Analysis of music magazine 3

Rolling Stones magazine has the typical conventions of a magazine.
There is a main image which is the main viewpoint of this magazine front cover. It is a mid-shot picture which therefore draws your attention straight too it. The main image could be classed as very controversial, but in this case suits the person as we see in the pop/music industry that lady Gaga is a very controversial person therefore this image suits the person she is. The main colour of the magazine is pink and purple which can therefore effect the audience which the magazine receives, as it is a colour which is associated with girls.
The masthead is the name of the magazine 'Rolling Stone' even though the main image is covering half of the masthead, we know what the magazine is as most the readers are subscribers to the magazine and if not it is recognisable as it is a very well known magazine.
The banner headline includes the image and the line 'The rise of Lady gaga' shows the story of why Lady Gaga is on the front cover and the story behind her, the headline draws the reader in as they want to find out what the full story is. By having a famous pop icon on the front of the magazine, it then determines the audience which the magazine receives, it would range from people who are monthly subscribers too people who are interested in Lady Gaga and interested in the story behind the front cover.
The layout of the magazine is very basic, the cover lines are beside the main image and therefore make the whole front cover easy to understand and easier to read.

This is a double page spread which links in with the front cover of the rolling stone magazine. It is very simple and only contains a main 2 page image and a small amount of information. Although this is all it shows us, it is a very effective double page spread, as the main focus point is Lady Gaga we see her in her normal controversial image. She is covered in bubbles and has lack of clothing on, she is stood above the rest of the people in this image which shows her authority over everyone else there. Another connotation of this image could be that she is in the position which Jesus took on the cross, this could show her importance and as this is an iconic pose a lot of people can relate to it. The main colour of this page  is pink and purple which can therefore effect the audience which the magazine receives, as it is a colour which is associated with girls. Also by using these colours this page flows from the front cover as it is all the same colour and same theme. By using the headline 'New York Doll' it shows us how relevant and important Lady Gaga is that she is being referred to as a new york doll.

Features of my music magazine

The features which I will include in my magazine are:

My music magazine titile/name:
Main picture
Depending on how simple or busy I want my front cover too be, ill use one picture or many related pictures.
The main headlines of which my magazine will consist of: The main news in the pop music industry at this time.
Coverlines - Upcoming events or important things.
Interviews with figures in the pop industry
Gossip, so and so has done....
Pop magazines include a lot of gossip and information about the peoples lives.
Competitions - Win tickets to.... Chance to meet....

Details which should be added on:
The issue number
Barcode

My main idea for the theme of my music magazine

My initial idea's for my music magazine are to make the genre, a genre which I am personally interested in. After many plans and idea's, I came to the conclusion that I would use the genre 'pop music'.

Pop music is sometimes looked past and to many people seen as a joke and the people within this are seen as talentless.

When choosing which music magazines to analysis I tried to focus on using pop related magazines or which showed figures which where classed as being within the genre of pop music. I mainly focused on the character 'Lady Gaga' as she is within the pop industry and is a very strong and influencing character within this.

When I think of pop music, I automatically think of boy bands and girl bands, these are two of the most stereotypical things which are included in pop music. Therefore I think that the main audience of the genre of pop music are, girls 9 - 17 this is the stereotypical age. But in my opinion I think that any age can like pop music, boys and girls of all ages.

There are many magazines which are currently in publication which support this genre. Some of these are: Smash hits, Q, NME, vibe and X factor magazine. These all include current pop issue's and show people who are influential to people who read these magazines.

Fonts

These are a few of the possible fonts which i would use on my front cover:

Music magazine

Music Magazine

Music Magazine

Music Magazine

Music Magazine 

I think that all these fonts would work on the front of my music magazine as they are all simple fonts with not much going on. In my opinion all these fonts would look better in black but after editing my pictures to how i want them, than I will decide what colour I think the font should be to suit my magazines theme.

Front cover mock ups

I made 2 mock up front covers to see which one would work best with the main image which I decided to use. I used boxes to represent where things would go on my final front cover for my music magazine.



















I decide to use my 2nd front cover mock up as it worked better with my idea's. The text layout on the 2nd mock up fitted in well with my main image.

Mock up of contents page

mock up of double page spread

The X factor magazine has a very obvious genre of 'pop' this was a good magazine to use as my music magazine is that same genre. The majority of acts on X factor are focused on pop music, chart music and making it big in the industry of pop music.

Straight away the X factor logo has been used, this is something that the majority of people will recognise and because it is a very successful show, with over 14 million viewers a lot of people will be interested in this magazine and finding out backstage and exclusive gossip.

The layout of this front cover is very unorganised and everywhere but yet this layout works and is very effective. There are 6 main images and each of them has further information given to tell us as the reader what and why that image is on the front of this magazine. Also the images which are on the front cover are of people, acts and bands which are very much now and that have made an appearance or that are on the x factor.
There are also headlines which are linked with these pictures, some of these headlines are things such as 'Only in X mag' this shows the reader that these interviews, articles and photographs are exclusive to the x factor magazine and therefore the people who read it are getting an exclusive insight to information before a lot of other people. 'TAKE THAT, backstage at the show' and 'SHOCK EXIT, Aiden EXCLUSIVE' these headlines show how exclusive this information is and this therefore draws in the readers attention and makes them feel part of the magazine and part of the gossip, this also helps the magazine because drawing the reader in and including them in the magazine, sells the magazine.

The front cover of this magazine is very bright and colourful, these colours bring with them connotations of pop, a fun bright genre of music and therefore fun bright colours to represent that. The main colours are bright pink and bright yellow, this gives us the impression that the audience would be more suited towards girls as these are girly colours. Also the bands and acts on the front are famous boy bands and therefore stereotypically attract more girls attention. Also by using brighter colours it hes the magazine stand out more on the shelf, it brings more attention to that magazine as it is brighter and more attention grabbing.

I think because there is a lot going on on the front cover that the magazine seems more attractive and will make me want to buy it more, it shows that there is a lot of information in this magazine and will therefore be worth the money that you pay for it.

The x factor magazine is published by Fremantle media, who are a large global company.

The contents page of the X factor magazine is set out in a more simple way than the front cover, it is in columns and has headlines and then information under each headline This shows that the page is organised and therefore makes it easy for the reader to see what pages include which article. The contents page also links in with the front cover as there are some of the same bands and acts as there is on the front cover, this shows that these bands are an important feature to this issue of the magazine and will therefore have a bigger article and more important story.
The X factor logo is used again on this page, right at the start of the page to show who is representing this magazine.
'Its time to face' this headline is a very iconic catchphrase from the X factor show and is therefore known by a lot of people, by the magazine using this it shows that both the magazine and program are linked in with each other.
There are 5 pictures on this contents page which shows variety of the features in this magazine and gives the reader a lot of choice in just one page.
At the bottom of the page there are profile pictures of each act which was in the final, the pictures of acts which are now out the competition have been crossed out and as the weeks go by each issue will show an update of who is still in the competition, this is effective as it helps the reader to stay updated with the show.
There is a lot of colour used on the contents page, bright fun colours to stay with the connotations of pop music and to show a flow and consistency in the magazine.



This is a double page spread from the X factor magazine.
It is an article including Danni Minogue and one of her acts, Adien. The double page is set out in a very simple way, including 4 pictures, one main one of Danni and 3 little ones of her and Aiden on the program and columns of writing which is in question and answer form, this shows us straight away that this is an interview with Danni Minogue and is obviously being asked about her act Aiden, this is shown as the headline is 'Aiden's hilarious but how could i get that across?' this also shows us straight away what the interview will be about.
The colours on this double page spread are very neutral and calming, it almost makes this article easier to read as there is nothing that stands out more than anything else and there is nothing which will distract your attention from what you are reading.

Initial idea's for my music magazine

My initial idea's for my music magazine are to make the genre, a genre which I am personally interested in. After many plans and idea's, I came to the conclusion that I would use the genre 'pop music'.

Pop music is sometimes looked past and to many people seen as a joke and the people within this are seen as talentless.

When choosing which music magazines to analysis I tried to focus on using pop related magazines or which showed figures which where classed as being within the genre of pop music. I mainly focused on the character 'Lady Gaga' as she is within the pop industry and is a very strong and influencing character within this.

When I think of pop music, I automatically think of boy bands and girl bands, these are two of the most stereotypical things which are included in pop music. Therefore I think that the main audience of the genre of pop music are, girls 9 - 17 this is the stereotypical age. But in my opinion I think that any age can like pop music, boys and girls of all ages.

There are many magazines which are currently in publication which support this genre. Some of these are: Smash hits, Q, NME, vibe and X factor magazine. These all include current pop issue's and show people who are influential to people who read these magazines.