Category: Music Magazine

I wrote a meeting agenda to help me remember who is bringing what to the photo shoot. I will share this with the people who are helping me set up my model for the photo shoot.  I have used items that will meet my mise-en-scene criteria to make my model look effective.

I created this slideshow to help me plan out the mise-en-scene I am going to use for my music magazine. This will help me gain ideas for the outfit I will dress my kpop model in, to make it perfect. By searching up this star, it has given me the impression that kpop idols aren’t who they actually are whilst on stage, they want to be the ‘perfect’ human which would help them gain popularity and fame easily. Despite this, some photos show the other side of her, acting like a general person out and about.

Richard Dyer is a media theorist who believes that a star is ordinary and extraordinary. He believes this as a star is able to do ordinary things, for example going shopping. They are able to be in fans lives through social media where fans are able to interact with them, yet they still seem out of reach to us.

By making this mood board, it has helped me look into the style of Kpop. I chose many images of fashion and colour swatches. This will help me into making my magazine as I now know what I should use to dress up my model. It is important to make a mood board as it helps give us ideas of what style the genre we have chosen use.

After I made my mood board, I found this article all about the fashion side of Kpop. This article will help me as it shows not only the cute side of Kpop, but many other fashion sides. This includes Street style to bright, sparkly and colourful outfits.

I created a dating profile based on a typical kpop fan. Here, I wrote about what they enjoy, who they follow, where they would like to go on their dream holiday and what they like to do in their free time.

By doing this, I have gathered the demographics of a typical kpop fan. This will help me to create my music magazine as I understand their likes and dislikes. I will need to incorporate all of these details as it will make my magazine effective in drawing in the target audience.

My Music Magazine is going to be based on the genre of Kpop. This includes bands such as EXO, Red Velvet, Orange Caramel, NCT, CLC and many more. My magazine is going to be called ‘Selca’ as it is a common word used in Korea to refer to taking selfies. The modern era of Kpop started in 1996 with the band H.O.T being created by SM Entertainment. Since then, Kpop has become more globalised with fans all around the world.

Here, I chose some words that can be related to the genre of Kpop:

Mission Statement

‘Selca’ is a fun, cute magazine all about the wondrous Korean music style of Kpop. Here, you’ll find all the latest songs and all the gossip from top groups such as EXO and Orange Caramel. It also includes popular makeup styles from top beauty gurus of the industry. We have sneak peak images on recent concerts and steps on how to be one of the first to buy fast selling tickets.

Use of Camera and Photoshop to Take & Manipulate Engaging Images

The midshots used are able to show most of the outfit of the idol. This stands out for the audience who have a liking towards fashion. The angle also makes the audience be able to show the pose of the idol which can also be shown in the longshots. The closeup image in the main story show her up close and personal. This may be used as the interview is looking into her life and it may be personal to her and her fans. One of the images goes out of the frame. This makes the image pop and stand out, which is effective as it can’t be contained within the frame. The main cover image is cut and put in front of a blue background which is very bright. This may have made more of an impact if it was a softer colour.

The Selection of Mise-En-Scene in the Photos

The pink outfits portray a cute and innocent style. The target audience may be able to relate to this as their demographics tend to be young, teenage females. Also, the audience may follow this style and incorporate it into their fashion. The range of hair colours used are normal in the kpop industry. This makes the idol stand out to their fan and draw them into buying the magazine as they might admire the idols fashion. The peace finger signs may also portray a cute style as the idol is acting and posing for a photo. Despite making some of the idols cute, the student has also made one of the idols look sorrowful and mysterious. They have done this my making him look down. I believe they shouldn’t have added this as kpop is usually high and bubbly. Finally, the makeup doesn’t fit the genre as it’s too bold. The makeup usually used is light and natural, to make the idol look natural.

The Choice of Words That Talk To and Engage a Specific Audience

In the contents, the words “EXO in trouble” make the fans worried, leading them to buy the magazine as they are able read more to find out what happened. This may then make them buy future magazines as their favourite band is mentioned. On the front cover, the student used the word “Exclusive”. This shows the audience that this interview is only shown in this magazine, which means they can’t find this interview anywhere else. The customer may then buy future releases as this magazine may conduct more interviews. Finally, the target audience may be able to relate to the quote “I wasn’t the person my music was selling me as” as the idol had rebelled against the people who made her that way. This may be because during a person’s teenage years, they are rebellious.

The Creative Use of Desk Top Publishing To Integrate Images and Text and Use of Colour

The fonts used on the front cover are inconsistent as they used multiple styles. This is too much going on and can get very confusing and would put the audience off from reading.  Also, the main article font is hard to read and unclear as it looks like it has full stops after every word. It makes it look like more writing than there actually is which would make the target audience, which consists mostly of teenagers not want to read. The image used on the double spread is very effective as it splits onto both piece, this shape makes it look unique. The masthead font is bold and in bubble writing. This makes the masthead pop out, drawing attention to fans of this magazine.

It’s important to look at previous student’s work as it gives me an idea of what is effective and what is not effective in creating a magazine. This will help me in making my magazine as good as I possibly can as I also understand the assessment criteria so I know what I should be adding to my magazine.

As a media producer, I must be able to target a specific audience for my genre of music. This is to ensure I have an audience that would buy the magazine. I analysed NME which targeted the male audience demographic within the ages of 18-24. The magazine appealed to this target audience by using this model as the main cover star as the audience can relate to him. He is also giving a mysterious look towards the camera which intrigues the audience into reading more. The audience is able to relate to his look as he looks to be a young adult, similar to the age of the target audience.

For my magazine, I need to ensure that I use all these techniques and to understand my target audiences demographics as this will make my magazine stand out to my target audience. I will need to carefully choose the language, colours, images and fonts as it is crucial in making a magazine.

 

 

It is important for a media producer to research the target audience they are going for because it will grab their attention. If they want to target a teenage boy, they might want to add blue colours or green colours to stand out. The font may be bold and messy as a sense of rebellion. However, if their target were girls, they might add a main cover picture of a popular celebrity and have big, bold, neat, pink font. They may also want to add a free gift of makeup with it.

By analysing this magazine, I have learnt that media producers have to consider a lot of details that would go into their magazine such as the target audiences demographics (age, gender), where they’re from, their profession or if they’re left or right wing. We found out this information from yougov. I have also learnt that their psychographic group comes into consideration as it shows the media producer their attitudes and interests.

 

We broke down the magazine front cover with technical features that make the magazine stand out. These are common in all magazines to make them effective towards their audience. There are features such as the main cover star, main story cover line, captions and inserts, pugs and plugs.  I learnt that a caption links with the insert to inform the reader more about what’s in the magazine.

The main cover star shows the main story. It usually is a popular celebrity who catches the eyes of people walking past. The main story cover line is in big, bold writing which also catches the eyes of people walking past. The pug is a feature that tells the audience what is inside and what they will get from the magazine. Also, the cover line is at the top as our eyes go from top left to bottom right in a clock-wise motion.

The front cover is the most important page in a magazine as it is very informative. It’s important for me to put these features in my magazine because without them, no one would want to buy it. I will need to add them to make my front cover look professional.