Contents Page Analysis

As a result to doing World Music is was extremely hard for me to find a contents page and i wasn't able to find one. Due to this I chose genres that were relatively close to the genres i was doing. Bachata can relate to R&B due to it's lyrics and purpose and Hip-Hop can relate to reggaeton because it has similar lyrics and sometimes a similar rhythm/beat.

Another Front Cover Analysis

Somos Magazine

Somos Magazine is made in Peru. 

The front cover is pretty basic. it includes the the masthead, a heading, a main image and the sell lines. 

The masthead is written in large, red, bold joint up writing which stands out from the rest of the front cover due to its overly large size. 

Furthermore the main image relates to the heading 'Santa Bachata' Santa means holy in English and in the main image you can see the group Aventura with their hands together as if they were praying. In addition you can see the group giving direct eye contact with the viewer which could cause a viewer to open the magazine and look through it. 

The heading is also written in large, upercase letters which can suddenly inform the audience that this will be the main article. Half of the heading is also written in black but the genre of the music is in red. This could attract an audience that likes bachata because they will instantly spot the the genre included in the main article. 

The sell lines are in uppercase letters and like the heading half of it is written in red and the other half is written in black. The subtext is in basic black writing. This allows the audience to easily read what articles will be included within the magazine. 

Record Label

Sony BMG

This is the record label that signed the one and only bachata group 'Aventura'.

It's based in New York, US

The company was founded in March 3, 2004 and focuses on music and entertainment.

Their main Focus is aimed at Music and Entertainment.

Sony BMG is one of the best known record labels world wide as they sign artists all around the globe. 

They have signed many famous/well known artists like Shakira, Usher, T-Pain, Ricky Martins and many, many more. 

Before Sony BMG was a 50-50 joint company between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG. However later on the Sony took took 100% ownership of the company.  

Artist Case Study

Planning notes for my magazine

My magazine will be based around Latin music called bachata and a reggaeton.

My target audience will be the youth and general public between the ages of 15-28. The magazines will be sold everywhere however it will be focused more towards Elephant and Castle due to lots of Latin people living around that area. It can also be targeted to men/women in love, who speak Spanish or just like listening to this genre of music overall.

My magazine will be called 'Bachaton'. I decided to name it this because my magazine will be based on music called bachata and reggaeton so i mixed them together and i came up with this name. it connotes that the magazine will include this type of genre straight away.

My masthead will look like this.

I decided to go with this design because it's

I will use a head and shoulder shot for my main image on the front page. For the context page will will be a range of wide shots and possibly some  mid shots.I will take my shots in the dance studio because that's where it's where you can dance and there's a mirror across the side which will look pretty cool in the image i have in mind.

My model will be wearing a black blazer with a coloured shirt buttoned up to the 2nd to top button so it's shows class but it isn't too formal. It will have a purple fade/wash effect due to the colour purple representing passion/love, etc.
Furthermore for my double spread i'm thinking of having a wide shot of a couple dancing together as they smile and look towards the camera. The man will be wearing a white shirt with his top button undone and black trousers while the girl wears a red shirt and a skirt.

'Avenura's back!' This would be one of my sell lines since they haven't release an album since 2009 so if the audience likes bachata they will definitively know this group and will like their music.
'He's really the Prince'. This will also be another sell line because the Artist Prince Royce has recently released a new album so i might say that there's an interview included in the magazine to see what he has to say about it.

I will also include a competition to get people to buy the magazine and to have a chance of winning some free stuff. For example I might give say 'Have a chance to win tickets to see Romeo Santos Live'. As a result people will buy the magazine as they may have a chance of winning a ticket that could be worth a £100 for the price of £1.00.

My double spread page will be about a young adult that is very talented at singing and song writing bachata however he isn't well known. As a result the double page spread page will be an interview about his life, his struggles and how he got to where he is now. My model will be leaning again a brick wall as his body faces forward but his face faces the camera.

Prezi, 3 Magazine analysis'

Bachata Moodboard

This is a quick analysis of what comes to mind when i think of bachata and what feeling/expressions you could experience if you listen to it.

My Reggaeton music magazine analysis

My student magazine Photoshop work

I'm really pleased with the outcome of my magazine. I asked some friends and all of them said it looked really good.

I really like my contents page. Although it's pretty basic it's really easy to navigate and it includes the conventions of a typical magazine to buy from a shelf.

Student magazine photos

I aslo like this photo however i feel like the the next image has better lighting.

I like this image as my front cover because it shows a group of students all studying a book.

 This is an image for my context page. I like this image because it shows 3 young gentleman walking down the corridor together. Furthermore they all have eye contact with Ben on the left.

 I like this image but the there is no eye contact with Tyler in the middle and he's laughing towards the floor.

 I don't really like this image because it seems like I don't have eye contact towards the audience.

 I would use this shot but it's too far away and i'd prefer to use a close up image for the context page or for my sub image.

 I think i'm going to use this image overall because it's a closer shot of me. Furthermore it shows me smiling and having a thumbs up suggesting that St Angela's is a really good school and college.

I like this image better than the previous one because it shows more going on between the group. For example because Tyler has his hand up it could suggest he's giving his opinion to the group.