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Questionnaire feedback

1. What does the title suggest to you? 

there answers for this question are fairly similar. everyone who was questioned thought the Title advertised a rock/metal magazine. 

2. What genre/type of music does the magazine focus on and how do you know this? 

All my answers showed that my magazine suggested that the genre focused on metal/heavy metal. some participants also noticed hints of punk. 

3. What makes the magazine look professional/unprofessional? 

I have evaluated that the layout, title and text layout make the magazine look professional but the black boxes round the txt will make the magazine look a little unprofessional

4. How genuine does the front cover look?

Everyone says it looks very genuine with the odd exceptional criticism

5. Do the contents of the page simply inform or does it also manage to interest you into reading the rest of the magazine?

most of my audience believe the contents to inform. some people believe it to have too little information whereas some people believe it to have too much. some people have commented that it is quite interesting and would read on. 

6. Does the article sound like a piece of journalism?

i have been told that my article sounds very a very professional piece of journalism. 

7. Does the article layout make you want to read it? if not why? 

I have been told it its quite interesting to read and is well set out. once again there is the odd comment were i am told my colour scheme does not work or i have too much content in my article. 

edits

to make my magazine seem more professional, i had to edit the pictures so they did not look blocky on my magazine. i made sure they fit with the article and other pages without looking out of place.  

these pictures are used  in my final product. they are what are going to contribute to my final marks

my coursework is nearing the end. I have written my article and created myfront cover and contents page. i am currently working on finishing making my two page article layout and adding the finishing touches.

pictures to follow soon

after talking over with a teacher about my pictures. i was advised to focus on the two remaining band members and where they are going from this point. therefore the article was focused less on Dark Thoughts and more on Young Phoenix. instead of using the whole band for pictures, I changed my focus and used two new people and foucsed my pictures on only two people instead of the whole band. The article featured around Tim and Kay as they are the two members being interviewed. i have alomost finished editing my cover and i am moving in to creating the contents page and adding my article to my main feature page.

Pictures taken of band members

new ideas- name of magazine no longer soul core. now Metal! short and catchy. article still about the break up of Dark Thoughts, but now mainly focuses on the rise of 'Young Phoenix' Created by Kay and Tim. Kay and Tim interviewed about their new ideas and hopes for a bright future. dates for relaeses of debut album and possible tour dates. Articles main aim- to promote new Band Young Phoenix.

Magazine ideas
Name- Soul core
Name of featured band in main article- Dark thoughts
band members- Ash Lee, Kay Osfree, Tim Tation, Sir Render
Aim of article- to appeal to a teenage audience
Topic of article- Break up of Band ' the end of dark thoughts'
the article is about the break up of the band and reasons behind it. i will be writing about how the last two members hav come together and formed a realtionship and stuck by each other and how they are movin forward. i will be going into the bands past and how they were successful and ,equally, not so much. i will be talking about why the band had fallen apart, mainly jealously over the single female member of the band (Kay) and her relationship with Ash. ideas of future and stress included into two page article. pictures yet to be taken

This is my Mood board for my main task. it gave me the ideas for a front cover for my music magazine that i will be making for my main coursewor task.

Feedback 23.3.09

Anthony,
Summarise the findings ofyour audience research please. Your research and planning should all be complete by now and you should be producing your own magazine. You are some way off this. You need to be working from home on this and your blog suggests to me you are not! Once your mood board and rough sketches are complete they should be uploaded on to the blog. You need to be taking all your photos this week really. See me for further guidance if you need it.

(Mrs Abell)

magazine basics

above is my preliminary magazine. I believe that it was successful and would work well for a teenage audience. i have made it new and interesting, breaking the conventions by placing the title at the bottom of the page instead of the top. however, i feel that placing the information on the page was awkward. on several occasions i found myself covering the picture with all my content information. the title at the top (the SMC logo) was rough and cut badly. i did not feel that it would look good to go on shop shelves. the background against the picture however was eye catching although the picture itself was a bit plain and could have livened it up by making the two students stand in a different position, maybe posing for the photo. i feel that the yellow writing was effective on a black background, catching the eye. :)

Feedback 11.3.09

Anthony,

You have some good ideas for a feature article here but you need to focus on the basics first! Tell me about the actual magazine you will produce - name, genre, target audience etc? You should also have completed your research by now but i see you haven't yet started. Please see the research task sheet on moodle to guide you through this and get this completed by the end of the week. You should also complete your prelim task in friday's lesson and post it on the blog. (Rachel/Nikki will be happy to help you with this.)

Thanks
Mrs Abell

Blog entry 4

the idea of my magazine is based around the idea of the downfall of a band. the band has recently broken up and i am interviewing the surviving two members of the group. i first go into a little detail about the bands past history, how they originally came to be and where they came from. i will talk about their successes and battles the band has been through and the reason for their tragic split. as well as talking about how the band has broken up, i will be interviewing the last two members and their plans for the future and how they are coping with the anger and upset of their old fans. my magazine in detail will consist of:

• The former bands history
• previous successes and the common struggles associated with fame and the aim to stay big/ popular with the public
• reasons for break up/ what led to the structural failure between the band members
• how close friendships came to a close
• feelings/regrets on the end of the band and how they are coping 
• Last 2 members of group- plans for future/ coping with angry fans and hate mail. 

Blog entry 3

For my initial research, i will be writing a questionnaire at my specific audience . this will help me find the target age to which i aim my magazine. 

Blog entry 2

Magazine idea

For my project i have decided to base my ideas on a Kerrang, NME type magazine. The project itself  is rock/metal based in its content and will be aimed at a general teen/young audience of between 14-22 years. 

Boring blogs 25/2/09 entry 1

for my Media A/S coursework i have chosen and decided to develop my own brand of music magazine. I prefer to work individually as i feel my independence will allow me to focus on my work without the distractions of other workers or members of a group. As i will be working on my own the project will consist purely of my own ideas. this will allow me to work to my own level and will eliminate the problems of debate and disagreement.