Thursday 26 April 2012

Final Version - Front Page

This is the final version of the front page of 51:50 (Fifty-One-Fifty) magazine:

This front cover has maintained the house style of 51:50 magazine using the house colours, Blue, Red and Grey. Different colours are used to show importance and for certain information to stand out. The key image of 'Sean Kingston' blends in with the house style, but also matches up to the codes and conventions of real life media magazines and hip-hop artists. He is wearing the snapback, which is a cap the well known artists wear, glasses to show his importance and that he is serious about his music, and is making clear eye contact with the audience which will draw in more of an audience. The heading is bold and is clear to the audience displaying the masthead of this music magazine.
Overall, this magazine has been a success matching up to the codes and conventions of real life media products, everything which has been placed into this front cover have been from different elements of the research undertook to create such a powerful product.

Chosen Photography

The following images below are the images were incorporated into 51:50 music magazine. These have either been edited in Adobe Photoshop or been placed straight into Indesign.

This image is appropriate for 51:50 music magazine because the genre of Hip-Hop was originated in America, so this goes with the codes and conventions of Hip-Hop. This image was then rectified in Photoshop along with another image to create an effective image.
This image is appropriate for 51:50 magazine as this artist is giving the target audience something to aspire to and maybe aim to be like in later life. Also it is giving the target audience fashion tips on how to look if they want the latest trends in fashion.
This image is appropriate for 51:50 music magazine because it fits well with the codes and conventions of the Hip Hop genre, generating the audience to have someone to be inspired by and look up to.
This image is appropriate for 51:50 music magazine because 'Sean Kingston' is giving clear eye contact with the audience, and as it is on the front page, this key image will need to be appealing and draw the audience into the magazine.
This image is appropriate for 51:50 music magazine because this shows 'Sean Kingston' is appreciating the break he got into the music industry by looking up to God whilst in Times Square, New York City. This image will be incorporated in with the image of Times Sqaure using Adobe Photoshop. This will match the codes and conventions of Hip-Hop as this genre was first originated in America.
This image is appropriate for 51:50 music magazine because it gives the audience a brief insight to their role models and the latest news of their music career. Also, throughout the research task, there were many images of the artists recording a new album or single as this fits a particular genre.
This image is appropriate for 51:50 music magazine because this is showing big watches and snapback. This gives the audience a chance to have something from one of their favourite artist, which could attract the audience to 51:50 magazine as they will want to read about his new watch range.
This image is appropriate for 51:50 music magazine because this shows that the artist is conforming to the codes and conventions of the Hip-Hop genre wearing snap backs and wearing designer clothing. Also he is in a different location which show variety.
This image is appropriate for 51:50 music magazine because as this artist is in a different location providing variety between all images. Also the conventions of the costume of the artist is maintained, wearing a snapback and designer clothing.
This image is appropriate for 51:50 music magazine because this shows codes and conventions of Hip-Hop and the costumes of which these Hip-Hop artists are represented of wearing. This again gives the target audience a figure to look up to and copy his fashion.

Music Magazine - Analysis of Double Page Spread

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Music Magazine - Analysis of Contents Page

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Music Magazine - Analysis of Magazine Front Covers

Below are annotations of real media products, this will show the front pages of The Source, NME, Q and Vibe magazine.





Original Photography