Summary Of Research

Summary of Research in Magazines

Throughout the research I have carried out on Music magazines I feel that I have found out a lot about the various conventions that are incorporated and what I will need to put in my magazine to make it successful. I have seen a variety of Colour schemes, typographies, Images, Mise-en-scenes and various camera shots.

The typography used in most of the Indie/Rock magazines I have researched seem to use very bold san serif fonts that stand out amongst other elements on the page. The colours of the fonts also contrast with each other adding to the effect of standing out on the page. Kickers are used to attract the reader to read the article on most of the double page spreads that I have looked at. The pull quotes used on the magazines are usually written in serif fonts so they stand out from the other text and when the reader reads them they will hopefully go and find the full article it is associated with. The magazines use in formal language and sometimes use abbreviations to appeal to the target audience.

The colour schemes used in the magazines have been well thought through. The colours that are used usually symbolise specific things such as red for envy, blood, rebellion and angry or aggro. This relates to the rock and indie genre as there music provokes a rebellious behaviour. The most common colour scheme I have seen used is Red/white/black which is good as the colours connote various things and they contrast to make things on the page stand out rather than the colours clashing with each other.

 Images that are used in the magazines I have researched have mostly been taken at Mid-shot but I have seen other varieties of shot composition. This means I will probably incorporate various shot types within my magazine when I come to the production process of the task. A variety of shots also helps with a variety into the magazine and making it not look repetitive and all the same.

The Mise-en-Scene within the images of the magazine shows that they have used dark costumes and indie/rock type clothing to help promote the genre. They have also used people with tattoo’s in the magazine which relate to the genre and the rebellious vibe the magazine portrays.

Some of the magazines I have research also signify the sound of their music such as the kerrang title and tag line ‘life is loud’. The cracked effect shows how the music they magazine is associated with isn’t peaceful and is listened to loudly. This give a whole different dimension to the magazine and I will hopefully try and incorporate this within mine.