Completed Music Magazine

This is my completed rock music magazine:

Cover:

Contents Page:

Double Page Spread:

Evaluation - Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the full product?

Evaluation - Question 6

What have you learned about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

 

I have learned how to use an SLR camera properly to take good quality photographs for my music magazine.

I have learnt how to use and easily navigate around an Apple Mac whilst creating my magazine, as I have used it to run all the programmes i have needed to create my magazine on.

I have learnt how to use photoshop to create a music magazine and how to alter images and text on it.

I have learnt how to use iphoto to upload my images from the SLR camera to the Mac

I have learnt how to use flickr to annotate my finished magazine cover, contents page and double page spread and to discuss the roles of distribution under my images.

 I have learnt how to use blogger to record all the work and progress I have made over my magazine construction and media course.

iShowU video (with voice over) of me using the technologies I have learnt how to use:

 

Evaluation - Question 5

How did you attract/address your audience?

I have answered this question in Prezi.

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How did you attract/address your audience? on Prezi

Evaluation - Question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product? Why?

Below is a drawing of a member of my target audience with annotations around him:

Target Audience

My target audience I believe is primarily male, as the majority of rock music fans are male (67% rock gig ticket buyers/holders are male) This is why the drawing of my audience member is male. I believe my target audience to be College/University students between the ages of 16 and 21, as these are classed as 'student years' which is when a person buys the most gig tickets and is most into music and likely to buy a music magazine - this is why my audience member is 17 years old.

The majority of rock fans wear black clothing, with jeans, casual t-shirts and accessories predominantly in red or white (black red and white are the typical rock colours) this is why my audience member is wearing red and black accessories and t-shirt, as well as wearing jeans and black Converse style shoes.

Shops

HMV is the music shop of choice for the typical rock music fan - followed closely by HMVs rock 'sisiter' shop called FOP, as they sell a lot of rock music which appeals to my target audience, that is why my audience member would shop there.

Afflek's Palace in Manchester is an alternative/rock/cyberpunk/goth superstore which has over 30 shops and 4 floors in it. Rock music is played in all the shops in Afflek's and all the clothing and accessories sold in it is appropriate to the rock genre and rock audience, that is why my audience member would shop there.

Hobbies

- Playing Guitar/instruments: many rock music fans play rock related instruments as they are inspired heavily by the music they love.
-Going to gigs: rock gigs are the most widely attended gigs in the UK and so it is likely my audience goes to gigs as a hobby.
-Manga art/drawing: from my own experience rock fans seem to draw Manga and Anime style art more than fans of any other music genre. Both myself and many of my rock music loving friends all draw Manga art as a hobby. (the drawing of my audience member is classed as 'Manga Art')
-Reading magazines: rock fans are usually the most devoted fans out of all music genres and are the most likely to read about their favourite bands in magazines.

Music

My audience member would listen to rock music from the past and the present, such as:

-Queen
-My Chemical Romance
-ACDC
-Muse
-Linkin Park
-Black Sabbath
-30 Seconds To Mars
-Metallica

As well as variations on rock music riffs and drumbeats which incorporate alternative/metal music into their over all sound, such as:

-We The Kings
-Midas Fall
-The XX
-Goo Goo Dolls
-Lifehouse
-Elliot Minor

TV shows

My target audience would watch pretty much all types of TV other than Reality TV, as although everyone in the rock music loving community are diverse and enjoy different TV things, they collectively hate reality tv shows. Shows they would watch:

-Doctor Who
-Hollyoaks
-Battle of the Bands

Shows they would not watch:

-XFactor
-Britain's Got Talent
-The Only Way Is Essex
-Big Brother

They would not watch these shows because they often don't like modern music that has no soul and is only made for money (like Rhianna, Rizzle Kicks and similar 'artists') and these shows either promote that style of music, or have people on the shows that love that style of music. A common phrase within the teenage rock loving community is: "modern music is c-omputer r-ecorded a-utotuned p-op, c-r-a-p" - which proves my theory of which tv shows and music artists they would and wouldn't watch!!

Evaluation - Question 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your product and why?

I have used Flikr to answer this question - please click on the images to be taken to Flikr to read my answers under the images.

Evaluation - Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My rock music magazine represents the 'rock' social group by appearing similar to existing music magazines targeted at social groups which revolve around rock music.

My cover image has taken certain aspects of an existing rock music magazine cover to ensure it represents the rock genre social group.

Posture

Similarities

My male model on the right of the image has very similar posture to the male model on the right of the existing magazine image. The posture is relaxed and casual, shown by the wide stance, relaxed hands around the pocket area and their heads being slightly to one side. The relaxed posture gives the impression of rebellion and rock because they appear to have attitude and have a relaxed view on the world.

My female model has a wide stance and folded arms just like the model on the existing magazine, this shows attitude and is distinctly  'rock'.

My male model on the left has a casual posture with one hand in his pocket, just like the male models on the very left and very right of the existing rock magazine.

Differences

My male model on the left is slightly leaning against the wall behind him, giving him an even more relaxed posture than the models in the existing magazine.

Gesture

Similarities

My female model has her arms folded just as the female model does on the existing magazine to put across their rock attitude.

My two male models have one or both of their hands around/in their pockets just as the male models in the existing magazine do, to convey a relaxed and almost uncaring rock attitude.

Differences

My male model on the left is doing the rock symbol across his chest with his hand, this adds to his rock attitude.

Angle

Similarities

Both photographs are taken front on.

Differences

My photograph is taken from a slightly low angle to make the rock band look dominating. Whereas, the existing photograph is taken from a slightly high angle.

Shot type

Both photographs are long shots which ensures full body detail can be seen.

Lighting

My photograph is taken in natural light, whereas the existing photograph was taken in a studio with artificial light.

Costume


Similarities


All my models and the models on the existing magazine are wearing black items of clothing. One model in my magazine (female) and one model on the existing magazine (male far right) are both wearing a mixture of black and white clothing. My models are wearing casual t-shirts, just as most models in the existing magazine photograph are. My models are all wearing wristbands similar to the ones worn by a few of the models in the existing magazine photograph. All my models are wearing 'Converse' shoes, just as the model on the far right of the existing magazine photograph is too.


Differences

My female model is wearing long sleeves, whereas the existing magazine's female model is wearing a vest top. My model on the far left is wearing blue jeans which none of the models in the other magazines are wearing. My model on the right is wearing elements of red on his clothing which is not present in the existing magazine photograph.

Expression

Similarities

My models are not smiling, or pouting, they just have a neutral expression which shows their carefree and rebellious attitude, similar to the relaxed neutral expressions on the existing magazine photograph.

Differences

All my models are looking at the camera, unlike the models in the existing magazine photograph where only 3 of the 5 models are looking at the camera.

Hair

Similarities

Both my male models hairstyles are tussled to give the appearance of attitude and not caring, they are not gelled or styled, similar to the male hairstyles on the existing magazine.

Differences

My male models hair are not cut short and are almost in my models' eyes which is a typical teenage rock style cut of hair. My male model on the right side has blonde hair and none of the male models in the existing magazine have blonde hair. My female model has short choppy dark hair with a fringe that nicely frames her face and accentuates the attitude in her expression, whereas the female model in the existing magazine has shoulder length ginger/died dark orange hair to show her loud attitude.