Main Task - production - Photo shoot ideas

This collection of photographs show that I'm experimenting with lighting, framing and overall composition.  Also, i'm learning how to deal with the model so that I can get the best result.

Main Task - production - Moodboard

Main Task - Production - Questionnaire analysis

Questionnaire results

·     20 people in total completed my questionnaire, 10 girls and 10 boys. All of the ages between 16-21yrs.

·     15 people read magazine monthly, the other 5 read them once-three times a year.

·     17 people would pay £1-£2, and the other three would pay 50p for a magazine.

·     20 people’s favourite genre was R&B.

·     17 people read magazines once a week, the other three read them once a month.

·     18 people knew all of the artists, and two others knew every artist apart from 1.

·     16 people downloaded music, the other 3 streamed it and one listened to it on the radio.

·     20 people listened to music everyday.

·     18 listened to music on their phone, one listened through their car and the other listened through their TV.

·     20 people would rather attend wireless festival than other festivals.

·     20 people said they think of black artists when they think of R&B.

Now I am going to produce a magazine that takes into consideration these results, I decided to only ask 16-21 year olds because according to radio 1’s playlist these are the only ones who vote for the UK top 40. With regards to the price of my magazine, I researched that music magazines are normally priced above the price range that I included within my questionnaire. However, my choice for pricing down is to make it more accessible to my target audience. Out of the people who participated, said that they tend to download music so I will include a ITunes voucher within the magazine, to attract this audience further. Also in my questionnaire I included a list of R&B artists so that people could identify which ones they knew by ticking the people who they did, majority of people who took part, knew the artists, therefore I assume that they roughly know stuff about them, however this has inspired me to include new artists that they wouldn’t know about, therefore they are more intrigued to read about them to get to know them, more as if they would if it was an artist they already know of. Also to support this idea everyone who participated, agreed that they listen to music everyday therefore they are more likely to want to get to know new artists as this gives them an opportunity to branch out to new artists, instead of repetitively listening to the same selection. 18 people, out of the 20 said they listen to music through there phone, therefore I will include a competition in my magazine to win an iPhone. Also I will include in my contents page the wireless festival lineup, because this is something the audience are interested in as all 20 people stated that this was their most preferred festival. Lastly for my R&B artist I am creating to feature on my magazine, will be a black person, as this is what my target audience recognizes to be an R&B artist.

Main Task - Production - Questionnaire

Questionnaire- R&B Music magazine

Are you a Man or a Women? (Tick one)

·      Man

·      Women

How old are you? Tick one

·      Under 10yrs

·      12-15yrs

·      16-21yrs

·      22-28yrs

·      29+

How often do you buy magazines? (Tick one)

·      Once a week

·      Once a month

·      Once-three times a year

·      Never

How much would you pay for a magazine? (Tick one)

·      50p

·      £1-£2

·      £3-£4.50

Rate these magazine genres in order of your preference (1=my favourite and 4=my least favourite)

·      Classical music magazine

·      Rock music magazine

·      Country music magazine

·      R&B magazine

How often do you read magazines? (Tick one)

·      Once a week

·      Once a month

·      Once-three times a year

·      Never

Tick the artists from below that you know

·      Drake

·      Ashanti

·      Rihanna

·      August Alsina

·      Ciara

·      Partynextdoor

From the artists below which one do you most prefer and would like to read about? (Tick one)

·      Drake

·      Ashanti

·      Rihanna

·      August Alsina

·      Ciara

·      Partynextdoor

How do you listen to music? (Tick one)

·      Stream

·      Download

·      CD

·      radio

How often do you listen to music? (Tick one)

·      Everyday

·      Every other day

·      Once a week

·      Once a month

·      Never

What do you listen to music through? (Tick one)

·      Phone

·      Laptop/computer

·      Ipod

·      Car

·      Tablet

·      Tv

Which festival would you rather attend? (Tick one)

·      Wireless

·      Lovebox

·      Glastonbury

When you think of R&B artists do you think of a black or a white person? (Tick one)

·      Black

·      White

Main Task - Research and Planning - info on institution

Today i will be making improvements on my powerpoint for the genre research for my music magazine. Firstly i will be adding two slides about the publishers of two magazines, being: Vibe and XXL. This will include information such as the Logo and slogan of the company and what the slogan connotes. Also if the company is international and has other products.


Also i will be including what the figures of popularity for each R&B music magazine represent. In order to understand what my audience need out of a magazine.

These are the final improved slides: