Type of magazine: Pop punk.
Target audience: 16 - 30 Male and female, Pop punk fans.
Task Two.
Price: £3.80
Frequency: Monthly.
Genre: Punk Rock.
Price: £2.10
Frequency: Weekly.
Genre:Indie/Alternative Artists.
Price: £3.90
Frequency: Monthly.
Genre: Rock.
Price: £4.20
Frequency: Monthly.
Genre: Rock.
Task Three
Price: £3.15
Frequency of publication: Monthly.
Task Four.
Code and conventions of a music magazine front cover:
- Title is one word in the top left hand corner.
- Positioning statement.
- Date.
- Bar code.
- Price.
- Puffs = Something for nothing.
- Gives an idea of whats inside.
- Main coverline is the largest text after the title and is two lines.
- Other coverlines have as few words a possible and intrigue the audience.
- The main image anchors the main story and the models in the main picture gives off an attitude and always make eye contact with the reader.
- Bold colour and only one colour.
- The typography consists, only a few fonts used and the connotations of the font reflects the target audience and subject.
- Buzzwords.
- Strip at top or bottom with lists of names and topics.
- The photography is very creative.
Task Five.
Codes and conventions fo a music magazine content page:
- Uses headings to divide up content.
- One large image and smaller images.
- Consistant colour schem.
- Page numbers on the picture that anchors image to written content.
- Laid in either two or three coloums.
- Subscription details.
- White background.
- Title is repeated.
- Issue date.
- It says 'content'.
- The arrangement is page number then text. The text would be only one or two words.
- Regular and featured content.
- Page number, title, issue date, website are all on the bottom of the page.
- Contect details.
- Headings divide up content.
- Creative photography.
Task Six.
Code and conventions of a double-page spread:
- A big picture that relates to the story, the picture takes up a whole page and the picture can bleed across from one page to another.
- Quotations.
- The title of the magazine and website.
- Date.
- Who wrote the magazine. This is positioned by the stand first or at the end of the article.
- Page number.
- The name of the person is in bold or colour.
- Start of the story/interview starts with a drop capital (Bigger letter). The drop capital shows the audience where to start reading.
- Photographers name or detail.
- Colour scheme is limited.
- Title/headlines are positioned across the two pages.
- Strapline or border to bleed across double page.
- Bold text in the first paragraph.
- More than one image is used. Smaller images are used to break up the text and make it more inviting. Other techniques used to break up texts are panels and quotes.
- Introduction and standfirst are always by the headline and before the article. Works to tell the reader what the article is about.
- Headline is always creative, eye catching but does not tell the story.
- Artist's names are highlighted.
- Layed out in usally three or four columns.
- Creative use of photography.
- Informal style of writing.
- Personality and opinion of the jornalist comes through in the article.
Task Eight.
1. Gender - Male = 9
- Female = 11
2. Age: 16 - 18 = 12
19 - 21 = 4
22 - 24 = 0
25 + = 4
3. What is your favourite colour?
Green = 7
Yellow = 2
Black = 5
Red = 3
Blue = 3
4. What thre words came to mind when you hear pop punk?
Colour = 11
Hairstyle = 21
Funky = 8
Unique = 20
5. How much money would you pay for a music magaine?
£1.00 - £1.50 = 0
£1.51 - £2.00 = 1
£2.01 - £2.5o = 8
£2.51 - £3.00 = 11
£3.00 + = 0
6. How often do you buy a music magazine?
Daily = 0
Weekly = 10
Monthly = 7
Yearly = 1
Never = 2
Task Nine.
1.
I Tried to make my questionnaire not biased by asked roughly the same females as males. However, I want my target audience to be to be both male and female.
2. How old are you?
This shows that most of the people I asked where aged between 16 – 18. Therefore, my target audience is gong to be aged 16 – 18.
3. What is your favourite colour?
This graph shows that people’s favourite colours range a lot, but the favourite colour was green and the least favourite colour is yellow. Therefore, my main colours are gong to be green and black.
4. What three words come to mind when you hear pop music?
The most common word that comes to mind when they hear pop punk is hairstyle and unique. Therefore, the front image on my magazine is going to have someone with a great unique hairstyle.
5. How much would you pay for a music magazine?
Most of the people I surveyed would prefer too pay between £2.51 - £3.00. Therefore, my magazine is going to be roughly that price.
6. How often do you by a magazine?
Publication Plan.
Title: Unique.
Positioning statement: Punk up the party.
Frequency of publication: Monthly.
Price: £2.75
Distibution: Music stores, News agents, Supermarkets, WHSmith,
Rationale: The approach of my magazine is very much from the fans' point of view. We will offer a range of different things, including opinions, articles and focus on what the fans want and not just what we want to put in the music magazine.
Style: The style of my magaine is going to be different which is shown by the title 'Unique' I want my magazine too be unique so then more people will buy it becuase it wil different from all the other Pop Punk magazines. My magazine is for Pop Punk fans so I will use very thoughful and short vocabulary. My magazine is Unique because my magazine has more and different things that other magazines do not have.
Regular Content.
- Top 10 Pop Punk Charts.
- Questions & Answers.
- Gig Reviews.
- Editor's Letter.
- Top Act Quiz.
- Unique Email.
- Subscription.
Featured Content.
- Paramore are no more.
- New pop punk hairstyles.
- Say hello to hello goodbye.
- Panic at the disco leaves the disco.
- Blink 182 takes over.
- Fountains of Wayne have a water fight.
- The best of green day.
- Sex Pistols are back.
- The buzzcocks best bits.
- The Clash claches.
- Good charlotte Turns bad.
- Fall Out Boy fall out.
Task eleven.
Sketches of front cover and contents page.
Task twelve.
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