Textual analysis

 The name of the magazine is DRUMMER which is written as a big mast head near the top of the page this is very clearly the name of the magazine because it is the biggest piece of text on the page. Having an image of a drum kit at the side of the name makes it clear what type of drumming the magazine is about and it also makes the page seem busier. It also has the date of the issue and contents written above the mast head which is the next thing you see because it is big and bold like the mast head. The features heading down the left hand side makes it easy for people to fin the pages they are interested in because the title of the page is there and snippets of info from the page as well. Also they way in which the images are set out across the page works very well because it makes the page look very interesting this will also help readers in finding pages about favourite bands as well because they see the images of a band member and then it has the number in the top left corner of the screen. There is also a section about the bands that regularly feature in the magazine and once again has the page number at the side of the band names.

evaluation

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

My student magazine is based mainly upon the magazine campus life, a very helpful magazine for student’s. I decided to have a big eye catching masthead so people would be drawn to my magazine name, which is called Student Weekly. I then decided to have one picture that fits the whole of the front cover, just underneath the masthead I have put the date and issue of this magazine in a different colour to the rest of the text making this stand out I have also put that the magazine is free at the bottom right of the masthead making it very visible to the reader.

I added lines either side of the main image fitting them in. these lines are very student based and will make them want to buy it because they can find out things that are to do with the age group in college. They also include life after college and information about universities this appeals to those planning on going to university after college. I also advertised a competition and information about cars because a lot of college students are seventeen and thinking about buying cars. I added a line about an interview of a student this will make students who know the person want to buy it and read about them. Then I put I line about Leeds festival this will make people interested in the festival pick up the magazine.

I then added a few central lines based on the main image telling readers that there is an interview with the student Liam Evans inside also having his picture lets people know what he looks like again this makes people who know him pick up the magazine because they are interested in reading about him.

I stuck to a very basic colour scheme so that it’s not to bold. The colours that I chose were a dark blue then a light blue and I also added in some red because it is a very contrasting colour in comparison to the blue and made the important information stand out.

My contents page is structured in a way that would appeal to the targeted audience of college students, by having a big image to one side of the page and then have all the information and page numbers down one side of the page also having images with the page numbers as well making it easier for readers to find what they want to read. Down the left hand side I have put all the features of the magazine making it easy for readers to see what is in the magazine. In the bottom left corner I have added a bit that tells you that there is an interview with a different student every month. On the right side of the page I have images with captions and page number so that the reader can read about the images. I kept my contents page very simple and used the same colour scheme as the front cover design using slightly more red because there is more important information on this page also using the red made the page numbers stand out more.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My student magazine is very suited to students who want to do well in there studies because I have put lots of information about universities and life after college. It also has information about Leeds festival so it is aimed at the students that enjoy going as well 

There are stories on what plans the student council have for the future. I think it represents everyday life for any teenager quite nicely.

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

The media institution that would be most likely to distribute my student magazine would be companies who are also involved with college students and have frequent contact with them.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

The magazine is aimed towards college student aged 16 and above this magazine is specifically based on Ludlow College as well. The magazine appeals to both genders male and female making the magazine none biased. Also included in the magazine are articles about films and other things that are opinion based so this will also capture the eye of the students.

How did you attract/address your audience?

The mast head on my magazine is designed to fit with the college theme but also it is big and eye-catching so that the audience get drawn in. I made an audience questionnaire to find out what sort of things students from the college would be interested in seeing in a magazine and added them to the magazine. The way in which my cover is laid out makes it very easy for the readers to see the information and makes them want to read on about it in the magazine. Using Liam Evans a familiar face around Ludlow College as the front covers image make people want to read about his article and find out more about him.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

My magazine was easy to create overall because I used publisher to create the layout and then I also used it to add the text and images as well this made it easier to produce because there was no need to change file types to fit everything all together.

final contents page

final front cover

Textual analysis of double page spread from Radar music mag

The magazine is clearly seen in the top left corner of the first page. The mast head is more on the right side page but roles onto the left this puts the head almost in the centre of the page making it the centre of attention and this will automatically draw the readers attention. There is the image covering the whole left side of the spread.

Half of the right page is taken up by the article on the band The Teenagers it also has a small image in the article related to the article the right hand side of the page has a list of bands that are similar to the band. The colour scheme of this magazine is works very well because the white shows up on the blue and the light blue and white shows up very well on the black background of the right side.

Questionnare main choice

The majority of people voted to have drum and bass magazine as the name.

Questionnare

Name of magazine questionnaire

• Jump
• Switch
• Drum and bass magazine
• DnB
• Nightlife

textual analysis

Textual analysis of atmosphere magazine

 The name of the magazine Atmosphere is written across the top of the page making it very clear. Having a subtitle under the main name of the magazine announcing an artist then having a picture of the artist mentioned underneath helps people know who they are. The colour scheme for this issue is purple and white I think that’s this works very well because purple provides a good background for the white to show up on. The fact that they give a free CD encourages people who would buy this magazine to buy it more just for the CD. It also has little side headings down both side mentioning other artist featured in this issue this makes people who are interested in these other artist want to buy the magazine so they can read about the artist.

Action Plan

This is for my media coursework for the music magazine project. The objective I have been given is to create a music magazine. In this objective I have to design a front cover, contents page and a double page spread. This piece of coursework will be enjoyable for me because I enjoy music.

10/1/11: Take pictures related to the magazine I’m going to design.

15/1/11: textual analysis of music magazines.

18/1/11: start to design drafts of my magazine cover, contents and double spread.