Content page research

I researched many content pages on music magazines and i decided to choose this Qthe music to annotate on . Ive decided to use a few ideas from this contents page such as having the big picture of a group feature in the magazine . Also as it has the headings of the articles featured in along one column . I like the idea that the page numbers and titles are in bold and additional text is in dimmed text. I also  like the fact that the contents page is split into sections ,i would to use this in my own magazine

Mix Mag

 

I have researched many different types of magazines featuring  different genres such as hip hop , R&b  , club , techno ,  dance , dub step and rock .This has helped me understand the different concepts of target audience and unique types of music genres . Mix mag is aimed for a specific target audience , particularly aimed at older teenagers and people in their twenties .The background of the front cover matches the writing as the colour of the writing is a lighter purple compared to the background .Allowing it to be easier for the reader too read the subheadings and captions . As the background is dark and the picture is light it brings the figure out and makes her look bold and emphasises the point of the disco theme. The purple is very neutral colour that can attract both male and female readers it also contrasts with the disco theme of mix mag .



BillBoard

Having chosen the genre of hip-hop r&b for my music magazine . I decided to research "Billboard magazine .By analysing this front cover i was able to collect different ideas on front covers . On this cover the masthead is very bold and strong allowing it to catch the readers attention when looking on an magazine section. It also features three different colour between the three middle letters .  There main image  covers the entire page , with an famous singer on the front cover "Janet Jackson" . Having this figure on the front cover would also attract the reader to buy the magazine because she is very popular and trendy .In my magazine i have decided not to have a famous artist on my front cover but an up and coming artist that would be featured on my double paged spread . The strap line posted on this front cover is associated with image covering the page , linking them together shows they work . In my magazine  i would like to link the pictures with the text , So that the the strap line and the image is connected together . In the front cover all text is featured on one side of the page to avoid covering the singers face . In my magazine i believe that ill have text on both sides of the page . There is also two lures on the front of the page to want yo to read on : "call on me , with Nelly " and "So excited  featuring KHIA ". I think its a good idea to have a lure on the front cover of magazines as it interests the reader more to buy the magazine if there is something interesting to read on about . This magazine also features the essential front cover codes and conventions that are not elaborated above : price , dat of issue , bar code and mode of address .

The music promoted by this magazine and also advertised on the front cover  is shown in the link below http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHaEgO1FMeA

Top of the Pops

The top of the pops magazine caters for a specific target audience that are young and vulnerable to buy the magazine  aged around 8-13.You can tell this the masthead as the writing is as like a bubble writing style chosen to attract the attention of a young child . Also as the masthead is coloured as bright pink and glittery  inherses the fact that it is proven to attract a wide of  females .



Research into music press & planning

As i decided to feature my main task towards a R&B / Hip-Hop style magazine i decided to base most of my research on the Internet on websites and music clips that focus and revolve around this style of music :

• Billboard
• Flavour
• YOraps
• Vibe

Theses online magazines have given me ideas to put in m own magazine and also to conclude what type of target audience i would like to portray my magazine too .

. Research in the music press .

The music press is there to attract all age range from 12 - 60 . The different types of genres allows everyone to have there own choice and variety of music  . Some magazines are sold in large stores such as whsmith and hmv , Otherss the are not so popular are found in more smaller stores and local newsagentcies

Main coursework task

In my main coursework task for my music magazine i have decided to create a monthly magazine . That is aimed to attract and appeal the age range of 16 - 19 . i believed that this was a better age range for me to work with as it is my own age group and i would more likely know what an 16-19 year old is in to rather than a 12-15 year old . I have chosen to do a hip-hop / r&b .soul , funky and up and coming artist magazine to express now modern generation

Media press

The media press is very influential in all of our everyday lives as see, read, and hear the latest about the world each and everyday . The news about the world is featured in many different ways such as television , magazines / newspapers , radio and flyers . For my A level task i have been set a task to create a music magazine for a specific age range . The media press is there to expand the lives of different people as they can read and listen or watch a variety of different genres for their own taste . In my blog and research i will be focusing on the magazine industry . Most music magazines come out every fortnight or every month allowing people to keep up to date with the latest music and up coming artist .

Intro

Hello .

Hi To all Fellow viewers 

Am Ria St Louis Kerr

This is my blog space where i will upload all my recent and update work for my media studies As coursework . This will as included my decisions on my target audience , my music magazine genre and how often my magazine shall be issued .