Music Magazine - Final Draft Double Page Spread

This is the final draft of my double page spread. I think the layout works effectively at separating the text evenly and the use of colour makes the page eye- catching. The page follows the house style of red and black. The only thing I would improve if I had the time would be to possibly change the background on the photo of Chloe and Abby to white because it stands out more than I meant it to and being on a black background it would blend in nicely with the other photos.

Here is a video of me creating and drafting my double page spread.



Music Magazine - Final Draft Contents Page

 This is my final draft of my contents page, which I am quite happy with. I think the red for the 'Contents' and the subheadings makes them stand out against the black and immediately draws the readers attention to them. This is the same for the page numbers they stand out, as a contrast to the black text. I attempted different colours such as the blue on the photo and the red for the subheadings but overall the red looked nicer and more professional. I think the jumping photo is quite appropriate to be next to the compettitons as when people are happy they 'jump for joy', which is exactly what the four people in my photo are doing. The compettiton is relatively simple to answer as Emeli Sande was a support act and The Wanted weren't on that day which means that more people would be tempted to answer it, and convince there friends it's a good compettition so they'd purchase the magazine too.

Music Magazine - Final Draft Cover Page

This is my final draft of my cover page. I like white on black effect of 'Massive Christmas' followed by the black on white effect of 'Music Weekly' as I believe this helps the masthead to stand out. I think the christmas baubles fit in with the Christmas theme I was going for however they don't look as effective I was hoping for. The box with 'Exclusive Posters of Girlband Mystique' could possibly be incorporated in as I think if I laid it out effectively it could look professional and be effective on my cover page. To improve I think the straplines could also be laid out better such as the one next to the central image's head which is barely noticable.

Music Magazine - Drafting Process

I didn't like this cover at all even though it included necessary items such as, a masthead, date and price, and a barcode. The pictue doesn't seem to look right on this background and doecn't look professionally created at all.

I like the layout of my contents page so I believe I will keep that for my final contents page, however I believe it lacks colour as the only colour is black which makes it fairly boring. To improve this I think I might make the titles along the side e.g News a different colour.

I like the variety of photos, with not one central image almost like a college, however I'm not keen on the layout and think that it would be best to put the text into columns to keep it neat. The title 'Jingle Bell Ball- Highlights of the Weekend' possibly needs to be bolder, and / or another colour as it doesn't stand out enough. Again like the contents page this page lacks colour variety so I will need to add more to this along with structuring it more organisedly.

Music Magazine - Photoshoots

These were some of the photos from previous photoshoots. I felt that instead of uploading them all I would choose a selection and explain why I choose them as examples. The photo at 0:01 for example, includes musical props which I believe are quite appropriate since this would be a music magazine. Likewise at 0:30 we get a close up shot of the face and microphone which displays a passion for music, which is what the magazine aims to show. At 0:50, we were experimenting with the lighting and shadowing and I believe this photo turned out quite successfully and produces a darker slightly twisted music style. 1:12 was where I wanted to try out various different wild ideas so we decided to have a guitar held over someones head almost comically to see how this would look.

This is the latest photoshoot we did. I felt it was important to have a variety, incase some turned out badly or there wasn't one appropriate to the images needed for my magazine I would be creating as I wasn't fully aware of the genre and style of the magazine I would be creating at this point.

Music Magazine - Readership Profile + Audience Research*

Music Magazine - Questionaire Results

Person Number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Gender	M	F	F	F	F	M	M	M	M	F
Age	Under 15	26-30	41-50	41-50	16-20	16-20	Over 50	26-30	21–25	21-25
Favourite Genre	Pop	Pop	Pop/Dance	Easy Listening	Pop	Indie	Jazz/ Folk	Rock/Indie	R&B	Pop
How often they’d purchase a music magazine	Once A Week	Once A Month	Once A Month	Once A Month	Once A Week	Once A Week	Once A Month	Once A Fortnight	Once A Week	Once A Fortnight
Price they’d pay	£2 –£2.50	£1.50 - £2	£3 - £3.50	£2 - £2.50	£1.50 - £2	£3- £3.50	Over  £3.50	£2-£2.50	Under £1.50	£1.50-£2
What they’d like to see in a magazine (highlighted if 50% or more choose it)	R,G,C,P,A,N,F,I	R,G,C,P,N,F,I	R,G,C,P,A,N,F,I	G,C,P	G,P,N,F	G,C,I	R,N,I (Dates of Concerts)	R,N,F,I	R,G,A,I	R,G,A,I
Factors in liking a band	Lyrics/Style of Music	Lyrics/Style of Music	Lyrics/Style of Music	Lyrics/Style of Music	Lyrics/Style of Music, Appearance, and Videos	Lyrics/Style of Music	Lyrics/Style of Music	Lyrics/Style of Music	Lyrics/Style of Music	Lyrics/ Style of Music
Buy any music magazine currently	No	No	No	No	No	Yes – NME	Yes – Folk Roots + Jazz Review for concert dates	Yes – Q + NME for new releases and new reviews	No	No
Most of music comes from	ITunes	CD	ITunes/ Other (From family members)	CD	ITunes	ITunes	CDs / Other (Internet)	Other (Copied CD’s)	CDs/ ITunes	Other (Downloaded off Youtube)
Festivals attended this year	0	0	0	0	0	1-5	1-5	1-5	0	0
Bands seen live this year	1-5	0	1-5	1-5	1- 5	1-5	Over 20	11-15	1-5	0
Albums/Singles bought per month	1-5	1-5	0	0	1-5 (but varies depending on who’s out)	1-5	1-5	0	Over 15	0
Are the clothes you wear influenced by what you listen to?	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Preferred   way to listen to music	Internet	CD	Radio	CD	Mp3/ IPod, Live, TV, Internet, Radio	Mp3/Pod	Mp3/ IPod, Live, CD	Mp3/ IPod, Live	MP3/ IPod, Live	Internet/Radio

What they’d like to see in a magazine codes:

R = Reviews

G = Gossip

C = Competitions

P = Photo Shoots

A = Advertisements

N = News

F = Features

I = Interviews

From my questionnaire I can see that the majority of people I asked had a favourite genre of music as pop.  There was a conflict between how often the magazine should be published with four people saying once a week and four people saying once a month. After considering this I have decided that going to once a fortnight would not be a wise decision as 2/10 of the people I questioned would have chosen that, therefore making it a small audience but I think if I were to do the once a week option then the once a fortnight people could buy it once a fortnight, the once a month people once a month, and the once a week people would be satisfied with a new magazine every week so this should hopefully cater to everybody’s needs. There was a large range of prices people would be willing to pay, which could possibly be depending on how often they would like it published, however the two most common price ranges were £1.50 -£2.00 and £2.00 - £2.50. To be on the safe side it would be ideal to place my magazine at £2.00 as that is the median of both ranges. To work out the features I should put in my magazine I looked at the answers that received 50% or more of the people I surveyed saying yes to them. These were, Reviews, Gossip, Competitions, Photo Shoots, News, Features, and Interviews. Advertisements, however were close at 40% therefore including some would still be appropriate. All of the people said the main factor in choosing a band is the lyrics/ style of music. Most currently do not buy any music magazine on a regular basis but those that did were in the 16-30 age range and bought NME or Q. Most of the younger people I surveyed said there music came from ITunes, apart from person 2 who gets it from her children that get music off ITunes. The older people I surveyed tended to get there music off of CD’s which is an indication of how crucial it is to know your audience’s preference to cater for their needs. 70% of the people have attended 0 festivals this year but 30% have attended between 1-5 which suggest the magazine I produce should include some include something about festivals, but not be a main priority. Most have seen 1- 5 bands live this year and a comment I received was that people like to know of upcoming concert dates, therefore this should definitely be a regular feature of my magazine. Many buy between 1-5 albums/ singles per month however, this does depend on which artists are out that month that they like. A majority said they did not feel the music they listen to influences the clothes they wear and half of the people surveyed said they would prefer to listen to music on an Mp3/IPod, with live being the next best option.