music magazine double page spread (finished)

music magazine contents page (finished)

music magazine cover (finished)

my preliminary contents page (finished)

My prelimary magazine cover (Finished)

Evaluation Question 7

Evaluation 7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

looking back i can see a a lot of improvement in my finished product in comparison to my preliminary task. my finished looks more professional and more like an actual magazine compared to my preliminary piece which doesn't.

Masthead

The mast head on my preliminary piece only loosely follows the conventions of a magazine. my preliminary mast head looks rushed and unprofessional where as my finished product follows the conventions on a well known music magazine its slightly covered but enough to still see what it says this is a common magazine convention with a well known and established brand as there house style tells there audience what the magazine as it would be easy to recognise with  familiar audiences. 

My finished piece looks a lot more professional . the font is easy to read and also sticks with my magazine conventions at the same time. i have used space on the top of my magazine well as i have filled my mast head so that white spaces are avoided.

Cover Images

my cover images of my preliminary task are less impressive than the ones of my finished piece. my finished piece has been carefully and cleverly edited with reason and target audience in mind whereas my preliminary task image is rushed and cropped in a messy way giving it a half hearted feel to my editing skills and time put in to it. this is because i wasn't sure how to use the photo but now i do it was much easier to use when it came to my finished piece. my final image is up to a professional standard whereas my preliminary picture was of a poor standard.


contents page

my preliminary contents page follows house style but lacks in professional layout and has too much white space and isnt very good in conparrison to my finshed piece which is of a professional standard and follows house colours aswell as layout of starmodels which in this case was kerrang! magazine. i have use large and easy to see text on my finished as this is a common convention of a music magazine of this genre as it gets the audiences attention and pulls them in with gripping content.

Evaluation Question 6

Evaluation 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

while making my magazine i have used a variety of equipment and technologies things such as cameras , laptops and photoshop.

i used a Cannon eos 100D to take my still shots as well as using the rule of thirds when taking my shots. this makes it much more simpler when adding text and other photographs to my pictures.

i also frequently used an apple mac computer throughout my entire process of creating my magazine and preliminary magazine. it makes it a lot more easier to make blog posts and edit photographs with the large high definition screen.

i also used a software called Adobe Photoshop to edit and manipulate photo this came in  much use to me as it helped my perfect and add text and other photographs into my magazine more free and easy. 

i have also used prezi to present my work in a clever and professional way through the different themes and templates.

Evaluation Question 5

Evaluation 5

Evaluation: How did you attract/address your audience?

Front Cover:

i have attracted my target audience with my front cover as i have used a female model on my front cover as it shows a strong women this can attractive to males and and influence or inspiration to females as it shows an alternative style and side to the idealism of women. with the use of a side shot close up it gives a more in depth feel to the magazine making it more appealing and intimate feel to the magazine. the use of the reds and blacks theme gives a more contrasting and alternative feel to my magazine on a whole as it is the house style of my magazine and i have used it throughout my magazine.

Contents Page:

i have attracted my target audience with my contents page as i have used a male and female model on it , this shows that no matter your gender female or male this magazine is for everyone. this gives the audience a connection to the magazine as they feel more accepted and socially represented in the media. this adresses the audience with the style of clothing and shows no genderist discrimination in my genre of music magazine.

Double page spread: 

i have attracted my target audience using my double page spread by including a female model on the double page spread at shows my model in a strong and un victimising pose , giving her a voice and making her the one who's in control this reflects a rebellious feeling and shows that she clearly isn't your typical girly girl but showing her as been a rock queen .her alternative grunge rockabilly style adresses my target audience as they can relate to her.

Evaluation Question 4

Who is the target audience for your media product?

The target audience for my music magazine is young adults aged between 16 and 25 of mixed gender but both have an alternative and rock music taste. I picked this target age as its the age where music becomes more than just sound but it's what defines us and shows are inner self.

My target audience is Interested in music , alternative fashion and instruments and rock and roll.

My audiences hobbies will be possibly an interests in playing instruments , going to concerts with friends and collecting their favourite music albums. My magazine has articles about upcoming shows and concerts which will attract readers , my magazine also includes new albums.

ideal audience profiles 

gender :     female

age :  age 16


education: collage studying art and music


hobbies : playing instruments , listening to rock music , going to concerts, writing music

interests : rock bands , the colours black and red, metal music , an alternative style of clothing.

Gender : Male

Age: 19

Education: University studying music

hobbies : playing with my band , playing my bass and electric guitar, listening to slipknot and metallica.

interests : metal music , studded jackets and leather jackets.

Evaluation question 3

My question 3 slide share.

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Evaluation question 2

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Evaluation Question 1

social group research (double page spread)

in my double page spread also follows this pattern of rock chick violent and rebellious style as can be seen with the attitude of my female model as she looks like she she looks as if she killing someone as the red insinuates blood and blood splatter. this is appealing to mu target audience in clever way as they can seen it in different ways such as violent , passion and even just a playful metaphor for emotions.

social group research (cover)

how does your media product represent a particular social group?

 when creating my magazine i focused on many different things in order to attract and appeal to my target audience.

for my front cover i decided to have a female model (Sophie webster) as to appeal to only to males but females too as males could find her attractive and females could admire her as a strong female with a good sense of style that they could relate too. this will appeal to my target audience as they are teens any young adult possible still finding out about what type of person they are or want to be through music and style influences which are portrayed in magazines.

social group research (contents page)

in my contents page i have used both female and male both in the same age range and in different types of styles male model in a james dean bay boy style of clothing , whereas female model is in a black dress which shows more of a darker clothing style in a appealing way. both models are standing in a pose with attitude, which reflects what type of audience i am trying to appeal to with the rock chick bad boy style which will appeal to both genders.

music magazine double page spread (FINAL MAIN IMAGE)

Main image :

My main image is of Sophie with a guitar in a violent manner I created this image in this way to show the emotion and violence of the music , this is also show thorough the blood that I added after the photo was taken using photoshop

music magazine double page spread

Main image :

My main image is of Sophie with a guitar in a violent manner I created this image in this way to show the emotion and violence of the music , this is also show thorough the blood that I added after the photo was taken using photoshop, i have linked my cover and contents page with the use of red and black as these colour can be commonly associated with alternative style as they are contrasting red is linked to violence and pain as well as love and black is linked to darkness and completely the opposite to white which would suggest a sinister look and feel to my magazine.

Music Magazine Double page spread (CD cover)

this was my first idea for my CD cover for on my double page spread but i think that it looks strange and doesn't really work well and looks a bit normal as the album is called the freakshow.

so i decided to change it a bit to this , as i feel this works better:

double page spread process (main photo)

my first picture idea on my double page spread was :

but i decided that it didn't partially go with my theme so i decided to change my photo in the end after looking through my pictures i made this :

i think this colour and style of my photo goses better with the theme of my magazine and colour scheme as its freaky and odd it also shows the rage and passion of the music style that is shown .

double page process (base layer)

firstly i decided to keep with the magazines colout scheme i used a light background with abstract colour to create an effect which will stand out but not too much just enough to be different in a unique way.

here is my base layer with base text:

and then i added my additional text to fill space and make the page more even in proportion:

music magazine double page spread album cover (process)

Here is the process of making my double page spread album cover.

firstly, i decided on a image for my main focus of the album which is titled "The Freakshow".

i decided to use this background as it represents a stage at curtain fall which would be associated with a show , a freak show to be more specific.

the photo picked is to show the equality of 'freaks' as alike, as i have used a duplicate layer to show two sides to a person. The main picture is picture of the lead singer of the band The Pyschomoks.

this was only a first draft of my idea i went on to add and improve my idea to link with the concept of equality in differences.

Music Magazine (double page spread) music album

Here is my final piece for my album cover on my double page spread of my magazine.

the use of red connotes the violent feeling of the music showing a rebellious side to this album which also links to the cover with the use of this colour scheme.