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Band Profile

Band Name: The Everything

Music Style: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Synths

Influences: Foals, Two Door Cinema Club, The Vaccines, Everything Everything, Friendly Fires, The Maccabees 

Members: 3 members, bass guitar, drums and vocals. 3 males, 1 guitar and vocal, 1 bass guitar, 1 drums.


Cover: 3 members, possibly two so i can avoid overcrowding and cramming on the cover which could potentially give off an unprofessional look.

Style: stand next to each other to add to the simplistic look, or in a triangle e.g 1 in front, two behind, to add a feeling of importance to the lead singer of the band. Clothing will be skinny jeans, plain simple t shirt or shirt branded, e.g fred perry. Mid shot, no shoes or full jeans revealed. Hair style is neat, add to simplistic look, also short back and side haircut. Or messy hair, contrasts to simplistic look and fits the genre better, conventional look of a typical indie/alternative band e.g foals. Or more vintage, old fashioned shoot, adds effect well because it looks minimalistic.

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Institution

IPC media are a big institution that publish famous magazine NME. It is the longest published and most respected music weekly in the world.

IPC media is the UK’s leading consumer magazine and digital publisher, which gives the institution an edge when competing with others. They produce a huge variety of magazines including big names like Nuts and Now.

IPC media would be a perfect institution to publish my magazine because they are already ready a very high profile magazine publisher therefore they would easily be able to promote the magazine and distribute it.

Media Pitch

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Final pitch for my media magazine. I believe it includes all the key concepts needed.

FONTS

In the magazine it is important for the font to not only fit the genre of the magazine but also to look professional and make a good first impression to the reader, for example, hard to read informal font would not suit a magazine because it would be uncomfortable for the audience to read and interoperate.

I have come up with a selection of fonts, which I believe could be ideal for my magazine. The fonts for both mastheads and cover lines + straplines are clear easy to read fonts. I want the font to be simplistic and conventional. For my masthead I want the font to be clear, bold and eye catchy. This is because the font is the first thing the reader looks at, along with the image on the cover, when considering buying, therefore because of this the font needs to be good enough to lure the customer in.

For straplines, cover lines and basic text I want the photo to have a formal feel towards it which will create atmosphere for the magazine and make it a more enjoyable read, a font I do like is Tahoma, this is because it is simplistic and easy to read, along with this it also looks professional.

The contents page should include conventional simplistic font, this is because it is the main page readers will continuously flick back to in order to find a different article to read. If the font is difficult to read it will be a massive off put for the reader. In addition the double page spread should have an easy read font. A typewriter font would be a suitable choice because it is commonly seen in newspapers and magazines, therefore it would appear conventional plus comfortable.

Colour Schemes

Colour Palettes by

Double Spread Analysis - SPIN

SPIN double page spread cover has a similar conventional layout to NME; this includes a large image taking up roughly 2/3 of the page and the rest left for text. The image used is interesting, it is a close up of Florence, which allows the audience to recognise that she seems to look happy, her hair is clearly blown back and it seems to look like an in action shot. Because the photo is a close up there is a lot to identify and it adds a sense of importance. The image is black and white, which can suggest that there is something being hidden, her true colours aren’t showing.

The whole magazine is in black and white, this is a simplistic look is affective. “Florence and the machine” is wrote in big font, not only because it’s the title of the article but also it is the name of the band, therefore it needs to draw attention to readers so they know who it is. The artist of the year box positioned above the title can make the reader want to go into more depth and find out why etc. There isn’t a huge amount of text used in the spread; this allows more focus on the image itself. Along with this the font seems to be simplistic in the interview, however the writing beneath the title has a feminine touch to it, this correlates well with Florence because obviously she is female.

The kicker is interesting because it is unique. The use of columns give it a magazine feel, on the other hand the black and white can emphasise more of a newspaper feel. 

Double Page Spread - NME

This double page spread by NME involves an unconventional colour scheme, it still consists on the three colour scheme however there are aspects in the image which break this. The colour scheme is used creatively by highlighting key information for the reader in blue, This is so it stands out in contrast to other text. The title “the vaccines” is in block capitals and has a significantally bigger font compared to the other texts, this is so the people reading know the artists immediately when opening the page.

Conventional columns have been used to give it that magazine feel. To take up more room in the text they have used a pull quote in a significantly bigger font, using the colour blue linking in with the colour scheme which looks proffesional. This allows us to get an interperate of the interveiw for people that briefly read through. Kickers have also been used to add to the magazine feel, these letters which start the beginning of each sentence have been coloured in blue, this links again with the colour scheme allowing the magazine to keep a professional look.

The image which is portrayed in the magazine takes up around 2/3 of both pages, this is a large image which draws a lot of attention to the reader. The image includes the four band members of the vaccines which are all breaking the fourth wall by looking into the camera, this can make the reader feel like they are more involved in the magazine which is a useful affect. The image used is also very interesting, this is because the band members arent just stood in a line, they are in specific positions, this could allow the audience to note the importance of each member, for example Justin Young  is positioned at the front which draws more interest to him. All of their facial expressions are serious which links well with the type of music they produce. Along with this the background is quite dirty, like old paper which can be seen to foreshadow their type of music. The vaccines are in simplistic clothing which doesn’t reveal any branding names, the rolled up shirt of Justin can show their kind of style well, so can other clothing items seen in the background.

The overall layout of the magazine is pretty conventional for NME with a main image taking up two thirds of the page. I like this kind of design because I find it interesting, it allows close detail and depth in the image and enough zoom for a valid amount of text.

Double Page Spread Analysis - NME

NME have gone for an unconventional look in this specific double page spread, instead of using the standard colour palettes consisting of black red and white they have gone for an overall darker look, including colours purple and black, this suggests the personality of the band, as their new album has been “death obsessed” and they are a “dark-hearted trio”.

The overall look of the double page spread is a layout that we come across a lot; this consists of a big image taking up usually half, or more of the page. The image in this specific double page spread takes up around 2/3 of the page, it is a long shot of the White Lies, the lightening used in the photo makes the image look dark and dull, it doesn’t reveal anything intriguing about the band. However this allows the page to have a more simplistic look which is very affective. In the image the audience can notice that a lot of their body is hidden in shadows to suggest that there could be something that they don’t know about this band. Along with this the lightening can suggest that although they are hidden, they want to be in the spotlight and they want to be a big, powerful well-known band.

The font used in this magazine is very simplistic and easy to read, this is good because it avoids confusion for the reader. We are instantly exposed to a huge title which is taking up around 1/3 of the left hand page; it is known as a pull quote from a previous interview saying “we want kings of leon’s career”. The font is very clear and bold and it is underlined to emphasise the importance of it.  The pull quote is very optimistic and can be seen as arrogant considering the success of Kings of Leon’s.  The type up at the bottom is in New Times Roman, this is just a standard conventional font. In the text main words are also in purple instead of the black, this goes with the colour scheme and allows more focus on specific words like ‘White Lies’ and makes it look professional. The layout of the font is a lot neat and professional; they have used the conventional columns and have used a little sub paragraph, which looks neat.