

So far in media i have uploaded many peices of work to my blog and have further added my double page spread analysis, props and costumes ideas etc. This is because i am coming nearer to the date of my photoshoot and want to beprepared so i have a rough idea of what pictures i want to take so i can have more time putting the magzine together.

Props and Costumes

This mood board of the props and clothes that I have created to give me an idea of how i want my models to be portrayed within my pop rock magazine. These are just a few images of what i could potentially use or recreate within my images . I want it to have an element of seriousness to my magazine that is why i have used mostly dark colours with a hint of red to show passion towards the music. Furthermore, i have chosen to use dark colours in the clothing to make sure that the genre of rock is portrayed clearly as well as being the typical clothing that my readers would wear. The clothes and accessories included within this mood board are the colours and style that I would want my model to wear for my magazine when i take my studio shots. It is important for me to think of how I want my model to look in images to make sureit portrays the genre clearly and relates to the audience that would want to buy the magazine, so that I can ensure I take the pictures right the first time round, allowing myself to move and work quicker. This relates to my audiences due to the target audience being mainstream as well as individuals therefore this would be a typical clothing they would wear that they are able to buy themselves and so creating a relationship with the audience through what they wear.  

 

Double Page Analysis

Cover Lines

I have created a short prezi with a few rough ideas as to what I could possiblily use  for the sell lines and cover lines of my magazine to make sure my magazine is interesting. I used different language techniques to draw readers in and short phrases which give a little detail to make people interested. Every time i chose an idea i made sure it related to my audience and genre so it would make my magazine successful.

Representation of Artist

Production Log

Production Log
So far within media I have uploaded my colour connotations which will allow me to make a reasonable decision about the colours I will want to use. I have also uploaded alot of work which I have completed over the last week during half term being my proposal, audience profile and institution. these peices of work will help me decide what instiution I will want to publish my magazine as well as what audience I am mostly aiming towards to mnake sure my magazine is as clear as possible and reaches out to the audience.

Colour Connotations

I have created a presentation of colour connotations that i could potentially use as I felt it is a good way for me to decide on what colours would best present my magazine and represent the genre clearly. When making this presentation I came to the conclusion that different colours have different connotations, meaning that different moods can be highlighted through the uses of different colours as well as different shades of the colour hagving just as much impact. I need to chose my colours carefully because I didn't want to make a mistake and mislead readers with the genre. This presentation will be very helpful when planning my magazine as  I could look back and see what my own personal opinion was on each colour, and what I think they represent with different emotions.

Institution Research

This is a documnet that gives me some detail about the types of publishing houses that publish well known music magazines. It helps me decide which company i feel is the best for me and which will aid me in reaching the best number of sales to my target audience.

Proposal

Audience

Audience
The audience that I will focus on for my magazine will be both genders but mainly towards the male gender, having the age range of 16 to 25 years old. My magazine will appeal to those who enjoy pop rock music with well known artists rather than up and coming as it means the audience will be able to relate a lot easier to the cover models and they will be able to identify them easily. The artists used will be popular with the male generation at the moment between the ages of 16 to 25, reinforcing the fact that I want my magazine to be a appealing mainly the male gender. I will make sure that my magazine is promoted for the age range on places where they are most likely to see it such as Facebook, YouTube and other well known websites as well as posters when out in clothes shops like Topshop/man. I will create a Facebook page as well as a twitter account to allow readers to interact with the magazine and express their ideas and thoughts to help improve the magazine as well as win competitions. The social class will be the usual class for a music magazine which is BC1. The price for my magazine will be no higher than £4.00 allowing the teenagers and students to afford to purchase the magazine.
Even though it is a mainly male magazine I wish to appeal to both genders by including a wide range of bands and artists who the public like and are well known being men and women that are not objectified, meaning the readers aren’t offended. I will get all the information that I need to create my magazine from the questionnaire that I have created and make sure it will afford everything they wish to see and expect.

Audience Profile