I have now finished my magazine pages and therefore this is my last post!!

Thanks for taking to the time to view.

Bye!! :) 

Audience feedback:

Once I had completed my final pages I asked those of my target audience for some feed back.

Montaz: I really love the colour scheme it fits the pop genre well. The direct address of the main models is attractive. A lot to look at, many cover lines. Master head is attractive. Features of other artists are  attractive, it shows two different genders which attracts the reader. However the master head could have been a bit bigger. 

Ellie: Just from having a first glance at the magazine pages it looks very good. The colours match well and the fonts used work well. The use of artist featuring on the front page attracts teenage girls to read on, also the idea of getting free posters with the magazine is a benefit. An improvement which I would have made would be to space out the cover lines more across the page. 

Millie: The contents page is well laid out. The fonts used and colours work well together. Pictures are used which makes the magazine more interesting, only writing would bore the reader. The text is simple and easy to read showing which page articles are on. However more pictures could have been added relating to the specific articles. 

FINAL PAGES

 

3rd draft of double page spread..

I have added a white background which makes it easier to read the text, with a picture on the right hand side. The layout is ow simple, with picutres and writing.

2nd draft of double page spread....

More writing and pictures have been added, still trying to work on layout making it easy and interesting to read. Please comment below what you think. Thank you.



 

 

1st draft of double page spread...

Going well so far, need to work more on layout of the page, making it more interesting and readable for the target audeince. More pictures need to be added.

 

 



2nd Draft of contents page..

I have added more picture and colours.



 

 

 

1st Draft of contents page...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Draft...

 

From looking at other pop magazines they are very cluttered and therefore I will need to brain storm more ideas to appear on my front cover. Also I will need to add pictures to make it look more interesting.

 

 This is my first attempt of my front cover. I am happy with the layout so far and I like the way the colours match. I will need to add more coverlines and pictures giving it more of a pop magazine look.

DOUBLE PAGE ARTICLE

 

 After finishing their SOLD OUT arena tour in the US, girl bad ‘Sugar Spice’ are now ready to carry on with their European tour. We caught up with them backstage at the o2 and asked them a few popular  questions sent in from fans.

 

What do enjoy most about being on tour?

 

We have loads of fun on tour; we mostly enjoy seeing our fans happy. Although Jess and I find it very tiring every bit of it is definitely worth it it. Although our timetable is very tight we still find the  time to have a laugh and enjoy ourselves.

 

Do you enjoy performing new songs or old songs on tour?

We enjoy performing all songs from both our albums, but we especially enjoy performing songs from when we first started up as a band. Our song ‘Love me’ which was our first number one is always every emotional to perform.

 

How did you feel when your album went to number 1 in America?

We were over the moon when we went to number in the US! Megan and I were very surprised as we are an English band, we didn't realize how big we would be in the US. We spent the night with friends and family.

 

What do you do in your free time?

We very rarely have any free time so when we do we make the most out of it; we spend time with family and friends. We enjoy going shopping, cinema and just chilling.

 

 

What artists do you look up to?

We look up to artists such as Little Mix, who were the first band to win the xfactor. Our style of music is similar to their's. We also like the image Jessie J portrays, she produces relevant music which can be listened to by all genders.

 

What artists would you want to collaborate with in the future?

We are currently working with Tinie Tempah on his new album which will be out in the summer. Jess and I have always been fond of Pixie Lott and would love to perform a song with her. 

 

What does the future hold for sugar spice? 

We hope to carry on producing music which our fans love.  

 

PHOTOSHOOT

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These are the pictures I managed to take for my photoshot. Please comment below which ones you like best, and which one I should use for my front cover?

 

 

PHOTOSHOT PLAN

When planning my photoshot I will have to consider:

• Lighting
• Props
• Costumes 
• Setting
• Camera angles

Lighting- My location is indoors, so the lighting will most properly be very natural. Once I have taken my shots I will need to consider using Photoshop to edit them, making them look brighter and more focused. 

Props- My photoshoot for my front cover will be kept very simple with the use of no props, I feel by using no props it will be more effective to the target audience. However for my double page spread I will be using props for example a microphone and a guitar. 

Costumes- In the photoshoot the model artists will be wearing modern  up-to-date clothing. The models will be dressed appropriately as they are acting as role models to the target audience. The model will have a very natural look. 

Setting- The photos taken for my front cover will be taken on a white background, I have decided a white background so the model can stand out more, as they are the main focus. The photos used for my double page spread have been taken in New York City. 

Camera Angles- The photos taken for my front cover will be close ups of the model showing face expressions making it more appealing to the target audience. However for my double page spread long shots and mid shots will be used. There will also be a few establishing shots of New York City. 

 

PHOTOSHOOT IDEAS

Having just recently visited New York City with the school, I took the opportunity to take pictures and find a way to put them in my music magazine. I will most probably be using these pictures for my double page spread and contents page. 

This is the information I found while researching other pop magazines. This information is very important as it will help me when making my own pop magazine.

The Treatment

The Magazine: PUMP IT UP

Target Readership: PUMP IT UP is a new magazine aimed at females who enjoy pop music. The reader is aged between 12-16 year old. At this age they are now more involved with the latest music and up to date with new songs. The readers of the magazine may by now have part time jobs earning their own pocket money for them to buy the magazine if released weekly or monthly. Parents of readers will fall into the C1/C2 socioeconomic grouping, this then means they can buy the magazine for their daughters. Readers of Pump it up have a strong interest in programme's such as X Factor and Pop Idol. PUMP IT UP is the girl that wants to be up to date with the latest gossip. She is bold and sassy, she is very keen to get the most out of life. 

Form and Style: PUMP IT UP is an A4 colourful, jampacked magazine with celebrity gossip, interviews, fashion and quizzes. The cover contains models of approximently the same age as the target audience. The colours used are very bright colours such as pinks and purples. Each issue will feature famous bands and artists, these will either be the popular boy band or attractive female role models. X Factor and actors and actresses from wellknown teen TV programmes will appear throughout the magazine. Coverlines show the magazine to contain a lot of material , dealing with issues that every teenage girl wants to know about. The fonts used are simple and bold which are easily read. The graphics used often have a cluttered feel to give the effect that this magazine is a good value for money. The magazine will sell at £2.00, this is an affordable price for a teen magazine making it realistic.

Themes and Typical features: PUMP IT UP will have a regular theme occuring of an everyday teen magazine. Every issue will contain celebrity gossip, interviews, latest music releases aswell as fashion and questionaires/quizzes. There will be a strong focus on male artists and boybands which most teenage girls are interested in. However the magazine will also contain other information such as friendships,pets and school work. The magazine overal will be informal and chatty, the use of language will be familiar to the target audience, this will hopefully avoid the reader becoming bored and not wanting to read on.

Potential advertisers: A range of brands will feature in the magazine which relate to the target audience. Make up brands will appear, online shopping websites will be feature and also retail shops.

Editorial Team: The editorial team for PUMP IT UP will be made up of  well experienced magazine writers, which have worked with magazines aimed at teenagers in the past, they have previously worked with other magazines Girl Talk and Top of the Pops.

CONTENTS PAGE LAYOUTS

These are my possible contents page layouts which I will be using for my music magazine.  

COVER PAGE LAYOUT

These are my possible cover page layouts. However I have still not decided which one to use. I prefer the 3rd one but I also like the 1st one. Due to deciding to produce a pop magazine, it is going to be a very cluttered and colourful front page filled with a lot of pictures and coverlines.

 

These are the possible titles that I will be using for my pop magazine title. I am finding it difficult to decide between the three. Please comment below which you prefer.

PHOTOSHOP PRACTICE

 

 

 

 

This is the first time I have properly used photoshop. We were given the task to turn a picture of a crab into the front cover of a cook book. I found using photoshoot very complicated but the more I used it the easier I was finding it. We firstly selected the picture of the crab from the original picture and put it on a page alone. Following on from this we then had to crop the lemons out of the original picture and place it on the new page. I have found this very challenging and therefore used the magic wond to remove any background colour, we then placed them either side of the crab. After this we then increased the canvas size by 2cm and placed the picture of the grab to the right hand side of the page. We then filled in the background of the front cover, I chose the colours blue which contrasted well with the picture of the crab. Finally we then added the title of the cook book 'CRABMANIA'.
 
After completing this exercise with photoshop, I now feel more comfortable using it when I come to make my own music magazine cover!

ACTION PLAN

ACTION PLAN!!



11th-15th Feb

 Layout designs
 Font designs 
 Treatment Sheet 

18th-22nd Feb 
Plan Photo shoot 
Take Photos
 Save selection 
 Textual Analysis on 3 covers, 2 contents and 2 Double Page Spreads 

25th-1st March 
 Make Front Cover
  Post drafts 
  Collect Audience Research 

4th-8th March 

 Make Contents Page
 Make Double Page Spread 

11th-15th March 
 Test Pages 
  Start Evaluation

The Questionnaire 

1. How old are you?

2. What type of music do you like listening to?

a. pop b. rock c. country d.classical c.other

3. At what price would you buy the magazine?

4. Would you like a poster in every issue?

5. What would you like to see in the magazine?

a.gossip b.interviews c.fashion d.pictures c.best songs d.other

I gave my questionnaire out for people to fill in, most of these people were at the age 0f 16-17 years old! The results were very interesting, at least 80% of the people preferred pop music. Nearly everyone wanted a free poster with every issue, and maybe even a free gift. The average price was around 1/2 pounds. 

These results will now help me with my own music magazine. Thank you! :)

I have looked at a range of different magazines, but I have now decided to focus on a teenage pop magazine.

 

 

 

TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS PAGE

 

 

The colour scheme of the contents page is a grey colour. The celebrity used, Kanye West is very serious, the colours of the page could relfect his mood of being serious and thoughtful. The use of grey makes the heart stand out which is red, this shows the importance and passion of music within him.  Direct address is used making the reader feel more involved. The use of the hand suggests him being locked in this could symbolise how they want the reader to be. they are so interested that they want to read on. All text is to the right hand side of the page, showing what is contained in the magazine.

TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF FRONT COVER

The masterhead 'VIBE' almost acts like a logo for the read, this is a
unique name which the reader can refer back to. It is in  big bold font
placed at the top of the page, which makes it stand out. This catches the readers eye easily making them most likely to pick up the magazine to read. The direct quote
used from Kanye West 'I AM RAP' is appealing to the audience
as they are interested in what he has to say, this will attract fans of his
to read the magaizne further. This is the most important coverline on the page, is placed to the left of the page in big, bold pink font. This stands out the most as it relates to the celebrity on the page. The use of celebrity endorsement also  draws the reader in, by the celebrtiy appearing on the front page they are most liekly going to appear within the magazine. Fans will be interested
to read on further to keep up to date with their favourite artist.

 A close up of the celebirty is used taking up most of the page,
this makes it more appealing showing facial expressions. The use of direct address makes it more personal showing confidence about reading on further. Coverlines are used on both sides of the magazine.  The colours of the magazine used clash, pink and blue. This could also symbolise both boys and girls, suggesting a unisex target audience.

TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF POP COVER PAGE

'Just Pop Magazine'

'Just Pop!' magazine is aimed at a young teenage girl audience. The colours used are very feminine, the pinks, purple and yellows used show this. The magazine front cover is very cluttered, containing a lot of pictures and information. The front cover contains many pictures of celebrities, this attracts readers as they are interested to see more pictures and find more information about these celebrties. By having the boyband 'One Direction' on the the front cover this will attract many female fans resulting into many copies being bought. Posters are advertised on the front cover, which is also a reason why fans will buy the magazine, as they collect posters of their favourite celebrities. The picture is against a white background, this makes the picture stand out making it the main focus. The strap line used at the top of the page advertises winning One Direction headphones and Pixie Lott accessories, this is also a main benefit of buying the magazine, as the reader may be lucky and win them if they try. The main cover line of the page is 'One Direction' as they are relevant at this moment in time, with a lot of fans following their every move. The strap line at the bottom of the page 'plus' also attracts the readers eye. Aswell as all the information contained already in the magazine the  additional article on Justin Bieber, who also is popular with the target audience the magazine is aimed towards.