Audience and Institution

flat plan college magazine

college magazine analysis

On the cover of this magazine you can see a cover star which is a student. This is similar to music magazines as they usually have cover stars on their magazines too, however the difference is that the cover star is smiling on the college magazine whereas music magazines usually have cover stars that look serious to display other emotions reflecting the music. The college uses a cover star that is smiling to show that she is enjoying her student life at the college that she is attending. 

The background used in this magazine is also a lot brighter and the lighting is more natural to create a happy and peaceful vibe. In music magazines the background is usually very dark or just plain white and shadows and bright lighting is used to create certain atmospheres.

Like most music magazines the masthead is at the top of the magazine and there are numerous cover lines to entice the reader into reading and buying their magazine. On this magazine the masthead has been placed behind the cover star which implies that the magazine is confident that their readers can tell that their magazine is about college and they do not necessarily need to put their name out to show that. Furthermore the cover lines used on this magazine are related to college drama and gives tips that college students may need/use.

Unlike music magazines this magazine does not include a skyline and there is no a strapline for this magazine. Also there is no main cover line because the cover star used for this magazine is not famous and there is not a story to write about them. Music magazines usually have a main cover line about their cover star which is usually the story on their DPS. 

Music genre choice

The genre I have chosen to analyse is Rock. I have chosen this genre because I used to listen to rock music and so I have a bit of knowledge on how that genre of music is like. Furthermore I have many friends that listen to rock music therefore it would be helpful later on in my coursework when I need to do audience research and when I need feedback on my magazine. With the knowledge and experience of rock music that I have it would be easier to create a magazine suited to the general audience of rock music, as I would be able to produce content that rock fans are interested in.

Rock music originated from rock and roll and evolved throughout the years to become its own genre. It has been around since the 1950s and 1960s. Many famous bands come from the rock genre like, My Chemical Romance and Queen. Over the course of time many sub genres to rock music have been developed like pop punk, soft rock and punk rock.

Rock music is generally seen as an expression of youth rebelling against society and conformity. People usually view listeners to rock music as goths or emos due to the punk culture in 1970.Traditionally rock music is centred around electric guitars, drums and bass guitars. 

The magazines I will be analysing are Kerrang and Q magazine which are two popular magazines linked to rock music. 

Evaluation on DPS induction task

Evaluation

For my double page spread I did some research on Neru before I wrote the article. I researched more about other names Neru has as a producer and different interpretations of the songs I was reviewing. Furthermore I looked at some statistics for these songs and I listened to them to analyse them more in full detail. I mainly wrote about the meaning of the songs and why I liked listening to them. I wrote about symbolism and some of the lyrics used in the song to further support the meaning behind the song. I provided an image from the music videos of the symbolism used in the song. I looked at different layouts for double page spreads however due to the excessive amount of text I had I had to stick to a relatively simple layout to fit all the text in.

The skills I learnt on Idesign were how to add text and images. Furthermore I learnt more about the layout of double page spreads and that objects and text need to stay in a certain frame to avoid getting cut off. I learned how to set the whole background colour and make an image fit into a frame proportionately. I also learnt how to do a drop cap for my article on Idesign. I experimented with different text alignments and columns to see what looked best on my DPS.

Something I could have improved was my layout. I could have improved my DPS by condensing some of the text. Because there was so much text everything on my DPS looks very close together and squashed. I felt like I could have added more colour to my DPS as it does look very plain especially with the large amount of text used. I tried to make my DPS stand out more by adding tears falling in the background to relate with the logo but overall it still looked quite boring. I think it would have been better to lay out my DPS with one page having only an image and the other page with just the text and extra images. That way it would be more eye catching and less dull. 

Finished DPS

production schedule

Introduction

Hello! This is Sammi and I will be posting the development and finished results of my media AS coursework. I look forward to posting more about my work and getting started on future projects ^-^ 

Unfinished induction article