Appendix 5

Example 1
The target audience for my magazine will be a mainstream audience that is targeted at both males and females that are aged 16-24. The reason I have chosen both males and females is because I believe that the music that will feature in my magazine will appeal to both sexes and also they will both be able to relate to it.
The sub genre of the magazine will be Indie music with bands such as The Arctic Monkeys featuring in it.
The magazine title will be Pick as the reader would immediatly recognise that a puck is what you can play guitars with, and therefore they would understand what the magazine is about due to the connotations of the name.
An idea for the main cover image would be a medium close up of the band looking quite arragant.
For the splash article I would do an interview with a new up and coming artist, giving information on them and their music and how they feel about their new rise to fame.
In the contents, I would also include pictures of other bands and artists that feature throughout the magazine. reviews of the latest indie music and other interviews with bands.

Example 2
The target audience for my magazine will be mainstream because the music is quite a popular genre and therefore would appeal to a wide audience.
The genre I have chosen is pop.
I will aim my magazine at 10-16 year old females as in my experience it is mainly females who are interesed in this genre. Examples of artists who would feature in this magazine are: Girls Aloud, Sugarbabes, Westlife and Beyonce.
The magazine title will be Pop it.
An idea for the main cover image would be a girl band who are looking at the camera in a slightly sexy way, they would look very happy and appear to have the ideal life, therefore girls would view them as their ideal self.
For the splash article would be an interview with either a band or solo artist, in the interview it would include information about their love life, fashion, gossip and their music.
In the contents I would include pictures of other artists and explain what else would feature in the magazine.

Example 3
The target audience for my magazine will be mainstream meaning that it would have both high circulation and readership figures.
The genre that I have chosen is R 'n' B.
I intend to specically target both males and females who are around the age of 15- 23. Examples of the types of artists who would feature in the magazine are: Ne-yo, Rihanna and Akon.
The magazine title would be
An idea for the main cover image is that it would be a photo of a male artist who is wearing some kind of jewelry, this would connote his wealth and success and therefore readers would see him as their ideal self or partner.
For the splash page I would do and interview with an artist, discussing perhaps a possible tour or new duet, and find out how and what made them want to be a r 'n' b singer.
In the contents I would welcome the reader to the magazine, and then explain what the magazine would constist of, this includes music news such as when artists go on tour, interviews and reviews.

Starter task- Mainstream and niche products. 6th March 2009

A mainstream product is something that targets a wide audience, it has high circulation and high readership figures. An example of this is Q.
Wheras a niche product is something that is specifically targeted at a smaller, more specific audience, it has a smaller circulation and smaller readership figures. An example of this is Classic Guitar.

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Bauer magazines-
Bauer is the largest independant magazine company in europe, it has a wide range of magazines including music magazines such as Kerrang, Mojo, and Q.
The sub genre of Kerrang is rock, this can be seen clearly because of the type of bands that are featured in the magazine such as Metalica, and the connotations of the colours that are used. Kerrang is a mainstream magazine that is targeted at a wide audience.
The sub genre of Mojo is alternative it doesnt specically have one type of music, for example it features indie and rock. In my opinion it is a mainstream magazine due to the fact it doesnt just have one type of music.
The sub genre of Q is alternative because it includes different artists from different genres.

Contents page for college magazine

This is my contents page for my college magazine.

Finished front cover magazine

This is my finished front cover for my college magazine.

Example of inappropriate front cover

This is one of the photos i took for my front cover. I have decided not to use this photo because it doesnt have a main focuse image and also it is not a medium close up show.

Medium close up

A medium close up shot is from the bed to just above the waist.