1. Name: ______jamal_____________________________
AS Media Studies G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media
Music Magazine Proposal Form
Target audience: My target audience will be teens, early 20s and possible links to
(age range, interests) late 20s and early 30s that are interested in hiphop and rap, and
are really interested in their music. The magazine will also be
aimed at people with headphones as this would also be a review
of the new headphones that ‘TOP BOSS’ is releasing. through
the use of different artists being on the front cover I will try to
get as wide a target audience as possible.
Possible title ideas: Hip hop & bounce ‘HHB’. The ‘hip hop &’ will be a lot smaller
(masthead / title block) than the ’BOUNCE’ as the magazine could be called “bounce”
What is your magazine going to be called? for short.
Main image: My main image will be of the main rapper that will be in the
What will be the focal point of your front main story holding the headphones that he will be releasing,
page, remember, your work one on his head and another in his hand.
Main cover line: Rap king ‘TOP BOSS’ releases new headphones (beats)
What will be the main story?
Additional key images: Other images may be other headphones which will allow
What other images will be on your front audiences to know that we will be doing a comparison of the
cover? two different types of headphones without having to look
through the magazine.
Additional cover lines: ‘5 artists you would never guess come together to form a new
Other features, stories or selling points music group’
which will be inside the magazine, these
need to be audience appropriate.
Typography: My main typography will be in (Bauhaus 93)
(style, size, colour of copy)
Think about the writing and the style of
the writing on your front page.
Background colour/image: Colour/theme will be white, silver and red, As this will be the
What will be in the background, remember main colour of the headphones although other colours will be
you don’t want to take the focus away released at a later date.
from the main image.
Technical considerations: I could tell the people/person what to wear and I can take
(equipment, setting, props, photos around school so lighting, setting and equipment isn’t a
costume, lighting) problem. I could use my own props (headphones).
Be realistic and creative, think about what
you have access to and how you could use
it.
2 Page Spread: The main article will be about a rapper that is releasing his new
(what will be the main article in headphones, Which will attract all people that have or are
your magazine?) looking to buy a new pair of headphones.

2. This will need to be the main story on your
cover, what detail will be featured inside?