Analysis of my Magazine

• My Analysis of My Magazine-CLASH!
  This is the draft version of my College magazine. I have decided to use the music magazine Kerrang! as an idea of what my magazine could be like, however, Kerrang! is only something to base the college music magazine on I will not copy the magazine out I want my magazine to be individual.

Masthead
I used the idea of Kerrang! as a name, however, Kerrang! sounds individual and fun compared to some of the other music magazine. My magazine is also going to have a music feel as it is a music magazine.
I came up with different mastheads for the magazine, so I had a range of choices to what the magazine could be called. I came up with:
Bang! (a lot of adventurous things happen at Wyke)
Clash!(At college cultures clash in a good way we get to learn about each other, but also it represents the sound of a musical instrument makes, but again it sounds individual.)
Ting! (represent the quiet students)
Awesome! (To say how talented the music students are).

But I chose the Masthead “CLASH” as it sounded individual, but also grabbed the eye when written down on paper. I wanted the name to represent the college which is all students are individual but all our cultures do clash in a good way.

The Language
The music magazine “Clash” represents the students at Wyke, how each and everyone us are colorful in our own way, so I am going to make the magazine bright to represent how each of us are different but just as important as each other ranging from friendly, helpful, considerate, straight forward and bubbly all of us are different.
The font is going to be big, however, the main headline is going to be in White as the background I am planning to be dark, so the White Font will stand out. On the front page of the plan of the magazine you can see that the “Battle of the Bands” is going to be bigger then the rest of the text so it can be seen for readers, it is going to be red and white so the readers sees it as one of the first things. The rest of the stories within the magazine which are going to be advertised on the front are going to be in smaller font, but are going to be in Black, and as you can see from the plan are going to be in either boxes or spiky shapes so the reader can also see them.
I am planning to use a mixture of pictures which represent each of the stories, but they are going to be in Colour and Black and White so each stand out in their own way. However, I am going to have a medium close up shot to represent the main story, and to make the story stand out the most.

The Institution
I am producing the magazine for Wyke College students and I have chosen a subject to base this magazine which is music, and to allow students to know about the music events and the actual music department itself.

Ideology
The idea behind my magazine is to show the values of the students at Wyke, this is why the magazine is musical it shows one of the many talents in which the students have. I am going to base the magazine partly on the respect and the students wanting to be high achievers. But also to give the fun aspects I am going to do this thorough the pictures I use and the colours I use.

Audience
The audience I am producing the magazine for is the students of Wyke college, so the pictures are going to represent the musical talents and the students. I am also going to write for the ages 16-19 years old by using language they understand. My magazine is going to be for both genders, as you can tell my magazine will cover a story which is to do with Battle of the Bands something that will interest everyone.

Representation
The magazine is going to be representing the audience aged 16-19 years old. My pictures are going to represent the students, and the article . I will be using pictures which relate to the musical magazine “CLASH”.