1. Task 9
Formal Proposal
Summary of research into general information about music magazines.
The target audience is important in the production and sales of a music
magazine. It has to be researched, considered and catered to in order for
the magazine to sell. The magazine has to appeal to a certain chosen
target audience so this target audience is interested in the magazine and
will purchase it.
The time the music magazine is produced in will determined what is in
the music magazine, artists who are popular in this genre with that
target audience at that time will appear in the magazine however artists
popular 10 years prior to this may not appear as an article as they may
no longer be of interest to the target audience.
The articles and exclusives have to be featured on things or people
relating to the genre of music that the music magazine is focused on
Music magazines have to be individual and have their own style in order
to stand out and create a brand for themselves.
The title of the magazine I would like to produce is:
Love Pop
My choice of genre:
The type of genre my music magazine will be based on is pop. I’ve chosen this
genre because it is a very fun, bright and uplifting genre which will be
enjoyable to create and relates to a lot of people. During my research I found
that 7 out of 13 people chose pop as their favourite genre of music. Therefore
this shows pop has a larger target audience.
Target Audience:
My target audience is teenage girls aged between 12 and 16. I’ve chosen this
as my target audience as pop magazines are typically aimed at females shown
by the colours used in the magazines and the articles features. The colours are
often pinks and purples and the articles included are focused on pop artists
and bands whose target audience is mainly young teenage girls. Having this as
my target audience for my pop magazine will make it more likely to make more
sales.
2. Front Page:
My front page will follow the usual conventions including a Masthead to give
the magazine a brand name and image, a main cover line in large font with a
few other cover lines in smaller font. A main image, which will most likely
relate to the main cover line, and a few smaller pictures. A barcode will need
to be included in the dead space at the bottom left or right of the page. A
selling line will also be included. The colours used throughout will be bright to
tie in with the pop genre, I will use pinks and purples in my music magazine as
this is bright and girly to attract the target audience, 50% of people who took
part in my questionnaire chose pink and purple as the colour scheme they
would like to see in my music magazine.
Contents Page:
My contents page will include the masthead previously used on the front page
to create branding of the magazine throughout. The words ‘Contents’ will be
used on the page in large bright font. Sub-headings will be used in the
contents list to divide up what is in the magazine into categories eg. ‘gossip’
‘tour information’. The issue date or number will be included on this page. a
range of images of artists or pop relating things will be included in the contents
page. The colour scheme will be continued throughout the contents page and
every aspect will be kept bright and loud to fit in with the genre and appeal to
the target audience.
Double Page Spread:
My double page spread will be an interview of a pop artist. There will be a
large picture of the featured pop artist which will dominate the page and the
questions and answers will surround it. Questions and answers will be
presented in different colours so that it is easy for the reader to read and
understand. The double page spread will be kept bright and girly following the
colour scheme that has been used throughout the magazine.
Photographs:
My photographs will need to be taken inside the college mainly in indoor
areas. The featured person will need to look glamourous and posed in order to
create the desired effect needed for the magazine. I will need a number of
3. models to use to be in the magazine. I will include one band and the rest will
be single artists. The image on the double page spread will be of a single artist.
