1. Research on music
magazines...

2. Conventions
My magazine is based on R&B. I have found that
they use a simple layout to make it look classy,
and about 3 colours in their colour scheme. The
artist is usually covering some of the masthead.
The main target audience for this genre are
teenagers. The artist on the title page normally
has a hard expression to intimidate the audience.
The artists name is usually very big and stands
out in a different colour from the rest of the
magazine to show the artist’s importance.

3. Market Research.
Most people said £1.90 or £2.50 -
£3.50. Black, blue, white. Bounce.
Celebrity posters. Fashion sense,
success stories, relationships and
personal life.

4. Reader Profile
• Kesha is a 16 year old studying her first year of media
studies at sixth-form. She listens to R&B and hip hop in her
spare time and her interests are singing and dancing, she
can also play the guitar. She has a YouTube page where she
has about 48 videos of her singing and has 162 subscribers.
She would love to meet Chris Brown as she is a big fan of
him. She downloads her music from iTunes and uses the
internet at least an hour everyday. ‘Vibe’ is her favourite
music magazine and she enjoys attending live music events
of her favourite artists every three to six months. She has a
part time job in a retail shop where she earns about £40
each week. Instead of going university, Kesha wants to get
signed to a recording company and take off with her singing
career.

5. Flat Plan - Front Cover
• I have named my magazine 'Buzzin' because I think it
will appeal more to my target audience which are
teenagers and to give the idea that it is a successful
company. The model has one hand on her hip and she
is looking down at the camera to make her look
powerful. The artists name is on a blue background to
make it stand out and show that she is an important
artist. The price is £3.50 as it is not too high or low and
it shows that the magazine has value.
• The colours used are not too sharp and there are not
too many used so that they do not clash with each
other and so that it does not look overcrowded. I
placed the slogan in the top left corner because that is
where people normally read from first. The artist is in
the centre of the page to show that a lot of the
magazine is about her. There are a lot of teasers and
pull quotes surrounding the artist to make the target
audience want to read more about a specific article,
and buy the magazine. There are featured artists so
that if people like an artist from it they would be more
likely to buy the magazine too.

6. Contents Page
• The font for the title 'Contents'
because looks different, so
consumers would be more likely to
buy it. The picture at the top of the
page links to an article, it would
make the reader want to read more
about it as it is one of the first things
that that reader will see as it is at the
top of the page. The head and
shoulder shot of the artist in the
bottom half of the page holds
everything together because it is big
and it bleeds to the end of the page.
The large picture is behind the page
numbers and teasers, so it links to
everything else on the page and
keeps it cohesive.

7. Shot List
The first shot on my shot list is for
the front cover. The second shot is
for the contents page. The third
shot is a two shot, for the
contents page, to link to a band
on another page. The sixth shot is
for the double page spread. The
model is going to be looking up,
because the picture is going to be
placed at the bottom of the text
so that it looks like the artist is
reading the text.

8. Double Page Spread
On the double page spread there are
drop capitals for the letters of the
artists’ name. There is a medium long
shot of the artist singing. The questions
are in blue because the topic changes
each time. I have used mainly black
white and baby blue to keep it simple
and consistent with the rest of the
magazine yet decided to add some
yellow to make the title stand out and
it matches with black. There is a
picture of another artist as they could
be included in the interview. I used a
medium-close up on the second page,
so that you can see the artist's
expression but you can still see what
she is wearing because people like to
look at artists’ dress sense.