Evolution Of Britney

Image 1

The image was made to show Britney’s body from the waist and above but it is taken from above so it is a high angle picture and they cropped out her legs to show her body from her waist and above. This magazine would be typical for boys or "lads" from ages 11 to 18 because there would be a lot of boys that would buy magazines with a sexy half naked girl for a front cover.

Britney Spears’s costume is a shirt that has been unbuttoned, boxer shorts and a black bra. This is more appealing to teenage boys because she is barely wearing any clothes and she seems quite sexual and lustrous.

The props used are a telephone and a telletubbies doll. This shows that she is quite young and immature because she still owns a doll. The telephone in her hand tells us that she is on the phone to a boy because her facial expression looks really sexual and mischievous.

The setting is a bedroom. You can see she is lying on a silk pink bed cover which gives out a type of girly, immature and young essence.

The color used is a glossy pink because it is quite bright and attractive which would relate more to teenage girls and would make them want to buy the magazine.

Image 2

The second image of Britney Spears is another mid-shot picture taken from the waist above to show her body.

Britney is not wearing anything apart from white knickers and her pose is her on the wall sticking her bum outwards. The pose and costume is really sexual and also tells us she wants a sexual relationship with the reader.

The setting is a house which connotes safety, freedom and comfort.

The type of lighting used is high-key lighting.

Bright colors are being used to make her look nicer.

Image 3

The image has been chosen to show Britney’s emotion since it is a close-up shot. The image shows that she's quite upset. Her face looks really lifeless and empty and this could mean that she has been through a traumatic event. The color black and white is significant because it also projects this sense of lifeless and emotionless feeling which is seen in Britney's facial expression.

It has been cropped so it only shows her face

The image shows that Britney wants a more intimate and meaningful relationship. This is supported by the text because the text tells us what Britney is going through and you can see that she’s going through something emotional since the image is not a really happy and bright one.

Focus Group

This was a focus group i created to gather information on what my target audience would like to see in their magazine, how often they would like the magazine released and how much it should cost. My target audience is teenagers aged 14 to 19 and i have learnt that they would like the price of the magazine to be fairly low because not all of the target audience are working and it has to be affordable for those who do not work. I also found out that the magazine should release a new issue once every month so that there is more new information on artists, concerts, albums and so on. Finally, the audience would like my magazine to focus on the more popular music genres such as Hip-Hop, Rap and RnB because there are a lot of teenagers that listen to these genres and they would like to hear more about it.

Survey Analysis Pt.3

This question asks how often i should release my magazine. More people said once a month than once a week and a fortnight. From this i know that people prefer magazines that come out once a month which has brand new information and so on.

The last question asks how much people would spend on magazines depending on how often they read them. More people responded £1.50 - £2.00. I now know that people do not like to spend a lot on magazines.

Survey Analysis Pt.2

This is the fifth question of the questionnaire asking if the reader would be interested in reading about interview and getting to know their favorite answer. A lot of people would want to know about their favorite artists so i will have to add articles on their artists

This is a more personal question for the reader asking if they take part in any local musical activities. More people responded no than yes. This would not be an interesting topic in the magazine so i would not put it in the magazine.

This question asks if readers would like to receive information about any new musical equipment. Again there are more no’s than yes’s for this question. This would also be an unpopular topic so i will not put it in the magazine.

This question asks if the reader is a musician. There are more people who are not musicians than people who are. This would be another unpopular topic in the magazine so i will not add this. 

Survey Analysis Pt.1

This screenshot of the survey people completed shows what type of music people are interested in. You can see that most people are more interested in Hip-Hop and RnB. From this i know that Hip-Hop and RnB will be the more popular topic since the magazine is a Hip-Hop and RnB magazine.

The second screenshot is to do with what people would like to see in a music magazine. There are three options in the question. The first one is for a magazine to have more pictures than text. The second option is more text than pictures and the third option is both. More people chose a lot of pictures and the both option. Fewer amounts of people chose less pictures and more text. Now i know that the magazine will need to have more images.

This question asks whether you would like to see information about any local unsigned artists. More people responded yes than people that responded no so there will have to be information about unsigned artists in the local area.

This question asks whether you would like to see information on competitions, concert and upcoming albums in the magazine. Again there are more yes’s than no’s so the magazine will include information on competitions, concerts and upcoming albums.

Institutional Research

Institutional Research

Bauer

Bauer owns a lot of mainstream magazines like Q and Kerrang. They also own magazines which are quite niche which would only attract people that like and associate themselves with the category. For example, Golf weekly and garden news are niche magazines.

Bauer owns magazines from different categories. They own a few women’s mainstream magazines. Magazines like Grazia and Closer are mainstream women’s magazines. It also has men’s niche magazines and mainstream magazines like Golf Weekly and FHM.

The brand image is a 3-D cube with colours red, orange, green, blue and white on the lines of the cube. The cube is inside a blue square and on the inside of the cube is a triangle on the top right hand side and Bauer written inside.

Bauer owns all the magazines listed on the website and other media products like radio stations, music channels and online websites. Bauer owns the 4Music channel, Kiss, Q radio station, Smashhits radio station and many more.

IPC Media

IPC Media owns a mainstream magazine and niche magazines but no other media products. They own niche magazines like Cycling Weekly

                                                                                             and Beautiful Kitchen. They also own   mainstream magazines like NME.

They also own magazines for both men and women. A men’s magazine would be Golf Monthly and Motor Boat. These are men’s niche magazines. For women there are niche magazines like Beautiful Kitchens and Good to Know Recipes. The mainstream magazine that both men and women would both read is NME.

The brand image is simple. It says IPC Media with a straight line separating the word media from IPC. The IPC is written in a more stylish font and the word media is written in a simple font.

IPC Media owns a lot of niche magazines and only one mainstream magazine. Some of the magazines they own are Cycling Weekly, Beautiful Kitchens and NME.

Immediate Media

Immediate Media is a media company which owns a range of different TV programmes a TV channel and magazines. Most of their programmes are niche. The programmes are set for a certain age group and for people who like certain topics. Examples of their niche programmes are Gardeners’ World, Olive and Charlie and Lola. A mainstream magazine that Immediate Media owns is RadioTimes.

Like every other media company they own programmes for men and women. Programmes like KnitToday and Made for Mums are mainly for women. However programmes like Top Gear and Match of the Day are men’s programmes. A magazine in which both genders would read is RadioTimes because it doesn’t target a specific gender.

The brand image is big, bold, blue writing which says Immediate Media with CO written next to media in a smaller font and the word media is written below the word immediate.

Immediate Media owns other media products which are TV programmes and a TV channel.

Development Hell

Development Hell is an independent media company that owns two magazines which are both mainstream. The magazines they own are Mixmag and Don’t Stay In.

Their target audience are people who are interested in dance and club music and also for people who go clubbing. Also for musicians who are looking for venues and musical equipment. This would attract people of ages 16 to 25.

The brand image is quite simple. Its red writing that says Development Hell with Limited written underneath the word Development.

Development Hell own other media products such as Mixmag TV, Mixmag.net the online website, Mixmag iPad app, Mixmag Events and the world’s biggest clubbing social network called Don’t Stay In.

Double Page Spread Analysis

The artist in the article is Tinie Tempah. Tinie is a rapper and this would be aimed for young people aged 10 to 25 because there are a lot of people that really like rap music some of those people are teenagers and others are adults.

 

The language used in the article is informal. Words like “FOR FUCK SAKE!” and “man” is informal language and is placed in the article to suit the target audience

 

Bright colours are used to show it’s a happy and really cheerful article. The colour of the title is in black so the reader isn’t drawn away from the actual article.

 

For the title of the article, a big bold font style is being used to present the article and because it’s a really big font size it’s noticeable. But the rest of the text is in a smaller and skinnier font style and size making it look like it’s not really important.

 

On the double page article it has one big picture on the first page on the top half of the page and below it the title.

Below the title you then have two paragraphs which run along the bottom of the page. Next to the two paragraphs you have three picture of Tinie Tempah in the studio recording and that takes up the bottom half of the second page. At the top of the second page you have a medium sized picture of Tinie Tempah in the studio. Below that you have two columns of text which have been separated by a must know rectangular box which goes down the middle separating the two columns of text.

 

Most of the pages have been taken up by images and a small percentage of the page has been taken up by text. 70% of the page is taken up by images and the remaining 30% is taken up by text.

 

The tone used in the magazine when addressing the reader is an informed intelligent fan because it’s not making the reader feel involved in the article.

 

The artist is presented as a cool, easy going and hard-working guy. He’s shown to be having fun at times and enjoying himself while he’s working.

 

 The style of the article is shown to be well organised. The font of the article is big and bold and black and the colour red is used frequently. In the front cover everything is laid out the same. The colour red is used to symbolise the logo of the magazine and the bold title shows the more important articles.

 

The article doesn’t demand any prior knowledge but you would have to know who the artist is to fully understand what is going on in the article.

Contents Page Analysis

The magazine uses images on the contents page. The images are shown to be constructive because it links to what they’re going to show inside the magazine.

The image in the contents page supports my initial findings. I know this because the target audience is mainly young people aged 11 to around 20 years old and the style of the fonts are big and bold and on the contents page its exactly the same style but more images.

The font used for the word “Contents” is big and skinny. The fonts of the numbers are bold but small. The colours are bright and the writing on the inside is also clear. The font and colours support the style of the magazine because teenagers would be more interested in the colours and images in the magazines rather than the text. They would also be interested in the puffs which are in a yellow circle and a light blue oval shape. This all supports the style.

The information on different articles is located around the centre of the contents page and all the reviewed events such as concerts and movies are on the right side in a list. This has been organised so the audience can easily find what they’re looking for in the magazine. The sections have been separated into two halves. One half is the Q’s review and the other is articles inside the magazine. This tells us that the magazine is quite organised and there will be some reviews on movies, concerts that went on such as Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake and so on.

There are also promotions in the review section on albums by The Artic Monkeys, The Maniacs and HAIM.

The magazine logo is placed on the top left side of the page. The logo isn’t dominating the page as such but it’s making itself known that “Q” is the brand of the magazine.

The brand has no other franchise. 

Analysing Music Magazine 2

This is another music magazine made by Q Magazine. Inside this magazine you would find things about Lily Allen and also you could read about Ricky Gervais answering questions asked by fans. You will also find things on Maniac Street, Rick Ross, Preachers and Warpaint Tinariwan.

The target audience for this could be people from whom like hearing about UK and American artists. It could also be for people who like Pop music.

The central image is off Lily Allen. In this image she is using a direct mode of address showing a close relationship with the audience.

Lily Allen was on the front cover of the Q Magazine because she is releasing a new album after 5 years from her previous album “Its Not Me Its You.” Her new album will be called Sheezus and features Lady Gaga that is why the anchorage text says “Lily Allen Kicks Off.”

The anchorage text “Lily Allen Kicks Off” tells us that Lily Allen is going to do something big and that will be releasing her new album Sheezus

The artist is giving off a really aggressive and violent message because of the way she is breaking the studio equipment. Her clothing is really sophisticated and classy. The female celebrities are also presented in magazines to look like divas because they dress really classy and sophisticated and also look feisty.

The letter Q is used in this magazine as the title block and it is also the name of the company who made this magazine. The title Q could mean the word queue like you are waiting in a queue or it could mean queue the next song, which relates to the music in the magazine.

Puffs on the sides of the magazine tell us what we will find in the magazine. For example, “Ricky Gervais Answer Your Questions.” This tells us that Ricky Gervais will be answering questions asked by his fans. Also there is a skyline. Skylines are there to show special features inside the magazine. On this magazine the skyline says “Lost Noel Interview. Unseen Photos. Their Greatest Scrap.” This is telling us that there are some exclusive, unseen things inside the magazine about artists that nobody has ever seen before.

There is no slogan.

The lighting used in the image is high key lighting and the font sizes are really big and have really bright and outstanding colours which people will be attracted to because it looks really nice.

People would pick up this magazine because they will see an image of Lily Allen on the cover and because she is famous it would be more convincing to pick up the magazine. People would also pick it up to know more about what is going on with Lily Allen and what she is about to kick off. The final reason for picking up this magazine would be to see what exclusive things are inside the magazine about the Oasis band. People would want to read about the “Lost Noel Interview” and would want to see the exclusive images. 

Analysing Music Magazine

The magazine is a music magazine. On the inside you’ll find out for example, what Eminem and Dre are cooking up and learn more about Diddy’s Commission.

The target audience is people who follow American music such as Hip-Hop and RnB.

In the central image the artists are using a direct mode of address. This shows that the artists have a close relationship with the audience but the fact that they’re wearing sunglasses shows that they’re a bit distant so it’s not a really close relationship.

The artists on the front cover are Rick Ross and Diddy. They’re on the front cover because they are one of the hottest artists in the music industry.

The anchorage text says “DIDDY’S COMMISION.” This implies that Diddy has commissioned someone to rap for his label as he owns the record label “Bad Boy Record.”

The artists are giving off a rich, smart and professional message. Showing us that they’re quite serious about their business and don’t mess around.

There are no groups represented or buzz words on the magazine.

The word “Vibe” is word used to describe the atmosphere so it tells us that the magazine is going to be related to the most popular music around the globe.

The title tells us that the magazine is really bold and the images make it look sophisticated.

The puffs suggest that inside the magazine you’re going to find out more about what the puff says. For example, where it says “What are Eminem and Dre cooking up?” inside the magazine you’re going to find an article about what they’re cooking up.

There is no slogan.

The lighting is high-key and the fonts used are bold and clear so everything seems clear and big.

There are famous artists on the front cover and it’s also an anniversary issue so it comes on every once in a while so it would make people want to pick it up.

Magazine Cover Layout

This is a magazine I have annotated showing all the features that are on a magazine cover.

College Magazine Contents page

This is the contents page for my college magazine. I have taken a photo of the school and added 2 pictures to show how students work. 

College Magazine Front Cover

This is my college magazine front cover. Took a medium shot of a boy in my college for the front cover image to show how college students are and what we wear in our college. Added title, barcode and some articles

About Myself

My name is Dolvani and this is my AS Media blog. I am 16, currently in college and I like music. I listen to Rap music, RnB, Hip-Hop and a bit of Rock. 

I chose media because i like studying about how people see things because of how the media presents it. I also like keeping updated with the latest media trends and knowing what people like to see and hear. 

My aim is to achieve a working knowledge of how the media presents the different type of people around the world in news reports, news papers, magazines and social medias from rich to poor, celebrities to ordinary people and finally the good samaritans and the criminals.