The document outlines plans for a pop music magazine called "Poptastic" targeting 10-21 year olds. It discusses choosing Francis Boakye as the cover model to challenge representations in pop magazines. Photo shoots will take place in a studio with white backdrop and bright lights, using costumes, props like sunglasses, and poses like smiling and winking to portray the models as cool and stylish.

1. MAIN TASK: MY MAGAZINE PROPOSAL Why?
Working
title:
Poptastic The reason why the name of the
magazine is called ‘Poptastic’ is
because my target audience
preferred this name of the
magazine when I conducted my
questionnaire to gain information
about my target audience.
Genre: Pop The target audience that I am
aiming to sell my magazine too
listen to popular music. This is
the most dominant.
Target
Audience:
10-21 The pop genre targets the
mainstreamers and aspirer
psychographic categories. the
socio-economic categories
targeted are C2, D and E
Price: £2.99 The price of the magazine reflects
the competitive prices of pop
magazines in the real world.
Convergence
:
Website,Twitter, Instagram These are the most used social
media platforms used amongst
my target audience.
Feedback
from primary
research will
act upon
People wanted to see mainstream
artists in the magazine. My target
audience also wanted to see puff
for concert tickets and quizzes
therefore this will be included in
the magazine.
REPRESENTATION: Why?
Choice of
model on front
cover:
Francis Boakye
This will challenge the
hegemonic representation of
white cover artists that are seen
on the cover of Pop magazines.
However I have conformed to the
hegemonic representation of age
because the cover artist will be a
young person to reflect the
young readership of mainstream
pop magazines who are typically
the target audience of the genre.
PHOTO-SHOOT FRONT COVER: Why?
Location: Studio with white backdrop This is where most photos are

2. taken of music artists on the
cover of Pop magazines. This will
allow me to edit the background
of the images in the construction
stages of the magazine.
Furthermore, I will be using lights
to create high key lighting which
has connotations of warmth and
this will make my images look
more vibrant.
Props: Sunglasses The use of the sunglasses will
reflect upon the monthly release
of the magazine. The sunglasses
will portray the male cover artist
as cool and stylish.
Costume: White T-shirt, Jeans, Bomber
jacket
The costume encodes the
youthful representation is
necessary for targeting a young
demographic.
Shots:
Different
angles?
Medium shots and Close up
shots
This will help draw attention to
the model’s facial features and
expressions which are typically
verydramatic and eye catching
for the target audience.
Gestures/Body
language:
Different
poses?
Smiling, winking, direct mode of
address
My model will make a direct
mode of address because is
more engaging for the reader of
the magazine. This makes my
model look confident and friendly
which is a common
representation of music artists in
Pop magazines. Smiling has
connotations of happiness and
joy and would appeal to the age
bracket of 10-20 year olds.
PHOTO-SHOOT CONTENTS PAGE: Why?
How many different set-ups? Delete as appropriate. Vary costume, props etc.
1.
Location: Studio with white backdrop This is where most photos are
taken of music artists on the
cover of Pop magazines. e.g.
WeLovePop. This will allow me
to edit the background of the
images in the construction
stages of the magazine.
Furthermore, I will be using
bright lights to create high key
lighting which has connotations
of warmth and this will make my

3. images look more vibrant.
Models: Russell Idos I feel as though this would be a
great way of adding diversityto
my Pop magazine so that I can
appeal to a wider range of
teenagers and children.
Costume:
Red Costume
The colour red has connotations
of passion and danger and is eye
catching therefore this will help
gain the attention of the target
audience.
Shots: Medium shots and Close up
shots
This will help draw attention to
the model’s face and expressions
which will be dramatic and eye
catching.
Gestures/Body
language:
Peace sign, smiling and direct
mode of address.
The symbol is friendly and will
help send positive messages to
the target audience. The model
will come across as friendly,
happy and confident which is
typically seen in the
representation of music artists in
the Pop genre.
2. Why?
Location: Studio with white backdrop This is where most photos are
taken of music artists on the
cover of Pop magazines. e.g.
WeLovePop. This will allow me
to edit the background of the
images in the construction
stages of the magazine.
Furthermore, I will be using
bright lights to create high key
lighting which has connotations
of warmth and this will make my
images look more vibrant.
Models: The same model used in the
front cover
This is because she is the main
artist that the magazine will be
about.
Props: Sunglasses The use of the sunglasses will
reflect upon the monthly release
of the magazine. The sunglasses
will portray the male cover artist
as cool and stylish.
Costume: White T-shirt The costume encodes the
youthful representation is
necessary for targeting a young
demographic.
Shots: Medium shots and Close up
shots
This will help draw attention to
the model’s facial features and
expressions which are typically
verydramatic and eye catching
for the target audience.
Gestures/Body Smiling and Winking My model will make a direct

4. language: mode of address because is
more engaging for the reader of
the magazine. This makes my
model look confident and friendly
which is a common
representation of music artists in
Pop magazines.
This will portray the male artist
as a flirtatious, teenage
heartthrob.
PHOTO-SHOOT DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD: Why?
How many different set-ups? Delete as appropriate. Vary costume, props etc.
1.
Location: Studio with white backdrop This is where the majority of
pictures for pop magazines are
taken. The studio set up will
allow me to take pictures in High
Key lighting.
Models: Francis Boakye
Props: Sunglasses This prop will portray the cover
artist as a suave, fashion icon.
Costume: Blue bomber jacket
Shots: Closeup shot This will help draw attention to
the model’s facial features and
expressions which are typically
verydramatic and eye catching
for the target audience.
Gestures/Body
language:
Smiling This is usually seen in double
page spreads for this genre.