Lipi's Magazine research

In todays lesson we analysed and discussed the use and genres of magazines. We also learnt that all media products are made to make money. Magazines make money to cover price and advertising. We analysed music magazine covers in groups and discussed what sort of people they would be aimed at. We also discussed how there lifestyle would be, e.g the type of food they would eat.

Our group looked at a magazine called 'Q', which we assumed would be aimed at indie/rock people. This is because on the cover, it says 'oasis are back'. The band 'oasis' are an indie group who were big presently and in the 90's. We were asked to pick out the connotations and the denotations of the cover. We came up with features such as the strapline, the mast head and the main cover line. These features all some up to make up a magazine cover.

Looking at such examples would help us with our project in making our own magazine cover. We were also set to choose what genre of musi we were going to do. Our group have decided to make a 'pop' music magazine as we thought it would be something different and has a bigger variety of content. We also decided to name it 'the nxt big fing', a it sounds very appealing to our audience of 11- 15 year old girls. However, we are not completely satisfied with the name.

Our next lesson is going to be the photoshoot, itis going to be held inside the college buildings. We have decided to have two covers with two different people on the front. We also decided to make a summer and winter edition.

The two people on the cover will be dressed with winter and summer clothes, to suit the issue date.

Our group cant wait to work on the magazine as i will be very fun and a good opportunity on learning how to use photoshop!