improved practice pitch

1. SUSPENSE

2. Purpose
• mystery genre-based magazine
• entertain and provide recommendations for my target audience
• promote independent productions
• purpose is to be informative and help viewers discover interesting
new mystery films, learn more about the actors and get first-hand
reviews to decide whether the movies are worth watching
• space for advertisements

3. form and genre
• 45 pages
• cost £3.99 per magazine- £40 for an annual subscription of the
physical magazine or £35 for an annual online access subscription
• monthly magazine
• There will be an online website, where the subscription will be
available to sign up for
• The printed magazine will have a glossy front and back cover and
matt pages inside
• The genre is mystery

4. Content
• various reviews of different movies released within the month
• images from featured movie scenes and movie covers, and
images of actors from the movies featured
• interviews with directors, set designers, special effects specialists
and editors
• the double page spread will include an exclusive interview with
the actor of the main character in the main movie featured
• small clues placed around the magazine, that lead to a mystery
reveal at the end of the magazine
• The main movie discussed will be available to watch on amazon
prime

5. Target audience
• target audience ranges from 12 to 50
• primary target audience is families
• No specific demographics

6. Resources and personnel
Resources: Personnel:
• Graphic designer
• Editor
• Interviewer
• Photographer
• publisher
• Digital camera
• Camera lenses
• Tripod
• Green screen
• Laptop/desktop
• adobe photoshop

7. Distribution and marketing methods
• available to buy in newsagents/convenience stores, supermarkets
• available to preview of the website
• advertise in other film magazines
• website and online Prescence
• allow other magazines to advertise on website and throughout the
magazine
• Everyman film festivals

8. Masthead
Mystery mobile
Cover lines
Helvetica neue
Body copy
Century gothic
fonts

9. Interviews with:
Set designers
editors
Special effects
specialists
Actors/actresses
Movie recommendations
Reviews from professionals
Article ideas
Reviews from readers

11. Magazines in competition

12. Magazine title
Suspe
nse

13. Colour scheme

14. Budget

15. Sketched layouts: front cover

16. Sketched layouts: double page spread