Task 12

These are some websites where i conducted my research to produce my double page spread,

http://www.jonasbrothers.com/
www.myspace.com/jonasbrothers
http://www.jonasbrothersfanclub.com/

i also used the Jonas Brothers biography book.

Task 11

Front Cover Images-

Main image; of typical 'girly' female

CD

Taylor swift performing

Coverlines for front cover-

• Candy Crazy- Join her on 2010 World tour


• Miley Cyrus- Time of our lives


• Cheryl cole- on going it alone


• Demi lovato- Acoustic online


• Jonas Brothers- Its a jonas world


• Metro station- madness on miley tour


• Taylor swift- song writing sweetheart


• Peter Andrew- liverpool CD signing

Text for contents page-

Images for contents page-

Double Page spread-

• Robbie Returns- new comeback on xfactor


• gibson giveaway- only 5 lucky readers


• win girls cant catch tickets- worth £50 great seat giveaway


• xfactor winner Joe McCeldrry- can he climb to the top


• Britney returns- a look at new circus tour


• do you have what it takes?- kick yourself into action


• practise makes perfect- dont stop beleiving


• Fans forum- your views


• tip top- great for you and friends


• stars- starsign music futures


• help here- all the help you need with music


• the good the bad, the ugly- the worst voted recent songs


• poster profile- recent music poster is released


• factfile- artist profile underpressure


• you in the spotlight- its your chance to shine


• album review- reviews on the best albums

This is a scanned image of my front cover for some reason it has came out back to front, and is un able to be flipped. Changes will probably be made in the process of making it on photoshop.

Task 10

Publication Plan

• Title: Music

• Positioning statement: Music makes the world go round

• Frequency of publication: Monthly

• Price: £2.50

• Distribution: Newsagents and supermarkets, music stores, arenas.

• Rationale: The approach of the magazine is very much what the readers want to know. We will offer chart hits and musician’s gossip, and articles and interviews will focus very much on what the readers want to know and ask singers/bands, rather than what we ask them and what we want to know ourselves.

• Style: Informal and fun style, using humour but not afraid to offer strong comments on bad music! The magazine is for all pop music fans and so will use simple vocabulary and syntax following the red top tabloid style of writing and presentation, with short paragraphs lots of pictures and slang but not bad language.

Regular Content

• Editor’s letter
• Fans forum (letters)
• Quiz time- Music quiz of the months latest hit and artists
• Top tip- How to become like your favourite singer
• Stars- Interview with a different artist every month
• Help here- Advice you want on anything musical
• Beyonce- Beyonce Knowles personal column
• Make it live- Pictures from different concerts and gigs
• The good the bad and the ugly- your view on album art and covers and album premieres.
• Competition monthly- Competitions to win concert tickets and signed instruments.
• Ads- Adverts for music studio equipment and instruments, guitars, drums, etc.

Feature Content

• Candy Crazy- Join her on 2010 world tour.
• Its a Jonas World- Everything you need to know.
• Cheryl Cole Exclusive- Cheryl talks about her new album ‘3 words’.
• Demi Acoustic online- Demi Lovato’s live acoustic concert online.
• Robbie Returns- Robbie Williams’s new song come back.
• Gibson giveaway- Gibson guitars giveaway to 5 lucky readers.
• Win Taylor Swift concert tickets worth £100- Great seat giveaway.
• Meet Micheal- New singer Michael thinks of himself as young Michael Jackson.
• Taylor opens up- Taylor Swift talks to us about the boys she writes and sings about.
• Peter Andre CD Signing
• Album reviews
• New posters
• Band Artist fact file
• Pop fashion
• Meet and Greet
• New blog forum on website
• Concert/gig Guides
• Itunes Scam
• Do you have what it takes?
• Your turn in the spotlight
• Practise makes perfect!

House style

Coverlines: Comic Sans And Franklin Gothic Demi Bold

Headlines: Century Gothic

Standfirst: Century Gothic

Captions: Century Gothic

Colour Scheme: Pink, White, Blue

Task 9 *

Task 8

Questionnaire results

1. What is your gender?

Male=6 Female=14

• The majority of my participants are female.

2. How old are you?

11-16=12 17-22=1 27-32=2 Older=2 Prefer not to say=1

• The most popular age range is 11-16. Therefore that is my age range for my magazine.

3. Which type of music do you prefer?

Indie= 2 Rock=5 Pop=8 Country1 Electro=1 Other=3

• The majority of my participants prefer pop music which is good for my genre as I am doing a pop magazine.

4. Do you buy music magazines?

Yes=6 No=8 Sometimes=6

• 8/20 of my participants chose they don’t buy music magazines.

5. How often do you buy music magazines?

Daily=2 Monthly=8 Yearly=1 Seasonally=1 Never=8

• Out of my 20 participants most people buy music magazines Monthly, and never both having 8 people each.

6. Who is your favourite singer/band?

Cliff Richard, Demi Lovato, Madonna, Elvis Presley, U2, Enter Shikari, Arctic Monkeys, Dizzee Rascal, Billy Ray Cyrus, Paramore, Take That, Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Spandau Ballet, Kings of Leon, The Saturdays, Beyonce, Taylor Swift=2, Don’t Know.

• Each of my participants had a favourite singer/band but two of my participants like Taylor Swift.

7. What are 3 Words you think of when hearing the word ‘Pop’.

Celebrities=1 Sizzle=1 Wollop=1 Bang=1 Steps=1 The same=1 Boring=1

Glitter=1 Crap=1 Gay=1 Kids=1 Art=1 Cheeky Girls=1 Loud=1 Children=1

Young=1 80’s=1 Different=1 Hannah Montana=1 Singer=2 Fun=2 Colourful=2 Parties=2 Happy=2 Bubbly=2 Pink=4 Cheesy=5 Dancing=5 Girly=6 Music=6

• Most people chose Girly and Music. Therefore I am going to call my magazine ‘Music’.

8. What is your favourite colour?

Red=3 Pink=7 Blue=6 Green=1 Orange=0 Other=3

• The majority of my participants chose pink, so that will be the main colour of my magazine.

9. Have you recently read/or are reading a magazine?

Yes=10 No=10

• Both available answers have been ticked by 10 people each.

10. If yes, what do you like about the magazine?

Informative, Celebrities=2, Neat, Readers view, Inside content, Live reviews, Real life=2, Everything.

• The majority of my participants chose Celebrities and Real life, so I will include these in my magazine.

-What do you dislike about the magazine?

Nothing=2, Lies, Rumours, Fake Gossip, Don’t Know, Adverts=2, Price=2

• Most people chose Adverts and price so I am going to make the price reasonable.

11. How much are you willing to spend on a magazine?

£0-£1.50=2 £1.51-£2.50=9 £2.51-£3.50=7 Other=2

• The majority chose £1.51-£2.50, therefore I am going to charge £2.50 for my magazine.

12. Do you visit magazine websites?

Yes=7 No=13

• Most people chose No, but I am going to have a website for my magazine.

13. If yes, do you leave comments and views for the magazine?

Yes=3 No=17

14. Would you subscribe to the magazine?

Yes=5 No=15

Task 7

The Questions for my questionnaire.

1. What is your gender?

Male Female

2. How old are you?

11-16 17-22 27-32 Older Prefer not to say

3. Which type of music do you prefer?

Indie Rock Pop Country Electro Other

4. Do you buy music magazines?

Yes No Sometimes

5. How often do you buy music magazines?

Daily Monthly Yearly Seasonally Never

6. Who is your favourite singer/band?

7. What are 3 Words you think of when hearing the word ‘Pop’.

8. What is your favourite colour?

Red Pink Blue Green Orange Other

9. Have you recently read/or are reading a magazine?

Yes No

10. If yes, what do you like about the magazine?

-What do you dislike about the magazine?

11. How much are you willing to spend on a magazine?

£0-£1.50 £1.51-£2.50 £2.51-£3.50 Other

12. Do you visit magazine websites?

Yes No

13. If yes, do you leave comments and views for the magazine?

Yes No

14. Would you subscribe to the magazine?

Yes No

Task 6

Codes and conventions i analysed from my magazine double page spread.

Double page spread-
-Drop quotes
-Small font
-Alot of writing
-One main image
-Strap line
-Limited use of colour
-Summery at the beginning
-Bigger first letter
-Eye catching headline
-Journalists picture
-Who wrote it
-Page number in columns
-Title of article and Magazine

Task 5

Codes and conventions i analysed from my magazine contents page.

Contents page-
-Picture dominates it
-Set out in columns
-Split into two or three columns
-Editors letter

-Bright colours
-Small images to display what they are showing
-Page number before the story
-Website

-Editors picture
-Titles in bold
-Page numbers are a different colour to the stories
-Contact details and address
-Always have an ‘every week’ column
-Line gap between each section
-Subscription details
-Font size 11pt
-Credits for front picture.
-Pictures are different sizes and have numbers on them which anchor them to be written in contents
-Regular contents have a page number
-One main picture in some magazines

Task 4

Codes and conventions i analysed from my magazine front cover

Front cover-
-Original masthead
-Main picture
-Anchoring images
-Barcode
-Price
-Frequancy of publication
-Issue number
-Date
-Bold writing
-Picture is always having eye contact
-Tagline
-Colourful
-Buzzword for example exclusive
-Image doesn't cover the masthead
-Mast head in UPPERCASE

Task 3*

Using the results of my research, i have made decisions about my magazine;

Price- £2.80

Frequency Of Publication- Monthly

Issue Size- 150 Pages

Regular content-

Feature Articles-

Task 2

Top of the pops

Price- £1.80
Frequency of publication- Monthly
Issue size- 150 pages

Regular content-
- Oops, shameful celeb muck ups!
The magazine picks the funniest celebrity pictures and associates them with a witty quote
- Your Oops
Readers send in the most shameful stories
- Gossip to go
The month's hottest celebrity gossip
- Dont Miss
The magazine picks some of the hottest films, TV programmes and games, plus the latest single reviews by a random celebrity.
-Top of the shops
The magazine picks out some of the hottest bargains, where you can buy them, and their price.
-Real Life
The magazine draws our attention to situations that happen in the real world.
- Music matters
Readers send in their favourite music and download charts favourites.

Feature Articles-
- Your mutha wouldn't like it
-David sneddon has an eyeful
- Pop therapy
- James Busted
- LA vid shoot shenanigans with abs
- Kelly rowland splits the good from the bad
- Movers and shakers.


Rock Sound

Price £3.80
Frequency of publication- Monthly
Issue Size- 115 Pages

Regular content-
- Different gig adverts
- Dear Maria
- RSVP
- Reviews
- Article on a band
- Q+A with a musician

Feature Articles-
- Juliette Lewis
New actress, Songwriter, Musician and performer.
-AFI
The Reader sends in questions and stuff they want to know
-Exclusive on tour
-Brand new music
-Different band each month
-Different cover artist each month

Task 1

I have chosen to do a Pop music magazine. My target audience is teenagers aged 12-19 aimed at females. I have chosen this becuase stereotypically most teenage girls aged 12-19 like pop music.