My media product I believe challenges the forms and conventions of real media products by introducuing amagazine to a gap in the market. After much research it became apparent that since the end of Top of the Pops and Smash Hits magazine, there seemed to be no sunstitute for a music magazine soaked in pop/chart music aimed at younger girls aged around 11-17.
My media products represents the particualar social group of younger teens, in a worl today where much is revolved around the media and what we see on television, I believe its important to give the best example possible to new generations, in my magazine I would hope to covey a friendlt, chatty appeal and for young girls to look forward to reading it.
A media institution that might distribute my product may be the BBC - they were behind Top of the Pops magazine and tv show amd also a popular girl magazine Girl Talk, which I also took as inspiration for my magazine. the BBC also appeals to a wide audience, old and young so I think they would be interested in distibuting an up to date glossy magazine to compliment their modern style.
The audience for my product is young female teens, to encourage younger teens to read rather than watch television all the time but make it enjoyable. A magazine full of recent music releases, charts, interviews I think is a perfect reading companion for a young girl.
I tried to attract my audience by putting relevant subheadings on the cover to intise the reader - I also tried to use attractive colours to catch a young persons eye and the front image to be friendly and inviting. I adressed my audience in a way I hope to be friendly and coversational - not in any way trying to talk down or exclude ay person who may be of lesser education or social class.
I have learnt about the technologies from the process of constructing this product. those being the use of in-design and Photoshop, also the format and what consists of a magazine. Also the use of editing photos and manipulating them. In the process of making my magazine I learnt the rules to what consists of a magazine and the importance of colour, font, style and size.
Looking back at my preliminary task I feel I have learnt from the progression from it to the fill product a in depth understanding of Photoshop, also I feel much more awre of what goes on in a magazine and how important the mode of adress is to attract the audiece and how the way you speak to the audience reflects on the target audience. I also feel much more aware of how much more there is to think about to put in the magazine since the preliminary task and how much of an impact the front cover picture has - it reflects the whole attitude and implications of what the magazine is trying to achieve.
Monday, 9 May 2011
Friday, 18 February 2011
School Magazine
Myself and Milly have been working on producing a magazine cover and contents page about/for the school. We have all equally contributed and shared ideas towards the magazine, discussed and built on our suggestions resulting in it being a group effort.
The name of our magazine is a Class Dismissed, we negotiated over a few names, but ultimately decided on this one as we thought it would be appealing to the student body - as this is the audience that we are aiming our magazine at. We also chose this name because we thought that a majority if not all the students look forward to the breaks throughout the day and hometime, so we wanted that to reflect onto the magazine by it being something for the students to look forward to and like to read.
The name of our magazine is a Class Dismissed, we negotiated over a few names, but ultimately decided on this one as we thought it would be appealing to the student body - as this is the audience that we are aiming our magazine at. We also chose this name because we thought that a majority if not all the students look forward to the breaks throughout the day and hometime, so we wanted that to reflect onto the magazine by it being something for the students to look forward to and like to read.
Friday, 28 January 2011
Calendar
By the 18th Febuary I hope to accomplish:
- Complete phtotshoots (Saturday 22nd January)
- Chosen phtots for cover, contents and double page spread
- Designed and drafted a cover
- Designed and drafted a content
- Planned double page spread (including article)
- Editited videos (interview, music)
- Organised blog
Music Magazine research
My music magazine is aimed at younger people aged around (12-17). I wanted to target audiences slightly older than what Top of the Pops target audeince is - because i think there is a gap in the market for a chart music magazine for young to older teens - specifying in chart music. so I looked up magazines of a similar style, one of which is Smash Hits, which stopped publishing in 2006, leaving a gap in the market for a mixed gender music magazine. My aim is to create a music magazine
Smash Hits:
Smash Hits, which became less focused on Teenpop and more of an Entertainment magazine
in the 1990s the magazine's circulation slumped and it was overtaken by the BBC's spin off magazine Top Of The Pops. You can see in the pictures above how it has developed and changed over the years.
Features
Top Of The Pops:
Top of the Pops magazine is a monthly glossy publication published by BBC Magazines. It features chart information, star gossip, fashion and beauty advice, quizzes, song lyrics and posters. It is a supplementary magazine for the TV show Top of the Pops.
Features
Pages: 88
Price: £2.20
Girl Talk
'Fancy some fabulous girly fun? Then check out Girl Talk each fortnight, it's the most gorgeous girls' magazine ever!
Fascinating features, brilliant posters, stunning fashion, top pop stars and tricky puzzles, along with a fantastic free gift every issue, means it's got everything a girl could wish for and more!'
You can contact us in the following ways:
By email:girltalk.magazine@bbc.co.uk
By post:Girl Talk Magazine, Media Centre, 201 Wood Lane, London, W12 7TQ
Sugar Magazine
Smash Hits:
in the 1990s the magazine's circulation slumped and it was overtaken by the BBC's spin off magazine Top Of The Pops. You can see in the pictures above how it has developed and changed over the years.
Features
- Top 10 predictor
- Free stuff
- Your stories
- Our favourite tunes at the moment
Top Of The Pops:
Top of the Pops magazine is a monthly glossy publication published by BBC Magazines. It features chart information, star gossip, fashion and beauty advice, quizzes, song lyrics and posters. It is a supplementary magazine for the TV show Top of the Pops.
The magazine was launched in February 1995, and is famous for giving the famous girl group the Spice Girls their nicknames. Alongside a revamp of the TV show. It was originally marketed as the missing link between Smash Hits and NME, but its format was gradually changed, with less music content and a demographic shift to young girls. It is still in publication despite the cancellation of the TV show.
Features
- Oops, Shameful Celeb Slip 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 2 Go - The month's hottest celebrity gossip
- Shayne's World - The X Factor series 2 winner Shayne Ward takes us over what goes on in his world
- Don't 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
- The Surgery - Originally called Star Therapy, this was hosted by a random celebrity who tries to sort out readers' problems. Along with the name change, the section is now hosted by BBC Radio 1's Aled and BBC Slink's Dr Mel.
- Your Letters - Hosted by Dick and Dom who take a look at some of our readers' gossip about stars, clothes or just real life situations.
Pages: 88
Price: £2.20
Girl Talk
'Fancy some fabulous girly fun? Then check out Girl Talk each fortnight, it's the most gorgeous girls' magazine ever!
Fascinating features, brilliant posters, stunning fashion, top pop stars and tricky puzzles, along with a fantastic free gift every issue, means it's got everything a girl could wish for and more!'
You can contact us in the following ways:
By email:girltalk.magazine@bbc.co.uk
By post:Girl Talk Magazine, Media Centre, 201 Wood Lane, London, W12 7TQ
Sugar Magazine
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Music Mag double page spread reasearch (style/layout)
I like the use of pictures in this dps - I think the use of different sizes and collage affect is relevant to teenages, also it has a layered technique which again I think is really affective.
Ideas to put in the mag:
- VIP Pass
- Quiz
- Win stuff (tickets etc.)
colours I am considering using are;
Red/Pink
Green
Blue
Yellow
For my dps I would like to give a girly, chatty, relaxed atmosphere, where young lady readers can feel comfortable. I hope to achieve this by letting the readers in on a personal conversation with my chosen act. I also feel that by intepreting an interview on my dps it will create a more younger feel, and be more appealing to a younger audience, rather than a full page of writing. Most of the magazines that I have looked at such as Girl Talk and Star (gossip magazine but does consist of music acts), usually have, even if very short, an interview with the act. I think it enables the reader to really feel involved with the act and feel part of the magazine. An example that I looked at I thought consisted of some good questions that a lot of fans would want to know the answer to.The example is below.
Pop sensation and queen of the bootylicious body Beyoncé, 27, talks making babies with Jay-Z, meeting The Obamas, and why her X Factor appearance caused such a stir…
When we got the call to confirm our interview with Beyoncé, we weren’t expecting it to be anything less than a glamorous affair. But nothing could have prepared us for what happened. Forget a cosy liaison in one of London’s top hotel suites – we were flown to Vancouver, Canada, to see the first night of her sell-out international tour and granted VIP access-all-areas.
We meet four hours before her performance in a grungy dressing-room backstage. Beyoncé doesn’t have a trace of nerves, even though this is one of the first shows in her tour, which will take a year to complete. The top half of her is all glamour: high, almost blonde hair, metallic make-up, and an off-the-shoulder satin dress from her own clothing range. Her bottom half – where the cameras for a TV interview she’s doing later won’t get her – is less glam. There are no matching satin high heels. Instead, slouchy cashmere socks. She instantly remembers meeting us before, despite mingling with big names recently, including the US President, and apologises for any delay (‘I decided to do my own make-up, which was a mistake’). We’ve seen Beyoncé transform herself from mellow good girl, singing ballads in floaty dresses, to her dirty-dancing alter ego Sasha Fierce in skin-tight leggings and sky-high heels. Today she’s opting for Girl Next Door Beyoncé. She chats in the quietest voice, and talks happily about everything from her nephew, who she dotes on, to how she’s still obsessed with Sex And The City (she reckons she’s a Carrie: ‘She was the person who held all the friendships together’). Not quite what you’d expect from one of the most powerful women in entertainment: she and husband Jay-Z were named No 1 power couple in showbiz by financial bible, Forbes.
Not that she has that much to say about Jay-Z: when we point out her recent first anniversary, she just giggles and says we’re making her blush. But this is nothing new. She was the same when we interviewed her after their engagement – she barely acknowledged they were going out. The couple got married in a totally secret ceremony, from which no pictures or details have ever emerged. And the huge diamond ring she’s been seen wearing since may or may not be an engagement ring. She once told us she’d bought herself a big bobby-dazzler with her first pay cheque before she’d even met Jay-Z. When so many people speculated she was engaged, she stopped wearing it. And even her family have been sworn to secrecy: during an interview with her sister Solange, we asked if she enjoyed the wedding and she turned it into a big joke, making sure not to spill any beans.
But essentially, that’s who Beyoncé is, the anti-diva. Quiet, private, sweet and yet one of the highest-achieving stars on the block with hit singles, albums, tours, movies and, this year, the President’s Inauguration Ceremony and an opening number at the Oscars. And not forgetting that hot booty. Here’s the lowdown…
Now you’re on tour, you must have no time to have a normal life…Oh, I do. And I’m fortunate to have my family with me. I can get lonely going to these foreign places, but when I see my family it doesn’t seem so bad because they are my home. And we get on really well. My mother Tina and I work really well together [on their House of Deréon fashion designs]. Now my father Mathew [her manager], on the other hand, we disagree a lot more [laughs]. But it’s usually business.
Do you drag Jay-Z around as well?I don’t have to drag him! He comes willingly. And I go willingly. He’s part of the family posse, of course. I definitely make time for my life, it’s the most important thing. The music and all that is very important, but I have to have inspiration.
So what was more nervewracking for you, the American Presidential Inauguration or performing at the Oscars?
I have to say the inauguration was more nervewracking than the Oscars. I was nervous at the Oscars as well, especially all that choreography and all those songs squished into the five minutes, but you know it’s nothing like the inauguration (right). That was just… [she blows out air] mind-blowing. Even if I wasn’t singing I would have been nervous and overwhelmed just being in the room. Everyone could feel it, it was something spiritual.
What are the Obamas like in real life?
Barack’s just a very special person and he was born to do what he does, and his wife Michelle was born to do what she does – she holds him down. It was very exciting for me to meet her as well. She’s so warm. Both of them are. She’s a huge inspiration for me. When we met at the big inauguration performance Michelle was there talking to everyone, and she looks you right in the eyes. To see how gracious they are reminds me of how I’m supposed to be.
How do those two events compare to appearing on the X Factor last year?
I watched the show because I knew I was going to sing with one of the contestants, but because I don’t live in the UK I didn’t know the impact it was going to have. The day after I performed, I’ve literally never had so many people say they watched me. Every single person I met said, ‘I saw you on X Factor’ and I was like, ‘This is weird!’ Even appearing at the inauguration of our President wasn’t the same.
What did you think of our winner Alexandra?
Alexandra was a doll. A complete gem. I just walked into the room and she had these tears. They didn’t tell me she was a big fan of mine. In rehearsals she was just so incredibly overwhelmed and I was so happy to sing with her (below right). She’s so talented and beautiful and her voice is so soulful. Actually, I wanted her to open my tour for me, but she hadn’t finished her album, so she couldn’t do it.
Do you have any regrets?There were certain moments when I was 18 and I’d look out of the window to see girls going to parties with their boyfriends and think, ‘How am I ever going to meet anybody?’ I couldn’t just go on a date, and nobody was going to ask me out. I was working too hard and not exposed to people my own age. But now I’m in such a great place and I’m happy that I’ve found the person I’ve found. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
What can we expect from you later this year – baby Beyoncés maybe?
Well, I’m an ambitious woman, and when I do anything, I do it really hard. If I work out, I work out really hard, if I love somebody, I love them all the way. I’m very loyal. I want a whole bunch of kids – but after I’ve got certain things out of my system first.
GET BEYONCÉ’S BODY!
Target your regime
‘I have my phases. When I’m about to come out with a record I try to drink more water and eat healthily, eating vegetables and stuff.’
Have a varied exercise routine
‘I work out a lot, about an hour and a half a day. I do circuit training, treadmill, I run about two and a half miles. Oh, and I do a lot of squats for my quads, thighs and booty. I love big strong legs and I already have curvy ones, so I have to make sure I keep them tight. I have a great trainer, but I don’t enjoy working out at all!’
Keep your diet simple
‘I have bran cereal in the morning, a salad for lunch and maybe some fish and vegetables for dinner. It’s very boring. I’ll snack on fruit and I have these yoghurt-covered almonds that taste good.’
Don’t worry about the occasional blow-out
‘When I’m being bad, I’m really bad! I’m talking cheese burgers, pizzas, French fries… You know I’m bad.’
Look after your skin‘I drink lots of water and I try to have a facial every month or two. Cleanser, exfoliator, mask – that usually sorts me out. Also steaming, that makes everything come out. My Mum always preaches to me, you have to take care of your skin when you’re young.’
Keep your beauty options open‘I’m young. I don’t think plastic surgery is OK right now, but when I’m 57, who knows what I’m going to say. I don’t judge anybody, though, if it’s something that makes them feel better, then fine.’
Beyoncé’s ‘I Am’ tour comes to the UK on 22 May, starting in Newcastle. Her album I Am… Sasha Fierce is out now
We meet four hours before her performance in a grungy dressing-room backstage. Beyoncé doesn’t have a trace of nerves, even though this is one of the first shows in her tour, which will take a year to complete. The top half of her is all glamour: high, almost blonde hair, metallic make-up, and an off-the-shoulder satin dress from her own clothing range. Her bottom half – where the cameras for a TV interview she’s doing later won’t get her – is less glam. There are no matching satin high heels. Instead, slouchy cashmere socks. She instantly remembers meeting us before, despite mingling with big names recently, including the US President, and apologises for any delay (‘I decided to do my own make-up, which was a mistake’). We’ve seen Beyoncé transform herself from mellow good girl, singing ballads in floaty dresses, to her dirty-dancing alter ego Sasha Fierce in skin-tight leggings and sky-high heels. Today she’s opting for Girl Next Door Beyoncé. She chats in the quietest voice, and talks happily about everything from her nephew, who she dotes on, to how she’s still obsessed with Sex And The City (she reckons she’s a Carrie: ‘She was the person who held all the friendships together’). Not quite what you’d expect from one of the most powerful women in entertainment: she and husband Jay-Z were named No 1 power couple in showbiz by financial bible, Forbes.
Not that she has that much to say about Jay-Z: when we point out her recent first anniversary, she just giggles and says we’re making her blush. But this is nothing new. She was the same when we interviewed her after their engagement – she barely acknowledged they were going out. The couple got married in a totally secret ceremony, from which no pictures or details have ever emerged. And the huge diamond ring she’s been seen wearing since may or may not be an engagement ring. She once told us she’d bought herself a big bobby-dazzler with her first pay cheque before she’d even met Jay-Z. When so many people speculated she was engaged, she stopped wearing it. And even her family have been sworn to secrecy: during an interview with her sister Solange, we asked if she enjoyed the wedding and she turned it into a big joke, making sure not to spill any beans.
But essentially, that’s who Beyoncé is, the anti-diva. Quiet, private, sweet and yet one of the highest-achieving stars on the block with hit singles, albums, tours, movies and, this year, the President’s Inauguration Ceremony and an opening number at the Oscars. And not forgetting that hot booty. Here’s the lowdown…
Do you drag Jay-Z around as well?I don’t have to drag him! He comes willingly. And I go willingly. He’s part of the family posse, of course. I definitely make time for my life, it’s the most important thing. The music and all that is very important, but I have to have inspiration.
So what was more nervewracking for you, the American Presidential Inauguration or performing at the Oscars?
I have to say the inauguration was more nervewracking than the Oscars. I was nervous at the Oscars as well, especially all that choreography and all those songs squished into the five minutes, but you know it’s nothing like the inauguration (right). That was just… [she blows out air] mind-blowing. Even if I wasn’t singing I would have been nervous and overwhelmed just being in the room. Everyone could feel it, it was something spiritual.
What are the Obamas like in real life?
Barack’s just a very special person and he was born to do what he does, and his wife Michelle was born to do what she does – she holds him down. It was very exciting for me to meet her as well. She’s so warm. Both of them are. She’s a huge inspiration for me. When we met at the big inauguration performance Michelle was there talking to everyone, and she looks you right in the eyes. To see how gracious they are reminds me of how I’m supposed to be.
How do those two events compare to appearing on the X Factor last year?
I watched the show because I knew I was going to sing with one of the contestants, but because I don’t live in the UK I didn’t know the impact it was going to have. The day after I performed, I’ve literally never had so many people say they watched me. Every single person I met said, ‘I saw you on X Factor’ and I was like, ‘This is weird!’ Even appearing at the inauguration of our President wasn’t the same.
What did you think of our winner Alexandra?
Alexandra was a doll. A complete gem. I just walked into the room and she had these tears. They didn’t tell me she was a big fan of mine. In rehearsals she was just so incredibly overwhelmed and I was so happy to sing with her (below right). She’s so talented and beautiful and her voice is so soulful. Actually, I wanted her to open my tour for me, but she hadn’t finished her album, so she couldn’t do it.
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You’ve got your own fashion label and you always look amazing. Would you say you are fashion obsessed?I don’t know if I’m fashion obsessed. I think when I’m working, yes, but when I’m at home I usually wear the same thing every day. I have my straight-leg jeans and a pair of Christian Louboutins and a little jacket and a white shirt. I get sent about 15 designer bags a month. I can only imagine how much they cost. Even I wouldn’t buy some of them.Do you have any regrets?There were certain moments when I was 18 and I’d look out of the window to see girls going to parties with their boyfriends and think, ‘How am I ever going to meet anybody?’ I couldn’t just go on a date, and nobody was going to ask me out. I was working too hard and not exposed to people my own age. But now I’m in such a great place and I’m happy that I’ve found the person I’ve found. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
What can we expect from you later this year – baby Beyoncés maybe?
Well, I’m an ambitious woman, and when I do anything, I do it really hard. If I work out, I work out really hard, if I love somebody, I love them all the way. I’m very loyal. I want a whole bunch of kids – but after I’ve got certain things out of my system first.
Target your regime
‘I have my phases. When I’m about to come out with a record I try to drink more water and eat healthily, eating vegetables and stuff.’
Have a varied exercise routine
‘I work out a lot, about an hour and a half a day. I do circuit training, treadmill, I run about two and a half miles. Oh, and I do a lot of squats for my quads, thighs and booty. I love big strong legs and I already have curvy ones, so I have to make sure I keep them tight. I have a great trainer, but I don’t enjoy working out at all!’
Keep your diet simple
‘I have bran cereal in the morning, a salad for lunch and maybe some fish and vegetables for dinner. It’s very boring. I’ll snack on fruit and I have these yoghurt-covered almonds that taste good.’
Don’t worry about the occasional blow-out
‘When I’m being bad, I’m really bad! I’m talking cheese burgers, pizzas, French fries… You know I’m bad.’
Look after your skin‘I drink lots of water and I try to have a facial every month or two. Cleanser, exfoliator, mask – that usually sorts me out. Also steaming, that makes everything come out. My Mum always preaches to me, you have to take care of your skin when you’re young.’
Keep your beauty options open‘I’m young. I don’t think plastic surgery is OK right now, but when I’m 57, who knows what I’m going to say. I don’t judge anybody, though, if it’s something that makes them feel better, then fine.’
Beyoncé’s ‘I Am’ tour comes to the UK on 22 May, starting in Newcastle. Her album I Am… Sasha Fierce is out now
Friday, 14 January 2011
The Brighton SOURCE Magazine
The Brighton SOURCE
Target Audience
Age: student – 17 to 25 because it’s not well known – therefore may specify in certain music genres. Or advertise lesser known acts.
Gender: Mixed – but leaning towards a male audience because it has a very masculine and formal.
Socio-economic group of reader: c1 – b, because students will probably not have a lot of money, but it’s possible that the older readers will have a job and therefore spend more.
Lifestyle and what he/she spends money on: books, transport, CDs, gigs/festivals etc. education (i.e. university).
Leisure pursuits: festivals, gigs, theatre, cinema, bowling.
Interests: music, film, future careers.
What he/she wants from the magazine: information,entertainment, what's the film to see/music to listen to.
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