Farwell to Examiner.

Thank You for looking at my magazine and I hope you like it. I put a lot of time and effort into creating it and I made it exactly how I wanted it to be. The magazine links to my genre and context I chose and enabled me to create THE LOOT.

I've completed all my research and planning and thus finished my final magazine.

I hope you like it.

Vishal Kumar.

Evaluation Question. 1

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Evaulation Question. 2

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Evaluation Question. 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

As i have taken a lot of inspriation for my magazine from the well established magazine called XXL. The publishers for this magazine are called Harris Publications who were founded back in 1977; they would be the perfect for publishing my magazine as it links to the genre they create their magazine over. XXL magazine consists of many Hip Hop rappers which also links to the genre of my magazine and again makes them best publishers for my magazine. Due to XXL being such a established and popular magazine, by having the same publishers as them could hopefully take my magazine to a high level and allow the thousands of copies to be produced per month. XXL is a magazine which has the average price range on it which is around $2 per issue once they suscribe on it. The price of my magazine is £6 per issue and after it but also has a subscription box which saves the buyer a £1 and still leaves it in the top scale category. There is a massive gap in the market for this and will hopefully allow it to attract more people. 

They ways in which my magazine can be distributed is mainly through being placed in shops and having large posters and flyers to promote the new and upcoming magazine. Once customers like the magazine, I could make a virtual magazine which can be viewed online as many people use the internet for their entertainment for artists and the music industry so I could produce and online version (which still comes at a price). When looking at the price range of magazine Harris Publications, they all have set price ranges and this is what I will do with my magazine when it is distributed and as it is a high price which takes it to the top quality price range for magazines, lowering the price by any means will not allow the magazine to stay at this prestigous position. This is known as Paid Circulation as the price of it will not change. The target audience for my magazine are people who love the hip hop culture and live by the rules of it; as it also appeals to the GET PAID crew social group who have good money which they will spend on the magazine and not think twice about the price of it. The reader can also suscribe to it which will mke it cheaper in the long run.  
As Harris Productions are already a well-known production company, they will be able to distribute my magazine easily and sufficiently as they will have experience about selling hot spots and so place my magazine in such places so it sells well. My magazine has a niche about it as it is top quality and contains a music context in it, which allows it to have a USP and sell better to a specific target audience who don't have as much information and quality like my magazine. XXL is the best magazine which can relate to mine and so I believe that the best publisher for my magazine will be the same people that publish XXL so that they can distribute my magazine easily and know how to establish it on the market.  

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Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

 The main thing I improved on during the making of my magazine is the use of the software we used to make it. At first Photoshop was one of the most complicated softwares I have ever come across but then as I started to get used to it. The tools on Photoshop were perfect for creating a magazine as it allows you to work on the smallest detail on the magazine for example the 'spot healing tool' to cropping out a huge image with the 'magnetic lasso'. It took time to get used to the software and was quite a long task to make the magazine and get it right but it allowed to me make the magazine how it I wanted it. At first, I was not even able to crop out a image properly (as you can tell by the front cover on the prelim) but as I used the software I got used to it and it allowed me to perfectly crop out images, which you cannot even tell have been cropped from another background. In comparison to my prelim, my final magazine looks much more professional and has the effects on it that a normal magazine would have and I could picture it being on a shelf in the shops. My prelim was very minor, it looked tacky and looked as if it was made at school by a child. If there was a task to be done in which I had to use Photoshop, I'd be more than happy to do it, whereas when I first used it I was getting upset that it was a rubbish programme and so hard to use- but now I can manage it with ease.

At first, I knew what magazines looked like but I never thought I would have to design on but when I did, I thought i've got a good idea on what to do. When it came to making it, i stared at a blank screen because I had no idea. But as the course went on, I looked at a range of different magazines and analysed them carefully to get to know all the features used on it. After I had done my research and planning, I had a very clear idea on what I can include on my magazine and how to make it look professional aswell as stand out from the other magazines. I learnt different things about magazine, for example the reader always looks in the top left corner when the look at a page or the F and Z models on magazines and so I tried to adapt this onto mine as it would give it that professional touch. I also learnt how these convetions will appeal to my target audience. An example of this would be how I used a big mid shot image of my artist on the front cover so it catches the eye of the audience and the costume he is wearing will allow the audience to recognise that it is a magazine of their favourite genre and it will encourage them to want to buy the magazine. As you can tell from my front cover, I still used a big image of a person on it however, I didnt look at the way I was taking the image, the costume he was wearing or the pose he did. However, then on my final front cover, I really concentrated on these convetions and allowed my artist to put forward that image I wanted people to see him as which is rich, has attitude and likes to show off. Although, some points from my Prelim I did keep the same which are the big image and little text on the front cover; I had an idea of this when I started my Prelim because I have a magazine at home which I like the look off and tried to copy.

Finally, the colour scheme on my final magazine is much more creative and links to the genre better. On the prelim, I stuck to basic colours on the front cover but on my contents I tried to play around with colours and try and make it look more interesting. However, looking back at it now it did not work and it just looks a mess with no target audience, genre or a decent layout. For the final magazine, I stuck to a straight colour pallette which links to the genre of my magazine.

As a whole, I learnt a lot from this experience and gained new skills which will enable me to use new softwares more efficiently instead of sticking to the same old Powerpoints etc. Softwares like Photoshop, Scribd and Prezi have been useful during the making of my magazine. The final magazine, suits the standard and genre I wanted it to be and brings across the correct personality I wanted my artist to represent. The magazine can fit into a gap in the target market and relates to the genre very well.

Final Magazine.

Close to final magazine

TARGETS.

Now we're close to the deadline, every thing must be perfect so there's some things i still have to do:

• change the colour on the background of the dps
• make the font more outstanding on the dps
• make the contents look more crisp and neat.
• change the fonts and colours on the contents.

Feedback from teachers.

My feedback was no where near as good as i hoped it would be but it gave me a clear idea on what needed to be done and how i can make it look more professional.
The feedback started of with photos taken and as you can see from my mock ups, i just used images from the internet that linked to my genre and context of my magazine. For this reason I did not score any marks on these points and the main objective from this was just that i need to take my pictures. I was also told that the background colour of my magazine was way to plain and it needed something more to it, make it look more glossy and stand out better. As i am aiming for the top end market with it being quite expensive, i need to make it look more clearer and better. In addition, the fonts i have chosen on the cover do not stand out how they should. It is too flat and bland, so i have to find another font which looks more professional. The double page spread article does not match the genre of my artist as he is american and i added an english tone to it by using words that are not used in america like the word 'piss'. Finally, the colours on the contents page dont mix in with the colour pallette i used.

From this feedback i have learnt what is wrong with my magazine and have identified the mistakes i made. After i got the feedback, i looked at my magazine and noticed the faults much better and saw what i needed to do. The feedback was very helpful and i have already started making many changes to my magazine.

Evaluation Question- 1.

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (i.e. of music magazines).

The title of my magazine is 'THE LOOT' and this links to the genre of my magazine which is Hip Hop. There is nothing like the name of my magazine out there as it is so different and a word that is not really used, which makes it unique. It's a very bold and short name which stands out and when it's said it has a very powerful tone, which also links to the way i have presented my artists on the magazine to represent power. I used positioning and mis-en-scene on my artist and this will get through to the reader. Therefore, I chose the title THE LOOT because it does really stand out. I did not use the Z or F models on my magazine cover because it did not suit the way i wanted my magazine to be represented, however I designed it so that it can be read very clearly and as all people read from left to right I positioned all the text on the left hand side of the page and put it in a collumn format so the reader knows where to read and in what order. The contents page also used this same layout however I put some of the information on the right hand side of the page but again used a collumn format for the things that are going to be in the magazine. To make it easier, I used page numbers next to the details about what will be in it so the reader can navigate more fluently. On the double page spread, i seperated the 3 collumns by same amount using guides and ruler which makes the magazine look much more professional. I made the article just about my artist called MYSTIC so i used a very big picture of him on the double page spread so it feels like the reader is close to the artist and it just focuses straight on the artist. The picture of the artist took up one whole page and has been placed on the right which was a mistake because normal magazines place the pictures on the left. However, the text I put on the right and made the word MYSTIC (the name of the artist) in big bold writing compared to the rest of the text because as the double page spread is about my artisit and i want it to stand out well. I wanted my artist to wear a suit because i wanted my magazine to represent power and used a range of features to bring across the theme of power. By wearing a suit, it shows authority and this is what i want my artist to show as he is an upcoming artist and has power through his music. As the magazine talks about my artist coming up from nothing and as he has just been singed by DEF JAM, the huge music label, and the magazine shows him with a bottle of champagne which shows a sign of celebration. Again the suit adds to this because it is very formal and worn on days of celebration because it looks smart. In addition, on the table where Mystic is sitting, there is a contract with a pen on it to show the reader that he has just signed onto a record label or is about too and the magazine got a picture of it. I made the artist wear a ring also because it makes him look more rich; the article tells the reader that he had no money but now has a lot of it and I used to ring to represent this. On the front cover, the picture of the artist has been framed so that he is looking upwards and the picture has been taken on a low angle to show he has high status and the reader is looking up at him because it is what he deserves. I used lighting to try and make it show that my artist is coming out of the dark as his face is more brighter than the back of his head; I made him pose so that his head is facing towards the left and he is looking in that direction so i was able to take this shot. I again used this theme on my double page spread as I used positioning, costume and mis-en-scene to re-create this shot of the artist to come out of his old self to his new by reaching the standard that he's at now with this record deal and money. For my front cover, I used a very bold font so that it stands out and catches the readers eye better and also links to this big picture of the artist because i want that bold effect. I used the same font as i used for the mast head for the name of the artist which has been written on the front cover because it looks more professional and shows that the artist is part of the magazine. I used a grey background so needed to use a font colour that stands out for the mast head so i used the colour white becuase it contrasts well with the background and also looks nice. I then used the same background colour for the rest of my pages on the magazine because this is my colour scheme and so mainly used the font colour black for other text because it goes with the colour scheme and can easily be read by the audience. On the double page spread, however, i made the colour of the text white because there is a lot of writing on there and white makes it more clearer and also is part of the colour scheme and links more to the theme. The genre of my magazine is Hip Hop and i tried to bring this accross by making my magazine look like a Hip Hop artist as i looked at various magazines with the same genre and many of them were formally dressed so this is what i wanted mine to look like. I have also included the context of power and i wanted to make my artist represent this and used thre suit also. But back to hip hop, and the colour scheme i used is quite dark and simple but these are the type of colours you would see on a hip hop magazine. A lot of the props i used within the magazine like the ring, suits and chains are the time of clothing usually worn by hip hop artists. The article on the double page spread is a typical story of the life style of hip hop artists but without being stereotypical i got the initial idea from learning about one of my favourite artists called 50CENT and this again links to the genre of it. The poses of my artist also links to the hip hop genre as he poses in a very powerful and serious and hip hop is a very serious genre. My artist is represented being a very serious character and makes him look quite hard. The suit also indicates that he become quite rich and i used a ring and bottle of champagne to put this accross more. He seems as a serious character and this links to the genre as Hip Hop is very serious. The colour scheme is one of the most important elements of my magazine as i used dark colours which is what is used on many Hip Hop magazines and links to the genre better. As i wanted a context of it to be powerful, the dark colours bring this accross and make the magazine seem more serious and bold. On the contents page, i lightened it up a little so that it is a bit different and as there are many other pages on the magazine, the multicolours give the impression that there is more on there and it is not all about this one artist.

My Pictures

Vish, your photos are here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77218035@N06/

Language Register.

These are different types of registers i have researched that could be applicable to most magazines, newspapers etc.
Static Register - Where the content is set and never changes. For example biblical references or laws
Formal Registers - Usually impersonal. For example speeches and announcements.
Consultative Register - Mutually accepted form of communication. For example when you meet a stranger, conversation between a teacher and a student.
Casual Register - Used in friendship groups, slang can often occur. For example talking to your friend, 'gossiping' and emails.
Intimate Register - Private communication passed between family members, partners or other people who you have a close relationship with.
The register i will most likely use for my magazine is a casual register because it can relate better to my taget audience. However, i will mix some of the registers up as the genre of my magazine is Hip Hop and this is more of a serious filed and so may need to use registerss like formal register as well as being casual.

Evaluation sheets.

MUSIC KING

MUSE

PM

THE BEAT

PALA

POPSTREAM

FeedBack For Magazine.

Luke Niblett looked at my magazine and gave me some feedback that helps me understand the current level I am working at. He started with the bad points and told me the title on my contents page is too big and doesn't like the way it splits in 2. I used a plain grey background on all my pages as it was the colour scheme I am going for but he said it would need to be made a bit more better and more on it. Obviously, I don't know Jay Z or Chris Brown so I didn't take the photos myself and this was another bad point he mentioned. Other than that he told me the layout of my magazine looked good and professional, even though I didn't use a F or Z model. He said the language of my magazine suited the genre of it and gave me a high mark for this. The photos I used on my pages were good sizes and suited the pages they were on; this allowed them to be clear to look at as well. He did mention that I didn't use photoshop but it did take me a very long time to crop out those pictures so maybe because he didn't realise that's what I did, my cropping must have been amazing!

Draft Magazine.

MYSTIC.

Im thinking of using the Name MYSTIC for my artist. I asked people who like the genre i am using on my magazine and most of them prefered Mystic oppose to Big Snipes. I will have to change some things like my articles and magazine draft but it shouldnt be too hard.

Name change.

Im not really feeling the name BIG SNIPES for my artist now, im thinking of calling him BROOKLYN but im not sure, if anyone can think of any good names, let me know.

Draft article for double page spread.

Article for ‘THE LOOT’.

MYSTIC, a Philadelphia born Hip Hop artist who’s climbing his way to the top in the American charts. Born and raised in the rough area of Phile, Mystic has hard one of the hardest life ever to be known of by a successful artist. His real name is Jordon Drone but changed his name after his lyrics and beats were recognised by the people in his area. He started being recognised after joining in corner rap battles and showing them up with his lyrics. Once he started, his reputation started to boom; his name spread around the area so fast that people from other cities started to get to know about him and wanted to see what he could do. Mystic got into battles around different cities and venues and started doing it for money. He won battles and put people to shame with what he said to them. The crowd loved him and on one of his battles a friend of a producer at DEF JAM records heard him and bounced along to his lyrics. He heard his name that many times that he got his contact details and met up with him and introduced him to the DEF JAM producer Rick Rubin. After showing him what he can do behind a mic, Jordon Drone, aged 20, was signed onto DEF JAM records with the name MYSTIC.

He is here with us today telling us about his career, life experiences and how it feels coming from the ghetto to a million dollar lifestyle.

What were the hardest times in in your life?

‘Erm probably when I was about 15-17 when my family used to struggle with money. All my boys would go out and chill but I had to work for the family at some factory making mesh and my mama would sip the liquor with my dad so they never worked much. I had to provide the food and that for them, yeah, it took the piss but I had to do it. But anyways, yeah, I used to work long hours and be knackered through the day so I hardly got time for anything and then I’d get home and my parents would piss me off so I’d switch at them and just get angry and do something stupid.    

We learnt that were born and raised in the rough side of Phile, what was the worst thing you witnessed?

Aww man, I don’t like talking about this one. But when I was just 9 years old I was walking in this block of flats with my friend and we were going out to the courts for some bball and I heard some shouting in the hall way. I seen some dude with this bag and a baly on running past us and then some other man started shooting at that dude, he got about 4 meters away from us then dropped on the floor with three holes in his back. That shit was crazy man, gets me every time.

How did you find your way to this situation, how were you recognised?

I was battling some dude on stage and after I whooped his ass…ahaa after I had him, this guy names Brian comes us to me and was like ‘hey you talented, ever thought of recording something’ and I was like ‘naa man why?’ and he goes ‘I’m good friends with Rick Rubin, I’ll take you down and see if we can sort something out’. I was like ‘yeah cool’ then he took my details and it just kicked off from there. Now I’m MYSITC!

How did you get from Jordon Drone to MYSTIC?

I don’t know, but one of my friends heard it and said it suited me so I kinda just stuck with it. Might change it in the future but we’ll see. It's a good name like a lot of people know me by it, you know it's short quite snappy, catchy so works well. I did use the name BIG SNIPES when i was a younger but now i need something more professional so Mystic suits it nicely.  

How you finding life in this moment in time?

Yeah, you know now there’s big dollar involved life’s pretty good. Money makes the world go round and for me it’s spinning quite nicely, like now I can buy anything in any shop with nice cars. You know the lot.

I was told some other artists have a problem with you and what you say, how does this affect you and what would you like to say to them?

To other artists out there who hate out there, i don't see what your problem is but if you got something to say you should come say it to me than talking over the media about it. I'm still not sure why they hate but obviously they have some reason which i dont know about. My lyrics are a bit crazy sometimes but they're for people to enjoy and me to express myself, but like i said they got problem come to me.

What are your career ambitions for the future?

Erm, I'm still young and new so I just wana get well known first. Like people in the states know of me and that the best, such a good feeling but then I wana start to get big around the world now. The day I have a world tour will be the day where I'll be satisfied.

How are you planning on getting this big?

The easiest way is the media but they piss me off a lot, they can help you get to that point but sometime I can’t be arsed with them. Ima keep making tracks and that and hopefully i can get recognised through music channels and things like that.

What one thing would you say to potential fans out there?

I'm new; I'm good I know what people want from music now days and I can do that. My lyrics are sick and I'm sure y’all gona like em’. Mystic, watch out.

Mock up drawings- double page spread

My Artist.

BIG SNIPE (real name is Jordan Drone) is an american hip hop artist, raised in the west coast. He is signed by DEF JAM records and is really big in the states and has done records with Jay-Z and Lloyd Banks but is still yet to come through to Europe but is working his way there. His musical inspiration are mainly people that he has worked with for example Jay-Z and T.I. are his biggest music idols. The stlye of music he has been gifted in his his poetical lyrics in a Hip Hop nature, it allows the people to get a feel of his life and he had worked so hard to get wear he is today. He performed in street rap battles, which lead to monetary rap battles and then performed in a small hall near his place of birth in Philadelphia. He was adored by people which lead to him to be heard of by DEF JAM and they got to know him and his work and decided to sign him. He has a mix of slow beats to heavy bass beats and raps above them which is difficult to do this mix but he brings it to the music world. His hard work and determination lead from sticking posters up on his wall of his idols, to actually being able to produce a track with; this brings across inspiration to young artists out there and is another reason why he is adored so much.  

Mock up drawings- contents

Mock up drawings- front page.

I have drawn these designs for the front cover of my magazine and have decided to go with the name 'THE LOOT'. Any feedback would be helpful :).

Mock up example.

Whilst I was making my mock up for my magazine, I looked at a book with magazine covers in it and took a picture of one that I liked and may use inspiration from.

Review on my Pitch.

Overall, my pitch went really well most, if not all, people understood what i was doing and could tell by the data that i had provided the types of artists i was going to use, the colour scheme and what type of magazines mines could relate to. The feedback i got by people was brilliant, better than i had expected it to be. Many of my peers told me that my pitch was one of the best in the class; the questions people asked me let me give abit more information about my magazine but it wasnt a lot. Questions that i was asked were: What the name of my magazine may be, why i chose the price of my magazine to be at the top end. I answered these questions in a straight foward manner and let people understand the name and pricing of my magazine.
Forunately, the teacher came up to me afterwards and told me that my presentation was one of the best in the class. I can look at other peoples blogs to see what they've written on their blogs about my magazine and pitch; this allows me to get aa clearer idea of what people like about my magazine and any drawbacks in it. This will be very useful for when i start developing my magazine.

After i had done mine, several other peers had done their's too and there was a great variety of different types of music genres however i noticed that indie and rock and pop. I am eager to start designing my magazine because i have got all my research and audience and feedback so i think i am quite ready to get on a start making my music magazine.

Magazine Pitch.

Analysis of publishers for magazine.



VIBE
Vibe is not a Hip Hp magazine as much but it is still as music magazine and uses some Hip Hop artists on it who of which suit the genre of my magazine. I like the way they use their images to show power and make the artist look big and strong, i would like to use the same type of style of image on my magazine. The big mast head is placed is always placed on the top of the magazine and in big font, the artist is also placed infront of the mast head which again shows power and links the the image of the artist. I will also use these types of techniques on my magazine and is why i have chosen to use Vibe as a publisher for my magazine. However, there are some draw backs with this magazine style which i won't use on my magazine for example the amount of text on this front cover does not suit the style i want and so wont use as much and just keep it abit more simpler.



XXL
I have used this magazine a lot for my reasearch and the genre and their target audiences they use and have are almost identical to the ones i intend to use for my magazine.They mostly use Hip Hop artists on their front covers and write articles about them. My magazine will also be about Hip Hop as this is my favourite style of music. I will take ideas from their exsisting magazines and try use them on mine. I really like the styles of fonts, pictures and positionings of the elements on used on their pages of the magazine. 
My magazin can relate to ones XXL have made and so i think it will be good to use them as publishers of my magazine. They don't have much on the front cover of their magazine and it is quite plain but it still stands out so well and attracts the audience with the big picture and their clever use of words for The lead (this gives the reader information about what is going to be in the magazine). The colour scheme XXL use is very contrasting and they all go well with each other. I will keep my magazine cover quite simple and use the colours well on them so it's clear and eye catching; XXL does this and is why i would like this instituion to publish my magazine.   


 

For my magazine i will use a mixture of techniques from these magazines to develop my own and as my magazine will therefore link to them both, i believe they could both be eligable to produce my magazine.

Glossary for Key Words.

I found these key words on another peers blog and thought they'd be very useful for me to use, so the praise really goes to him because this is very helpful.

From Stephan Hare's blog:
Masthead – The name and logo of the magazine.
The Lead – the introductory paragraph of an article. Usually written in bold or capitals.
Body copy - refers to the text of your written articles, which should be produced as a printed presentation to accepted industry standards, e.g. correct use of language, font size, word limits etc. Usually written in columns.
Serif font – fonts like Times New Roman, or Baskerville Old Face, which have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters.
Sans serif font – fonts like Impact, or Agency FB, which do not have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters.
Drop Capitals – Really big letter, which start off an article.
Cross Head – Small sub-heading used to split up a large block of text.
White Space – white parts of a page other than text or pictures.
Mode Of Address – How the magazine talks to the audience.
Sell Lines – Text on the cover that helps to sell the magazine to the audience. Kerrang!’s sell line is “life is loud”.
Banners – text, which stands out because its on a coloured background.
House Style – a magazines distinctive design that distinguishes it from its competitors.
Borders – the gaps at the edges of the page.
Gutters – the gaps between the columns of text.
Leading - the space between lines of text.
Kerning - the space between letters.
Strap Lines – a smaller headline, printed above the main headline.
By-lines - name of the person who wrote the article. Picture Credits - where did the photos come from, or who took them.
Anchorage – The way in which text helps to pin down the meaning of a picture and visa versa

MOODBOARD.

Magazine Mood Board

The name of my Magazine.

This the part of my research and planning i been looking most foward to and have come up with a range of names to suit the genre of my magazine which is Hip Hop. Looking at different types of hip hop magazines the name Complex, Vibe and Spine magazine are some of the hip hop magazines i have come across.
Some of the names i have chosen are:

THE LOOT.

SENSAY.

PHUCK.

These are not definate names but are the most likely ones i will use. Just to know what people think of this name for my magazine, i will ask my target audience which ones they prefer.

If i come up with a new name, i will again ask people and see what they think.

Background colour text.

This list starts from the most best colours to use on a magazine to the worst...

Black on yellow

Yellow on black

Green on white

Red on white

Black on white

White on blue

Blue on yellow

Blue on white

White on black

Green on yellow

Black on orange

Red on yellow

Orange on black

Yellow on blue

White on green

Black on red

Blue on orange

Yellow on green

Blue on red

Yellow on red

White on red

Red on black

White on orange

Black on green

Orange on white

Orange on blue

Yellow on orange

Red on orange

Red on green

Green on orange

 

On my colour palette i have shown some of the colours i am thinking of using. My magazine will mostly consist of Grey, Black, White and maybe another colour to make it abit unusual.

FONTS.

http://www.1001freefonts.com/western-fonts.php

3 Contents pages.

50 CENT-  This is a contents page for a magazine that im not really sure off but is still to do with the genre of my magazine. This contents page has a big picture of Hip Hop superstar 50 Cent; the magazine used a big picture of him on the contents page to attract the audience more. He is looking directly into the camera and therefore connects with the audience better as it looks like he's looking straight at them by the way he is looking in the camera. The articles in the magazine have been listed down the right hand sign of the magazine but has not been done in that big writing because if the audience gets attracted by the big picture of 50cent then they will read what some of the aritcles are about so there is no real need to make it very big. The articles one the side have page numbers next to them so the reader can get to the pages they want to easier. Underneath each of the articles that are in the magazine ,whcih have been written in a bold font so they stand out more on the page so they catch the readers eye, there are subheadings which will give more information about the articles. This may have been done so that it induces the reader more to want to read the article and urge them more to buy it.
The colour scheme used in this magazine consists of 3 colours: Grey Black Red and White . These are typical colours found on many hip hop magazines and i intend to use something similar to this (see my colour palette for more info). The colours that are on 50cents attire match the colours used on the rest of the magazine. For example there is a patch of red on his back pocket on his trousers and they took advantage of this and used it on the page numbers for the cotents and other small parts on the page. The colour of his t shirt is black and they used the same colour to write out their list down the side of the contents page. He is looking directly at the camera but his facial expressions bring foward the point that you can get to know him better if you read the articles which makes it more attracting.

KANYE WEST- This is a contents page to the magazine called V. As you can see they have used a picture of Kanye West on their contents page and made it so that he takes up most of the page. His facial expressions show that he is looks kind of moody and miserable and these contrast with the colours because they are dull colours and represent the image of being dull and boring. The colour palette used in this is: Grey DarkGrey Black Red. However the red is very ironic in this picture because it shows a hand going across his body and placing a heart shaped object over the position where his heart is supposed to be within his body and this links to one of the stories in the magazine over a woman and Kanye. Although the colours show misery the use of the colour red kind of turns it on his head has the colour red usually has a sense of love and passion. As he is looking straight down the camera it shows he's engaging with the audience because the readers will feel he's looking at them. The outfit Kanye has on links to the background of the contents as they are the same colour and makes it seem like kanye and the magazine are one, which gives the audience a sense that some article will be about him. The brand of the magazine can be recognised by readers as there is a huge V in the background. 
Down the right hand sign on the front page, there is all articles listed down it so the reader can read what is in the magazine and also there are page number by them to allow them to navigate to the pages more easier. The text has been made quite small because they want the picture of Kanye to attract the audience first (hence them making it so big) and then for the reader to pick it up and buy it. In the bottom right hand corner there is information about the photographers of the picture and this may be a way of advertising to the readers.





This is a music magazine from a total different genre to mine and i chose to analyse this because i thought it would be differnet and wanted to see how it is or is not related to the way hip hop magazines are created. The first major thing i noticed about this magazine was that it was jam packed full of of text and pictures, where compared to a hip hop magazine contents would only have 2 pictures at most! The genre of this magazine is Indie/Pop and is full of different types of information because in the modern day, these types of bands and artists are more popular and followed as it is quite new and has a lot of audience.
On the left hand side of the page, there is a big red list of different things that are within in the magazine, although the main articles in this magazine are on right hand side and in much bigger font to attract the readers eye better. They used rows to seperate the differnet articles from each other and have big headings in them so it allows the reader to know whats underneath these headings. They use the same font for most of the headings used on the page, especially the title of the magazine- all the other headings seem to come off this font because they all use the same font.
The colour palette used on this magazine uses these colours: Black Red LightGrey and Yellow. This is typical for most magazines and can relate to hip hop magazines to because they also contain the same sort of pictures. The picturte they have taken for the magazine is much more casual than hip hop pictures, it just seems like they took the picture without them realising with shows that the genre of these types of magazines is much more relaxed and realistic. Even though it is packed with info, they still decided to advertise some offers they have on which i havent really come across on a magazine but it makes it more eye catching and will attract the customer more so it could be a good technique to use.

Music Video.

This music video was recommended for me to look at and i like the outfits used, the video and the song itself. It relates to my magazine quite well. This music video is very humourous and i could relate myself to doing things like that and wearing SOME of their clothes too. I like the background settings used too, they all link well to my genre of my magazine and will most definately use some parts of this song as an inspiration to my magazine.

Chiddy Bang-Ray Charles

Colour Palette.



The colour pallette ive decided to use on my magazine range from these colours because of the genre i have decided to use for my magazine which is Hip Hop. Looking at different Hip Hop stlye magazines, these colours seem to come up reguarly in many of the magazines so i have decided to keep it in this range. I like these sort of colours and as i am into Hip Hop i will use them on my magazine. I intend on using the grey in the backgroud and using other colours on top as they will stand out on the page and are clear read. I want to keep my front cover kind of simple but these colours will fill the effect of it being big and broad.