magazine questionnaire

1. Magazine Questionnaire -
Answerthe followingbasedoninformationforthe magazine youwill be creating.
Music Style:
What will the mainstyle/sof musicbe thatare featuredinyourmagazine?Describethisstyle.
Hip hop - a type of musicthat is influencedbyrapand funk,oftenincludingmelodyandrhythmof previously
recordedsongs.
Audience:
Who will be the targetaudience foryourmusicmagazine?
 Age – 16-28
 Gender– predominatelymale
 Class(income level) –lower/workingclass
 Race (if applicable) –originallyblack,now both
 Interests –common things,suchas sports.Stereotypesare crime etc.
 Personality –Highself-esteemandoutgoing.
 Psychographics –interestedinatype of musicthat linkstothemselveshoweverisstill enjoyable tolistento.
 Mass or niche audience –mass
Colour Scheme
What will be the colourscheme of yourproductionandwhyhave you selectedthisstyle?Whatwill these coloursor
combinationconnote?
I was thinkingtouse darkcoloursinthe backgroundanda masthead whichstandsout.Magazinessuchas rolling
stone have usedblack/white&redbefore sothere isevidence thatisworkswell.However,Iwouldlike toaddmy
owntwistto it therefore maybe adifferentcolourratherthanred.
Why will these coloursappealtoyourtargetaudience?
Black / white &yellow/hintof red – the colourswill appeal tomytarget audience asthe mastheadwill standout
Possible Titles
What namesare youconsideringforyourmagazine?
‘Whas goin’down’
What do these namesconnote?
Whats happening?Wouldattractmytarget audience astheywouldknow the magazine wasaimedatthemstraight
away withoutasecondthought
Why will thisname appeal toyourtargetaudience?
It wouldbe a slangphrase that theywouldbe familiarwith

2. Story Ideas
What storyideaswill be the mainstoryfor yourmagazine?
What will be yoursecondarystories?Howwill eachof these appeal toyourtargetaudience?
Possible coverlines
Use a main artists and write about somethingongoingin his life that the audience will care about
EXCULSIVE
• Is poetry hiphop?
• Deaths in hiphop e.g r.i.p dondi
• Rap battles& an example
Fonts
Whichfontswill youinclude foreachdifferentstory?Explainyourchoices.
Bold.I wantit the stand out.The main coverline will be alargerfont.
What othercopy will appearonyourmagazine cover?
Image
Who will the subject/model be foryourmagazine?Whatdotheylooklike?
Jay-z// kanye west
Describesthe subject/model’scostume andmake-up.How will thisfitwiththeirimage andthe article inthe
magazine?
 Jay-z– maybe a bandana& sweatshirt
 Kanye west– white tshirt & goldchain
Describe the lightingschemeyouwill includeandwhyyouhave made these decisions.
Brightface sohe standsout,focuson him
Will any props appearsignificantlyandwhywill theybe used?
Bandana,ear rings
How doyou anticipate yoursubjecttolookandpose (include reference togaze).
Serious,cocky
What will the backgroundlooklike?
Hip hopslanginblur

3. Will anysecondaryimagesappear?Describe themandexplainhow theywill relatetothiseditionof yourmagazine.
Hip hopslangwordsblurredoutso picture/coverlinesstill standout.Theywill be inblack/white.
Overall
How will thismagazine relatetothe style/sof musicyouhave chosen,therefore appealingtoasimilartarget
audience asthe musicgenre youhave chosen.
Thismagazine will linktomytargetaudience ashiphopartiststheywill know feature &storiestheyare interestedin
will feature too.
PresentationTask
Once you have answeredthe questionsabove,package yourresponse inaPrezi presentation.Tomake your
response more visual,find imagesthatrelate tothe questions.
Mood Board Design
A moodboard isan arrangementof images,materials,piecesof text,etc.intendedtoevoke orprojectaparticular
style orconcept.
Designa moodboard foryour magazine thatdemonstratesyourmagazineshouse style.