Annotating Other Music Magazine Pages

Now that I have analysed my Q magazine that I had purchased, I have now decided to look at a range of other examples of different music magazine pages. This again includes looking at a different front page, contents page and double page spread. It is important that I still look at pages that are specific to my chosen genre of Indie Rock because by looking at a range of music magazine pages that are specific to this music genre I will be able to get a better insight and understanding as to how my music magazine should be presented to the target demographic. I will be able to make my magazine seem more appealing to the reader and doing this will also help towards my journey into creating a successful music magazine. To annotate other music magazine pages I have used  the software of Prezi. Within each page analysis I have discussed the features, images and text displayed on the page and why I think they have been successful.

Top 5 Christmas Singles

As another independent blog post, I have decided to create a Prezi based on the top 5 most favourite Christmas singles as we are drawing near to Christmas. Enjoy watching and merry Christmas :) ***

The UKs Top Selling Christmas Single 2013 - Sam Bailey Skyscraper

Q Magazine - Double Page Spread Analysis

This is my third Vlog that I have produced for annotating my Q music magazine double page spread. Very similar to my previous posts, in this video I am going to discuss the particular images used and why the images have been presented in this particular way. I will also say how the layout is presented to the reader and what the headlines and images reveal about the article.

Q Magazine - Contents Page Analysis

Today I have decided to make another video analysing the contents page of my Q magazine. In this video I will stating the particular images used and why they have been used, how is the layout of the contents page is presented to the reader and I will be also be talking about the specific style of the magazine.

Q Magazine - Front Cover Analysis

For my front page, contents page and double page spread analysis I have decided to make a Vlog post for each of my annotations. In each video you will find out what the purpose is of each page, how is the magazine helps to promote itself and how the magazine helps to promote certain artists and features. Below is my front page annotation of the Q magazine I selected for my chosen genre.

Music Magazine - Construction Research

In order for me to fully understand the concept of what the certain pages of my music magazine should look like, I have been told that I must create certain blog posts analysing a realistic magazine that I must construct for my chosen genre. This includes having a front page cover, contents page and a double page spread. I have decided to annotate a Q magazine which is specific to my chosen genre of indie rock. This again includes the annotation of the front page, the contents page and the double page spread. In addition to this I will also be looking at other examples of what other students have created in the past for their music magazine pages  and saying whether I think that they have been successful or unsuccessful within their magazine construction. I believe that doing this will help me strive towards my journey into creating a successful music magazine. Beneath are the images from the Q music magazine pages I have chosen to annotate for further blog posts.  

The UKs Top Selling Singles of 2013 so far (5- 1)

It is the grand finale of 2013 UKs top selling singles. Here are the top 5 selling singles of this year so far. Enjoy the last showing countdown to the UKs number 1 top selling single.

Additional Front Cover Music Magazine Analysis

Today in one of my media lessons, we were set a task to analyse another music magazine front cover using the software of vokie. I have used vokie once before within previous blog posts. I have decided to do this task because it will help me within my "Journey" as I am able to express and display my creativity further. Below click the play button on my vokie to show the analysis of this NME front cover Music Magazine using the media terminology I know.

Voki

Voki is another online software that I have become aware of. Similar to Prezi it is another software that allows you to present your ideas in a creative, exciting and innovative way. Below is a video that shows a quick tutorial on how to use Voki. Again I have used Voki once before and I will continue to use Voki in future blog posts as I will be able to present my presentations more exhilaratingly in order for viewers to have a better experience.

Ideology

Today I have decided to make a Prezi focusing on the topic of ideology. Ideology plays a major role in the media and the way how people are represented to society. Ideology can impact on the way people behave in todays society due to different types of media text presented to the public. This Prezi explains how ideology can have this impact on people and society.

College Magazine - Contents Page Analysis

After looking and analysing different contents pages of music magazines, I have now completed my college magazine contents page. To analyse my contents page I have decided to use the software of Voki to analyse my contents page. Within my Voki I have stated why I have used certain features in order to make my page interesting and attractive for the reader to look at.

Contents Page Construction

During todays media lesson, I decided to begin and construct my own contents page mock up for my college magazine using the Photoshop element. To help me do this I have used and looked at a range of other contents page that are related to Music Magazines. By looking at a range of content pages, I will have a better insight and better understanding of how a contents page should appear to the reader, and I will know how to make my magazine more appealing to my chosen target demographic when it comes to constructing my music magazine.

Below are 2 contents pages (related to music magazines) that I have looked at to help me to begin my construction of my college magazine contents page. From what I can see in terms of graphological features, they are presented differently to the reader. For example the NME contents page is presented with more text with different styles and fonts on the page while the mojo magazine is presented with less text and a variety of different images are used on the page. I know from looking at these 2 pages I will able to be more creative and innovative within constructing my music magazine contents page.

 

  

UKs top 20 best selling singles of 2013 (10 - 6)

This weeks top UKs best selling singles of 2013. Enjoy watching