Reader Profile

I created this reader profile to show a idea of the type of person my magazine would be aimed for. She is a 17 year old student, which the start of the age rage i am aiming for, she also has alot of interest in music and is a performer herself. My magazine is aimed for ordinary teenagers from the age 17 onwards and this a sample of a ordinary teenager.

Photoshoot

Here is a few images i took for my magazine front cover and article. I stuck to my idea of using this location for my photoshoot, and as stated in my prop intentions, i used the guitar to show her music side, and also used a bag to show she is a fashionable girl.

Location,costume and props my photoshoot

I have chosen the location of my photoshoot, as it actually is in my models bedroom, there is a very fancy wall that is black,white and flowery, i feel this behind my model would be great from the article inside the magazine, My next step is to now take the pictures.
As my model will be on a black and white background, i want her clothing to be colourful so therefore she will stand out. I want props to represent music, using a guitar or ipod, however as this magazine is targeted for the female audience i also thought of maybe using props such as handbags.

Practice photos Edited!!

 i decided to try different editing techniques on my practice photos, i used www.picnik.co.uk to edit these pictures.
 This image has very little been edited, as i wanted her to dominate this picture, i decided to blur the background slightly giving a more obvious focus on her. This really works as the background is now not very clear and not obvious what it is.

This again has the blurred background, however on this image i made the picture appear warmer and more obvious, unlike the soft tone to the image above. This edit outlines her features more, making her eyes appear darker, her lips much pinker and her cheeks much bigger, i feel if this image was on a front cover, on a shelf in a shot, it would really draw the audience in.




I went with a completely different effect on this one to the two above, i used what the website called 'HDR-ish' this really does outline her features! Even more to the image above. Out of all three edited images, i feel this one would work the best on a front cover.

Photos continued.

this shot is even closer, and i was suprised with the outcome, my first thought was that it would be to close, however i feel the eye contact showing though the shot would really relate to the audience, unlike the first distance shot, she really dominates the image, in the other the background seemed to take over to much, i feel this shot would really work on a cover, i have got good direct address, a cheeky smile and i still have the ipod in the shot. Out of all three i feel this shot worked the best when it comes to connecting with the audience.

Photos continued.

This time i tried something completely different to the first shot, as i felt the past shot was not close enough, this time, i shot it closer, i wanted her to appear more serious than previously, therefore she comes across as mature, i still used the iPOD however i just had the headphones showing. I feel the distance of the shot works very well for a cover, however i feel the shot is too serious. Even though i like the distance i wanted to try the shot even closer to compare them.

Photos

As i have decided on my model, i wanted to try a range off different shots for practice, to see what works at what doesn't.
This first shot is a medium shot, i used direct address as i thought this would work a lot better on a front cover.
I wanted her to appear fun and appealing to the audience. I used a iPOD to show her interest in music as she is supposed to be a music artist.
I feel this picture would work well on a front cover, however would not appear brilliant. i feel the shot should be slightly closer, so the audience can relate to her more.

MoodBoard

When making this moodboard, i had to think about what genre of artists i wanted in my magazine, therefore i tried to get many different types of artists that dont have much in common, however, that were all still popular, therefore including artists that are in the chart right now, owl city, katy perry, and pixie lott just to name a few. However i added Glee in, even though this would not be stated as a music artists but a tv show, it is still very popular and in the charts at the minute.

Top 20

This is the lastest top 20, this list includes a number of genres including RnB, Dance, Indie. therefore a mixed genre magazine would be open to a wide audience. The chart chances weekly, however there doesnt seem to be much change between 2 weeks, therefore there would be no need to have my magazine as a weekly mag, and would be better monthly.

Here is the top 20.
1 OWL CITY FIRE FLIES
2 GLEE CAST DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'
3 IYAZ REPLAY
4 3OH3 FT KATY PERRY STARSTRUKK
5 SIDNEY SAMSON FT WIZARD SLEEVE RIVERSIDE
6 JLS ONE SHOT
7 ALICIA KEYS EMPIRE STATE OF MIND (PART II)
8 JOURNEY DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'
9 EXAMPLE WON'T GO QUIETLY
10 JAY-Z FT MR HUDSON YOUNG FOREVER
11 ALEXANDRA BURKE BROKEN HEELS
12 LADY GAGA BAD ROMANCE
13 SATURDAYS EGO
14 N-DUBZ FT MR HUDSON PLAYING WITH FIRE
15 JAY SEAN / SEAN PAUL / LIL JON DO YOU REMEMBER
16 KESHA TIK TOK
17 TIMBALAND FT KATY PERRY IF WE EVER MEET AGAIN
18 JAY-Z FT ALICIA KEYS EMPIRE STATE OF MIND
19 PLAN B STAY TOO LONG
20 JUSTIN BIEBER ONE TIME

Questionnaire results

I give my questionnaire to 10 people and then looked at the results to see if my magazine would be a hit, from looking at my questionnaire the answer would be, yes it would be hit, as most people said that they would buy a magazine with popular artists and gossip. Here are a couple of piecharts showing questions that were ask and the results that i got.

I thought that a easy way to show my results for my questionnaire was by a pie chart. What type of genres are most popular as very important, as my magazine has to be based on these genres, and the front cover has to show this. From my results indie came out as the most popular genre, followed by dance and pop.

I was very unsure about a magazine name and this was also a question asked on my questionnaire, i give a option of 4, and 'Beat Route' was the most popular followed by 'music fuel'. This has helped me little bit to decide on a name, however i am still unsure and am going to be thinking of more.

Contents page.

Looking for a contents page seemed to be even harder than finding a artical, i wanted to find a contents page that represented the genre of the magazine instantly, 'Vibe' is a well known RnB magazine, when i found this i thought that this did represent the genre well.

The reader can instantly tell that this is the contents page as the text is big and bold on a white background, however i think the dominant things on this page are the images, these tell the reader the kind of genre, RnB artists are mainly people of black ethnicity as they are known for there rap artists, as the pictures are all males from black ethnic background, this sets the genre of the magazine and therefore from a glance at this page is obvious what to expect.

The text on the contents page is much smaller compared to the text 'Contents' i took this as a way that the images are to draw the reader in, once there drawn in, then they will want to know what is in the magazine (which artists, and which storys). If a reader is not interested from the images than it is clear that this isnt a magazine that matches there music taste.

The advertisement of the magazine website 'Vibe.com' is for interested readers that enjoy the magazine and want to know more about different RnB artists that have not been included in the magazine. They promote the website by standing a few articles that can be read on there webpage.

There is a big contrast of colours on this contents page of dark and light, the background is all white, this is thge contrasted with the images and the text, as these are all mainly dark, this makes the page really stand out and therefore draws the reader in. As all the images are direct address this also draws the reader in as they relate to the artists.

Questionnaire

This the one a selection of my questionnaires that i have given out. this is one of my questionnaires completeted. I mentioned if they like to keep up with latest music, as if the majority of people didnt then my music magazine would not be a hit as this is they type of music the magazine is based on.

I put in a question in that asked them there age, this is to see if there was different answers given depending on there age. As i wish my magazine to be a modern music gossip magazine then i asked people by the questionaire if they like to keep up with celebrity gossip, as if mainly people did not then id have to change the purpose of my magazine to one that insterests most young adults.

If they would buy a magazine based on upcoming, chart artists is a key question to if my magazine would be a hit therefore this is a question i also asked.

My final question was on my magazine name, the magazine name is important to draw the reader in, it has to be catchy, this is why i give a option of 4 names that i have thought of and give a other for anybody that thinks of a catchy name for my magazine.

Questionnaire

I have chosen to create a questionnaire that will be given to people between the age groups of 16-24. This questionnaire will include questions on which genres they prefer, do they bough magazines, and also a question on the name of the magazine.