Amped-I have chosen this name for my chosen genre of 'Indie Rock.' I have chosen this name because I think it is a perfect name for the genre I have chosen. I think it is a good name because it links in very well. It links in well because the genre I have chosen, Indie rock is amplified music. The bands/artists in this category of music, have electric guitars and electric bass guitars. These instruments are played through a amplifier to make the instruments sound louder, powerful and have more of an effect on the music. I think that this is a great suitable name for my chosen genre, because as soon as somebody reads the title of my magazine. They will automatically know that the magazine is about Indie Rock.
Tempo-I have considered this name for my magazine because I think that this is a suitable name for my chosen genre Indie Rock. I think that this is very suitable because the word 'Tempo' means fast music. Indie Rock is mostly fast powerful music. So I think that if anyone seen my magazine title, they would know what the genre of the magazine is. I think that Tempo is a great name for an Indie rock magazine because it links up great with the genre.
Style-I have considered this name for my magazine because I think that this is a suitable name for my chosen genre Indie Rock. I think this is very suitable because bands/artists in this certain genre all have there own type of style. An example of this would be Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys. I think that the title 'Style' would be a suitable name for an Indie Rock Magazine because it links up great with the type of genre. I think that if anybody seen my magazine title 'Style' they would know that it would be Indie Rock.
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Monday, 4 November 2013
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Ideology
Ideology is important in magazines because they determine who the target audience is.
The ideology is the features we see in a magazine. E.G. for a young magazine. We would see lots of young pop stars and bright colours. We would also see silly texts, font and writing. We would know this would be a magazine that is aimed at the younger generation because an older magazine wouldn't have silly fonts. We could also determine whether the magazine has a younger target audience because of the language being used. The colours would also help us determine what the target audience is, E.G. if the magazine cover includes Pink, relatively bright colours. We would know that it would have a younger target audience.
On an older magazine such as: NME we would see older bands. The magazine would include older language which could include swear words. If we saw this in a magazine we would instantly think that the magazine has an older target audience.
Ideology is very important in magazines because even a look of the front cover of a magazine. You could automatically know who and what the magazine is aimed because of the ideology used.
The ideology is the features we see in a magazine. E.G. for a young magazine. We would see lots of young pop stars and bright colours. We would also see silly texts, font and writing. We would know this would be a magazine that is aimed at the younger generation because an older magazine wouldn't have silly fonts. We could also determine whether the magazine has a younger target audience because of the language being used. The colours would also help us determine what the target audience is, E.G. if the magazine cover includes Pink, relatively bright colours. We would know that it would have a younger target audience.
On an older magazine such as: NME we would see older bands. The magazine would include older language which could include swear words. If we saw this in a magazine we would instantly think that the magazine has an older target audience.
Ideology is very important in magazines because even a look of the front cover of a magazine. You could automatically know who and what the magazine is aimed because of the ideology used.
Magazine Terminology
Masthead - The main title of the magazine, this will always be on the Front page
The Main Image - This is the main image that is on the Front cover, this is usual the thing that determines the whole magazine and whether it sells. The picture normally has an exclusive interview on it.
Banner - To advertise something exclusive such as an interview
Buzzword - Something that advertises a competition. Something that draws the reader towards the magazine, something that the reader can win.
Headline - The headline is the main piece of text on the cover of the magazine. The headline will advertise the main image on the cover.
Barcode - A bar code tells us how much the magazine is and what distribution its from, it is on every magazine.
Anchorage text - Found underneath the headline and helps the customers understand the headline and the main image.
Puff - Normally like a border, this is put around something to make it stand out on the page. E.G. an Interview, competition
Secondary images - Images that are on the front cover that is maybe not as important as the main image.
Pug - Where the corner of the page is covered and usually has a buzzword inside of it. This makes the reader want to read through the magazine
Features - Things the readers will find inside the magazine.
Serif Font - Font which has small bars (serifs) at the end of each letter (Like This Text)
Bylines - Credits to the people who produced each article including photo credits and data sources
Strapline - A secondary headline just below the main headline
Moral Panic
Moral Panic-A condition, episode, person or group of people emerges as a threat to societal values and interests: its nature is presented in a stylised and stereotypical fashion by the mass media.
Alternatively-Moral Panics involved the construction of 'Folk Devils' that need controlling, which leads to increased social control. This occurs during periods when powerful groups or the ruling classes face troubled times.
Alternatively-Moral Panics involved the construction of 'Folk Devils' that need controlling, which leads to increased social control. This occurs during periods when powerful groups or the ruling classes face troubled times.
Taget Audience
My target audience for my music magazine is anyone who is interested in Indie Music. Bands/Artists that feature in this type of Genre may be: Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, Jake Bugg etc... There are many more. Anyone is enjoys this type of music and are a fan of these types of bands and artists. This would be my target audience.
The age of my target audience will be a wide spread because in my chosen Genre there are a lot of different bands. That are all different ages. For E.G. The clash and Oasis feature in my chosen Genre. These bands are old. This would attract the older age to read my magazine. However I also have new exciting bands and artists that feature in my magazine. This may attract teenagers and young adults that may want to know about new bands.
To sum up my target audience, I believe that my target audience is anyone who enjoys Indie Rock music. Also anyone age group that want to know about old bands and the new exciting bands/artists.
The age of my target audience will be a wide spread because in my chosen Genre there are a lot of different bands. That are all different ages. For E.G. The clash and Oasis feature in my chosen Genre. These bands are old. This would attract the older age to read my magazine. However I also have new exciting bands and artists that feature in my magazine. This may attract teenagers and young adults that may want to know about new bands.
To sum up my target audience, I believe that my target audience is anyone who enjoys Indie Rock music. Also anyone age group that want to know about old bands and the new exciting bands/artists.
Monday, 28 October 2013
Semiotics
Semiotics is the study with signs and symbols in a photo. It is also the colours been used, this links in with magazines a lot, especially music magazines. Front covers of music magazines have a lot of semiotics within them because the front cover tells a lot of stories. The picture is trying to get you to read on in the magazine and needs to be eye catching. The use of semiotics help this, so in order for a music magazine to be successful it needs to have good semiotics within it. The most common semiotic signs are:
How they or something is communicating to the reader?
What does it symbolize?
What does it indicate?
How they make us feel?
Who are they designed for?
and...
Why are they designed?
For E.G. we know that if a man picked up a magazine and the basic colour was blue. We would automatically think it would be a mans magazine. We think this because we think blue is a boys colour while pink is a girls colour. This is the idea of semiotics.
The male gaze is the concept of: How men look at women, how women look at themselves and how women look at other women. Laura Mulvey came up with the term 'Male Gaze' in 1975. She believed that film audiences view women in a sexual way. This links in with magazines because it shows how men look at women on the front covers. E.g. Miley Cyrus.
The male gaze is the concept of: How men look at women, how women look at themselves and how women look at other women. Laura Mulvey came up with the term 'Male Gaze' in 1975. She believed that film audiences view women in a sexual way. This links in with magazines because it shows how men look at women on the front covers. E.g. Miley Cyrus.
Sunday, 29 September 2013
Feminism
The way we look at women has changed dramatically in how the media present women. Adele is always rewarded on how powerful and good her vocal ability is. 50 years ago Marianne Faithful was often compared to cute animals and not given any graduation as a musician in her own right. This has changed a lot because 50 years ago Marianne Faithful was compared to animals, this was because of her personality and looks. She never got rewarded for he vocals. However, now Adele never gets presented in the media for the way she dresses its only for her singing and song writing. This is how the media changed in looking at women. This is just one of the examples on how the way we look at women has changed in the past 50 years.
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Introduction (Liverpool)
http://www.liverpoolfc.com/welcome-to-liverpool-fc
i have chosen the offical liverpool fc site because i frequently go the site to get the latest news on the team
i have chosen the offical liverpool fc site because i frequently go the site to get the latest news on the team
Introduction (Stereophonics)
i have chosen stereophonics "graffiti on the train" because i like the stereophonics and i enjoy listening to the song
Introduction (Insidious 2)
i have uploaded insidious 2 because i have seen the first one and hope to see the second, in the pictures.
Introduction (Fifa 14)
i have uploaded a game trailer of Fifa 14, because i enjoy playing the Fifa games and i wish to get the new one.
Introduction
Introduction
Hello, my name is Elliot Robson. i am 16 years old and i study at deyes high school. i studied geography, history, IT and music. i am taking Media for A-level because i think i will enjoy it and i think i will be good at it. i would like to use the subject in the future, because id pick up alot of skills off the media course. Such as learning how to use Photoshop and learning the different camera shots.
Hello, my name is Elliot Robson. i am 16 years old and i study at deyes high school. i studied geography, history, IT and music. i am taking Media for A-level because i think i will enjoy it and i think i will be good at it. i would like to use the subject in the future, because id pick up alot of skills off the media course. Such as learning how to use Photoshop and learning the different camera shots.
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