Questionnaire

 

Questionnaire sample

 

 

How I will use the knowledge gained from research

 

How will i use the knowledge gained from my research

in my construction?

 

The knowledge I have attained from the research I have done so far will aid me in my construction as I now know the main styles for music magazine covers, contents pages and double page spreads. The main aspects covered in these pages would be images of artists that look very professional and also advertisements and small articles featuring other artists and those featured anyway.

 

Another thing that will aid me in my construction will be the types of music magazine that are most likely to be brought and also the styles of music that are mainly listened to. these include artists such as eminem, usher, Cheryl Cole and many other RnB/pop artists.

 

my main types of music i will look at is RnB, Pop and Drum + Base as these types of music are mainlylistened to and will be featured in my questionaire.

Music Magazine Double Page Spread-2

Music Magazine Double Page Spread-2

This double page spread features the solo artist Cheryl Cole, the use of the capital C in red really catches the eye of the audience and is also quite clever as it is also the initial of Cheryl's name. The colour scheme for this double page spread would be black, white and red. The uses of these colours are quite popular as they make the most effective and efficiant shceme of colours to make the most presentable magazine. The image of Cheryl that takes up a whole page really stands out against the white background making the page look neat, also Cheryl is looking towards the capital C creating a mystery for the audience as they want to know where and what the subject is looking at. This DPS uses two main images of cheryl one is of her at either a concert/party. As she is dressed in quite wierd outfits in both images contrast with the anchorage text "i don't know what i look like anymore. Do you know what i mean". This makes the audience want to help cheryl as from this one part of text the audience feels missery and remorse for her. The images attract the audiences eye as in both images the subject is wearing unusual clothing, this relates to another artist (lady GaGa) as what cheryl is wearing is something the other artist would wear. The text on this DPS is set out in the typical setting of collums this makes it easier to read. the audience for this magazine would most probably be pop music fans and people that look at Cheryl Cole as a role model.

music magazine double page spread-1

Music Magazine Double Page Spread-1

This double page spread mainly features the artist Florence Welsh, from "Florence and The Machines". The large image of Florence is very attractive to the audience as it stands out against the white background, it also takes up a whole page making the double age spread simple but effective. The use of 3/4 colours is very effective as the red in the subjects hair contrasts with the red on the USA flag, as she is wearing black the red really stands out and catches the eye of the audience. Florence is also looking directly at the audience creating direct address. the use of direct address makes the audience feel like they can relate to the subjects as its only good manner to look at someone when they talk to you.

The colour scheme is mostly made up of black, white and grey. This creates a subtle mood as there is not much use of bright/vibrant colours, also this helps with the genre of which the magazine is. 

The text on this double page spread is typically set out in collums as this makes it easier for the audience to read the text. Two words in the caption are in a blue colour to symbolise importance, these two words are FLORENCE WELCH. This suggests that the subjects name is quite important or maybe even just to show that shes different to other artists.

This double page spread uses a sort of symetrical layout as it uses both black on white for the text and image. This gives it a appropriate and neat layout. The shape in which the colums are presented are almoast a square ouytlining of the position florence is sitting on the flag.

The 'Got the love' really stands out as it is in a big, black, handwriting font. This also stands out as it is the title of one of Florence's songs. the USA just behind the song title matches together to bing the message of USA's got the love this suggests that the magazine is american and would appeal to a more american audience.

Contents page 2 - research

Music Magazine Contents Page 2

 

 



This contents page really catches the audiences eye as its main colour scheme is black and white, the part that stands out the most would be the coloured smoke/flame. this stands out as it centres the contents and creates a border around the page. The images featured on this contents page are numbered to show which page number these images are on. also the small story's are underneath subheadings creating a more professional and clean house style. this contents page is very simple and easy to read which makes the audience feel more at home and able.
The use of different size images on this contents page helps it look more desired. The image labelled 40 i8s at a direct angle creating direct address making the audience more relate able and able to feel what the image is trying to propose.

Music Magazine Contents Page - 1

Music Magazine Contents Page 1 - Research

 This contents page really catches the audiences attention with the image of the blond woman next to a bus as it sticks out against the dark grey background, also as the image is slanted it makes it more relateable and entices the audience due to most people just stick images down slanted to make them look more creative. The image is anchored on by the images of the metal corner holders as they overlap, it is also anchored on by the bold,smokey white font as it illustrates the image explaining exactly what you can see.

The colour scheme for this contents page is quite plain as it uses mostly black and white. There are also small splashes of bold red and yellow within this contents page to break up the black and white and to highlight more eye catching parts of the magazine.

The information for this music magazine is split up by subheadings, these are in white font with a black background wich makes them stand out. This is easier for the audience/reader as it helps them locate a specific part of the magazine if intended.  typically, the contents page icludes alot of information on each article, briefly describing what the topic is and what number page to find it on.this is very efficient.The page numbers are also in a red font this helps it stand out and also it makes the page numbers look important as the colour red symbolises importance/danger.

The use of a subcription advertisement at the bottom of the page is a clear and simple way to make people subsribe as the contrasting colour of yellow really helps emphisise this aspect.

The colour scheme for this magazine contents page is red,white and black. this clearly shows that even though simple colours have been used, simple colours can stand out and make an amazing magazine.

The overall layout for this contents page would be quite formal and crisp as it is devided up into sections that are easily accesible. it also suites the genre of the magazine as its spacious,clean and crisp.

Music Magazine Cover 3

Music Magazine Cover Research - 3

The masthead for this magazine is Rolling stones. It is partly covered by a logo of some sort which indicates that the magazine is well known and confident that its audience will know that it is this magazine. The font for this masthead is yellow with a white 3D outline, it is also Bold. The masthead goes across the full width of the page but is not obscured by the main image, as the main image is behind the text. In other Rolling stone magazines the masthead is sometimes covered by the main image which suggests that this cover has a more urban theme to it. It may appeal to the audience as the masthead is bold/3D and in yellow.
The main image for this music magazine cover is of Lil Wayne. There is not direct address between the subject and the audience on this cover as he is either looking down or has his eyes closed. This suggests that the subject is undergoing a sad moment. Lil Wayne's tear drop tattoos really add emphasis and emotion to this point. He is represented as a troubled and down which may make the audience want to investigate.This will appeal to the audience as most people really want to know everything about certain music artists. Normally rappers are represented in a more aggressive way.
The sell lines for this magazine, feature things such as music genres changing and other musical artists. The sell line "LIL WAYNE GOES ROCK" this suggests that Lil Wayne has had an exciting development in his career and has had enough of doing rap music and has decided he wanted a change to another large music genre. The font for this sell line is larger than the other sell lines as it is the most important/ the main article.
The overall colour scheme for this magazine is yellow,white and black. these three colours blend together to make a quite formal/urban. The colour of the main image blends with the colour of the font as it stands out and creates a 3D look to the magazine. The bar code for this magazine is quite small and out the way, there is nothing covered by the bar code or price.
The overall layout for this music magazine cover is quite minimal as there are only a few sell lines. This cover sticks to the conventions of a music magazine with the one main image and a few selllines. there is also a low colour count as the cover only has 2/3 colours. The layout suits the genre of the magazine as it has an urban sense and includes quite dull shades of colours wich looks urban.