Audience and Genre Research

Magazine: Kerrang
While doing research into my chosen genre i looked at the Kerrang, i noticed how they use corroded fonts and graphic images throughout to attract there audience.

from looking at this magazine i have decided that i will use corroded fonts throughout my magazine and use bands/genre that relate to my social group

Exploring the rock genre:

Exploring Rock Genre and sub-genre

since my magazine will be baced on "Heavy metal" i found this useful to deterime what kind of bands i should add into my magazine and what kind of bands would attract the correct audience

Language Use in articles

10A - Language Use Article (Complete2)

Camera Shots

These are the shots i plan to use for each page

                                                                                Front Cover:

 

Contents:

 

Double Page Spread:

 

Deconstruction of a magazine

Deconstruction of a Magazine

Flat Plans

This powerpoint is going to show my flat plan for each page of my powerpoint

Flat Plans

Camera Shot planning for my music magazine

This is a plan of what shots i wanted to take for each page

Shots Plannin[1]

Practise College Magazine Contents Page

Practise College Magazine Front Cover

Questionnaire Results

Results from questionnaire

 

Questionnaire Template

This is my questionnaire which i plan to give out to a select 5 people and get them to fill it in, after i get my questionnaire back i will analyse the information and use it in my magazine

Images Taken for my Practise magazine

I will be using these images in photoshop to create my practise magazine for my media coursework

Camera Shots

Low Angle Camera Shot

High Angle Camera Shot (Problem with camera turned picture on its side)

Shallow Depth of field

Juxtaposted

Macro Lens

Rule of third #1

Rule of thirds 2

Rule of thirds 3

Rules of third 4

Media case studies

The music idol displayed above is David Draiman. Just by looking at this picture what can you see? There are no right answers; everyone sees the world from a different perspective. Though when I look at this image the first thing that draws my attention is the use of the metal chains rapped around his body. This represents that he is being restricted but by who? Well I think that the chains are to represent the government chaining down freedom and creativity. There will be a lot of different cultural interpretations for this picture alone but I believe that it represents his freedom. This is a liberal philosophy. In addition to the theme of being controlled he still is smiling in this photo therefore creating the idea that his never going to give up and will continue with his music even though they’re trying to restrict him. Finally, the last basic point about this photo is the use of direct mode of address. The use of this camera technique is to make the viewers feel like he is staring right into their souls thus creating a more aggressive pose for the artist. This goes with the theme of being controlled and it also makes him look like he has a plan. This photo shows a way to be free. We can build up a story of this image using the concept of freedom.

I believe if there is a story behind this image it would be based on one of his songs specifically 10000 Fists (based on politics and world corruption). Looking at the lyrics of the song and comparing them to the image I would say this image portrays the story of a man once sane who has been corrupted and controlled by the government, never letting him free, never letting him escape, though he’s got a plan to break the chains and be free (Because of his devious smile). And when he’s free he’s planning on revenge (due to his vengeful eyes)

First Post

This is the first blog of my music magazine coursework project over the course of this blog I will show you how I have been building up ideas for my music magazine
• I am particularly interested in Heavy Metal/rock/Hard Rock/Metal/
• The most natural choice of magazine for me to study is Kerrang
• Kerrang magazine is a magazine for people who like all kinds of music


Here is a list of readership infomation (this includes kerrang)
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Sites and Magazines that fit in with my find of music.

• http://www.spotify.com/uk/ - Spotify is one of the most well known free music libarys around. it has every kind of music genre including heavy metal and rock. i use it very often to listen to my favroite tracks.
• http://www.mesh.co.uk/ - Is the same as spotify but unlike spotify anyone can use this. anyone can make a user and listen to there tracks. though there are limited music wize.
• http://www.decibelmagazine.com/- Decibel is another magazine i take interest in. this magazine also focuses on rock/heavy metal and so on. this is my second most favroite music magazine.#
•  http://www.kerrang.com/blog/newissue/- Kerrang is my favroite magazine. this magazine includes all my favroite bands. such as bullet for my valentine and disturbed. it also includes information on tours and prices of tickets.
• http://www.rollingstone.com/current-issue- Although i dont read this magazine much anymore it still has good content of some of my bands that i like. though not enough for me to constantly buy it
• http://www.nme.com/magazine - NME is the thrid favriote of my magazines. it includes information on music and bands i like though not as good as kerrang or decibel.