research and planning : Clothing list

  I already own a pair of converse like this.

         I need to get a mans pair of skinny jeans. 

 I already own a red and white checkered top so I don't need to get one.

research and planning : equipment and software list

Photoshop is available on the mac computers in media.

In design is available on the mac computers in media.

The canon camera is available  in media.

research and planning : props list

 

I also want to put in a microphone in my music magazine because I want my band to be in a live concert.  Also, that the audience can hear them sing or to record themselves whilst they sing. I will get the microphone from the music room.

research and planning: audience research 3

 

This is Sara, I interviewed her to see what she wanted in an Indie rock magazine and what she would read inside it. If she liked to read about live tours or reviews, also what colours would she like to see on an Indie rock magazine and if the colours were appropriate.

research and planning: audience research 2

 

This is Vivien, I also interviewed her for my magazine, she wasn't really interested in indie she preferred pop music, but she didn't mind indie - rock music. But she said if she was more into it then she will probably by the magazine.

research and planning: audience research

 

This is Danny, I interviewed Danny, and he was really interested in indie rock magazine he read other music magazines such as kerrang and MEN and a couple of others as well.

research and planning: Questionaire Results

This is my results from my questionnaire survey; this is so I can look at what my target audience wanted in a magazine, from my questionnaires. It will give me a guide line on my magazine and the prices and the age group who will be reading it.

research and planning: Questionaire

This is my questionnaire I did 10 of these this was to see what students in the college like and dislike in a indie rock magazine and what things I should put in it like the colour scheme and what they would like to read in the magazine.

research and planning: double page spread analysis

The genre that is presented on the double page spread is more indie genre, as you can see from the font’s colours and images. The genre represented here is Rock/ indie bands.

The colours of blue, white and black it is indie/ rock calm colours but also a bit of black to stand things out, you normally see blue and black and sometimes white in an indie/rock magazine. The genre is also shown by the way in which the band is sat. They look really relaxed and chilled out.
 Also the clothing that they are wearing looks really laid back, casual wear type clothing.

The use of font also shows us the genre is rock/ indie magazine, the fonts look really in your face and bold, which is throughout an indie/ rock magazine. The headlines are bold and it stands out from the rest of the page because it intrigues the audience to read more about it. For example, "Everyone's talking about it" makes the audience want to read more about it because they want to know what everyone is talking about and you wants to know what's happening.

The layout of the double page spread isn't that straight forward, you have an image on the left hand side of the page and you have the story behind it and then other stories related it. The layout of the double page spread is really in your face, with the blue fonts ECT. The target audience is teenagers who like to read indie magazines and who are interested in that type of music genre.

research and planning: my first Podcast

This is  my podcast I had to split it up into parts because it was too big.

part 1:  

part 2:

part 3:

part 4:

This is my first podcast of my work so far....

research and planning: magazine content analyse

band content which am going to analyses ........

 Consider.......


Genre:  The genre of the magazine is indie/ rock, type of magazine. I can tell this by the colour scheme of the magazine and the type of people that are in it. Also the fonts have an impact on the rock base because they stand out.

Target Audience: The target audience for it would be late teen, early 20's, which are into indie or rock music, or like oasis type of music.  Preferably more for the male gender side, because of the band type of people also because of the colour scheme they have used for the titles and for the headings.

Layout: The layout of the magazine is in your face type of content; it has a variety of fonts that are being used in the content. Also the headings that stand out and are easy to look at which part you want to go to. It has different sections for people, for example if people like oasis they can read about them underneath the picture, if not then you can look at the other things around it.

Representation: The representation of the content, they seem to be enjoying singing to the audience, but also putting a lot of effort into it as well. They are wearing quiet casual clothing, and seem to be calm, and relaxed. You can tell this band is indie because they don't have their hair all messed up and normally rock people are angry and throw stuff on stage whereas Oasis seem to be calm and also playing acoustic guitar instead of an electric guitar, which normally rock bands normally play.

Media Language: The media language is medium long shot on both of the pictures of the content page. This is to show were about the band is and the way they are playing. You can see by the medium long shot that they are both playing live on stage, so they didn't know that they were going to get a picture taken so basically it a natural shot of them both playing on a live tour.

Research and planning: front page and content, double page spread draft

This is my front cover, content page, double page spread draft for my music magazine and how I want it to look like I have used the on edge masthead that I liked  and also I want  the same band on my front cover to be in the content and the double page spread.

research and planning: music magazine target audience

Categorise you audience by......

Age:     I want to aim my audience for my magazine for people aged between 16 – 21. This is because they have quite a lot of free time in college and in university and if they are interested in the type of magazine then they would buy it because it helps them pass the free time away.

Gender:       I want my magazine to be aimed at male gender because they are more into music and artist and also because there will be male artists on the front cover of it as well. But it could also be aimed at females as well because they are mixed gender of female models on the front of the page.

Occupation:  My target audience will be on a low income wage, or in full time education, so they wouldn't have that much money left over to spend on a magazine. Or they might not even have a job at all. I want to put something in my magazine that will interest them in the future, and something that they will enjoy to read.

Class:          My class is going to be aimed at social economic grouping E. which is aimed for students and low paid income people. So I will have to make my magazine quiet cheap and affordable so that they will buy it but not too expensive.

Wealth:      As I said in my occupation, my target audience won’t have a lot of money, but if the magazine is affordable then if they are interested in the type of music they might buy it because they are interested in it. My magazine will be about £2:20 which are reasonably cheap for a magazine.

Interests:   My target audience should be interested in indie/ rock bands and take an interest in upcoming events and the lives of the bands.

Outlook for the future:  My target audience want to get a job or go onto further education. So I would use certain slogans that might appeal to them. And put in band members wanted, for different bands, looking at the background of the band members to see what inspired them and how they came to be who they are now.

How are you going to reach them? I am going to reach them by media, on the web making the magazine cheap to buy than other magazines. Dark but stood out colours, bold fonts.

Type of person who would buy my magazine....

  

  

research and planning: masthead for my magazine

 

This is my masthead which I want to use for my music magazine. I want my masthead to be like this because it looks really indie rock and also really rock to because of the sound wave going through it.

Kerrang magazine, is a rock magazine, you can tell that it is a rock magazine by the people on the front page, as you can see they look like rock bands, and the article gives it away. Also the way in which they are dressed looks like rock the two pictures on the left hand side, Billy Martin and Frank Iero looks like heavy rock bands. You can tell this by the way they are dressed and the hair style and also the makeup that they are wearing; black clothing, black hair ect. The colours on the magazine makes it stand out and appeals to any gender, because of the colours. The fonts are quiet bold and stands out from the pictures.

The main picture of the Fall Out Boys are being  represented because they are so well known to rock fans, they don't need to wear the type of clothes as what they do on stage. But the smaller poster are more to do with rock and you can tell this by what they are wearing e.g. all black, black make up, Also as you can see on the small right hand picture with the band Blink 182 they have a selection of tattoos and are also wearing dark clothing, I think they are wearing this type of clothes because they want to made out that they are fierce and not afraid of anything.

The target audience is targeted at rock fans and for both genders but more for a boy. Because of the colours you have more neutral colours like purple and yellow, around the magazine.  Also they have all boys have dark colour scheme to them so it is more boy related because there is no women on the magazine.

research and planning: music magazine analysis

NME magazine is an indie rock type of magazine, for people who like that sort of music. You can tell this by the way in which the singer presents himself on the front page. With a guitar and the facial expressions on his face. Also what also tells you that it indie rock is the fonts that are used on the front page for example big bold letters and also the colours also make it stands out, with the red and the back goes well together, because it makes the headlines stand out.

the bands are being represented in this picture they look fierce and angry, but also Tom Clark looks into the sounds and looks like he has a bit of an attitude with his facial expression. The clothing that he is wearing is very dark and looks fierce. Also the pictures in the back of the main picture are fierce and make you want to read it, the guy in prison.

The target audience for the NME is people who are into rock music and indie, also established rock bands and it is more aimed for boys, because of the colour scheme it makes it look dirty, with the reds and the black and a green yellow type colour.

The shot type of the magazine is a medium long shot. Which is a really good shot for the singer because you can see his facial expressions and see what he is doing; playing live.  There are only 3 colour schemes in this magazine, which are: Black, Grey and White. He uses a guitar and a microphone to show that he is a lead singer. The stories on the magazine are what's happening with the band and when the bands are playing.