10A Starting planning by summarizing research findings. A.

. Summary of Research done into general information about music magazines Music magazines reflect the musical trends within the time it is written in. They are very much aimed at a particular target audience as they usually stick to one main genre of music. They can vary from vulgar to sophisticated. Most significantly the magazines market must be aware of AIDA A Attract audience, use of bright colours, image and text I Interest, articles and sell lines should entice the audience. D Desire, lure the reader by adding competitions, posters or give freebies A Act people to buy your product, motivate them into purchasing, for example, creating a sense of urgency with a limited-time offer or limited supply.
B. Research into real music magazines (summary of findings) generic conventions of music magazines Front covers must have; masthead at top barcode/price/date striking image (consistent with genre) Contents pages have Contents at the top date/issue number range of images al anchored with text and page number

tile of magazine is to be found somewhere on page contents clearly links with cover in terms of style and genre

use columns for text with subheadings such as features/gossip/gig guides etc

The Double Page Spread Article Big dominating image Written article has dramatic main heading (short and snappy) The magazine has to have elements that stay the same throughout (font, colours etc) called the House Style.

Summary of Research into genre: My chosen genre is rock and I found that:

Rock is viewed as very aggressive It can range from Metal to soft rock. It covers a wide range. There are many sub genres Its main listeners are around the ages 16 30

Summary of research into my chosen style model for my magazine Below are images of my chosen magazine on which I would like to base my magazine: Covers

Contents Page

ARTICLES I WOULD LIKE TO USE AS STYLE MODELS

I have also found that magazines should contain either free gifts, competitions or both. I shall include these in my own magazine.

C. Target audience research 1. THE COVER SHOULD: Have a main image of a band. Feature other images of other bands/people. Include free gifts Rock related cover-lines Have a header summarizing main contents 2. THE CONTENTS SHOULD INCLUDE: Editors letter Article names and pages lots of variety of rock images and info 3. THE ARTICLE SHOULD BE: Informal Questions & answers be about the music but interesting-possibly with fashion and/or politics

GENERAL INFO Most of my target audience regularly buy music magazines and I therefore have a good basis of what they like within them. This will be a great help in making my own magazine. Having summarized these results I am now ready to complete my formal proposal and start planning my own music magazine.