Pop main task research

Main Task - Research

Front Covers that I have studied

Pop

Clear colour scheme

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Pink, red, white

Main cover lines

Head of artist interferes with bold masthead

Barcode at the bottom

Image goes well with colour scheme

Medium shot photo

Conventions

• Bold masthead• One main model/star

photographed either in close up or medium shot

• Barcode• Cover lines • Clear colour schemes• Secondary headlines• Links to other articles• Teasing Contents

• Strap lines• The image usually is

slightly over the masthead.

Questions Answers1. What type of music do you

listen to ?2. What artists/groups do you

love listening to at the moment ?

3. Who is the first artist/group/song you go on YouTube to listen to ?

4. If you could meet one artist/group who would it be ?

5. If you could put a group together what artist would you choose ?

6. Who have you seen perform live ?

7. How often do you listen to music ?

8. What radio station do you listen to ?

1. Pop

2. Katy Perry

3. Rizzle kicks

4. Ed Sheeran

5. Cheryl Cole and Wil.i.am

6. The Wanted

7. Everyday

8. Kiss

Examples of double page spread from music magazines

Analysis of a double page spread

One main medium shot of the artist

A clear colour scheme

Interview questions in one colour, answer by artist in other colour

Set out in columns

Subtitle, introduction to the interview

Examples of contents pages from music magazines

Analysis of a contents page

Pictures to attract reader to main articles

Clear colour scheme

Logo to represent the magazine

Contents of the page is in bold with more information in normal font

Mood board

• Frequency: fortnightly • First published: 2011• Published by: Egmont

Publishing

• Frequency: fortnightly • First published: 1995• Published by: BBC magazines

Timeline

Preliminary task

1 week 3 weeks

Research

4 weeks

Planning Photo shoot

2 weeks

Post-production

2 months

Evaluation

2 weeks