Magazine Research

Today, we started our projects by researching and annotating Magazine Covers for Music Magazines. My group had the Magazine "Q", which featured a picture of Noel Gallagher, with the Main Cover Line screaming "Oasis Are Back!"
We were asked to discuss the features of the magazine, and point out elements such as the Masthead, Strapline, and Cover Lines. We also discussed why the media produced magazines; the main reasons being to advertise and make profit. Once finished, we were asked to guess what sort of audience the magazine was aimed at - who was mosy likely to read it? We figured that it would be "Indie-Rocker" people, and the elder generation, who had liked Oasis back in the 90s, and were interested in reading about them again and getting information on their 'comeback.'
Starting our second project, we were told that we would be creating our own Music Magazine Covers. We had to think of the genre of music that we would be portraying in our magazine, and chose "Pop," as it was fun, and left a lot of options open to us - such as a wide audience range. We also had to plan out our Magazine Cover, as we are having a photo shoot next lesson. We decided to call our magazine "The Nxt Best Thing," and use it to promote up-and-coming pop artists. We decided to do two additions - Summer and Winter. This will be alot of fun to work with, as we get the chance to dress up in the clothes of those two seasons, and have fun with the photo poses, like actual magazines. Our target audience is mainly 11-15 year old girls, as these are the ones most likely to be interested in pop music. However, we all know that a lot of older girls can't resist taking a peek at their little sister's magazines when they think that they are alone, as they are interested in the boys of pop.
I am looking forward to next lesson, and can't wait to get started on our magazine!