The music magazine that I have constructed is similar to real media products in many ways but it also contains a unique selling point (USP) that some of the music magazines will not contain.
Firstly, my magazine's layout of the front page is fairly similar to many real media products. All magazine contain a main image on the front page, usually of a celebrity that they will be interviewing in the magazine, they also contain coverlines. My magazine also contains these features. The shots of the celebrity/celebrities on the front cover vary, they are sometimes close ups, just containing the face of the model or like mine the shot is a medium close up, showing from the waist upwards.
As you can see from the two photographs, they are both medium close up shots, this type of shot allows there to be more of the celebrity in the picture, giving more room from props and allowing the outfit of the model to give an impression. Both of the images are also on a plain background. This is a common convention of magazines as it provides a clear background for the coverlines to be placed on and creates more focus on the image itself. The images of each media product have both been placed infront of the title, this shows the importance of the celebrity and also hints at the magazines popularity as people woud already know the name. It also leaves less space on the magazine, making the front page look busy, which suggests that the magazine contains a lot of information inside.I chose the target audience for my magazine to be aged 20-35 and male, this is fairly similar to NME's as they have 15-24. I chose to aim my magazine at an older audience as I felt there was a gap in the market for this age region. The genre of the two magazines are the same though, this is rock. From looking at the images, the genre is expressed in different ways. The posture of both models is slouched and relaxed giving a rock and roll impression to the magazine. Both images also contain a main prop in the image, for 'Live' magazine (my media product) the main prop is an electric guitar, this is relevant to the rock genre as this is main instrument in many rock bands performances. The main prop in the image from 'NME' is a drawing, the drawing sets out the colour scheme for the rest of the page and could be an album cover for the artist's new album. Both of the models are gazing into the camera which is a common convention of music magazines and increases the intensity of the image, especially in 'Live' magazine as the celebrity is wearing eye make up to give an intensified impression. It also makes the reader feel more involved with the magazine. They both contain a confused but relaxed expression upon their faces wich also enhances the rock star attitude. The hair of both of the models is messy which also suggests a rock genre, as it gives a very laid-back and content impression.
Another feature of 'Live' magazine that conveys a rock genre is the font. The font I chose for my title of the magzine is called "28 days later". This font suggests a rock genre as it hints at a dangerous lifestyle. It is a sans serif font which is informal and contrasts with the serif font used in the coverlines. I used the colour white which sticks with the colour theme that I have used throughout my magazine. This creates a consistent house style so that the
magazine differs from others and has a USP.
The font used is fairly similar to that used in the title of 'Kerrang'. The font used in 'Kerrang' looks as though it has been smashed, this hints at the genre as a well known stereotype of a rock star is to trash things. This also fits in with the font used for 'Live' as it is eroded/damaged.I chose the name 'Live' for my magazine as it portrays the fact that it is a music magazine. People who listen to rock music go to a lot of gigs and listen to 'Live' music. It also means 'good' in modern day slang which could appeal to the lower range of the target audience. People who listen to rock music are very involved with live gigs as they are stereotyped to be very different to other genres of music concerts, it is very rough and it is a common thing to get injured from the mosh pits there.
The contents page of Live is quite different to some of the real media products.
On a lot of contents pages there is a column on either side containing what is going to be in the issue. I used the same font for the title on the contents page as I did on the front page, this helps to create a consistent house theme and I felt that the font fitted in with the genre well. The contents pages are similar in the way that they both make it very obvious what the main article is. I used the same font from the front page as the contents page when writing about the main article. This is continued to the actual article on the double page spread also. I also highlighted the importance of the article by making the font different and larger than the others. Another important article was enhanced on the contents page too by using a different font and tilting the writing at an angle causing it to stand out from the rest.
My double page spread (DPS) is fairly different from some of the DPS'. My DPS seems to have a lot more text in the article than some from real media products. I see this to be a good feature of my magazine as it gives the reader more for their money and it is not just a title and a picture. Some of the similar things between them are the pull quotes. On my DPS there are two pull quotes and there are generally only one. My image is also central to the page and they may sometimes be to one side. However, there are also a lot of similarities between the two media products. This is being that they both have titles, pull quotes and pictures. The images are always very large on a DPS and the effect of text wrap is quite often used. This makes the article look a lot more proffessional and gives it a compact look. The images used for the DPS are often very relaxed and less intense than the front page. Another feature that is often used is a drops cap which adds a very proffessional and neat effect to the media product.
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