Final pieces

Preliminary task complete

Thank you

To the moderator, my name is Grace and this is my blog for my AS Media Studies coursework. Since starting this coursework I have learnt new skills such as; how to use different software, the typical conventions of music magazines and how to attract a particular audience. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog!

Evaluation

Audience profile

I have created 2 audience profiles for the type of people who would read my magazine

Millie is an 18 year old female student who is studying music at college. She loves indie/rock music and always reads magazines like NME and Uncut. She keeps up to date with albums and reviews from her favourite artists and often attends their shows. She also spends her weekends at her local music venue seeing some of the upcoming bands from her area. She is also looking to start a band herself. She is interested in fashion and she gets her inspiration for her outfits from magazines and from following the trends of her favourite artists. When she's older she would like a career in the music industry. She is from a working/middle class background and is prepared to pay monthly for my magazine.

John is a 24 year old male who works full time as a photographer. He has always liked the indie/rock music and when he was younger used to attend gigs a lot of the time. Now he's older and married he doesn't spend nights out chasing his favourite bands but he listens to the radio throughout the day to keep up to date with his music taste. Him and his wife have been to concerts together for bands with the likes of Oasis and Coldplay. He also likes to read magazines like NME and Kerrang. He goes to his local pub on a Friday and listens to the band that play. When he was a teenager he played the guitar in a band himself and he still plays his guitar at home. He is working/middle class and is happy to pay for my magazine monthly

Although they are different genders and at different life stages, the thing they have in common is their music taste. I intend to target this audience by including key pieces about the music and include information on the instruments, upcoming gigs/events and lots more. I have written more about what I'm including in my magazine in the posts called 'market research' and 'stories/articles' on this blog.

By creating these audience profiles it allowed me to show the type of people I'm looking to aim my magazine at. This was helpful as it gives a real idea into what the audience will be like rather than just fitting into categories that I have made for the target audience. This taught me to imagine the type of person and apply the magazine qualities to them.

Left third

The left third is one of the most important parts of the front cover because when the magazines are stacked up on the magazine rack this is often the only part that is visible. This is something I've learnt in lessons and doing research of other magazines

This is my left third. I have fit my magazine name into it so it can be seen instantly by the buyer. I have also got part of my main image shown so that will be a celebrity that will be recognised by the buyer instantly making it attractive to them. I have also got 3 of my current stories which is important because this will want the reader to look inside to find out more

Before starting this course I had never thought about the left third, but throughout I have learnt how important it is and why I needs to have so much attention to detail.

Mise-en-scene analysis: 3

I chose this setting because it is very musical orientated! there are music posters in the background, a guitar, and on the left there's an amplifer. These are things all very involved in the music world and adds to the effect of the genre.

One thing that really bugged me after looking at this photo was that the bed she's sitting on wasn't made! Although it is meant to be an 'at home' interview and should look comfortable, noticing it now for me it was too comfortable and looks scruffy. If I were to take this again I would make the bed or get the model to sit on a chair instead.

 

 

I also took some extra photos to show more of the setting and the props involved in it.

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Looking at mise-en-scene throughout the course allowed me to grasp real ideas and concepts of what it includes and how big an impact it has on the whole magazine. I learnt by taking photos and seeing what I can add in or what should be taken away to make it just right. It helped me get into the mind set of what I wanted my magazine to look like and create my final pieces.