The document outlines initial ideas for a magazine called Ragnarock focused on the rock music genre. It discusses choosing rock as the genre due to familiarity and popularity. The target audience is outlined as male, aged 15-19, of white ethnicity from a working or middle class lifestyle. Initial front page ideas include a large central image, limited text in red and black, and placement of elements. For the contents page, a double page spread with one page of image and one of text is proposed. Photographs would feature a half page image with content on the right and use of different models than the cover. A double page spread style of interview or top 10 list is outlined with consistent red and black color scheme. Photographs

1. Task 9
Write out a Formal Proposal.Use the subheadingsbelow tomake notes.
You proposal shouldcontainthe following:
•Title ofmagazine you wishto produce:
The title of the magazine that I wishtoproduce is Ragnarock since thatwas the mostpopular
magazine name outof the 5 I created.I thoughtup the name Ragnarock since it isa pun onthe word
‘Ragnarok’and since rockis the genre I’mcreatingthe magazine about I thoughtitwas a good pun.
In Norse mythology,Ragnarok isaseriesof apocalypticeventsthatshall come beforethe endof the
world.Due to rock beingtiedwithdarkthemesIthoughtArmageddoncouldtie intothat.
•Explanation of choice of genre:
I chose rock as the genre of choice forthismagazine since otherthanvideogame andanime music
rock isthe genre Iam most familiarwithandasshownintask 5 rock wasthe mostpopularchoice.
•Target audience: CREATEA PROFILEOF YOUR IDEAL TARGET AUDIENCE.
•NAME: HenryMcLurgh
•AGE: 15-19: Rock tendsto be aimedfora teenage audience,andsince I’malsoateenagerIthought
it wouldmake iteasierforwritingthe magazine since I’dunderstandwhatateenage audience
wouldwantinthe magazine betterthenwhatan adultforexample wouldwant.
•GENDER: Male:Typicallymalestendtopreferthe rockgenre overfemalessoIdecidedto keepto
conventionsandaimthe magazine towardsamale audience.
•ETHNICITY: White
•LIFESTYLE: Workingor Middle class,hasfree time,familyhasadisposable income sothat theyare
able to buythe magazine andgo to eventsthatthe magazine holds.
•Initial ideasabout front page.
Have around 5-8 cover linessothere’senoughinformationtogetpeople interestedhoweverthere
isn’tenoughsothat itcluttersthe page too much and takesawaythe attentionfromthe main
image.
Black textwitha white stroke arounditsothat the textisclear and readable andstandsoutfrom
the background.
Bar code placedinthe bottomrighthand cornerof the page because of rule of thirdthat areawould
be the leastnoticeableandthe barcode issomethingthatthe audience whoispurchasingdoesn’t
needtosee at first.

2. Talk aboutsocial mediapageswithpicturesof the logosforthose sites.
The main image shouldtake upmostof the page so that the model standsoutand shouldalsobe
showingadirectmode of addresstowardsthe reader.
The main coverline shouldbe placedtowardsthe lefthandside of the page asthat isthe side of the
magazine youtendto see firstwhenpurchasingthemfromshops.
Black andred backgroundsince those twocolourstendstorepresentthe genre andhasa darker
atmosphere toitwhichalsolinkswiththe meaningof the mastheadaswell.
•Initial ideasabout contents page:
Consideringcreatingtwopagesforthe contentspage,one havinga model takingupthe entire page
and the otherpage having the textinclear and readable textthatstandsoutfromthe backgroundso
that the readercan navigate throughoutthe magazine easier.
A lotof magazinesuse aneditor’s note intheircontentspage soIthinkit wouldbe a goodideato
alsoplace an editor’snote towardsthe toprightof the page so it doesn’tgetinthe wayof the main
contentspage image or the contentsitself.
The colour scheme will be redandblackfor the backgroundjustlike the coverphototocreate a
brandinganda commoncolourscheme forthe magazine.
•Initial ideasabout photographs:
For the photographsI wasthinkingof justhavingone picture thattakesuphalf of the page withthe
contentsitself beingplacedtowardsthe rightof the model.Howeverthe model usedwillhave tobe
a differentone fromthe one thatisusedinthe frontcoverand the double page spread.
AlsoI’ll place asmall picture towardsthe editor’snote showingapicture of me takingthe role as the
editoras the picturesof the othermodelsI’musinginthe magazine are beingusedfordifferent
purposes andI can’t have a musicartistfeaturedinthe magazine alsotakingthe role asthe editoras
well.
Consideringhavingseveral smallerpicturestowardsthe leftof the page andthe contentson the
rightside of the page as anotheroptionsince I’mplanningtodosomethingsimilarwiththe firstidea
on the double page spreadsothat wayit will differentiate the pagesmore.
•Initial ideasabout double page spread:
Model coveringthe entire leftpage withthe informationbeingplacedonthe righthandside of the
page.
Main quotationwill be usedonthe righthandside above the maintext.
A small textbox will be placedon the leftpage givingalittle bitof extrainformationtothe reader.
The main theme of the double page spreadwill eitherbe anInterview inaQ.A style ora top10 list
featuringthe top10 artistsof the genre.

3. If I doa Q.A thenthe questionswillbe inone colourwhile the answerswillbe inanother
The main colourscheme forthe backgroundwill be the same asthe coverphotobeingredand black
to create a branding.
•Initial ideasabout photographs:
I planto take my photosarounda plainbackground suchas white wall oruse a greenscreensothat I
can Photoshopina differentbackgroundformymagazine lateron.
I also planto have the modelsweardarkerclothingsothatit conformsto the typical clothing
choicesof the people whoare fansof the rock genre.
For some of the picturesIwantto use a guitarprop sothat straightaway whensomeone firstsees
the magazine they’ll know whatkindof magazine thisisandwiththe colourscheme the audience
will knowwhatgenre itisas well.