Analysis of 'Q' magazine from Scriptette2012
In class this week, our main focus has been on really extending our knowledge of music magazines and the various different music genres which are found within them.
Often, in music magazines, there is a niche target audience; meaning that the magazine is aimed at certain groups/types of people. So to understand this further, we have had to undertake several research tasks which have broadened our knowledge on such areas and has prepared us for tasks such as the one I have completed above.
This is another Powerpoint that I uploaded onto the site SlideShare. And in this PowerPoint, I have analysed the front cover, contents page and double-page spread of the music magazine 'Q'. Ultimately, before carrying out the task of creating the front cover, contents page and double-page spread or our own music magazines, we have had to use the knowledge of which we have learnt- (e.g; that the title is called the masthead, and if a magazine has logos or pieces of information placed in the two top corners these are called pugs) - to then analyse different music magazines, such as 'Q'.
And what this knowledge will help us to do, is be able to effectively create our own music magazine; where we can either stick to the typical codes and conventions (like always having one main image in a mid-shot/close-up/medium shot that is placed in the centre of the page). Or, if we decide to challenge this, then we will be able to do this effectively, and explain so in an evaluation.
In class this week, our main focus has been on really extending our knowledge of music magazines and the various different music genres which are found within them.
Often, in music magazines, there is a niche target audience; meaning that the magazine is aimed at certain groups/types of people. So to understand this further, we have had to undertake several research tasks which have broadened our knowledge on such areas and has prepared us for tasks such as the one I have completed above.
This is another Powerpoint that I uploaded onto the site SlideShare. And in this PowerPoint, I have analysed the front cover, contents page and double-page spread of the music magazine 'Q'. Ultimately, before carrying out the task of creating the front cover, contents page and double-page spread or our own music magazines, we have had to use the knowledge of which we have learnt- (e.g; that the title is called the masthead, and if a magazine has logos or pieces of information placed in the two top corners these are called pugs) - to then analyse different music magazines, such as 'Q'.
And what this knowledge will help us to do, is be able to effectively create our own music magazine; where we can either stick to the typical codes and conventions (like always having one main image in a mid-shot/close-up/medium shot that is placed in the centre of the page). Or, if we decide to challenge this, then we will be able to do this effectively, and explain so in an evaluation.
Excellent level of detail in your response. You have taken advice and highlighted the key terms in bold which works well. So does your use of selecting elements of the cover to focus on. Did you realise that slides 11-13 have no content? was this on purpose? Your only aim would be to consider the representation of the artist in more detail-interesting how 'Manchester' as large city that is synonymous with Morrissey's image is written in font that is smaller than his name. You could research more into the brand identity of the brand Q. Is the Q classic a regular feature and what other types of artists have appeared in them? Excellent work.
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