Double-Page Spread Research

Here are some double page spreads i have found on the internet. I will takes ideas from these and from the magazine infront of me to make my own magazine double page spread.

Contents Pages

This draft of my music magazine contents is modelled on the kerrang one in my research, however since re-looking through my research I quite like the middle contents page. I may do a draft of how my music magazine would look in this style then decide which one to use once i have seen them both.

Music Magazine Contents Page Draft

Music Magazine Contents Research

Paper based draft of Idea 1- Music Magazine

More Masthead Ideas

http://www.dafont.com/zombilaria.font?text=STAGED

http://www.dafont.com/urban-sketch.font?text=STAGED

http://www.dafont.com/acid-label.font?text=STAGED

http://www.dafont.com/brandon.font?text=STAGED

College Magazine Cover

Masthead Ideas

I went on this website and typed in my magazine name 'STAGED'. These are some ideas for the style of the masthead.

http://www.dafont.com/new.php?page=2&text=STAGED

Practicing how to direct a photo shoot

When taking photos certain aspects have to be taken into consideration, the main aspects are called " The Five Rules of photography". After taking this into consideration, i took some practice photos and applied this to them.

1. No busy backgrounds- keep it simple.
2. Solo Artist, make it a medium close-up.
3. Leave room for the masthead, dont cut peoples bodies or heads off!
4. No high angle shots for the front Cover.
5. Animate the band! Make sure they look at the camera.

Magazine Cover Research

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I like the layout of these two magazine covers. For my music magazine cover i will takes ideas from these and make it my own.

Magazine Idea 3

Target Audience
This magazine will target a niche audience. It wont be gender specific and will target an age group of around 16-25. The sub-genre of the magazine is R’n’B/Hip Hop music.
Ideas for main cover image There will be three photos on the cover. A main photo in medium close up two rappers/singers, with annoyed facial expressions. They won’t be smiling as this shows the magazine is to be taken seriously. Two smaller photos of people featured inside the magazine, such as lesser known rappers/singers or photos from a live show. These two photos will be at the bottom of the page next to writing about an article.
Other possible contents
Interviews, Album Reviews, Performance Reviews/ Upcoming shows. A strip across the bottom of the cover listing musicians – Kanye west, Lil Wayne, Akon, Missy Elliot and 50 Cent. As these are all well known musicians it will attract a wider audience
Ideas for main splash article
Interview with a rapper or a review of an album/Performance. Ideas for other possible contents: Interviews, Album Reviews, Tours.
Colour schemes
To keep the magazine simple I will use no more than 4 colours throughout the magazine, Black, White, Light Pink, Yellow. With a black background these colours will stand out.

Magazine Idea 2

Target Audience
This magazine will target a niche audience. It wont be gender specific and will target an age group of around 16-25. The sub-genre of the magazine is Heavy metal music. A possible title for this magazine is ‘Smash’. This is effective as it is an onomatopoeic word so it imitates the sound it is describing.
Ideas for main cover image There will be three photos on the cover. A main photo in medium close up of a heavy metal band, with angry facial expressions. Two smaller photos of people featured inside the magazine, such as lesser known metal bands or festival/gig pictures. One photo will be at the bottom of the page next to writing about an article that will be inside and one photo nearer the top.
Other possible contents
Interviews, Album Reviews, Gig Reviews/ Upcoming gigs. Strip across the bottom of the cover which lists what else will be inside
‘PLUS news, interviews, reviews…’ Ideas for main splash article: Interview with a band or a review of an album, gig or festival. Ideas for other possible contents: Interviews, Album Reviews, Gig Reviews/Upcoming gigs,
Colour schemes- To keep the magazine simple I will use no more than 4 colours throughout the magazine, Black, White, Green and Red. With a black background these colours will stand out just like the loud music that the magazine is about.

Magazine Idea 1

The target audience for this magazine is a mainstream audience. It wont be gender specific and will target an age group of around 16-25. The sub-genre of the magazine is Alternative music, indie pop.

Possible titles for this magazine are:

Staged- The connotations with this title are it is kind of to do with a gig/festival. Bands play on the stage at a gig or festival

Cord- The connotations with this title are it is to do with a guitar. It could be short for Record or also is said the same as a ‘Chord’ on a guitar.

There will be a sell line that is just below this masthead.

Ideas for main cover image,
Three photos on the cover. A main photo in medium close up of an indie band with their instruments. Two smaller photos of other bands that aren't as well known as the main band.

Cover
Bloc Party and their new album.
Strip across bottom of the cover listing bands- Vampire weekend, Hadouken, Dan Le Sac, Santogold and CSS

Ideas for main splash article,
A review of Bloc Party’s new album INTIMACY. A review of a festival (Leeds) including the bands on the strip across the bottom of the cover.
Or an interview with one of the bands mentioned on the cover.

Ideas for other possible contents,
Interviews, Album Reviews, Gig Reviews/ Upcoming gigs, Festivals reviews.

Colour schemes- This magazine will have no more than four colours used throughout it to keep it simple. Black, White, Red and white. The background may be Grey. I might use navy blue depending on how busy these colours make the magazine look.

Lesson Objectives For Today

My lesson objectives for todays lesson are to think of my three ideas for the magazine, and put them on my blog.

IPC and BAUER

The music magazines which Bauer owns are Empire, Kerrang, Mojo and Q.

Kerrang caters for a niche audience as it specific to rock metal music. Kerrang has a weekly circulation of 70,000, and a readership of approximately 542,000. The target audience for Kerrang is 15-24 year olds with a 60:40 male/female split. Q is more of a mainstream magazine as it caters for a wider audience and informs about more types of music. Empire magazine is the UK’s premier movie destination, providing an insight into cinema, both blockbusting and classic.

The way in which Kerrang tries to expand on their demographic readership and target thier specific audience is they repeat sales of their weekly magazine by giving readers an opportunity to voice their opinions. They also generate revenues by reverse billing readers for gig alerts and also driving ticket sales at its sister website, Aloud.com. Abother way in which they do this is by useing mobiles to create a mutually rewarding relationship for the magazine and its readers, generating revenues while providing a valuable service to readers.

Q magazine is the biggest monthly music title in the UK and across Europe with a circulation of 103,017. A striking and comprehensive redesign in October brought new editorial content, columnists, photographers and world exclusive interviews with U2, AC/DC and the Kings of Leon. This new content has complimented the rest of Q’s digital offering - such as qthemusic.com, Q’s music TV station and Q Radio.
The world’s biggest-selling film magazine EMPIRE has posted sales up for the fifth consecutive period to 189,619.
Kerrang Remains the market-leading music weekly with a devoted audience of rock fans driving sales of 52,272 with a strong online, TV and Radio presence. Kerrang remains a flagship 360 brand recently hosting a sell-out 16 date tour of the UK.

These magazines use the process of synergy to sell their brands. Empire, Mojo, Q and Kerrang magazines also have websites, Radio shows and TV stations.

The music magazines that IPC Media owns are Guitar & Bass, NME and Uncut.There main sub-genre for NME and Uncut is Indie. Guitar & Bass magazine costs £3.95, NME costs £2.20 and Uncut costs £4.30

NME and Uncut cater for mainstream audiences; they provide general information about what is currently popular in music and film. Guitar & Bass caters more for a niche audience. This magazine consists of information about guitar equipment, coverage and reviews. Only people specifically interested in guitars would buy this magazine, if they wanted a magazine that informed the reader about general music, they would buy a magazine aimed at a more mainstream audience such as NME.

These magazines use the process of synergy to sell the brand. For example NME is not only a magazine, it also has a website, Radio show and TV programme.