Researching Genre

Genre Definition

A genre is a specific type of music, film, or writing. Your favorite literary genre might be science fiction, and your favorite film genre might be horror flicks about cheerleaders.

I have decided to create an indie music magazine taking inspiration from magazines such as NME, Kerrang and Q magazine.

Chosen Genre

SimilaritiesIt has a three colour palette of red, white and black and this is synonymous with the indie genre.

Both have big bold abbreviated mast heads.

Both have a centrally framed image.

They both have very similar long haired images.

They have similar costumes. The polo-necked jackets.

The sell lines have a very similar font on both magazines.

There facial expressions are both very blank and stern. They are staring at the camera.

The barcode is in the same place on both magazines.

Similarities The images are placed in similar places and take up a lot of the pages.

The layouts are also very similar.

The page numbers have the same style on both magazines. They are very big and stand out relating to where they are in the magazine.

The consistent Black white and red colors apply again in the contents page.

The font is once again very similar and bold to stand out.

The titles are bigger than the words on both magazines to grab the readers attendance.

They both contain boxes behind the page numbers.

SimilaritiesBoth articles have four columns

An artist takes up a full page on both.

Very little writing and more of the magazine is dedicated to the big bold article title taking up half of the page.

The costumes are very indie and so are the hairstyles.

Once again the colour theme is black, white and red.

The magazines look almost identical, the use of font being very similar.

Both have very stern looks on there face.

ReflectionThe repertoire of my chosen genre, indie, is;• Three colour palette of black, red and white• Very indie costumes, tartan shirts, harrington jackets,

oversized t-shirts, skinny jeans, doc martens. • Very big bold fonts • Long, dark hair• Centrally framed large image• Big bold mast head • Large page numbers

In order to confirm my genre and deliver my audience familiar pleasures I will;• Use black and white photos • Use bold titles in bright red, white and black colours • Have a centrally framed large image • Use very big page numbers• Use indie clothing • Use medium shots • Use very clear bold fonts• Model using a very stern, blank facial expression