Questionaire For Audience Feedback

1.       Does the magazine appeal to you as a reader?

2.       Does the colour scheme of my magazine reflect the magazine genre?

3.       Why are you satisfied with the amount of content in the magazine?

4.       Why do you feel that the price of the magazine is reasonable?

5.       How does the main image on the front cover reflect the magazine genre?

6.       Is the layout of the contents easy to read?

7.       If you seen this product in a supermarket or local news agents, would you consider purchasing?

8.     In what way is the article easy to read and understand?

9.       How would you be interested in reading my double page spread article just from seeing the title of it?

10.   How well do you think the colour scheme works throughout the magazine?

11.   How are all the images in the magazine reflecting the music genre?

12.   As a whole, how does the magazine grab your attention?

13.   How do you think the fonts and styles used are appropriate for the magazine and its genre?


An audio clip of a member of my target audience talking about my final media product:

SCREENGRABS- CONTENTS AND DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

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PHOTOSHOP SCREEN GRABS FOR FRONT COVER!



I opened the image I was going to use and situated
where I wanted it to be. I then added my masthead
"ELECTRIC" in Groudy Stout font. I chose the colour red
to connote my magazine genre.

I then right clicked on the layer I was using which then
led me to blending options. Using this would help
my masthead to stand out.

To create my positioning statement I used Century Gothic font.
Then I used Rockwell to create a coverline at the top of my
magazine.

To then make my font stand out, I used blending options.

I also chose a white colour to create a contrast in colours.

I used a shape tool on the left hand side of photoshop to create
a black circle shape.

After adding a small picture of a meatloaf CD cover,
I added positioning statement and situated it under
my masthead.

This is showing that I used Rockwell Bold for
"Joey Morton". I used white for this cover line
to make it contrast with my background.

This is showing my skills in making text stand out by using the
blending options.

For my cover line "A FACE OF A NEW ERA!" I used Rockwell font.

Again, using blending options I made the text
stand out more.

I then used Rockwell font to create all my cover lines. I positioned
them on my cover in ways which followed the codes and conventions
of music magazine covers.

Again I used blending options to make sure my text stood out.

For smaller cover lines underneath the main cover lines, I used the font Rockwell
and the color to contrast with my white cover lines.

Again I used blending options.

PHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE CORAL!

Before deciding exactly what my double page spread will about, to show my media skills I scheduled a phone interview with the well known Merseyside band 'The Coral'. 


1. Were did you all meet and when did you decide to make a band?
Well we made friends in High school and I played gutiar and as it so happens, my mate was learning to play drums. The just people in my form decided it would be good if we all got together and played some tunes.


2. At the beginning, who were your main influences?
Well the obvious really- Beatles! We just wanted to be like them as they were the biggest boyband going. Oasis has been alot of influence as they were in the music indrusty when we were young.


3. What has been your favourite album?
Tough question! I loved every sinlge one but im wuite excited for our new acoustic album.


4. Has your music influenced bands?
Oh yeah! Arctic Monkeys told us we influenced the- crazy i know! Also The Libertines, mostly brit pop bands.


5. Your recent album was a hit, what was it like recording in Noel Gallaghers studio?
What a fream come true it was and Noel is such a genuine guy. Highlight for the band so far!




6.. Are there any bands that you think your similar to?
Well no because I think The Coral are individual. We have our own unique style really.


8. The Coral doesnt seem to be in the lime light much, does this bother you?
Not at all, we are really happy because we are more interested in our music more than the being in the public eye. Celebrites these days are invited to the red carpet were as were not. You see the X Factor contestants and they love it! The Coral are just not like that at all.


9.So, have you ever had bad press?
Well I think every band does or artist. The press dismiss us because we come from Liverpool. They also say our music is "Quirky"- which I Think isnt a bad thing at all!


10. Do you prefer to play in big venues or smaller?
Well we've just finished playing the Royal Albert Hall which was just amazing! I felt so small standing on such a big stage! We're not really into the full productions like having elephants on stage with us like Take That. Its all about the music with The Coral and we prefer smaller venues because we seem to get more of a buzz!


11. What do you all like doing in your free time?
Well we all like relaxing and going on long walks. i'm a big film fan... I do what normal people do to be honest!


12.Individually, who are your favourite artists?
Well I dont really like current artists as I dont understand what there all about. I love a band called the Cherry Ghosts if you've heard of them? Again, I love The Rolling Stones and Neil Young's new album- that rocks!


13.Lastly, are there any rummors of a new album?
Well James is always coming in the studio with new songs, so hopfully in the future there will be more to come!

IMAGES FOR CONTENTS PAGE!

These are all the images I took for my contents page, some are edited and some are the original photographs.

Images for contents page

IMAGES FOR MY FRONT COVER!

For my music magazine, I took different pictures so I had a varity of angles and positions to choose from.
Some pictures have been edited and others are the orginal pictures.



 

 


  







ARTICLE RESEARCH!

Double Page Spread:

For my double page spread I will write an article on the rock singer Meat Loaf. Clearly this is reflecting my genre of music and my target audience. The aim of my article is to highlight Meatloaf's on going career in the music industry and the hardships that has caused him throughout the years. It will also give an insight of what is new for the artist.
My stand first will be engaging and direct, and my article will be informal to interest my target audience and relax them whilst reading. 


Headline- "BLIND BEFORE HE STOPS" will bleed across the page the colour red to represent the artist and my genre. The language clearly will show my take on the artist and my aim.


Picture- an image of someone blind folded to connote my headline. This could show my creativity.


As a meat loaf fan myself, I have researched some songs of his and found the song "Blind Before I Stop" to be a perfect choice to connote in my double page spread. I use the idea of Meatloaf not stopping being in the limelight, and the song lyrics will help my portray this. Here is a link to the music video and the song lyrics:

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Blind-Before-I-Stop-lyrics-Meat-Loaf/76ADBCC058A6778048256BDD002F583D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmijIEDYaS0&feature=related

To get my article to a high standard I have conducted some research:

http://www.meatloaf.net/: this a link to Meat's official website, here I have found updates on news, shows, videos etc. 

http://www.ratw.com/issues/18/meatloaf.htm  A link to where I found inspiration for my article.