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The colour that I used for my media magazine was blue and black I did this because I wanted to add a colour scheme to my magazine, as I had an image of girls wearing the school uniform I chose to pick the colour blue and black because it stands out from my white background. I added the date on the top right had corner as I found that most magazine do so. I included two articles that I believed would interest my target audience; students preparing themselves for A-levels and A-level results. Next to these articles I found it would useful to add associated pictures this would help the reader identify what the article is about and grab their attention. At the bottom of the page I decided to include a small article about what is inside this magazine this was done so that my target audience would be persuaded to buy the magazine, the article was about helping students make timetables for upcoming exams. I decided to keep the price fairly because my intended audience were Negus students and that is the price they would be able to pay.

R&B Magazine Analysis

For my R&B magazine front cover I decided to add a strong image. The female that I have included is dressed in a little swimsuit this because it stereotypically appeals to the genre and the strong image shows her sexuality. I low angle shot has been taken to show how supreme she is and the audience has made to feel inferior. Its gives her powers and you can feel the confidence she has by just looking at her posture and face.  I decided to add this on a simple white background as makes her stand out. This magazine can be read by both men and women because of the genre however it may only suit women because of the colours that are used which is pink and more appealing to the target audience. Furthermore the title “Infatuation” describes the passion and obsession the readers have with this magazine. Instead of writing a little article like I did for my metal magazine I have included 5 words they describe the magazine itself and go from and are ordered from longest to shortest . On the right I included a short sentence which mentions that this magazine contains information about love and the charts this has been add, so it persuades the audience to buy the magazine especially for young girls aged between 18-24 this because they may be particularly interesting the following things. The price for this magazine was a little higher then the other two this is because most R&B magazine are of a high price also this magazine looks more sophisticated.

Metal Magazine Analysis

With this magazine front cover I have tried to portray the genre through varies aspects for example the title of the magazine is “Rockstar” which fits perfectly with the genre as the genre for this magazine is metal, and metal is associated with the colour black. Also everything that the artist is wearing is black the connotation for this can be dull, evil and mysterious. Moreover she is holding an instrument which is a black guitar the way in which she has placed that instrument between her legs gives her more of a masculine role it shows her power towards the guitar and how close she feels towards it. The location of this image is a in a graveyard this also relates to the genre and the colours of the background give a cold effect. I have added that the magazine includes an “exclusive interview” with this upcoming artist, in a red and bold font to grab the audience’s attention. I chose the colour red as it stands out to what she is wearing; the connotation of the red font could be the danger, fire and blood. On the top right had corner I have included a small image of a skull from my research I found that most metal magazine include icons like these this is why I decided to add one on my magazine front  cover. On the bottom right had corner I decide to introduce a section of the magazine this was so that the customers are interested by the article and are persuaded to buy it. However applying this to my actual magazine front cover may not be suitable, as most magazine front covers include short articles and waste little time adding a lot of text this may be due to the fact that it takes up a lot of space which would mean less space for an affective picture. I have added a barcode on the bottom left this is because the bar code is normally seen at the bottom on most magazines.

Indie Magazine Analysis

The artist I have selected for my indie magazine front cover is young white and male. He stereotypically looks like what should be on an indie magazine with his long scruffy hair, tight jeans, tie, blazer and shirt. The colours of the background are similar to the colours he is dressed which makes the magazine look more suitable for its audience. The main colours that I have used for the text are red and black, the text is also bold and clear this was done so it would stand out and be more appealing to my target audience. For this magazine front cover I experimented with something new, I added the title on the left of the page and also rotated it title. I did this because I wanted to try something new and distinctive however from my research I discovered that most magazine front covers have the title in the middle and the font is usually the right way round. From this I believed that it would be best to keep the title similar to what normally is portrayed in magazine front covers. The layout of my magazine front cover is organised as I have structured it from what is most important at the top with a larger font and what is least important at the bottom with a smaller font. This was done so the audience direct their attention to what is significantly more important. I have included that this magazine is an “independent style” magazine which would have an impact on the target audience as they would believe that this magazine this is exclusive and unique. The price that I have chosen is £1.95 is this is because it is affordable for this audience.

How does Plumline construct and reflect its intended audience?

Plumline constructs and reflects its intended audience through the title as the school magazine is called “Plumline” the beginning part refers to the school. Also the colours reflect Plumstead Manor as the red and green background is the colours of the school uniform. We are also able to see a small image of what Plumstead Manor is reconstructed into this clearly represents the school and what it will look like in the future. The articles that have displayed on this cover and every cover that is issued is written by a student from Plumstead Manor this itself constructs to its audience as they are students that study at Plumstead Manor. This would influence the audience to want to read the magazine because they more likely to read the work of someone their own age or someone who they are familiar with. The picture that have been used are of students that attended Plumstead Manor from students in year 8 to year 10 this would grab a people’s attention and reflects the audience by showing who they are. The font that has been used is very simple this suggests that the reader may be of a young age. The subheads and the language used in this magazine are also very easy and simple to understand for the audience. An image has been included of two students playing with a balloon this shows the audience in a childlike way  also referring to the audience with would interest them.