Make up research

Here are a selection of images that I have found online that show celebrities with and without make up on. A lot of them look very different therefore, for my magazine, I am going to give my model more natural make up, without loads of blusher and eye make up. This will follow the conventions of Billboard magazine as their artists are mostly given natural make up and nothing too bold such as bright lipstick. Make up is used on artists for the magazine so that they look more attractive and appealing to the audience. It can make the audience feel like the celebrity is their aspiration if they look really nice on the front cover of a magazine.

Magazine Treatment

Research for the main image

I have done some research into the main image on the cover of magazines from my chosen genre such as Q and Billboard.
Each image has a direct mode of address, meaning they are looking into the camera, at the audience.
The images range in shot types with most being a mid shot however some are close ups which only show their facial expression and nothing of their body language. All of the images look to have a serious facial expression. This is because they are all looking into the camera with a straight face. Some of the images have their mouth open which indicates that they are ready to speak and engage with the audience.
Most of the images have their hand up which shows a motion or an action. For example, the top right image looks like she is adjusting her tiara and it adds another aspect and a focus point to the image. The top left image looks as if he is adjusting his shirt, as if to look smarter for the reader.
The colours on the magazine are mostly dull, like grey, black, white and brown however, most magazines have a splash of colour, like pink, blue, red and purple. Splashes of colour make that part of the magazine stand out to the audience.
The costumes on the images vary, this is because some artists are wearing very little, like the magazine 2nd to the left at the bottom. However, other artists wear more clothing such as Lady Gaga, this can represent her being more sensible and reserved and we see a different side to her normal extravagant exterior and behavior.
Representations show a soft side to pop artists in the bottom right image where she looks innocent. However, other representations can also be formed, such as Cheryl Cole looks quite evil and dangerous to approach.

Hand Drawn Designs- Contents

These are my mock up contents pages. They have been inspired by the research that I have done into existing magazines and they have been designed with my layout structure in mind.

Hand Drawn Designs- Front Cover

These are my hand drawn designs that I have done that are based on my layout designs. They both follow the conventions from the research that I have done. 

Music magazine survey analysis - Graphs

These are my survey results that I have received from 6 different people via Survey Monkey. My results have shown,
-All of the people surveyed were 16-24 years old, who are part of my target market.
-Half of the people surveyed preferred going out with family/friends, 1/3 of people enjoy watching TV the most and 1/6 of people preferred listening to music the most.
-2/3 of people would prefer to read about the person on the front cover and 1/3 of people prefer to read about the latest technology in the industry.
-5/6 of people have never bought a music magazine before and only 1/5 people have bought a magazine a few times in the year.
-3/6 of people surveyed preferred the name Platinum, 2/6 of people preferred the name Influence and only 1/6 liked the name Rise.
- 1/2 of people would be willing to pay under £1 for a magazine and 1/2 would be willing to pay £1-£2 for the magazine.
-Out of the 6 people surveyed, 4/6 people like to listen to pop and 2/6 preferred 'other'. These were Indie Rock and House/Dance.
This has helped to decide on important decisions for the production and design of my magazine. Therefore, based on these results I am going to change my magazine name to Platinum rather than Influence becuase I feel it is more appropriate for a music magazine.

Masthead name ideas

Name ideas for my magazine

Power
Influence
Platinum
Rise
Chart
Definition
Academy
Upbeat
Revolution
Fresh

I have brainstormed a list of possible names for my music magazine. I have chosen these because I feel like they would suit a magazine for my target audience and genre.

Audience Research for my music magazine

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/KNDCS99

Double Page Article Layouts

My article layouts feature everything a typical magazine would have such as pictures and text. The designs are displayed in different ways due to the location of the headings and images for example. My inspiration has come from my research into Kerrang magazine when I looked at the double page spread and it was very much like layout 3, where there was all text on one side and the image took up the whole other page with small sections of writing on it.

Contents Page Layouts

My contents page layouts have been influenced by looking at my research and what I know excising magazines do now. They are all different however they all have similarities such as the contents heading will always be at the top of the page.

Front Cover Layouts

My front cover layouts show a range of different designs and I have taken ideas from my research so that I can make appropriate decisions on the location of features for my magazine.