For my double page spread i have chosen to do an interview on a famous artist. That will be the main story in my issue. I will have more than one image, there will be one big main one on the right hand side, with the main story and headline on the left hand side.
The colour scheme will be different from my front and contents page this is because it would all be too boring if every page was the same colour which is purple, white and black. Therefore this is going to be slightly different, the background will be a brick wall this gives a better effect and makes it different, more interesting and grabs the readers attention. The page may not have a simple colour scheme but it wont be too busy which will make it too confusing to read. I also think this will grab my target audience because the younger audience like to see different things, not too repetative and makes the page article seem more interesting, using a brickwall effect will target my audience because it shows a band/singers style.
The title I am going to use will be 'Whats the latest news?' this is simple because I do not want a busy background with a long title, so the more simple it is the more simple it will make the whole double page spread seem. It is asking a question to grab the readers attention to make them wonder what is going on this week with the latest singers, bands etc.. Underneath the title it will say 'Interview with...' so it is showing what the article is about. I have chosen to do a interview because this is what people mostly want to read in a music magazine, as it is normally about their favorite singers.
Saturday, 20 March 2010
Chosen Ideas for Contents Page
I have decided for my contents page I am going to use the title name 'In this weeks' instead of a normal name 'contents'. This makes the magazine different from normal issues of music magazines. The title is simple and to the point, showing what its going to include. I also think that it makes the magazine seem more exciting and something to look forward to within the magazine, using 'Contents' makes it seem dull and boring nothing really to look forward to. Also the name 'In this weeks' stands out from everything else that would be on the page. I think this would attract my target audience as the style it is, would be for younger audiences- teenagers 'Contents' is more for the adult audience.
The colour scheme will be simple, the colours i will use will be Purple, black and white. The same as my front cover. However there will only be a small amount of purple used for improtant information like page numbers would be within a purple box. The reason i have chosen to do this is because i don't want it clashing with the front cover, and be the same as it because it would then turn out boring and too repetative. Although i do want to keep to the same colour scheme throught as these colours purple, black and white represent my magazine TIU, just like other music magazines for example 'NME's colour is represented red. This makes the magazine simple and not too busy with all sorts of colours making it hard for the reader to read.
I will have multi images on my contents page, but there will be one main one of a band, and one other smaller image which will be of a gig. They will be mostly long shots. The reason i want to use multi images is because it shows the people my magazine issue is obviously going to include. The reason for this is so it grabs the readers attention and showing a number of people will make the reader be interested in atleast one article in this issue. Also using two different images, that are completely different style makes the page vary more.
On a contents page, people do not tend to read alot, its normally the page they flick to, to see whats included and if the magazine is worth buying and so on. So using images will represent what and who is included within the magazine, so they play a big part and putting a small bit of passage next to the image will almost tell a story. Also using a few images more than having lots of words will target my audience, as most teenagers are not alway interested in reading lots of information, so making it simple the images have just told them.
The colour scheme will be simple, the colours i will use will be Purple, black and white. The same as my front cover. However there will only be a small amount of purple used for improtant information like page numbers would be within a purple box. The reason i have chosen to do this is because i don't want it clashing with the front cover, and be the same as it because it would then turn out boring and too repetative. Although i do want to keep to the same colour scheme throught as these colours purple, black and white represent my magazine TIU, just like other music magazines for example 'NME's colour is represented red. This makes the magazine simple and not too busy with all sorts of colours making it hard for the reader to read.
I will have multi images on my contents page, but there will be one main one of a band, and one other smaller image which will be of a gig. They will be mostly long shots. The reason i want to use multi images is because it shows the people my magazine issue is obviously going to include. The reason for this is so it grabs the readers attention and showing a number of people will make the reader be interested in atleast one article in this issue. Also using two different images, that are completely different style makes the page vary more.
On a contents page, people do not tend to read alot, its normally the page they flick to, to see whats included and if the magazine is worth buying and so on. So using images will represent what and who is included within the magazine, so they play a big part and putting a small bit of passage next to the image will almost tell a story. Also using a few images more than having lots of words will target my audience, as most teenagers are not alway interested in reading lots of information, so making it simple the images have just told them.
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Chosen Ideas For Front Cover
Chosen Brand name:
From my questionnaire results, i have decided i'm going to use TIU (turn it up) as my magazine brand name, i have chose this because its short and simple, and abbriviated also easy to remember. This will grab the readers attention because the reader will know it stands for 'Turn It Up' because it is not an excisting magazine, like 'NME' everyone who reads music magazines know it stands for 'New Music Edition'. It also will attract my target audience because they like to use there own catchy short phraises for other words.
Chosen Colour Scheme:
i have decided im going to use the colours Purple, white and black this is because it was most popular voted on my questionnaire. I also chose to use these because the colours go well together, and makes the magazine stand out from most of the other music magazines due to alot of magazines use just white and reds for example 'NME'. Also the colour scheme goes well with my genre music, which is a Indie rocky look/feel to it, as i can make the purple a dark shade. The white on the other hand will brighten it up abit and make the magazine not feel too busy and abit more spaced out. The title will be be black aswell so it will stand out alot, and being easy to read.
Chosen Camera Shot:
I have decided i am going to use Mid-shot, as my main image on the front cover. This was the most popular vote in my questionnaire. I also like to use the Mid- shot because that way you are able to see what the person is half wearing, what there style is, and see their face expressions clearly aswell as there dark make up. Also you can use mid-shot for just a single person, or a group photo unlike a close up shot which you could only use one person because its mainly of there face, and there expressions. I think a Mid-shot would grabs the readers attention more also due to the reader may be interested in the music, but also style like hair, clothes etc.
From my questionnaire results, i have decided i'm going to use TIU (turn it up) as my magazine brand name, i have chose this because its short and simple, and abbriviated also easy to remember. This will grab the readers attention because the reader will know it stands for 'Turn It Up' because it is not an excisting magazine, like 'NME' everyone who reads music magazines know it stands for 'New Music Edition'. It also will attract my target audience because they like to use there own catchy short phraises for other words.
Chosen Colour Scheme:
i have decided im going to use the colours Purple, white and black this is because it was most popular voted on my questionnaire. I also chose to use these because the colours go well together, and makes the magazine stand out from most of the other music magazines due to alot of magazines use just white and reds for example 'NME'. Also the colour scheme goes well with my genre music, which is a Indie rocky look/feel to it, as i can make the purple a dark shade. The white on the other hand will brighten it up abit and make the magazine not feel too busy and abit more spaced out. The title will be be black aswell so it will stand out alot, and being easy to read.
Chosen Camera Shot:
I have decided i am going to use Mid-shot, as my main image on the front cover. This was the most popular vote in my questionnaire. I also like to use the Mid- shot because that way you are able to see what the person is half wearing, what there style is, and see their face expressions clearly aswell as there dark make up. Also you can use mid-shot for just a single person, or a group photo unlike a close up shot which you could only use one person because its mainly of there face, and there expressions. I think a Mid-shot would grabs the readers attention more also due to the reader may be interested in the music, but also style like hair, clothes etc.
Questionnaire Results
For my questionnaire I created on my blog via using a poll, which has been answered on the right hand side in a Colum format on my blog profile. I roughly got 20 people to vote.
The Questions:
1. Which age group are you? 19 members of the public answered this question.
10-13- 0 votes
14-17- 6 votes
17-21- 13 votes
22+- 0 votes
These results already show me that my magazine should be based on teenagers due to I got no adults voted for reading the magazines. The biggest category being 17-21 showing the older teenagers voted. My second biggest category being 14-17 votes. I have decided I’m aiming my magazine on for older teenagers, so my magazine is going to have to target that audience by being bright bolding, attracting the reader, catchy words.
2. What is your favourite music Genre? 20 members of the public answered this question.
Hip Hop/ Rap- 4 votes
Indie- 9 votes
Rock- 6 votes
Metal- 1 vote
Electronica- 0 votes
By these results I am shown that there are a lot of different types of genre people are into, Indie being the most popular with 9 votes and Rock following after by 6 votes. I was originally going to do Indie as my genre for my magazine, but with rock following short after I’ve decided to have a mixture of Indie/Rock.
3. What colour scheme do you prefer? 19 members of the public answered this question.
Purple, Black and White- 10 votes
Red, White and Black- 3 votes
Blue, Purple and white- 1 vote
Silver, Red and Black- 5 votes
This has shown that most of the audience liked the idea of using purple, black and white as my colour scheme with a number of 10 votes, this is by far the most popular scheme. Second running is silver, red and black with 5 votes. By these results I have decided to use the most popular one, this is because it would stand out and it wouldn’t be a contrast with all the other magazines. It also goes well with my music genre.
4. How often do you listen to music in a week? 18 members of the public answered this question.
0-2 hours- 1 vote
3-4 hours- 2 votes
5-6 hours- 3 votes
7-8 hours- 1 vote
8+ hours- 11 votes
This shows the audience listen to music a lot, and are very into there music. Showing I need to make my magazine based on the audience who know a lot about there music. As a whole 11 votes listen to music 8+ hours a week, so if buying the magazine there going to know a lot.
5. How much are you willing to pay for the magazine? 18 members of the public answered this question.
Less than £1- 1 vote
£1-2- 6 votes
£2-3- 8-votes
£3-4- 1 vote
£4+- 1 vote
These results are showing that the readers will spend £2-3, which is mid range market. I am going to price my magazine at the same sort of price due to it being targeted at teenagers, they need to be able to afford it without it being way over priced. The price of my magazine will be £2.99 instead of £3 this is because when the reader sees the price says “£2.99” they would be more interested than if it said £3.00” this is because the price starts off with a lower price grabbing the readers attention.
6. Which shot would you prefer to see on a front cover? 15 members of the public answered this question.
Close up- 4 votes
Extreme close up shot- 0 votes
Mid shot- 9 votes
Long shot- 1 vote
Mid-Long shot- 1 vote
By these results, Mid shot has been most voted by 9 votes which is the image I was going to use for my front cover because it can show face expressions and certain make up for example, if I wanted someone to have dark make up, this image would be able to show this effect. This effect is also good because if I choose to have just one person or a band it will still work just as well unlike a close up, you couldn’t have a band on a close up, as it would be just of there face. That was the second most common vote but 4 votes.
7. What masthead do you prefer for my magazine? 7 members of the public answered this question.
Smash- 1 vote
TIU (turn it up)- 3 votes
Kraze- 1 vote
RTR (raise the roof)- 0 votes
M Extreme (music extreme)- 2 votes
The public that voted thought “TIU” was the best masthead with 3 votes, and M Extreme with 2 votes, I have agreed with the public and though TIU was the best name this is because it has been abbreviated so something small and simple like NME- New music edition, its eye catching and memorable. It also appeals to the younger audience because they use abbreviated words a lot so its similar.
The Questions:
1. Which age group are you? 19 members of the public answered this question.
10-13- 0 votes
14-17- 6 votes
17-21- 13 votes
22+- 0 votes
These results already show me that my magazine should be based on teenagers due to I got no adults voted for reading the magazines. The biggest category being 17-21 showing the older teenagers voted. My second biggest category being 14-17 votes. I have decided I’m aiming my magazine on for older teenagers, so my magazine is going to have to target that audience by being bright bolding, attracting the reader, catchy words.
2. What is your favourite music Genre? 20 members of the public answered this question.
Hip Hop/ Rap- 4 votes
Indie- 9 votes
Rock- 6 votes
Metal- 1 vote
Electronica- 0 votes
By these results I am shown that there are a lot of different types of genre people are into, Indie being the most popular with 9 votes and Rock following after by 6 votes. I was originally going to do Indie as my genre for my magazine, but with rock following short after I’ve decided to have a mixture of Indie/Rock.
3. What colour scheme do you prefer? 19 members of the public answered this question.
Purple, Black and White- 10 votes
Red, White and Black- 3 votes
Blue, Purple and white- 1 vote
Silver, Red and Black- 5 votes
This has shown that most of the audience liked the idea of using purple, black and white as my colour scheme with a number of 10 votes, this is by far the most popular scheme. Second running is silver, red and black with 5 votes. By these results I have decided to use the most popular one, this is because it would stand out and it wouldn’t be a contrast with all the other magazines. It also goes well with my music genre.
4. How often do you listen to music in a week? 18 members of the public answered this question.
0-2 hours- 1 vote
3-4 hours- 2 votes
5-6 hours- 3 votes
7-8 hours- 1 vote
8+ hours- 11 votes
This shows the audience listen to music a lot, and are very into there music. Showing I need to make my magazine based on the audience who know a lot about there music. As a whole 11 votes listen to music 8+ hours a week, so if buying the magazine there going to know a lot.
5. How much are you willing to pay for the magazine? 18 members of the public answered this question.
Less than £1- 1 vote
£1-2- 6 votes
£2-3- 8-votes
£3-4- 1 vote
£4+- 1 vote
These results are showing that the readers will spend £2-3, which is mid range market. I am going to price my magazine at the same sort of price due to it being targeted at teenagers, they need to be able to afford it without it being way over priced. The price of my magazine will be £2.99 instead of £3 this is because when the reader sees the price says “£2.99” they would be more interested than if it said £3.00” this is because the price starts off with a lower price grabbing the readers attention.
6. Which shot would you prefer to see on a front cover? 15 members of the public answered this question.
Close up- 4 votes
Extreme close up shot- 0 votes
Mid shot- 9 votes
Long shot- 1 vote
Mid-Long shot- 1 vote
By these results, Mid shot has been most voted by 9 votes which is the image I was going to use for my front cover because it can show face expressions and certain make up for example, if I wanted someone to have dark make up, this image would be able to show this effect. This effect is also good because if I choose to have just one person or a band it will still work just as well unlike a close up, you couldn’t have a band on a close up, as it would be just of there face. That was the second most common vote but 4 votes.
7. What masthead do you prefer for my magazine? 7 members of the public answered this question.
Smash- 1 vote
TIU (turn it up)- 3 votes
Kraze- 1 vote
RTR (raise the roof)- 0 votes
M Extreme (music extreme)- 2 votes
The public that voted thought “TIU” was the best masthead with 3 votes, and M Extreme with 2 votes, I have agreed with the public and though TIU was the best name this is because it has been abbreviated so something small and simple like NME- New music edition, its eye catching and memorable. It also appeals to the younger audience because they use abbreviated words a lot so its similar.
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