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The document describes how the media product challenges some conventions of real magazines while conforming to others. The masthead uses two fonts and is positioned differently than typical magazines. Cover photos show faces covered rather than direct eye contact. The contents page uses varied fonts and colors without a standard layout. Images break conventions by lacking eye contact or showing faces. However, the headline, cover lines, headings, and text wrapping conform to magazine standards. Extra features like the magazine name and page details match real magazine formatting. Overall, the product both innovates on and follows real magazine design conventions.
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The document analyzes the design elements of the front cover of Mixmag magazine. Key elements include a white masthead to stand out, a yellow sell line to advertise the magazine, a central image of artist Maceo Plex anchored by the main cover line about him. Cover lines in yellow and white promote the magazine's contents using pull quotes. The main cover line introduces the double page spread about the featured artist in a large yellow font. Photographer credits and price/website are listed in white sans-serif. The barcode and issue details are also included.
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The document discusses the process of creating a magazine from preliminary tasks to the final product. It describes early drafts that lacked proper use of codes and conventions and had weak cover lines and contents. Through research, drafting, and taking test photos, the creator improved the design and layout. The final magazine better represented the target audience with a cohesive style, bold writing, and inclusion of proper codes and conventions throughout. The creator learned the importance of planning, comparing other magazines, and testing ideas to create a higher quality end product.
My final evaluation
The document summarizes what the author has learned from creating a magazine as their media product. In their preliminary task, the front cover lacked clear cover lines and had overused effects. The contents page also lacked images and detail. However, through research, drafting, and taking photos, the author improved their skills. Their final magazine front cover, contents page, and double page spread now include bold writing, codes and conventions, and catch the target audience's attention with a unique style and attitude. The author is happy with how much they have progressed since their initial task by applying what they have learned.
Question 1
The document discusses how the creator of a magazine product developed and challenged conventions of real media products in developing their own magazine. Some of the key conventions discussed and used in the magazine include:
- Maintaining a consistent color scheme, font styles, and overall house style to brand the magazine.
- Including mastheads, issue numbers, dates, and page numbers to navigate the magazine.
- Using large prominent images and text on the cover to attract readers.
- Including interviews, questions, and articles in a clear formatted layout with columns and fonts sized for readability.
- Representing artists and celebrities featured in the magazine consistently throughout in terms of style and image.
The creator
Analysis of fonts and colours
The document discusses font and color palette choices for a magazine cover and text. It analyzes using a comic-inspired title font found on dafont.com alongside the American Typewriter font for the main text, aiming for a retro style evoking 1950s music magazines. While the proposed color palette includes pinks, purples, blues and reds, the author notes these may be too safe and not distinctly indie/alternative, considering adding bold colors for flair but worrying too many colors could look unpolished.
audience feedback
Person 1 liked the consistent colors used throughout the magazine and was drawn to the magazine's name on the front cover. Person 2 thought the magazine looked like Top of the Pops and liked that there was a lot to look at on the front cover, especially the celebrity snaps story. Person 3 appreciated the simplicity and easy readability of the contents page, and how the larger numbers stood out from the text. Person 4 thought using different fonts on the front cover helped distinguish the stories and liked the inclusion of emojis.
Font analysis
The fonts chosen for a music magazine reflect those used in rap magazines and are bold to represent the genre of rap. A bold masthead font called Tondu is used, similar to Vibe magazine, to present a rap magazine that is "in your face". Couture font is bold but less so than the masthead for artist names. Euro caps font maintains tradition for cover lines and "contents", while contents subheadings and headings use Media Gothic for its boldness reflecting rap. The fonts together maintain a masculine look through big, bold uppercase reflecting masculinity.
Codes and Conventions Research
The document analyzes the layout, design elements, and stylistic choices across multiple pages of a magazine. It identifies features like the masthead, cover lines, images, and text elements and discusses how they are used to grab attention, entice readers, and establish a consistent house style and voice that builds personal relationships with readers. Design elements like bold text, simple structures, and recurring symbols unify the magazine's brand.
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Mixmag front cover research
The document analyzes the design elements of the front cover of Mixmag magazine. Key elements include a white masthead to stand out, a yellow sell line to advertise the magazine, a central image of artist Maceo Plex anchored by the main cover line about him. Cover lines in yellow and white promote the magazine's contents using pull quotes. The main cover line introduces the double page spread about the featured artist in a large yellow font. Photographer credits and price/website are listed in white sans-serif. The barcode and issue details are also included.
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The document discusses the process of creating a magazine from preliminary tasks to the final product. It describes early drafts that lacked proper use of codes and conventions and had weak cover lines and contents. Through research, drafting, and taking test photos, the creator improved the design and layout. The final magazine better represented the target audience with a cohesive style, bold writing, and inclusion of proper codes and conventions throughout. The creator learned the importance of planning, comparing other magazines, and testing ideas to create a higher quality end product.
My final evaluation
The document summarizes what the author has learned from creating a magazine as their media product. In their preliminary task, the front cover lacked clear cover lines and had overused effects. The contents page also lacked images and detail. However, through research, drafting, and taking photos, the author improved their skills. Their final magazine front cover, contents page, and double page spread now include bold writing, codes and conventions, and catch the target audience's attention with a unique style and attitude. The author is happy with how much they have progressed since their initial task by applying what they have learned.
Question 1
The document discusses how the creator of a magazine product developed and challenged conventions of real media products in developing their own magazine. Some of the key conventions discussed and used in the magazine include:
- Maintaining a consistent color scheme, font styles, and overall house style to brand the magazine.
- Including mastheads, issue numbers, dates, and page numbers to navigate the magazine.
- Using large prominent images and text on the cover to attract readers.
- Including interviews, questions, and articles in a clear formatted layout with columns and fonts sized for readability.
- Representing artists and celebrities featured in the magazine consistently throughout in terms of style and image.
The creator
Analysis of fonts and colours
The document discusses font and color palette choices for a magazine cover and text. It analyzes using a comic-inspired title font found on dafont.com alongside the American Typewriter font for the main text, aiming for a retro style evoking 1950s music magazines. While the proposed color palette includes pinks, purples, blues and reds, the author notes these may be too safe and not distinctly indie/alternative, considering adding bold colors for flair but worrying too many colors could look unpolished.
audience feedback
Person 1 liked the consistent colors used throughout the magazine and was drawn to the magazine's name on the front cover. Person 2 thought the magazine looked like Top of the Pops and liked that there was a lot to look at on the front cover, especially the celebrity snaps story. Person 3 appreciated the simplicity and easy readability of the contents page, and how the larger numbers stood out from the text. Person 4 thought using different fonts on the front cover helped distinguish the stories and liked the inclusion of emojis.
Font analysis
The fonts chosen for a music magazine reflect those used in rap magazines and are bold to represent the genre of rap. A bold masthead font called Tondu is used, similar to Vibe magazine, to present a rap magazine that is "in your face". Couture font is bold but less so than the masthead for artist names. Euro caps font maintains tradition for cover lines and "contents", while contents subheadings and headings use Media Gothic for its boldness reflecting rap. The fonts together maintain a masculine look through big, bold uppercase reflecting masculinity.
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The document analyzes the layout, design elements, and stylistic choices across multiple pages of a magazine. It identifies features like the masthead, cover lines, images, and text elements and discusses how they are used to grab attention, entice readers, and establish a consistent house style and voice that builds personal relationships with readers. Design elements like bold text, simple structures, and recurring symbols unify the magazine's brand.
Unit 30 LO3
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Evaluation.pptx question 1
This document discusses the design choices made for a magazine cover and contents. It examines several existing magazine covers and contents pages as inspiration. Some of the key design elements copied include bold mastheads, large cover story text, limited color palettes, full-page cover photos, varied letter sizing, and double page spreads with introductory sentences. The document focuses on consistency of design elements throughout the cover, contents, and spreads. The target audience of pop music is also considered in design choices like more sophisticated layouts. Elements not copied include designs deemed too comic-book like or only appealing to niche audiences.
Font analysis
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Eq1
This document analyzes the media product of a hip hop magazine the author created. It identifies several conventions of hip hop and rap music that were used, such as gold, graffiti, baseball caps, and gestures. It then compares elements of the author's magazine, such as the cover, contents page, and double page spread, to an existing hip hop magazine called XXL. While some conventions were similar, such as the color scheme and types of shots, the author notes differences in layout, text placement, and use of images between their magazine and the existing one.
Evaluation.pptx question 1
The document discusses a student's process for designing their own magazine cover and contents based on conventions from example magazines. The student chose to follow conventions like bold mastheads, large cover story text, limited color palettes, full-page cover photos, varied text sizes in contents pages, and double page spreads with introductory sentences and text wraps around photos. The student avoided designs they felt were too comic-like or only appealed to niche audiences.
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Evaluate magazines
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Evaluation q1
The document summarizes how the media product, a magazine created by the author, uses and is similar to conventions of existing rock magazines. The author's magazine uses a similar logo, color scheme, and photos as Kerrang magazine. Both focus on rock music with photos of bands dressed in stereotypical rock styles. The contents page of the author's magazine also mirrors conventions used in Kerrang and other magazines like NME through its layout, photos, and text styles.
Evaluation of my magazine2
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Codes and conventions
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Evaluation media work
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Montage
The document discusses different magazine covers and images that could represent various music genres. It focuses on images that portray styles associated with indie and rock music styles through clothing, hair, and photography techniques like black and white shots. Magazine mastheads from publications like Kerrang and their fonts and designs are also analyzed for boldness, simplicity, and how well they represent their respective genres. The document examines various typefaces and images that could work well or not work well for a magazine cover representing indie music.
Content page
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Question 5
This document discusses how the author addressed and attracted their audience for a magazine they created. On the front cover, they used codes and conventions like a masthead, cover lines, and banner to catch people's eyes. The contents page also used codes like page numbers, subheadings, and direct address to draw readers in. For the double page spread, the author included a pull quote, informal language, and a stand first in a bright box to summarize the artist and entice readers to learn more. The overall goal was to attract the intended audience of 16-35 year olds interested in music using visual elements, relevant content, and direct engagement.
Mastheads presentation
The document discusses 5 different masthead designs for a magazine. The first design uses a simple bold font and incorporates a favorite pink color. The second design stands out with black and white colors and has an "indie" font that represents the magazine's genre. The third design is also meant to look indie, but the colors do not work. The fourth design makes a statement with its colors but the font does not quite fit the theme. The fifth and favorite design has one letter styled differently from the others, representing the indie rock genre of the magazine.
Question 3
A media institution is a company that owns multiple other companies that distribute content across various media platforms like television, radio, film, and the internet. Examples provided are Disney, which distributes music, film, television and more with revenues over $55 billion, and Universal Studios, which produces and distributes films and music with revenues over $1.5 billion. The document also discusses magazine distribution companies like Prometheus Global Media, which distributes Billboard magazine, and Townsquare Media, which distributes magazines like XXL targeted towards hip hop audiences. The document concludes the author would choose Townsquare Media to distribute their magazine as it focuses on smaller subcultures.
Q7
Q7) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Question 1
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This document discusses the target audience and house style for the magazine MO. The target audience is ages 17-28 from working and middle class backgrounds (C2-E socioeconomic group). Fonts and design elements were chosen to appeal to this younger demographic. The color scheme uses black, white, and yellow to convey sunlight and joy. The font style is Arial Rounded MT Bold to seem informal. Social media like Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter will be used to promote the magazine and engage this audience.
Evaluation.pptx question 1
This document discusses the design choices made for a magazine cover and contents. It examines several existing magazine covers and contents pages as inspiration. Some of the key design elements copied include bold mastheads, large cover story text, limited color palettes, full-page cover photos, varied letter sizing, and double page spreads with introductory sentences. The document focuses on consistency of design elements throughout the cover, contents, and spreads. The target audience of pop music is also considered in design choices like more sophisticated layouts. Elements not copied include designs deemed too comic-book like or only appealing to niche audiences.
Font analysis
The document discusses font analysis for a hip hop magazine. The author analyzed existing magazines to research the fonts they used for their mastheads. Bold fonts that stand out were important for the hip hop genre. The author believed the fonts American Captain, Survivor Series, and Revolution would all work well for the magazine's masthead since they are bold, recognizable, easy to read, catch the eye, and have qualities that link to the music genre.
Eq1
This document analyzes the media product of a hip hop magazine the author created. It identifies several conventions of hip hop and rap music that were used, such as gold, graffiti, baseball caps, and gestures. It then compares elements of the author's magazine, such as the cover, contents page, and double page spread, to an existing hip hop magazine called XXL. While some conventions were similar, such as the color scheme and types of shots, the author notes differences in layout, text placement, and use of images between their magazine and the existing one.
Evaluation.pptx question 1
The document discusses a student's process for designing their own magazine cover and contents based on conventions from example magazines. The student chose to follow conventions like bold mastheads, large cover story text, limited color palettes, full-page cover photos, varied text sizes in contents pages, and double page spreads with introductory sentences and text wraps around photos. The student avoided designs they felt were too comic-like or only appealed to niche audiences.
Front cover 3
The magazine cover celebrates the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's career. It uses a pink and purple color scheme throughout the masthead, cover text, and main image of Hendrix. The cover text is written in a scribbled, curving font around the bright image of Hendrix against a white background, capturing his unpredictable style and drawing the buyer's attention to this special issue honoring his legacy.
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This document summarizes a student's evaluations of various magazine covers and layouts as research for their media coursework project on designing their own music magazine. The student likes how some covers clearly target a specific audience and use color schemes effectively. However, they note some covers could improve spacing or focus more on featured images. After testing different title ideas and fonts with their target demographic, the student decides on the title and color scheme for their magazine cover.
Evaluate magazines
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Student research
The magazine uses a layout with large images and minimal text to appeal to readers who prefer visuals over large blocks of text. Across its four pages, 12 images are used to engage visual learners. A consistent brand identity is created through the use of red and black colors and a sans serif font. Most images show male musicians in dark costumes, which aligns with the indie rock genre but could alienate female readers by lacking representation of women. Analyzing this magazine's design informed the student's own magazine creation process.
Evaluation q1
The document summarizes how the media product, a magazine created by the author, uses and is similar to conventions of existing rock magazines. The author's magazine uses a similar logo, color scheme, and photos as Kerrang magazine. Both focus on rock music with photos of bands dressed in stereotypical rock styles. The contents page of the author's magazine also mirrors conventions used in Kerrang and other magazines like NME through its layout, photos, and text styles.
Evaluation of my magazine2
The document discusses how the product uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media products. It analyzes the front cover and contents page of the magazine "Kerrang!" and describes elements that were adapted for the student's own music magazine cover and contents page, such as masthead positioning, thumbnail images and headers, multiple models on the cover, and layered overlapping images. It also discusses how gender and social groups are represented and the choice of distribution company. The student learned about audience research, appropriate content for different ages, technologies like online surveys, the benefits of digital editing tools, and how to effectively use color, images, and layout to attract audiences.
Codes and conventions
This document analyzes the design conventions and codes used in magazine covers. It examines several magazine covers focusing on the color schemes, positioning of images and text, and how they appeal to target audiences. Specific techniques discussed include using bright colors to convey an upbeat theme, placing the main cover line near the model's face to draw attention, and featuring diverse artists to expand the target demographic. Across the covers analyzed, common conventions like centering the model and including identifying information at the bottom are also noted.
Evaluation media work
The document discusses how the author's music magazine Metal Entity uses and develops conventions from real music magazines like Metal Hammer, Kerrang!, and Rock Sound. It covers the magazine's title, font, masthead design, written content style, and photo shoot techniques. The author aimed to be unique while drawing inspiration from these established magazines. They wanted the masthead and fonts to stand out without distracting from the main stories, and for the photos to look natural rather than staged.
Montage
The document discusses different magazine covers and images that could represent various music genres. It focuses on images that portray styles associated with indie and rock music styles through clothing, hair, and photography techniques like black and white shots. Magazine mastheads from publications like Kerrang and their fonts and designs are also analyzed for boldness, simplicity, and how well they represent their respective genres. The document examines various typefaces and images that could work well or not work well for a magazine cover representing indie music.
Content page
The document summarizes the layout and design elements of a magazine cover page. It includes the masthead logo in the top left corner behind the cover model. The main image takes up most of the center displaying the model. Features on the inside pages are highlighted to draw readers. A black, cream, and blue color scheme is used to complement the model's sweater and eyes. Both serif and sans serif fonts are used for titles and body text respectively. The footer credits the photographer and hair/makeup team. The date of August 2008 is printed small and in shadow near the top, making it difficult to read.
Mise en scene
The document summarizes key aspects of layout and design elements across the front cover, contents page, and double page spread of a magazine. The front cover uses high key lighting and a plain background to clearly show the celebrity and create an edgy feel. The contents page lists article titles and images under categories in red text on a white background for consistency with the cover. The double page spread is dominated by a large image of Lady Gaga to signal the article topic, with text in columns and a bold title to guide the reader.
Magazine analysis
The document describes the design choices made for a magazine mock-up, including using a consistent color scheme of white, black, gold, purple and grey. Fonts like University were used for headings and mastheads to stand out while being readable. Image choices showed a color photo paired with a black and white one to provide contrast. Consistent fonts and colors maintained a unified design throughout the magazine.
Question 5
This document discusses how the author addressed and attracted their audience for a magazine they created. On the front cover, they used codes and conventions like a masthead, cover lines, and banner to catch people's eyes. The contents page also used codes like page numbers, subheadings, and direct address to draw readers in. For the double page spread, the author included a pull quote, informal language, and a stand first in a bright box to summarize the artist and entice readers to learn more. The overall goal was to attract the intended audience of 16-35 year olds interested in music using visual elements, relevant content, and direct engagement.
Mastheads presentation
The document discusses 5 different masthead designs for a magazine. The first design uses a simple bold font and incorporates a favorite pink color. The second design stands out with black and white colors and has an "indie" font that represents the magazine's genre. The third design is also meant to look indie, but the colors do not work. The fourth design makes a statement with its colors but the font does not quite fit the theme. The fifth and favorite design has one letter styled differently from the others, representing the indie rock genre of the magazine.
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A media institution is a company that owns multiple other companies that distribute content across various media platforms like television, radio, film, and the internet. Examples provided are Disney, which distributes music, film, television and more with revenues over $55 billion, and Universal Studios, which produces and distributes films and music with revenues over $1.5 billion. The document also discusses magazine distribution companies like Prometheus Global Media, which distributes Billboard magazine, and Townsquare Media, which distributes magazines like XXL targeted towards hip hop audiences. The document concludes the author would choose Townsquare Media to distribute their magazine as it focuses on smaller subcultures.
Q7
Q7) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Question 1
The document discusses conventions used in magazine design. It summarizes how the author structured their magazine cover, contents page, and article page based on conventions from the rock magazine Kerrang!. While following typical conventions like layout, colors and images, the author also challenged some conventions by including inappropriate language on the cover and strange images to appeal to their target rock audience. The author based their work on existing rock magazine conventions like those used in Kerrang! to engage their intended readership.
Question 6
The document summarizes the various hardware, software, and technologies used to construct a magazine media product. It describes using a Nikon D50 digital SLR camera to take photos, an iMac Apple computer with 2GHz processor and RAM to edit the project, and an Apple keyboard and mouse that required adaptation to different key placements. Photoshop was used to cut out and manipulate images, InDesign to layout pages and insert text and images, and WordPress to create a blog to host and share the final product. Various storage devices like USB drives and SD cards were used to transfer files between devices.
Q3
This document discusses media institutions that distribute media products and analyzes which institutions would be suitable for distributing a music magazine. It defines a media institution as an establishment that controls distribution, marketing and production. It provides examples of major media institutions like Microsoft, BBC, ITV and HMV. It also examines existing music magazines like Mix Mag and DJ Magazine that are distributed by companies like Development Hell Ltd. and Thrust Publishing. Finally, it argues that Bauer Media would be the best company to distribute a new music magazine due to its large budget, mass market reach, and ability to engage audiences across magazines, websites, radio and television.
Evalution
The document discusses magazine covers and their use of conventions. It provides examples of magazine covers that both follow and break conventions. Typical conventions for music magazine covers are listed, such as having the masthead at the top, a large central photo, clear subtitles, and a consistent color scheme. The document discusses how the author's magazine cover follows conventions by including the masthead at the top, cover lines in a bold color, and additional information like the date and price. It also discusses how the author's magazine articles and contents page follow conventions through use of formatting, colors, and images. The target audience is identified as teenage girls aged 13-18, and an example reader named Lucy is described who fits the target demographic and enjoys pop
Evaluation Q2
This document discusses how a media product represents particular social groups. It describes a magazine cover featuring a young man in a black puffer jacket with an expression meant to draw in younger readers. The feature article shows the man looking away, representing how young people deal with hard times by looking to the future. The text is a Q&A interview format to get straight to the artist's words rather than fabricated stories, fitting the genre. Featured artists like Rihanna, Drake, and Post Malone fit the genre and target audience will be familiar with their stories.
Evaluation Q1
The document summarizes the key design elements of a magazine cover and contents page. The masthead font takes up about 1/5th of the cover page and stands out due to its large size and thick border. On the cover, the artist makes eye contact with the viewer and takes up most of the space while still allowing the masthead to be visible. The headline states the artist's name and hints at the article's content without providing enough detail. The coverlines are aligned on the left with spacing and initials marked with stars. The contents page features a two-column layout with a spotlight on the artist from the cover across the right column.
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This document summarizes the key design elements used in a magazine product to emulate real-world conventions. It includes a large masthead in a separate color at the top, date line underneath, coverlines on both sides in a different font and size, a large headline font to catch readers' eyes, subheading explaining the topic, price and barcode in the bottom corner. The article layout has a large pull quote and headline, two columns of text, margins around text and images, and page numbers.
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The document discusses how a magazine cover photo represents social groups. It features a young artist wearing a black hat and hoodie, suiting the magazine's look and feel. The hat makes his eyes just visible so his facial expression looks relaxed but serious, appropriate for the magazine. The photo portrays people in the grime music genre, who typically dress in dark street clothes like the model and are seen as members of 'gangs' by others, as indicated by his hat.
Music magazine 4
This magazine targets males aged 15-25 as its audience. This demographic enjoys electronic dance music (EDM) and often attends EDM concerts to see their favorite artists perform live. The magazine would appeal to this group by covering EDM music, artists, and concerts.
Music magazine evaluation 5
The document discusses how electronic dance music (EDM) attracts its audience. It notes that the primary audience for EDM is mostly male and that the music is commonly played at gyms, parties, and enjoyed by those who like the genre. Some of the most popular EDM artists currently are identified as Skrillex, Diplo, Marshmello, and Don Diablo. The songs Universe by Don Diablo, Alone by Marshmello, and songs from Jack Ü (Skrillex and Diplo) are mentioned as examples of songs commonly found on EDM playlists. Fashion options catering to EDM fans are also briefly discussed, along with the record label OWSLA and its clothing line,
Music magazine q3
This document discusses potential media institutions that could distribute a music magazine. It notes that music institutions target specific audiences, such as MixMag targeting 24-year-old males with electronic music. DJ Magazine is also mentioned as focusing on house/progressive house music. The document suggests publishing the magazine, which would focus on electronic music from 2008-2015, with a company like DJ Magazine since they already publish electronic music magazines and have a large, worldwide audience across digital and print platforms. This would help the new magazine reach its target audience.
Photography kits
The document discusses the camera, lens, lighting equipment, and backdrop used to take photographs for a magazine. A Nikon D3100 DSLR camera with an AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm lens was used to take photos, allowing for editing of digital images and versatility in settings. Strobe lights and soft boxes were also used to provide soft, even lighting that minimized glare. A white backdrop completed the studio setup for clear, easily edited photographs.
Music evaluation 2
The document discusses how a music magazine represents young adult males aged 15-25. It notes that this group likes to go out partying on weekends and listen to electronic music in clubs. They are typically portrayed as socializing casually while drinking, wearing jeans and jackets, and using informal slang. The magazine aims to represent this group accurately by depicting them in hoodies with a dark, club-like atmosphere and vibe matching electronic music.
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The document discusses technologies used to create a pop music magazine, including hardware like cameras, computers, and printers, and software like Photoshop, InDesign, and WordPress. It explains learning how to use these technologies, such as taking photos with a Nikon camera, learning keyboard shortcuts in Mac OS, using selection tools and layers in Photoshop, placing images and wrapping text in InDesign, and creating pages and posts on WordPress. The document demonstrates skills learned from hands-on experience using various technologies to construct the magazine.
Question 3
Bauer London Lifestyle Ltd would be the best institution to distribute the magazine because they distribute magazines in similar genres, including Kerrang!, reaching audiences with shared interests. As one of the largest magazine distributors, Bauer offers a wide variety of genres to appeal to different audiences. Distributing through Bauer allows the magazine to tap into their existing audiences in the rock genre for continuity.
Question 6
The document discusses technologies learned during the process of creating a magazine. It covers both hardware technologies like cameras, computers, and storage devices, as well as software programs used for editing photos and designing pages. The author learned how to use a digital SLR camera, Apple computer, USB drives, and photo editing software like Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. They discovered new tools for cropping, filling, adding text, and zooming in Photoshop and InDesign, while PowerPoint and Wordpress were used for other elements of the project.
Question 7
The document discusses what the author learned in progressing from their preliminary task to the full product. Specifically:
- They learned how to properly layout and align all key components for a music magazine cover.
- Experience with photo shoots and editing photos in Photoshop helped them better select and prepare images for both the school magazine and music magazine covers.
- Formatting choices like font sizes, color schemes, and use of layers helped the author create covers and pages that were neat, readable, and aesthetically pleasing without looking unprofessional or cluttered.
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2) A masthead with the magazine title in a distressed font to look grunge, similar to the style model magazine Q.
3) Storylines justified down the margin and separated by boxes, like the style model.
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Question 1
- 1. AS Media Evaluation Questions Q1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
- 2. Cover
- 3. Masthead The position of my masthead has broken the convention of the masthead being across the top My masthead is made up of two words one on top of the other rather than being one strip. Also my masthead contains two different fonts which is unique The fonts I have used are varsity, US high school style.
- 4. Cover Photo All artists are making strong eye contact to gain a connection with the reader All artists cover their face to really sell that they are from the ‘hood’ Covered faces makes my models appear threatening
- 5. Headline The headline is the name of the rap group in the image… And quote is underneath their name This headline conforms to the conventions of a typical magazine cover as… Also the font is the same font that has been used throughout the cover
- 6. Cover lines My cover lines follow magazine conventions as I used well known names to my audience I used a white varsity font with a black background for my cover line, then I used a similar font smaller in black for my subline For these cover lines I used big, bold, white varsity font with a black background For these cover lines I didn’t use a black background and I also used a different font
- 8. Conventions of the contents My contents page does not fit the conventions of a magazine contents page My page number, segment name and short description use different fonts and colours including Black + white and also block black and block blue They all have a different sized fonts to intrigue the reader to read the description
- 9. Image Image does not fit the conventions of images typical magazine images… …as the is not eye contact and the models face does not show,… …also he is crouching down.
- 10. Quote I included a quote from a big grime artist This quote beats the stereotypes of the genre of grime Stereotypes that preach grime is all about crime and violence.
- 11. Article
- 12. Heading and Subheading I made use of the colour scheme well in my heading. I met the conventions by making my heading large at the top and my subheading smaller I not only included a heading and subheading but I also included the artists name I used 3 different fonts
- 13. Images My images break conventions… …there is no eye contact... …the models face is hidden but there is intense eye contact... …both models are making signs with their hands
- 14. Text …my text begins with a baby blue letter large p My text meets the conventions of a typical article as… …my text wraps around a big quote… …it also wraps around an image.
- 15. Quote I’ve used a big font size to make these quotes stand out I used different but similar fonts
- 16. Extra features I’ve written my magazine name across the top of both pages with a black background I’ve put the page number… …the issue... …and the name of the magazine.