2. In what ways does your
media product use,
develop or challenge
forms and conventions
of real media products?
3. Front Cover:
Pull quotes/Famous singers name in large writing – Most
magazines feature an interesting pull quote and often name
the singer who is posing on the front.
Big name singers – Names of big
singers are often portrayed on the
front of music magazines, like Q.
Album Reviews – this is a feature I
copied off Q magazine, they are
the only magazine I saw which have
album reviews, I thought it looked
useful.
Main Image – Every magazine
has a main image of usually
someone famous and well known
by the general public.
Barcode and Date – Maving these to
features on a front cover is traditional
almost every magazine has a barcode
and a date on them.
Price – The price is normally shown on
the front, however its usually smaller
than this, but because I made my
magazine so cheap, I decided to make
it large so it would catch my audience’s
eye.
Masthead – A masthead is used on
all magazines like Q’s big White and
Red Q and Kerrang! They are used to
tell a magazine from others, and to
make the magazine stand out more
on the shelf.
4. Contents Page:
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IN S IGH T !
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Masthead – I put my masthead on my contents because I
wanted to make it look like Q magazine. The magazine in the
bottom right hand corner shows that Q do this.
Overall layout – I've aimed to make the
overall layout of my contents page like Q’s, I
originally was going to just do a one page
contents then thought a double age
contents would be better, as it would look
more like Q magazine.
Famous Faces – By having famous faces firstly ensures
the reader is going to read somewhere about Ed
Sheeran. This also appeals to my audience because
right now as of today, Ed Sheeran is on of the most
popular music artists around.
Big Page Numbers – This was a technique that Q magazine use, I
thought I looked pretty good so I decided to imitate this, by having
large number next to the images firstly shows a bit of importance
and also means the reader can directly go to the page number
being shown. The Q magazine below also shows this.
Featuring Board – the style of this was imitated of the Q
magazine to the right, I liked the way each page
number and title was laid out with a line underneath. I
thought this looked tidy and very presentable.
Issue number and Contents – again
this was an idea inspired by Q
magazine, I thought by having the
the issue number where it is may make
my magazine look more professional.
Main image – having an
main image shows the
reader what the main
story of the magazine is
about. This also stands
out from any other.
5. Double Page Spread:
‘I JUSTWANTTOBEA
NORMALTEEN’
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ALEX
LiLLiE...
Alex, you decision of leaving your Band, is it true?
I haven’t said I’m leaving and will continue too deny that, the
decision was for me to take a break away from music for a while.
Right now I just want to be a normal teen and have a break from
music for a bit. My pregnant wife needs me, so I’d like to be
there for her, as much as I can right now. However in the years
to come once my baby is born and walking, I will be
rejoining with the lads, to write our 2018 album.
I’m Sure your fans will be delighted to here
that, but it’s 2015 now, Do you have an idea
of what the band will do in the mean time?
The band will continue as a 4, there all quality and
genuine lads, I couldn’t have asked for better friends,
Billy will take to leading while still playing the piano. I
am going to help write some songs for them, so you
could say I’m still going to be there for them. The
Support they’ve given me has been incredible; the fans
of the band have also been great.
While making this decision, did you
ever think of having a solo career?
At first I did actually think about it,
however the lads are like brothers and I
simply thought I couldn’t permanently leave,
a solo career for me won’t be happening,
anytime soon, as I hope to continue making
new music with the band in a few years.
I hope that’s answered all of our
viewer questions, so girls; the
band is pretty much still alive. It
is confirmed that Alex will rejoin
the band in January/February
2018, however he will be helping
write new music for the band for
the next 3 years.
lex Lillie is one of the most
popular singers on this world as of
today. He is best known for being the
Lead Singer and Bass Guitarist of possibly
the worlds greatest boy band ‘5 Direction’.
However there has been speculation surrounding
his future with the band. Questions are being
asked everyday. So this is where our Insight
team decided to meet up with the singer at
his favorite coffee shop COFFEES r US
in London. While they were there they managed
to savage some interesting answers from Alex.
A
Page Number and Masthead – having page
numbers on double page spread like this is simply
normal and many magazines like Q do this.
However having a shrinked masthead next to it is an
idea I got of a Q magazine as I thought it looked
quite effective.
Main Image – By having a main image on a double page
spread means a reader will know straight away who it is
about without looking at anything else, however this is if they
known who the person is, in this case they do, many
magazines like Q and Kerrang! Do this, when I was looking at
some Q magazine double spreads there were many featuring
the likes of Ed Sheeran which have done just like I have.
Name of Artist – By having the name
of the artist on the page, in big so it
stands out gives people insight to
who the article is based upon, loads
of magazines like Q do this.
Pull Quote – this will tell people what
the article is genuinely about, many
magazines provide a double spread
page with a quote or a title so the
reader knows what’s going on,
Drop Cap – Using a drop cap is very traditional in
any sort of magazine on a double page spread like
this, it shows the reader where to start, and it also
stands out too, Q magazine and Kerrang! Also
feature these in there articles.
7. When researching some magazines, (mostly Q) I eventually got an
idea of the age I would need my target audience to be. I thought
should aged around 15/20 this is because of the content. However I
believe I did achieve this, but however I did also want to aim to
attract males and females over 20 to about 30. I thought that my
headline would attract my younger audience as many people aged
15/16 (mainly females) love 5 Direction. I then focused on attracting
an older audience by including a big variety of big names like Ed
Sheeran who some people could take inspiration from. I also
advertised about Album reviews, I got this from Q magazine, I feel this
adds to the range of my audience because 30 year olds or just a little
younger who are interested in music will find reading reviews helpful if
they are going to be purchasing an album mentioned. Despite
including this the overall content throughout the magazine is like Q’s
however, it does contain more gossip to attract the younger
audience.
8. This picture on the left is an
example of a catching
headline which would appeal
to the younger side of my
audience, 5 Direction have
fans of all ages. I tried to
represent the specific social
group by including the quote
‘I just want to be a normal
teen’ many fans of 5 Direction
will be caught by this and want
to read to see if there favorite
band is say about to loose a
member.
9. Secondly the genre of my magazine was really
Alternative, with with a Pop and Rock bits to it. I
thought by having more than one kind of music it
would attract more people, this is because I can
include singer songwriters like Ed Sheeran, bands like
All Time Low and The Killers.
After research I found out that my inspiration
magazine which is Q magazine don’t really have a
set genre, and concentrate on similar artists like Ed
Sheeran like I've done, I also found out that Kerrang!
Magazine uses artists like All Time Low, (Kerrang! Is
published and made by Bauer Media Group, the
same as Q) this then basically means my magazine is
half and half, this is very useful, and it could be weekly
version for Bauer to use. I also found out that both of
these magazines put famous people on too attract
there audience, below are two examples… by doing
this means the magazines will stand out because
they’ll either attract people in too ways, one way
depending on who it is say Cher
Above is a Issue of Q magazine with Cheryl
Cole on and Kerrang! with All Time Low by
having famous people like this firstly attracts
people because of who they are, and also for
example a picture of Cheryl Cole is likely to
attract a male as a picture of All Time Low is
likely to attract a female.
10. What kind of media
institution might
distribute your
media product and
why?
11. What magazine publisher would
likely distribute my product?
The media institution I hope might
distribute my product is Bauer Media
Group, this publisher make the likes of ‘Q
magazine’ and ‘Kerrang!’ They could
distribute my magazine because my
magazine is actually a mix between Q
and Kerrang! As it contains artists such as
All Time Low and Ed Sheeran, so thinking
about it surely they’d want a magazine
which varies in music genre and could be
like perhaps a limited edition magazine
which could be weekly so people could
catch up on the music world weekly. I
found out during research that both
Kerrang! And monthly issued and can be
subscribe-able magazines, my magazine
could also be subscribe-able and could
help bring in more money to the business.
Another reason could be because there
cheap and there very similar to the
monthly magazines people would
definitely buy something that cheap
every week.
13. Jenny, 18.
Has a huge music interest , listens
too her favorite artists Ed Sheeran
and Passenger everyday. On her
iPhone and her iPod devices, she
goes on the usual social networking
sites from day to day. She also
regularly listens to the radio. She
has personal interests which involve
playing her guitar, reading
magazines (Q Magazine is her
favorite) and cycling. She wears a
lot of Jack Willis make clothes, and
likes to play on her Xbox from time
to time. Jenny is reasonably
independent but does have a few
friends with similar interests.
14. Firstly, my audience need a strong interest in Pop/Alternative/Rock music. I have also
made a Target Audience Board; (on the previous slide) this shows the type of audience
who would be my ideal target. This is because there at an age where they’ll have more
understanding and be able to read the big articles, as say a 14 year old will most likely
struggle. However there is no reason why 14/15 year olds could by it for the gossip,
because the could be fan girls and like to here the gossip side of things. Which isn't to
compressive and complex to read, however most of the surroundings of the Gossip
sections will be.
However my magazine ins’t just for the female, the other artists which are mentioned, for
example Ed Sheeran, many males who like music singer/songwriters like Ed, would see
him as a huge inspiration.
My audience however does vary and expand even more. Despite the middle
aged/older teens, this magazine could still appeal to the likes of perhaps males and
females in there 20s/30’s, this is firstly because I really tried to imitate Q; now the
audience for Q feature these type of people as well as many others as it’s possibly the
most popular music magazine, which contains a vast majority of music genre. So
therefore, these people would like my magazine primarily because of it’s content, it has
the odd bit of gossip, but later on it has things such as Album Reviews for over 100
albums and facts about the musicians, which would surely get a music lover captivated.
Overall my target audience is big, I think this is good because to have a limited target
audience, the magazine wouldn’t be as popular, Pop music being one of the most
popular genres today, is bound to drag many people to buy, also, with big music names
like Ed Sheeran who many. Many people love, it’s guaranteed that most music lovers will
want to read this magazine. The aim is to attract more and more people primaryly aged
at least 17 or over, as it’s meant to be a mature magazine.
16. Exclusive Advertising - Having something which
is exclusive attracts many people as they know
its big and usually interesting. I’ve included the
Top 10 singles, many people will want to know
what the number one single is. So therefore this is
appealing to my audience.
Big eye catching Masthead – By having a big
masthead simply means my magazine can be
recognized and seen clearly and wont be
missed by my audience’s eye.
Cheap price – By having a cheap
price tag means that it’s more likely
going to sell, as it’s affordable, for
the amount of content you get, this
is good value.
Famous people – By including famous people like
Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith. This firstly is giving an
insight with what my magazine includes and also
attracts the fans of these people.
Simple layout – Having a
simply and tidy layout on the
front cover, can give
someone a clear
understanding of what the
magazine is about and what
it contains, as if was to
complicated not many
people would want to sit for
about an hour looking at a
front cover.
Pull Quotes and Headlines – By having big headlines and Pull quotes are
likely to pull your audience in, defiantly the fans of the singer which in this
case is ‘Alex Lillie’ a lot of people now a days like to find out about the
life of celebrates so I would’t be surprised if something like my my pull
quote would catch a ‘5 Direction’ fan’s eye.
150+ Album Reviews – By including Album Reviews will attract
many people, as firstly because they will want to know what
some of the albums they may want to purchase in the future
sound like. Because there’s a such a large collection means
that more people are likely to find the album there looking for.
This is also appealing because of the way it stands out.
17. What have you learnt
about technologies
from the process of
constructing this
product?
18. Firstly Photoshop, I used
Photoshop to edit my photos,
(which are below). I thought
that my photo editing was
much better than my
previous attempt, The way I
edited was very simple.
I was simply adjusting the
colour, exposure and the
contrast then I played around
with the levels to create a
vignette effect around them.
This first image was
simply cropped so
I could use it to
feature on my
contents, it was
also enhanced
with a little
saturation and
exposure.
This other image was simply
turned black and white and
a little contrast was added,
this was another image I used
for my contents page
The 3 other images are the more
Photoshop-genic ones where I sued
more editing techniques to make
them look like they do. They have also
been mentioned on the left
paragraph.
19. I used pages to edit and put together
my magazine, which is to the right. Firstly,
I could have used Photoshop however I
needed something more simple as I
thought using Photoshop for making a
magazine was a little complex and
wasn’t really a magazine making
software, as it’s more for editing photos.
So I decided to use pages, this is firstly
because I have a mac computer, Pages
is actually like Microsoft publisher and
Word combined, it turned out ideal.
While using pages I was able to develop
my skills, with things like designing and
editing my magazine, I found out lots I
hadn't originally known at the beginning,
as I wasn’t all too familiar with it that
much however in the end it helped a lot
and I came out with three pages a Front
Cover, Contents and a Double Page
Spread.
C ON T e n t s : Is s u e 1
IN S IGH T !
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15 |TOP 10 SINGLES
43 |ALBUM
REVIEWS
27 |I.SGAMES
88 |SUBSCRIBE
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30 |I.SQUIZ
‘I JUSTWANTTOBEA
NORMALTEEN’
IN S IGH T !IN S IGH T !7 8
PossiblyMusic’sbiggesthittoday,rackingupthechartswith
band5Directionwillheleave5direction?
ALEX
LiLLiE...
Alex, you decision of leaving your Band, is it true?
I haven’t said I’m leaving and will continue too deny that, the
decision was for me to take a break away from music for a while.
Right now I just want to be a normal teen and have a break from
music for a bit. My pregnant wife needs me, so I’d like to be
there for her, as much as I can right now. However in the years
to come once my baby is born and walking, I will be
rejoining with the lads, to write our 2018 album.
I’m Sure your fans will be delighted to here
that, but it’s 2015 now, Do you have an idea
of what the band will do in the mean time?
The band will continue as a 4, there all quality and
genuine lads, I couldn’t have asked for better friends,
Billy will take to leading while still playing the piano. I
am going to help write some songs for them, so you
could say I’m still going to be there for them. The
Support they’ve given me has been incredible; the fans
of the band have also been great.
While making this decision, did you
ever think of having a solo career?
At first I did actually think about it,
however the lads are like brothers and I
simply thought I couldn’t permanently leave,
a solo career for me won’t be happening,
anytime soon, as I hope to continue making
new music with the band in a few years.
I hope that’s answered all of our
viewer questions, so girls; the
band is pretty much still alive. It
is confirmed that Alex will rejoin
the band in January/February
2018, however he will be helping
write new music for the band for
the next 3 years.
lex Lillie is one of the most
popular singers on this world as of
today. He is best known for being the
Lead Singer and Bass Guitarist of possibly
the worlds greatest boy band ‘5 Direction’.
However there has been speculation surrounding
his future with the band. Questions are being
asked everyday. So this is where our Insight
team decided to meet up with the singer at
his favorite coffee shop COFFEES r US
in London. While they were there they managed
to savage some interesting answers from Alex.
A
The images below are my
final product. Many people
wouldn't’t think pages
would be able to make
things like that, so I thought
I’d experiment and I
thought my magazine
turned out good.
20. Looking back at your
preliminary task, what
do you feel you have
learnt in the
progression from it to
the full product?
22. My Music Magazine… C ON T e n t s : Is s u e 1
IN S IGH T !
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gaveus when weasked him
SAM SM ITH’s hit ‘Lay
MeDown’ hits No.1
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Could ALEX’S
DECISIONRUIN
his REPUTATION?
7 |ALEX LILLIE
15 |TOP 10 SINGLES
43 |ALBUM
REVIEWS
27 |I.SGAMES
88 |SUBSCRIBE
FEATURING:
30 |I.SQUIZ
‘I JUSTWANTTOBEA
NORMALTEEN’
IN S IGH T !IN S IGH T !7 8
PossiblyMusic’sbiggesthittoday,rackingupthechartswith
band5Directionwillheleave5direction?
ALEX
LiLLiE...
Alex, you decision of leaving your Band, is it true?
I haven’t said I’m leaving and will continue too deny that, the
decision was for me to take a break away from music for a while.
Right now I just want to be a normal teen and have a break from
music for a bit. My pregnant wife needs me, so I’d like to be
there for her, as much as I can right now. However in the years
to come once my baby is born and walking, I will be
rejoining with the lads, to write our 2018 album.
I’m Sure your fans will be delighted to here
that, but it’s 2015 now, Do you have an idea
of what the band will do in the mean time?
The band will continue as a 4, there all quality and
genuine lads, I couldn’t have asked for better friends,
Billy will take to leading while still playing the piano. I
am going to help write some songs for them, so you
could say I’m still going to be there for them. The
Support they’ve given me has been incredible; the fans
of the band have also been great.
While making this decision, did you
ever think of having a solo career?
At first I did actually think about it,
however the lads are like brothers and I
simply thought I couldn’t permanently leave,
a solo career for me won’t be happening,
anytime soon, as I hope to continue making
new music with the band in a few years.
I hope that’s answered all of our
viewer questions, so girls; the
band is pretty much still alive. It
is confirmed that Alex will rejoin
the band in January/February
2018, however he will be helping
write new music for the band for
the next 3 years.
lex Lillie is one of the most
popular singers on this world as of
today. He is best known for being the
Lead Singer and Bass Guitarist of possibly
the worlds greatest boy band ‘5 Direction’.
However there has been speculation surrounding
his future with the band. Questions are being
asked everyday. So this is where our Insight
team decided to meet up with the singer at
his favorite coffee shop COFFEES r US
in London. While they were there they managed
to savage some interesting answers from Alex.
A
23. What have I learnt?
From my previous task, I think I've exceled a lot as my Insight magazine looks a lot more
professional, I have begin to understand the forms and conventions of a front cover and my
other pages, this has helped me create a much more professional looking piece.
Looking back at my previous work you can tell looking back at the picture I used my editing skills
were not even used for the big picture, the the way I used random shapes and really it looks
more poster like than anything else, comparing it to my brand new work, I think ive made my
magazine more simple, clear and the house style actually really goes well.
I feel I've learnt how to produce a much
more professional looking piece, I've
learnt editing skills I didn't’t realise I could
do at the beginning for my picture, and
also with help and inspiration looking at Q
magazine I've began too see what a
music magazine contains and the sort of
things it should feature on the front cover.
My previous front cover was almost
starting to be a contents page.
