Genre analysis

Genres 

A genre is the type/style of something that is used to categorize media texts. Every genre has it's own style and set of conventions. The genre allows the audience to decide whether the film is for them.

A generic convention is something that tells the audience what the genre is. 

A genre can then divided up into 3 main parts. There is major genres, sub genres and hybrid genres.

A major genre is the main and most common genre, a sub genre is a genre within a genre and a hybrid genre is a mix of genres. 

Different genres and sub genres in music:

- classical 

medieval, renaissance, choral 

- dance 

dubstep, garage, house

- electronic

electro, drum and bass

- hip-hop
old school rap, bounce, gangsta rap

- jazz

contemporary jazz, cool 

- pop

teen pop, dance pop, electro pop, rock pop

- R&B/soul 

disco, funk, soul

- reggae

dub, roots reggae 

- rock 

hard rock, metal, rock and roll 

Hybrid genres

- country

- folk

- rock

- indie

- acoustic

- pop

- rap 

Top of the Pops is a well known magazine, which features chart information, star gossip, fashion and beauty advice, quizzes, song lyrics and posters. This particular magazine front cover is portrayed as quite childish due to the types of fonts, the colours and celebrities poses used. The colours are light pinks, reds, purples and yellows, which are babyish colours. Rita Ora is an english singer and here she is the main cover image for this magazine. Here she is posing differently to how she acts in her own music videos and how she is as a person. The target audience for this magazine is likely to be young females who enjoy pop music, celebrity gossip, fashion and beauty.

Rock Sound is a rock magazine that generally focuses on pop punk, post-hardcore, metalcore, punk, emo, hardcore, heavy metal and extreme metal genres of rock music. Immediately the audience can tell the genre if rock because of the generic conventions that are portrayed. The 2 dominant colours are red and black and the fonts are big and bold. In this case the red symbolises blood, death and danger. The man on the cover image has tattoos, a necklace, an earring, a bracelet, a studded belt, a black glove, black clothes and a shaved head. He has a harsh, stern look on his face and is doing a punching symbol with his hand. The target audience for this is likely to be young male adults who are interested in rock music.

The Source is a hip-hop magazine. The Source is a United States based magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and culture. The dominant colours here are red, black, grey and blue. The black and the grey are mostly used for the writings. The red is in the bold title and the blue is in his hat. The blue and red complement each other very well and the red stands out above the rest.  'Big Sean' is an American rapper, who is the cover image for this magazine. We can tell that this is a hip-hop magazine due to his gold necklaces, bracelets, earring, by not wearing a top, his big muscles, his body language, they way his trousers are partly pulled down, his hat is on backwards,  the way he's posing with his hand and what is said in the writing. The target audience for this is most likely to be  male teenagers - young adults. Not only would they need to be interested in music, but also politics and culture. 

Rolling Stone Magazine is a magazine that focuses on popular culture. The magazine was first known for its musical coverage and for political reporting. In the 1990s, the magazine shifted focus to a younger readership interested in television shows, film actors, and popular music. In recent years, the magazine has resulted in a traditional mix of content. Rolling Stone is my inspiration for my music magazine. The target audience is teenagers and young adults.

Billboard is another magazine that inspires me. Billboard is an American music magazine. The target audience for this would also be young adults. 

Wonderland magazine is a magazine that includes art, culture, celebrities, fashion and music. This magazine is crazy, fun and colourful. This is another magazine that I am influenced by.

Remix is not a music magazine, it is a fashion magazine, but I like their front covers.