Friday 25 November 2011

Magazine front cover

This is my previous front cover which I had before I decided to change the colour scheme, I decided to change this because it looked a bit too 'teen pop' magazine rather than the sexual/music magazine I was going for!

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Photo selection

 The photos for the article
These are the photos I have selected for my article that I am going to do for the magazine I am producing. I have very much been influenced by the the music magazine 'Vibe' in making their pictures more sexual and flirty. As the idea of my magazine is to attract men, I have an interest in making the pictures more sexual but relating to music as well.









These are the pictures which I will choose from to use for my front cover




Friday 14 October 2011

Plan on actual front cover

Logo- The logo is  aimed at young, high flying men who like to have fun and go out clubbing etc. It is quite bright and attracting, which would draw them in. I have chosen this because it is bright and colouruful.

Main cover photo- I am going to have a picture of my friend, who is a girl, posing provocatively as it is aimed at men. She will be wearing minimal clothing to ensure that the link between the men’s magazine, a provocative woman and the word UP, it all links together to entice my target audience (young men, into the player lifestyle). I will use medium shot to show my audience the “star” and also create sex appeal. It is close up of her face, a her body in the back. I will construct this photo
Influence- My main influence from other covers was vibe magazine, I liked how it was bold and bright yet looked professional too. I didn’t have a set magazine for the influence of aiming it at young player influenced by people preferably by programmes such as ‘Made in Chelsea’, as the people on there fit my criteria.
Font- The font I will use will most likely be bold, bright and attracting as this will keep them enticed and keep it “hip”. I wanted bright, electric colours to keep it entertaining and bright, and the font will be straightforward, i.e. Ariel font.
Articles- I will have articles about people which features people from my main cover photo either about her social life or new and upcoming music she has planned for her next CD or something.
I intend to make my front cover new and up to date, I want it to attract young people.

Tuesday 4 October 2011

Life style questionnaire

Media questionnaire- identifying my imaginary entity by
making a life style profile.
Q- How old are you?
R- 21

Q- Where do you live?
R- Chelsea

Q- Do you often travel a lot?
R- Yes, I often travel to New York and the Heart of London on work.

Q- Do you own or rent?
R- I won my own flat in Chelsea, London.

Q- What car do you own?
R- I own a mini cooper.

Q- What is your favourite high street shop?
R- Most likely Topman

Q- What is your favourite brand?
R- Most likely Jack Wills or Abercrombie, I like them both.

Q- What is your sex/gender?
R- Both are male.

Q- What is your disposable income?
R- Around £80,000 if I have a good year within my business.

Q- Do you live at home with parents, friends OR alone?
R- I live alone.

Q- What is your occupation, OR are you still in education?
R- I own an advertising company, well inherited it.

Q- Who are you favourite band?
R- Most likely Foals or Two door cinema club, they bring something different.

Q- What is your favourite genre?
R- Probably Indie or alternative.

Q- Where is your favourite place to eat?
R- I quite like Zizzi's or some where with a bar!

Q- Do you go out to a night club or quiet dinners more often?
R- Nightclubs the majority of the time.

Q- What do you do in your spare time?
R- I like to go to gigs and shopping, meeting new people is fun too.

Q- What shows do you watch?
R- I don't watch a lot of TV, I tend to listen to music or read a lot.

This is my life style questionnaire creating my imaginary entity, it shows that my target audience will be for young men who are generally within the business working environment, but still party animals. Essentially for people who like to live life to the full. They will generally quite like indie or alternative music, but sometimes upbeat.

Tuesday 27 September 2011

Music magazine analysis

Music magazine analysis
The magazine cover, Vibe, offers a great cover with bright colours, which not only excites the reader but entices them too. The visual elements of the magazine are a sign that the magazine is aimed at younger people who are interested in music, this will signify who the magazine is for. The image of the front shows Kanye West, who is a well known artist, whose gestural image could be considered "cool" or "hip" and this most likely was the aim of the people creating the front cover. The icon is the picture of Kanye West, as it is simply him. The picture of him signifies that this article is to do with music because he is well known figure within the music industry. It may symbolise "hip" or "cool" things. The person has also achored the main image with the main article, this is anchorage and they have done this to show the relationship between the two.

Wednesday 21 September 2011

Plan for photos- preliminary task

Photo's I intend to take
On Friday I will preferably take pictures of people working within the classroom which shows that the school has a good working environment and shows how they are working well. I would preferably like to get the pictures of a sixthform class working, as I'd like to aim my school magazine at A-Level students, however if this is not attainable I can settle for the lower school. I also would like to get a picture of the school building, I was intending the front, however due to the maintenance on the front I will most likely take pictures of the south building. I was thinking maybe to show the quiet time you can have in our school to take a picture of the library to show how you can enjoy some peaceful time to complete any tasks you have been set.

For the picture of people working in the class room, I would like to have them all fully focused and looking very interested in the subject they're learning, this would be good for a front cover as it shows how they're working hard within the school, which I would be advertising essentially. For the picture of the south building I would like to show how it is new, modern and good learning environment.  I would like it to be sunny, however if it is raining I would work around this. For the library I would like to show someone working hard within the peacefulness of the library.

Monday 12 September 2011

Mock up of school magazine

School magazine analysis

AS media coursework diary

Friday 9th September- I have created my blog and briefly learnt what we are to do.

Monday 12th September- I have now anaylysed a magazine cover and described why it appealed to me, we also did forms and conventions on this magazine cover. I have also been introduced to CorelDraw.