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Media Institutes

In order for my magazine to become successful, it would be incredibly useful to have a large publishing company take the mag on. The first one I came across was Bauer Consumer Media.
They are responsible for the success of KERRANG! magazine and as they are UK Based they would be perfect to take on STRUM. 
They have good contacts in the music industry, an established website and fanbase. Fantastic publishing facilities to make sure the magazine looks as good as possible. 
A good understanding of the magazines genre and how it should be aimed at it's target audience. 

Double page spread analysis

This double page spread based on the Foo Fighters was taken from KERRANG! magazine. The right side page has a large amount of images in it, all the images are of the artist. There is a quote box next to the images and the quote has been taken from the base text.
Things I instantly spot that I need to include are-

• Images
• Quotes
• Most blocks of text start with a large bold letter

I could also include a fact file about the artist and if possible, tour and music release dates. I should remember to include a myspace link or other method of following the band as seen above.

Choosing/ editing the images

The images used are from a friends band who are currently unsigned named 'Our People Cersus Yours'.
As communication with them is simple and I have permission to use their images I will be using them as the main feature. The images I've chosen are during the bands practice session, those images will be used on the double page spread, where as the lower two pictures featuring the urban background will be used on the main cover and possibly the contents page.
I decided to keep the editing simple, I have cropped out the background for use on the front cover and for one of the images appearing on the double page spread. In order to represent the band effectively, I have left the urban background with the cars in the other image that will be seen on the contents page.
I have also chosen the DEFUSED font to represent the band.

Images for the magazine

Band photography

In order to style the artist I use for the photographs in my magazine I need to research what other artists in my target genre wear. I should also look out for other codes/ conventions of the images and if possible apply them to my own images. Below are some images of popular bands in the post/ hardcore and punk genres. 

In terms of costume, tightly fitted jeans seem to be a universal trend, they feature in every photo on the majority of the band members. 3 of the images are in what appear to be a modern setting, the first photo shows graffiti in the background. When taking or using images I should look for a modern area to use or if I have to do so, artificially create one. 

Longer hair styles also appear to be a trend within this genre, so choosing models or an artist to incorporate this is a must in order to represent my magazine well. Many of the artists are looking directly into the camera while some are looking away, so i should make a decision when taking/ choosing images and act accordingly.