In order to create a magazine, I need to find people who will be willing model and feature in my magazine as a musician. this requires casting "musicians" who could potentially feature in it. I therefore asked a few of my friends if they would be willing to give up there time in order to work with me on my media project. The image of the person is very important as it can give off a lot of information about the type of music genre or the magazine. For example; rock music normally tends to have quite edgy clothing which is black and has elements of punk. Whereas pop music tends to be more casual and fashion which is current and on trend. I also feel that gender and age have an impact on the audience. For example, musicians who are quite young could be more relatable for people who are similar age such as teenagers and young adults. Musician 1: Name: Annabel Still Gender: Female Age: 17 Hair Colour: Blonde Eye Colour: Blue Height: 5"10 Ethnicity: White British My friend Annabel agreed to working with me and allowed me to take many casting shots of her. I found this particularly easy to do as we are good friends so she worked confidently with me. She was willing to give up part of her weekend to take the pictures, this is beneficial as she is very reliable which can make it easy in the future if we was to work together again. I feel that her fashion taste is very current and on trend which can make it very iconic if a young teenager was to see her featured on a front cover, this can make someone want to purchase it. Musician 2: Name: Sydney Cooper Gender: Female Age: 16 Hair Colour: Blonde / Grey Eye Colour: Blue Height: 5"5 Ethnicity: White British Another one of my close friends named Sydney was keen to work with me on my media coursework too. I was lucky enough to meet up with her during half term in order to take some casting photos for my work. I feel as though Sydney would be a good person to be on the cover of my magazine as she is also very confident and doesn't mind her photo being taken. She is also very fashionable which can make the magazine eye catching to teenage girls and make them want to purchase the magazine. Sydney is willing to work with me again which is good as I may need her for my final piece of work. Musician 3: Name: Emily Saunders Gender: Female Age: 17 Hair Colour: Blonde Eye Colour: Blue Height: 5"3 Ethnicity: White British Musician 4: Name: Bethany Gough Gender: Female Age: Hair Colour: Blonde Eye Colour: Height: Ethnicity: White British Musician 5:
Name: Rachel Day Gender: Female Age: 16 Hair colour: Brown Eye Colour: Brown Height: 5'10 Ethnicity: White British
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For this task I was asked to research potential locations where I can have a photo shoot of pictures of music artists which will feature in my magazine. This is important as the location of the picture can reveal a lot about the magazine and the artist. For example; the shot could be in a popular recognisable location such a London, which could suggest that this is the artists home town. However, if the background is quite plain then it can make the magazine cover stand out and also look more professional. For example, if the shot of the artist is on a plain background then It can be easy to edit the background and change it to different colours.
As part of my own research I decided to go out and take photos of potential locations that I could use for the photos featuring in my magazine. 1. Plain Background This is a picture of one of the plain white walls in my house, this can be used as a background for images which may be photo shopped / edited onto other backgrounds. This is easy to use as it doesn't require me or the musician to travel far to take the photos yet the final photo will still look good. It can look very professional taking pictures on a plain background as it doesn't make the picture look messy or confusing. It allows the main focus to be on the musician and not the background. 2. Plain Brick Wall This picture is of a plain brick wall, which is one of my potential locations for my backgrounds. I decided to use this as gives off a very urban vibe which suits the pop / rap genre very well. Its easy to access which means it will be convenient if i decide to use this as a background for my final piece. Many photographers use brick walls as backgrounds to give it an edgy feel.
3. Photography background
I decided to use the white background in the technology block as I feel this will make the pictures look professional on a plain white background. Boomerangs of my location shots!
I decided to use the app called 'Boomerang' in order to present my location shots in a creative way. these 3 location shots are potential locations for my photo shoot for my magazine. The boomerangs (from left to right) show:
1. Photography Background in the Technology Block at Langley Girls 2. A plain White Wall at my house 3. A Brick Wall All these locations are easy to access so would be convenient to do the photo shoots in any of these places. Although they are simple backdrops, I feel that the simplicity of the background will have more of an impact on the magazine as it will focus on the music artist. For this task, I had to conduct research about my target audience which will help me when it comes to creating my own magazine. I therefore decided to go about this task in 2 ways. The first method of research I used was a recorded interview. I used my media Snapchat account (Snapchat name - chloemediax) in order to record the responses of the 6 people I interviewed. I found that this was a creative way of representing the data I found as it was using social media which is very popular with this generation. I then saved all the Snapchat story interviews and merged them into one big video on a software called Movie Maker. Below is the final video of my findings using this research method. I asked the following questions: 1. What gender are you? 2. How old are you? 3. What is your favourite music genre? 4. How much would you be willing to spend on a music magazine? 5. What freebies would you like to receive in a music magazine? 6. How often do you buy music magazines? 7. What would appeal to you when purchasing a music magazine? 8. Do you watch music channels? If so which ones? 9. Do you
From this research that I have gathered, I can draw many conclusions which will help me with my own magazine.
All the people I interviewed were around the ages of 12 - 18 years old and had many similar preferences. For example; the majority of the people I interviewed said there favourite genre is pop music, which could suggest that this is a popular choice of music from teenagers. I also found out that many of them are attracted to the magazine if there are music artists of that genre who they enjoy listening too. It also appeared that freebies such as; free concert tickets, head phones and vouchers/ discounts, would attract people to purchasing the magazine. Therefore, I need to ensure there are freebies on offer in my magazine to make my target audience more influenced to buying it. Many people listen to the radio and music channels so as a result of this I could use this as a way to promote my magazine and target audiences who are teenagers and young adults.
My second method of research was by putting together an online survey and asking friends and family members to answer it so I could find out information in further detail. I used a website called 'Type Form' in order to do this. Once the results are collected in, It allows me to log in and look at the data in percentages which gave me a clear understanding of what is popular. I can use the popular choices as inspiration for my own magazine in order to attract the most people to my magazine.
Below is the online survey I asked people to answer, I either sent them the link or made them go onto this page to access it.
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Results and Conclusions From My Survey!Whilst scrolling through my Instagram feed, I came across this picture that Ed Sheeran (A world famous singer) posted. It was a picture of him featuring on a British music magazine cover. He uses his Instagram which has over 7 million followers in order to promote the magazine. This shows that a magazine will catch the eye of the audience if they have have a well known artist on the cover as it will encourage people to purchase it. I also used this magazine as inspiration for the layout of my magazine I will be creating in the next few weeks. The colour scheme used matches the overall theme Ed Sheeran uses on his album cover and even merchandise. He emphasises his hair colour in a way which will make his recognisable by using his main logo colours as orange. The magazine looks very sophisticated by the font that is used. however, it is bold at the same time which makes it stand out. You can also tell its quite formal by what Ed Sheeran is wearing in the medium photo shot of him in the front cover. The fact that Ed Sheeran is covering the Mast head, suggests that he is an important figure. The magazine has a clear and organised lay out as it includes sub - headings, a mast head, barcode, price. Overall, I found this magazine very helpful with my research for my own magazine I will be creating in the next few weeks. Whilst I was out shopping in Bromley, I decided to pop into W H Smiths to look at the music magazines as part of my research. I took a picture of all the music themed magazines I found in the shop. In my opinion there wasn't much variety as it was all mainly Rock, Heavy Metal and Indie. There was not many Pop or Rap magazines, so I couldn't get much inspiration for my own magazine that I will be creating in the future. However, I did have a look at the way the magazines were layer out and what they contained. This gave me an understanding of what different genres of music magazines look like. In order to present my '25 Word Pitch' I used my iPhone Camera and a feature called Time Lapse in order to speed up my writing. I decided to present it this way as I wanted to be creative and use a range of different ICT. The writing is colourful to represent the theme of the pop genre. I decided to target teenagers and young adults as they are the most popular audience for this particular genre of music.
For the task 'Inspiration for media' I wanted to analyse different aspects of media within the pop genre. I decided to take a different approach of doing this by connotating pop music magazines and also music videos.
I decided to look at pop music videos as I feel the genre can be reflected a lot by the way it is represented in the music video. For my music magazine cover I used a billboard magazine with drake on the front and for my music video I used the song 'My Love 4 U' by MK (Marc Kinchen). I analysed these then created a video from my findings. I used the software called 'Final Cut Pro' in order to put together my video. I learnt how to use this software whilst creating my video, which will benefit me in the future. I made sure I included short snippets on the music video as evidence. I created a script explaining what I have found out, this made it easier when it came to recording the voice over as I could just read out the script.
I decided to brainstorm some ideas of what I could include on my chosen genre magazine. I used the site called 'bubble.us' in order to create an interactive mind map. I colour coded the key aspects and attached my ideas to the tree.
I visited my School Library so that I could do some research about magazines. I analysed the way in which the front covers and contents pages were set out. These gave me idea's of creative ways in which I could put together my own magazine. There was a variety of different fonts, connotations and pictures used. The pictures in the slideshow below are the ones which particularly caught my attention. I can use these pictures as inspiration of what I'd like my magazine to look like. |
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April 2017
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