Moodboard

This is my Moodboard most of the pictures are linked into what is going to be featured in my magazine.

Questionnaire results and explained.

I went into Birmingham City Centre to ask people to fill out my questionnaire, from question One I had gathered that my magazine should be targeted at Males as 15 males & 10 Females approached me to fill out this questionnaire.

From question Two I know that the age range I should target for my magazine should be between 10-30 years old, so I should make my magazine more youthful than formal.

Question Three tells me that I should set my magazine price at £2-£2.99, because clearly the majority of people have voted for £2-£2.99.

Question Four just explains that most people that filled out the questionnaire were from the B in the Jicnar scale which is the managerial part. Which could also determine the price and target market is should set.

Question Five is just showing that out of the people I asked 23 of them read magazines so these results are reliable and accurate.

Question Six and Eight are similar they both show me that the artist’s ‘Drake’ and ‘Tempa’ is a must for my magazine front cover or main headline they both got the highest tally.

Question Seven evidently shows me that ‘Top 10 songs’ is a must for my magazine as it got 17 votes.

Question Nine backs up question three with the price. This question proves that the price must be right to be able to sell my new magazine 13 votes for ‘Pick the best one that suits you’ ‘It’s a good price’.

Question Ten means that I should do a Q&A from the public instead of a traditional chat.

Question Eleven simply proves that warm colours are essential for my magazine(Although I think people misunderstood the question).

Question Twelve just explains that a physical copy is preferred over a virtual (Ipad, Iphone, Ipod) copy. 

Question Thirteen shows I should publish my magazine every 1-2 weeks.

Front cover layouts (Eight Layouts)

These are my eight layout ideas on my front cover, you need layout plans to be able to construct a good front cover. The best layouts I have made are the 1st and 3rd one because on the first one there is a lot of space for the picture to go and the cover lines will be along side the picture with the headline & pull quote underneath it. The difference between the 1st and 3rd layout is that the headline and pull quote is now under the masthead, the coverlines have moved to the bottom and the barcode has been moved to the middle-bottom.

Potential Names for my Music Magazine.

Potential Names for my Music Magazine.

WRAP

WRaP 

XL

CLASH

BLITZ

MM (Music matters)

CURVE
PULSE

CURVE

BLAST
CRUNCH
TWANG
TUNES
RUSH
SCALE
FRESH

Prezi

Masthead Ideas (Plain & No Colour)

These are my starter masthead ideas. I will be improving them and adding colour. I will edit the best ones.

Write up (Not Finished)

"Representation in the media is concerned with how individual and groups of people, events and ideas are presented to audiences. What we see, hear and read in the media is a re-presentation of a subject it is not a real version of events it is constructed. Even a live broadcast is a representation, because you only see what is filmed by the camera operator. As a media studies student, it is important that you are able to identify and understand these representations in the products and texts that you analyse and that you construct." Mainstream- the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are shared by most people and regarded as normal or conventional.  Appealing to a mass audience.  A magazine catering for all aspects of Pop music would appeal to a mainstream audience.

Niche- is a fraction of a total market or an audience. A segment of the market or the audience with highly specific needs and interests which cannot generally be satisfied by mainstream products.  A magazine focusing upon Dub step would be therefore is for a niche market.