Media genre research task

1. Music genres- Pop

2. Colours
 We are able to tell a lot by the colours of the magazine, as if tis quite a dark and dull it wont be
pop. Usually pop magazines are very bright and lively colours that jump out at you on the page.
As usually pop music is quite happy and lively so they use these type of colours and how
bright/dark they are to show not only the type of magazine but also the mood of it. For example

3. Font
 From the font you are able to tell that it is a pop magazine, you can tell this as the fonts are very
bold and stand out, you wont miss them. Also they aren't boring and your typical newspaper
fonts they are all abstract and different. You can tell it’s a pop magazine as pop music is always
very happy and lively just like this font so they have took the feeling from the type of music and
made it into a text form so you can relate the same feeling as when listening.
Here are 3 different pop magazine fonts.

4. Image
 The images magazines use are a key aspect of how successful a magazine can be. As based on
what image they use can determine the whole mood that the magazine has and the genre. For
example on a classical magazine the main image is quite dull and serious where as on a pop
magazine they are always lively and smiling.
Here we have an
example of a
classical
magazine and the
type of
expressions they
have.
Here we prove the
point, these are two
different pop
magazines and both
are using a smiley,
glamour's front cover

5. Costume & props
 Costume plays a min part in showing what type of genre it is represented as. Usually with pop
magazines they wear clothes that are in with the trends, and up to date. They tend to be normal
designer clothing nothing to abstract and over the top but something they will be noticed and
something people reading the magazine can copy and aspire to be like them. They will also be
wearing very glamour's clothing that makes them look good, also jewelry and general
accessories
 Props don’t play much part in this magazines, maybe they will have the stereotypical microphone
or something in their hands but usually not many props are used in these magazines.
Here are some examples
of what costumes they
wear.

6. Lighting
 In pop magazines the lighting is always going to be bright and lively, much like the music itself
they are trying to put that seem happy feeling that comes with pop music onto the paper and
get the same emotions out of looking and reading the magazine. Also the reason they do this is
because if the lighting was dark and dull it wouldn't’t generate the same atmosphere and feeling
of a pop song and it wouldn't’t fit with the genre.
Here we can compare the 2 front
covers the dark one doesn't’t
generate the same feeling as the
pop one on the right, that
magazine on the left is done with
very dark lighting so it creates a
different type of mood.

7. Summary
 In my own work I will include a few of the key aspects of the pop genre that need to be done to
have a successful product. Firstly I would make sure I had very high key lighting and colours as
this will help generate the same feeling and mood as a pop song would. Secondly I would make
sure I use the correct font, based on my research I have found out that a high amount of pop
front covers have a bold and standout font, this is important so that the reader can notice it and
it doesn't’t blend in worth the rest of ,magazines of the shelf also so that it generates the same
vibe as a pop song. Furthermore I will make sure my model is wearing trendy clothes so it looks
appropriate for the magazine as if they were wearing indie clothes it wouldn't’t fit in with the
whole feel and mood of the magazine.