Monday, 21 October 2013
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Initial Ideas.
Initial Ideas of a Music Magazine!
The sub-genre I am
going to pick for my magazine will be Orchestral/Classical due to the fact I
get the most expression of emotions through this music as Orchestral usually
connotes the feeling of power and accomplishment sometimes love; classical
connotes the feeling of rest and love.
My target audience
for this particular genre of music is fairly Niche when thinking of teenagers
however is possibly bigger when going up the age bracket, although orchestral music
seems to be getting a wider interest through the use of movie soundtracks.
For my Mode of
address this will consist of a Formal Language formality due to the Brand
identity; Colors I have chosen and the age of the Target Audience.
My Brand Identity
will consist of Grand Colours such as Silver and Gold; the reason I have chosen
these is because I feel these colors relate to the type of people that would
play the kind of instruments used in this music while I feel that it connotes
power which relates to the genre. I will have three colours, Gold, Silver and Blue.
Images I will be
using: As I will have to relate my Sub-genre with the central image I shall
think about taking a Picture of a Male Student or Female Student standing
inside a old/grand looking building such as a castle. For the outfit of the
magazine I will get someone to possibly wear something smart to stick with the
theme and also try and make it look a lot more casual so that it can grab the
attention of teens as well.
Action Plan.
The objective of our Current task - 14th October
Initial Ideas for music magazine - Sub-genres, Front cover, analysis
Research of chosen Sub genre, contents page, double page spread analysis.
Half term 28th October
Develop and complete pitch
Further research of chosen sub genre
4th November
Post pitch and feedback from Target audience (Questionnaire).
Create mock up of magazine.
Create style sheet, which reflects Brand identity/house style of magazine.
Organize models, Locations, Props, Locations, photo shoot and blog process.
11th November
Develop front cover - experiment with layout, colour, font, language and photos.
18th November - 9th December
Make adjustments to magazine from what feedback you received from audience.
Develop double page spread: Experimentation with layout, colour, font, language and photos.
16th December
Finalize design of all pages.
Begin draft evaluation.
Christmas Holiday - 13th January
Complete evaluation.
20th January
Finish blog completely.
Friday, 18 October 2013
Evaluation of my student magazine "Creative Cats."
EVALUATION OF MY STUDENT MAGAZINE. Alex Preece
In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Before creating my magazine I researched different college
magazines and analyzed them to help me know what is asked when creating a
college Magazine. Most of the college magazines I looked at had the picture of
a teenager as the central image. After more in depth research I found that they
use three colours as their brand identity, normally bright colours to stand out;
this has connotations of excitement and youth. In response to the research I
did, the colours I picked for my brand identity were orange, purple and black. I did not use purple on my front cover because it didn’t
show up in contrast with the central image. I found that in most magazines,
they tend to use a Medium Shot so when photographing a student for my central
image I took this into account. I took the picture landscape but I should have
taken it portrait; it has now become stretched, which adds nothing to the
cover. I may use this deliberately to challenge the norm of a front cover,
using a different image.
I wanted the house style to have connotations of wildness
and freedom, relating to the word creative. When deciding upon my name for my
magazine I came up with “Creative Cats”, because of the alliteration and
because cats are independent animals which relates to creativity and free
thinking.
The mode of address should be chatty and quite informal so
that the target audience can relate to it. To show that I was creating a
magazine for students I used a picture of a student so that it would relate to
the target audience. I used the font Chalk duster as this reminded me of tiger’s
fur so I thought it went well with the masthead title.
I put the coverlines towards the bottom of the page to
frame the central image. For the text of the coverlines I was happy with the
colour but would change the size of the text and remove the shadow on the box
to make the writing clearer and easier to read. The cover is visually calm; this
does not relate to the “Creative Cats” masthead or the house style. I would get
my model in a more creative pose, possibly with her hands in a claw shape and
pulling a face.
How does your media product represent particular social
groups?
My target audiences are students aged 14-22. The writing style is quite
bubbly and fun, which has connotations of femininity rather than masculinity so
I would say it is more aimed towards girls. I think that the word cats are
associated more with girls than boys as boys are associated with dogs.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media
product and why?
Personally the magazine should be sold within the college
due to the contents such as useful exam tips and movie releases would probably
appeal to people of the age bracket 18, as they probably will have more time to
go out. They would probably have more money to spare at the age of 18 and while
doing my research Students said they would pay anything from £1 to £2.50.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
The age of the target audience I was
aiming for was around 14 – 22 as they would probably be the most likely to have
extra change in their pocket to spend as they would have a part-time job and be
in education. Also people who are interested in upcoming films, fashions, and
music and tips for studying or just enjoy answering questions
might buy it too. I tried to make this magazine
look plausible to both genders however I have been told that it would appeal
more towards girls.
How did you attract/address your audience?
I tried to make the magazine colorful and informal to keep
the magazine looking fun so that it wouldn’t look like it was boring inside.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process
of constructing this product?
To create my magazine I used InDesign, Blogger and my
Nikon D3100. InDesign was a strange to me as it was completely new to me.
InDesign was difficult to use but I got the hang of it eventually however the
computer was working a bit funnily. When using InDesign I had to use different
layers for each separate thing on my magazine this would allow me to go back
and change something easily if someone didn’t like it, rather than starting
again. It was strange how you had to go through so much to place images where
as I would usually just drag and drop.
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
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