2. In what ways does your magazine use, develop
or challenge forms and conventions of real
music magazines?
• Model’s head does not obscure the masthead
• Sell lines are positioned at the side
• Models is looking at the camera
• Model is in a dominative pose
• Background is layered on top of and behind model
3. How does your magazine represent particular
social groups?
• Represents specifically troubled teens.
• Not all teenagers are bad
• There’s reason behind their madness.
• There’s talent in the most unlikely places.
4. What kind of institution might distribute your
magazine and why?
• HMV
– Usual magazine in a popular genre
• WHSmiths
– A magazine filled with new artists that no one has herd
about.
• Asda
– Multi genre institution where this magazine will be a high
interest.
• Tesco
– Evenly diversifies in the genres R&B, Rap and Rock
5. Who would be the target audience for your
magazine?
• 16-30
• R&B Lovers
• “New school lovers”
6. How did you attract/ address your audience?
• Tours
• Artist news
• Ticket competition
• Fashion advice
7. What have you learnt about technologies from
the process of constructing your magazine?
• Adobe Bridge
– Photo previewer
• Adobe InDesign
– Magazine designer
– Photo arranger
– Layers and effects
• Adobe Photoshop
– Photo editor
• The media industry is in constant change.
8. Looking back to your school magazine cover,
what do you feel you have learnt between
creating that and creating your music magazine?
How did the school magazine task help?
• Magazine editing software
