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The document discusses the design choices for a magazine masthead. It was designed to target 11-16 year old girls who enjoy pop music. Bright colors like pink and yellow were chosen to represent happiness and catch attention. The masthead shape uses speech bubbles to seem fun and represent gossip. Stars and a heart were included to symbolize fame and love, topics relevant to celebrities and teens. The font is bold and easy to read for recognition.
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The document discusses how the magazine cover represents its target audience through the modeling of fashionable clothing, confident poses, and choice of colors, fonts and cover lines about music events. The model makes eye contact and wears trendy styles to appeal to young, fashionable readers. Simplistic colors and fonts keep the design modern, readable and appealing to both male and female youth. Overall, the cover aims to clearly depict the lifestyle and interests of its target readership through the imagery and content presented.
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Evalution 2
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Task 2
The document analyzes the design elements of the front cover, contents page, and double page spread of a magazine aimed at teenage girls. It finds that the typography, colors, images, layout, and language used are all conventional for the target audience and genre. Sans serif fonts, pink and yellow colors, photos of pop stars, an eye-catching layout, and informal language create a magazine that will appeal to its young, female readers. Key visual elements like mastheads and article titles are emphasized to easily guide the audience through the publication.
Front cover deconstructions
This magazine cover features Justin Bieber as the main image. His clothing and pose show aspects of his personality. There are multiple cover lines that provide insights into stories inside the magazine to pique readers' interest. The masthead is partially covered but still recognizable due to the magazine's fame. Color is used purposefully throughout to make important elements like the masthead and cover lines stand out. Quotes on the page further preview stories. Elements like this will be considered when the student makes their own magazine.
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The front cover uses direct eye contact and a seductive gaze from the model to engage the audience. Celebrity endorsement of well-known singers is used to attract fans and indicate the genre of music covered in the magazine. Limited colors are strategically used to draw attention to key elements and convey the sophistication or excitement of the magazine.
Evaluation
This document discusses how the author's media product uses conventions of real music magazines to attract their target teenage female audience. Specifically, the author followed conventions like linking the main image and sell line, using direct eye contact in images, including feature photos and posters, and signing the editor's letter in script font. The author represented their target audience and other social groups in traditional feminine ways seen in magazines. They included diverse models and addressed readers directly to attract their intended teenage girl readership.
Pop music magazines
The document discusses different design elements used in pop magazines to attract their target audiences, including mastheads, cover lines, background images, color schemes, and colloquial language. It provides examples of how each element is used specifically to appeal to younger female readers, such as using the word "pop" in a masthead, featuring popular artists in backgrounds and quotes, using pink and purple colors, and including emoticons and relatable phrases about celebrities. Overall, the document examines visual and textual techniques for engaging particular demographic groups.
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Magazine front cover analysis
This magazine is called Top of the Pops and was launched in 1995 as a supplemental magazine for the TV show of the same name. It features charts, quizzes, lyrics and posters. While originally aimed at readers of Smash Hits and NME magazines, over time it shifted its focus to young girls aged 11-14. It helped name the girl group The Spice Girls. The magazine continues to be published despite the TV show being cancelled. It has had multiple editors over the years and is currently edited by Peter Hartmagazine.
Eval q4
The target audience for the media product is young girls aged 11-18. The front cover features a female teenager to appeal directly to this demographic. Bright colors and innocence are used to represent the happiness and purity associated with this age group. The magazine is more likely to appeal to girls rather than boys due to the use of stereotypical representations of girls, including pink and yellow colors.
How did you attract address audience
Wilson targeted her magazine towards girls aged 11-15. She conducted research asking her target audience which colors would best suit a pop genre magazine, and incorporated their feedback of hot pink, bright yellow and blue into the magazine's color scheme. Wilson also used girly fonts with hearts and swirls, brightly lit photos, and colloquial language that would be understood by her younger target audience.
Presentation1
The document discusses how the author addressed their target audience of 16-30 year old males and females in their music magazine. They included young 17 year old models on the cover that were similar in age to the target demographic. While the main cover model was female, she was dressed in a masculine way to not alienate male readers. The color scheme and photography were also chosen to be unisex and not too feminine. The magazine featured a diverse range of music genres but emphasized alternative bands to attract the target audience.
B
The magazine targets females aged 12-16. This is evident from the purple masthead, feminine strap lines like "12 Cute posters", and the main image of Justin Bieber, a pop star who appeals to females. The informal tone uses slang like "BIEBER-IFFIC" and extras like "Totally Justin" to engage young readers. The compact layout has an inconsistent mix of many colors and images, making the front cover visually busy.
Presentation1
The magazine represents youth in a stereotypical yet positive way by using upbeat language, images of artists posing in a carefree manner, and fashionable outfits. While some may see this as portraying youth as uneducated, the target audience of 11-16 year olds is accurately depicted as interested in celebrities and style. Facial expressions and direct eye contact in photos further this representation of artists as confident and idolized. The informal language aims to mimic conversations between friends and connect to readers through references to social media.
Presentation1
The magazine represents youth in a stereotypical yet positive way by using upbeat language, images of artists posing in a carefree manner, and fashionable outfits. While some may see this as portraying youth as uneducated, the intention was to attract young teenage girls aged 11-16 by depicting popular artists as confident and fashionable icons. Facial expressions and direct eye contact in photos further the impression of idolized yet cheerful personalities.
Front Cover Analysis
The document discusses the conventions and design elements used on the covers of "We Love Pop" magazine to target their audience of young girls aged 10-14. Key points include: the masthead is always in the same location to build brand identity; feature photos and quotes intrigue readers about articles inside; informal language builds rapport with readers; photos of boybands appeal to the target audience; bright colors and informal fonts create an upbeat style.
Evaluation q2
The magazine represents young people as the model is a teenager and all celebrities mentioned are quite young. The magazine has a pop music style as it features pop artists. The image and pink color scheme suggest it is portrayed as a girly magazine. The model's hairstyle, subtle smile, and casual outfit help represent pop and R&B music styles.
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- The document discusses possible genres for a new music magazine, including rock, R&B, and hip hop. It analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of targeting each genre.
- The author decides to target the pop genre because it is versatile and appeals to both genders, allowing for a wider target audience aged 16-24. Pop will allow for inclusion of various popular artists.
- Examples of existing music magazines like Blender are analyzed for effective cover designs, color schemes, fonts, and how they target younger audiences through celebrity images.
- The author selects a font for the magazine masthead that incorporates a bubble gum "O" to symbolize the pop genre and target audience. The masthead name "LO
Evaluation new
The document describes a student's evaluation of their media studies coursework in which they created a music magazine called "Non-Stop Pop". The student followed conventions of real pop magazines in their front cover, contents page, and double page spread. They used bright colors, images of a girl band, and informal language to target teenage girls. The student represented typical social groups featured in pop magazines and included content they believed would attract their intended audience.
Evaluation of my music magazine
The document describes the process of creating a music magazine targeted at young teenage girls. It discusses research conducted on the target audience and similar existing magazines. Photographs were taken of a model to appear on the cover and inside pages. Fonts, colors, and language were chosen to appear informal and connect with readers. The finished magazine was planned to attract readers through giveaways and addressing them directly. Overall, the creator learned more advanced skills in photography, software, planning and research compared to a previous college magazine project.
Evaluation of my music magazine
The document discusses the student's music magazine project and how it compares to real music magazines.
The student used a medium close-up shot of a model for the front cover, similar to real magazines. Fonts, colors, and language were chosen to appeal to the target audience of young teen girls. Research was done on magazine publishers and target demographics.
Overall, the student learned more advanced photography, design, and planning skills compared to their initial college magazine. They were able to apply research on real magazines to make their music magazine more professional and authentic.
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The document discusses how fonts, colors, images, language, and content are used in a pop magazine to represent people in conventional ways. Serif fonts and feminine colors are used throughout to portray the magazine and artists as feminine. Bright colors like pink, purple and yellow that connote happiness and youth are used to represent the magazine and artists as friendly and conventional for the pop genre. Close-up shots of artists smiling are intended to portray them as friendly. Informal and chatty language creates a sense that the audience is young. Cover stories and excited images aim to depict artists as bubbly and lively. Overall, various design elements are employed to represent the magazine and its subjects consistently with the pop genre.
Evalution 2
The document summarizes the target audience of a magazine created by the author. The magazine targets teenage girls ages 15-18, as evidenced by the artists featured who are in that age range. It focuses on topics of interest to teenage girls like fashion, makeup, and boys. While other magazines target slightly younger girls with topics about meeting celebrities, the author's magazine discusses more mature topics appropriate for older teenagers. The magazine represents middle class teenage girls through its affordable price point and language and topics that would be familiar to that demographic.
Task 2
The document analyzes the design elements of the front cover, contents page, and double page spread of a magazine aimed at teenage girls. It finds that the typography, colors, images, layout, and language used are all conventional for the target audience and genre. Sans serif fonts, pink and yellow colors, photos of pop stars, an eye-catching layout, and informal language create a magazine that will appeal to its young, female readers. Key visual elements like mastheads and article titles are emphasized to easily guide the audience through the publication.
Front cover deconstructions
This magazine cover features Justin Bieber as the main image. His clothing and pose show aspects of his personality. There are multiple cover lines that provide insights into stories inside the magazine to pique readers' interest. The masthead is partially covered but still recognizable due to the magazine's fame. Color is used purposefully throughout to make important elements like the masthead and cover lines stand out. Quotes on the page further preview stories. Elements like this will be considered when the student makes their own magazine.
Double Page Spread Deconstruction
This is a deconstruction of a music magazine double page spread. this is similar to the double page spread I might want to base mine around
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The front cover uses direct eye contact and a seductive gaze from the model to engage the audience. Celebrity endorsement of well-known singers is used to attract fans and indicate the genre of music covered in the magazine. Limited colors are strategically used to draw attention to key elements and convey the sophistication or excitement of the magazine.
Evaluation
This document discusses how the author's media product uses conventions of real music magazines to attract their target teenage female audience. Specifically, the author followed conventions like linking the main image and sell line, using direct eye contact in images, including feature photos and posters, and signing the editor's letter in script font. The author represented their target audience and other social groups in traditional feminine ways seen in magazines. They included diverse models and addressed readers directly to attract their intended teenage girl readership.
Pop music magazines
The document discusses different design elements used in pop magazines to attract their target audiences, including mastheads, cover lines, background images, color schemes, and colloquial language. It provides examples of how each element is used specifically to appeal to younger female readers, such as using the word "pop" in a masthead, featuring popular artists in backgrounds and quotes, using pink and purple colors, and including emoticons and relatable phrases about celebrities. Overall, the document examines visual and textual techniques for engaging particular demographic groups.
Magazine covers
The document discusses different magazine covers and analyzes aspects of their design to infer whether they are targeting a male or female audience. Features discussed include colors used, images of male or female celebrities, types of writing emphasized, and whether designs are simple or flashy. The document examines how each magazine cover's design elements appeal more to male or female readers based on common gender associations.
Magazine front cover analysis
This magazine is called Top of the Pops and was launched in 1995 as a supplemental magazine for the TV show of the same name. It features charts, quizzes, lyrics and posters. While originally aimed at readers of Smash Hits and NME magazines, over time it shifted its focus to young girls aged 11-14. It helped name the girl group The Spice Girls. The magazine continues to be published despite the TV show being cancelled. It has had multiple editors over the years and is currently edited by Peter Hartmagazine.
Eval q4
The target audience for the media product is young girls aged 11-18. The front cover features a female teenager to appeal directly to this demographic. Bright colors and innocence are used to represent the happiness and purity associated with this age group. The magazine is more likely to appeal to girls rather than boys due to the use of stereotypical representations of girls, including pink and yellow colors.
How did you attract address audience
Wilson targeted her magazine towards girls aged 11-15. She conducted research asking her target audience which colors would best suit a pop genre magazine, and incorporated their feedback of hot pink, bright yellow and blue into the magazine's color scheme. Wilson also used girly fonts with hearts and swirls, brightly lit photos, and colloquial language that would be understood by her younger target audience.
Presentation1
The document discusses how the author addressed their target audience of 16-30 year old males and females in their music magazine. They included young 17 year old models on the cover that were similar in age to the target demographic. While the main cover model was female, she was dressed in a masculine way to not alienate male readers. The color scheme and photography were also chosen to be unisex and not too feminine. The magazine featured a diverse range of music genres but emphasized alternative bands to attract the target audience.
B
The magazine targets females aged 12-16. This is evident from the purple masthead, feminine strap lines like "12 Cute posters", and the main image of Justin Bieber, a pop star who appeals to females. The informal tone uses slang like "BIEBER-IFFIC" and extras like "Totally Justin" to engage young readers. The compact layout has an inconsistent mix of many colors and images, making the front cover visually busy.
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The magazine represents youth in a stereotypical yet positive way by using upbeat language, images of artists posing in a carefree manner, and fashionable outfits. While some may see this as portraying youth as uneducated, the target audience of 11-16 year olds is accurately depicted as interested in celebrities and style. Facial expressions and direct eye contact in photos further this representation of artists as confident and idolized. The informal language aims to mimic conversations between friends and connect to readers through references to social media.
Presentation1
The magazine represents youth in a stereotypical yet positive way by using upbeat language, images of artists posing in a carefree manner, and fashionable outfits. While some may see this as portraying youth as uneducated, the intention was to attract young teenage girls aged 11-16 by depicting popular artists as confident and fashionable icons. Facial expressions and direct eye contact in photos further the impression of idolized yet cheerful personalities.
Front Cover Analysis
The document discusses the conventions and design elements used on the covers of "We Love Pop" magazine to target their audience of young girls aged 10-14. Key points include: the masthead is always in the same location to build brand identity; feature photos and quotes intrigue readers about articles inside; informal language builds rapport with readers; photos of boybands appeal to the target audience; bright colors and informal fonts create an upbeat style.
Evaluation q2
The magazine represents young people as the model is a teenager and all celebrities mentioned are quite young. The magazine has a pop music style as it features pop artists. The image and pink color scheme suggest it is portrayed as a girly magazine. The model's hairstyle, subtle smile, and casual outfit help represent pop and R&B music styles.
Task 5 done and on blog
- The document discusses possible genres for a new music magazine, including rock, R&B, and hip hop. It analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of targeting each genre.
- The author decides to target the pop genre because it is versatile and appeals to both genders, allowing for a wider target audience aged 16-24. Pop will allow for inclusion of various popular artists.
- Examples of existing music magazines like Blender are analyzed for effective cover designs, color schemes, fonts, and how they target younger audiences through celebrity images.
- The author selects a font for the magazine masthead that incorporates a bubble gum "O" to symbolize the pop genre and target audience. The masthead name "LO
Evaluation new
The document describes a student's evaluation of their media studies coursework in which they created a music magazine called "Non-Stop Pop". The student followed conventions of real pop magazines in their front cover, contents page, and double page spread. They used bright colors, images of a girl band, and informal language to target teenage girls. The student represented typical social groups featured in pop magazines and included content they believed would attract their intended audience.
Evaluation of my music magazine
The document describes the process of creating a music magazine targeted at young teenage girls. It discusses research conducted on the target audience and similar existing magazines. Photographs were taken of a model to appear on the cover and inside pages. Fonts, colors, and language were chosen to appear informal and connect with readers. The finished magazine was planned to attract readers through giveaways and addressing them directly. Overall, the creator learned more advanced skills in photography, software, planning and research compared to a previous college magazine project.
Evaluation of my music magazine
The document discusses the student's music magazine project and how it compares to real music magazines.
The student used a medium close-up shot of a model for the front cover, similar to real magazines. Fonts, colors, and language were chosen to appeal to the target audience of young teen girls. Research was done on magazine publishers and target demographics.
Overall, the student learned more advanced photography, design, and planning skills compared to their initial college magazine. They were able to apply research on real magazines to make their music magazine more professional and authentic.
Evaluation question 2
This media product represents 8-13 year olds, who are typically fans of pop music. While the primary target audience is females of this age group, care has been taken to also appeal to males through layout, color scheme, and content. The price point is affordable for this young demographic. Content both in the magazine and online focuses on popular artists and gossip to keep readers engaged. Images depict artists in a positive light to serve as role models. Language uses simple words that are easy for readers to understand. The goal is to represent this social group in an inclusive way and not alienate any potential readers.
Evaluation new
The document describes a student's evaluation of their media studies coursework in which they created a music magazine called "Non-Stop Pop". The student reflects on how they effectively used conventions of real pop magazines in their three created pieces - a front cover, contents page, and double page spread. They used bright colors, images of a young girl band, and informal language to target their audience of 12-16 year old girls. The student also represents typical social groups featured in pop magazines such as female artists and bands.
Media presentation of representations
The document discusses how a magazine represents social groups in its content and imagery. It focuses on representing teenage girls aged 16-21 as the target audience. To appeal to this group, the magazine uses a female model on the cover laughing in a casual, non-seductive pose. Feminine colors and topics like pop music artists and fashion pages are also used to attract the target female demographic. Images throughout the magazine similarly aim to represent teenage girls in a relatable way without relying on stereotypical portrayals.
Media presentation of representations
The document summarizes how a magazine represents social groups in its content. It focuses on representing teenage girls aged 16-21 as its target audience. Images on the cover and inside pages depict casual, everyday female models of the same age range rather than stereotypical glamorous poses. The magazine focuses on pop/chart music appealing to teenage girls through artists like Justin Bieber, Adele, and Rihanna. Fonts, colors, and informal language are used to attract and interest teenage readers.
Question 2 : How does your media product represent particular social groups?
This document discusses how the media product, a pop music magazine, represents its target social group of young females aged 12-16. It does so through the use of an attractive young female cover star close in age and gender to the target audience. Bright colors like pink that appeal to young girls are also used. Popular mainstream artists like Justin Bieber and One Direction that the target audience follows are featured. Technologies like Twitter familiar to the audience are mentioned. Simple language makes the content easy to understand.
Foundation Production question
The document summarizes the conventions used in the creator's teen pop music magazine. Some of the conventions included using a central masthead like magazine "Bliss", featuring Taylor Swift as a cover model and interview subject similar to "Bliss", and using a variety of indoor and outdoor photo shoot images. The creator also developed some of their own conventions, like using a lighter purple/blue color scheme instead of bright pink and taking photos on separate days to show a process. Feedback confirmed the magazine appealed to its target 13-15 year old audience.
Evaluation: Question 1
The document discusses the design and layout of a Pop magazine created by the author. It summarizes:
- The masthead font and color scheme were chosen to convey an informal, youthful style suitable for a Pop genre magazine. Images make up most of the layout to engage readers.
- The $2 price point, placement of the barcode, and styles/poses of models in photos were designed with the target 16-23 year old audience in mind based on research of existing magazines.
- Consistent use of pink, blue, and white throughout the magazine along with smiling, fashionable photos aim to portray happiness and self-pride fitting the Pop genre. The magazine replicates conventions of popular magazines to appeal
Media presentation of representations
The document discusses how a magazine represents social groups in its content and imagery. It focuses on representing teenage girls aged 16-21 as the target audience. The front cover features a casually dressed female model around the same age laughing in an approachable way. Artists and genres featured in the magazine, like pop and chart music, appeal to teenage girls. Imagery throughout depicts models in casual clothing focused on music or appearing happy and confident to relate to the target readership. Feminine colors, fonts and informal language make the content accessible and engaging for its intended teenage female audience.
Presentation2
The document discusses the design elements of magazines targeted towards teenage girls. It analyzes the mastheads, color schemes, fonts and images used in "Top of the Pops" magazine and "We Love Pop" magazine. Both magazines use pink colors, curvy fonts, and photos of popular celebrities on the covers to appeal to their young female audience. They also employ bright colors like yellow for promotional elements to make them stand out. The contents pages similarly draw from the front cover designs with many photos to easily guide readers.
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Front Cover Overview
- Pop magazines like We Love Pop and Top of the Pops target young girls ages 8-14 and feature popular artists and celebrities to promote fashion, beauty, and lifestyle topics relevant to their audience.
- The magazine covers follow conventions like prominent images and mastheads in bright colors complementing the main image to draw readers' eyes and sell lines to intrigue readers to purchase. Language is simplified and uses terms like "omg" to connect with readers.
- Features typically include fashion advice, celebrity gossip, competitions, and free gifts like posters to attract young readers and decorate their rooms, following the interests of their target audience. The magazines aim to inspire girls through the lifestyles of celebrities and support identification with
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The document analyzes how a music video conforms to and challenges conventions of form. It summarizes how the video uses conventions such as lip sync, varied dancing, narrative structure, editing, featuring the artist, varied framing, camera movements, and depth of field. While conforming to these conventions overall, it also challenges some in unconventional ways such as using different dance styles or focusing on a syringe rather than the artist to show loss of control.
Making cd cover explanation2
Chloe Allenby created a digital packaging (Digi Pack) for her artist Lukatar's album. She imported and manipulated various images to design the front cover. These included a street background, leaves, circles, and other shapes layered together. Text was added identifying the artist and album. The inside pages included more manipulated images and text for track listings. Disk designs were made with flowers, graffiti text, and images of the artist. The process involved tools like lasso, brush, and layers to design a colorful, cartoon-style Digi Pack promoting Lukatar's album in a visually exciting way.
Lukatar products in action
Lukatar produces products that are featured in various media including an iPhone, iPad, billboard, and Spotify. Their Baby B product is shown being used on an iPhone, iPad, in a billboard advertisement, and within a Spotify promotion. Lukatar's Baby B product seems to be their main offering that is receiving advertising exposure across multiple channels.
Digi pack research and analysis
This document analyzes the conventions used in digital packaging (digi-packs) for female hip-hop artists. It examines the digi-packs of Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé, and Lady Leshurr, identifying similarities and differences. Key conventions highlighted include using bright colors, revealing costumes that conform to the "male gaze", poses emphasizing status and power, and continuity between the packaging, music videos, and brand. Variations from these conventions are also noted, such as Beyoncé's more classy, monochrome style.
Template story board
1. The document outlines the cinematography, mise-en-scene, sound, and editing techniques used in a music video featuring an artist named Lukatar. It provides descriptions for 60 scenes in the video.
2. The video begins by establishing Lukatar at school, then shows her gaining fame and wealth as a musician. Scenes showcase her dancing, rapping, and flashy outfits against backgrounds like graffiti walls and money.
3. As the video progresses, it depicts Lukatar enjoying the lavish lifestyle that fame provides but also facing negativity from others. She begins drinking heavily and partying excessively in an attempt to cope with the downsides of her celebrity status.
Props
The document outlines various prop ideas that could be used in a music video to tell the story of an artist's career from success to struggles with drugs and alcohol. Props like money, CDs, food, musical instruments, newspapers, alcohol, and syringes would symbolize themes from the artist's lyrics and career trajectory, such as status, criticism from the press, pressures of fame, and deterioration from substance abuse. The props are meant to both advance the narrative and match the quirky, abstract tone of the music video in a conceptual yet lyrically linked way.
Makeup ideas
The document provides details on makeup ideas for different phases of an artist's career and music video. Phase 1 depicts the artist as successful with contour, highlighter, red lipstick and smoky eyes. Phase 2 shows the artist experimenting with partying through heavier black eyeliner, colorful lipstick and eyeshadow. Phase 3 portrays the artist's breakdown with messy, dark makeup around tired eyes and a pale face. Face paint will also represent different career stages.
Audience research teens
Teens prefer streaming music on YouTube and iTunes over traditional radio or CDs. While some teens still listen to the radio, most would rather choose their own music through free streaming sites. Nearly all teens have internet access at home or school and spend time on social media sites like Facebook, as it allows them to interact with friends. Rap music is popular among teens but the lyrics often discuss topics like sex and drugs that concern parents. Many teens watch music videos regularly, with over 75% of 4th-6th graders viewing videos and 60% reporting they watch "pretty much" or "a lot." MTV remains a popular source of music videos for teens.
Problems associated with urban location
Crowding, substandard housing, and homelessness are prevalent problems in cities due to the large number of people living in a small area. Traffic congestion is also a major issue, as urban residents experience long commutes on crowded roads and public transportation. These urban problems contribute to increased stress, mental health issues, crime, and substance abuse among city dwellers compared to rural residents.
Gender audience research
The document discusses research into gender differences in music video preferences. It aims to help develop a media product that appeals to females, the target audience. The research found that females prefer media from female artists and dislike overly sexualized portrayals. Females also enjoyed a variety of dance styles, narrative music videos, and emotionally relatable content. Based on these findings, the document recommends focusing on a female artist with implicit rather than explicit sexuality, incorporating different dance styles and a narrative storyline involving fame and redemption.
Conventions
There are several common conventions in hip-hop and rap music videos. Low camera angles are used to portray the artist as powerful by looking up at them. Status, wealth, and power are common narrative themes, especially for artists from poor backgrounds. Sex is also a frequent theme, using shots to convey sensuality and portray the artist's desirability. Women are often presented as sexual objects or empowered figures. References to wealth through props demonstrate status, and taboo subjects like drugs and sex are commonly explored.
Evaluation Q1
The document discusses the design conventions of music magazine covers and pages. It analyzes the front covers of different genre magazines, noting how each cover visually conveys the genre through images and layouts. Contents pages are usually the first pages and show the magazine structure through a combination of images and text. Double page spreads typically feature the main cover image and story, with variations in how the image and text are presented.
Kids survey monkey
The survey responses showed that the target audience of females aged 11-16 liked the pop music magazine cover. Specifically:
- The colorful and bright design caught respondents' eyes.
- The modern and trendy clothes worn by the models were seen as stylish and something respondents would wear.
- The variety of articles advertised interested respondents and made them want to read the magazine.
- Respondents enjoyed the bold and bright color scheme which made the magazine stand out.
- The layout balanced including everything without looking crowded.
Overall, the target audience responded positively to the magazine cover and its contents.
Slogans
The document discusses what makes an effective slogan for pop music magazines. It analyzes existing slogans such as "Don't Bore Us. Get to the Chorus" and "Squeezing stars' juicy bits" which are memorable due to their simplicity, use of rhyme or alliteration, and reference to music or gossip. Conventions for these slogans include using genre references, describing the purpose of reading, and simplistic language. The document then provides some possible new slogans and analyzes why the creator chose "The Hits and The Juicy Bits", which references music and gossip while using rhyme and being simple.
Parental survey
The parental survey asked parents if they would buy the OMG magazine for their 11-16 year old daughters. Most parents said they would because the magazine looks fun and colorful, appealing to teenage girls. They thought the images, features and language were suitable and easy to understand. Parents felt their daughters would like the magazine because it covers topics like fashion, music and celebrities that interest teenage girls.
Possible props
The document discusses potential props that could be used on the cover of a pop music magazine, including telephones, fruit, microphones, sunglasses, shapes, comical props like bunny ears and mustaches, and hats. Telephones represent gossip and chatting, while fruit conveys health and juiciness. Microphones symbolize singing and stardom. Sunglasses suggest youth and fame. Shapes and comical props could add fun elements. Hats relate to fashion and styles popular with the target audience.
Editing Daniela
The document describes photo editing steps taken to enhance features of a woman named Daniela for a fashion magazine cover. The editor used selection and painting tools to emphasize Daniela's eyes, define and darken her eyebrows, and make her lips pinker. Large hoop earrings were added to make Daniela look more fashionable. Background removal, imperfection fixing, and cheekbone highlighting completed the edits intended to portray Daniela as trendy and visually appealing.
My Masthead
The document discusses the design choices for a magazine masthead. It was designed to target 11-16 year old girls who enjoy pop music. Bright colors like pink and yellow were chosen to represent happiness and catch attention. Speech bubbles and doodled stars were included to relate to social media, celebrities, and give a fun, informal feel. A heart in the "O" adds girliness in line with the target audience. The bold, easy-to-read font allows the masthead to be recognized from a distance. Overall, the design aims to represent the fun, celebrity-focused tone of the magazine through its bright colors, doodled elements, and girly touches.
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My Masthead
- 3. WHY I CHOSE THIS MASTHEAD I think the masthead I have chosen is bold and eye-catching. I have achieved this by using block colours only (initially I was going to use a fade around OMG). However I decided against this as all the other mastheads I have seen on Pop Music Magazines have used block colour only. (see below)
- 4. COLOURS The colours I have used are representative of the genre pop and my target audience. Pop as a genre is fun and happy. The colours I chose are bright. Yellow in particular has connotations of happiness and joy. The colours are bright so seem summery and youthful (My target audience is 11-16 year olds). Pink is a colour which is representative of my target gender as it is associated with girls. In particular it’s associated with girly girls, (who are considered to be into pop music, makeup etc.) It is these types of girls my magazine is aimed at. The masthead should represent the brand, and my magazine will be branded as girly. Yellow is an attention catching colour. As a masthead, it is important that the colours catch the audiences attention as the mast head is what is associated with the product. If the audience does not notice the masthead they may not recognise / buy the product. Smashhits! Uses yellow, an attention grabbing colour in their masthead. Gogirl clearly establishes their target gender through the colour of their masthead.
- 5. COLOURS CONTINUED I considered using blue in my masthead, but as you can see it is not an attention grabbing colour. Furthermore, blue is associated with boys, which goes against my female target gender. I considered a baby blue at first, I then decided against this as pastel colours have connotations of babies, and my target audience are teenagers, who may want a more grown up magazine during adolescence. I considered incorporating black in my masthead, as I plan to use some black on my cover, however, I decided against this as black has connotations of death, it is a sombre colour that goes against the happy atmosphere of the pop genre. It also has connotations of formality, and the tone of my magazine is chatty as it is aimed at 11-16 year olds.
- 6. WHY I CHOSE THIS MASTHEAD The shape of ‘We ♥ Pop.’s masthead inspired the shape of mine. Speech bubbles have connotations of comic books, therefore are fun and childlike. Speech bubbles also have connotations of social media and texting, which is associated with young people, reflecting my target age. Social media and texting have connotations of gossip, and my magazine is going to contain gossip on pop stars. Also, my magazine will have a chatty tone, and speech bubbles symbolise speech. I loved the way that the celebrities on the cover seemed to be saying the name of the magazine. It involves the celebrities with the magazine, and therefore with the reader. It allows the reader to relate with the celebrities. The image on the right shows a text conversation, it uses speech bubbles giving them connotations of social media and gossiping, and young people.
- 7. WHY I CHOSE THIS MASTHEAD The stars on the Top Of The Pops magazine masthead inspired me to include stars on the masthead for my magazine. Stars are suitable for my magazine as they have connotations of fame, stardom and glamour. Celebrities in the pop genre are called ‘Pop stars’ so stars represent the people who will feature in my magazine. The stars I chose to use on my masthead are slightly messy and look as though they have being drawn by hand. I chose to have these type of stars as it gives the masthead a child-like tone, and my target audience are young. I believe it also makes the masthead less formal, adding to the chatty tone of my magazine.
- 8. WHY I CHOSE THIS MASTHEAD I loved the heart on the O on go girl. It gives the masthead a girly tone. As my target gender is females I decided that I would use one in the O on OMG. Hearts also have connotations of love, which is a key topic for teenagers and is often included in celebrity gossip magazines. Alike the stars my heart look as though it has being drawn by hand, complementing other doodles which I will include on my cover.
- 9. THE FONT The font I chose to use was Poplar Std. It is bold so stands out in my masthead. It is easy to read, allowing my masthead to be easily recognised from far away.