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Magazine Mastheads

-This is a wide variety of different music magazines mastheads.

-This is Karrang's masthead you can see straight away the type of magazine with it being dark and messy.

-Here is the Masthead for NME this is simple yet effective you   can tell that the magazine will be organized and modern also the words underneath explain to the reader what it means.

- This is the masthead of MOJO, this logo is plain and in my opinion quite boring i don't think it is stylish and is to simple

                                                             

- Here is the masthead for Q this i think give it a intellectual look and is very simple however stands out and is easily recognizable. 

Magazine

My magazine will be either country music or rock and roll. I thought of country as i like it and it would be different as not many people will do it however rock which i also like will be more popular and may have more in common with the readers. I love music listing to artists from Johny cash and Dean martin to Elvis and the Beatles to Queen, Oasis, Bon Jovi and the Killers.  However the magazine can only cover one type therefor i have to choose one i have come up with my top five titles bellow.

- Old-time music  (OTM) is a genre of North American folk music , with roots in the of many countries, including England, Scotland, Ireland and countries in Afica.

- Indie rock and roll (IRR) is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post rock, indie pop, noise rock and emo, among others.

- indie Seen- i like this as it is a play on the indie scene and also the abbreviation would be IS which has a good ring. 

- Rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock (from rock 'n' roll) and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music.

- Independent label rock (ILR) this is the definition of indie rock meaning bands that are not under a label and have freedom to experiment with any music.

- New Wave Rock (NWR) this is again another meaning of indie rock. 

Possible Names for Music Magazine

Here are some names for my magazine I intend to use either rock and role or country music 

- Addicted

- Break away

- The vibe

- The buzz

- Notes

- The essential

- The essential country

- Greatest hits, i like this title as it is a common title for CD's
- Rockabilly, this is a type of music where country and rock are mixed
- The Acoustic, I think this has a good sound to it and country music is mainly acoustic
- OTM (old-time music),  old time music is a type of country music
- IRR indie rock and roll, I like this as indie rock is my favorite type of music

Magazine Analysis

Magazine Review  NME

1.   Produced by IPC media

2.   The target audience would be young fans of alternative music. 16-25 as there is a lot of adverts for festival/festival clothing and alcohol, which suggests over 18’s.

3.   The price of the magazine is £2.40 or £74.99 for a years subscription

4.   It is published weekly

5.   Its circulation is 58,284 a month

6.   Brand identity... NME - New Musical Express

7.   The monthly revenue is £495,299.20 a month from circulation. £67,071 a month from advertisement. overall it is £562,370.20

8. The front cover is very modern and slick. it is presented very clearly and effectively whilst also inviting the reader in
      to read more. the picture does a great job of attracting 
      the eye of the reader.  

The Cover 

1. The title is NME and stands for New Music Expression

2. The logo is simple and effective. it stands out s the most dominant piece on the page, you see it before anything else. there is also a house style therefor we can tell that the
      magazine is NME which means we can tell the magazine
      is a NME magazine without seeing the masthead, it is very memorable so you therefor remember the magazine

3. The strap lines show different stories that are in the magazine attracting customers to all the content in the magazine. it is a good way of showing the customer the wide variety of content in the music
4. The main image is of Florence from Florence and the machine. she is looking directly at the camera she is wearing a fairly old style outfit. her hair really stands out which is one of her most well known features. This image reaches to the target audience as she is a well known figure in the music range the magazine is aimed towards, she is looking straight at the camera therefor looks like she is looking at you inviting you in to the magazine  
5. One other image appears on the front cover which shows someone who also has a article in the magazine
6. Your eyes are drawn to Florence's hair which stands out and the fact that the title is the same color means it also stands out
7. The content promoted by the strap lines are interview with Noel Gallagher and a remembrance to Steve Jobs 
8. There are a lot of words used to make the content seem very good such as 'Iconic' or 'Exclusive' and the fact that 'Greatest is put in a different color to stand out. also there are some high profile names listed such as Amy Winehouse and Noel Gallagher.
9. The magazine does not look alike other music magazines as it is very slick, ridged and modern whereas one such as Kerrang is more wild and loose.  this magazine offers information and articles on a type of music (alternative) which no other magazine can offer.
10.The size of the magazine is a4 which is very standard and also it is not extremely thick or thin. this is a standard size for a magazine

Inside 

1. There are 66 pages
2. 17 pages are used for adverts
3. The types of products advertised are 

- Fashion -  The Duffer of St. George - JD sport           
- Itunes -  wild flag         
- Books         
- Radio
- Mobile phones - Xperia ray - Iphone
- Alcohol - Jack Daniels - oanjaboom
- Tv shows                                                   
- Music gigs - Noah and the Wale          
- Boots store - lynx excite 
- CD's  - Noel Gallagehers high flying birds

4. There are 10 double page spreads in the magazine as you can see to the side this is one of the double page spreads of Florence and the machine it is in a specific style and is very eye catching to the reader. Below that there is another double page spread which has a very different style but still from the same magazine.
5. There are some adverts that look like articles especial the clothes ones as the model could be a musician for all the reader is concerned 

6. The house style is very organized and easy to follow quite like a newspaper this is different to other magazines. 
7. The house style is good for the target audience as they would be young and the style is very modern and up to date










KERRANG - December 2009

1.    This magazine is produced by Bauer Consumer Media
2.       The target audience would be fans of rock music aged from between 15-30 as there are a mixture of young and older bands
3.       The magazine costs £2.60 which is the same price as the competitor NME the subscription is £30.50 for six months
4.       The magazine is published once a week
5.       The circulation is 43,033 per issue
6.     The cover gives the impression of dark, heavy, metal music. you know straight away from the black background that the music is quite specified to one type. unlike NME which is much brighter this is also less organized giving it a less formal appearance.     
   

   

          The Cover

1.      The title is 'Why 2009 Rocked' this title tells us that this edition will look back though the year looking at the best bits. 
2.       The Masterhead is 'Kerrang'. this is a strange heading however gives the impression of the type of music i covers by being quite weird and different.
3.       The strapline is 'Slipknot, You Me At Six' this is just showing two well known bands that feature in the magazine this helps as big names draw in customers. 
4.       The image is of five different people who are all looking out at the reader this draws people in. Some also have things like Christmas crackers which shows the time of year that it is. 
5.       Other images that appear are at the bottom and they show the different artists that are in the magazine.
6.       The content advertised by the cover lines are interviews with different musicians, also there are reviews and posters advertised.  
7.       The fonts used all look quite worn and messy giving it a casual feeling there is also a wide variety of color with white black yellow and red are all used compared to NME which is much more neat and organized.
8.       This cover is very different to other magazines as there does not appear to be much order and things just seemed to be squeezed in.

          Inside

1.       There are 87 pages
2.       There are 7 pages used for advertisement as you can see to the side which is far less than other magazines such as NME
3.       The magazine achieves a House style by keeping the spread untidy and informal all the way though and also using dark colors continuously.
4.       The double page spreads are also common with 8 and are a good way to show a lot of information on one topic you can see two examples bellow.

    
            5.  the fact that it is a Christmas edition means that there is much more in the magazine as it rounds up the whole year.

Preliminary Task Contents Page

Preliminary Task Front Cover

Preliminary Task

3/10/11- Today we planed out our preliminary task thinking of names for the magazine, the layout, cover picture and the content inside. We also took pictures around the school in total around 20. We did this to try and get on for the front cover however I already know what picture I want, but I couldn't get it as I need some one in a rugby kit therefor I just used today mainly as practice.  However there were some good photos that I may use in my con-tense page. At the moment I think my magazine will be called 'wilmo weekly' and my feature article will be called 'Sebastian Panas on the move up to 6th form rugby'.

AS Brief

Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally you must produce a mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate your grasp of DTP. 

Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine (if done as group task, each member of the group to produce an individual edition of the magazine, following the same house style).