mock up of my contents page

This is the mock up of my contents page. im wanting my contents page to be random with things not necessarily in order, so it looks fun. One mistake i have made doing is not putting my sub-headings in categories ie: fashion, gossip, news, competitions. So when it comes to doing my real thing i will have to do this a we know our audiences like the familiar and how its one of the main conventions of our magazines. So the audience will have their favourite section which they just want to pick out and look at.

Im also going to add at least two images within my contents as well as continuing with my colour scheme.

fonts and colour scheme

Here are some of the fonts i have been deciding upon using as my main heading. ive managed to narrow my choice down to two of them: the first one which is called 'Abadi MT Condensed extra bold' and then the 2nd from the bottom one, 'Cheri.' I am more heading towards the first one as its bold and again 'in your face' which is the whole image im trying to create. As well with my front cover being a bit busy im wanting it to stand out so it will be easy recognisable.

With the connotations of this also being like the 'Hello' magazine and with this appealing to more your older audience this goes well with the age im wanting to aim at, with mine being your more 14+.

The colour scheme im heading towards is a range of purples, yellows and oranges maybe even some pinks and greens. Something a bit different to your usual girly pop magazines.

mockup my my featured article

Here is the mock up of my featured article and as you can see i have played with the title of her new album by creating a little punn, 'MADAM THE NEW SHOW OFF''. meaning Madam is a big show off and yet its also the title of her new album and tour. ive only drawn on two boxes of where im going to put images in my featured article but since then ive decided im going to include 2 or 3 more images aswell: one main one and then other 4 little images. Im also thinking off adding in other random quotes im going to pretend to get from other celebrities such as ''she's the new diva'', ''Madam could be even better than Gaga''. ive also decide im setting my article out in columns.

My article is going to be half an interview and the other like facts and gossip on her.

casting shots

Ive studies closly at some action shots and the way they are posed. Seen a im making my artist to seem extreme and outrageous i have to evolve my poses from that personality too, they've got to be extravagent and unique. so ive gathered a few shots which really caught my eye and looking at producing some of my poses for my artist around them.
i really like this one <<<<<<<

This one could also be a really good front cover shot too, its bold and 'in your face'. im liking tah idea of this seeming plain but then with those props on her finger certainly catch your attention which is what im definitely looking at doing.

This i think is a shot which is most likely to be featured within your main article. The use of body shape looks great in this shot. Its giving me idea's of positions to use and the way in which to angle and position my artist body: in unique ways.

This style of shot also would work great being featured within the main article. Agin the position is very different which i need my shots to be to go distinctively with my artist and her personality.

A shot ive found to represent the use of locations is the one below....

im liking the vintage but mordern look of the sofa along with the angle of her legs with her stern facial expression.

So ill be defintely be looking at re-creating some of my own poses similar to the ones above.

costume/props list

I have idea's of a few costumes and props im going to use for shoots within my magazine.
Here they are:
front cover:
black-hoodied top with just big black knickers. with a black painted lightening bolt down the left side of her face. Meaning im going to have to angle my shot to get a clear sight of the facial art. i dont think im going to use any props within this shot.
other shots:
denim leotard with black tassel boots and maybe with a sequined blazer. Thinking of using like a black cane for use of a prop within this shot.
another costume is a black jumpsuit with colourful statement heals and again facial art.
I have also had an idea about dressing her in a stripey crop vest with lace leggings this also with the use of the cain prop.

Location:
I have come to a conclusion that im wanting some of my shots to be done somewhere vintage ie: on an old bagger of a car and some other shots taken in a woods. Along with some shots taken in a setting as if its a real studio. I may even get some chairs involved an dmpose my artist around them.

Feedback - 6/12/09

Very good progress Jess! One of the best in the group - keep it up!

Research - Dont forget to put your questionnaire results on here also - charts and graphs etc...

- also which publisher would make your magazine (institution)? Look at who publishes similar magazine and link to their website.

Planning ( see the 'Before you Blog' handout - last 2 pages)

Include..

-mock ups of pages

-location shots

-props/costume list

- rough draft of feature article etc...

Miss McNulty

my costume designs

Costume design 1:

denim leotard and a thin black belt with black ankle tassel boots. Also a paint bolt on the upper thigh.
Costume design 2:

Black jumpsuit with a gold belt and black heals. Again a bolt of lightening painted on the side of her face.

mock up of my pages

FRONT COVER




Here is a mock up of my front cover that i have designed. It includes my heading 'SHOUT' which i have designed in a sort of pop arty attention which is good to catch the audiences attention. As you can see the image of my artist is clear and bold....(in your face) like im making her personality out to be. You cant clearly see on the mock drawing but ive designed her name 'MADAM' and put them as if it looks they are in lights.
Along with 7 other sub-headings advertising my spreads and articles within. As im combining my magazine with music and fashion i have used different themed sub-headings to advertise my articles ie: for the fashion side i have put '10 rules to styling' and for the music part: 'vip and backstage passes to madams Show Off tour'. This helps give the audience a choice and will also widen the range of my audience. I have tried to keep my design suitable for my audience older than 13 as they are the ones im aiming my magazine at.

I have recently looked back over my mock up of my front cover and i have decided that when it comes to doing my actual think instead of having 2 or 3 sub-headings about my main feature 'MADAM' im just going to combine them into one and then include other sub-headings advertising other celebsss that are going to be in my magazine. This will certainly widen my audience range as if i dont do this i will be limiting my auiduence because what if some people dont like madam and if im advertising most of my magazine to consist of madam then im not going to get thise readers. So therefor ive decided to include other heaidngs featuring other artists. As well as putting a runing list at the bottom of my front cover showing the other artists which are going to be included.

Genre research - Videos

Here i have uploading Lady Gaga's music video for her latest single Bad Romance!!!!!!! This music videoi think particularly looks at the older audience which is exactly what im aiming at.. well not too old but at least 14+. Her whole image within the video and the way she is putting across is inspiring me and i think is really stylish and very what my magazine is about - image and style...

Audience questionaire and target audience

(put across next to your answer)
do you buy music magazines? (can include extra's like fashion or gossip)
yes no

how often to do you buy them?
every week every few week monthly other(please state)

whats your favourite style of music magazine?
nme top of the pops vibe kerrang other(please state)

how much are you willing to pay for a magazine?
£2-£3 £3-£5 £5+

whats your favourite genre of music?
hip-hop pop rnb rock indie dance
other(please state)

what would you like to see also within your music magazines?
fashion celeb gossip tour dates news other(please state)

are you male or female?

age?
12-14 15-17 18+


Thank you!


TARGET AUDIENCE (GRASS)


GENDER - Female mostly - pop and fashion magazine


RACE - this will be wide - to get a larger audience - models/artists of different races will be used


AGE - 13-18 - Pop music largely gets a teen audience


SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS - Wide to get a large audience - upper to working class (A-E)

costume and props

My artist is going to be called 'MADAM' and is going to be a replica of LADY GAGA so im going to get some ideas of my styling from Lady Gaga. I have an idea currently of dressing my artist in a denim boob-cut leotard with tassel boots. The make up has got to be extreme therefor im thinking of big false lashes maybe even some face art: lighting bolt. Other styles im thinking of is with a jump suit and a sequined blazer with big bright heals and maybe this time instead of face art, a prop. Im looking at creating my own images in a similar style as the pictures above. I will soon have my own pictures up of my designs im looking at styling my artist in!!!!!

I have had some idea's of locations im wanting to use for my photoshoot which are on a huge set of stairs maybe or somehwere like in a woods. I also like the shoots with them let against old fashioned cars. In contrast to those locations im looking at doing some shoots in coloured rooms creating a look of a studio. Then i will edit them to add effect to my images.

moodboards

I have recently created a moodboard which is full of examples of pictures, poses, fonts, colour schemes etc all of which i think fit in with my style of magazine, pop. As i am wanting to form my artist around Lady Gaga i have chosen extreme images and unique poses of models which all link in with the personality im going to create for my artist: wild, unique and extravagant.


As you'll see my colour scheme is mainly black and white with splashes of colour. I am actually considering on using this sort of colour scheme but add even more splashes of colour within my fonts and designs.

My moodboard also consists of snappy phrases of which i cut out of magazines for example 'ILL SCREW YOU' is one i have chosen to use as it seems wild and in your face; this is exactly what im going to create my artist as. Also i have explained im wanting ti create a hybrid magazine with music gossip and fashion therefor i have used some fashion images from the 'LOOK' magazine.

I feel by creating my moodboard this has given me an open mind of the different ways of styling my artist and ideas of how to set my pictures along with giving some ideas of the use of props.

Feedback - 28/11/09

A good start Jess - good research and analysis- good use of images - dont forget you can upload videos from Youtube to your blog - e.g. music videos.

When analysis the conventions of music magazines think about the following questions...

- Do they follow typical conventions of music magazines? If not why?

- Who is the target audience (GRASS) and how have they been made to appeal to them?

- Do they successfully make the audience want to read on? ( Cover and contents?)

- why do they work?

In research you need a little more on audience - who is you target audience (Demographic - GRASS and psychographic profiling - Young and Rubicon) Also how will your product appeal to its audience - use MAslow too.

Audience questionnaires are needed - to your target audience - and feedback on this - charts and graphs are always good!

Go onto the ABC website to find out audience/circulation figures for magazines too - is there a market out there for your product?

Now move onto planning this week - ( see the last two sheets on the 'before you blog' handout) Start your mood boards, rough mock up of pages, props list, shooting schedule etc....

featured articles

Here i have researched two featured articles with a double page spread. We can identify some of the similar key points in both structures for example the column styled writing, a picture used as the main backgroung with other images included and a bold heading along with other sub-headings. As we know that in music magazine no artist will appear unless advertising something therefor in this article it is Lady Gaga and she it is revolviong around her music tours. I am liking this article very much, its bold; 'in your face'. It sums up the whole look of what i am looking at creating for my article. I think the snappy heading 'GIVE IT UP FOR GAGA' is brilliant. Its enforcing the idea her work has been successful, her tours are fab: as it does actually say within a sub-heading in the article 'if you were lucky enough to catch LADYGAGA at her private showcase, you too, would have gone all googly-eyed.' This sub-heaading also entices the reader in as we want to know why, what was so brill about her tours. The use of words within the this-subheaidng are great, its like a punn: 'googly-eyed.' The article is a mixture of facts and little phrases of an interview. which i think is a good combo to use within an article. I think this is a good article i should use for inspiration as like i said its combined with facts and an interview whic is what im looking at creating. But i think im going to add more parts of an interview within mine though.

The audience for this type of article would be around 13+

Here is the other article i researched. Both articles are similar with what they have used but yet there are differences too. This article for the punk styled band 'THE TEENAGERS' includes advertisements of other bands, as we can see along the right side. As well as chosen speech which has been highlighted. Some articles choose to do this as the speech could involve humour or important as to it revealing part of something interesting and so therefor helping to entice the readers on. The colour scheme and style of this article, to me, is pretty boyish and aimed at the male teenagers and again like the above article 13+.

contents pages

Here is another example on a music contents page.
As you can see this one is very different as to the other i have researched. This has good use of abold background image which clearly stands out to us as an audience which again just like every contents page should do as it has similiar qualities to a front cover. This one creates a more of an effect with the image used more than with its actual content because other than the image its dull and boring, the text just sits back within the image and i think it all should have just as equal effect. I personally would like my contents page to be in the stly of the other i have researched as it goes better with the genre im looking at using.

Your contents page is just as important as your front cover as it still needs to entise the audience in and also to get attention by the audience towards particular articles. As well as continuing with the colour scheme choosen on the front cover which will also be used throughout the magazine. Pictures are also sometimes used which will make the contents page even more noticable. The idea of advertising different competitions and quizez which can be taken on a contents page works very well and draws in even more of a wider audience. As the contentspage is the second page you see within a magazine therefore including things such as these entises the readers to read on. Also magazines are used as quick access, as we use them to quickly find out the page number of the article where most interested in and flick to it. My opinion is that if magaziens didnt include a contents then there audience numbers would decrease as i bet most people would get bored of flicking through and trying to find an article which they have seen published on the front cover and wanting to read.

cover research

I have decided to create a hybrid magazine which will feature MUSIC and FASHION as these are two things im very much interested in!!!!

I have found a few magazines similar to the one i am wanting to produce ..........

Im hoping to combine all the types together giving me my magazine full of the latest music gossip and fashion style trends. I have this image of my magazine being something querky and extravagant with my artist styled in a unique way positioned in a shape with a bold background which will also clearly show the audience my music is also about the fashion along with the music. The example above, 'FASHION' would be really good for me to look at as the masthead is obviously giving away what its mostly about but yet there is a music artist as the model therefore its suggests it could be also something to do with her music. I really like the style of my example magazine 'FLARE' i like the way the artist is styled along with the selection of colours used and just how just her hair is bold and hits you in the face, its extravagant just how i want my magazine to be: the style also matches with the personality od the artist, shes very edgy. So these are the three main types of magazines im looking at combining to produce the issue of my own magazine 'SHOUT.'

preliminary task

Also as part of the preliminary task we had to produce a mock-up of the layout of the contents page for our college magazine. My contents page is good as it contain all of what it needs in a stylish way which is what the teens of today like to see. I have included my masthead, subheadings along with play on words ie 'look' 'read' gossip' above the headings and i have also included the college logo within.

Although i can now see that when i next come to producing my contents page i should focus equally on what is going on the contents age and its layout because here i have looked mainly on whats going on my contents and because of that my page looks bare and full of spaces. so maybe when i next come to producing i will input more things onto it creating it just a little more busier.

preliminary task

As part of our preliminary task we had to use the desktop publishing software to produce the front page of a new college magazine. It had to feature a photograph of a student in medium close-up along with some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead.

My college magazine cover works pretty well as i have a good clear image with direct address plus a good use of props within my image. my range of colours i used go well with my magazine as they are noticeable and bright. The masthead i used is short and snappy and easy for my audience to remember.

Although there are a few things that i would change for example the size of my picture as i have had to put my masthead over my model. Where as it would have been better if i had created a shot with a bit of space above my model where i could of put my masthead. But i now know to do this in future reference. As well talking about my image, although i do have a good use of props which link in well with my main featured article i do think i could of placed them in a more of a visible position within my shot.

Also maybe i could of got a better font to use to make my magazine stand out a little more.

Jessica Knowles- i have chosen to create a music magazine for my media coursework and i am intending to create a pop magazine using my artist, 'MADAM'. My theme would be very outragous and as they say 'in your face' linking in with the style of my artist. I am also at the moment considering calling my magazine 'SHOUT!'