Analysis of front covers.

-List of artists included in the issue.

-Date and issue number.

-Bar code and price.

-Main image of an artist/band, usually direct address.

-Main artist/band name in bold on or next to the image.

-Sometimes have a quote from the artist/band next to the name.

E.G. On the second picture of Uncut, above Paul Weller's name it has the quote "I'm a survivor!"

-The image often depicts the genre, Especially on the covers of NME.

-Stick to a specific colour scheme.

E.G. NME is white, red and black.

-Cover lines around the main image.

Analysis of contents pages.

-Articles split into categories.

-Articles in numeric order.

-Images (3-7.)

-Sticks to a colour scheme.

-Editor's letter.

-1 or 2 bigger main images that are linked to the main article.

-Date of release.

-Magazine logo.

-The word 'contents' in bold at the top.

-Images have numbers on to tell the reader what article they are related to.

-In a 3 column set out.

Researching the market place

Genre: Indie.

Published: Weekly.

Price: £2.20.

Main image: Direct address.

Includes: Posters, interviews, reviews, general music news/gossip.

Genre: Indie/rock.

Published: Monthly.

Price: £3.99.

Main image: Direct address.

Includes: Interviews, reviews, guides.

Genre: Indie.

Published: Monthly.

Main image: Direct address.

Includes: Free CD, reviews, interviews.

My magazine:

Image will be direct address, price will be between £3-£4 pounds and it will be released monthly.

Initial plans.

Genre: Indie/Acoustic.

Inspiration magazine(s): NME, Uncut, Q.

Released: I have chose to publish my magazine monthly, like Q and Uncut.

Target audience: My magazine will be targeted at 16+, mostly males (yet still readable for women.) This is because -from the research i have done on music magazines of my genre- they are mostly targeted at males between 16 and 25.

Main image: I am using two pictures I have of inspiration. One of David Bowie in the late 70s and the other of indie band The Horrors. Both pictures are softly coloured and have a slight hazy look to them. I think this both depicts the genre and makes the picture look more interesting and arty. I am using the location of The Horrors image as the inspiration for mine. The photograph is taken in a forest so I am going to take mine in a nearby forest and the fields around it. I think this works for the genre because it creates a calm and interesting atmosphere, which is exactly what Indie music does.

Codes and conventions of a music magazine double page spread.

Image: One image usually on the left. Signifies aspects of the artist/band/article.

Date and page numbers at the bottom.

Byline: Article and photo.

Drop capital for first letter of the article.

Title: Short and snappy.

Stand first: Bold paragraph underneath the title/above article.

Drop quotes: In big letters to stand out from the rest of the story.

11pt font.

Informal mode to connect with the audience.

3/4 columns.

Consistent colour scheme.

Artist's name in bold/highlighted writting.

Codes and conventions of a music magazine contents page.

-Have reference to the magazine name.
-Have word 'contents' on.
-One main image.
-Set out into 2/3 columns.
-Grouped pages.
-Each section numbered in order.
-More than one image.
-Set colour scheme (2/3 colours)
-Images include related numbers.
-Date.
-Website/ way of contact.
-More images that writing.
-Advertisements.
-Editor's letter.
-Different font for section headings (sometimes includes graphics)
-Banner to highlight important things.
-Usually 2 columns of pictures/photos and 1 column of writing.

Codes and conventions of music magazine front covers.

-Mast head at the top.
-Main story line.
-Main image links to main story line.
-List of other artists in the magazine.
-Bar code and price.
-Contact details.
-Date.
-Different fonts (3-4)
-Graphics around the text.
-Sub-images.
-Direct address used in main image.

Codes and conventions of a magazine contents page.

There is usually from five to seven fonts. There will also be from seven to eight images to do with the stories, they will often be numbered to show what article they go with. The images will often be scattered around the page, placed my what section they are related to. The page numbers/article names are in order and split into sections so the reader can find what article they want. Every contents page has an editors letter, which also usually includes a photograph of the editor. The dates are also usually at the bottom of the page, close to the contact opptions (email, phone number e.t.c) The masthead will be at the top of the page. This page will also follow the colour scheme that is shown on the front page.

Codes and conventions of a magazine front cover.

There will be one main image (Usually a celebrity using direct address in a mid-mid long shot) This is surrounded with three to seven converlines, often accompanied by pictures to match. The Masthead is in the top left hand side and the date, price and time are often close by.The barcode will be at the bottom of the page. The front page will follow some sort of colour scheme that will also continue onto the contents page.
There is usually a range of two to three fonts, the masthead font will be unique.

Screen grab of front cover.

This is almost finished, I need to fix some typing mistakes. (I need to put in some capital letters.)

Screen grab of contents page.

Evaluation of school magazine.

Final school magazine front cover.

Contents page of school magazine.