DPS Draft

This is the draft of my DPS. I decided to go for a simple layout and I have not given my self much space for information. I didn't edit this image but when I do my image for the final magazine I will edit it. I gave this DPS  a green background because of the green in the image. I again decided to stay with 3 colours as the colour scheme; with one brighter and bolder, which is the green. I am happy with the layout; I purposely made the margin line diagonal because I felt that if I left it straight it may look 'boring'.


I have the same font as the font page; I chose this because it is bold and stands out but it is also easy to read, which is very important. I am happy with the draft overall and it has given me some ideas on what I will use for my final magazine. It has also shown me what I should not add into the magazine.

Here is an example of a Double page spread, this one is from NME. The similarities from these are the layout. both of the images are on the left and cover half of the page. I cannot comment on the image as it is not my own and the quality of it, is not down to me. A difference of the Double page spread is the font. the one below has a bold and detailed masthead which is what the reader concentrates on. the good thing about the magazine is that they have made the mast head look interesting by having a mixture of two different fonts. These two DPS I feel are personally to similar and I am not able to judge my draft properly.


 Here are some other examples of Double Page Spreads (DPS) from NME.

The layout of the writing for these magazines are different from the other two because they have made the article more interesting by adding more pictures, which will always intrigue the reader. The font is a mixture of different fonts. All of the different fonts have a different effect on the text. I want to use a mixture of different text because it can make other words stand out more than others. The title is in a large but plain font; I would want my text like this because their is no confusion for the reader. The explanation about the group is under the massive quote. This is good because it is there for the readers that are interested and it doesn't bore the readers who may not be interested. This specific article is a lot bigger than the others because it is the main story of the magazine; it is mainly what draws the reader it; that is why it has to be eye capturing and interesting.Te way this article has been set out is not what I am going to want for my magazine but it has given me some good ideas for my DPS.

Front cover draft

This is a draft of the music magazine that I would like to produce. From looking over other magazines I noticed that they all had a colour scheme of 3 colours. One of which was a bolder and brighter colour which is the reason for the purple. For the real magazine I would add more information on other bands, which would make it look more inviting. At the moment the magazine looks much for a female audience which is not the case. When I have my image and the replies from my questionnaire then I will be able to work out an appropriate colour for both male and female.



 










 I called the music magazine 'Relevance' because all of the music that is in the magazine is relevant to the reader, the charts etc. I don't normally like adding big circle and shapes on the page because I feel it can make it look messy and this could make it look worse. I am happy with the draft and it has given me ideas for what I would like for the proper magazine and it has shown me what I shouldn't do.

These are a few examples of NMEs front covers; they are all different but with on similarity. The title's and the colour scheme always has red. I like the way the image is always big and is the main part of the front cover. Whether there are 1,2,3 or more; it is relatively always a close up. This shows the reader that it is an important part of the magazine and it most likely the main story. As you can see there is a big difference between my magazine and theirs. I wanted to stick to a 3 colour, colour scheme but I feel that because their quite dark colours they have not worked as well as I would like them to.

 

Health and safety

 

As I am taking a picture which may not be during lesson I will need to make sure that I am aware of health and safety.

If I am going outside of school I need to think of certain factors before and during the process of taking the photos:

• Make sure that the area that I am taking my photo in is safe; by this I mean no glass, rubbish or anything like that is arounf you because that could cause injury to any of us.
• I need to make sure that we am in a safe area so that we feel comfortable to get the best picture possible without feeling worried about the environment around us.
• When handling the camera I need to make sure that I am holding it correctly and make sure I have a safety cord on it; this is just in case for any reason the camera comes out from my hand.
• Depending on where the photo is being taken, I need to make sure that all of us have the correct clothing on.

If I am taking a picture in school then I need to make sure that:

• Make sure before any photos are took I need to make sure that the area of work is safe for everyone to use and if not then make sure that I do not go into that area.
• If am taking pictures in a safe environment so that there is risk to any of us; by making sure there is nothing we could slip on, such as a wet floor.
• Make sure that we are all wearing appropriate clothing so that know one has a risk of injuring themselves.
• I need to make sure that there are no lose cables on the floor of anywhere, which any of us could trip over.
• In some class rooms there are moveable lights an these are quite low; we need to be careful that none of us bang our heads on them but also reduce the risk of having it fall on anyone.

Second edit of photograph

Here is another example of how I edited this photograph. There are parts that I would change but as a first go I am very happy with it.
The main thing that stands out in this image is the background, which is full of colour. I didn't want to take the attention away from the wall but I thought that the band needed something to stand them out.  I changed all of the band members into Black and white because I feel that having no colour can be as good as having lots of colour.

If I changed the image I would only change one or two of the band members black and white so that it wasn't equal. Having everything equal can sometimes look dull; having random areas of colour can make the front cover look even more interesting.

Magazine edit for green day - Pixlr

Last lesson we used Pixlr to design a ruff copy of how to edit a image. I needed to copy an image and make a duplicate of it, this is so I could edit it. I then made my background image coloured and the top layer black and white. By having the image edited  it changes the look of the image and can make it look better than the original.





A band like Green day does not need all of their name shown because they are such a popular band that the colour of the text and the ruff outline of the text shows the audience/reader exactly who this person is.This is the original image; as you can see there is a big difference between them. With the original image you would have to know what the band looks like to be able to spot this image and know them. The other image stands out straight away to the reader and automatically they know who this is. Green day is such as popular band that you don't have to listen to them to know the name of the band.

Rock pop bands

All of these groups are pop rock bands. The styles and music are both similar. This is the style of bands that I want to have featured in my magazine. There are girl bands which have a genre of rock and pop but I feel that men are the main target audience of group that I am looking for. I don't personally have a preference of the gender of the reader, but just for the gender of the groups in my magazine.

Ray Gun Deconstruction

This magazine cover is by Ray Gun, his magazines are not always the easiest to read or to understand but they stand out by being unique and distinctive. Ray Guns last issue was in 2000 after a number of different magazine issues. Here is an example of one of Ray Guns magazine issue.

I like this magazine because it is different from what you normally see and every issue is different in its own way. One thing that Ray Gun does a lot is use the masthead to project his name to the audience. If you read a lot of Ray Guns magazines then you wouldn't need his name at the top because you would be able to spot his uniqueness from just a glance.

Ray Gun has left his colours to the absolute minimum which makes this magazine stand out more. Normally when you only use plain colours the magazine does not stand out which is why Ray Gun is clever because he proves the opposite. The main two colours from this magazine are Black and White which definitely works well. There are a couple of other colours which stand out, the red from the lips and the brown from the wall also stand out a lot more than it would normally of the loss of colour on the magazine.

As well as none of the magazines being the same, the text is also very different; the whole font from this magazine is consistent until the end which is too small to see. The text is also in white and has been filled in; different letters have been filled in which give it another think to catch your attention with and make you forget about how empty this magazine cover actually is.

I like this magazine because it shows that you just have to be a bit clever on the colours, fonts etc. that you use and you can make a magazine look busy enough without adding heaps of information to the cover.

Target audience

This is my picture of my target audience.

I have chosen this picture because this is what I picture the target audience to be. Since my genre of music is pop/rock, the style of the audience will differ. When I think of rock I think about skinny jeans, converse etc. and when I think about pop I think of skirts, shorts, 'girly' outfits as a type of stereotype. As this outfit has a mixture of the two it shows how you can put these two styles together to make a specific target audience for my music magazine. I know that this is not the style of what everyone in my target audience will wear but this is an example of how you can mix the two types of genre of music together and make it suit each.

This person is a young girl who has a strong taste for different music but has a particular favourite of hers which is rock/pop. She has put on a skirt and a plain top which looks smart and this shows that she has made an effort. By adding the converse the outfit turns slightly casual but also having the smart look. This person has been clever in keeping the outfit smart, but by also adding her personality into the look. This look would be good for a concert because it is quick and simple. The shoes that this person has decided to wear shows that she has common sense because by wearing converse she will keep her feet comfortable and dry depending on the weather. 

I don't have a particular target audience that I am wanting to read my magazine because the range of music and groups that are involved in rock/pop are so different that you cannot expect a certain type. I chose this person to image because they show an example of what my target audience could look like and how they could style their outfit. Obviously most people who are part of my target audience will read music magazines and will be interested to find out more about a certain group and see whether they are getting anything new out. 

Of course I have a view of what they reader may look like and that is what I am basing my target audience mostly on, mostly I want my target audience to have a strong interest into music magazines and interested to find out more about their favourite band or win competitions. Everyone has there opinion on what there target audience 'should' look like but most of the time it is not what you think.

Different thoeries in the media

In today's lesson we learnt about the uses and gratification theory and the hypodermic needle theory. Here are my notes on these different theories.

Uses and gratification theory
This theory focuses more on what people do with the media other than what the media does to them. Instead of giving them a message it focuses on the audience and the audience.

The theory assumes that people work media into their life which gives them gratification. Instead of people trying to use different types of media because they feel they should use it because someone is telling them to, this theory suggests that we choose the types of media that best suite are needs. If somebody wants something done then they will use the media to fulfil their needs at that time. The media is not used for everything but when it is needed it is easier to fulfil those needs.

This theory suggests that when you choose a form of media it will fulfil one of those needs:

• Identify- 'being able to recognise the product or person in front of you, role models that reflect similar values to yours, aspiration, knowledge and understanding'
• Educate- 'Being able to acquire information, knowledge and understanding'
• Entertain- 'What are you consuming should give you enjoyment and also some form of 'escapism' enabling us to target our worries temporarily'
• Social interaction- 'The ability for media products to produce a topic of conversation between other people, sparks debates (etc. who is left on the x-factor)'

Different types of media such as music is a way that we can fulfil our needs by listening to the music that we want to listen to. Now that we have the Internet we are able to look things up quickly bu using search engines such as Google. There are many different websites on many different subjects such as Wikipedia and YouTube which both have different uses. Now that the media is being improved we are now able to speak to people quickly over the Internet using social networks such as Facbook an Twitter etc.

My views on this theory is that I agree with it. If somebody was wanting to find out who is the latest boy band then they can go on the Internet and find out this. By finding out this information it can fulfil your needs. I got my information from this website:

http://www.slideshare.net/zlorhenley/uses-and-gratification-theory-6933502

Here is my demographic audience:

• Socio-economic grouping
• Age
• Gender
• Ethnicity
• Lifestyle - For example my aspirations are to get to university and get the job that I wanted for many years. Places I go on holiday at the moment are America, canada, italy. I am able to go on holidays like this because of my parents. When I am older I would like to be able to afford to go to places like this.

Every one is placed into a group for Social-ecomonic grouping. The groups are A, B, C1, C2, D, E.

A- Social class - upper class / type of job - higher managerial, administrative or professional 

B- Social class - middle class / type of job - Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional

C1- Social class - Lower middle class / type of job - Supervisory or clerical and junior managerial,          administrative or professional 

C2- Social class - Skilled working class / type of job - Skilled manual workers

D- Social class - Working class / type of job - Semi and unskilled manual workers

E- Social class - Those at the lowest subsistence / type of job - casual or lowest grade workers, pensioners and others who depend of the government for their income.

Hypodermic needle theory/magic bullet
This theory says that the media can make the audience have a certain view on something by feeding them messages. The messages that are fed to the audience are ones which have a desired response. By saying bullet and needle represents that fact that the message is sent straight into the person without any thought. By saying that the media can influence people that much is suggesting that they are that powerful and that the media can have such an influence on people.

This theory was removed from 'The people's choice' because it was seen that this theory was not accurate. Methods such as the radio and Internet replaces this method.

My views on this theory is that the media did have an effect in people at a certain time until communication and other methods were produced. It is easy for anybody to be influenced by somebody or something if they sell or act right. If somebody popular or a public figure said something it is most likely that the 'fans' are going to believe this and share it on. By word of mouth people believe this information because of who it came from. I don't think this is as powerful nowadays but i do believe is used to be.

My using this method it shows that you are powerful and can influence people. This then assumes that the audience are powerless to reduce messages. Other people who are important and have a responsibility are:

• Priminister
• Queen
• Headteachers/teachers
• Newspapers
• Radio
• Police
• Music industries
• BBC/itv/Channel 4/ABC