Preliminary Task

This is my preliminary task.

I have made a magazine called Queensbury Mail

Queensbury Mail is set as the mast head in Accent SF font.

With a slogon underneath with the same font ''Keeping you up to date''

I have chosent the colours of this magazine as maroon, silver and white as it all appears on the schools uniform

I have included an advertisment of the new cafe to encourage 6th formers to use it

To do this I added a photo of a student in the casfe

I have included a mid shot of a student in the new cafe' which is also advertised on the front cover

Media Companies

IPC Media

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IPC Media produce over 60 iconic media brands. IPC media is used by 26 million UK adults throughout the United Kingdom.

IPC claim that they offer something for everyone.

Men: 

comprises a wealth of leisure brands including Country Life, Horse & Hound,Rugby World and Decanter, as well as lifestyle brands including Nuts, Mousebreaker and NME. 

Women: 

comprises famous women's weeklies including Look, Now,Chat and Woman; TV entertainment brands including What's on TV, TVTimes and TV & Satellite Week and, online, the goodtoknow network. 

Bauer Media

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Bauer Media is a division of the Bauer Media Group

 The Group is a worldwide media empire offering over 300 magazines in 15 countries

Collectively, the Group employs some 6,400 people and has a 2008 turnover of 2.08 billion Euros.

Our magazine heritage stretches back to 1953 with the launch of Angling Times and the acquisition in 1956 of Motor Cycle News

In 1994, the company bought a small magazine called For Him Magazine which is now the core of the best-selling international multi-platform brand FHM.

 Closer was launched in 2002 and Britain’s first weekly glossy, GRAZIA, was launched in 2005.

BBC

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BBC music is a magazine which is aimed at the 

sophisticated elderly person.

Very key to religious songs from the Christian religion.

Most issues of the magazine come with free gifts, cd's, books etc.

The music genre is carols and songs of praise.

Anthem Publishing

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The company formed in late 2002 to launch its first magazine title Music Tech Magazine  in March 2003. It has since launched into other markets, such as the homes and holidays sector, the food and drink arena and into the world of football and sport as well as some selected contract publishing. 

Anthem Publishing brings together a group of dedicated media professionals to create exciting, inspiring and practical specialist consumer magazines and websites.

Anthem Publishing has brought magazines such as World Cup SuperStars, MusicTech, Italia, Tuscany and Masterclass.

NME Interview with Pete ((Fall Out Boy))

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwrf1p9Y8M0&feature=channel

The way NME interview the band member from fall out boy Pete, is by asking interesting questions whilst the camera isn't rolling and let the band member answer the question which includes the question in it so that the listener/viewer/reader can understand what the question is and get a lot more information out of the person from doing this because they feel they have to say more.

In the beginning was a classic example of putting the question in the answer as the band member responds to the question, with the question just been given to allow him to think about how he is going to answer. "We first started Fall Out Boy, on just kind of a wim. Not in a comical way, but more of a just hey lets go far out and do this thing because its just fun to do and it was music that we actually had fun playing"

As it moves on to the next question the camera effect used to show its the next question is a kind of 'lack of signal' flicker, like an old television. Which then follows by Pete(the band member) to answer the next question in the same way.

Questionnaire!?

..The Results..

1) What age category are you from?
0-5               
6-11              
12-17            I I I I I I I I I I
18-23            I I I
24+              

2) Are you Male or Female?
Male         I I I I I I I
Female     I I I I I I

3) What genre of music do you prefer?
Hip Hop  I I I I
R’n’B       I I I
Rock       I
Indie       I
Grime     I I I
Pop        I

4) Would you like to read interviews with Artists?
Yes       I I I I I I I I I I I I
No        I

5) Would you like to know about the latest festivals, gigs and concerts?
Yes      I I I I I I I I I I I I I
No

6) Would you like the magazine to have posters
Yes      I I I I I I I I I I I  
No       I I

7) Would it be of interest to you if the magazine had large BOLD fonts?
Yes     I I I I I I I I I
No      I I I I

8) Would you like the magazine to be full of images?
Yes    I I I I I I I I I I I
No     I I

9) Would you want information about upcoming artists?
Yes    I I I I I I
No     I I I I I I I

   10) When would you prefer the magazine to be released?
          Monthly    I I I I
          Weekly     I I I I I I I I I
          Every Other Day

CONCLUSION!!After looking at my results it is clear that the majority of people who filled out the questionnaires favorite music genre is Hip Hop. And they clearly want the magazine to be jam packed with everything you should expect in a magazine.
I am going to take on board these answers as a request and put them into my magazine.

Questionnaire

Questionnaire!?

1) What age category are you from?
0-5               
6-11              
12-17           
18-23           
24+              

2) Are you Male or Female?
Male
Female

3) What genre of music do you prefer?
Hip Hop
R’n’B
Rock
Indie
Grime
Pop

4) Would you like to read interviews with Artists?
Yes
No

5) Would you like to know about the latest festivals, gigs and concerts?
Yes
No

6) Would you like the magazine to have posters
Yes
No

7) Would it be of interest to you if the magazine had large BOLD fonts?
Yes
No

8) Would you like the magazine to be full of images?
Yes
No

9) Would you want information about upcoming artists?
Yes
No

   10) When would you prefer the magazine to be released?
          Monthly
          Weekly
          Every Other Day

Introduction

Intro.
This is my AS Media Studies coursework.
I have chosen to do print which consists of me producing a music magazine.

 

Research: Music Magazines

Research

looking at different music genres covered by magazines and how they appeal to their target audience. In addition to this I will be looking at the overall content such as articles and features.

Genre

Hip Hop

Audience

Around the ages of 16 - 30

Owners

Quincy Jones

Vibe is a leading Hip Hop magazine from the USA which can also be purchased in the stores of the UK. Vibe also has a separate section for females called Vixon. This section covers all of the celebrity glamour, fashion and gossip.
Front Cover consists of a major leading artist with a bold mast head. They appeal to the target audience because it has a simple ‘fresh’ cover page using contrasting colours to make it stand out. 

Vibe concentrates on only one genre of music throughout all of the issues of magazines which is hip hop. Mostly the articles are about new songs coming soon and big news in the hip hop industry, i.e. Lil Wayne’s release from prison after serving 8 months for possession of fire arms.

Genre

Any Up to date music from R'n'B to Grime

Audience

18 - 24year old Females. Interested in R'n'B, Hip Hop, Pop, Dance, Grime etc.

Owners
Leonard Foster, Publisher/Owner
Annika Allen, Editor/Owner

Flavour is a Music & Fashion magazine which is distributed in Universities and boutiques around the
 UK showcasing British pop and R’n’B. The magazine shows a keen interest in music which we would normally hear/listen on the radio. It has a target audience from 16- 35 year old woman and has a layout to catch peoples eye.(loud colours, the effect of cut outs)

Flavour’s front cover follows suit with most other music magazines by having a big star as the centre picture which the front cover to attract attention.

Genre

Indie/alternative & Rock

Audience

Typically anybody who is into Rock and similar types of music as it is suited for all ages

Owners

IPC Media

Launched in 1952, the New Musical Express is the world's greatest and most influential weekly music magazine, known globally as the NME.
NME is a magazine consisting of the alternative, indie and rock genres of music. The magazine is generally aimed at boys aged from 16 – 30 But this however doesn’t stop girls buying it if they are in to this type of music.

The Cover layout consists of the NME logo always in the top left and a photograph of a band, band member or solo artist. The Cover also advertises what events are going to happen and in addition what is inside the magazine all in BIG bold writing.From stunning features through to our unique inside information, NME has a proud and colourful history.

• The break-up of The Beatles? We were there

• The death of Elvis? We splashed it on our cover

• The Sex Pistols? Hey, they sang about us!

• The birth of Acid House? We told you about it when everyone else was running scared

Genre

All Music within the interest of men

Audience

 Men aged 18 onwards

''Rolling Stone goes beyond just taking the pulse of youth culture. ''Rolling Stone is the pulse of youth culture.''

http://www.srds.com/mediakits/rollingstone/demographics.html

Management Contacts

Matthew Schulte
Kelly Jahrnes

The Rolling Stone magazine is based on music in general and not just one particular genre i.e. you can pick up a copy of Rolling Stone and have the Jonas Brothers from Disney channel on the cover and then in the next issue you will see Britney Spears and Jay-Z.

The Masthead always has the Rolling Stone logo boarded across the top centre of the Cover. But different to some other magazines the logo is sometimes covered by whoever is appearing on the front cover of that issue.