Music Magazine Project

Aim: The aim of the project is to create a music magazine front page, contents page and double page spread.

During this project I will investigate a range of magazines and items from the music industry, produce aspects of a magazine and evaluate the work completed.

Mise-en-scene: The mise-en-scene is grey and silver . Her poster causes her arms to go straight through her name .This creates they illusion that her strength is able to push through metallic objects. This cantos women as being strong, powerful and beautiful creatures suggesting this album promotes the value of women in todays society.

Costume/props : Beyoncé is wearing a metallic looking jumpsuit this has similar resemblance to the battle armour worn in the late 5th century. The fact that she is revealing suggests that she is being perceived as a sexual icon this shows that the genre is R&B as it is typical for this for this representation to be portrayed. The use of the metal skirt that she is shielded form anything that comes her way this is supported by her stance as she has her hands are forcefully pushing from either sides of her body

Make up:

Analysis of an album cover

The use of her make up conveys her as person that society idolise .The choice of black shows that she is bold ,confident and daring many qualities that ordinary women or men long for.

The use of lighting is beam of soft light shining towards her this therefor enhances her beauty as it shines on to it . Under her arms the light is darker suggesting that as much as we try and look were not able to find this woman's flaws as she is obviously extremely attractive conveying that R&B music are dominated with attractive people to sell.

Lightning:

As you can see the conventions used differ form rock music as analysing this has help me see what not to do when creating my rock magazine and it also highlights to me what I should include.

R&B Indie Rock POPHIP HOPA selection of differing magazine covers

Front cover of Rock magazines

contents page of Rock magazines

Double page spread

A double page spread consists of two page side by side of textual material including an article referred to in the contents page and several images or one large image across both pages supported by the article beside. For example a double page spread could consist of several pictures of band members and an article mentioning their live performance at a night club. It would also consist of another but short article mentioning the band will be performing again in that club in the summer.

Analysis of a magazine cover The Main image is a long shot of four band members the use of the long shot allows there to be a hierarchy within the image of band members holding back one of the members. Due to him being a lot closer it creates this ideology that to enjoy this type of music you must behave like them . During the 1960’s this is what the audience had expected from the rooling stones, as they were old-school rock they viewed rock as complete rebellion this was evident in the mise-en-scene as it is set on the side of the streets this was used to emphasize such uncivilised behaviour in public and to them is conveyed as the norm. This supports the view that fans of this are stereotyped to behave in this way as they have fond of it.

The use of body language clearly conveys an element of animosity. This is evident as the other characters are vigorously holding back the band member suggests rebellion on his behalf and the other members attempting to tame his attempt to brake the rules . This portrays this behaviour to be associated with the type of music as it suggests people who listen and are a fan of this music behave in the same way. Their facial all portray differing emotions it seams to soften the further you go down the line suggesting the differing views on “rules” this could be foreshadowing the reform in rock. That modern rock isn’t as rebellious as old school rock its almost as it they have excepted society for the way it is. The use of cinematography is as if it’s a blinding light like the police helicopters have this reinforces the this idea of defiance .If this is the case then then connotation of this image would the male at the front is attempting to run away from the authorities however the other three have stopped him this then explain his stance as it is slouched in an attempt to run.

This magazine is a perfect example of when its not following the typical convention of a magazine as the pull quote’s and the puff is initially suppose to be on the sides of the magazine so it essayer to see when on the shelves of a shop. The idea of it, its suppose to be on the left hand of the page so as a costumer walks past they can see the pull quote that would intrigue them to pick it up however this magazine does not follow the tradition as their typography is written underneath the main image. This convey their disobedience to follow social conventions as this what satisfies their demographic as the core of rock is rebellion. The use of the typography supports there rebellious behaviour as it is states in the anchorage ‘Meet the Vines Rock is back’. This is written in bold with the use of capital letters a red boarder and a exclamation mark . This creates the illusion that that there shouting it out in a aggressive tone . The use of the phrase suggests that the vines are going to bring rock back inferring that their appropriate societal rules have been replaced .The use of the colour red conveys anger and violence which emphasizes the behaviour of a person enjoys rock . The outburst of emotions show that this is the convectional behaviour for such a society. The use of the superlative “EXCLUSIVE! GUNS N’ ROSES LIVE” is used to grab the readers attention the most common way magazine companies do this is by mentioning a famous artist on the front cover to promote their magazine for them which was why in the pull quote it mentioned other bands .

The front cover of this rock magazine features many typical conventions of a rock magazine.As rock is a dark and loud genre it is not only a music but it has become fashion trend within society. This is convey through the use of the main image it is a close up shot showing a hierarchy this depicts all rock fans as extremely rebellious and believe they cannot be tamed .This close up shot is of a man with smoke flowing out of his mouth. Regardless to the mans face mise-en-scene is black the colour black symbolises anger ,power , depth, an enigma which are all elements of the rock atmosphere as the rock band rolling stones were not accustom to social rule’s as the puff state “Life is to loud” the connotation of this would be that the world is to great to be constantly restricting your self . The fact that he is smoking and is wearing makeup it targets the audiences expectation as it is giving them a look to aspire to. The use of props such as the smoke give of the impression that to be a real rock fan then you must look and behave like this man .The smoke and the make up suggest he has attitude however the magazine glamorise it inferring this is what every woman wants in a man and this is what ever man should aspire to look like the magazine is a cross genre. The rock industry has attempt to dominate this ideology in hope they would sell as many copies .The fact that he has a direct mode of address s represents his fearlessness of braking out of the typical conventions of society that make them feel the need to constantly monitor behaviour. This notion is supported by the typography of the masthead “KERRENG!” The white lines in it creates the illusion that it has been smashed reinforcing the violent and rebellious attitude of a rock star. The fact that it is written in bold with the colour black and white lines in it can on the other hand represent the change in attitude over periods of time .white can represent the good emerging in rock artists as 21 century rock has reformed itself compared to old school rock there not as rebellious.

The use of the anchorage HIM takes focuses of the image suggesting that sometimes the artist gets away with behaving inappropriately the main image conveys nonconformity and the caption is attempting to aid his success as it limits focus of the image as it is rather large the extra lines on the H reminds you of the strings on a guitar this satisfies their targets audience which are in fact rock fan people who shear the love for the music. The use of the pun life is loud is their to attract the readers so it is more likely for them to pike it up of the shop shelf if there is a pun that interests them. In addition to this the fact that the magazine are giving away free posters suggests that that it is their for advertisement for the magazine as many costumers buy the magazine due to some incentive inside intriguing them. The use of puffs and pulls all for the same purpose the fact that it says plus Ozzy Osborne infers that the use of other well known artists in your magazine becomes a form of is advertisement as the majority would wont to read about it. The use of the pull quote “The amazing resurrection of ville valo” intrigues the readers through the use of the word amazing it over sells the story in the in the front cover insuring that you buy a copy of the magazine.

Front cover analysis

Costume/makeup/props:As expected form a rock magazine the props costume and makeup used are all dark and aggressive. This conveys conventional attributes of the genre rock. The fact that her necklace is black suggests that there is some form anger and power that has consumed her this is supported by the fact that the to me are standing behind her as if their her body guards

Colour scheme:

Are all dark colours that symbolise anger, jealousy, aggressiveness etc. This is what you would expect from rock as the genre is full of darkness and anger this is supported in the choice in colours.

Posture/facial expression:The use of facial expression from the three models expresses the stereotypical rebellious image that rock music advertises . The woman image is a lot larger and aggressive then the two men behind showing a hierarchy this infers that women who listen to rock music are a lot more rebellious and dominant compeered to the men . If I compeer their facial expression the woman is bearing teeth like wild animals do when presented with threat however the men’s face is blank as if it has not expression suggesting that they do not care for rules .

Lighting: The use of lighting is a bright spotlight shone on the models this to show that people who listen to this music is expected to behave loud and destructively .This is portrayed through her stance as it is slanted and her arms are folded showing attitude.

Shot type: The shot type is a medium close up shot showing that the music is loud and aggressive suggesting the fans behave in that same aspect .

Mise- en scene:The contents on the left show a featuring in a differing music's from rock to punk to Indie it also gives you information on books dvd’s and reviews. On the bottom right hang corner of the page there two men and there stance is slouched, there facial expression is scrunched inferring attitude.

Analysis of contents page

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Analysis of a contents page Costume, makeup and props:The use of costume ,makeup and props targets the conventions for a rock magazines .The main image is of a man dresses in black leather with black sunglasses on this depicts an wealthy mysterious man as he is covered it creates the illusion that he is shielded by what ever comes his way inferring that rock artist are in fact untouchable. The use of the long black curled hair conveys his animosity as it reminds you of a jungle.

Lighting:The cinematography used in these images is a bright light inferring that in society rock artists are on top of the hierarchal chin excusing them to behave as they wish. However one of the images have dim lighting to convey the darkness and the anger of rock music which reflects the audiences expectations.

Shot type: The main image of the main the man is a medium close up this allows their to be a visual hierarchy on the page. It creates the impression the rock artists believe themselves to be segregated from the rest of society whether it is show through the inappropriate outbursts, unusual dress scene etc. For example in this image he is dressed completely in black which symbolises anger, power and evil which it what the audience expect from this type of magazine .The other images used are all a range from medium, long shot and medium close up’s. They are used to publicise the articles in the magazine so it easer of their target audience to pinpoint what article they would like to read. This magazine is a cross genre as it targets rock lovers.

Posture and facial expression :The modals facials expression posses a smug smile as if he just got away with something this reinforces the rebellious attitude of rock. When assessing his stance he has his hand on his sunglasses suggesting his wealth .The audience is a cross genre.

Mise-en-scene:The main images mise-en-scene is what I believe to be a n extremely dark studio .This reflects the music being dark and mysterious it also conveys the dominate ideology that rock fans behave in somewhat similar ways to rock artists.

The double page spared of this music magazine beholds features many elements of a rock genre. The mise-en-scene is one of the highlighting elements of the genre the use of black and skulls symbolise death, darkness and destruction these are many attributes that the their demographic are expected to see. As it all symbolise ‘s an enigma which is what intrigues the target audience. This beholds a cross genre as it appeals to both men and women’s desires. The use of the contrast black conveys the trend in rebellion emerged from rock music and the white is a representation of the authorities and their feelings toward the rule as white is symbolised for purity however black is a symbol for evil . The fact that a lot of the white is gradually taking away the black suggests the perception of rock has changed over time gradually it is not becoming as rebellious as the Roiling stones. On the other hand It could also covey how rebellious and aggressive rock music is .This image suggests rock is graffiti on society. Inferring that sometimes it can be considered as art but the majority of the time people view it as vandalism.

When analysing the double page spread I see that it does no stick to the typical conventions where the writing is on the right and the picture is on the left this portrays the genres rebellions attempt against the conventional social conventions. The use of the typography as being inappropriate “I miss being Fucked up!” supports this assumption as this phrase symbolises a stereotypical view of a rock stars life style dugs, money, drink , sex and music . The image of the nude man is a medium long shot allowing you to see his many of his tattoos this attempts to appeals to wide demographic as the fact that he is top less subjects him as a sex object however men also aspire to his tattoos as it makes his fans believe this is what a man is suppose to look like . The fact that he has a tattoo of a woman near his hear may reinforce the homophobic view that men are initially supposes to be with women.

Analysis of double page spread

Analysis of a double page spread The double page spread of has many features of a rock magazine. The typography consists of the colours white , black, red and pink. These are the traditional dark colours that symbolises the passion and rage of rock. The complete wild and free spirited behaviour that the rest of society view as being rebellious and anti. The colours present anger, passion, power and love. These are all attributes that the audience expect to see from rock artists.The main image has a visual hierarchy across both pages. They show an image of three band members trip in up on of the other band members.. This conveys their animosity and their attempt to break from the typical social expectation. When assessing their stance you can see that the model in the front is close to falling he is a representation of the rest of society and it highlight the rebellion of rock stars. This depicts an view of rock stars as being really destructive and defiant this is supported buy the fact the other band members foot is in their tripping him up as he has a smile on his face.

The article uses several close up and medium close up shot ‘s in black and white to convey the rock stars buzzy style .The have a direct mode of address to essentially portray the life of a rock star and their unwillingness to change to please society. The images are all cluttered around the page to portrays the music as it is loud and full of passion just like the photos on this page. The cinematography on the small images is darker as the images are in black and white as mentioned before ,it captures the darkness the music which then is expected the fans to behave in this same demeanour. The heeding captives all the elements of rock “Dirty little secrets “ the fact that it is written in pink and red suggest that is it a cross genre . The statement highlights the obsessive and rebellious antics.

As you can see both double page spreads are completely differing in genera. The first double page spread has completely opposing conventions to the second as they are targeting differing audiences. The first magazine is R&B which usually stereotyped as being misogynistic this is due to them glamorising oppressive views about women which is usually done through the use of objectifying women as sexual object. For example the main image is a close up shot to resemble intimacy. The use of the choler covering half her lip is desirable towards her demographic which are men however the music itself posses a hybrid genre. The use of make up and the fact that she has a direct mode of address reinforces the ideology that sex sells so its an attempt to address their target audience. The use of make up was to highlight her feminine qualities .The use of pink for the background for the text supports this notion as pink is a feminine colour. The typography in the headline is white and in bold this is so that is goes well with the chosen image and colours.

In comparison to the other double page spread which is not attempting to sell the music through sex but sear passion and the love that people have in rock music. This is evident in the main image as it symbolises the ferocity of the music. The colours black and white represents the innocents of the music as just all about the music and nothing ells and black represents the anger and passion that rock music consists of. The main image is a long shot this was done to show evidence of the aggressiveness of the music if you examine her stance you can see her knees are bent and her head is tilt far back this allows you to visualise how much power and passion must go into making a rock song. The costumes worn are black and white and the women is wearing leather which depicts attitude and danger. The typography is written in black bold writing to state the music’s dominance within the industry .The use of props such as the guitar and the drum set are typical conventions of a rock magazine as it addresses the audiences expectation.

Compare the double page spreads

Rock

R&B

Compare contents pages

This two contents pages have completely opposing conventions for one the first contents page it has one main image where it is a long shot this allows you to look a both women from there bottom upwards subjecting women to becoming objectified as sexual objects however the two women purposely do this to target their demographic which are men . This is supported by their choose in costume it is reviling to grab the attention. The use of the long shot allow them to have a visual hierarchy to have the best possible shot in selling.

In contrast to the first magazine the rock contents page has a variety of images with the use of a full range of camera shots across the two pages to represent the volume and energy of the music some of the images contain live concerts to portray the attempt to uses the music to sell the magazine and do not rely on sex to do the job. Many of these shots are medium close ups for example the image of the man with the tattoos screaming this represents the tough manly, rebellious attitude that the rock industry consisted of. The contents include many rock artists such as green day this targets there audience expectation. Their demographic is a cross genre.

When deciding a mast head it was one of the trickiest decisions so first I went on to the internet and gathered some research on different possible mastheads for inspiration. Then I went around the school asking student of possible mastheads for my rock magazine I discovered I was time consuming and many of the answers I was getting back was not worth using so I created a survey and sent it around the whole school one of my questions was “what would you name a rock magazine” Then I gathered all the answers I had and created a spider diagram in to it so I am able to visually see it .Some of the answers that I got back were really good and had completely suited the conventions of my magazine which was why I had found it difficult to decide between the riftt and MBS=music , bands and singers so I went around and asked 10 people which one did they prefer and seven of the ten said they preferred the riftt. So now I had the name I needed the right font to use as I was creating a rock magazine I wanted my font to look gothic to I went on the internet and looked at websites such as da font and 1001fonts and finally after a while I font myself the perfect font that a rock audience to see.so I drew it out as a mock up to see what it would look like on a peace of paper and submitted it to my blog.

The riftt

Thought process that went into designing my masthead .

Final piece

Flat plans

Articles Heading Main image ___________________________________

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Image

FRONT

COVER

CONTENTS

PAGE

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

Shot type Where is it going to be placed

Plan shot

Long shot Contents page Double page spread

In the double page spread I’m going to have a picture a girl on the guitar and a boy on the drums.

Close up Contents Of a girl with all the appropriate makeup on for the requested theme to convey attitude

Medium close up Main image on the front cover Contents page

I will be using a range of medium close ups some of the shots would have a plain black, white background other wouldn’t.

Over head Front cover ,small image The small images is a artist who is now in rehab

models

Keyleigh

Jodie

Shamina

Ronnie