Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Monday, 18 March 2013
Sunday, 17 March 2013
Details of location, props and models.
Location.
Front Cover: The location of the photo shoot for the front cover was in the photo studio. I wanted to achieve a naturalistic look with a simple one-coloured background, the photo studio would be the best place to achieve this. I used the white background to suggest an angelic innocence which fits in with my house style.
Double Page Spread: The same location was used as I took several photos for my double page spread. I wanted to use white space effectively and though the photo studio would give me the best results for this.
Props.
Double Page Spread: One shot is of the model holding a Jack Daniels bottle, this shows her personality a little more which is not caring about what others think. It goes with the facial expressions and body language of the shots.
Models.
Front Cover: I wanted to use a typically beautiful model for the front cover as it's a massive selling point. I chose a model with long blonde hair and a pretty face. I achieved the look I wanted to with this model. Charlotte Bessey was the model used.
Double Page Spread: Because this article is a little bit more hardcore and the star is a bit wreckless, I didn't want to achieve a look of classic beauty. Instead I chose somebody with a more interesting face who could pull more extravagant facial expressions. Taela Leeder was the model used.
Front Cover: The location of the photo shoot for the front cover was in the photo studio. I wanted to achieve a naturalistic look with a simple one-coloured background, the photo studio would be the best place to achieve this. I used the white background to suggest an angelic innocence which fits in with my house style.
Double Page Spread: The same location was used as I took several photos for my double page spread. I wanted to use white space effectively and though the photo studio would give me the best results for this.
Props.
Double Page Spread: One shot is of the model holding a Jack Daniels bottle, this shows her personality a little more which is not caring about what others think. It goes with the facial expressions and body language of the shots.
Models.
Front Cover: I wanted to use a typically beautiful model for the front cover as it's a massive selling point. I chose a model with long blonde hair and a pretty face. I achieved the look I wanted to with this model. Charlotte Bessey was the model used.
Double Page Spread: Because this article is a little bit more hardcore and the star is a bit wreckless, I didn't want to achieve a look of classic beauty. Instead I chose somebody with a more interesting face who could pull more extravagant facial expressions. Taela Leeder was the model used.
Saturday, 16 March 2013
Looking back at your preliminary task (the college magazine task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?
Something which helped me improve my main task was the process of audience research.It helped me understand the needs and wants of my target audience so therefore helped me improve the layout and overall look of the three products.
Another process which helped to improve was looking and analyzing real media products, this helped me understand common genre conventions for each type of music magazine and showed me what layouts looked good and what didn't.
Another process which helped to improve was looking and analyzing real media products, this helped me understand common genre conventions for each type of music magazine and showed me what layouts looked good and what didn't.
Monday, 4 March 2013
Sunday, 3 March 2013
Saturday, 2 March 2013
How did you attract/address your audience?
USP.
The unique selling point of my magazine is the it's purpose, to notify the target audience about the rising female musicians/singers in the music industry. No other music magazines are solely about females in the industry, I chose to do this for my target audience of girls from the age 15-25 because they are inspired by the female singers. During the process of audience research, I asked which female most inspired them and why, the answers clarified that this topic, and USP is a needed idea for a music magazine.
The unique selling point of my magazine is the it's purpose, to notify the target audience about the rising female musicians/singers in the music industry. No other music magazines are solely about females in the industry, I chose to do this for my target audience of girls from the age 15-25 because they are inspired by the female singers. During the process of audience research, I asked which female most inspired them and why, the answers clarified that this topic, and USP is a needed idea for a music magazine.
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Who would be theaudience for your media product?
The demographics of my target audience.
Age: 15-25 year olds
Class: A, B, C1. Mainly B.
Gender: Female
The psychographics of my target audience.
My target audience will be inspired by females in the music industry and have a love for mainly female pop artists.They enjoy gossiping and do that a lot with other members of the described audience. They will be interested in beauty and appearance. The kind of films they watch and take interest in would be rom-coms and tragedies as they enjoy feeling emotion. They will be easily swayed by celebrities fashion and take a lot of interest in fashion mainly in high street stores.
All of this will be included in my magazine through advertising, the adverts will include high street stores, beauty and fragrance products and new music and films. There are a lot of people who fit into this description which makes my magazine have a wide target audience making the m a viable audience to target.
They would buy my magazine to keep up to date with celebrity gossip, females music and fashion and beauty products. It is set at a price which A, B, C1's in the social class can afford, so therefore the people in my target audience would want to buy this magazine.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
How does
your media product represent particular social groups?
My products represent teens in an economic class of A, B, C1.
A few ways in which I achieved this are including a double page spread article
containing how a superstar dresses at high street stores and prices, this is
relevant to young adults as it allows them to achieve the look of a star
without having to spend unrealistic money on items of clothing or make-up
products. During the process of audience research, I found out this is
something that 17+ year old females would be interested in and would be appreciated.
The photos used on all 3 products are females posed; this is
representing my target audience as concerned about beauty and facial elements.
This conforms to the idea of females being highly influenced by the media, especially
magazine photo shoots. This says a lot about how young girls at the age of
15-30 care deeply about their appearance and see celebrities as the correct way
to look.
The language I used on my music magazine front cover
included rhetorical questions and a lot of adjectives, describing mainly the
female musician’s appearance. A few examples of these are ‘super hot superstar’
and ‘how lucky are we?!’. This again represents my target audience as concerned
about appearance. Also, girls and gay males are stereotypically known for
over-complimenting each other, the language on my front cover suggests this.
The rhetorical question sets a tone to my magazine; it is a chatty tone which
is also another stereotypical trait of my target audience. I also included a
rhetorical question to welcome readers and not make the product seem in any way
obnoxious.
The same adjectives are used on my contents page. Also, on
the contents page, lots of questions and statements are included to receive the
reader’s attention and make them want to read the articles. Examples of this
are ‘KE$HA, is this the end for the glittery singer?’ and ‘RIHANNA exclusives
on Chris Brown, it ain’t nobodies business’. This represents females and gay
males as gossip lovers, which is stereotypically known.
The language used on my double page spread is different to
the other products. I adapted a language to suit the star ‘Lisa Ora’ who I
invented. This language included words such as ‘sick’ and ‘man’. This type of
language is stereotypically associated with chavs or people from London,
because the star is from London I thought the words would be appropriate. The
image and graphics also conform to this representation with the clothing and
pose.
The colours I put on to my products consisted of a lot of
pink, this represents my target audience as girly and feminine, which is the
stereotype for females and gay males.
However, on the double page spread, the colours consist of purple,
turquoise and black, this is to represent the singer who is not as feminine as
others, as being different. The colours were also chosen to match the colour of
her clothing in the shot.
Topics that wouldn't be discussed in my music magazine are politics, law and order and more adult subjects. These wouldn't be as an interest to my target audience so it would be pointless and a waste of money to include those topics.
Topics that wouldn't be discussed in my music magazine are politics, law and order and more adult subjects. These wouldn't be as an interest to my target audience so it would be pointless and a waste of money to include those topics.
Monday, 25 February 2013
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Monday, 26 November 2012
Sunday, 25 November 2012
Initial Ideas for My Music Magazine
Initial Ideas for My Music Magazine
The title for my magazine is ‘Crescendo’, but the ‘O’ will be the female symbol as my magazine is about female singers that have made it in the industry, this is why I’ve chosen the name ‘Crescendo’ as it is about the rise of the stars in the industry. The demographics for the target audience are females of the age 15+. The physcographics for the target audience are trendsetters, music enthusiasts, feminists, fanbases of female singers and homosexuals. The price will be £2.50 as it is a high quality magazine, and it is a monthly magazine. It will include album reviews, interviews, fashion, music influences, competitions and beliefs and ethics of stars. It will be a high quality, glossy magazine that is informative and educational, fun but formal. The USP of the magazine is that it focuses solely on females that have made it, and rule the music industry.
Friday, 23 November 2012
Monday, 19 November 2012
Monday, 15 October 2012
Monday, 8 October 2012
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
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