Monday, 14 November 2011

Gathering Results

I am currently gathering the results of my Music Magazine questionnaire and putting them into graphs so they are easier to read. I will then use the results to help me make decisions on what my magazine should look like.

Friday, 4 November 2011

Music Magazine Questionnaire

As part of my research into my target audience, I have produced a questionnaire that will give me a clearer idea of what genre of music, price, features etc to include in my magazine. It will give me a specific idea of what will interest my target audience enough for them to buy my magazine over others.

Friday, 28 October 2011

Photoshoot

I organised a photoshoot today to try and get a potential dominant image for the front cover of my magazine. I used a white sheet to create a plain background as all of the walls in my house are coloured. The props that I used were an acoustic guitar and some headphones. I wanted to portray him as a solo artist, so before I began taking pictures I researched the typical pose and stances of other artists such as Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and Travie Mccoy. I tried to mimic these in the photos. I took 31 photos and here are some of my strongest ones:







Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Research - Publishing Houses

My next task is to research into the following main publishing houses:
  • IPC Media
  • Bauer
  • Future Publishing
  • Emap
  • Condé Nast
I will be focusing my research on:
  • Magazines they publish
  • Market share
  • Brand identity
  • Profits
  • Company size
  • Web details
  • History and development
  • Important moments
  • Location and base