Masthead Ideas

I had asked some students what masthead they had prefered from my ideas and which they thought was suitable for a rock magazine, with the age range from 14+.

This is the results:

Masthead	Tally	Total
Supernova	IIII II	7
Skream!	IIII IIII	9
Electric Funk	I	1
Hard Rock	I	1

It was close betweeen Supernova and Skream! But 2 more had preferred Skream!, so using theses results i have come to a conclusion on having Skream! as the magazines masthead.
The name Skream! relates to the way rock music screams out emotions to the audience and also refers to the fans screams in concerts.


Some designs I had come up with:

SKREAM!

SKREAM!SKREAM!  SKREAM!

The first two designs are related to the magazine Kerrang!, as the writing looks broken and worn out, this shows the freedom and expression of rock music and how people can scream as  load as they want.

The last two designs are linked to the Rock Sound magazine as it had a very simple masthead, so by using a simple font the word skream! stands out more and really hits the audience as they read it.

I then asked some students opinions again on the design of the masthead and which was more suitable.

Style	Tally	Total
SKREAM!	IIII II	7
SKREAM!

IIII IIII

9

SKREAM! 

IIII

4

SKREAM!

II

2

Schedule

Research And Planning                                                           8th Feb

• Magazine research                                                                      x
• About target audience                                                               x
• Magazine masthead ideas                                                          x
• Contents ideas                                                                               x
• Double page spread contents                                                   x
• House style                                                                                      x
• Double page spread layout                                                       x
• Contents layout                                                                              x
• Front cover layout                                                                        x

Magazine                                                                             22nd March

• Write up article drafts                                                          x
• Costume prop collection                                                     x
• Take related photos- Where?, When?, Who?              x

I am going to take pictures of some friends dressed appropriately for the genre also in the holdays at a park and local areas.

• Create front cover                                                                 x
• Get feedback                                                                             x
• Create 2nd attempt front cover                                          x
• Create contents page                                                              x
• Get feedback                                                                              x
• Create 2nd atrtempt front cover                                         x
• Create double page spread                                                    x
• Get feedback                                                                               x
• Create 2nd attempt double page spread                      x

Evaluation                                                                              6th April

• Write up evaluation

Double Page Spread Contents Planning

Articles:
The article will be about the cover story shown on the front cover, as this is what the reader will want to see. The photo used will be of the band or singer used on the front cover and will fill most of the two pages, and the article will fill up the rest of the space and may overlap the image.

Article Suggestions:

• WHAT THE F**** IS UP!?

This article will be about how the band/singer had gotten famous and how they couldnt believe they could get this famous. Also some quotes from the band epressing their feelings about this. It will explain what their first album consisits of and how the audience reacted to it and that they didnt believe so many people like the music given.

• WE ARE BEING THE BEST (Band name) WE CAN EVER BE!

This article will show how the band is going through lots of things and have a tight schedule and given their all for their fans. It iwll also show how hard wroking they are as as they will be doing many things for thier fans in a short period of time, being the best they can ever be. This will show the bands dedication to their fans and the music.

• OUR AWESOME COMEBACK

This article will contain the bands/singers new comback and how they went around to this. It will also include their title song and how they chose it, why they chose it and how this reflects their new image/ or their current image.

• EXPOSURE

This article will consist of the band/singers new image, or exposure of secret information wich needed to be held secret to a certain date but had already been leaked out.

Planning

Target Audience:

• Age/Gender

The target audience for a rock magazine would be teens, adult-teens, and adults, of any gender. This is because people of these age ranges usually listen to rock music.

• Music tastes

They would listen to different sub-genre of rock music, e.g. : Indie-rock, punk-rock, heavy metal etc.

• Image/dress

Their Image would be very gloomy looking and emotionless, they would also have a violent feel to them and that they are very free beings.
The audience would have a very dark fashion, they would wear dark clothing and many piercings and possibly have tattoos. They would also wear things such as leather jackets, big boots, sneakers and ripped/studded clothing etc.

• Behaviour/Interests

The behaviour of the audience could be both energetic and violent or emotionless and 'dead' depending on the sub-genre of rock music they listen to.
They would be interested in piercings, tattoos, the dead, horror related things and spikes/studded clothing. They would always try to be out and hang around with friends in places such as graveyards or either they would stay in their house and seclude themselves from everyone being very anti-social.



Magazine Title:

• Ideas

Supernova - A supernova is a star that suddenly increases in brightness because of an explosion that eject most of its mass. This relates to the music of rock as it is a sudden increase in volume and the rock 'stars' express all their feelings in their songs.

Skream! - This is the way the music is spoken to the audience. The music screams out emotions and feelings. It could also relate to the audiences fan screams.

Electric Funk - The word electric represents the electric guitar used in rock music and how these guitars are used to create a 'funk' to the base music.

Hard Rock - Rock music is known to be very 'hard hitting' as it is very powerful and intense.



Content:

• Editor's choice - This will show what the editor think is the best story in the magazine, making the reader want to look at that story first.
• News -This will include what bands are doing and latest updates. Giving readers the latest news and what to look out for.
• Reviews - Reviews of songs will be included, to show ratings and how good the song is. This will show the readers what are the good songs and what other people think of them.
• Features - Features will show which band are included in the magazine, drawing the audience's attention by them reading about their favourite bands.
• Albums - This will show the latest albums that have come out.
• Posters - Mini posters of the latest and best bands, or the bands included in the magazine.
• Gig guide - A guide on when and where new gigs and concerts will be held. 
• Contests - Contest the audience can enter to win prizes and tickets to gig/concerts.

Research 3 - Double Page Spread

Rock Sound - Double Page Spread

 

Layout

The main text is displayed on the left side of the page and the image is spread between both pages. The image takes up most of the space on the page. 

The title of the story is placed at the bottom right and is made bold and big so that the reader knows that it is the title. The quote of the band is made bold and stands out from the rest of the text.

Image

there is one large image on the page of the band members, showing a very relaxed and expressive pose,and it being very friendly which states how rock genre is very free and not fixed or made perfect.

The image being placed in the middle catches the readers eyes first, this way the reader will know what the story is about and who it includes. 

The clothing is very ordinary and portray a very relaxed  image. The way the band members are posing with their mouths wide open shows a funny and joking side, and that it is very friendly and casual than the perfect photo shoot image.

The lighting of the image is very bright and emphasises the members faces and the background is made darker making the band members come out of the image more, catching the eyes of the reader and making the image focus more on the faces of the members.

Language

The language on the page is very informal and speaks directly to the audience. There is a lot of slang used and the language is not limited as it includes words such as "F****d Up!" showing that the genre is very free in its language and expression is key to the genre. 

The text explains how the band is shocked at how famous they had gotten and this links to the image as they have shocked and excited expressions on their faces.

Reasearch 3 - Contents Page

Layout

This contents page was very interestingon the way it had been layed out. The main image covers the whole page, just like a cover page and the contents is pasted over the image.

The title of the page "Main Features" to  is bold and a background colour is red to emphasise the title of the contents page. 

The text is displayed at the bottom of the magazine in a list half on the right side and half on the left side. This shows more of the image and it seems that there isn't that much text on the page.

Image

The Image coveres the whole page and is the main feature and shows the main story of the magazine. It is also a medium shot image making the reader more focused on the facial expression and colours of the image more. There is a lot of mise en scene used such as the chained jewellery showing how rock music is of people displaying their emotions because they feel they are chained up. 

His hair covers part of his face and his smirking slightly giving off the "cocky" rock star personality, and that they are exposing themselves through their music. the background of the image is light so the black stands out more.

Language

The language used is very informal, and speech like. It connects with the audience more as it is like the magazine is talking to them with their own way of speech, like they are being talked to directly. 

The tone of the magazine is very violent and informal, showing the way rock music is portrayed as excessive and free for example "Slayer".

Genre

This shows the genre by the lighting and he colours used. it also shows the genre by the font of the text and how the text has been written and the way the text is written. The language used is very violent and not limited on what is said, as rock music is about expressing feelings and emotions and to be free.

Research 3 - Front Cover

Rock Sound - Front Cover

Layout

The image is in the middle of the page and the text is all around the image but does not hide the faces of the people. This draws the audience attention directly to the image first and then they will read the text. The bands name "Fall Out Boy" is made Large bringing fans to buy the magazine to know about whats new with this band.

Image

The image is very bright and 'In your face', this relates to the phrases "Raging Bulls..." and "Come Back Fighting". The image is framed with stars showing how they are popular "Stars" in the music industry, these stars also brighten up the image and make the front cover stand out more. The colours used are very bright and vibrant and contribute to the very excited and enthusiastic emotions portrayed by the image.

The mise en scene used is linked to the titles used as they are wearing boxing gloves showing the term "fighting". The image is very bright and eye-catching and relates to the audience, as they teens like bright things and are intrested in things that stand out from the crowd.

Language

this front cover has many linguuistic devices. a lot of informal, slang and 'Outthere' quotes are used, to link with the way the audience is seemed to speak. Also words such as "Bleeding", "Kill" and "Scars" are used to portray the genre of rock and the way words the artist in the rock genre use.

Genre

The genre of the magazine is shown through the title "Rock sound". Also the facial expression used show the emmense emotions shown in rock music and freedom the artists have in portraying themsleves. The genre is also shown through the language used as it is very open and not limited.



Research 2 - Double Page Spread



Classic Rock - Double Page Spread



Layout

The Image takes up most of the page, as it is the first thing the reader sees and what will draw the audience in, and make them want to read the story. Even thought there is a lot of text used, a big quotation mark is placed at the start of the text to show the reader it is quoted by someone, this will bring the audience to read it as they would want to know who had quoted it and what had happened.

Image

There is only one image on the page, which is of the band who are mentioned in the story, showing all the members on a sofa looking relaxed, linking to the title "Friends Reunited". The image is pushed to the left side and part of the image comes onto the next page, showing that this image is linked to the text beside it. and is connected to all the text on both pages. White has been used in the background to emphasise the imageon the page, as the image is very dark and saturated. The image being dark shows that the group were in shadows before reuniting again and linking this to the saturation of the image.

Genre

The genre is shown through the image mainly, as the band is dressed in wripped up dark clothing and big studded boots.





Research 2 - Contents Page



Classic Rock



Layout

The contents of the magazine is listed down the side of the page, and an image of one of the stories is placed next to it and the title is made large.  This highlights the main story of the magazine and gives some insight of what the story is about, making the reader drawn in and wanting to read the rest of the magazine. The title of the contents is clearly written on the top right of the page, showing what the page is about. Each story is numbered showing the order and page number of where the story is placed in the magazine. This makes it easier for the rea\der to direct themselves through the magazine to the topics they want to read about.

Image

The image shows the old rock artists, this relates to the main story of the magazine. It is pushed to the left side and takes up most of the space emphasising the main storyline and getting readers to look at, and read about it. The clothes used on the people in the image is very old fashioned and brings out the classic feel of the magazine. The image used is black and white and has a classic rustic feel to it, connecting with the genre of classic rock

Language

The text shows all the story lines and and the numbers are made bold to show where they are in the magazine. The tone of the language used is very relaxed and informal. Using the phrase "Rock'N'Roll" also shows the classic genre, and makes the reader automatically know the magazine is about classic rock as this is a very known phrase.

Research 2 - Front Cover

Layout

The main image is spread across the page and balanced out as the images is equal on both sides. The Title of the magazine is directly at the top and placed behind the Image. This shows that the magazine is well known and does not need to be fully uncovered. The main story title is directly in the middle of the magazine as this will catch the readers eye first. and the band included in the story is made in big letters, this is in order to catch fans attentions.

Other main stories are placed at the top of the magazine in a banner. This will let the audience know what else is included in the magazine.

Image

There is a main image used which has a big impact on the magazine cover. The way the person is posing shows the genre of rock. Also a smaller image at the top which shows the exclusive story and bring the reader in and wanting to read more. The person in the middle of the image is wearing black clothes that blend into the black background, this is to emphasise the hand gesture and the guitar used.

Language

There are many bizarre slogans used, and informal language. The language is linked to the genre by using words and phrases such as "out of Control" and "Tragedy To Supernova". Also the name of each story in the magazine has a catchy title to make the reader intruiged, such as "The 1000 Days That Changed Them Forever".

Genre

The genre in shown in many ways from layout, image, language and is noticed by the colours black and other dark colours, and the props used, such as the guitar. Also the title is "Classic Rock" showing the audience the genre through the main title. The band name "Metallica" shown in the centre of the magazine also refers to a sub genre of rock music known as Metal.

Research 1 - Front Cover

Layout

The most space taken on the page is the image of a rock band. This is given importance because it is the first thing the reader sees, which attracts their attention. Also this image is linked to the main story in the magazine and what is mostly inside. There are many visual impacts of the page. One of which is how the main heading is emphasised by bold and large font. The colour of the font contrasts with the background colours so it stands out and the text is aligned in the middles so the first thing seen is the text on the image. There is also a balance between the Images and the amount of text used on the front cover.

Image

There is the main image, and also smaller images showing what is in the special pages. These images are linked to the main stories introduced in the magazine. The main Image is enlarged and aligned to the middle of the magazine, this makes the reader see this image first, and they will instantly know what the story is about or what it consists of. The main mise-en-scene used is props and clothing. These show the genre of the music, in this case which is Rock. Also shows how rock music is portrayed and what it is about. In this magazine dark clothing is worn by the band but also the style shows what sort of genre in rock the band portrays. The colours used are very dark, showing the genre of rock, also there are contrasting colour such as red, which makes it stand out the specials headlines is shown as torn out paper, which portrays that the genre of rock is rebel like.


Language

There are many linguistic techniques used. One of which is exclamation marks this shows the emphasis of the word. Also they have used puns that relate to the genre and story. Also a rhetorical question is used 'Wish u were here?', it involves the audience and makes them want to read more on what the subject is about. The magazine is very informal showing that the audience is being spoken to directly. The 'K! AWARDS' subtitle is placed in the centre to show the reader the main topic that will be discussed further on in the magazine.


Genre

the genre is shown clearly on the front cover. The colours used are dark, such as black, grey, red, and the facial expressions on the band portray the genre of rock as they are showing aggressive and angry emotions.Also the font has a broken and smashed effect, also showing how rock is aggressive and 'hardcore'. Also the way the band is dressed represents the rock genre, which is what they wear in concerts and gigs when they perform.

Preliminary Task