Influences

Magazine Photos Used

Mood Board

Audience research

---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:Hiya u alright?

---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:wat u up 2?

Audrey says:nothing just on my bb you

---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:ok, ohhh yhh, can i ask u sum questions for my media wrk?

Audrey says:course go ahead

---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:ok, firstly, erm how much are u willing to spend on a mag?

Audrey says:1.15 why ?

---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:its for my media loool i tld u a min agowhat kind of music do u like?

Audrey says:well course funky house grime RNB bashment (: afrobeats

---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:ok, do u fink the mag should have more pics or text?

Audrey says:both well mostly pictures because you cant have a mag without pictures it wouldn't attract the audience

---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:yhh *thumbs up*wat colour scheme do u fink the mag should be? black,white,grey or blue,red,black orr yellow,green,grey?

Audrey says:black and blue

---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:k, wat size do u fink the mag should be? A4 or A5?

Audrey says:A4

---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:ok do u go to concerts?

Audrey says:yeh i went drakes

---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:isittt

Audrey says:OMDSSS i fort of a idea it wuld be sick if u put free tickets in the mag trust me more people would want to buy it

 ---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:yhhhh i was finkin dat aswell gd idea

Audrey says:yep

---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:do u fink the mag should have news on different celebs?

Audrey says:yeh to make it interesting like you can include chips success from fire alie and how his now got a new song with one of the best celeb chris weezy

 ---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:loooool yhhhn do u listen to the radio alot?

Audrey says:yeh bare times mostly choice n kisss it wuld be also gd if u rote bout gd stations in ur mag styl

---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:yhhhh gg

Audrey says:well got to go speak to u lateeer

---...--.>Whitney<.--...--- says:fanks cyaaaaa

Audience research questionnaire

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FZY5CCJ

Audience research questionnaire

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FP67RH6

Profilling your audience

Audience Profile

Female                                    50%

Male                                        50%

Age                                          16 – 20

Ethnicity                                  Black/Mixed race

Style of dress                          Indie/Trendy

Interest                                   Sports/Fashion

Dress brands                          Superdry/Levis/Ugg/Vans /Topshop/Topman/Riverisland 

Hobbies                                  Shopping/Football/Dancing

Spare time                              Facebook/Tv

Technology                             Blackberry/Iphone/Macbook/Laptop

Textual analysis of a music magazine double page spread

Textual analysis of a music magazine double page spread

The denotation of this magazine is that it is a double page spread of a music magazine, which shows a photograph of the artist Jamilah. The woman is looking directly at the camera to engage with the audience. It is a medium long shot; however parts of her lower body seem to be showing because she is posed resting her head against her knee. The background of the photograph looks as if it is a headrest from a bed. Which suggest the photograph was taken in a bedroom, which we presume was hers. However the background is out of focus, which could have been an aperture of F 2.8. The photograph also has a high key lighting to make the photograph seem brighter. There is also another photograph of the woman which is placed behind the text, which is a medium close up. There is also a text in big sans serif font; the font is also transparent which lets us see part of the photograph behind it. However this part of the photograph is in colour while the rest looks as if it is tinted black because it is in the background.

Mise en scene included the main photograph of the woman she has a smile on her face and she is also leaning her head on her knee. This gives us the impression that she is happy and the pose suggests that she comfortable. Setting: It is set in a bedroom as we can see from the background of the photograph, while the other photograph looks as if it was outdoors. In the photograph the woman is wearing a t-shirt as this could be home wear or pyjamas as it was set in her bedroom. In the photograph behind the text she is dressed casually in a vest top.

Moreover there is also some text above were her name is written which says, “ The queen of rnb on finding her voice, and feeling exposed.” This tells the reader what to expect throughout the page spread.  

Textual analysis of a music magazine front cover

The denotation of this magazine is that it is a front page of a music magazine, which shows an image of the artist Nicki Minaj. The photo is in a colour contrast which seems to be bright, vibrant and vivid. She has bright green hair which immediately catches the audience’s eye and the woman is looking directly at the camera, which seems to indulge the audience. It is a medium close up which shows her head down to her top pocket, part of her arm is visible in the shot as she is doing a small action. The background of the photograph is plain white and the photograph only covers a section of the magazine as there are small other photograph of her and a photograph of a man, this tells us a little of what to expect in the magazine. The lighting used in the photograph is a high key lighting especially on the main front cover photograph. The light is really bright on her hair to make it stand out and alert the audience. NVC: The woman has a shocked impression on her face but yet it still seems cheeky and flirty as it also seems as if she is flaunting her eyelashes.

In front of the woman is the Masthead and there are also four different coverlines written in a lime green colour except for one of them that is written in yellow. A barcode can also be seen in the bottom left hand corner. With the dateline which says, “June 2010”. However there is no selling line on the top of the magazine.

Masthead: This reads, ‘Word Up’. It is very vivacious, as it is in Yellow with small dark shadows beneath it. The font is a sans serif font, which makes the magazine modern and directed to the younger generation. The masthead is very plain and simple so that it can be easy to read. The words ‘Word Up’ gives me the impression that they are trying to portray a very young and ‘hip’ image, these words also seem to be slang and very informal. This also tells us that it is a very modern magazine. 

The cover photograph is of Nicki Minaj. She is posed looking in a very seductive/shocked way. The clothing she is wearing is a black dress which shows a lot of cleavage however it is covered by the coverlines, I believe this has been done to appeal to the appropriate target audience of the magazine. This is likely to be teenagers.  She has also got on a black leather glove which completes the look. She has a connotation of being an innocent girl.

The main coverline in relation to her photograph says:

“The blinged-out Barbie returns”  

This emphasises that Nicki Minaj went somewhere and is back bigger and better. The “The blinged-out Barbie” reference indicates that Nicki Minaj wears a lot of jewellery. Also this term is very slang as it is targeted to teenagers. So they automatically assume teenagers will understand the type of slang used.  Also the term “Barbie” tells the audience she is very girly and cautious about her image. One of the coverlines also read, “12 giant colour pullouts” with two photographs of Nicki Minaj. Which are the photographs that are included in the giveaway.

All the different coverlines tell us that this magazine doesn’t focus on just one topic and one celebrity but much more.  Some of the other artists’ mentioned in the coverlines include Waka Flocka, Sean Kingston, Jaden Smith, Lil Chukee and Lil Twist.

With all these points in consideration, I would suggest that the most relevant target audience would be for the younger generation because the slang used throughout, the vivid bright colours and the type of artists the magazine would include.

Introduction

Music magazine

The main task is to create a music magazine with a contents page and also double page spread I will be creating a front page of a magazine, a contents page and a double page spread. But before I do this I will do audience research and I will also find out who my main target audience will be.

 

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