Things that make a succesfull music magazine are powerful story, a compelling image and a benefit spelled out for the reader.fonts, cover lines, images and use of white space. a snappy main story cover line, with powerful typography, that sparks curiosity descriptive words to grab the reader.on’t let the cover get so crowded with text that nothing stands out. Do not put busy backgrounds, lots of people, or complicated images on the cover. music magazine genres there are only usually a few magazines on show in shops let alone genres, the main genres they have are Rock and Pop as they are the most popular type of music. it is important to see music magasines in shops as they promote music artists and are the main reason aritsts get radio plays, music videos shown and exposure to the world. The magazines are on the middle shelf at eye view so its right in front of you when you walk in, it is next to the magazines about cars and motorbikes which could suggest music magazines are more popular to males. The rock magazine stood out because it was mainly black and the other magazines were in colour. the institution that owns kerrang and Q are bauer media group, which is a huge successful group owning many famous magazine brands. Looking at music magazines in shops helped what my magazine will look like because it showed me what colors stand out against other magazines e.g. black white and red stood out against the other colors pink, yellow and blue. The fonts that stand out are bold and simple compared to other fonts that are hard to read and swirly.
Friday, 3 May 2013
music magazine in shops
Things that make a succesfull music magazine are powerful story, a compelling image and a benefit spelled out for the reader.fonts, cover lines, images and use of white space. a snappy main story cover line, with powerful typography, that sparks curiosity descriptive words to grab the reader.on’t let the cover get so crowded with text that nothing stands out. Do not put busy backgrounds, lots of people, or complicated images on the cover. music magazine genres there are only usually a few magazines on show in shops let alone genres, the main genres they have are Rock and Pop as they are the most popular type of music. it is important to see music magasines in shops as they promote music artists and are the main reason aritsts get radio plays, music videos shown and exposure to the world. The magazines are on the middle shelf at eye view so its right in front of you when you walk in, it is next to the magazines about cars and motorbikes which could suggest music magazines are more popular to males. The rock magazine stood out because it was mainly black and the other magazines were in colour. the institution that owns kerrang and Q are bauer media group, which is a huge successful group owning many famous magazine brands. Looking at music magazines in shops helped what my magazine will look like because it showed me what colors stand out against other magazines e.g. black white and red stood out against the other colors pink, yellow and blue. The fonts that stand out are bold and simple compared to other fonts that are hard to read and swirly.
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
representation of men and woman in genre
Hip-Hop/ RnB
Hip hop is a male dominated genre in which authenticity has been identified with masculinity having lots or money, nice cars and homes, lots of women, the men are usually african american. Female artists have traditionally faced many barriers in entering hip hop and have been marginalized as performers and not taken seriously. Women are usually classed as objects not human and in alot of rap/hip hop/RnB music videos and and often not wearing much clothing so are represented quite bad in that way. women usually have to come across quite masculine to get heard and taken seriously in hip hop. Currently hip hop and rnb are becoming very popular there are more and more female rappers getting in the industry all different races and ethnicity's and not being so stereotypical.
Hip hop is a male dominated genre in which authenticity has been identified with masculinity having lots or money, nice cars and homes, lots of women, the men are usually african american. Female artists have traditionally faced many barriers in entering hip hop and have been marginalized as performers and not taken seriously. Women are usually classed as objects not human and in alot of rap/hip hop/RnB music videos and and often not wearing much clothing so are represented quite bad in that way. women usually have to come across quite masculine to get heard and taken seriously in hip hop. Currently hip hop and rnb are becoming very popular there are more and more female rappers getting in the industry all different races and ethnicity's and not being so stereotypical.
Monday, 11 March 2013
music magazine in depth analysis
Kerrang! is a brand that specialises in Rock Music. It originally began as a magazine and in 2004 Kerrang Radio was launced. A Kerrang tv channel also exists and as of 2005, all of its programme content is music videos, the majority of which is open scheduled, for text requests from their playlist.
•What institution owns your magazine? e.g. kerrang Bauer media
Bauer Media Group owns Kerrang! it is a multinational media company headquartered
in Hamburg, Germany which operates in 15 countries worldwide. It is Europe’s largest
privately owned publishing Group. The Group is a worldwide media empire offering
over 300 magazines in 15 countries, as well as online, TV and radio stations.Bauer Media is
a cross platform UK-based media Group consisting of many companies collected
around two main divisions – Magazines and Radio - widely recognized and rewarded as
being industry innovators.
•What effect does this have on the content? whats in it like pics, people, writing
(stories)
The effect bauer media group has on kerrang! is because bauer are a huge media group so
they can get huge stars and exclusives in there magazine. They can get all artists to the
same place for photo-shoots. Same themes throughout the magazine e.g. same colour and
fonts influenced, they can get the biggest things that are going on in the rock world each
week.
in Hamburg, Germany which operates in 15 countries worldwide. It is Europe’s largest
privately owned publishing Group. The Group is a worldwide media empire offering
over 300 magazines in 15 countries, as well as online, TV and radio stations.Bauer Media is
a cross platform UK-based media Group consisting of many companies collected
around two main divisions – Magazines and Radio - widely recognized and rewarded as
being industry innovators.
•What effect does this have on the content? whats in it like pics, people, writing
(stories)
The effect bauer media group has on kerrang! is because bauer are a huge media group so
they can get huge stars and exclusives in there magazine. They can get all artists to the
same place for photo-shoots. Same themes throughout the magazine e.g. same colour and
fonts influenced, they can get the biggest things that are going on in the rock world each
week.
•Let’s discuss the flat plan – what have you learnt about the magazine?
adverts, double pages on people, i have learnt they focus on bands as they use up a lot of
double page spreads on bands. They have alot of pull out posters so
adverts, double pages on people, i have learnt they focus on bands as they use up a lot of
double page spreads on bands. They have alot of pull out posters so
•Discuss the mise en scene (Props,lighting, setting, costume) – what impact
does this have on the audience?
the lighting is dark and black but light is shown on there faces. the costumes are leather
with spikes and chains they also wear make up which is dark eye make up and white
painted faces. Busy alot on page, packed. gives our main base of younger readers everything
they need to get into and on top of this the interest in older, harder bands, which gives
their role as an educator.
•Who is the target audience? How do you know this?
does this have on the audience?
the lighting is dark and black but light is shown on there faces. the costumes are leather
with spikes and chains they also wear make up which is dark eye make up and white
painted faces. Busy alot on page, packed. gives our main base of younger readers everything
they need to get into and on top of this the interest in older, harder bands, which gives
their role as an educator.
•Who is the target audience? How do you know this?
The ages range from 16-24. The target audience is mainly for the younger teenage readers who are more open to different genres of rock music from Emo, Heavy metal and
Thrash etc. The magazine is for teenagers and young adults because the adverts relate to there interests -
festival and concert tickets, clothing, advertising helping people to get into the music industry who are in a
band or solo. the price is quite cheaper then other magazines which could suggest its for people with less
money which are mostly young people with no jobs. gender would be mainly boys as there are hard rock and
metal iconic male bands on the front cover pulling angry faces or violent expressions. but can also be for
female readers as they are targeted by the use of male bands on free pull out posters and feature interviews.
•What is the tone of the writing? (persuade, inform, choose article and look at it
or overall tone lighthearted happy or serious)
the tone of very casual and relaxed, it is very informal as the target audience are young, there is a humorous attitude but it also it informs the reader as well.
Thrash etc. The magazine is for teenagers and young adults because the adverts relate to there interests -
festival and concert tickets, clothing, advertising helping people to get into the music industry who are in a
band or solo. the price is quite cheaper then other magazines which could suggest its for people with less
money which are mostly young people with no jobs. gender would be mainly boys as there are hard rock and
metal iconic male bands on the front cover pulling angry faces or violent expressions. but can also be for
female readers as they are targeted by the use of male bands on free pull out posters and feature interviews.
•What is the tone of the writing? (persuade, inform, choose article and look at it
or overall tone lighthearted happy or serious)
the tone of very casual and relaxed, it is very informal as the target audience are young, there is a humorous attitude but it also it informs the reader as well.
•What do they offer their readership? (free poster, c.d., etc tickets)
in kerrang! they are offering the reader 10 free posters, also chances to win opportunities
to go to concerts and meet bands, play music with famous bands.
in kerrang! they are offering the reader 10 free posters, also chances to win opportunities
to go to concerts and meet bands, play music with famous bands.
•What elements would you like to ‘borrow’ for your own magazine? (what
would i want to use in my magazine
i would borrow the layout of the contents page as it is set out nicely in columns to read.
would i want to use in my magazine
i would borrow the layout of the contents page as it is set out nicely in columns to read.
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Wednesday, 9 January 2013
institution analysis
institution analysis
Universal Music Group (UMG) is a major global music company owned by French media conglomerate Vivendi. It is the largest of the big three music companies.
The UMG global corporate headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group.
Universal Music Group co-developed Vevo, warner music group will allow for free, ad-supported streaming of music videos and other music content. The music videos are shown in better quality than the original ones on YouTube.
Universal Music Group owns Universal Music Publishing Group, which is the second largest music publishing company in the world.
Universal has some of the biggest music artists signed to them such as Rihanna , Eminem , Stevie Wonder, Justin Beiber, lady gaga and had Tupac Shakur.
billboard
he world's premier music publication, Billboard has served the entertainment business since 1894. Beginning as a weekly for the billposting and advertising business, Billboard and its popular music charts have evolved into the primary source of information on trends and innovation in music, serving music fans, artists, top executives, tour promoters, publishers, radio programmers, lawyers, retailers, digital entrepreneurs and many others.
As Billboard's consumer-faced online home, Billboard.com features an extensive array of searchable, playable charts, breaking music news, artist interviews and exclusives, news, video and more. Launched in 1995 as Billboard Online, Billboard.com now attracts ten million unique visitors each month in more than 100 countries and has become the digital destination for popular music.
Billboard is headquartered in New York with bureaus in Los Angeles and Miami, and has editorial correspondents in major cities around the globe
billboard is an international news weekly magazine devoted to music and the music industry
The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard, the preeminent publication covering the music business
ard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States
MTV, originally an initialism of Music Television, is an American cable television channel based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs.Today MTV primarily broadcasts a variety of reality and scripted television programs targeted at adolescents and young adults.
Formed in July 1999, MTV Networks Music is the world’s leading online music entertainment company, with 22 worldwide music destinations on the Web. MTV Networks Music Web sites bring original and innovative online music and entertainment programming to each network. MTV Networks Music also includes 14 international destinations throughout Europe, Asia, and Latin America
The original purpose of MTV was to be "Music Television", playing music videos 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, guided by on-air personalities known as VJs, or video jockeys. The original taglines of the channel were "You'll never look at music the same way again," and "On cable. In stereo." Although the original MTV channel no longer plays music videos 24/7, several of its spin-off channels do so, including MTV Hits and MTV Jams. In addition, viewers can play music videos on-demand at MTV.com. MTV continues to support a broad selection of music videos on its international channels as well.
Universal Music Group (UMG) is a major global music company owned by French media conglomerate Vivendi. It is the largest of the big three music companies.
The UMG global corporate headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group.
Universal Music Group co-developed Vevo, warner music group will allow for free, ad-supported streaming of music videos and other music content. The music videos are shown in better quality than the original ones on YouTube.
Universal Music Group owns Universal Music Publishing Group, which is the second largest music publishing company in the world.
Universal has some of the biggest music artists signed to them such as Rihanna , Eminem , Stevie Wonder, Justin Beiber, lady gaga and had Tupac Shakur.
he world's premier music publication, Billboard has served the entertainment business since 1894. Beginning as a weekly for the billposting and advertising business, Billboard and its popular music charts have evolved into the primary source of information on trends and innovation in music, serving music fans, artists, top executives, tour promoters, publishers, radio programmers, lawyers, retailers, digital entrepreneurs and many others.
As Billboard's consumer-faced online home, Billboard.com features an extensive array of searchable, playable charts, breaking music news, artist interviews and exclusives, news, video and more. Launched in 1995 as Billboard Online, Billboard.com now attracts ten million unique visitors each month in more than 100 countries and has become the digital destination for popular music.
Billboard is headquartered in New York with bureaus in Los Angeles and Miami, and has editorial correspondents in major cities around the globe
billboard is an international news weekly magazine devoted to music and the music industry
The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard, the preeminent publication covering the music business
ard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States
MTV, originally an initialism of Music Television, is an American cable television channel based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs.Today MTV primarily broadcasts a variety of reality and scripted television programs targeted at adolescents and young adults.Formed in July 1999, MTV Networks Music is the world’s leading online music entertainment company, with 22 worldwide music destinations on the Web. MTV Networks Music Web sites bring original and innovative online music and entertainment programming to each network. MTV Networks Music also includes 14 international destinations throughout Europe, Asia, and Latin America
The original purpose of MTV was to be "Music Television", playing music videos 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, guided by on-air personalities known as VJs, or video jockeys. The original taglines of the channel were "You'll never look at music the same way again," and "On cable. In stereo." Although the original MTV channel no longer plays music videos 24/7, several of its spin-off channels do so, including MTV Hits and MTV Jams. In addition, viewers can play music videos on-demand at MTV.com. MTV continues to support a broad selection of music videos on its international channels as well.
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