Links

http://www.cherylcole.com/
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480865/20031201/knowles_beyonce.jhtml


I used this link to help me with my article as I wanted to create my article on solo artists which have experienced being in a band. A prime example of this is Cheryl cole as she has experienced life in a band and now life going solo. I used this website to give me ideas for my article. it helped alot as it made me think how i was going to use the article such as, how the band split, or how i was going to interperate the artist as a role model, or as a artist who cant get on with other singers in a band.
I also researched other singers who have been in a band and have gone solo such as robbie williams, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, etc. These were also very interesting, but because cheryl coles recent split with Girls allowed it was easier to find more information.

Main Task

For my main task, I will have to create a plan for my front cover, article and my contents page. As I am creating a R&B type of magazine I will prepare my pictures and research to create a music magzine influenced by R&B. i have decided for my article i will be interveiwing a solo artist rather than a band, this way i can ask more questions and most R&B singers are soloists, such as Beyonce, Rihanna, Lil wayne, etc.

1. I must create a colour palette for my front cover, and decide how i want the layout
2. I must create my article based around my front cover.
3. Then I shall create my contents page influencing my front cover layout and article layout together.

Preliminery Magazine Front Cover

After i created my mock-up for my preliminery task, i then designed my front cover using microsoft publisher. I wanted my magazine to target a specific audience, students aswell as parents. In order for me to achieve this i had to make my front cover look presentable, and so it must include a picture of students on the front and bright bold writing for the title and about what is inside.

I decided to unusualy use my masthead at the bottom of the page as i thought i would provide me more room at the top, and so the title didnt cover the deyes high school sign.

The manipulated the image by cropping it so it fit the page, and so i had to cut out the sides of the picture to make it more vertical than horizontal. The colours i used red, black white and yellow, I think suited the front cover the best as they are plain yet bold colours.

Magazine Institutions

Before selling your magazine the editor of the magazine has to prepare for publication. In order for this to happen the magazine has to be published by a certain institution. So i have decided to research different institutions which distribute magazines.

Bauer is the largest privately owned publisher in Europe, publishing in Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and the UK. The Bauer was founded in 1875. Bauer is now the largest consumer magazine publishing company in the UK. Publishing womens interests, womens lifestyle, TV listings, puzzles, mens lifestyles, music and film magazines. Bauer publishes magazines such as Bella, Take a break, spirtit and destiny, Thats life! and TV choice.

IPC media is the leading UK consumer magazine publisher. Almost 2 in every three women read their magazines and over 44% of men also read them. They publish 80 magazines such as Whats on TV, Pick me up, Woman, Nuts, Now, Marie Claire and In style. Their digital properties include NME.com and housetohome.co.uk.

The media institution i think will fit my type of genre would either be Vanguarde Media Inc or Universal Music Group. They both specialise in Urban/R&B music.

Universal Media was named after MCA, this group distributes a large variety of choice such as dance, R&B, pop and retro. Aswell as distributing it also markets, records and develops the music. The artists who have signed to UMG include Fergie, Mariah Carey, The Game, Keisha Cole, etc.

Vanguarde Media focuses on Urban music and fashion. It has distributed magazines such as Vibe, which is my main influence on my music magazine.

School newsletter

In order to present my prelimenary Magazine front cover, I need to establish the current audience and so deconstructing a school newsletter will help me, however my front cover will be completely different to a newsletter. My front cover will be aimed at the students and the parents/guardians whereas the newsletter is mainly aim at parents/guardians.

The School newsletter is constructed in a simplistic format. The masthead 'welcome' represents a ideology of a community, and so welcomes anyone to read. The newsletter is set out in bullet points, which is therefore easy to read, the bullet points mainly talk about successful examination results, new staff and new refurbishments.

My newsletter will therefore attract a different type of audience and target mainly the students, therefore adding colour, pictures and only a little bit of writing. I will still be using language such as 2009/2010 is going to be an excellent year, as this is a persuasive logo, telling the audience how great the new year will be and why.

Analysis Of Double Page Spread

I have chose to analyse this double page spread as i think, i will present my double page spread like this. The choice of artist in the picture shows that it will be an article on an R&B solo artist. The target audience would therefore be teenagers and upwards, mainly females. The colour in the background is very plain whereas the main picture is the artist in a bright red dress which stands out. the other pictures are in black and white. The pages is taken up mostly by writing however there are seven llittle images of the artist on the top of the page. these little images show little emotions on Solange and so the artist is presented as different.

Analysis Of Contents Page

I have chosen to analyse this contents page as i think it fits with the type of style i will use for my magazine.

The magazine uses one image, which is attractive as it might be seen as a sexual image as the artist is showing off her legs. The image has been constructed around the writeing and therefore taking up most of the page. The intended audience would therefore be people who are interested in R&B music, or who are interested in this specific artist. The colours around the image are pretty plain jus grey black and white. However the font used is sans serif fonts which stand out. The magazine also uses a cross head showing there are two seperate sections of the magazine. The information on the page is organised on the right side, theres not alot to read because the main picture takes up most of the room. The logo is out line in the top left hand corner but doesnt realy stand out in the picture.

Mock-up Prelimenary Contents

For My prelimenary contents page i have made a mock-up of what the school news booklet would look like.

Like any other contents page i have used images and the masthead.

I plan to use one of the main headings relating to the front cover of the magazine. The other headings will be used for other situations which are going on in the school such as sports events, school trips, etc.

Research double page spread

The Double page spread uses a full close-up image of the artist, which takes up one full page. The type of image represented shows that the article will be anout Pink, the performer. The main title is 'cash for questions' this implies that the interveiwer has had to pay pink to answer the questions therefore, the questions are important. the colour on the double page spread is plain black and white, this helps draw attention to the picture. The double page interview is half writing half image and so the magazine is giving the audince a fair share of picture and writing. The picture of pink laughing is showing that the interview is funny, entertaining, obviously not boring, etc and so is adressing the reader as more of a close friend. the fonts used are serif fonts showing quite plain fonts.