1. Media Studies Foundation Coursework

3. Existing Hip-Hop Music Magazine I am going to be researching a existing hip-hop music magazine. The name of the existing music magazine is ‘VIBE’. The connotations of the magazine title ‘VIBE’ would be that it sets out that Rnb and hip-hop Aare. The magazine’s target audience is predominantly young, urban followers of hip-hop culture. The publisher for the magazine is Len Burnett. The magazine, launched in 1993 by founder Quincy Jones and funded by Time Inc. The magazine is published on a monthly basis. The magazine costs $2.51 and £1.65 in pounds for an individual magazine however for a subscription of 12 month magazines cost $9.95 and £9.12 in pounds. The typical features that ‘VIBE’ magazine have included in the magazine are Recurring segments include the back page list 20 Questions , the Boomshots column about reggae and Caribbean music by , Revolutions music reviews and Vibe Confidential , a celebrity gossip column. Next profiles up-and-coming artists. The magazine also devotes several pages to photo spreads displaying high-end designer clothing as well as sportswear by urban labels such as Rocawear and Fubu. Many clothing brands created or linked to hip-hop celebrities, such as Sean Combs' Sean John, Nelly's Apple Bottoms and G-Unit by 50 Cent found plenty of exposure in Vibe 's pages. The promotional strategies that the magazine employs are they have a offer on subscribing the magazine yearly. This research will help me extremely with my planning and producing of my own magazine as it will help give me ideas for my magazine and help me have a base on what I should be basing my magazine on according to my genre in this care hip- hop/ grime.

5. Sell Lines Masthead/ Titles Typography Lead/ Cover Story Focal Point/ Main Image The two colours used in this magazine are: dark blue and light blue. This is to keep a contrast with the clothes 50 cent is wearing and make him stand out. Medium Close up Of Model

6. Masthead/ Title Focal Point/ Main Image Typography Sell Lines Lead/ Cover Story Extreme Close Up Of Model

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19. Production Process This Is A Screen Shot Of My Email To Anna The Model Of My Magazine And Her Reply To Me After Asking Her To Be In My Magazine.

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22. Not Chosen Pictures From Photo Shoot The reason why I haven’t chosen these photos for my music magazine is because one of them is too similar to the one I have chosen, two of them is too far away, the lighting is not bright enough on one of them and lastly on of them has not go the right facial expression.