Finished magazine.

I have now finished my magazine and all of the final details have been added. There is a finalised front cover, contents page and a double page spread. I have taken all of the pictures and used most of them, however some I have not used because they were not relevant to the music magazine articles I was hoping for.

Front Cover:

Even after my final draft, I still made some minor details to it. Such as the 'golden girl' quote, I changed it because my main article was a girl and not a boy and therefore when reading the article, it would not have made sense.
Regarding my front cover, I believe that it does reflect outstanding music magazine due to the smaller details that make it more authentic. For example the bar code in the bottom right and the price of the magazine. Without it, the magazine would just look like a teaser of what is due to come.

The Facebook logo also allows the magazine to appeal to the younger audience because all of the younger ages owns a facebook account. With the latest artists being uploaded on facebook and their venues, the magazine will get recognised as well the artists. In this sense both are being promoted.




                           Content's Page:

I started my content's page with the same theme recurring throughout it in mind. That's why i have the grey back ground and the black outline and writing. The title is in small caps because I didn't want it to take up a lot of space on this page and no let the viewer get sidetracked. Therefore it had to be simple.
All the pictures are individually taken because I think that a picture alone gives a larger message. However, each picture gives another message. For example the main picture shows she very shy and in the small text about her it goes into a lot more detail about 'DJ Arista'. The group image shows a more club background and with the outfit it suggest to the viewer that different clubs have certain themes for different nights.
For the content's page, I wanted a different elements together. Hence why their is a main female and male artist on their own and the wording explains a little bit about them. Then their is a group picture showing the club setting. In contrast there are the DrDre headphones which talk about a competition which most magazine have. Lastly at the bottom are free posters and they would be placed in the middle. I have purposely selected male and female pictures to show that my magazine is cross gender based.

Double Page Spread:

My main target for my double page spread was for it not to be too filled with writing. I wanted one side to be visual and then the other to be the interview.
On the right, I got inspired by another magazine for the title and thought it really fit well with my interview material because it was edgy. With the picture at the bottom also, I found the eye contact very alluring because it's not aggressive, it's soft and this shows she has another agenda.
On the right, is where all the information about DJ Arista is. The pictures at the top are representing the main club that she has performed at and how great a time they are having. Therefore promoting her as a good DJ. Underneath them is her interview and the language is very colloquial especially when she says words such as 'skank out'. The older generation do not know what that meant, emphasising the fact the magazine is aimed at younger people. The quote taken out the magazine gives a sense to the reader that even though she is a great DJ, she still wants to remain herself unlike other artists.
The smaller details such as the black outlining of the pictures emphasis them as well as carrying on the theme. The good luck in the bottom corner also just shows how the interview is in full support of her. The underlining of the questions also show what is being asked and this will show the reader where the breaks are. So if the reader is looking for a certain question the can skip straight to it because they can see clearly where it is based. Lastly, the quote outlined in red just shows how important it is to read it and how relevant it is to the article.

Last draft.

For my final draft I made some minor changes in order for some parts of the magazine to be added or altered.
The first detail I wanted to add was a tagline which was 'Top beats each week', I chose this particular tagline because it rhymed slightly and yet it was still short enough to get the point across. Making it follow the same colour scheme of the title made it obvious to the viewer that they needed to be read together. The outline of the silver makes it stand out from the background but it is subtle enough for the sell lines to stand out.
Secondly, I changed the quote of the artist from 'was the golden boy' to 'the golden boy' because before the wording made it seem as if the person had been cut of mid sentence. Whereas now, it is just made verbs that suggest he is a golden boy, however when they do read the article they will realise.
Next, I altered the main story line because 'who's laughing now' was misleading because the viewer may take it to another account. Therefore changing it to 'break through' implies an artist is trying to break through the music industry. Or maybe being the main story is a break through.
Lastly, I added a barcode and price to the bottom right of the page to make it more authentic and this therefore makes my magazine complete. My final product has improved a lot and more elements have been included and the whole page is filled making it an interesting music filled magazine.

Contents Page planning.

Content’s Page Analysis:

·         The contents page is meant to guide the reader and therefore needs to follow the page layout. Left to right and then in columns.

·         Usually sub-headings, to guide the reader and to explain more about that particular title.

·         Need to be able to know who the intended audience are and how can we do this.

·         Vary the type of articles that are included.

·         How many images to use in the contents page to draw the viewer in even more?

·         Take in the layout of the magazine

Top Of The Pops:

·         Target audience for Top of the Pops is for young teenagers but because of the colour scheme and fashion items displayed, we may be more biased in thinking it is for girls.

·         It has all different categories that the sell lines on the front fit into such as the ‘We love shopping’ has pictures of clothes to show the style special.

·         The first think you see on the contents page is an annotated picture of the front cover and has arrow lines which direct you to the page numbers where you can find each section. Making the reader more aware of what they are looking for when they first looked at the front cover.

·         An icon is displayed at the top of the magazine and a line that explains if you see that icon next to anything else, the article is about fame or even a taste of fame for that person.

·         Mainly pictures with each article. Drawing the eye of the reader rather than making them read all the of the snip bits about each page.

·         All the cover lines sum up the article in just a few words making it short and sweet.

·         At the top there is a box which talks about the highlighted sections and how they all show how to get into a boy’s head. All are indicated with the colour yellow.

·         Not obviously a music magazine, more like a gossip magazine.

Record Collection:

·         First reaction, simple and to the point.

·         Masthead of the ‘Title Page’ does not stand out a lot with the black and size 20 font.

·         There are only 5 main pictures and they are all of band instantly proving it is a music magazine, however there are no sell lines of what each band is going to be about.

·         The red stands out a little but not massively because of the black writing which shows the names of the bands.

·         Each page is split into a different category making it easier for the reader to locate certain articles they are looking for.

·         Layout is just writing on the left and pictures on the right making it to the point. Cannot get confused from this layout.

·         At the bottom a hidden strip advertises a limited edition of an album and how an exclusive offer is on a certain page.

·         Dull colour theme compared to the front cover which had black, white and orange. The orange caught the reader’s eye and should have been used on the contents page.

·         Pictures should be spread out more; they look a little bit squashed together. Clear divide.

Codes and Conventions-

·         Note from the editor. If I was to include one I will have to read multiple before.

·         Image is supported with a piece of text and a small cover line e.g quotation. A teaser or taster of what else in that article.

·         Main features at the top of the page and then towards the bottom they are less important.

·         Chronological order within page number and some of them are ‘random’ in terms of prioritising the features.

·         A structure that the whole contents page follows.

·         Cover lines are broken down into genres and sub genres to organise each of the sections.

·         Main story on the front is highlighted..

·         5-10 images are on the contents page to emphasise the article and get the reader to look more into it.

·         Planned photo shoots.

Claire Maguire Research

Analysis of Claire Maguire Article:

1.     What do you think is the relevance of the term ‘Talking Topshop Blues’?

Reading the second line about how Claire came from ‘shop girl to singing sensation’ suggests she worked there or shopped there and now as she is a well known artist she is now shopping in Topshop and this shows her success.

The blues has connotation of her music or maybe there is an element of sadness.

Alliteration of‘t’ implying a modern, young and hip tapping music beat.

2.     How many columns are there?

There are three columns about Claire Maguire.

3.     How many images?

Only one image is displayed on this article and it is of Claire Maguire herself with a quotation from her underneath.

4.     What connotations does the image give of the artist and the content of the article?

It seems to suggest that the artist is possibly Indie because of the usual black and dark colour scheme along with the strange red twigs featured.

5.     What are your initial impressions of this music features?

A lot of text which suggest it is for a person who is really interested in Claire Maguire music and therefore the amount of text reflects the amount of interest that the viewer will have.

After reading the article:

1.     What techniques does the writer use in the first sentence to engage the reader?

Straight away the editor has starting comparing Claire Maguire to other artists that have just been introduced to the life of fame and how they are therefore moving up in the fame ladder. The last three years the editor has compared them to an artist and this year she has said that it will be Claire Maguire suggesting that she is up and coming in the charts and is going to suit everybody’s taste in music. The writer also labels Claire Maguire as ‘the girl’ suggesting she personally is so unique and this therefore emphasises her even more.

2.     What does ‘ubiquity’ mean?

I think it means that every person will like one of her songs which imply her voice is variable.

3.     What is the focus of paragraph one?

The first paragraph is about Claire Maguire’s success already and all the songs she has already released into the music industry. Also it slips in small details about where she grew up which enhances the comparison to where she has an artist has peaked.

4.     What technique features in Maguire’s quote in paragraph two?

Repetition

5.     In paragraph two, how is Maguire made to sound like an average [person?

Talks about having a cold

6.     What is the focus of paragraph three?

All about her family and how her parents grew up and what job sectors they came from.

7.     What do you think is exaggerated in paragraph three?

The bluesy genre of her music

8.     In paragraph five, what point is made about Maguire’s relationship to music?

9.     How many artists are mentioned in paragraph six?

8

10.  On what tone does the article end?

Positive

11.  Which current artist is Clare Maguire most similar to?

Ellie Goudling

Therefore from these questions I can now take into account what they had made the article to be like and some how I can intergrate these elements into my own. With this also being a real life story, I can now realise what we have to use in order to make it seem more realistic and relevant to the artist.

Final Front Cover Of Music Magazine

I have finally added the image to my fornt cover and i think it suits it very well instead of a big black standard sub.

Images I have taken.

I took a few pictures for tester shots to see if they fitted the criteria for my music magazine. Here are the ones I taken:

To the left, i wanted the headphones to be connected to an ipod and the ipod to show a bass song because therefore the audience get an obvious clue as to the music included.

Secondly I took this picture of a friend and to have her listening to the headphones as if being a DJ. Expresssing the DJ bass element even more.
















Lastly, I took a picture of the headphones on their own because I thought it would be a good idea to have them on the front cover. Just need to edit out the background, screw and the wire.