Research for my magazine

My previous posts have looked into/explored/analysed the popular culture genre magazine's and researched the design of them and what sort of content they feature. I used the internet to look into how the popular culture magazines are laid out and content featured on the main page. I also researched into the price of the magazine which helped me to establish its target audience and also helped me work out pricing and content for my target audience.

Therefore my age genre that my magazine is going to be aimed at Teens to Young adults aged 16-22, this is because my content is going to be more mature and feature a range of popular artists who are in the charts. My magazine is going to be aimed at both genders as it won't feature gender aimed content and the style of the magazine and the content will be equally suitable for both genders. After researching all the genres my magazine's genre is going to be popular culture as that is what my target audience is aimed around and it's also the genre I have the most knowledge on. The job status of my target audience will be students either in college or uni as the pricing and content is aimed more towards that age due to maturity of it. My magazine will cost from £3.50-£4.50 which isn't suitable for a younger audience as it will cost to much, but for the students it will suit their income and be affordable for them to buy. It will feature artists such as Justin Bieber, Adele, Sigma, Sam Smith and many other artists who are hitting the charts with alot of the their hits so they will fit into my magazine.

Featured Stars

Alot of the stars featured in the magazines Q and Billboard are worldwide stars and are from all over the globe with artists such as Justin Bieber, Adele and many others. Whereas Top of the pops features more british based artists with some American acts featured.

Q

Q is aimed at middle class people, it is also aimed at young adults and older teenagers as the style of the magazine suggests that it isn't suitable for younger audience's and the artists shown uses more explicit language compared to other artists aimed at different genres. Q is a unisex magazine and from the style doesn't have a main targeted gender. 

Billboard

Billboard is produced weekly at a premium priced so it is aimed at people who are once again upper class. It is aimed a young adults from around 18-30 and features mature content which wouldn't be suitable for most people under the age of 18. It is a unisex magazine and isn't aimed at a certain gender

Top Of The Pops

Top Of The Pops is aimed at working/middle class people. it is aimed at the younger generation from around 7-14 years old and features quiz's and games aimed at a younger audience, it also has artists featured that create age appropriate content. It is mainly aimed at females as the main house style colour is pink and it likes to focus on girls fashion and male crushes.

Owners of Style Model

Q

Q is owned by Bauer Media Group, who are a worldwide media production company who own various Magazines, Radio Stations, Tv Programs and more all over the world. One magazine owned by Bauer is Kerrang, and many other aren't music based. 

Billboard

Billboard is owned by Prometheus Global Media, they're known worldwide but based in the United States and most of the content is based off American Artists. Prometheus own 4 magazines that are all based on different genres but are also known worldwide. 

Top Of The Pops

Top Of The Pops is owned by Immediate Media Company who is one of the most well known Media based business' in the UK. It also owns the BBC's magazines and many others  aswell which have a range of genre's and hobbies. 

Style Models

The three magazines I'll be choosing to looking at in more detail are Q, Billboard and Top Of The Pops.

Q

Q is a magazine that provides content on the latest artists and the genre is popular culture. Each magazine is £4.20 per issue and issues are distributed once a month and currently have 354 issues. They have a big logo which is simple but well recognised as it is just a big "Q" on the left hand side of the magazine. 

Billboard

Billboard is a magazine that consists of contents of the latest artists and the genre is popular culture. The magazine is £5.50 per issue and has 127 volumes and 36 issues, it produces a new magazine weekly as it provides weekly updated content for readers. It uses the same consistent logo to keep a consistent house style and to allow the readers to recognise the brand. 

 

Top of The Pops

Top of the pops is a popular culture magazine that is aimed at young teenagers and children and provides age suitable content and artists aimed at teens and children. They're monthly magazines and priced at £4.75 for each magazine, they also include other content not including music such as youtuber's to try and expand their audience. They have produced 269 issues and the magazine is run by the BBC.

What Magazines Interest Me

The genre that interests me is the popular culture genre as I enjoy and know a lot about that genre as it is my most listened to and also the genre I have most knowledge on

Magazine Genre's

Each music magazine is targeted towards a certain genre of music to make the content specific to the audiences preferred genre.
The magazine examples i used provide array of genre's.
Q - Q's genre provides content on all the latest music and mainly uses artists that have recently brought out music that is popular and within the top 100
Billboard - billboards genre is similar to Q's and mainly uses content which is current and popular
Kerrang - kerrangs genre is rock and only features content for all rock fans
Mojo - Mojo's genre is also rock but more classic rock for fans of older content
We Pop - We pop is a pop genre aimed at younger children which provides content on the latest pop artists with popular hits
Top Of The Pops - Top of the pops is a magazine that provides content of the music in the charts and provides content from the artists features in the charts
Rolling Stones - Rolling Stones magazine also features popular content and features content from artists who are currently popular

Music Magazines Examples

Contents Page

Contents page finished

Front Cover

This is my final front cover piece finished

I used the cropping tool on my image to get rid of space that wasn't being used and went against the rule of thirds

I used a Gaussian Blur to blur out the brick wall on a image on my contents page to allow the audience to focus on the model

I used guidelines on my contents page to line up the text as I used two separate layers for text, i also used it to line up the images so they're in line with each other and not untidy

I used the Polygonal Lasso Tool to straighten up the edges of the image of my model as some parts of my image had rough edges

I used the sharpen tool to sharpen the eye as that's the audience's main focus point when looking at a model so sharpening the image sharpens the colours making  it looked more focused.

I used the spot healing tool to remove part of the models ear as it was a distraction to the audience.

The before and after of the ear removal

I used the effects tool to give the text a white outer glow so it would stand out from the background

I used the shape tool to create a rectangle so I could make the background of the masthead different to the main background

I used the text tool so I could create the mast head and other text needed on the front cover and contents page

I used the paint bucket tool to but a background on my image so it wasn't transparent.

I used the quick selection tool to remove the background from my image, I found this useful as it allows you to select more than one colour unlike the magic wand tool and get straighter edges unlike the eraser. 

Below is the process from the original to the end

This is the image I'm going to be using for the front cover image as it is a medium close up and promotes sports within the school

To add my image onto my canvas I used the 'place' button so it adjusts it size to fit the canvas allowing me to editing it.

To get my magazine the correct size and to start work on my magazine I clicked new and adjusted the size and name to adjust it to a suitable format for my magazine

Train Spotting

 

The first thing we hear in the opening scene of Train Spotting is a non-diegetic style of sound which is a voice over from main character, and the voice over portrays his thoughts as the voice inside his head. They use the non-diegetic style to allow the audience to see into the character and recognise his thoughts and know more about what is happening in the scene than we would know if it was just him speaking as you can understand his thoughts and feelings.

When the title scene comes up a loud horn from a train is played to alert and make the audience jump so they pay attention to the title, and the title scene shows so they can read the title and think about the name and how it links in. The title scene doesn’t show a train but it uses black and white lines to create the illusion of a train travelling fast past the screen while the horns blares.

In the title scene towards the end after the title is shown classical music is then played while in the title scene is still showing, it then uses a sound bridge to naturally flow from one scene to another, the music used is non-diegetic as there isn’t actually a physical train shown so it isn’t a sound coming from within the scene. The classical music is also non-parallel to the title scene as it doesn’t have any connection to the title scene or the first scene introduced by the sound bridge, it offers quite an uncomfortable feeling for the viewers as it doesn’t suit the scene’s shown and is suppose to make the audience feel like the character is psychopathic or to empathises an emotion, e.g. if someone had died at Christmas and their family were crying, it would emphasis the sadness of the situation as Christmas is suppose to be a happy time where people are surrounded by family.

When the classical music uses a sound bridge to move from the title scene to the next scene where Renton is trying to go without heroin they use a non-diegetic voice over which makes the audience think he has some sort of mental health issue as it seems very formal and ordered. It is also non-parallel to the non-diegetic background music which also makes the audience consider if Renton may have any mental health issues or another problem.

Cinematography Quiz

• 1- two shot, natural lighting
• 2- key light, medium close up, low key lighting
• 3- low angle, natural lighting
• 4- high angle, high key lighting
• 5- medium long shot, high key lighting
• 7-medium long shot, high key lighting
• 8- medium close up, low key lighting
• 9- selective focus, high key lighting, medium long shot
• 10- over the shoulder shot

Media Links

OCR
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Mike Liddell
http://oamedia.blogspot.com/

Mise en Scene

Location
The location for my cover photo will be on the school field under a tree, I have chosen to use this location to show the relaxing places to study/read while in school, it will also show the pupil is enjoying studying/reading as they're not in a working environment and the learning taking place isn't in the classroom. Overall it will show the pupil is relaxed and enjoys reading. 

Actors
I will only be using one actor in my photo to show independent learning I plan to have an older student (year 10/11) being featured to show the maturity of the older year group to the audience. Using one actor also ensures that the picture isn't busy and allows me to put more text on the cover. My actor will be wearing the full Oldershaw Academy school uniform to show that the school has high standards when it comes to uniform.

Camera Shot
The image will be a longshot to get most of the model into the frame, they will be situated under a tree and will also be using props so a longshot will allow the audience to see everything that is happening in the scene while also being able to see detail of the props and the models face, it will also leave room on the grass and walls for text.

Costume
My actor will be wearing the full Oldershaw School Uniform and will be dressed to the correct Oldershaw uniform standard (e.g. correct length tie) to portray the schools pupils dress smartly and correct when attending school.


Props
My actor will be reading a age suitable book in the photo, they will be reading it to portray to the audience that the actor is independently learning and so they also look academic. 

Narrative
I intend to portray to the audience that the Oldershaw Academy is a highly academic school with pupils who respect the uniform standards and abide by them, I also intend to portray that pupils do extra educational learning on their own outside of school, it is also going to portray that the pupils are relaxed within an educational environment and  enjoy learning. 

School Magazine Example

Examples of Medium Close Up Shots