Terminology for Music Magazine

This is the terminology used for the front cover of a music magazine

College newsletter mock up

This is the mock up of my college magazine. I made it simple looking so it would draw attention from the reader.



Ideology

An ideology is a set of ideas that constitutes one's goals, expectations, and actions set to one group of people, I have to use theory to my music magazine to show what group of people I am aiming my magazine at. I will use this theory to attract readers to my magazine with the main attraction being the cool rock n roll, 'couldnt care less' attitude that can be seen in many musicians and youngsters in society today. I believe this will attract readers to the magazine as it is something that is very popular, especially with young people.

School Newsletter Analysis

In our media lesson we had to annotate two different newsletters from Deyes High School and St Ambrose Barlow, The image to the left is the Deyes High School Newsletter that is published monthly throughout the school year. Straight away it is clear to see that the newsletter is very plain a lacks any colour whatsoever making it dull to look at. The line drawing of the school gives the impression of being traditional and makes the newsletter seem out of date. A photo of the school would have been more modern and attractive to the target audience; students may find it better to read. There are three different fonts which include serif and non-serif font’s, I think the newsletter should have only stuck to one font because at the moment, everything seems separate. The comic sans font seems for the youthful audience in which it clashes with the ‘DEYES HIGH SCHOOL’ font, the capital letters seem to draw attention. Compared to the St Andrew Barlow’s newsletter, it would have been better if it had colour to attract and entice readers, instead it seems bland. The ‘Specialist science college’ acts as a puff as it is of an academic advantage to the school, which explains why it is in the middle of the cover.

The image of the St Ambrose Barlow newsletter has significant differences such as being in colour, the house style of red distinguishes the school from others. Unlike the Deyes newsletter, it stands out and would attract both students and parents. The photo of the school with captions also makes the schools appearance seem modern and more appealing. As there is an article, it entices the reader and with its splash line and images. The clashing of the red and black makes it stands out, especially with the masthead being in white. The black and red theme throughout becomes recognisable. In the bottom left hand corner, there is a puff for ‘Summer edition’ which stands out amongst the red and back because of the yellow shape. The motto at the bottom of the page comes in conjunction with the school’s beliefs, which makes it unique and familiar.

College contents page mock up

Semiotic Theory

For my music magazine I am going to imply the theory 'The Semiotic Theory'. This theory was made by a man called 'Saussure'.

This theory is where there is a
 'sign',>'signifier'> 'signified'.
Rain > moody music > sadness.

 For example when i make my front cover of my magazine the sign will be a bright and bold colour then the signifier is 'bright pictures' so the signified is the rock magazine'.

Feminism

Feminism is a term that refers to womens right's to equality. Something that even nowadays is not always present in every aspect of media. In feminism women believe they have the right to equal pay, repsect, and laws to men something that should not be debated. However in film today women are often treated as less important to men. The main roles are generally given to men who carry the strong and macho image whilst women are often given the dumb blonde/ attractive role that does nothing but make turn then into objects.

Voyuerism - turning the figure into an object so that it becomes more attractive
Fetishism - Cult of the female movie star, celebrated for her looks but considered an object and often treated as one.

 An example of this is megan fox (picture above) in the recent transformer movies were she consistantly appears on the screen in skipmy outfits that do not flatter her acting ability.

Cohen's moral panic

A moral panic is the intensity of feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten the social order.

Features of a moral panic...


Concern - behaviour of a certain group or thins is seen as a threat
Volatitlity  - the situation erupts dramatically
Hostility - "folk devils" are constricted to create a diversion
Consensus - widesprwad acceptance of this threat
Disproportionality - wild exageration of the evidence



It was Stanley Cohen who first used the term "moral panic" in his work, folk devils and moral panicks (1972)
Those deviant groups were labelled by Stanley Cohen in 1972 as folk devils. He based his theory on the media reporting of conflicts between two teenage tribes of the 1960s, the Mods and Rockers, but his thinking can be applied to any subculture labelled as deviant or dangerous by the media.