Magazine Photographs

Below are the photographs I took for my music magazine. These include the front cover, contents page and double page spread images. All images I took myself.

Article Research

This is research into double page spreads. This shows the questions I will be asking for my interview which will be the base of the article and also two magazine double page spreads which are similar to what I think I would want mine to look like.

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Below is a video of 'The Mighty Toucan' at a gig I was at in November. They were performing as a re-formed band with their new original songs from their up-coming EP.

Planning Production with Sketches

Below is the planning production with three sketches for my front cover, contents page and double page spread

Publication Plan

Below are my final ideas for my music magazine. These final ideas are adapted from my initial ideas with a few changes to them because of the audience research results and what I think will work best.

Publication Plan

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Audience Research-Questionnaire Results

Below are the results to my audience research questionnaire which are presented in pie charts. Below each pie chart is a summary of the results and how they will affect the construction of my music magazine.

Questionnaire chart results

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Audience Research - Questionnaire

Below is a questionnaire I have written to give to a variety of people ranging from the ages 15-25 both female and male.

Analysis of Professional Double Page Spread

This is a analysis of a Professional Double Page Spread which features in NME magazine which connotes rock/indie music which is the music genre I want my magazine to be based on. Also this magazine has a similar target audience to the one I have chosen.

Analysis of a Professional Contents Magazine

This is an analysis of a contents page which is similar to the type of magazine I want to make which is rock/indie music genre. This contents page is a similar layout to what I want to produce as its easy to follow and makes it clear where everything is in the magazine. Also this Contents Page follows the majority of the codes and conventions.

Analysis of Professional Magazine Front Cover

Below is the Analysis of Professional Magazine Front Cover which I produced on publisher. The magazine is NME which is the same genre as the magazine I would like to construct. Also I would like to use a similar layout and colour scheme.

Intial Plans for My Music Magazine

Below are my plans for my music magazine. Here I have made decisions about; price, frequency, issue size, regular content and Feature Articles.

Initial Plans for My Magazine

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Researching the Market Place

This is research I conducted into existing music magazines. It also shows my competitors whose magazines are of a similar nature.

Initial Ideas

 

Below are my initial ideas for my music magazine. It shows the type of music magazine I want to produce and who my planned target audience will be.

  

Research for My Music Magazine

Below is a mind map of different types of music genres and sub-genres.

This is my chosen genre. The mind map shows its history, artists, sub-genres and different magazines that include this genre.

Preliminary Task: Evaluation of School Magazine Front Cover and Contents Page

This is the evaluation for my school magazine front cover and contents page. It includes my thoughts on both of the projects, weaknesses and strengths.

Preliminary Task: School Magazine Contents Page

This is my final school magazine Contents page, which I constructed on Quark.

Preliminary Task: School Magazine Front Cover

This is the final school magazine Front Cover constructed on Photoshop.

Preliminary Task: Production Process of My School Contents Page

In todays lesson I created the school magazine contents page on Quark. These are the screen grabs I used for showing the production process and finished product.

Preliminary Task: Production Process of My School Magazine Front Cover

In todays lesson I created my school magazine and below is the process on photoshop.

Preliminary Task 3 & 4: Plan and Sketch of School Magazine Contents Page

In todays lesson I planned and sketched the contents page of my school magazine.

Preliminary Task 1 & 2: Plan and Sketch of School Magazine Front Cover

In the lesson today I planned my front cover with its own original coverlines and title, as well as planning the front cover I also sketched it with my chosen image.

Preliminary Task: Photographs for My School Magazine

These are photographs which I have took and chose to use for my school magazine front cover and contents page.

You've been framed!

This is an activity were I have took photos which include different camera shots.

Codes and Conventions of a Double Page Spread

In todays lesson we studied double page spreads and their codes and conventions that most magazines follow. Below is a double page spread which I explored.

Codes and Conventions of Contents Page

In todays lesson we studied 'Codes and Conventions' of several magazine contents pages. All the magazines had many similar codes and conventions which all anchored the genre and what each of the magazines were about.

Codes and Conventions of Magazine Front Covers

In todays lesson we studied 'Codes and Conventions' of several magazine front covers. All the magazines had many similar codes and conventions which all anchored the genre and what each of the magazines were about.

Brief

Introduction to the blog and the work it will feature: