Costume for my Music Magazine

In the photos I am going to take, my actor will wear a costume that suits the pop genre. This costume will consist of a white shirt, black jeans, and braces. This costume is similar to the clothing of artists who feature in music magazines that I have researched. The costume of my actor will look like this:

Actor for my Music Magazine

I have arranged for Jordan Lloyd to be the actor who features in my magazine. This is due to the fact that Jordan's dress sense suits the style of my magazine. I will have these pictures taken by next Wednesday. Here is a picture of Jordan:

Conclusions based on research

Conclusions based on research

From my research analysing current music magazines, I now know the layout of which my magazine will need to be in. From this, I will be able to create a suitable music magazine cover. Therefore, my music magazine will be aimed at men aged 17-24 and the genre of this magazine will be pop as pop is the genre of music I listen to and also because I really like the style. Their social status will be young professionals and the price will be £5 which is the same price as the magazine "Q" which focuses on a similar genre of music. My work will now concentrate on preparing a photo shoot for appropriate original photos for my artist to feature on the front cover and contents page. My next posts will look into the Mise en Scene for this photo shoot, particularly; my actor, costume, props, camera angles and a record of my time management. 

Research-NME

NME-Research

'NME' is another one of my possible style models due to the fact that I like layout of this magazine. It used to cost £2.50, however, according to this article http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/article/1354692/nme-become-free-magazine-63-years 'NME' magazine is now free because they can make money though advertisement. New issues are published weekly and has distribution figures of about 300,000. 'NME' is made by 'Time Inc.UK'. Its audience are men aged 17-30 and includes bands such as Oasis, Blur and Arctic Monkeys.

Research-Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone 

This magazine is a potential style model of mine because I like the layout of it. 'Rolling Stone' frequently costs about £3 and issues are published every two weeks. 'Rolling Stone' is made by 'Wenner Media' and it has distribution figures of 1.5 million. Its audience is 15-24 year olds with its content being largely pop culture. Artists who have appeared on this magazine include; Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Jay-Z.

Research-Billboard

"Billboard"

This magazine interests me as I like the style. Due to this, 'Billboard' is one of my possible style models. This magazine usually costs around £5 and issues are published monthly. It has printed 172 volumes. 'Billboard' is made by 'Prometheus Golbal Media' which is a New York City based business-to-businesses company. This magazine has distribution figures of about 48,000. Billboard's audience is from teenagers to young adults as it provides music from a vast array of genres. The artist who feature in Billboard include; Bruno Mars, Beyoncé and Eminem.

Research-Q

"Q"

This magazine interests me due to the fact that I enjoy some music from the genre included in it. Therefore, "Q" is one of my possible style models. "Q" magazine usually costs £5, with magazines being released monthly. To date, it has printed 353 issues. "Q", like "Kerrang!" is made by the Bauer Media Group and has distribution figures of around 100,000. Q's target audience is people in their 30's and 40's. Also, "Q" has readers that are 65% male. An example of artists who feature in Q are people like Ed Sheeran, Cheryl Cole and Lady Gaga.

Research-Kerrang

"Kerrang!"

This magazine interests me. I don't listen to the genre of music this magazine is of however, I do really like the style and font as I believe it is very eye catching. Due to this, the magazine "Kerrang!" is one of my possible style models. The price of "Kerrang!" is usually around £2 and the magazines are published weekly. To date 1594 issues have been printed. The company which creates "Kerrang!" is called "Bauer Media Group". This is a very big institution which has a revenue of over €2 billion. The magazine has distribution figures of 30,300. "Kerrang!"'s audience are middle class, aged between 19 and 24 with 60% being male and 40 % being female. The bands/artists who feature in "Kerrang!" are usually global stars such as "My Chemical Romance", "Slipknot" and "Paramore". 

Research-Music Magazine Cover Examples

"Rolling Stone"
Target Audience-Young readers
Genre-Multi Genre

"Top of the Pops"
Target Audience-Young girls
Genre-Pop

"Billboard"
Target Audience-Everyone
Genre-Multi genre

"Vibe"
Target Audience-Young urban followers of Hip-Hop culture
Genre-R&B and Hip-Hop

"NME"
Target Audience- Men aged 17-30
Genre- Rock

"Q"
Target Audience- People aged 30-40
Genre- Pop & Rock

"KERRANG!"
Target Audience- people aged17-24
Genre- Rock