Interview 4

Analysis

The first question we asked her was what she would like to see in a college magazine, she said she would like to see achievements the college has made and she said she would like to see how the college is working towards getting into the future, she also mentioned how she would like to see how students are coping and how they are facing difficulties. This tells me that students would be interested in seeing what goes on around college and what goes on in students lives. We then asked if she would like to see pictures of students, she mentioned how she would like to see how students are getting on so maybe taking photographs of students working and doing practicals. This tells me that students would be interested in seeing what goes on in other students classes. This third question we asked her was whether she would like discounts in the magazine, she said discounts would be great especially in greggs as it gets students off the grounds, I felt that she meant students need to be involved in the surroundings of the college and social life. I therefore have included discounts in my college magazine. We then asked her if she would like to read about 'high quality' college gossip, she said yes with much enthusiasm. This tells me that many other students would love to hear about college gossip. We then asked her how much she would pay for a college magazine, she says she wouldn't pay that much but she does say the price varies, maybe that is depending on how interesting the magazine looks. This gives me the idea that if I was too make my magazine look really intriguing to students then they would pay a bit more for it.

Interview 5

Analysis

The first question we asked him was what he would like to see in a college magazine, he said he would like to see things on extra curriculum activities, high achievements made my college students, clubs and when we can get help off teachers. This tells me that a majority of students would like to see information about the college and what is going on in students lives. Therefore, I have considered this when making my magazine. We then asked if he would like to see pictures of students in the magazine, he said yes as he would like to know the students he goes to college with, he also says how he would feel an achievement to get into the college magazine. This tells me that students would like to know the people in our college and about their lives. We also ask him if he would like discounts, he says yes and how he would like discounts off things in college. Every student in my interviews has said the would like discounts which is why I have included it. We then ask him if he would like to hear 'high quality' college gossip, he expresses much excitement to this question as have some of the others therefore I have included college gossip within my front cover. The final question we asked him was how much he would pay for a college magazine, he says that he would pay 50p however he questions this discounts. Therefore I could of maybe included a college magazine discount.

Interview 2

Analysis

The first question we asked her was what she would like to see in a college magazine, she also responded food. This tells me that many other students would also be interested in food, therefore I have included it on my front cover. The next question we asked her was whether she would want to see pictures of students, she responded no which tells me that she wouldn't want to read a college magazine all about students. However, I have included pictures of students on my front cover and contents page as the other people in my interviews said they wouldn't mind. We then asked her if she would like discounts and offers, she said yes which tells me that discounts would intrigue students to read a college magazine. We then asked her if she would like to hear about the 'high quality' college gossip, as she said no this tells me that maybe gossip isn't for a college magazine and it is more for gossip magazines. The final question we asked her was how much she would pay for a college magazine, she said 50p which tells me that some people wouldn't mind paying for a college magazine.

Interview 3

Analysis

The first question we asked him was what he would like to see in a college magazine, he responded more students that go to the college and more stuff about the college. This tells me that I do need to include pictures and information about students at our college and information about our college to keep the readers updated. His first answer confirmed the next question we would of asked him which would of been "Would you like to see pictures of college students". We then asked him whether he would like discounts or coupons included in a college magazine, he said yes which means that students would be interested in this as all our student interviews said yes to this question. Next, we asked him if he would like to her about the high quality college gossip, he said yes very intriguingly. This tells me that maybe gossip would be an interesting thing to include in a college magazine. When we asked him how much he would pay for a college magazine, he said no more than a pound which tells me that not many people would pay for a college magazine the same price as you would pay for a magazine in the shops.

Interview 1

Analysis

The first question we asked was what she would like to see in college magazine and she said food. Therefore with her answer I included a 10% discount off Nandos in my college magazine cover as food is a popular culture as is Nandos. We then asked her if she would like to see pictures of students in the magazine. Her answer tells me that she wouldn't want a college magazine to be all about students and more about the college therefore I would include that in the college magazine if we were to take it further than just the front cover and contents page. The third question we asked her was whether she would want discounts and she said that would be really good. Therefore I have included discounts on the cover of my magazine. We then asked her is she would like to hear 'high quality' college gossip, we asked this because teenagers tend to read magazines for gossip and entertainment. As she said it would be fun to read, I included some interesting things to read about on the front cover such as the argument with a teacher and student. This idea of gossip will help me to make my next magazine. The final question we asked her was whether she would pay for a college magazine, she laughed and said that she would not. This tells me that not many people would pay for a college magazine.

Music Magazine Double-page spread Analysis

Rolling Stones double-page Spread

I am analysising a double page spread from the music magazine Rolling Stones. The denotations of the contents page are the main image, the articles, the page numbers, the small images, the quotes, and the top bar.

The man sitting has connotations of guilt as he looks like he is in deep thoughts with a body expression of guilt, also the colour scheme of black and white has connotations of deep thoughts therefore is brings more meaning to the man sitting. The colour scheme of black, white and red has connotations of crime and danger, and as R&B stereo-typically involves the majority of R&B artists that are in some way involved or have been involved with crime, the colour scheme fits with the genre. The main image of the artists has connotations of success through hard work, this is as he is wearing a chain which shows expense and stands with pride which shows his success. However, he has took of his shirt to show his tattoos; tattoos from his hard times of life and crime issues, this shows he has been successful through hard work.

The primary target audience would be females and males from the ages of 15-21. This is because boys would be inspired to read this as Tupac has a wide range of audiences and the boys would see him as a role model and would look up to him therefore they would read this magazine as it features Tupac. However, the would start at the age of 15 as his audience looks at older teens and it would end at 21 as most people don't really have time to read magazines as they get older and  a majority of older people don't buy magazines. His audience also includes females therefore females would read this magazine to "fan girl" over him. This may also be the primary target audience as rolling stones is a extremely popular music magazine and therefore they would buy the magazine regardless. The primary target audience would also be R&B fans as Tupac is an hip hop/rap artist which is known to be R&B. Therefore people who listen to R&B may buy this magazine.

The secondary target audience would be parents as the target audience starts at 15 and people at this age don't tend to have jobs therefore they would not be able to pay for the magazine themselves, also some people above this age may not have a job therefore paying for this magazine would come out of their parents money.

Music Magazine Contents page Analysis

Vibe Contents Page

I am analysing the contents page from the music magazine Vibe. I have decided to analysis this magazine as it is an R&B magazine and the genre of the magazine I make will also be R&B.

The denotations of this contents page is the masthead "Contents", the magazine masthead "Vibe", the release date "December 2008", the article features, and the main image.

The main image links within R&B as within R&B their can be rap and hip hop. As the artist has lots of expensive jewellery on including chains, grills, diamond bracelets and rings he shows connotations of wealth, fame, fortune and freshness which is what R&B, rap and hip hop is made up of as they are considered a 'fresh' genre. Also his tattoos link within the genre as most of rap, hip hop and R&B artists are stereo-typically the artists which are most involved with crime and tattoos show connotations of crimes and badness. Since R&B, hip hop and rap can be crime related genres, the background also fits in as the background colour is red and the colour red has connotations of danger, blood and crime. However it can also have connotations of love and sexual , which can again fits with the 3 genres as nowadays R&B, hip hop and rap are mostly about love as times have changed.

The primary target audience for this magazine would be males and females from the ages of 15-20. I believe this as the page brings a more mature approach with the colours and layout therefore it would be for older teens rather than people of age 13. It would attract females as their is a guy on the page with no top on and he is expressing his wealth therefore girls would be attracted to him. It would also attract males as their is an male artist on the cover who is expressing his wealth therefore they would aspire to be like him. It would also appeal to the primary target audience because the audience would be R&B, rap or hip hop fans therefore they would buy R&B, rap or hip hops magazines and that is what Vibe is. Therefore they would be attracted to buy this magazine so they can get more of an insight into their favourite genre and the artists, gossip and fashion within that.

Looking at the magazine contents page, I can straight away see things which would attract the target audience such as "Fashion". The primary target audience would want to follow the fashion senses of their favourite genre and artists therefore they would buy this magazine. Another thing is the articles which includes R&B artists which again would attract the primary target audience.

The secondary target audience would be parents of ages 35-45. This is due to the fact that the primary target audience is quite young therefore they probably wouldn't have jobs and therefore they don't have money to buy it themselves so their parents buy it for them. Another reason may be that the primary target audience collects their favourite magazines therefore their parents may buy it for them as it can be considered as a 'gift'.

Target Audience Slide

Medium Close-Up Examples

Medium Close-Ups 

These are my 3 examples of Medium Close-ups which I took on my phone. I took these photos so I can have a perspective of how I will be taking the photos for the front cover of my music magazine if I decide to use my own photography.

If I do use my own photography then I will use a more professional camera as it will help to fix the lighting in the photos and it will also look HD which will make the magazine itself look more professional.

When making my music magazine, the main image is most likely to be a medium shot as most magazines main image are a medium shot. However it does depend on the perspective view of the person, such as if the person is on a stage then I may decide to do a long shot of the person therefore I will be using more examples of shots so I can decide what shots I will do when making my music magazine.

Whilst taking the medium shots, I also thought about the objects they might have with them. These boys don't have any objects with them on the image which is best with a medium shot, but if I did want to include an object such as a guitar, then I may have to take it from a different shot such as a long shot.

Another thing I thought about when taking the medium shot is the colours and the background. If I was to take a medium shot then I would most likely be cutting out the background therefore I could do the image black and white which would fit with an R&B music magazine which I am making, but if I decided to do a long shot then it would look best with a background so I would have to set the scene.

If I was to use my own photography for the main image and do a medium shot then I also need to think about the angle I take it from. I felt that with these 3 examples I may of took the photos quite low down, therefore if I was to use a medium shot I would need to take it from higher up.

College Magazine - Drawn Drafts

Front Cover Draft

Within the front cover, I decided to do the title in a professional font and in green to show connotations of our college, I decided that I would do a yellow sticker to show connotations of our college logo, I decided that I would do a happy college student wearing his college tag to show that our college makes for a happy hard-working student, I decided that I would do the articles down the side and in a had writing font to represent the fact that you learn to write in school and this is a college magazine, and I also decided the title would be called "Education".

 These are the things that I kept the same when making my college magazine. Some of the things I made different was the background; I wasn't sure whether to do a white background to make things stand out or whether to do the college building. After experimenting with this idea, I decided to do the college building as I thought it looked more professional. Within the bottom bar, I did do what I planned which was to include the bar with an offer of "10% off Nandos" but I also included "Get half price off books in WHSmith". I did this as the Nandos offer would attract students to get the college magazine as Nandos is a popular attraction. However, I also included the books offer as it is a college magazine and books are important to college students.

This draft helped me to make a starting point for my college magazine and with this draft, I could also experiment and improve with different ideas. I quite like the front cover of my magazine because I feel that for a starting magazine practice, it went very well. However, improvements could be made  such as making things stand out more and giving it more of a professional approach.

Contents Page

Within the contents page, I decided to do the title in the same way in which I did the front cover title to link it back and to show connotations of our college, I decided to do the hand writing font for the article pages to link back to the front cover and to show connotations of learning, I decided to do large quantity of numbers to show a professional magazine, and I also decided to do a collage of pictures.

These are the things that I kept the same when making my college contents page. Some of the things in which I changed are the background, I was unsure on whether to do a white background so everything stands out or whether to do the ALZ room as the background. Although the ALZ room probably would of looked better as the background of the contents page, I decide to do a white background as the background as it helped everything to stand out and I felt that having the ALZ room as the background was a bit too much with the front cover. I also used pictures of google to have the collage of photos, infact the photographs were already a college which is quite a let down to my contents pages.

This drafts helped me to plan out what I was doing within making my contents page. When making other magazines within media I will draw a draft first as I feel that it helps a lot. I am not really happy with my contents page as I feel it was quite rushed and the fact that I didn't use my own photographs lets it down. The contents page could do with major improvements in my opinion.  

Masthead Practice

These are my masthead practices to help me decide what font I may use for my R&B music magazine. The reason I have labelled it "Masthead" is because I am still not sure on what I am going to name my magazine. I am still unsure on whether the font I want to use is any of the ones above, I tried to use similar fonts to the ones of R&B music magazines, however I am still unsure on whether I want to do a masthead similar to typical R&B magazines or something quite different to make it unique. I may decide to do a similar font that is also not so similar.

I like the first masthead because of the effect inside of it, the font is quite similar to the usual R&B magazines but the inside of the font has a unique twist. I may decide to use this font as the masthead but to improve it I would maybe choose it to be a different colour.

I do like the second font as it pretty much matches the typical R&B magazine masthead font. However, I still don't really want to do the exact same font as most R&B music magazines so I am unsure on whether I will use this font. To improve the font I would maybe blend the colour black into another colour.

I did like the third masthead but now I am quite unsure of it as it is quite "cringe". I like the shape of the font but I don't really like how the dots are as they are quite cartoony and I feel that if I used this font as my masthead then it may look a bit childish therefore I don't think I am going to use this font. To improve it I would make the dots look better.

I do like the fourth masthead as I like the font and I like how its not got wholes in-between the letters. However, I am not sure whether this font would be suitable for and R&B magazine. I may experiment with this font but I am not sure whether I will be using it. To improve this font I would make it look more suitable for an R&B magazine.

The final masthead would suit an R&B magazine because its quite a 'graffiti' font, which is typical for an R&B magazine but I am not sure whether I would use this font as I find this one also quite "cringe". I may experiment with this font but I am quite unsure.

However, there are still many fonts that I can choose from and decide whether I would like them more than I like the ones above for my R&B magazine. By using www.dafont.com I can find a range of fonts and decide what font to use as my masthead.

College Magazine Analysis

College Magazine

I am analysing the college magazine "College Lifestyle". The layout of the front cover follows the codes and conventions of a magazine. The denotations of this magazine are the Masthead (College) which is placed at the top of the magazine, the feature article photo of the college student who is placed in the middle on a medium shot, a Cover-line (make money on campus), a Sticker, a Barcode and the articles down the sides.

The magazine has an attractive college student who is dressed casual and smart with his college books as the main image, this has connotations of showing the audience that you can be cool and also hard-working which most college students want. The bright pink sticker stands out on the magazine and the word "splat" emphasises paintballing which will appeal to college students as paintballing is a fun thing to do. The colours of black, white and grey has connotations of profession as they are professional colours. The green has connotations of fun as it stands out on the magazine and has a sense of brightness. The whole magazine cover has connotations of being professional and also fun which will appeal to college students as they will want an education but will also want to have fun, it will also appeal because it shows that you can be cool whilst having an education.