CONTENTS DRAFT 1

 

Research of podcasts

I mostly listen to sit down podcasts, where the hosts (and maybe a guest) sit down and discuss whatever the topic is about. As a whole, my most listened to genre is sports, with podcasts such as WTF1 and Pitstop frequenting my Spotify. However, I also listen to relationship podcasts (TMI with Cam & Chloe and Saving Grace) and comedy (The Wittering Whitehalls).

Some podcasts feature advertisements during the show as a way to earn some money - as most audio/visual pieces do. Companies such as Hello Fresh are well known for sponsoring YouTubers as a way to get their brand identity out there. Content creators, if the video does well, can get anywhere from $0.035 to $0.15 per view on videos and $18 to $25 per 1000 listeners on podcasts. 

This is a clip from Daniel Ricciardos Coach ON OUR SOFA! Hilarious stories with Michael Italiano #f1 by Pitstop. If I was to do a video style podcast, this would be my inspiration.

FRONT COVER DRAFT 1

 

Research of Platinum Magazine website

Conventions used: advertisements, call to action, 6 link pages (plus one home and a subscribe button), search button, masthead.

 

Bright images, colours link to magazine (pink), fonts are the same

Research of Websites

 

Script for Interview

 

Toby: Hey viewers, welcome to a La Vie interview. I’m joined by Lily. Lily, what are your favourite artist and art styles?

Anna: So, my favourite is definitely Frida Kahlo, she’s very personal in her work and I like the fact that she put herself in there and her personal things like her pets, and the use of colour, the way I saw it, it just made me really happy and it was such a nice thing to see because of all the bright colours, so it was like, a really joyous feeling.

Toby: When did you start in art?

Anna: I started from a really young age. I was close with my dad when I was little so we connected through art and he was teaching me from a young age as well, so when I was growing up we would help each other out with our art and we connected ever since.

Toby: One concern we have today is that children are having anxiety, so does art help with any of that?

Anna: Personally I think it does. Obviously when I was younger I went through a lot of hard times and with art I could express how I was really feeling, and just let loose. I do think it is quite a good escape for people to use so that they can help with letting it all out if they don’t want to go out and speak to people. It’s just a really good way to let it all out I think.

Toby: That’s all you’re getting today reader! If you want more on Lily, you’ll have to come back later for the full story!

Research of Contents Pages

 

Kerrang’s contents page reflects the genre of the magazine - rather chaotic but also set out in a clear way. The use of clear headings and numbers allows readers to understand and find the stories they are interested in. The use of the main picture of Bring Me The Horizon and the fact that it is page 12 shows readers that it’s part of the main stories of the magazines. Moreover, the editor has a column for her thoughts which is a prominent feature of magazine contents.

This Kerrang contents has the same layout, showing that the editors know that it’s a good choice. The use of a few bright colours draws the readers eyes to them, highlighting the important parts and the different categories. 

RESEARCH: Kerrang! website and magazine

 

 Main page of the Kerrang! website.

 Further down the front page of the website.

 An article from the website.

A snippet of one of the issues.

Font Ideas for Masthead

 

Left Top - Castellar

Left Middle - Ink Free

Left Bottom - Lucida Calligraphy Italic

Right Top - Mistral

Right Middle - Onyx

Right Bottom - Rage Italic

Masthead Ideas

Rainure - French for Groovy. Groovy is a synonym of style, which was the basis for my research. I thought Groovy in the English form was too informal and not what I was aiming for with my magazine. When thinking of other ideas, I came across the word Élan, which means spirit or enthusiasm, and decided to start looking for words in French. Hence why Rainue became one of my choices.

Another idea, and the one I ended up choosing, was La Vie. As a fan of the song La Vie En Rose, I already knew what it meant, and since I thought it would work quite well with my ideas for the magazine. Doing further research, I learnt that the phrase La Vie En Rose comes from a longer phrase "voir la vie en rose" which essentially means seeing life through rose tinted glasses... which is now my sell line.

Research: Magazine Front Covers

 

Research of Vogue

 

Shot type: medium closeup
Photo is of Dame Judi Dench and is behind the masthead
Photo takes up entire page
The font of the masthead is a black didot font. The text is mainly pink and black, with a splash of purple and white.
Two types of fonts, both italic and not
The text is mainly at the bottom and middle of the page, apart from the masthead
The front cover addresses social issues such as the Coronavirus pandemic ("The actor on life, love and quarantine") as well as body positivity ("One woman weighs in on body positivity")
No barcode
Contents to the left of the page
Date at the top left underneath the masthead

Vogue is fashion magazine founded in 1892, however it didn't start posting about fashion until the mid-1930s. The magazines were illustrated at first, and in 1932 the first colour photograph featured on the front. There are currently 28 types of Vogue, ranging from British Vogue to Vogue Korea.

Research TMRW magazine

  

Shot type: medium long shot
Edited so her face and hands are the brightest thing on the page alongside the writing
Covers entire page
Masthead: bold, white font
Two different fonts 
Masthead is at the top of the page and the two other pieces of font are down the side. The masthead is the biggest of the pieces of font, followed by the bottom right.
Nothing on the page except the photo, the text and the barcode at the bottom
Targets music fans, specifically fans of Sabrina Carpenter
The magazine aims to create "thought provoking content of the highest quality".

Shot type: medium closeup
Masthead: bold, black font against white background
Three different fonts 
Masthead is at the top of the page, one piece of text along the side and two at the bottom
The text is all white apart from the masthead
Two of the texts are italic but in different fonts. The "Niall Horan" is in a slightly more bold font compared to the contents along the side. The names of the celebrities along the bottom are not italic or bold.
Contents respond to political and social concerns, such as Brexit. It also mentions Instagram and a digital protest.
Targets music fans, specifically fans of Niall Horan, Nao, Vince Staples, Alex Aiono, Puzzle and Daya.
The magazine aims to create "thought provoking content of the highest quality", as well as distancing themselves from the "perception of a 'magazine'".
Barcode on the top left corner of the photo, has price on it.

TMRW is sold online as well as in a few select stores. Since all the paper is recycled, the price is £9.99, however special editions are £14.00. Shipping in the UK is £4.00.