Music mood board

I created a magazine mood board for my coursework task, I have chosen to do my magazine on top charts music because it can target a larger audience than just one type of music (i.e. rock). I chose these pictures because they are the most recent people/bands to be in the top charts like the UK Top 40.

Magazine Publishers

Bauer Media

Magazines they publish:

·         ZOO

·         Closer

·         Heat

·         Kerrang!

Their ethos:

Bauer Media is a division of the Bauer Media Group, Europe’s largest privately owned publishing Group. The Group is a worldwide media empire offering over 300 magazines in 15 countries, as well as online, TV and radio stations. Bauer Media joined the Bauer Media Group in January 2008 following acquisition of Emap plc’s consumer and specialist magazines, radio, TV, online and digital businesses. Collectively, the Group employs some 6,400 people. Bauer Media is a multi-platform UK-based media Group consisting of many companies collected around two main divisions – Magazines and Radio - widely recognised and rewarded as being industry innovators. Their business is built on influential media brands with millions of personal relationships with engaged readers and listeners. Their strategy is to connect audiences with excellent content through their broad multi-touch point brand platforms, wherever and whenever and however they want. Their wide portfolio of influential brands gives advantages over pure play magazine or radio competitors.

National Magazine Company

Magazines they publish:

·         Cosmopolitan

·         Men’s health magazine

·         Reveal

·         Real People

·         Country Living

·         Elle Decoration

·         Good Housekeeping

·         Prima

Their ethos:

Hearst Magazines UK is the trading name of National Magazine Company Ltd, established in 1910 by William Randolph Hearst and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst Corporation, one of the largest diversified media companies. Its major interests include magazine, newspaper and business publishing, cable networks, television and radio broadcasting, internet businesses, TV production and distribution, newspaper features distribution and real estate.

Future Publishing

Magazines they publish:

·         TechRadar

·         T3

·         Total Film

·         BikeRadar

·         Mollie Makes

Their ethos:

From their website: ‘At Future we base everything we do on communities of enthusiasts who are passionate about their interests. From computer games to film, from cycling to music-making, from photography to fast cars, we provide magazines, websites, multimedia content and events that inform, entertain and unite these communities. Our aim is to be the number one provider of trusted editorial services for enthusiasts in every one of our specialist sectors, and to be the number one partner of the companies who want to do business with these enthusiasts. We share the same passions as our consumers. These insights and our expertise are helping us to build and exploit our market-leading positions across different platforms in all of the core sectors in which we operate.’

IPC Media

Magazines they publish:

·         Now

·         Good to know recipes

·         Woman’s Weekly

·         Marie Claire

·         TV & Satellite Week

Their ethos:

From their website: ‘With more than 60 iconic media brands, IPC creates content for multiple platforms, across print, online, mobile, tablets and events. As the UK's leading consumer magazine publisher we engage with 26m UK adults - almost two thirds of UK women and 42% of UK men. Our award winning portfolio of websites reaches over 25 million users globally every month. IPC Media is committed to working in partnership with its consumers, advertisers, business partners and employees to deliver exceptional value, service, innovation and creativity.’

Condé Nast

Magazines they publish:

·         Vogue

·         Vanity Fair

·         Glamour

·         House & Garden

·         Easy Living

Their ethos:

'Condé Nast, a division of Advance Publications, is a magazine publisher. In the U.S., it produces 18 consumer magazines, including Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue, as well as four business-to-business publications, 27 websites, and more than 50 apps for mobile and tablet devices. The company, headquartered in New York City, was founded in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast and has been owned by the Newhouse family since 1959.'

BBC Worldwide

Magazines they publish:

·         Radio Times

·         Top Gear

·         Good Homes

·         Traveller

·         GoodFood

·         History

Their ethos:

BBC Worldwide is the commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). We exist to maximise the value of the BBC's assets for the benefit of the licence fee payer by creating, acquiring, developing and exploiting media content and brands around the world. We also focus on creating value from BBC content and showcasing British talent both in the UK and international markets. In the past five years the company has invested over £1bn in the UK's creative sector making it a major supporter for this increasingly important part of the 'UK plc'. We also sell programmes and formats produced by more than 200 different UK independent producers.

Hachette Filipacchi

Magazines they publish:

·         Elle

·         Cosmopolitan Bride

·         Sugar

·         Red

·         Company

·         Parents

This is my magazine plan, it is slightly different to my template as I felt whilst designing this magazine to make slight alterations to make it look more eye-catching and interesting. The colours are bright and go with the school logo. By having three pictures on the cover make the magazine look eye-catching for the audience.

Preliminary Task Images & Annotations

These images and annotations are for my Preliminary Task to help with my Media Coursework. My task is to make a School Magazine. So I took photos for this magazine and wrote next to each image about what articles the images will be used in.