Pictures For Music Magazine

 The aim of these two pictures was too attempt to get the background of the Liverpool Skyline.

I think this one worked out the best.

I feel I need to retake some of these pictures. As they have turned out not very well. The Lighting didn't turn out correctly.

Ideas for Titles

Indie Music Magazine; Ideas for a Title.

Words that respondents associated with Indie Music

• Funky
• Popular
• Upbeat
• Volume
• Concerts
• Headphones
• Gigs
• Guitars
• Skinny Jeans
• Strum
• Indie

Publication Plan

Title:

Positioning Statement:  For true indie fans.

Frequency of Publication: Monthly

Price: £3.00

Distribution: Newsagents, supermarkets, music shops, gigs.

Rationale: Top experts and fans' views, so it's for the fans yet ans can learn from expert views.


Style: Informal but opinionated via the reviews. Will use vocabulary thats very 'relevant' to indie music.

Images will be the dominant feature of layout.

Regular Content

• Reviews of gigs, albums.
• Fans opinions( fans write letters in)
• An iconic indie star write a column every month.
• Competitons where you win prizes to gigs etc.
• Tips on Upcoming gigs
• Different artists answering a weekly question.
• Pictures of gigs and artists.
• Editor's letter.
•       This month in musical pictures, e.g best gigs, best artists, etc.
•        Lists of Best albumn, single, bands to watch out for. A different themed list every month

Feature Content

• Interview with Ian Prowse(interviews with artist, a regular feature)       
• The history of Indie.
• How do artists of today handle it?
• Article about a particular venue, (e.g the O2 etc)
• Who to go see and  who to not go see.
• Best Band Tshirts. Good Websites to find them.
• Festival Updates. Rumours of whos playing festivals.
• Backstage access to bands tours.
•  Article on How to get your band noticed?
• Build up for certain artists comebacks.
• How to live the lifestyle of an Indie star.

House Style

Coverlines:  Arial black and arial.

Headlines: Century

Stand first: Century

Captions: Century, 10pt

Features First paragraph: , drop capital, 5 lines deep. Whole first paragraph in font bold.

News First Paragraph: Whole first paragraph in font bold

Body Text: times new Roman


Colour Scheme: Red, White and black.

Results

Results of Questionaire

Questionaire

Questionnaire.

For My Media AS coursework I am designing a new indie music magazine. Please would you take the time to fill this questionnaire out.

1.       What gender are you? Circle Answer.

Male                      Female

 

2.       What is your favourite Colour?                                                           

3.       How old are you? Circle Answer.

16-18    18-20    20-22    22-24

4.       How often do you buy music magazines? Circle Answer.
Weekly                           Fortnightly                       Monthly

5.       How much would you pay for a music magazine?

6.    Did you attend gigs and festivals in the past year? Circle Answer.
Yes     No

7.       How do you buy music? Circle answer. 
Download       CDS      Both

8.       What do you like about music magazines?


 

9.       What don’t you like about music magazines?



 

10.   Who is your favourite indie artist/band?



 

11.   On a scale of 1-5 where 5 is the most important and 1 the least, how do you rate the following aspects of a music magazine? Please Circle.

Pictures-           1  2  3  4  5

Competitions-   1   2  3  4  5

Interviews-         1  2  3  4  5

Lists of Music-   1   2   3   4  5

Future gigs and Concert Info-   1   2   3   4   5

Free Gift-  1  2  3   4   5

New music releases-1   2   3   4   5

Reviews-1   2   3   4  5

12.       Name three colours you would associate with indie music?

 13.       Think of Three words you associate with indie music?