Model Release Form

Final Pitch

Weekly Update

This week I did my Resources that I will be using in my production. By doing this shows me what I will need when I start doing my photoshoot and when I come to edit my photos. All of the equipment listed, I have access to meaning that it won't take time finding things, speeding up the process a bit.
I also drew up how I want my contents page to look, I looked through a few magazines to inspire me and decided that my music magazine needs to be set out quite basic to be easy to read and also needs to be appealing and organised to hold peoples attention.

Resources

Magazine Contents Draft

Weekly Update

This week I edited my shots for the preliminary task and decided on one to focus on. On that one I further edited it into a suitable layout for a college magazine, with article titles that could work for an actual magazine. These titles I used, would pull people in therefore getting them to read the magazine to find out what happens with the pull quote.
The cover page that I have draw up means that everything is set out neatly and is organised which helps me when I make my final music magazine because I will want it to be easy to read and well organised.
I have also made up a layout for a double page spread for my preliminary that is also in a basic design. This basic design will make it very easy for all year groups to read because all of the writing is in columns on one side and the 3 images make the double page spread more appealing and eye catching for everyone. This is something that I will consider because it will make it appealing to a wider audience if people can read it easily.

Preliminary Contents Page

	CONTENTS
							Main Article Image
							Page Number & Title
			Contents List
							Article Image
							Page Number & Title
	Last Weeks Winners					College Canteen Weekly Menu

Preliminary Contents Draw Up

This layout is quite basic but means that everything is clearly set out. This means that people can easily find where they want to go to and what they want to read. The layout is interesting because it includes pictures and is easy to read. It also has a section about the canteen menu for the week, which will draw peoples attention so they will be more likely to read more.

 

Preliminary Cover Page

This front cover is very easy to read and clearly set out. The main image is of a student wearing the landyard to represent that they go to the school. Countesthorpe Community College has a 6form where the students wear non-uniform, so when I create my final music magazine I will need to consider brand logo's and covering them up or avoiding them. This is so you don't promote products or certain brands.
The colours all stand out against one another and the blue, purple, pink and green splashes make the cover more appealing and eye-catching.

Weekly Update

This week, I did my evaluation of my final survey where i found out that my artist/band would be good to be a tan/black male, with some tattoos, looking fairly casual so that the readers can relate to them.
I also looked at an Ed Sheeran music video so I could compare it to the JAY-Z one that I did. I found that in pop artists music videos, they are a lot more gender equal and show them as being more innocent and light. Whereas in hip-hop videos, the males are very dominant and women are viewed as sex objects. They are also often dark coloured to connote masculinity and the artist has a very badboy/gangsta image, that sometimes connotes intimidation. This helped me plan my magazine cover because I am doing a mix of the genres so I now know that it has to be slightly male dominated but not too much, to still fit in with the pop conventions.
I took my pictures for my preliminary task and started to put them into a suitable layout for a college magazine.

Ed Sheeran Music Video Analysis

Ed Sheeran Music Video

Final Survey Analysis

Weekly Update

I analysed my target audience pilot survey which altered a few things that I originally wanted to do. From my survey I have decided to bring the price down to between £3-£4 because most people said that is how much they would pay. I also created a new questionnaire to find out more specific answers to help me create a successful magazine. I sent it to about 25 people of different ages to find get a wider feedback. Once I have the responses back, I will analyse that.
I also did my audience profile about somebody from my target demographic to build up and image of what somebody might be like.
I have completed my focus group this week, and made a transcript for it. This gave me a lot more ideas about how my artist should look and more about my magazine in general. I have also decided to include a free iTunes download with each magazine, because that was a topic that was discussed in my focus group and they were very intrigued by that idea.
I have also analysed a JAY-Z music video, because he is from the hip-hop/rap genre, I wanted to compare how males and females are represented in their videos. I am going to analyse a male pop artists music video as well so I can compare the two. After that I might analyse a Nelly music video because he fits into the genre of pop-rap, so that might give me more ideas and comparisons to help me make my magazine.

JAY-Z Music Video Analysis

JAY-Z Music Video

Focus Group Analysis

From doing my focus group, I can clearly see that my magazine would be better to include some form of freebie. One idea that was brought up was an iTunes voucher or being able to freely download the weeks number one in the charts. I really like this idea and think that it is something that I will definitely include because it will draw in the reader.

They also said that they think when I am choosing my artist, I should look at the weeks chart to see if any pop-rap artists have hits. From that I will be able to decide whether my artist should be white or black/tan to sync in with the chart. For example, if Eminem was doing really well it might be good to have a white pop-rap artist, but if it was Drake, I could use black/tan artist.

When asked about a 3 colour scheme, my focus group all said white and black, with a splash of colour. this is an idea that I initially had, so I will still stick to that. White and black will go with any other colour, so it just depends of the artist and finding a colour to reflect them.

My focus group also said that they would like to see the artist in casual clothing and not too dressed up because they would feel like they could relate to them more and it is more personal. The conversation then developed into the type of article, so if I had the article talking about the artist winning a Grammy Award, then they thought that it would be good for them to be more formally dressed to suit the article. I really like this idea and it has influenced the way I will construct my magazine, because I will think about the type of article I want to have, and then match the outfit to that.

They said they would like a Q and A article to get to know the artist more, so I think I will do that, because there are lots of areas that could be asked about. I could also link in the idea of outfits because if I ask about their awards, it might be nice to use an image with them formally dressed to link into the questions.

A topic also discussed was about price for a monthly magazine. They decided that they would be prepared to pay £2 for a magazine every month. This has slightly changed my ideas because I was going to have it priced at between £3-£4. I will have to evaluate the results of my final survey to see if they also agree and then change it accordingly.

Focus Group Audio

Focus Group Transcript

Focus Group Location/Set up

Focus Group

I have 3 people at the age of 17 to do my focus group. I told them about it before I started, so they had a bit more understanding about the purpose of the focus group.

Before I began, I told them:
I am creating a music magazine, for the target audience of 17-30. The genre that i am doing is pop-rap, which is a mix of hip-hop/rap and pop. Artists that fit this genre would include people like: Drake, Chris Brown, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Nelly etc...

Audience Profile

Target Audience Demographic