Front Cover

Contents Page

Double Page Spread

Photos for my music magazine

I have taken a selection of photos to choose from to use for my music magazine. I want the artist on my double page spread to be the person on the front cover as well so the photos will be from the same shoot so the image on the front portrays what the double page spread will be like. I wanted the feel of the photos to be quite eerie which is why I took them at night to play with the light and create this feel. The artist I am portraying is a female solo singer who is similar to Lana Del Ray in her music so I wanted the photos to show a personality similar to ones she would take. Here is the results below and I will later be choosing the final photos. These are unedited versions.

Flatplans

Front cover flatplan

Contents flatplan

 

Double page spread flatplan

Music Magazine Proposal

Who are you aiming your magazine at specifically?

I am aiming my magazine at girls aged from 16+. I want it to appeal to people who like rock/acoustic/alternative music. The feel of it is to be mature and not cheesy like some magazines you get nowadays which are to young for an audience of 16+ year olds.

What will your magazine be about

My magazine will obviously be about music but in particular bands and artists who’s genre is rock/alternative/acoustic. I want it to feature articles about up and coming bands, day in the life’s, success stories etc. Typical articles you would find in a magazine like NME or Q.

What are your ideas for cover lines?

I haven’t decided what the cover lines will be called but I know what I want them to be about. I have chosen new artist profiles, day in the life of a band, who is going to be big in 2012, new album review and tour review.

What title have you decide and why?

I haven’t decided on a title yet.

What fonts do you want to use?

I want to use simple fonts such as Arial and Calibri because they are easy to read making it easier to focus on things like what the text actually says, the pictures etc.

Ideas for taglines?

I haven’t decided on a tagline but I want to make sure it’s catchy without being cheesy.

When will it be published?

It will be a monthly magazine.

What will the cover image be?

It will be an image of a girl who will be perceived as very popular to my target audience.

How much will it sell for?

It will be a monthly magazine so will be thicker than say a weekly so because of this it will be between £2-£3 which I think is an affordable price to pay once a month.

Target Audience Research

I decided I wanted to get to know the target audience I was aiming at and really find out what they wanted from a music magazine so I can make mine as good as possible and for people to actually want to read it. To carry out my research I wrote a questionaire on freeonlinesurveys.com to send to girls I knew who had recently attended an Arctic Monkeys gig. I chose this gig as they cover the genre I am covering in my magazine, so the people I'm asking have to have an interest in this music to gain the best results. I sent it to ten girls. From my market research I can help write my proposal, create flatplans and begin to make my magazine. Below is a link to a copy of the questionaire and the results.

Free Online Surveys

Results...
Artists and bands such as Arctic Monkeys. Laura Marling, The Vaccines and Bon Iver were most popular to come up. This is good as they are all part of the genre I want my magazine to be.
Things they wanted to read about that often came up were features on new artists or bands, behind the scenes gossip and oppertunities to win prizes.
80% of girls would pay £2.50-£3.50 for their monthly music magazine, 20% would pay $4+.
Almost all of the girls often attended gigs or festivals.

This research has reallt been helpful. I can now decide on a price for my magazine that will be affordable and reasonable to my audience. Also I have ideas for diferent feautures and coverlines to have on my cover as well as bands/artists to involve.