Evaluation

Our task was to create a music magazine cover. My group decided to call the magazine "melody", which would be aimed at an audience of 11-15 year old girls. our cover includes a main cover image of Lisa who is a new pop star and also holding an ipod.she is looking in direct mode of address at the audience so they get attracted to the magazine. It also has the main cover line "XCLUSIVE Interview With Lisa On Her New No. 1 Single..." this is going right across the main cover image with orange font on a green banner, which is faded out so you can still see through the block Green colour. there is also a quote coming from the interview of Lisa beneath the main cover line "Thank You All! I'm So Grateful". It also consist of 6 other cover lines which are "Fashion Tips By Hillary Duff" this includes an image of her on top of the cover line. there is also an image of the Jonas Brothers with a cover line saying "WIN! "2 Tickets To Watch Us Live In Concert." Beneath the Jonas Bothers there's a cover line about the xfactor "The XFactor Behind The Scenes". also at the top of the magazine there is a banner which includes what else is in the magazine "free posters*games*puzzles*reviews&lots more" this banner has all the interactive items which is included with the magazine and the other banner which is below the quote of Lisa has a list of who else is in the magazine, " Also Inside...HSM3,Justin Timberlake,Xtina,McFly..." The masthead is at the top of the magazine which is orange so it's bold and attractive it also has a web address on the top of the masthead so audience can interact via the Internet. we also put a slogan "Bring Out The Music In You" below the masthead. the magazine also has the price, issue date and the barcode on the bottom of the magazine.

The magazine we created uses the convention of real music magazines. Our magazine has a plain background which many pop magazines have so they images and cover lines stand out and not blend in with the background. In real magazines the masthead is always large and at the top of the cover also the main image usually covers some of the masthead, which shows that the audience would know what the magazine is called. As do the real magazines have a slogan we put a slogan beneath the masthead, which is very catchy, like a song. Also the real pop magazines have a lot of cover lines on them which makes the magazines look like its packed with lots of articles. my magazine "melody" also has these extra features of cover lines. we added some with images and some without. We also added competitions, which many pop magazines put on their front covers so they attract the readers. In many pop magazines which are aimed for girls there is normally a section in the magazine which is devoted to fashion. we have followed this and put a cover line of Hillary Duff giving top tips. As today's audience follow what celebrities are wearing and get influenced on it. real magazines also put item which can interact with their readers and we have done so on the top of the magazine we have put an banner which states what games and puzzles are going to be inside. The colour scheme we used, was picked of the central image so the colors ties in with image. many magazine use colours from the central image so that the magazine looks complete and looks professional.i think by keeping the price and barcode small we have followed a real magazines publication because magazines would want to keep their prices and barcode small so that the readers don't get put off by the higher price and also so they can fit more feature onto the magazine.

The music magazine we have created "melody" represents the working and middle class 11-15 year old girls. i think this because many of today's young girls are more into the world of music, boys and fashion. these young girls would use their pocket money on this kind of magazine because it comes with free items and also they have a chance to win concerts tickets and ipods.this social group of this age represent a materialistic lifestyle for these young girls.

I think that bbc may distribute our magazine because as they have one magazine already which is "top of the pops" it is less about the music and more about fashion and gossip, whereas our magazine is more about the music and how artists are doing in the music world.

The target audience for our magazine would be 11-15 year old girls from all backgrounds and from the working-middle class status.

We attracted our audience by having the central image in direct mode of address attracts the reader because she is looking straight at the audience and is welcoming them. Also by having a cover line which they could win an ipod, which does cost a lot. this attracts them because they have chance to win an ipod which is also signed by a music artist for free. i think also the image of the Jonas brothers attracts the girls because they are a new popular and attractive boy band. adding the "WIN" attracts readers because they have a chance to go to a concert to see Jonas Brothers, which can sell out very quickly also as they are saying it attracts the reader to show that they want them to come and watch them. Using the word exclusive this attracts readers because it makes readers excited and want to read the magazine because the interview may be not on other magazines. i think also with the behind the scene attracts readers as it is a popular show. The colours which are bright also attract the readers because they are girlie and in your face.

i have learnt about technologies while producing the magazine is that it is quite difficult when you first start making the magazine but when you do start using photoshop more than once you get use to it. Also if you don't cut the images properly the magazine doesn't look very realistic or professional. i also found out that you will have to try and test out different effects and design before you find the perfect magazine.I also found it that you will have to be very patient with the technology as it can be very delicate and detailed and can take some time.

If i was going to make another music magazine i would use a camera with a higher mega pixels so that the image comes out more clearer and looks more professional, i would also plan out how the magazine should look like, so we have a idea how it should look like. also i think i would think about more in detail what the artist would be wearing, so that i can get a proper colour theme and everything would match. i also would add more coverlines and images to make it look like a real pop magazine. I would also think about more music based coverlines to attract readers.

Overall i am very pleased with the issue that I and Lisa have created.