Double Page Spread Doves

This is a double page spread from the music magazine MOJO. This magazine covers the alternative music scene.

The headline and the pictures on the two pages look as if they have been cut out and put on the page. This connotes the magazine may be giving informal and mostly gossip like information.

The pictures of the band members are in a black and white polaroid format with a close up angle looking like a police file image this may be representing the bands attitude and the image they are trying to reflect. The image they are trying to portray is that there a gritty band that wasnt a manufacturered air brushed created band.

The headline is set against a yellow background with black bold writing inside of it. The yellow contrasts against the black text making it noticable to be seen.

The main image is a long shot of the band performing live on stage during their tour. This could be showing what the band are up to at the moment.

In the upper right corner is a section heading saying " What Goes On" this is telling the reader what part of the magazine they are reading and could be further emphasising what the doves are doing at the moment with their tour.

The text is split up into sections the first part of the article is a review of the concert the writer has just seen and he is judging there performance and writing about what songs they done. The next section of text is an interview with the band during this interview they continue to use slang and colloquial language which is representing there image as just ordinary people. The section after this is a band biography and discography telling the reader what the band has achieved with there music and albums. As well as telling the reader how they started. After this is a section of the band taking part in some banter. Further emphasising on the bands attitude to being these ordinary people.

There is also a puff amongst the text with a quote from the article inside of it. This makes the quote stand out since it the red and yellow is contrasting against the plain white background.

NME Contents Analysis

This is the contents page for music magazine NME. The first thing which is noticed is the masthead clearly shown at the top left in large,bold red writing. This lets the reader associate with the magazine. Next to this is "This Week" written in big bold writing this is used as a substitute for the word contents because i believe the readers who are teenagers will be able to associate with this over the contents.

Across the left hand side is the left hand side is an index of of all the bands/artists featured in the magazine giving the page numbers they are on. This is set on a red background with white and black text contrasting of it. I think this is because it could be important information for a reader and the colours contrasting allows it to stand out the page.

Across the right hand side are a selection of different sections in the magazine. For example one section is about news and another is about reviews. This allows the reader to find a section easily. As well as this it tells the reader information about what is in each section for example in the reviews section it gives further detail on how to find album reviews.

In the bottom right corner there is a puff saying "The UK's No1 Gig Guide Starts p58". This is written inside a red box with the white text inside contrasting against the red. This may be laid out like this because the publisher expects this to be an important article in this issue of the magazine.

The pictures in the middle are taken by fans it says in the text below. I think the ideology behind this is that the publishers of the magazines want to see the fan interaction with there magazine letting the fans know that the magazine cares about them and wants there input.

Underneath this is an advertisement promoting a subscription to the future issues of the magazine. This is set out on a black background with yellow text inside of it promoting the discount they can save. The black at the bottom stands out against the white main background and the text inside of it contrasts against the black allowing the reader to see what it says clearly.

Newsletter front cover

Kings of Leon Double Page Spread

Kings of Leon Cover Analysis

This is the cover to "Q" magazine featuring rock band Kings of Leon. The front cover features the 4 band members jumping through shards of glass as if they have broke it. This effect relates to headline "Break Through" because i think it is reflecting on the bands break through into becoming a mainstream band. This could be seen as a visual metaphor of the journey to becoming big stars in the music industry.
As well as it being a metaphor for there journey to becoming big stars it may represent there rock star image as the stereotypical rocker is seen as being wreck less and the breaking of glass may reflect upon this attitude.
The magazines masthead is as usual in the top left corner but however this time is covered by members of the band so the logo can only be partly seen. I think this is because the main image of the band take precedence over the logo because they are so popular in today's music.
Surrounding the image of the band are a couple of puffs showing what else is featured in the magazine. This may further entice somebody into buying the magazine. One of the puffs is "Play time for The Killers" this may intrest other readers into buying the magazine because they are a fan of that band.
Also another puff is the "Top 50 albums of 2008". This is a feature inside of the magazine which may also entice people into buying it as they want to know which album has came first in the rankings.
In the puffs keywords are coloured in red this is to contrast the dark background to make the words stand out to a reader. This will make the reader recognise what else is the magazine and persuade them to buy it.

50 Cent Front Cover Analysis

This is the front cover to an edition of the "Rolling Stone" with rapper 50 cent being the main image. On this picture 50 cent is showing off his gangster image by showing his tough exterior. This includes him turning his back on the viewer showing he doesn't care. He is also looking back with his face. His face makes him look angry and further more makes him look tougher.

On the image he is also wearing a vest showing his muscles and adding to that tough gangster exterior.

The mast head "Rolling Stone" is in gold writing this may associate with 50 cents wealth and power in the music industry.

The headline with 50 cents name on it firstly adds to the gangster image by having a cross hair in the 50 this resembles a gun sight showing his gangster attitude. The 0 is also coloured in red this co note his passion for the music and for what he does.

Underneath his name there is a sub heading sayin "Mastering the art of violence" this is once again also coloured in red this may be once again showing his attitude of being violent as red can be a connatation for this.

All of this is set against a clear and clean white background. This creates a professional looking appearance because everything looks organised.

Amongst this is the puffs these are showing what else is featured inside of the magazine. One of these is the 2nd annual richest rockstar list. This is set on a gold background because gold conotes wealth and power. The other puns are written in black bold text making them easy on the eye for the viewer to be able see them and grab there attention to the magazine.

Newspaper Draft

Introduction

Hello welcome to my blog over the next few monthes I will be updating my blog with research and tasks I have conpleted for my media project. For this project I will be making a school newspaper/newsletter which will include the front cover and contents page. The second task will be for me to create a music magazine this will include me creating the front cover, contents and a double page spread.

When creating this i will be carrying out some research this includes analysing old school newspapers and music magazines. This will allow me to gain further knowledge about the conventions and features of newspapers and music magazine.
I will also be creating a questionnaire which will offer me a chance to find out from the people who view my blog what they expect to see in school newspaper and a music magazine.

My first task is to create a school newspaper to do this successfully to a high standard I will be focusing on looking at old school newspapers firstly and looking at the conventions and features they have. From analysing these I will then create my own draft layout of the newspaper followed by the final version of the school newspaper. This newspaper has to include a medium close up picture which I will be taking once I have studied and found out about the basic features of taking a picture.

My second task is to create a music magazine. I will once again be focusing on analysing existing music magazines and look at the conventions and features they follow to be successful to there audience. I will also be creating a questionnaire to find out what people like to see in and on music magazines. This could include the pictures, the colour schemes and the articles inside of it. Once I have done this I will then pick a genre of music for my magazine to follow. The picture on the front cover must relate to this genre.