Music magazine planning

1. Planning

3. My magazine will be mainly focused on the genre of Rock, and so the articles could
include up and coming Rock artists, as well as articles on previous Rock songs and
some on Rock ‘legends’. As well as this, I would like to present my magazine as one
that is tailored to people who are very much a part of the rock genre and who regard
it as a large part of their life. This will create a feeling of inclusivity for the readers of
the magazine. Also I would like the magazine to appeal to people who are artists and
who are in bands themselves, to do this I would have to dedicate certain articles to
these people, which would include information solely for them, for example,
equipment and instruments that they can buy, as well as tips on performing and
practice. There will also be offers on tickets for gigs and performances. The magazine
will be a weekly magazine, I chose this because this magazine would have to be
informing people on what is going on in the Rock world and would therefore need to
be up to date. The price will be £3.00 as it is fitting for a weekly magazine. In a
survey that I carried out for my research, I found that the answers were generally
equal, when concerning gender, I would therefore have to reflect this in my
magazine. To do this I would have to make the articles and the content of the
magazine not gender biased in any way. This will also help the magazines publicity,
as it will reach a wider audience if it is not focused on one gender. For the name of
the magazine, I have chosen ‘The Amp’ as this name fits in with the band theme of
the magazine.

5. The use of the red will create a contrast with the previous darker colours, therefore it will
bring the reader in as it stands out.
The use of these colours first three colours is to make the magazine look black and white, therefore
creating an aesthetic of old and classic on the front page.
The use of grey and white is a similar colour to those used in printing presses, this creates a
tie-in to conventional newspaper production. As well as this the two colours work well with
any other colour and do not create and unnatural look

6. These are the first prototypes for the
front covers of the magazine, in the
actual magazine, the text would be fully
coloured red, and the image would be
black and white

7. This is the very basic contents page that I have
designed, I have purposefully made it quite simple
because I do not want the reader to be bombarded
by images and content, I would prefer that the
reader was introduced to the magazine with images
and content that are pleasing to the eye.

8. For the double page spread I have taken
inspiration from other magazines and I
will aim to use some of the themes and
methods they use in their double page
spreads.
This double
page spread
from Kerrang!
is a good
template for my
double page
spread as it has
the same
colours as my
magazine as
well including
similar themes.
This double page spread from Q
magazine is also helpful because
from this I can take ideas such as
splitting the page in two with an
image and text. However I would
not like to add to much text as I
want to keep the reader
interested.

9. Organisation
Models
For models I
will use myself
and people I
know
Props
As for props I will
use only one, and
that is the guitar
from the front
cover.
Costume
For costume I will not
need to purchase any
clothes and will use the
ones I own and the
clothes of the models
that I have chosen.
Location
As for location there are
several suitable spots that I
know of, including a brick
wall and a field with trees
in, like the ones in the front
cover prototype.
Lighting
As for lighting I will not
need any studio lights
and will use natural
lighting, however this
will mean I will have to
rely on the quality of the
weather which could be
problematic.