Evaluation of my music magazine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5UbfgRiZHg This is the link to Part 1 of my Evaluation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PA0TpXD6XI This is the link to Part 2 of my Evaluation.

Final Feature Article

Here is my finished feature article for my music magazine:

Final Contents Page

Here is my finished contents page for my music magazine:

Final Front Cover

Here is my finished front cover for my music magazine:

Magazine Institutions

The whole class created a Prezi about magazine institutions. We looked at four companies, Hearst, Bauer, IPC Media and Condé Nast. These are four of the biggest companies in the magazine industry. My involvement in the Prezi was to research and write about Hearst. The prezi can be accessed with this link:

The magazines that I analysed were Q, NME and Kerrang. Q and Kerrang are published by Bauer and IPC Media publishes NME. This gave the impression that the magazine industry is dominated by these four companies, as three of the biggest magazines around are owned by them.

I think that my magazine would be a mainstream magazine. I think this because it is a typical magazine that sticks to the common conventions of the genre. I think that the companies most likely to publish my magazine would be Bauer or IPC Media, as they publish some of the biggest music magazines, such as Q, NME and Kerrang. However, Hearst or Condé Nast might choose to publish my magazine as they might want to get a music magazine of their own to compete with Bauer and IPC Media.

IPads and other tablets are definitely changing the magazine industry. These tablets mean that less paper is being used to publish magazines as they do not need to be printed in large quantities. It also makes it easier to carry around as instead of a pile of magazines you will only need to take one tablet with you that will have hundreds of magazines on it. This new use of technology may mean that paper magazine stop being printed. One magazine that is available on tablets is K-Composite. This magazine is available for free, which may mean that people stop paying for magazines and switch to these sort of magazines that are available for free.

Double page spread construction

Here are the images I used for my contents page.

Here is the text for my feature that I had formatted so it would be in columns.

This is the start of my feature article with the background and the title.

I then added my images to the feature article.

Next I added the page numbers and the name of my magazine in a bar at the top of the page.

Finally I added my interview and 'exclusive' under my title.

Drafts of feature article

Here is my draft for my feature article:

Feature Draft

You readers are in for a real treat this week. We have been chatting with Chris Doyle, the lead singer of Conspiracy, and we have decided to share it with you. The band has recently released their first album, ‘Rebellion’, and it has already sold over 50,000 copies in little more than a week. Here is our interview with the rising star.

So what made you want to get into music?

I’ve always been a massive fan of music; I remember listening to bands such as Queen and U2 when I was younger. I learned to play the guitar when I was 10, and from there music was just the direction I was heading. I’ve always thought that life is better when you’re doing something you enjoy.

How did you meet the other members of the band?

The rest of the group was together before I met them, but they were looking for a lead singer. I was playing in a small concert hall in Plymouth one night, and after the performance they approached me and asked me if I wanted to join their band. I hardly hesitated before saying yes.

How has life changed for you since ‘Rebellion’ was released?

It hasn’t changed too much really. I know it’s only our first album, but it’s a bit disappointing that no-one recognises me yet. I did get excited when somebody shouted my name in the street, but it turned out to be one of my Dad’s friends.

Do you ever here your songs anywhere?

I have heard a couple on the radio while I’ve been driving. It’s made me feel good that our music is being played alongside all the great bands out there.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

In my spare time I like to stay at home and relax. I am a big fan of football, and watch every game that’s on while I’m at home. I also play quite a bit of XBOX as well, mostly football games such as FIFA 12 and FIFA Street.

Do you play any sport?

Not seriously, no. I like to have a kick around with some of my mates from time to time, and I also enjoy playing tennis occasionally, but I’m not really very good.

Do you have any plans for your second album yet?

We do have one idea for a song, but apart from that no, not yet. You’ll have to wait a bit longer I’m afraid.

Okay, well thank you for talking to us today, Chris. I hope the rest of your career goes as well as your first album. I’m sure we’ll see you again for another interview sometime.

Thanks, I’m looking forward to it. Bye.

This draft was without any spelling or grammatical errors so I used this first draft for my feature article.