30 people were surveyed about their music magazine preferences. Most respondents were between 14-24 years old and preferred genres like indie/rock, folk, and funk. They were willing to spend £1-2 on a magazine and wanted features like band interviews, album reviews, and freebies like posters or CDs. Most purchased magazines monthly or rarely and attended gigs monthly or rarely as well. The majority said they would take part in magazine competitions and preferred channels like MTV and Kerrang.

2. Typical conventions of a front cover

3. Challenges to a front cover

4. Conventions/ Challenges of Contents Page

5. Conventions/ Challenges to Main Article

6. Target Audiences

7. Media Institution

8. Target Audience

9. Audience Addressed

10. What I have Learnt

11. Progression

12. Planning

13. Questionnaire#

14. Questionnaire Results

16. Title block “Mojo” Bold, most dominate text on cover Sell lines , of other popular indie/folk bands , also, it consists of elder artists, Paul Weller, Elton John, revealing it is a magazine aimed at elder folk (maybe) Black and white, giving it an oldskool vibe, reveals age of artist, appealing to elder audiences. Bob appears troubled, and dishevelled, attracts audiences as they’ll want to know what’s up with him. Colour scheme of the magazine, red white and black-consistant, many bands, such as The White Stripes and Chemical romance use these three colours as the band’s trademark.. Many sell lines, reveals variety/diversity of artists within. Free item attached, comes as a bonus, results from surveys show a free cd is most favourite item to come free with a music magazine. Barcode, typical convention

17. Bold Title block, NME, most dominant text. Has a glow. Adding emphasis on importance. Tie in, a free poster , appealing to most audiences..everybody loves freebies.  Issue number and the price of the magazine In smart black clothing, looking disinterested, yet giving audience direct adress, most attractive perhaps purposely placed in the middle also, the frontman, Main singer usually the main focus.-pouting, usual indie boyband pose. The Band looks set for a funeral. Main Story, “White Lies” A typical band name, “Painting indie black” giving the magazine a gothic feel, also evident in key image.

18. REM members, in a depth of field shot, shows the front man’s importance. Oddly painted in gold, will attract audiences, the make-up is pretty out there. Surreal. Front man in Title block of Q, short and snappy title, easy to remember Same layout as the Spin” magazine, indie magazine seem to opt for the red white and black theme. The trusty barcode Again a free CD, links in with the key image 145 albums reviewed, covering a wide range of music, essential for an indie magazine.

19. Nerdy looking band member, challenging coventions? “Sexy” fits in well with key image “Sec Sells” etc. Spin, simple yet effective name for a magazine, font itself not so bold but contrast with the red makes it clear. Another gothic looking band, Biker almost dominatrix attire for Karen O “sex sells”, but the addition of the purple tights gives the band an indie touch. Her funky bob is up-to-date. Bland background, to highlight importance of the band, makes them appear inferior, again, direct address Barcode, essential

20. Kid rock, appearing to be living the “American rock star” dream. He seems as though he’s being adored by his “groupies” , yet he seems unbothered (his facial expression, smug look), audience will expect this happens to him on a day-to-day basis. His outfit, unbuttoned shirt is obviously placed on him to show of his body, and men will be interested and would admire him, as he is an elder artist, they would want to know how he has managed to maintain it Key Image clearly covering title block, audiences could interpret that The Rolling Stone is such a well known and famous magazine, it doesn’t need to be so dominant and audiences will automatically know and be familiar with the little font they are able to see, others may convey it as a carless mistake by the editor Barely dressed attractive slim well groomed heavily made up groupies, manage to make the magazine sexy and risqué rather than cheap and tacky. adoring Kid Rock, making him centre of attention. Lesbian antics of groping of thighs, appeals to male audiences, as this seems to be a common fetish. A typical high school/college phrase heard in American movies, Kid’s still in touch with his youth, adds a bit of humour to it, considering image. Very much an American look, Red White and Blue being the obvious colours, even sell lines mention America.

21. Typical conventions of a Front cover... Masthead Key image of main band/artist Additional Key images. Barcode Issue number Date Price 3 consistent colours Web address A freebie

23. barcode in the bottom right hand corner

24. The issue number

25. The magazine price £2, which seems appropriate-mainstreamers.

26. Key image of the main band “High Spirits” consisting of my friends Bhavik Gami, Thomas Boyce, Iva Tanku, Kai Kamei and myself. They are wearing casual outfits, all looking very happy, a little wacky, yet come across likeable

27. Purposely placed the tip of the image slightly covering the title block as seen in many music magazine such as The Rolling Stone magazine

28. Two additional key images, in of which being my brother Sean, I asked him to wear smart attire, providing him with a trilby hat, to go with the indie/funk theme, and eventually opting for a moody direct address photo of him as it goes with the additional text for the picture “Jiminy Cricket” my battle with drugs”. Also, he appears to be troubled, which also reinforces his “struggle”.

29. Other additional key image "The Skandals“ consisting of my other brother and his friend Connor“, I requested that he we a straw hat, to give it an individual feel, also, asked them to have cheesy grins, giving them a friendly mood, making them likeable characters.

31. The band are cheery, and obviously enjoying themselves with they’re smiley cheery faces, and hanging of each other, also Kai and Bhavik were given props of horns, giving it a part feel, yet indie music magazines usually have a moody, almost troubled looking bands/artist on their front covers with only instrument they play as props.

33. Editorial note.

34. Editorial’s picture.

35. Pictures of Main articles, all small pictures.

38. Introduction of the band

39. A band interview

40. Page number

43. In terms of gender, I believe that it’s irrelevant, I believe the more publicity for the magazine, the better, and so I’ve created a magazine that’s fit for both genders. (represented by the mixed-sex band members of “High Spirits”)

44. A suitable social class for this magazine would be the working/middle classes. I think the working clas would familiarise with the band who “came from nothing” and would be inspired by them, also, their choice of clothing is from high street brands and so working/middle class audiences will relate to them. Also, the price of the magazine reinforces the ideal target audiences. The price makes sure that the magazine can be available to most people.

45. In terms of psychographics, I believe mainstreamers and individualists would be attracted to the magazine, mainstreamers, again, with the price, also, the typical indie britpop–looking additional key images, most images include people you are likely to see in everyday life.

46. Media Institutions.. An ideal media institution to distribute my media product would be IPC Publishing. IPC's diverse print and digital portfolio offers something for everyone. Their 80 magazines include , NME, Uncut. What's on TV, Pick Me Up, Now, Marie Claire, In Style. Another media institution I would consider would be “Bauer Media”, their magazines include Emprire, Kerrang Mojo and Q, all of which appeal to similar audiences I plan to appeal to.

47. What Have I learnt... I have learnt a great deal about technologies from the process of constructing this product. With only using adobe Photoshop for only a small task once before,, I at first struggled with concepts such as using the lasso tools, dragging images, and working out layer properties. However, I gradually progressed and soon became very familiar of what the different tools where used for, and how to use them appropriately. I was also aware that a variety of different technologies were to be used to produce my magazine. As well as using programs such as Adobe Photoshop, PowerPoint (for textual analysis etc.), excel (to control the deadlines), the internet was essential. For instance, to check if there was already an existing magazine called “DysFUNKtional”. Also, USBs became very handy, as you constantly needed to save work, in case the system was down, an event that did occur more than once. Furthermore, I learnt that it is necessary to save work in more than one folder/file to make sure I had backup. Moreover, I found that it is important to use a high megapixel camera for good quality photos, as photos I disused for my Magazine photos were very much pixelated due to poor camera quality.

48. Progression? When looking back at my preliminary task and comparing it to my Actual magazine, I realise that I have progressed greatly and my technology skills have flourished. For my preliminary task, I only used a simple background colour, differentiating to “DysFUNKtional” which has a variety of different shapes including a scroll images, different blocks of colours, (black/red) I’ve managed to make DysFUNKtional reasonably expensive looking, compared to the preliminary task, which lacks diversity in fonts, text sizes, etc. I’ve managed to include many suitable images for the magazine, the contents page for DysFUNKtional has other images of items that will be appearing in the magazine, where as the prelinimary task only had the picture of the editor.

49. Planning.. Actual msn hotmail message written to Iva Tanku Iva, if you are free Monday lunchtime could you please pose as a band member for my media magazine coursework. If you can, dress up very casually, baggy shirt, and perhaps a denim skirt. Can you also bring a change of clothes, perhaps your tartan trouser and a wintery coat.I will take care of make up and hair. Meet me by the cage in the field, Thomas , Bhavik, and Kai have already emailed me confirming they’ll be there, so you’re not alone!, Thank you miss model I made sure that there was no other existing magazine with Dysfunctional as it’s main cover, through websites such as google and yahoo. : http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBF_en-GBGB250GB250&um=1&sa=1&q=dysfunktional+magazine&aq=f&oq= http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A1f4cfVoV9pJM7QA4dhLBQx.?ei=UTF-8&p=dysfunktional%20magazine&rd=r1&fr2=tab-web&fr=yfp-t-501

50. Planning..Questionairre Given to 30 people As part of my AS level coursework, I will producing a music magazine. In order for me to start producing my magazine, it is necessary that I carry out research so I know what readers are looking for in a music magazine. I would be grateful if you would answer the following questions: ( all participants has to have read a magazine in the past few months) Please Tick the applicable boxes to you. 1) How old are you? Under 14 ( ) 14-18 ( ) 19- 24 ( ) 24-28 ( ) Over 28 ( 2) What gender are you? Male ( ) Female ( ) 3)What are your preferred music genres ? (Can tick more than one box) Indie/rock ( ) Folk ( ) Funk ( ) Hip-hop ( ) R ‘n’ B ( ) Heavy Metal ( ) Garage ( ) Emo ( ) 4) When purchasing a music magazine, how much are you willing to spend? Under £1 ( ) £1-£2 ( ) £2-£4 ( ) Over £4 ( ) 6) What kind of features would you like to see in a music magazine? Band interview ( ) Gossip ( ) Album reviews ( ) Gadgets ( ) Fashion ( ) Other? 6) What freebies would you like with your magazine? Mix-tape ( ) Free poster ( ) Sunglasses ( ) iPod case Other? 7) How often do you purchase a music magazine? Weekly ( ) Fortnightly ( ) Monthly ( ) Rarely ( ) Never ( ) 8) How often do you attend concerts/gigs ? Weekly ( ) Monthly ( )rarely ( ) Never ( ) 9) Would you take part in any music magazine competitions? Yes ( ) No ( ) 10) What music channels do you prefer? MTV ( ) MTV2 ( ) Kerrang ( ) NME ( ) Channel U ( ) Smash Hits ( ) None ( )

51. What audiences want to see in the magazine..Reader’s profile.. Free Poster !