The document discusses planning for a music magazine. It analyzes Billboard magazine as a style model and notes its conventions like simple colors, one main image, and bold fonts. It discusses choosing IPC Media as the distributor due to their music magazine experience. The intended audience is identified as teenage girls. Conventions of music magazine covers are discussed like eye-catching images and logos. A photo shoot is planned to feature the cover model making eye contact with the camera against a plain white background.

2. magazine
 I have decided to use Billboard magazine as
my style model for my front cover. I have also
done some research into Billboard magazine.
I think that this magazine goes with the genre
of the magazine that I am planning on doing.
 Billboard is an international
newsweekly magazine devoted to
the music industry, and is one of the
oldest trade magazines in the world.
 The first issue was in1894
 It maintains several internationally
recognized music charts that track the most
popular songs and albums on weekly basis.
 The two most notable charts are
the Billboard Hot 100, which ranks the top
100 songs regardless of genre and is based
on digital sales, radio airplay, and internet
streaming data
 Billboard 200 is the corresponding chart
for album sales.

3. IPC media
 IPC media only publish 2
different music magazines.
This could be that they
might not be a good
distribution company to
use because they don‟t
have much experience
with music magazines.
Also the genres of the
magazines that they
produce are quite different
from each other. One is
about contemporary music
and the other is about rock
and film both old and new.
 Music Magazines – NME
and Uncut

4. Conventions of music magazine
front covers
 Simple yet effective
colours
 One main image
 Bold fonts and different
sized fonts
 Puffs
 Barcode, price, issue
number and date.
 Eye catching images.
 Logo/name of
magazine

5. Style Model - Front Cover
 I have looked at this front cover and I
have seen some things on it that I
like, that I could incorporate them into
my front cover.
 This magazine keeps the same scheme
throughout the whole front cover.
 The cover model‟s head covers up the
title of the magazine; this shows me that
he is the most important thing on the
front cover. I think that people don‟t
need to see the entire name because
they know the magazine by the style of
the front cover its self.
 This front cover keeps most of the
writing to the sides which goes along
with was is a conventional cover style
this is because that the audience can
see the cover model better.
 The pink coloured font actually goes
with the edges of the cover models
blazer and tie. Also the white text goes
with his shirt and the background.

6. In what ways does your media product
challenge forms and conventions of real
magazine products?
 I think that my magazine challenges forms and conventions of
real magazine products because real magazine company's will
use top designers for their layouts and real photographers for
their photo shoots. I only had my self when it came to planning
and producing my magazine.
 My magazine does follow some conventions of real music
magazines because I have taken inspiration from Billboard
magazine and I have had to look at many different magazines
to find one that I likes the look of and could use that as my
style model. I think I have taken from billboard magazine
inspiration on how to lay out my front cover and to try and use
the same colours through out rather than a muddle of a lot of
colours.
 Also I think that real music magazines just stick to the same
things and the same genres, but in feel like my music
magazine tries to produce something for everyone, I have
chart updates for all genres.
 My magazine is more targeted at teenaged girls by the colours
and the articles that are going to be inside my magazine.

7. Who would be the audience for your
media product?
I think that the audience for my magazine will be
teenage girls around 15/18
My magazine is mainly aimed at people who like
pop music but I feel like I have included different
things from all genres of music.
This is because I have include chart updates
from all types of genres, articles on different
artists that don't just stick to pop music. I think
that the music that is in the charts does not have
a specific genre so I feel like that is kind of what
my magazine is like.
I think that my magazine shows a new fresher
face to the music magazine scene. When doing
my photo shoot I tried to go for a minimal
makeup look. Rather than when you see adverts
with models who have had every little blemish
taken
off their face because they have to look a certain
way.

8. Analysing contents pages
 As you can see from the pictures to
the right there is a definite connection
between the front cover and the
contents page
 They have kept the blue from the front
cover and used it on the contents
page. They have only used a bit of
blue but you can still see it.
 They have blue for some of the text
and when they underline something‟s.
They have also included the colours
from the mast head in the contents
page in the chard down the right hand
side of the page.
 I can see the name of the magazine
on the contents page, it maybe
smaller than it is on the front cover
but it is still easily recognised.

9. Style Model – Contents Page
 I have used this contents page
as the style model for mine.
 This contents page is not from a
music magazine but from a
fashion magazine. The
magazine is called “Look”.
 I have chosen this magazine‟s
contents page because I like the
shapes and the way that each
section is separated from other
parts of the contents page.
 One thing that this magazine has
in common with my music
magazine is that they use the
same distribution company as I
am planning on using.

10. What kind of media institution might
distribute your media product and Why?
 I am going to use IPC Media
to distribute my music
magazine.
 This is because they already
distribute a few music
magazines so they should
know what to do.
 They are also quite a well
known publishing company.
 Compared to Future PLC who
has quite a few music
magazines.
 Future PLC may have a few
music magazines but they all
revolve around guitars and
that is something that won‟t
come in to my magazine very
often

11. Who would be the audience for your
media product?
 The audience for my music
magazine will be teenage
girls.
 But, I think that my magazine
is mainly aimed at people
who like pop music but I feel
like I have included different
things from all genres of
music.
 This is because I have
include chart updates from all
types of genres, articles on
different artists that don't just
stick to pop music. I think that
the music that is in the charts
does not have a specific
genre so I feel like that is kind
of what my magazine is like.

12. How did you attract your audience?
 A magazine is there to get you to read it, so if
a magazine front cover does not catch your
attention then it won't sell.
 I think that I attracted my audience by the use
of different fonts on my front cover.
 I think that having different fronts make the
font cover look more interesting and exciting.
 I have about 6 different fonts on my front
cover. All my cover lines are also in different
sizes.
 This is there to show more important parts of a
magazine.

13. Planning my magazine
 I needed to pick a name for my magazine now that I knew
what genre of music was going to feature in it.
 I have decided to call my magazine “shufflin”. I picked this
name because it is a way that you can listen to music on
iPod/mp3 players.
 My magazine is going to be sold at £1.99, weekly. This is so
the reader can get the latest chart updates from my magazine.
 I think that I am going to sell this magazine in the UK because
I have done a feature on a new artist from the UK. So I think
that will be more appealing to teenager girls in the UK rather
than around the world.
 I have made a paper copy of my front cover so that I could get
an idea of how I wanted it to look. I have not stuck to my
original plan because things change when they are being
made because new ideas came to me while I was making the
magazine that I felt I needed to include.

14. Analysing double page spreads
 I am going to use this double page spread as my style model for my
own double page spread.
 I like that they have split the page into two. They have kept the writing
and the photo separate and I think that that makes the page look
cleaner and more professional.
 The model on this double page spread is using a direct mode of
address to the camera. They have used a close up shot of her; this
means that people look to her when they open this page.
 The writing is also in a bold, simple font. This looks more professional
compared to if they had a fancy looking font that you could not read.

15. Photo Shoot/Planning
 I want my model to be making eye contact
with the camera when I take her photo. This
will draw in the reader if they can see her
eyes.
 I think that I will take the photo against a
plain white background because I want the
model to be the main focus rather than
what's behind her.
 I will take quite a lot of photos during the
photo shoot. I will also try and take the
photos in different locations, with or without
the flash. I may also have the model in
different outfits to see which one is better.
 My model will be wearing minimal to no
Shots – mid shot/ close ups
makeup when I take her photo. Direct mode of address
White background
Simple make up

16. Contents Photo Shoot
 For my contents page I decided to have another photo shoot.
 I did this because I wanted to have a different type of look for my
cover model. So she is looking more casual in this photo, but I
think that, that it makes her more relatable to the reader.
 I also took inspiration from a photo that I had taken a while ago
of a girl writing, so I decided to add that photo onto my contents
page.
 I didn't want all the photos to be of my cover model. I think
that, that would make it boring.
I saw from my style
model of my contents
page that they included a
photo of the editor, so I
decided that I would
include one to.

17. Using Photo shop to Manipulate
my photo
I didn't really want to change that
much about my photograph but I
wanted to have my model in the
middle of my page so I had another
photo of her so I used the “quick
selection tool” to take the arm and
the face off it and put it on my
original photo.
First I cut out my model from the
background she was against. Then
I found that brick background and
layered her on top.
This is the image is for the Secondly I got another photo of my This is my photo after I
front cover of my music model and took the arm and her had edited it in photo shop
magazine. This was before face off. I did this so she would be
I made changes to it. looking into the camera now. Then I
just used the smudge tool to tidy up
the edges.

18. Analysis of my final front cover masthead is on a brown
My
I have added in a tag line
for the masthead. It says background that matched my
I have added in the date “Your weekly chart models dress. My magazine is
and issue number to the update”. called “shufflin” and it is in font
top of the page Bauhaus 93, size 125.21 and
it is in italics.
I have added in a bit of
colour to the back of
“official top 10 chart
update”. It matches the
colour of the writing in the
I have added in a puff. This
puff.
is there to grab attention
I did this because I thought
that my front cover needed
some more colour.
My model is making eye
contact with the camera. It
is also quite a strong
image because of she is
standing with her hands on
her hips.
I have 5 cover lines on my
front cover. Then I have
the main cover line which The barcode is in the bottom
says “Hannah, the new corner of the page, I have
rising star, exclusive put the price with it. I put it
interview”. there so that people can still
see it but it does not spoil
the rest of the magazine.

19. Analysis of My Final Contents
Page theatnametop of
I have kept
the magazine the
of
I have another picture of
my cover model. I have added in 3 photos of
the page so that people feature in my magazine. This
will be reminded. makes the contents page look
more interesting.
I have a photo of the
editor. Above the editors
letter. I think that this
makes the magazine more
personal.
In here I have put all the
This is the editors letter. I features and parts of my
have just explained a bit magazine. I have tried to
about the magazine and get lots of information in.
what will be happening in This is so the reader is
this weeks issue. getting lots for their money.
I have some chart
At the bottom I have added
information on the contents in a box. It is there to try and
page. The chart updates are get the reader to subscribe
from all types of music by offering a free gift.
genres.

20. Analysis of My Final Front Cover added “Britain's newts
I have
I have used all lower case star” to the top of the page.
for this part becasue it This gives the reader an
goes with the way the indication into what the article
name of the magazine is. is about.
I have used a
different photo
for this page.
Also I have
added other Here is the
little photos of main article
here to the side
of the photo.
Here tells people to
go to out website to
find out more about
I have added in a QR code. the photo shoot and
I have added in a quote from more about
inside the article. The reader This gives people a free
download of „Hannah‟s ‟ new „Hannah‟.
will see this and want to read
more. song.

21. Audience feedback
I have printed out the whole of my magazine and I asked
10 people from my target market what they thought.
Questionnaire for my
magazine as a whole.
 1. What is your favourite
part of my magazine?
 2. What don‟t you like
about my magazine?
 3. Is there anything that
does not match with the
rest of my magazine?
 4. What changes would you
make on each page?
 5. Rate out of 10

22. Audience feedback
David said: “I think that my favourite part of this magazine is the contents page because it is well structured, informative and it is easy to read. I think that the double page
spread could be spaced out a bit better. I think that everything hangs together and there is nothing that looks out of place. I would just add in a few more images.
Rate: 8/10
Lesley said: “My favourite part of your magazine would be that everything it well spaced out and it is not too crowded. I think that the whole magazine goes together really
well because you have kept the same colours. I would just add in more things on the contents page.
Rate: 8.5/10
Julie said: “I think that the magazine as a whole is very good, all the pages look really professional. I like everything. I think that all the pages go together and look like
they are from the same magazine.
Rate: 9.5/10
Charlotte said: “I like the colours that you have used in your magazine. I like that you have used lots of photos. I think that you need some more things on the contents
page. I think that all the pages match and go together. I would just add a few more bits to your contents page.
Rate: 8.5/10
Faith said: “The magazine is laid out really well and it is easy to understand what is written on a page. I think that your article is really informative and interesting. I do
think that you need to add in a few more stories or parts to your magazine. I think from looking at it that all the pages go together and it defiantly looks like
something that I would pick up off a shelf in a shop. I would only change the part about adding things to the contents page.
Rate: 9.5/10
Harry said: “I think that all the cover lines and article lines are easy to read especially the ones on the cover which you have changed. I also like the pictures down the
middle of the double page spread. That makes the article more interesting to look at. I just think that those pictures could be a smidge bit bigger. I think that all the
pages go well together and you are always reminded what magazine you are reading because the name is always there and the colours are the same on each
page. I would only change the size of some of the article lines on the contents page.
Rate: 8/10
Millie said: “I like that you have changes the size of the fonts on the cover and I think that the article is very well written and I found it really interesting when I read it, so
that is a good point. I think that having a QR code at the bottom of the double page spread is a really good and different idea. It is keeping up with modern
technology, which I think is a good thing. I don‟t really not like anything of this magazine. I think that because you have used the same colours on each page it
helps tie them together. I think that I would just make sure that all the spelling is correct.
Rate: 9/10
Samantha said: “I think that you have a good magazine so far because you have kept the same colour scheme on all the pages. I don‟t think that you have checked your
spelling so if you did that then it would make it better. That would be the main change that I would do to finish off your magazine.
Rate: 7.5/10
Colin said: “I think that it is good that you listened to the advice we gave about your front cover and you have changed things and I think it has made it look better. The
contents page is really well laid out but there is a bit of a gap so I think that, that needs to be changed. I like all the different pictures on the double page article
and I think that the article is really interesting. I feel like I have learnt a lot about Hannah and what she is planning on doing. I don‟t think that your spelling is
perfect at some points in your magazine but that can be easily resolved. Everything goes together because you have kept the same colours which is a good thing.
I think you just need to do final checks before you can be officially finished.
Rate: 9.5/10
Fi said: “Like I said last time about your front cover I think that it is good that you have kept the same colours and that the cover lines are not in the same font. I am glad
that you have not changed that. I think that it is good that you have made the cover lines bigger. I like the layout of the contents and double page spread. It is
easy to follow and to read. I would just change the size of the pictures in some places
Rate: 7/10

23. What have you learnt about technologies
from the process of constructing this
product?
I have learnt from doing my music magazine is that, there
are many different factors that you must take under
consideration when planning and making the magazine.
I had to use photo shop to bring all the elements of my
magazine together. At first I found photo shop hard to
work and it did get quite annoying when it didn't do the
simple task that I wanted it to.
In the end I have found it easier because I know how to
use the tools and how to get the desired effect that I was
looking for. When working on photo shop, you can't just
click on one button and it will do what you want. I found
that you have to click a few different buttons to get it to do
what you want.
Then when it came to making my music magazine I
decided that I needed to figure out how to use photo shop.
So I got help from my family, teachers and I looked on the
Internet for tutorials. Another technology that I had to work
with was a camera. This was because I had to do a photo
shoot for my double page spread.
From my own photo experience, you can't just go in and
take some photos and it will be done. I had to plan what I
wanted and then I still had to make some changes to
them with the use of photo shop again. From my photo
shoot I got about 50 photos of my model and then I only
used about 7 of them in my magazine, with the exception
on one which I decided to take on another date.