Front page draft

This is how im going to set up my front page draft but with an original photo and possibly some other headlines.

Magazine contents page

The contents page which i have choose to look at features 50cent as the main article in the magazine. This is because he is the only one to have a picture of him featured in the contents page. 50cent is looking at the camera over his shoulder. The features in the magazine have the sub titles in bold black writting, with underneath it a litle description about what is happening in that article and who features in it. At the bottom of the page next to 50 cent is the page which he is featured in, the page number is the biggest on the contents page, suggesting that it is their most important article.

Magazine double paged spreads.

These three double page spreads are all from the genre of my chosen music magazine, Rap/Hip-Hop. I have decided to choose these double page spreads as i can analyse them and use what i think is good from them on my double page spread.

The first double page spread i have chosen is of an artist called "Factz" he is sat in an urban surrounding, pointing at the camera whilst sat on a bench. On the other side of the page is a shadow of "factz" sat down. This is because they have taken the photogrpah whilst the sun has made the shadowof him, also their is a shadow of trees at the top of the double paged spread. The photograph of the artist doesnt look like it has been altered, so this is suggesting he is like the real deal, he aint fake, he is one from his urban surroundings. The bench which the artist is sat on, has a quote from the interview on the other side of the page printed along the top of the bench next to the artist. The artist is sat casually on the edge of the bench, whilst the quote takes up the rest which is empty. The photograph of the artist has his arm missing on his left side, but the shadow on the other side makes it look like his other arm pointing out to something. I like the way this photograph has been taken, as it has used the surroundings around it to construct a unique photo.

The second double paged spread i am looking at is off " Ice Cube", raper turned actor, back to raper. The title of the article which features Ice Cube is called " express yourself" this was once a song from Ice Cube and the N.W.A, this is one of his most famous songs. The article is called this as they have Ice Cube "expressing" his views on hip hops hottest topics. One side of the double paged spread is of the article itself, with the answers from ice cube and the other page features ice cube posing to the camera. Ice Cube has his fist up ready to fight, with one fist heading towards the camera. The hand which is coming towards the camera is blurry unlike the rest of the photo which you can clearly see ice cube. The text which has been used for the interview is infront of a black background with white writing and red sub titles. The red is seen as violent, often which rapers are seen as, as they are in their own gangs, so it is symbolic.

The third double page spread i chose to look at is a picture of the artist grand master flash. Grandmaster flash is stood with his hands on his hips, with the lower part of his body blured slightly, and his head clearly visible. The other page has an article about grandmaster flash. The questions are in red and his answers in white, the red could suggest blood, violence as rapers are seen as gangsters. The name of the article is called "the original" this suggests he is a raper from the beggining and has helped rap music go furthur.

Genre of my music magazine, magazine identity

The genre of my music magazine which i have chosen to use is either Rap or Hip Hop, the reasons why I have chosen these is because i am interested in the music. Also it can appeal to both male and females as it is a genre which i know alot of people around my age listen to. I will be targeting 14- 23 year olds as between these ages you start to listen to alot of music. My magazine identity will be Called Planet Rap, as the magazine will feaure artists from both genres. Also it is is a name wich will get peoples attention as it says what the magazine will feature.

Music magazines which i have looked at

The music magazine which i have chosen to look is called Rap Up, on the front page of the magazube their is three women, they are all big selling artists. Also this magazine targets men as they are all atractive and are posing for the camera, it isnt a natural photo. On the magazine it also shows other big selling artists who are popular at the moment. It features the likes on nelly and flo rida and many others. The main page though mainly features on the 3 young girls. This suggests that their will be a big section on them. Also the three girls are infront of a screen posing for the camera. Rap up is a magazine who are targeting those who are interested in rap music also rnb as the singers on the page sing rnb, those clases are similiar as often they have each other featuring in there songs. So this magazine is those interested in rap and rnb and those who are trying to get into it.

Another magazine which i have chose to look at is called Kerrang, this magazine features Fall Out Boy on the cover, they go over the Kerrang name, this is because Kerrang is a well known music magazine and they dont need to show their full name. The photo which is situated on the front cover has 2 out of the 4 band memebers on it. This is because those 2 are the most well known. The group memebers are posing at the camera so it isn't a realistic shot. Kerrang also features a free poster in their of supposidly the sexiest men in rock. I have chosen to look at this magazine as it is totally different to what i am interested in and shows another type of genre for a music magazine which others are interested in.

Another magazine which i have looked at is Hip hop. It features Lil Wayne on the front cover. His name is only second to the main title with boldness. Under neath his name is a sub title with 2008s biggest superstars, along with pictures of those who they believe to be the biggest stars. This covers Lil Wayne slightly, along with what else is featured in the magazine.The title Hip-Hop is over the top of Lil wayne.

Foundation portfolio- Main task

The foundation portfolio main task involves producing a front page, a contents page and a 2 page mock up of a music magazine. I am going to use the acronym LIIAR to talk about the key concepts of a music magazine.

Language- The language i am going to use will be simple, fun and entertaining and appealing to those who are interested in the music industry.

Ideology - The purpose of my music magazine will be to inform and entertain my target audience. I will do this by having articles about new and exciting music events and new albums and recently released songs. It will promote the music genre which i have decided to base my music magazine on.

Institution- A music magazine publisher.

Audience- My audience will target those who are interested in music, and who are interested in the genre which i will choose.

Representation- This all depends on the music genre the magazine has chosen to represent. For example Kerrang caters for a fan of the heavy metal/rock genre, where as Mixmag caters for a fan of a music genre of the complete opposite, this being clubbing music and represents today's 'clubber'. Whereas Kerang would chose to represent a band member on the front cover, Mixmag would rather opt for an attractive, young female.
NME has chosen to represent the news side of music and after ten years NME has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading sources for music news.
As my aim is to create a new and upcoming magazine i would probably choose to represent either a Rap/rnb music genre as these I am most interested in.

Evaluation of my preliminary draft

In your blog evaluation the following questions must be
answered about your final piece of work:
• In what ways does your Media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions of
real media products?
• How does your Media product represent
particular social groups
My magazine represents a sport group, by attracting the reader to a picture of the england rugby team, also by sporting headlines.
• What kind of Media institution might distribute
your media product and why?
• Who would be the audience for your Media
product?
The audience for my magazine is people interested in sport, people who would like to be interested in sport or people who are trying to learn about sport.
• How did you attract/address your audience?
I attracted my audience by have a big title, which is called New Generation, this relates to young people as we are the next generation of people, also i used bold titles and used strong sub headings.
• What have you learnt about technologies from
the process of constructing this product?
• Looking back at the preliminary task, what do
you feel you have learnt in the progression
from it to the full product?
I feel that i have learned how to use photo shop, useing title to attract my reader, and the use of photos which is related to my magazine.