Monday 26 January 2015

Friday 23 January 2015

Possible models for magazine

Harry: Has a good sense of style my magazine would follow. Available often.
 

Sam: Singer songwriter who is the kind of artist my magazine would write about. Not available as often.
 
Nadine: Similar style to that of my magazine. Available more often.
 
 
 
 
Any opinions to help decide on a model would be greatly appreciated

25 word pitch video


Wednesday 21 January 2015

Page harmony

Graphic designer research


Alan fletcher
Born- 27 September 1931
Died-  21 September 2006
Nationality- British
Occupation- Graphic designer

I like Alan Fletchers style as it uses bold colour schemes and bold or interesting fonts. I like the colour scheme used in his mind over matter piece and I also like the style of fonts he used. I will try and use some of these features when designing my magazine as I like the style.

25 word pitch

Pop rock aimed at indie scensters, young alts and trendies. Teens/ young adults 16-late 20’s. NME/ Billboard/ Top of the pops inspired. Newly discovered artists.

Tuesday 20 January 2015

Mood Board 2


Update post

-Examples of other texts (Done)
-3 x Analysis of magazine covers, contents pages and double page spreads (Done)
-Analysis of colour palettes, fonts 10 examples of each (Done)

-Language register (Done)
-Decide on style of music magazine based on research carried out (Done)
-Analysis of existing Magazine titles (Done)
-Decide on title of magazine (Done)
-Research relevant fashion/styling associated with genre (Done)
-Mood boards  (Two completed)
-Audience research (use uktribes.co.uk)-this must be conclusive and you must show evidence of responses from at least 10-15 people (To be updated)
-Audience profile (To be updated)
 
-Analysis of institution that would publish your magazine (Done)
-Preparation of a 25 word pitch (Done)
http://rtlcmedia15.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/25-word-pitch.html

-Compose 20 song playlist of tracks that have inspired you (extension task) using soundcloud (To be completed)

-Read and comment on peer blogs (extension task) (To be completed)


What I have learnt so far:
Organisation and time management - how well have you adapted to the demands of the schedule and what (if any) adjustments do you need to make.

I think so far I have kept up with the schedule. Some of my posts need updating and the extension tasks need completing but the bulk of my work is done on time.

Research and planning- what have you learnt about music magazine, what do you feel you could replicate and what do you feel you could not replicate

After looking at a variety of magazines I have decided I would like my cover to be quite simple as I will not be able to replicate some of the covers I have looked at as I have limited time and budget. I will not be able to use expensive props or backing so I will try and keep my cover simple as I think this will also appeal to audiences.

Technology - which technologies are a strength for you and which will require additional work.

Photoshop- I am beginning to gain skills on Photoshop but as I have not used it much before I need to do more work on it to get more skills.
Photography- I have some photography skills as I enjoy photography but I would like to continue gaining skills during this project.
Blogger- I have used blogger a lot for this coursework so I can use it quite well however I would like to gain more skills on this so I can get the best out of it.

Saturday 17 January 2015

Magazine title - Nova

The title of a magazine says a lot about it so I took a lot of care when picking mine and made sure to ask opinions of my target audience throughout the process.

As my magazine is about finding new artists I wanted the name of the magazine to reflect this to give people an idea of what its about before they start reading it. For this reason I came up with names such as:
Uncovered
Exposed
Unveiled
Revealed
Into the light
Discovered
Unknown
Noticed
Spotted

After asking some people who would read my magazine their opinions on names I found that the most popular were Exposed and Discovered. However after further thought I decided that Exposed sounds very much like a gossip magazine and Discovered sounds like a nature magazine. From here I decided to find some new names similar to this using a thesaurus. I soon found these names:
Red Hot
Newbies
The Latest
Raw
Beginning
Real
Strike

After talking with my target audience again I found that the name Raw was the favourite however it didn't quite work. I then tried looking at some of these names in different languages. To begin with I tried Latin and I came up with:
Novus (new)
Apertus (uncovered)
Novicius (raw)

I still didn't like any of these names so I tried names I had already thought of in other languages:
Ignotus (unknown in Latin)
Löydetty (discovered in Finnish)
Märkt (noticed in Swedish)
Tantum in lucem (into the light in Latin)
Ruga varma (red hot in Esperanto)
Ictus (strike in Latin)
La lasta (The latest in Esperanto)
Ra (raw in Norwegian)

After looking at these names I decided I still liked the name raw as it sounded good in other languages (Zalias (Croatian), Ra (Norwegian and Raaka (Finish)). I tried it in different languages and while experimenting with it and other names I liked (New, Discovered etc.) I found the title Nova. Nova is Esperanto for the word New. I like this title because it sounds similar to the word new which gives the audience an insight to the magazine and what it writes about. It also makes me think of a Supernova which is a "massive stellar explosion that outshines galaxies". I like this idea as it is saying the artists are very talented which will draw people to read my magazine.

After looking at all these different names I have decided to go with Nova as my magazine name.

Friday 16 January 2015

Analysis of institution that would publish my magazine


Bauer Media Group is a large European-based media company, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany that manages a portfolio of more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 radio and TV stations around the world. The portfolio extends to include print shops, postal, distribution and marketing services.


Bauer is a large media company I think could be suitable to publish my magazine. Bauer publishes a large number of music magazines including Q and Kerrang! so will be able to help my magazine become more well known. I think they would be more likely to publish it than a company that does not publish music magazines like mine.

Photographers research

Photographers

Ellen Von Unwerth




















Alessandro Dal Buoni













Ben Dunbar-Brunton



















Victor Demarchelier



















Ben Hassett



















Jan Welters



















Camilla Akrans



















Mario Sorrenti



















Mariano Vivanco




















Patrick Demarchelier




















After looking at these photographers I have decided to use a similar style to Victor Demarchelier as this will show the artists personality and seems much friendlier. I think this will also attract my target audience to read my magazine. I think the dramatic beach shot Alessandro Dal Buoni uses is good so I would like to mix this with the happy, playful style of my photos. I also like the way Jan Welters has paid close attention to detail but also let the model show her freckles whereas other photographers might edit them out. Another thing I like is the black and white both Ellen Von Unwerth and Ben Hassett use in their photos so I will experiment with this in the making process. I will try a variety of editing techniques when in the making process to find out which works best.

Analysis of existing magazine titles






 
These are all existing magazine titles. I have noticed lots seem to be short and snappy to grab your attention e.g. Q or Vibe. Others are longer but give you more of an idea of what the magazine is about e.g. Top Of The Pops. I would like my title to be short and snappy to get more attention but as it is a new magazine it should also give some idea of what it is about to attract people to buy it. For this reason I will try and choose a title for my magazine that is short to catch your attention but also tells you a bit about the magazine you are going to read.

Relevent styling and fashion