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IPC is a better publishing house than Bauer Media for the author's music magazine because IPC already publishes two music magazines - UNCUT and NME - that focus on rock/indie music like the author's magazine. While UNCUT targets an older audience, NME's audience of 16-24 year olds matches the author's. The author feels their magazine cover design fits well with NME's messaging due to similarities in layout styles and the magazines targeting male audiences interested in rock music.
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Case study notes
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Evaluation Question 3
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Media evaluation
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Two door cinema club poster
This document summarizes an advertisement for the album of the indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club. The advertisement features an unusual main image of a cat wearing a cardboard crown, which draws the viewer's attention and matches the album cover. The cat photo gives the impression that the animal is trying to hypnotize or crown itself as royal. The simple layout uses white fonts around the central image to provide a classic, aesthetically pleasing design that professionally frames the band name and information.
Two door cinema club poster
This document summarizes an advertisement for the album of the indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club. The advertisement features an unusual main image of a cat wearing a cardboard crown, which draws the viewer's attention and matches the album cover. The cat photo gives the impression that the animal is trying to hypnotize or crown itself as royal. The simple layout uses white fonts around the central image to provide a classic, aesthetically pleasing design that professionally frames the band name and information.
Two door cinema club poster
This document summarizes an advertisement for the album of the indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club. The advertisement features an unusual main image of a cat wearing a cardboard crown, which draws the viewer's attention and matches the album cover. The cat photo gives the impression that the animal is trying to hypnotize or crown itself as royal. The simple layout uses white fonts around the central image to provide a classic, aesthetically pleasing design that professionally frames the band name and information.
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This document outlines the production process for a music video over a period of several months. It details the weekly progress, including choosing roles for the team members, brainstorming ideas, selecting a song, drafting storyboards, conducting test shoots, additional filming, editing clips together, designing packaging, gathering feedback, and finalizing the edit and ancillary materials. Potential challenges mentioned include full memory cards preventing further filming and difficulties combining edits from different team members. The plan is to complete the final video, packaging, and analysis materials by the end of April.
Survey results
The survey results showed that most respondents were female aged 17-18. They had a strong preference for indie/alternative music genres and watching music videos on YouTube. Most watch music videos frequently and prefer conceptual or narrative styles between 2-4 minutes long with vivid colors and scenic views. Word of mouth was the top method for learning about new music videos. To maximize success, the participant recommends creating an indie-style music video that is conceptual or narrative in style, 2-4 minutes long, featuring scenic outdoor locations filmed during times with vivid colored skies.
Ideas generation
The group has chosen the song "Sweet Disposition" by The Temper Trap for their music video. They will explore the theme of capturing youthful innocence. They will use themselves as characters and film each other candidly in various locations like the beach, arcade, and supermarket. The video will have a non-linear, fragmented narrative using a mix of handheld clips to represent the idea of youthful fun and freedom with friends.
Survey results
The survey results show that over 60% of respondents were female aged 17-18. The preferred music genre was indie/alternative, which aligns with the tastes of this age group. Most participants watch music videos multiple times a week on YouTube. They prefer conceptual or narrative music videos between 2-4 minutes long, with vivid colors, scenic views and heartwarming endings. Word of mouth was the primary way respondents discover new music videos.
Florence lungs analysis
Florence Welch is featured prominently on the front cover of the DigiPak for her album Lungs. Her pale skin and red hair evoke imagery of a fragile English rose or Victorian woman. Her body language appears saddened and vulnerable. The dark colors and imagery throughout the DigiPak, including depictions of organs on the back cover, reference the Gothic style of the Victorian era and relate to the indie rock genre of her music. Images on the DigiPak portray Florence both in a studio setting and interacting with fans, demonstrating her connection to her supporters despite her success.
Yves robinson breezeblocks
The video for Alt-J's "Breezeblocks" has an unconventional narrative style with shots edited in reverse order. This creates a disorienting effect and conceptual twist by portraying the desire to turn back time. Various camera techniques like alternating depths of field and close-ups create an artistic feel while reflecting the song's pace and mood. Symbolic props like a breezeblock used as a weapon represent the love and fatality between characters. Though confusing, the plot involves a woman's attempted murder of a man in their home that goes wrong, with the video seemingly showing the man's wish to change events.
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The document discusses the various technologies the author used during their project to research, create, edit, present, and evaluate their work. These included Microsoft Word for basic documents, PowerPoint for presentations, Photoshop to edit photographs and design magazine pages, a Nikon camera to take photos, Prezi for innovative presentations, SoundCloud to present audio, SlideShare to upload presentations, a USB stick to transfer files, Blogger to present work online, and Facebook to create a focus group for feedback. The author learned new skills with each technology and found that technological convergence made the entire process much easier than if they had to use separate devices and print out work.
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IPC is better suited than Bauer media to distribute the author's music magazine because IPC already publishes two magazines, NME and UNCUT, focused on rock/indie music. NME targets the author's target audience of 16-24 year olds, while UNCUT targets an older generation. Both magazines and the author's magazine are aimed at a male audience since rock music appeals more to men. The design of the author's magazine cover fits well with IPC's magazines, particularly NME, due to its simple yet effective layout that has similarities to NME like the masthead style and cover lines.
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The document discusses pitching a music magazine to two UK publishing houses. The author believes IPC would be a better fit than Bauer Media because IPC already publishes two music magazines, NME and UNCUT, targeted at rock/indie audiences. While UNCUT targets older audiences, NME's younger audience matches the author's target demographic of 16-24 year olds. The author also feels their magazine cover design is a good fit for IPC's publications, particularly NME, due to similarities in layout, masthead style, and article formatting.
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IPC is better suited than Bauer media to distribute the author's music magazine because IPC already publishes two rock/indie music magazines, NME and UNCUT, that target similar audiences as the author's magazine. Specifically, NME targets the author's target age range of 16-24 and has a similar magazine design style with its bold masthead, cover lines, and narrative article format that would appeal to younger audiences.
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IPC is better suited than Bauer media to distribute the author's music magazine because IPC already publishes two rock/indie music magazines, NME and UNCUT, that target similar audiences as the author's magazine. Specifically, NME targets the author's target age range of 16-24 and has a similar magazine design style to the author's, including a simple layout, bold masthead, and narrative article format.
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IPC is better suited than Bauer media to distribute the author's music magazine because IPC already publishes two rock/indie music magazines, NME and UNCUT, that target audiences similar to the author's intended demographic of 16-24 year old males. While UNCUT targets older audiences, NME's younger audience aligns with the author's. Additionally, the author feels their magazine cover design fits well with IPC's messaging, particularly NME's, due to similarities in layout styles and band coverage that would appeal to younger readers.
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IPC is better suited than Bauer media to distribute the author's music magazine because IPC already publishes two music magazines - UNCUT and NME - that focus on rock/indie music like the author's magazine. While UNCUT targets an older audience, NME's audience of 16-24 year olds matches the author's target demographic. Additionally, the design of the author's magazine cover is similar to NME's style and would fit with IPC's messaging.
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IPC is better suited than Bauer media to distribute the writer's music magazine because IPC already publishes two rock/indie magazines - NME and UNCUT - that target audiences similar to the writer's own magazine. While UNCUT targets an older generation, NME's audience of 16-24 year olds matches the writer's target demographic. Additionally, the writer feels their magazine cover design fits well with IPC's messaging, particularly NME, due to similarities in layout style and band/article coverage that would appeal to younger audiences.
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IPC is better suited than Bauer media to distribute the writer's music magazine because IPC already publishes two rock/indie magazines - NME and UNCUT - that target similar audiences as the writer's magazine. Specifically, NME targets the writer's target age range of 16-24 and has a similar magazine design style to the writer's, including a bold masthead, cover lines, and narrative article format.
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- 1. Out of the two main publishing houses in the uk, Bauer media and IPC, I think IPC is better suited and would be more likely to distribute my magazine; this is on the basis that they have two already existing music magazines originally based on the rock/indie genre, which is the genre I tried to represent in the design and content of my magazine. Although UNCUT magazine’s target audience is aimed at the older generation and people who grew up with or listen to 70’s/80’s rock, NME is aimed at a much younger generation like my own, 16-24 year olds. I would also say that like my own, the two magazines are aimed at a male audience simply because the genre they represent is a lot more orientated around that gender. I also feel that the design of my cover fits well with their message, especially NME, because of the simple yet effect layout; though my magazine isn’t an exact replica of NME it has its similarities, like the placing and bold style of the masthead, the style of layout in terms of cover lines, the bands featured and the style of writing in their articles is rather similar to mine with its narrative format, yet it is relatable to younger audiences with the language used.