colour

These colour schemes are a few ideas which I plan to use for my music magazine. The colour schemes I have chosen are all relevant to the genre of electronic and house music as they are all bold and uplifting vibe colours. I especially like the different shades of red colour scheme mixed with monochrome colours of black, greys and whites. This is a suitable colour scheme to use for my magazine because it is suitable for both male and female; although my magazine is aimed towards men/boys, a majority of my readers will be targetted also towards females. Red has connotations of danger which I believe electronic and house music provides an audience. I also really like the colour scheme with the different shades of blue because when I think about electronic and house music, it reminds me of lively, uplifting colours because of its fun vibe.

Vibe is a music magazine which is going to be similar to my own magazine as they both have the same genre of music. The blues used in this front cover is effective because it suits the overall magazine feeling and the use of monochrome colours of bold blacks and whites are a great use for the sell lines so that they are able to stand out from the rest of the page.

Most music magazines use the colour scheme of different shades of red as the colour is suitable for both male and female. Popular magazines such as Q uses the colour scheme of red in most of its front covers to convey its dominance over other magazines. It is also a bright and bold colour which makes it stand out from all the other magazines and entices the audience to buy it.

masthead designs

These designs gives me an idea on how I would want the masthead of my music magazine to look like. I created this using the software indesign and had taken fonts from the website dafonts.com. I have decided that the name of my magazine will be polyphonics so I had used the name to edit the fonts so that I have an idea on how it would look like and when I get on to completing the actual task, I will be prepared to know what to do. I chose fonts that appealed to the particular audience which my magazine is targetted at and that are relevant to the genre of music which my magazine will be based on which is electronic and house music. Therefore I chose fonts which were bold, eccnetric and out there. I quite like the second design because it matches the electronic and house vibe with the unusual first lettering of the masthead different from the other fonts. This will appeal to my audience and capture their attention as it is big and bold. Overall, at the moment I believe that the second masthead is my personal favourite as it would make a great fit to my magazine at the moment although my ideas may change over time.

Preliminary task processes

I have created a video using the software camstudio to show the process of how I had created my preliminary front page using indesign. I showed each layer I created one by one so that people are able to see the process of how I had created the front cover. I uploaded the video on youtube so I can embed it on to my blog.
I had also created a video for my contents page and the process of how I had made it using the software indesign. The video also showed each layer I creared one by one and used the same software camstudio to create the video. I had also uploaded it on to youtube so that I would be able to upload it onto my blog.

audience profile

I have created an audience profile on the typical type of reader in whiuch my music magazine will be aimed towards. I have made up a person called Aaron and he is the perfect match and sample of my target audience. I have talked about his age, race, education, occupations, income, current lifestyle, demographics and psychogaphics. I have decided that this profile would be a good sample of a typical example of someone that is part of my target audience. This is because all of the features and qualities about him would typically find an interest in the genre of electronic, house and dance music due to his outgoing lifestyle. This is example is a perfect choice of audience for my magazine as my magazine provides the genre of that specific genre and will easily attract a male such as this example. Due to the fact that this example is of an 18 year old is an appropriate choice of audience as they would be legally allowed to win competitions such as a holiday or free drinks. An audience who studies a mixture of both practical and impractical subjects such as this example of media and English demonstrates both a mature but lively nature which is a good fit for the tone that my magazine expresses. An audience that lives within or near a city such as this example who lives in London, is also a good option as it includes lots of clubs and party places. This means that information in my magazine to do with locations, concerts and gigs will be useful for them as they live quite near the area.

audience survey analysis

I have created a prezi on all of the results which I have gathered from my survey which I had created. I made this prezi to show what my readers' standards and expectations of my music magazine. All their results have helped me to improve on my music magazine and give more USP's which will make my electronic and house music magazine stand out from other magazines. I have made a slide for each seperate question and talked about the results and how those particular results will help me with improiving my music magazine.

image ideas

 
I have created a short video using iMovie to show the ideas and plans I have for my photo shoot. The video includes the props I will be using, the setting of my images and the clothing which my models will be wearing. All of the factors included are relevant to the genre of my magazine which is electronic and house music therefore my images will be effective and will meet the expectations of the audience and what people will normally see in a music magazine. The background music which I have used in the video is from the popular electronic music band 'Chase and status' with their number 1 hit 'blind faith'. This matches the theme of the overall video.

name ideas

I have thought of 25 different name ideas which I will be using one of them for my own music magazine. The names included have a mixture of acronyms, connotative, compound and phrases which will easily help me choose an effective name. All of the names I have chosen are related to the genre of music which my magazine will be based on which is electronic and house music.

existing names / mastheads

I have created a presentation on different names and mastheads used in music magazines. I specified the use of different names including acronyms, connotative, compound and phrase. Then I analyzed 5 different mastheads from different music magazines including: Top of the pops, Rolling Stone, Q, NME and Kerrang! For each, I talked about the types of names and their graphology in detail. This will help me choose the type of name and graphology I want to use for my own music magazine.

proposal feedback

   
I have created a video on iMovie to convey the feedback I received from my peers about my proposal. They have mentioned what they thought went well and what I could have improved on. I have uploaded this video onto YouTube.

production diary - week 5

PRODUCTION DIARY - week 5
Monday 7th 2013 Oct. 
In class today, I was catching up on my coursework as I found out that I am quite behind. During the two lessons, I completed my proposal for my magazine using the planning sheet I have previously used as a guideline. I included important factors on my proposal such as my target audience and the codes and conventions for each page which I will be creating which consists of: a front cover, contents page and double page spread. Then for homework, I completed the magazine key concepts presentation as part of my research evidence. The presentation included different aspects that make up a music magazine. Those key factors included: audience, representation, institution and codes and conventions. 
Today's lesson consisted of starting to create my proposal feedback. I got one of my peers to read my proposal from my blog, then I took of a video of her talking about what I did well and what I could have done better. She told me that I did well in the detail although I should talk more about the ideology of my target audience. I've had only one person to give me feedback therefore for next lesson, I am planning to ask more people to give me feedback then I will be able to edit the videos and put it up on my blog. 

 

key concepts

 
I have created a presentation on the key concepts included in a music magazine. I have included four key concepts including institution, codes and conventions, audience and representation.

proposal

I have completed my proposal for my music magazine and I have included important aspects needed to explain my overall magazine including target audience, price, institution, colour scheme and genre.

preliminary task evaluation

I created an evaluation for my preliminary task. I included what software I used to create both my front cover and contents page, the codes and conventions for both pages and what went well and what I would've done better.