In what ways does your music magazine use, develop or challenge

forms and conventions of real music magazines?

I challenged Baudrillards theory and went against the stereotypical colours used in a
rock magazine. I tended to stick with the black and white colour scheme in the text
presented in my work in the cover and contents pages and double page spread. I did this
to create a timelessness feel to the magazine as the genre of rock covers such a wide
period of time, meaning that I do not want to restrict the readers to just modern day rock
genre listeners. I went against the theory as
On the other hand, I followed the typical codes and conventions of a classic rock genre
magazine, by using graphology like the mid-shot cover image on the front cover
magazine which lead the style and alternative image to the magazine. I tried to achieve
this look, different to a different genre of music such as pop, by using jargon such as
ROCK MUSIC, BANDS and ALBUM, ensuring that the language is appropriate for the
target audience. I tailor made the contents of my magazine to suit my demographic.
Such as when I used 50 BAND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ROCK LISTENERS. I also used
intertextual referencing about READING+LEEDS FESTIVAL because it suits the specific
target audience of rock music and to make the magazine appear as realistic as possible. I
was also influenced in quoting concerts and music events such as in a Q magazine issue
featuring a 16 page gig.
In the contents page, I included a review of the iconic indie-rock band Bombay Bicycle
Club. I did this as they play music in the genre of the magazine and chose them because
they are renowned in the rock industry. I decided to include a band review section within
my work to inform and educate the reader about something which they are likely to
enjoy.
The photo shoot was key to how successful the
final image of the magazine. I took different forms
of images, such as mid-shots, panoramas, and
portrait and landscape images. I did this to
reconstruct some of the graphology found in real
rock magazines. I also included images of bands
such as Paramore to give it the grungy image.
This also attracts viewers who like the bands
features and denoting the style and topics covered within the magazine.
On the cover page, I have presented the well-known Twitter and Instagram logos, with
the magazine account name beside. I have included this as there is a rising demand for
new sources of media. I also considered offering a digital way of reading the magazine as
rock magazines such as NME and Q. I also carried forth the The top 50 rock albums of
2014 as seen in the rock magazine Kerrang! and incorporated it in my work.
In my double page spread, I used a drop cap I, for the introduction to the article. I did
technique in InDesign. On the cover page, I used the sandwich method of making the
masthead stand behind the models face and head. I did this by duplicating the
background image and placing the text box in between the two identical images. I then
used the eraser tool to remove areas which stood in front of the model. I did this to make
the magazine look realistic as most of the cover pages which I analysed used this
technique.