FINAL PRODUCT

preliminary task

EVALUATION

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

In terms of the codes and conventions of music magazines, my product does follow certain aspects such as the bold title and even though my title is black it still stands out on the front cover and compliments with my colour scheme chosen I have also followed the codes and conventions by using bright eye catching colours on my front cover to attract my target audience.

     

EVALUATION

2.How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My product could be compared to NME as they have a similar layout. 

However I reach a younger target audience and have a different genre to NME this could benefit me as our magazine reaches a wider audience and we try and create articles that all of our readers would want to read, and also the colour red in unisex which doesn't exclude any sex and appeals to everybody.

Chloe Prince

Age:  17
Music: chart music
Hobbies: shopping, enjoys business and eating



in this audio Erin is talking answering my feedback questionnaire on why she likes my magazine.

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

There is a small variety of companies that might distribute my media product because it fits in well with their other successful products. The first being IPC media. They produce NME which is what I am basing my magazine on. They also do many other magazines like the ones below my magazine is included in this collage to show how mine would fit in with ipc media’s other products 

Another possible company that could distribute my magazine could be BAUER they produce ‘ MOJO’ and ‘Q’ they are similar to my genre which might complement each other well if they are distributed from the same company.

Another possible company that could distribute my magazine could be BAUER they produce ‘Mojo’ and ‘Q’ they are similar to my genre which might complement each other well if they are distributed from the same company.

EVALUATION

4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

Jake Kugulogu
age: 17

music: indie
hobbies: guitar, and astronomy

Erin white

age: 17

Music: pop
Hobbies: socialising,  horseriding


Simon howard

Music indie/rock
Hobbies: cooking and chemistry


Nicole Morecroft

Age:17
Music: indie/rock
hobbies:swimming and going out with friends

EVALUATION

Q5 how did you attract/address the audience?

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

EVALUATION

Question 7.

screenshots of magazine product on Prezi

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK RESULTS

audience feedback results on Prezi

AUDIENCE FEED BACK QUESTIONNAIRE

Do you like the appearance of the front cover, content and double page spread?
Does the context and pictures reflect the genre of an indie magazine?
Do you feel this magazine would fit in with other professional magazines in the supermarket?

Do you think the price is reasonable for this magazine?
Do the articles on the front cover interest you enough to buy the magazine?
Do the fonts throughout the magazine make it difficult for you to read?
Do the pictures in the contents page reflect the articles they are linked to?

Are you happy with the amount of content in the contents page and front cover?
Does the double page spread interest you in the first couple of lines of reading it?
Does the double page spread picture link to the article?
Would ‘Free festival tickets inside’ persuade you to buy this music magazine?
Do you like the front cover picture and the layout of the front cover?
Does the layout of the pictures and content in the contents page appeal to you?
Do you like the layout article and picture in the double page spread?

MY NEW DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE one of the brilliant singers of the 21st century listen in on what one of our TOTAL fans had to say:

One TOTAL reader Ella Storey spoke to us about the first time she saw Florence and the Machine: “the first time I saw Florence was in December 2009 in a small venue in Manchester, there must of been less than a couple of thousand people there we were standing i mean you can’t really sit down at a florence gig! not far from the stage we stood outside for a good couple of hours to get them spots but it was worth it before she came on i was so excited but really nervous to see her i didnt know if she was going ot be as good as she was on her album but she was better! When Florence came us her set was revealed aswell and even though it was only supposed to be a small intimate gig  her set was amazing! She had a big harp in the middle of the stage with bird cages at the side and a backdrop with bird pattern on it looked amazing! Before she came on stage i was nervous and excited to see her, especially because i was so close to the stage.

”‘Kiss with a fist’ the debut single by the brilliant indie pop band Florence and the Machine.Won the award for best album in 2010, but who can blame the public for voting ‘Lungs’ the best album of 2010, one of my personal favourites on the brilliant album is ‘kiss with a fist’ it was co written by Florence and Isabella summers who co-wrote the majority of the songs on the album with Florence the song was thought by many to be based on domestic violence, which Florence denies. Florence explained the meaning of the song on her My Space:

"Kiss with a Fist" is NOT a

song about domestic violence. It is  about two people pushing each other to psychological extremes because they are fighting but they still love each other. They enjoy the drama and pushing each other's buttons. Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" isn't actually about her bleeding and this song isn't actually about punching someone in the mouth.

The review by music OMH of the song ‘kiss with a fist’ questioned the song by saying: "Those lyrics are likely to prove pretty contentious - is Welch condoning domestic violence with lines like "a kiss with a fist is better than none"? But finished the paragraph by saying "Whatever the meaning, this is an exhilarating debut single." We here at TOTAL totally agree with this review!

Florence was first ‘discovered’ when she was just 19 in a pub in London. Florence explained to a well known music “I was really drunk, running around going, ‘I can sing!” she ran into the pub’s bathroom after the famous DJ Mairead Nash and she was blown away by her version of ‘something’s got a hold on me’ by Etta James. Nash was wowed by her performance and was invited to sing at an open mic night, that Nash had hosted and pretty soon the fiery red head had a budding music career ahead of her.

The Machine that work with Florence are a group of artists who provide the brilliant  backing music for her songs, so in reality, the machine is the band and Florence is the vocals, she’s very close to each member of the band and takes on their opinion about new songs and performances. The name ‘Machine’ was originally a private joke between joke between Florence and her friend Isabella, Isabella was called Isabella and the machine and Florence was called Florence robot, however on the way to one of Florence’s first gigs she couldn’t think of a name Isabella suggested she took the machine to represent her band.

Welch’s parents divorced when she was just 14 and soon after she was diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia. Florence went to the fee paying private school ¬Alleyn's School and she managed to achieve straight A’s in GCSE and managed two A’s in English and art and a C in history in A-level. The unstoppable Florence then took a place ¬doing fine art at Camberwell College of Arts.

Ella was lucky enough to see Florence and the machine three times! She told TOTAL: “The first was in a small venue in Manchester the second was at Latittude in summer 2010 where she was headlining and the stmosphere of the crowd was immense, however just before she came on I got pushed right to the back! And I was right behind a massive pole for the whole of her set but from far away she was still amazing! She wore a long black flowy dress she looked brilliant! However she was quieter than the first time I saw her, in Latitude she just sing her songs and got on ith her set but at the gig in Manchester she really onnected ith the audience! She got so involved with one of the songs she climbed on top of a big amp and started dancing the sound guys went mad! She’s crazy but beautiful!

A recent article in NME revealed that Florence has confirmed that she is working on her second album which will be produced by the brilliant Paul Epworth. The album is rumored to be based on a family interest of science Florence told NME “a lot of my family are doctors or trying to become doctors so many of my conversations have been fixated on medical stuff” she also revealed that she’s trying to discover a new

Welch’s parents divorced when she was just 14 and soon after she was diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia. Florence went to the fee paying private school Alleyn's School and she managed to achieve straight A’s in GCSE and managed two A’s in English and art and a C in history in A-level. The unstoppable Florence then took a place doing fine art at Camberwell College of Arts.

Ella was lucky enough to see the dazzling Florence three times she said “the first time I saw her was in small venue however, I then saw her at latitude where she headlined she was amazing! She sung kiss with a fist then she made us sing along! However I got a bit annoyed as we were standing we were right at the front before Florence came on then we got pushed back I was gutted but she was still amazing!

Ella was lucky enough to see Florence and the machine three times! She told TOTAL: “The first was in a small venue in Manchester the second was at Latittude in summer 2010 where she was headlining and the stmosphere of the crowd was immense, however just before she came on I got pushed right to the back! And I was right behind a massive pole for the whole of her set but from far away she was still amazing! She wore a long black flowy dress she looked brilliant! However she was quieter than the first time I saw her, in Latitude she just sing her songs and got on ith her set but at the gig in Manchester she really onnected ith the audience! She got so involved with one of the songs she climbed on top of a big amp and started dancing the sound guys went mad! She’s crazy but beautiful!

A recent article in NME revealed that Florence has confirmed that she is working on her second album which will be produced by the brilliant Paul Epworth. The album is rumored to be based on a family interest of science Florence told NME “a lot of my family are doctors or trying to become doctors so many of my conversations have been fixated on medical stuff”

To finish off Florence is an amazing beautiful woman who has achieved so much! And she has only been famous for a couple of years! Ella finished by saying she’s crazy, and every time I saw her she was so friendly with the audience and really connected with us! She brilliant!”

BY:Shelbie Gardiner

Keep an eye out for Florence’s new album “strangeness and Charm” we’ll keep an eye out and keep you updated!                          

                                                                                                                                                                     TOTAL  15

MY ORIGINAL DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD ARTICLE

The new girl on the block!

YouTube is one of the most popular sites on the internet. More than 13 hours of videos are uploaded every minute; it's pretty much a million-to-one chance that your videos will ever be noticed by anyone who can make you famous. So what’s so special about Abbi Kent? We’ve brought her in to find out!
Abbi, came strolling into our office at 9.50am she had a star bucks in one hand and her iphone in the other, like many other celebrities Abbi posted videos on YouTube and cracked  the hard  music industry like many other biggest a-list celebs such as Justin bieber and Esmee Denters who also started off on YouTube! 

Hiya Abbi! We’re glad you’re well we want to start off by asking you a couple of questions...

 Coming into the industry at such a young age, in what ways have you been forced to grow up fast?

 I don’t think I’m being forced to grow up really fast. I mean, I have to make some sacrifices to not see my friends as often or not be in a regular school environment. But besides that, I’m doing what I love. I’m performing; I’m in the studio, so everything’s going good.

What was the first song you ever played?
I sung cover versions for weddings and in clubs, I used to make my own songs up too, just silly ones and sing them for all my friends and family (looks embarrassed) I also used to love singing the spice girls!

Okay, that’s great!  Can you choose three words that best describe your music
Oh that’s a hard one! I can say my music is fresh, young , fun however  some songs on my album which will be out in the next couple of months are dark which obviously isn’t fun!

That’s great we can’t wait for your album to be out! Can you tell our readers what you are going to be up to in the next few months
in the next couple of months hopefully i can release my album and I will be announcing who I’m going to tour with! Also I want to take a few days break as it’s my sisters and mum’s birthday and I want to treat them to  a couple days holiday and I am making a few appearances around my hometown and I want to go visit my family as well.

So a busy schedule for the next few months! So have you always wanted to be singer/songwriter?Yes and no! I have always wanted to be a singer but it was just so hard to get recognised i started to think about my options and wanted to be a vet, I had a place on a veterinary course, but when the opportunity for me to have a singing career came around, I realised I want to be a singer more than a vet.

Outside of music, what are your personal interests?I love fashion so I like to shop, I love hanging out with my friends and also I love playing football!

And what similarities do you find between football and the music business? Are there any rules or strategies that you think fit with both?

Well, both of them can be very physical. And both of them can get dirty! [Laughing]

That’s brilliant! It’s good to have some options! Can you tell us who do you aspire to be like or look up to?My mum, not singing wise but the way she treats people and her reputation for being a kind person but Well, I love John Lennon because of how he put so much emotion in the poetry that he’s written with his music. He’s one of the most passionate and one of the best songwriters ever to step foot on the planet, I believe.

Outside of the meaning, what do you think really makes a great song?

A good bridge.

So when you look at your album, as it is right now, what song do you think has the best bridge?

‘Outside the lines’

That’s great I can’t wait to hear it! Have you got any advice or wisdom... so far on how to break the music industry and get recognised? I was given this advice by a dear friend just as I was going into a really important meeting, if you have a dream of singing, pursue it - go somewhere where they'll test you properly and make you realise whether you can make this dream come true or not.

Vocal coach Lyndia Johnson, executive director of Sterling Voice Coaching, Ltd. in London says that aspiring singers must know how to take care of their voices before thinking about breaking into the music industry.

So how do you look after your voice?I am very aware of how easy it is to damage your voice I am very careful, I drink tons of water, and I don’t smoke and hardly drink.

Many A- list singers such as Cheryl Cole and Christina Aguilera have been saw smoking health experts say A 2010 Study by the CDC's National Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion found that cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause lung cancer.

Abbi we hear at TMG wish you the best with your forthcoming album and I look forward to seeing you grow and develop. So keep your head up, stay out of trouble.

Well, thank you so much. It’s been an honour.

Buy Abbi kents new album available now!

Have you got a great singing talent? Why not get yourselves on YouTube, it exceeds over 2 billion views every day, and videos are watched in over 23 different countries. And with a-list singers like Justin Bieber making it into the charts, you could be the next pop sensation!

SCREENSHOT OF MY ORIGINAL MUSIC MAGAZINE

this is the start of my Magazine front cover i still have to include the coverlines.

FRONT COVER PICTURES

front cover,contents and double page spread pictures on Prezi

ARTICLE RESEARCH

I have been aksed to conduct article research to help us with the production of our magazine front cover. i have chosen a few examples of how i want my front cover to be.

I have been asked to conduct article research to help us with our magazine double page spread. i have chosen these two examples of how I would like my double page spread to be .

PLANNING IMAGES FOR MY CONTENTS

the images that i would like for my contents page that i am going to take all myself include;
'the script'
a picture of their album or a concert ticket.


v fest and or glasto festival
armbands
I haven't yet got an interview, and if i can not get one i am going to do a biography on Bruno mars i will improvise with the pictures that i will take
for example i might take a picture of his album cover.


our monthly review i will have someone posing looking like there trying to think.

CONTEXT FOR THE CONTENTS PAGE

the context of the contents page will include:

i will have a bold titile: INSIDE THIS MONTH

i will also have drop quotes
from the interview

i will have numbers that are placed over images to show what page number
i will have the regular content and the page numbers in a seperate column to the feature content and their page numbers.

 i will also have a seperate column containing the information about the subscription for TMG.

COVERLINES FRONT MY FRONT COVER

I have decided on the following coverlines to go on the front cover of my magazine, I have thoguth about target audience and what they would content they would like inside the magazine the coverlines are supposed to draw in the readers, they are supposed to be different and unique, and something that np other magazine has.

Exclusive interview with..
______________
tells us their story!
- I don't know what celebrity i am interviewing yet. but i am interviewing someone and i will hopefully know by the end of next week.

Win The Script tickets!
- this will encourage our readers that like the script to buy the magazine and enter the competition.

V fest and Glasto 2011 find out here!
- we have a sneak preview on who wants to perform and who defintley doesnt!

The official gig calendar.
- this will show wehen gigs with avadible tickets are on and helps our reader.

The story behind...
- this will be a bio on an upcoming celebrity, it will include their background how they got famous and where we think there heading

Our latest monthly review.
- our opinions on Cd's or gig's, concerts this will help our reader when deciding who to book ticket's for.. or what Cd to buy.

Free poster this month
- look whose back!
it's Shanye Ward!

5 minutes with...
find out inside!
- this wil also persuade our reader to buy this magazine as it leaves a cliffhanger on the front cover.

PLANNING PRODUCTION

Planning production

For my planning production I have been asked to make detailed decision on the following things:
my front cover image
the cover lines for my front cover
the text I will include in my content’s page.
The images I will need for my contents page
the article I am going to write for my double page spread, and the photographs I’m going to take.

My front cover image I want is a close up shot of either the celebrity(s) I am going to interview or the model I am going to use if I am not able to get a celeb here our a few example of the shot I want, used by other magazines
the type of shots used on these front covers is similar to what i want my model to be like, I have used fashion magazines, to show what i want my model to be similar to in my magazine. 

These images only show the face and the top of the neck, this is what I will base my front cover image on. However I don’t not know who will be featured on the cover yet.

PUBLICATION PLAN

Publication plan

Title:  AMG
positioning statement: your music guide.

Frequency of publication:  after looking at my questionnaire results I have decided to release my music magazine every month. I chose this because about ¾ of the people who completed my questionnaire chose monthly.

Price: my original price was £3.75; however after looking at my questionnaire results I have released this might put my target audience off buying my magazine at such a high price. Therefore I have chosen to sell my magazine at £3.00

Distribution: my music magazine will be distributed in supermarkets, news-agents, music arenas and music shops.

Style:  the style of my magazine will be informal and have a quirky style I will use humour and give opinions finally it will use medium/complex vocabulary. I plan to use NME as my guidance.

Regular content:posters – of bands, music artists (double page)
reviews – of Gig’s and cd’s this will enable my audience to help them on what to buy and what not to buy.
Top 40 – this weeks top 40 music songs this can invite all different type of music lovers to the magazine.
What’s new? – This will show my target audience who to look out for new cd releases or upcoming gigs.
Who is new? – This will show my audience who is new in the charts and who is going to be big in the next few months, this can also widen our genre.
Ask.... a question – our readers will be able to ask celebrities questions.
Calendar – the calendar will show when avadible tickets for gig’s are and how you can but them.
Competition – a different competition will take place each month, our readers will be able to win, gig tickets posters cd’s.

Feature content:exclusive interview – I will interview a celebrity on their gig, and what they have coming up. I will also ask them any questions that readers want me to ask them.
V festival 2011 and Glastonbury 2011 – we will give our readers a sneak preview on who is going to be playing in 2011
small interviews – we will have ‘5 minutes with...’ and ask them a set of questions to determine how famous they think they are.
Story behind... – there will be article behind a celebrity such as ‘Katy Perry’.
Vouchers for ticket master – Ticketmaster would like TMG to sponsor and as a thank you they have given us vouchers for our readers to win!
CD releases – we will have a feature article on who we think is the best album is and whose is not the best.

House style:

Cover lines: Arial Rounded MT bold

Headlines: Arial black

Stand first: corbel

Captions: Arial narrow

 The first paragraph will feature a drop capital

News first paragraph: first small paragraph in bold

Body text: times new roman 11pt

Colour scheme: I have chosen quite dark colours such as black, white and I might incorporate grey and red as well.

Questionnaire results on Prezi

QUESTIONAIRE

Questionaire

Q1.  Who currently is your favourite band or artist? And why?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q2. How often would you but a music magazine? (Please tick one)
weekly                 Fortnightly                   Monthly               Never

Q3. What are your favourite colours, that you would like to see in a music magazine?
(please pick three)
Red      Blue    Green    Pink     Silver 

Purple  Black   White  orange   Gold


Q4. what price range do you think is suitable for a music magazine? (Please pick one.)
£1.50 -£2.00          £2.50 - £3.00         
£3.50-£4.00           £5.00 or over

Q5. what words would you acossiate with indie music? (please give two examples)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q6.  What do you like about music magazines? (please give three examples)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q7.  Are you male or female?
___________________________________________________________________________

Q8. What artist/band would you like to see on the front cover?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q9.  What are your likes and dislikes about a music magazine?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q10. what free gift would you benefit most from ?
Gig tickets               Poster            Cd