Artist Moodboard.

These are some of the bands that I would want to feature within my magazine. In this moodboard there are more "mainstream" bands that everybody has heard of, like Paramore, Florence + The Machine and Temper Trap; on the otherhand however, there are also more unheard of and smaller bands that would only have a niche audience, such as that of Hey Monday, Mindless Self Indulgence and Bring Me The Horizon.

I believe that the wide range of musical genres which are displayed on my moodboard would symbolise what sort of music would appear with my magazine; like in Q Magazine, a lot of the music which would appear is very ranged - Florence + The Machine and Green Day both appeared in the November 2009 issue - and I would, very much like to continue this aspect of the magazine into my own piece.

Target Market Moodboard.

My target market that I am designing my magazine for is that of teenagers; I decided that I would think about and discuss the elements and features of a person's lifestyle that most teenagers would be aware of and would have some kind of interest within.

I chose television programmes - Ugly Betty, Friends, Malcolm in the Middle, Family Guy and The Simpsons - show how people within this target market would be more inclined to a more humorous and less serious way of life and would not be very interested in a serious point of view or something that would be too grown up or sophisticated; I also chose different themes that would be appropraite to this target market.

Reviewing Magazine Double Page Spreads.

The above is a double page spread from November's issue of Q Magazine; this particular magazine stuck out when looking at the other magazines that were avaliable at the specific time of purchase.

This specific piece (compared to that of Kerrang! Magazine) is very clear and simply set out; with this specific page only consisting of three main colours - black, white and green - as opposed to an article that would be displayed within a Kerrang! Magazine which would be full of colour and would could, perhaps put people off from reading the magazine who are more likely to read something that would be more sophisticated.

I like specific article do to the context of "Artist of the Century" which was a unique element of this specific issue, however this sort of idea has the potential to have some sort of article like this incorporated into my magazine - perhaps, "Artist of the Month" or "Gig of the Month", or something similar.

When it comes to designing and creating my magazine's double page spread the way that elements are displayed on the page is very important - the use of fonts and colours; the use of photographs and the use of information - I need to very aware that if any of these elements are overlooked then I could lose of some my specific target market who would be off-put and would not continue reading the magazine.

Reviewing Magazine Contents Pages.

This particular contents page is an example of one that would be very common to appear within an issue of Q Magazine and appeared on the shelves of most newsagents in the late part of December 2009.

The way that a contents page is laid out in very important to how an audience would register a magazine; this is because the first piece of information that the reader would look at would be the contents page and if this page was going to be set up in a messy and unregimented way this could stop people reading the magazine further and would, perhaps not read any future issue of the magazine.

This particular contents page is made up three main colours - black, red and white - similar to the other elements of the magazine which I have discussed within my blog; as before this idea assures that the piece looks professional and sophisticated as to not have these included within my own contents page (or other elements of my magazine cover) would, most definately stop people from buying my magazine receptively.

Generic Conventions - Opening Sequences

Reviewing Magazine Covers.

When looking through different magazines that has become available over the end of November and the beginning of December, the magazine that stuck out the most on the shelves was an issue of the popular Kerrang! Magazine.

This particular issue (dated and issued around the week of December 12th) featured the alternative punk band Paramore with a photograph of Hayley Williams - the band’s lead singer - taking up the majority of the front cover; around the photograph of Williams are a selection of photographs over other acts that have appeared throughout 2009 and will be “upcoming”  acts into 2010.

The elements of this magazine front cover that have appealed to me is how this particular magazine uses the rule of three and how it is applied on this magazine front cover. The most obvious use of colour is that of the different shades of red; Williams is shown to be dressed in a red top which is laced with white - this takes up the majority of the page; Williams is also shown to be wearing red lipstick which matches her dress. Due to her fair skin, the second colour that is used in the front cover of this particular magazine is that of white and very light colours - with the majority of the writing around William being white. The third colour that is used is that of grey and black which - alongside the red and the white - contrasts well together.

One element, however that would deter me from continually buying Kerrang! Magazine would be how cluttered most of the front covers are - alas, this particular issue seems to be less cluttered then the norm - the use of a cover that is too cluttered would also deter people who would believe that this way of laying out a magazine cover would look too messy and too unprofessional.

When it comes to creating and piecing together my own magazine front cover the way that the front cover and all the other elements are laid out and placed is a very important point as to how the magazine would - theoretically - sell to the target market; the magazine layout, whether simplistic or jam-packed, would have to be suitable for the target market. This element and how it is applied when creating a magazine cover could literally mean whether or not the magazine would continue and sell to the correct target market or not.

This Is England.

15122009; This is England

Magazine Colours.

These are some of the colours that I believe would be effective for use within my magazine, contents page and double page spread; the colours that have been chosen are a very important element to a magazine, the colours that have been incorporated have to be appropriate to the piece of media - they have to be bold, attractive and stand out on the page itself.

I decided upon the colours of white and black as they are - obviously - very contrasting colours and both would very clearly stand out if they were to be displayed on top of the other design; I decided that the addition of the blue could be more board that just this specific shade and any different colour of blue.

These colours may change, however as the process of designing and creating my magazine continues - this could be dependent of the mock up of the magazine, the colours of the model that has been photographed or a change in opinion.

Magazine Fonts.

Above are a selection of fonts which I could use within my finish magazine and elements within my finished piece.

The fonts which are displayed are appropraite to a very wide audience with all of these fonts being appropriate for use within any piece of media. For my specific magazine, however it would be more appropriate to acquire a text that would be seen as more grown up and more sophisticated.

The favourite font from the selection above would be Cambria and would allow the target market of the magazine to older and more sophisticated and assure that young adults would be more likely to read the finished magazine.

Magazine Names.

Through discussion and thought with my peers a number of different names have arose that could be appropriate for my magazine; as I want to create a magazine that would stick out and be drawn attention to I had to chose names that were unique, yet sophisticated and appropriate for the people that are going to read the piece.


When I was first thinking about names that would be appropriate for my magazine I originally thought of names that are assoicated with a variety of different sounds that people would here; however, I reconsidered this point when I thought that this idea would not be appropriate to the target market of my piece - a 21 year old male or female would be hesistant to open a magazine that was called Boink Magazine!


I then considered naming my magazine something musical related (Harmony and Melody would be two examples of this choice) the only issue that arose through this point was the genre of music - if the name that was given was seen as being inappropriate or have nothing to do with the genre of my magazine, the use of these names would be not needed.


As a working title, I decided that I was going to work with the title of Harmony Magazine; this will, more then likely be changed as the progression of my magazine continues due to the idea of that the name that I have chosen may not suit the genre of music or the content of the magazine that may be within my magazine.

Audience Profile Sheet.

Audience Profile Sheet

Coursework Pitch.

"For my final piece of AS coursework; I have come to the conclusion and decided that I am going to design and create a magazine that would display different genres of music and allow people to read and indulge in music gossip about all of their favourite bands. I am aiming to target my magazine at high school students and young adults - around 14 to 25 - and would be suitable for anybody who enjoys the "indie" and "alternative" music genre.

I have decided to take inspiration from Kerrang! Magazine and Q Magazine, merging the two together; I propose a magazine that has the large range of genres similar to that of an average Q Magazine, but aim it at a slightly younger audience - thus, seeking inspiration from Kerrang! Magazine.

Having - in the past - collected both of these magazines, I know that the prior knowledge that I have complied should mean that I take this opportunity and use it to the very best of my ability and assure that I create a piece which is seen as both sophisticated and suitable for the target market."

Television Drama - Generic Conventions.

Television Drama - Generic Conventions

G321 Course Outline December 2009 to March 2010.

G321 Course Outline Dec 2009 to March 2010

Mise-En-Scene.

08122009; Mise-En-Scene

How are films produced, distributed and exhibited? Make specific reference to current producers and provide the examples

04122009; How Are Films Produced, Distributed and Exhibited Make Specific Reference to Current Producers an...

Exhibition of Film

01122009; Exhibition of Film

Exhibition of Film.

Tuesday 1st December; Exhibition of Film