Researching genre

2. GENRE
1. A style or category of art, music or literature.
2. Denoting or relating to a style of painting depicting
scenes from ordinary life.

3. MY CHOSEN GENRE
My chosen genre is R’n’B. I have chosen this genre because
it is my favourite genre of music so I have knowledge
about it already. Many R’n’B magazines I have seen so
far, include an attractive looking R’n’B artist. An R’n’B
male artist would usually be wearing a hat e.g. Beanie,
snapback, bucket hat. They are also dressed in blazers
and skinny jeans. Female artists are normally dressed in
revealing clothes to attract the opposite sex.

4. MASTHEAD AND COVER LINES
Cover lines usually match with main background. Also never out run the
main image of the artist so focus is always on them. Masthead
presented in a bright colour to
repudiate its main background so it attracts the reader. Masthead also
short, simple and eye catching.

5. COVER LINES AND SELLING LINES
-No selling lines so magazine is more presentable to their target audience.
Cover lines including stories of other artists in the same genre to attract
readers into the urban music scene.

6. MAIN IMAGE
Main image of an attractive hip hop artist to attract the opposite sex of
people into the urban music scene. Lead article matching with main
image to present more clearly that they are of the same story. Moreover
the certain pose of the artist seems dramatic to look more professional.

7. SUMMARY
Many artists of today are of R’n’B genre’s so I will do research into the
types of clothes they wear and how they wear their hair and make-up.
Therefore I will be able to take a professional photo of someone for my
magazine so it looks more realistic to be R’n’B. the photos will be taken
in the studio in the media department in college.
Moreover I have friends that also have an interest in R’n’B music and are
influenced by it so it will be easy to find someone for my magazine. Also
with the research I have done today, I know how to set out my magazine
so no cover lines outrun the main image.