Music videos

Here are two music videos that include bands that I want to use in my music magazine:

Planning my photos

I want to try to create an element of mystery through the people I am going to photograph and I will possibly photograph a group of people as if they are in a band .I am going to use a natural background so we will focus more on the people in the foreground and I want to provoke the people as cool characters who will possibly be looking away from the camera to support this.I don't want to use make up as I don't think it applies to the indie genre as much as pop for example but I want the to wear darker  clothes to show that they are serious about music and love what they do.

I will need to choose a sunny day to get the correct lighting and I have not chosen who I will photo yet.Finally , I would like to take the photographs in a natural environment such as a park or woodland to create the correct mood that is not over stylised or create the wrong impression of the genre.

The recce

In this space, there may be potential hazards such as traffic and i will avoid to avoid other people who don't want to be filmed.To minimise the danger i am going to be avoiding busy roads whilst filming.I think the weather will affect the filming as it is an outdoor environment so there fore if it rains it will affect the emotions I am trying to get to the reader.I have considered the background as it will be plain to focus more on the person in the foreground and i would like the lighting to be bright , which depends on if i record during a sunny day or not.

I do not need to book a venue as it will be outside and I have permission to take photos in this area. Additionally,I have decided to not rely on someone else and i have a plan B if the worst happens.Crowds are likely to be an issue to me, so to stop this i have decided to go early in the morning or later in the evening.Finally I am hopeful that I will be able to capture the footage i need in this area to a good standard.

rationale questions

Colour usage:
I am using toned down colours for mature readers as it is for the indie genre and it is not trying to be bright and colourful such as we love pop. I am using a three shade colour scheme as it is going to be a mix of reds blues and whites.

Image usage:
There will be various images of current bands and upcoming artists and they will present themselves using direct gaze to connote confidence.

Text usage:
I want to keep the magazine have humour such as puns so the reader will not feel that it takes itself too seriously and I want to use sell lines to encourage the younger generation to purchase the magazine.

Layout and font:
I want to use fonts such as calibri that are quite normal to engage the reader rather than use a childish font that that is tailored more to children such as top of the pops magazine.

Music that will be included in my magazine

Here is a music video that is the genre of music that i will be trying to incorporate with my magazine:

Flatplan magazine cover design

This is the design for the flat plan of my magazine front cover.It includes all the conventions such as a  large masthead at the top and a large main image in the centre.I have added sell lines so the magazine appears to be full of useful articles that students should find appealing:

Next is my plan for the contents page. I tried to use what I have learnt about the layout of contents pages in other genres of magazines whilst adding the features:

This is my double page magazine design that I created on microsoft word and is a template that will help me to make an interesting article:

As you can see I have tried to make the style of the article similar to other magazines such as NME or Q that are the same genre as my magazine , which I want to be based around Indie music

research Questionnaire results

These are the graphs that helped me decide on the genre of my magazine and helped me to understand what the audience wanted:

This graph indicates that a higher amount of people would like the magazine to come out more often , rather than monthly.This graph makes me think that people don't mind paying for the magazine more often as they are receiving additional content that will help them to keep up to date with their favourite genre of music.

This graph is important as I can include competitions in my magazine and offer prizes according to these results, so I will probably include cinema tickets, gig tickets and free holidays. I believe it is important as this may be a feature that draws the audience in.

I can see from this chart that more people don't go to see gigs , so it may not be appropriate to include them as competition prizes every week and change what you win.

This bar chart tells me that festival tickets are the best enticement to include with a magazine.I can also see that CDs and  DVDs are not as popular as festival tickets , which is suprising.

This pie chart indicates that Daft punk are the most popular band among the young people I asked so including them in the magazine or cover may influence if they buy it or not.

This pie chart tells me that half of young people read NME followed  closely by Q magazine and a few enjoy reading we love pop.

This graph tells me that it is a mix of qualities that will sell a magazine , mostly the use of colour ,and there are different factors that will sell a magazine depending on the person.