Wednesday, 5 January 2011

Weekly Update 1

Firstly this week I came up with a production schedule which I shall try my hardest to stick to in order to work within the deadlines. I have also decided that I will be creating a rock magazine, as this is the genre I feel that I know most about.
This week I learnt about the competition already on the market. From this I discovered that the average price range is £2.20 to £3.90. I will aim to make my magazine within this price range, however I will first look at my questionnaire results to see how much my target audience would be willing to pay.
I have also looked at words associated with rock music. This will enable me to understand why certain elements have been used in the magazines.

    Tuesday, 4 January 2011

    Competition - Existing Music Magazine Profiles





    Name:
    Kerrang!

    Genre: Rock
    Name Meaning: Uses onomatopoeia - the sound made whilst playing a power chord on an electric guitar.
    Publisher: Bauer Consumer Media
    Place Published: UK
    Catchline: 'Life is Loud'
    Produced: Weekly
    Cover Price: £2.20
    Circulation: 143 000


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    Name: NME

    Genre: Alternative/Rock
    Name Meaning: Stands for 'New Musical Express'
    Publisher: Faith Hill
    Place Published: UK
    Catchline: Uses the name meaning 'New Musical Express' as a type of catchline.
    Produced: Weekly
    Cover Price: £2.30
    Circulation: 33 875 (Jan - June 2010)










    Name: Q
    Genre: Pop / Rock
    Name Meaning: Originally called 'Cue', as in cueing music to play, but it was changed so the name would not be confused with a snooker magazine.
    Publisher: Bauer Media Group
    Place Published: UK
    Catchline: 'The UK's biggest music magazine'
    Produced: Monthly
    Cover Price: £3.90
    Circulation: 130, 179 (June 2007)
      









    Name: Rock Sound





    Genre: Rock / Alternative - less mainstream music...
    Name Meaning: Self explanatory - The magazine represents the sound of rock.
    Publisher: Rock Sound Ltd.
    Place Published: UK
    Catchline: 'New Music First'
    Produced: Monthly
    Cover Price: £3.80
    Circulation: 20,011 (Jul - Dec 08)






    To compete with my competition, I will charge slightly less money for my magazine. This may convince people to buy my magazine. I will also produce my magazine weekly, as do Kerrang and NME. My magazine will have a catchline to make the name more memorable (if it is an abbreviation) or to add appeal for the target audience.

    Monday, 3 January 2011

    Word Assosiation

    Words usually associated with rock music / genre:

    • Strong
    • Powerful
    • Emotive
    • Real world
    • Rough
    • Heavy
    • Death
    • Danger
    • Violence
    • Mostly pessimistic
    • Living on the edge
    • Rebellion
    • Beat

    Brain Storm - Music Genre and Examples


    The magazine genre which have the most personal experience with and know the most about is 'rock'. Therefore, I think it would be a wise decision to base my music magazine on this genre.

    Production Schedule

    Week 1

    • Brainstorm of magazine genres
    • Words associated with rock music 
    • Conventions of rock magazines
    • Research into competition
    Week 2
    • Analysis of two front covers
    • Analysis of two contents pages
    Week 3
    • Analysis of two features articles
    • Colour representation
    • Target audience
    • Mood board
    Week 4
    • Pre / Post questionnaire
    • Flat plans
    • Casting decisions / list
    • Shooting location
    Week 5
    • Equipment list
    • Shot list
    • Photoshoot
    Week 6
    • Chosen images
    • Images not chosen 
    • Masthead design
    • Symbol design
    Week 7
    • Construction of front cover
    Week 8
    • Construction of contents page
    Week 9
    • Construction of features article
    Week 10
    • Rece pictures
    • Final product
    • Evaluation

    Music Magazine

    I will now present my research, planning, construction and evaluation of my main task of the music magazine...

    Wednesday, 15 December 2010

    The Final Preliminary Product - Cover and Contents

    Here is my finished work - 

    Front Cover



    Contents Page

    Contents Page

    Here is my planning, production and evaluation for my contents page...

    Front Cover

    Here is my planning, production and evaluation for my front cover...

    Media Photoshoot

    This is my media photoshoot which was taken in and around school...