Our task was to write and comment on the genre of music, our group had been given rock; this could be split up into many sub-genres such as, classic rock, indie, emo, screamo, metal etc. The expectations for this genre of music were very stereotypical; dark colours with white because most of us had read the magazine before. Appealing to a young audience seeing as a lot of teenagers listen to music and it`s seems to be the most common genre, a mixed audience that was interested in rock. Would include such things as interviews, gig dates, reviews, information to do with rock music etc. Language used to be informal and aggressive due to the stereotype rock musicians follow. We thought about artists that would be featured Nickleback etc
When we studied the magazine we found our expectations to be right in most aspects we were asked to look at, however some were not such as; the audience seems to appeal to an older generation as well as younger with older artists reappearing. The layout was at first glance scattered on certain pages, but once you began reading each part was organised and presented neatly with dark colours mostly, then a hint of colour on certain pages relating to what the page was reviewing or advertising. The language we expected was correct, informal with lots of information included in blocks set out in text boxes to fill the page, which would take time to read. Abusive and offensive language and slang was used in interviews with bands and reviews, keeping will the stereotypical theme of rock. The content of the magazine included, interviews and news about current bands and up and coming bands introducing them, reviews, gigs, posters, and advertising clothes, games, albums etc. Typical artists including slipknot, and bring me the horizon were featured. The size of the magazine was surprising being such a well know magazine we expected it to consist of more, but it was a smaller magazine with fewer pages not including as much.
The website which we looked at was NME, the layout for this was well set out which made it easier for the reader. The menu bar placed along the top was full of links that took you to each separate page and put everything into categories making it easier to find what you were looking for. The important and main information filled the front page with new top stories down the left side of the page which acted like a contents. It`s filled with pictures and captions, and very interactive with videos, blogs, their own radio station also it lets you vote for the NME awards and subscribe to receive emails and news updates. The house style and colours are bright the background advertising the NME awards.
Powerpoint
We were set the task of researching a magazine that we had previously looked at, and producing a powerpoint including: the history of the magazine, the publication, circulation, publisher, how it appeals to its audience, the content of the magazine and the audiences intrests.
I chose NME magazine for this task, seeing as the genre of my main task would be very similar so it would be beneficial reasearching and being able to gain ideas of how you connect to your audience through your magazine.
When we studied the magazine we found our expectations to be right in most aspects we were asked to look at, however some were not such as; the audience seems to appeal to an older generation as well as younger with older artists reappearing. The layout was at first glance scattered on certain pages, but once you began reading each part was organised and presented neatly with dark colours mostly, then a hint of colour on certain pages relating to what the page was reviewing or advertising. The language we expected was correct, informal with lots of information included in blocks set out in text boxes to fill the page, which would take time to read. Abusive and offensive language and slang was used in interviews with bands and reviews, keeping will the stereotypical theme of rock. The content of the magazine included, interviews and news about current bands and up and coming bands introducing them, reviews, gigs, posters, and advertising clothes, games, albums etc. Typical artists including slipknot, and bring me the horizon were featured. The size of the magazine was surprising being such a well know magazine we expected it to consist of more, but it was a smaller magazine with fewer pages not including as much.
The website which we looked at was NME, the layout for this was well set out which made it easier for the reader. The menu bar placed along the top was full of links that took you to each separate page and put everything into categories making it easier to find what you were looking for. The important and main information filled the front page with new top stories down the left side of the page which acted like a contents. It`s filled with pictures and captions, and very interactive with videos, blogs, their own radio station also it lets you vote for the NME awards and subscribe to receive emails and news updates. The house style and colours are bright the background advertising the NME awards.
Powerpoint
We were set the task of researching a magazine that we had previously looked at, and producing a powerpoint including: the history of the magazine, the publication, circulation, publisher, how it appeals to its audience, the content of the magazine and the audiences intrests.
I chose NME magazine for this task, seeing as the genre of my main task would be very similar so it would be beneficial reasearching and being able to gain ideas of how you connect to your audience through your magazine.
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