Music

Magazine
- Evaluation

Victoria
The layout – Front Cover
 I have incorporated a ‘selling line’ at the
top of my cover page, this is a powerful
quote from a band which includes the word
‘ROCK’ with exclamation marks and will
therefore attract a suitable audience that
the magazine is appealing to.
 The house style that I have used is a
combination of pink navy blue and yellow, I
have used these colours because my
magazine is aimed at the youth of today,
both males and females, therefore by
incorporating these colours the magazine
will appeal to both genders as males
stereotypically like blue whereas girls
stereotypically like pink.
 I have included a competition on the front
cover of my magazine, this is used to attract
buyers as the opportunity acts as a lure.
 I know that readers of a music magazine
are interested in live reviews of bands
therefore I have included a list of bands that
will be reviewed
 The main image is the most space
consuming item on the page, it has been
edited by using photo shop as I have cut
The layout – Contents Page
 I have clearly headed the page with ‘Contents’
to show the readers what page they are on and to
help keep them aware and easily able to locate
whatever page they chose.
 I have carried on the theme colours of Pink,
blue and yellow onto the contents page, this is to
show that the magazine is well structured and is
easy on the eye.
 The main image that I have used for the
contents page is that of a girl looking as if she is
leaning against the sides of the magazine. The
subject is shrugging indifferently which suits the
magazine’s target audience as it gives the
impression that she has a bad attitude, this is
appealing to a Rock N Roll audience. I have edited
the transparency of the image to create the
illusion that the subject is in the background.
 I have also included a section on my contents
page which shows what extra features will be
included in the magazine, this is used to entice
the reader with bands that they may recognise.
 Here I have clearly stated what topics will be
covered throughout the magazine and when, this
is once again, to make sure the reader is not
confused and knows where to find each article.
 At the bottom of the page I have added
photographs that represent what will be included
in the magazine, this acts as a hook to make the
reader want to read on and find out more.
 In the same black and white style that the
heading has been made in, this is used with the
purpose of reminding the reader of the magazine
 The layout – Double page
T h e h e a d in g
spread T h is is a
o f th e a rticle q u o te th a t
is in fo rm a tive has been
and e xtra cte d
in te re stin g fro m th e
w h ich is a rticle a n d it
n e e d e d to has been
a ttra ct th e e n la rg e d a n d
ta rg e t p o sitio n e d a t
a u d ie n ce th e to p o f th e
p a g e , th is is
to a ttra ct th e
a tte n tio n o f
th e a u d ie n ce ,
a lso th e w o rd
H e re I h a ve ‘ High ’ is used
o n ce a g a in to a ttra ct th e
ca rrie d o n S ex , D ru g s
w ith th e a n d R o ck &
sa m e th re e R o ll
co lo u rs th a t I a u d ie n ce .
h a d o rig in a lly
u se d .

T h e m a in im a g e fo r th is p a g e is o f tw o o f
th e b a n d m e m b e rs o f th is p a rticu la r b a n d
th a t is b e in g d iscu sse d . T h e co lo u r o n th e
im a g e h a s b e e n e d ite d to m a ke th e im a g e
b rig h te r a n d m o re e ye ca tch in g .
 The Target Audience
 The target audience for my music
magazine is people aged 16 – 25 with a
general interest in rock music.
 I found my target audience by creating a
questionnaire to hand out to people in
and around college, it contained
questions such as
- What is your favorite music genre?
- What artists do you like?
- What artists do you dislike?
- What stereotype do you fit, if any?
 I have chosen to address teenagers and
young adults as opposed to middle aged
people because younger minds are
more easily influenced and people of
this young age usually fit a niche
market more easily. I chose to aim my
magazine at those interested in Rock
music because it is a popular choice of
sound made by teenagers today, this
may because of the appealing
‘rebellious’ mind set that often goes
hand in hand with the Artists and fans of
the genre. Also, the magazine targets
the Rock market because music
magazines offer independence to those
who seek it, which is often desired by
 Attracting The Target
Audience
Firstly , th e n a m e o f m y M a g a zin e is ‘ B a d O b se ssio n ’ th is
w ill in sta n tly a p p e a lto m y ta rg e t a u d ie n ce a s th e y w ill
m o st like ly re co g n ise it a s th e title o f a so n g b y G u n s N ’
R o se s, w h ich is a p o p u la r R o ck b a n d . T h e re co g n itio n o f
th is w ill in sta n tly cre a te a se n se o f b e lo n g in g fo r th e
a u d ie n ce a n d w illth e re fo re e n co u ra g e th e m to
in ve stig a te fu rth e r in to th e m a g a zin e .

I u se d th e la n g u a g e a n d cu ltu re o f th e fro n t p a g e
to a ttra ct th e a u d ie n ce ; th e m a in im a g e in clu d e s a
g u ita r w h ich w o u ld a p p e a lto a R o ck lo vin g
a u d ie n ce .
I h a ve u se d la n g u a g e su ch a s ‘ fe stiva lG u id e ’ a n d
‘ Rehab ’ to appeal to the audiences activitiesand
in te re sts w h ich in tu rn w illa ttra ct th e m to th e
m a g a zin e .

T h e se llin g lin e a t th e to p o f th e p a g e a ttra cts

th e a u d ie n ce a s it is a q u o te fro m a b a n d
m e m b e r ‘ T h is is ju st h o w w e co p e in th e w o rld
o f R O C K ’. T h is is a p p e a lin g to th e ta rg e t
a u d ie n ce a s m a n y o f th e re a d e rs a sp ire to b e in
th e w o rld o f ro ck a n d w illw a n t to re a d o n to fin d
o u t m o re .
This is a link to my
My Blog
Media blog…
Media Studies
 This is an extract from my Media
blog, in which I have written about
health and safety aspects to
consider when using the Redhead
lighting. I felt it necessary to
include this blog entry because
when we were taking photographs
for our music magazines, we were
using the lights and needed to
know of all the safety precautions
T h is is a b lo g e n try
th a t I h a ve p o ste d
w ith re g a rd s to
so m e p h o to g ra p h s
th a t w e h a d ta ke n
a ro u n d sch o o l th a t
co u ld b e u se d w h e n
cre a tin g a m u sic
m a g a zin e . I h a ve
p o ste d th e se
p a rticu la r
p h o to g ra p h s
b e ca u se th e y a re
e vid e n ce o f
d iffe re n t ca m e ra
a n g le s a n d
te ch n iq u e s th a t w e
e xp e rim e n te d w ith .
T h e b e n e fit o f
ta kin g p h o to g ra p h s
e a rly o n in m y ta sk
is th a t it h e lp e d m e
d e cid e w h a t
ca m e ra te ch n iq u e s
I w o u ld like to
in clu d e in m y m u sic
p h o to g ra p h s, it a lso
e lim in a te d a n y
ch a n ce o f m a kin g
m ista ke s la te r o n in
m y m a g a zin e .
What I have learned
Fro m th is ta sk I h a ve le a rn e d th e
im p o rta n ce o f e d itin g so ftw a re su ch a s
‘ Photoshop ’ because without such
p ro g ra m m e s, m a g a zin e s su ch a s th e o n e I
h a ve cre a te d , w o u ld n o t lo o k a s
p ro fe ssio n a la s th e y d o . I h a ve a lso le a rn e d
th e co rre ct w a y to u se exp e rt lig h tin g su ch
a s th e R e d h e a d s a n d th e e ffe ct th a t th e
g e ls h a ve o n th e o ve ra lllo o k o f th e su b je ct
b e in g lit.
M y p re vio u s ta sk o f cre a tin g a co lle g e
m a g a zin e a lso h e lp e d m e le a rn a lo t a b o u t
th e e d itin g so ftw a re th a t is a va ila b le to
u se . I ch o se to u se Ph o to sh o p a n d th e
co lle g e m a g a zin e in cre a se d m y
u n d e rsta n d in g o f e d itin g m y im a g e s. I a m
n o w a b le to cu t a ro u n d p h o to g ra p h s a n d
e d it th e co lo u r, p o sitio n in g , sa tu ra tio n a n d
tra n sp a re n cy ( a m o n g st o th e rs) o f a n
im a g e .

I h a ve extre m e ly e n jo ye d cre a tin g a m u sic

m a g a zin e b e ca u se
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