Article research

Kerrang uses a 10 question format for interviews, this is a recurring theme throughout most articles with the odd exception. The questions are usually casual too in order to make it seem like a conversation throughout the interview. The photo is difficult to see but the 10 questions are clearly shown above, in the next article I will show the casual tone of the article.

 

Here the casual language of the magazine can be seen clearly, the effects of having the language like this are positive as it is friendly towards the reader of the magazine and makes them feel more comfortable, it also makes the article easier to read as it seems like an everyday conversation.

 

 

 

 

The photos in these screenshots also share a similar format, they all seem to cover one side of the double page spread in order to direct a lot of focus onto the artists to attract attention to the article. The photos in these articles all seem to share a similar theme of showing the top half only, this is so that the reader is able to identify and recognise the artists easier as the photo is more intimate and up close.

Final designs for my music magazine

 

 

 



Magazine designs

 

Publication plan

Publication Plan updated

Evaluation of the college magazine

In my college magazine I have created two pieces of work, a front cover and a contents page. This was my preliminary exercise so therefore it was not developed to the best of my abilities. The college magazine's front cover was very basic yet I had incorporated some conventions that are typically seen in a magazine, for example, on the front cover I added a poof, this was to show something more prominently as it jumps out at the reader of the magazine. Also, I added a cover star, the cover star was a member of the college so it means that the audience can relate to the magazine more as the person is like them. Also I added a mast head, the mast head was prominent and bold to attract attention from the reader. I also used a consistent house style of red and white colours as these together are eye catching colours. On the contents page I did not use as many conventions as I did on the front cover, but I did incorporate some such as photos of people around the college, these photos were effective because they showed places round the college that the audience could identify with in order to make the readers feel more comfortable reading the magazine. I also set the contents out like a typical contents page in order to make my magazine more professional, yet the design work on the contents page did not have any detail and this was the main flaw in the work.

Questionnaire

Media Questionnaire 1

Questionnaire results spreadsheet

 

 

Initial plans for my magazine

Title: BMS magazine

Price: £3.99

Frequency of publication: Monthly

Issue size: 80 pages

Regular content: album reviews/ interviews/ Q&A sessions/

Feature articles:

• On the road with Kasabian!

• Studio news: Arctic Monkeys to drop another new album?

• Exclusive: Jake Bugg reveals all!

• Is an Oasis reunion on the cards?