contents page

Here we Have my chord magazine contents page.
As you can see I've done a lot of photoshop work on the model and the background around him. I used the burn tool over most of the image This created the dark edges you can see. I then expanded the brush used the dodge tool over his face continuously highlighting his face. I did not move the mouse hence why you can see a perfect circle round his face. I then did the same for the vinyl. i then used a small smear of the dodge tool up at the top of the page to create a light smoke-like affect. The font of the stories at the side and the issue number is Dolce Vita this is also the font used in the front page. The title Chord Contents is in a coalition font. We've also put a hashtag at the bottom right hand corner meaning people of our target audience can share their experience.

Front page analysis

So here is my front page.
as you can see the model has been captured with a high contrast on his face. This was captured by shining large lights on one side of his face. We did this so that i could turn the saturation down o 0 where everything was black or white. Then i continued to put a tint on his face that i knew whould mach with the background.
The font used is mostly Dolce Vita however i did use nova for the titles. The side stories are very neat and inline with each other giving it that professional look. There is also a double white line under Bill Myers to section his name off with other stories. White lines are common in magazines but i have done it here to show that Bill Myers is the main attraction here.  I have used a website name and a price at the bottom of the page going upward. A feature of most magazines and a proffesional look.

editor script

Editor Script

How does the magazine represent certain social groups

teens

 The front page is a teen DJ showing a stern face. This shows despite the stereotype of teens being “fun-loving”, they can be serious threats in certain industry. 

 The contents page shows some album art from an album featuring elsewhere in the magazine, it shows the model in the spotlight and the vinyl also in the spotlight. Despite this it shows him quite relaxed. This shows that despite the pressure of a spotlight he is cool calm and relaxed.

This is also the same with bill myers on the cover page.

Mise’en’scene, The model on the front cover is wearing headphones. We did this to show that they are constantly into music. This solidifies the serious role they have in the music industry.

Males

Our magazine represents male’s as quite reflective as seen on the front cover unlike the stereotypes of males as reckless and risk taking.

Our contents page shows that males are capable of great success and can rise highs that they didn't expect. 

our main story on the double page spread shows that males can still quarrel despite rising to these highs and greatness of success. 

Why did we use these models.

These models are young meaning they are in their prime and are the future and eventually legacy of dance/ electro music. This is why we feature them on the magazine, more publicity, more fame, more money, people realise that we here at chord mag were the ones who first publicised this sort of talent.

These people are also very reputable in the music industry and are well viewed throughout the world of dance music. So we use them as they are popular this builds on our views.

We also used these models as they fit with our target audience

who would be the audience:

We chose our target audience as teens 20’s and possibly 30’s. We chose this audience as these are the age groups whom are most interested in dance music, these people also love to go to festivals. We are advertising and updating information on euro-  fest. We also asked members of our target audience, they said the font was simple but stylish. They also said that it looks professional. Examples include things like the website and the layout. My target audience have also picked up on the photoshop usage and how professional that looks especially on the contents page. We used hashtags to appeal to our audience, people of that age often use hashtags to share things and involve other people into a certain trend by using a hashtag i am immediately involving an audience who can share what we at chord have told.