Contents Page First Draft

Rough Layout

First Draft

Here we can see the first rough draft of my music magazine's contents page. This gives me an idea of the layout and house style I will be using but also the font types that I will mix on this page that coordinate with each other. The page is unfinished and there are still many improvements that can be made such as the use of more pictures, an editors note, more page listings and perhaps a brighter pug for the advertisement of magazine subscriptions that is clearer to the reader. I am yet to make these improvements but I am pleased with the contents so far.

Front Cover

Front Cover- Third Draft (with headlines)

Third Draft

I still have a few improvements to add to this draft such as adding more pictures or changing the headlines, but the layout and style of this draft is my favourite so far. The red on this stands out from other magazines as it is more of a subtle red, but it also matches the main subjects lipstick and therefore keeps the house style throughout. This will most likely be the style and layout of my final draft.

First Drafts of Front Cover

First Drafts

First Draft

Here is the first draft of the front cover of my music magazine. This was more of a test to see if my image would work, however I have learnt from this that this image will not allow me to add many headlines or pugs as these would obstruct the image. Due to this I am going to try a different image that has a larger space around the edge for pugs and text and see if that will work any better.

Second Draft

I believe this image will work muh better as there is much more space around the outside of the subject for other image, pugs and text. This is most likely to be the image I use for my final magazine.

Construction Schedule

Construction Schedule

This Prezi shows the schedule in which my magazine construction will take place, it includes dates and deadlines.

Construction Schedule Prezi

Test Shots

Test Shots

This prezi shows all of my test shots for my magazine.
Test Shots Prezi

Letter of Acceptance

Letter of Acceptance

Jarrod McTeggart's Letter

Jack Grimes' Letter

Freya Forbes' Letter

Layout Designs

Layout Designs- Front Cover, Contents page and Double Page Spread

Front Cover Layout

This is a simple layout that will attract the audinec through a larger background image of an artist. The front page represents my house style and so I will have to ensure that my whole house style comes across on this page.

Contents Layout

This would be a clear, chronological contents layout so that the reader will understand what pages different articles are on. The top right corner however will need a bit of work as there is a lot of blank space to fill, but this problem will be resolved when it comes to designing my magazine fully.

The use of circles for image will be used throughout my magazine as part of my slightly retro themed house style.

Double Page Layout

I have taken inspiration for this from both NME and Q as they both possess an 'Audience Opinion' pug on their double page spread. This would entice the reader and give other peoples opinions so they can create their own. The article will be clear and concise so that it is easy to read and the order cannot be confused.

Mise-en-scene choices and ideas

Mise-en-scene choices and ideas

On this page you can see my ideas for colour scheme and the image used. I have also incorporated font ideas in this page.

Page of ideas

Genre and Artist

Genre and Artist

On this Prezi are my ideas for genre and artist relating back to my target audience and research.
Genre and Artist Prezi

How my research will inform my planning

How Research will inform Planning

Analysis

I have analysed 2 media artifacts as part of my research. Due to this I now know the average layout of the front cover, contents page and double page spread of a music magazine and so I can relate this back to my own work and the planning stages. The analysis has also helped me to see what sells music magazines and the running theme of a particular colour scheme; black, white and red; in most issues.
I have seen from my analysis that the most popular indie magazines have either a popular male band or an indie female singer on the front cover. I will most likely use one of these on my front cover as most indie bands are in actual fact male and therefore my magazine will fit in with others of a similar genre.

Survey

I created a survey to establish what my target audience find most effective in music magazines. This was extremely helpful and will inform my planning as it shows me exactly what sorts of features I should include if my target audience is to actually like my product. For example I gave a range of colour options that included; red, white and black; pale yellow, white and black; green; and finally a range of light pinks and browns. The most popular option was red, shite and black and therefore I will most likely use this scheme on my front cover and throughout my music magazine.
Another example of an important question from my survey is that I gave a number of possible names for my magazine and asked the audience to pick their favourite. The possible names I gave were 'Alt-Sound', 'Re-Vinyl', 'Casette' and 'Note'. The most popular 2 options were 'Alt-Sound' and 'Re-Vinyl' whereas the name 'Note' got no votes and 'Casette' only got a few. Due to this audience feedback I will use either 'Alt-Sound' or 'Re-Vinyl' as my magazine name as they both got the same amount of votes, however I prefer 'Alt-Sound' and so this will be my most likely name.

Product Placement

Researching product placement has helped me to see where most music magazines are sold and advertised. Due to this I can plan how my magazine will stand out from the rest that are currently on the market.
The research of product placement has also informed me on how current music magazines advertise themselves and where most, specifically indie, magazines are sold. My magazine will be sold in a music shop and so there will be a lot of competition from other music magazines of the same genre such as NME and Q that are very popular. To ensure my magazine stands out I will have to appeal hugely to my target audience through the artist I use, my colour scheme, the overall name of the magazine and in many other ways.

Product Placement

Product Placement

Product Placement is an advertising technique used by companies to subtly promote their products through a non-traditional advertising technique, usually through appearance in film, television or other media. Product Placements are often initiated through an agreement between a product manufacturer and the media company in which the media company receives economic benefit. A company will often pay a fee to have their product used displayed, or significantly featured in a movie or show.
Music magazines are often advertised on billboards and so they can reach a range of audiences who may not usually pick them up. TV advertisements are also very effective, especially when they are on music channels and are therefore being shown to their target audience, encouraging the audience to buy these magazines.
Music magazines are sold in a variety of places such as supermarkets, news agents, the internet, specialist shops and small magazines in modern day society can be sent via e-mail. This could be due to the fact that they can reach a range of audiences if they are sold in multiple places full of different types of people. Music magazines of specific genres targeted at specific audiences, such as Kerrang targeted at rock fans, are more likely to be sold in specialist music stores such as HMV as this is where the target audience would most likely go looking for a magazine. You can also subscribe to music magazines which means that they will be posted to your address. This could appeal to 'hardcore' music fans who will always want to receive every issue of their favourite magazine. Due to this, music fans do not have to leave their house or go to a store to find out about the latest music but it also means that magazines have to be largely advertised in order to get the message out about them.
The Product Placement of magazines in TV programmes is very limited, especially music magazines. Popular magazines in America are often used in American TV shows such as 'Time' magazine in one episode of 'How I Met Your Mother', but as music magazines are not very popular, they are not often used.

Survey Results

Survey Results

As part of my research I carried out a survey asking my target audience some questions about what music magazines they currently read and many other things. I collected the results and placed them on this Prezi. Click the link to take a look.
Survey Results Prezi