TASK 13
RESOURCES

Here are all the pictures I am going to use for my front cover, contents page and double page spread article.

The picture of the amp cable and coffee stain are used for my contents page.

Task 12
QUESTIONS FOR THE HIPPYS!

1. How long have you been together?
2. How did you all meet?
3. What influenced you in the beginning?
4. Who would you like to be as big as in the future?
5. How do your fans react to your newer content?
6. You’ve started recording your debut album, ‘Reflections’, how is that going?
7. Do you find yourself changing elements to your song as your recording them?
8. What influenced you to get together?
9. Sean, have you been a supporting act for your dad’s band yet?
10. (If not) Are there any plans to?
11. Do you find it easy to get gigs etc.?
12. You recently had an interview with a record label meaning you all had to travel to London, how did that go?
13. So if you could each pick a song to cover for the album what would it be and why?
14. Do you ever have any artistic clashes?
15. How do you go about writing a song?
16. Do you find it easier to write together or separately?
17. So where can your fans see you next?
18. When will the album be finished?
19. Thanks for your time.

TASK 10 & 11
PUBLICATION PLAN

My magazine:

Title: RAW

Positioning Statement: THE Music Magazine

Average Issue size: 100 pages

Regular content: Latest News, Fan Letters, Celeb's Music Picks, Flog it, Hot snakes?, 'VS', Monthly Rock Quiz, Story Behind the Band, Must see gigs, Album of the month, January Gig Guide, Music forum guide, Past Issues, Merchandise, Editor's choice, Music Fashion, What guitar?, Instruments for sale, Wanted Instruments, Your Say!, Rock Band Birthdays!

Feature Content: A-Z of 2009s best rockers, Arctic Monkeys new album, Jeff Buckley tribute, Coldplay to play in Iraq?, Bob Barnett's L!VE Tour, Win a kit worth £30,000, Black Sabbath on tour, Free Poster, Chili Peppers DVD Review, January EP News, Submit your photos, U2 Rocks the World, Riot Breaks out, Babyshambles reunion, Robbie back for good?, Behind the Scenes, Trivia game, Felecity Walker's NY Trip, Win a Rock Weekend for 2, Exciting life of Jose Lopez, ASBO live

On The Cover: Hippys On The Hill, On Tour with Rubiks Cube, White Heat's New Drummer! Muse are feeling good, 50 Must See Gigs, Latest Album Reviews

TASK 8 & 9
TALLY OF RESULTS AND CHARTS

Questionnaire

Please circle your answer unless there has been a line provided for you.

What two colours do you find most appealing for a rock magazine?

Red and Black 2

Yellow and White 6

Black and White 1

Blue and White 1

Would you rather buy your magazine monthly, weekly or fortnightly?

Monthly 8

Weekly 0

Fortnightly 2

Would you rather see a group or a solo artist for the central image?

Group 6

Solo Artist 4

Who is your favourite band or singer?

Kings of leon______________________________________________


What words do you think of when you hear ‘Rock’?

Guitairs and bass_______________________________________________

What do you like or dislike about current magazines?
Too much promotion


What’s your occupation?

_______________________________________________

What’s your gender?

__________________

Which age range do you fit into?

13-19 6

20-29 4

30-39 0

40-49 0

How much would you be happy to spend on the magazine?

£1.00-2.00 5

£2.10-3.00 4

£3.10-4.00 1

£4.10-5.00 0

Do you subscribe to magazines?

Yes 4

No 6

12. Do you read magazines via the internet?

Yes 3

No 7

As you can see from the graphs, the audiences seem to know what they want and there are big differences in the amount of people who want different colours. Although the price chart shows that the audience want their magazine to be between £1.00-3.00.

Here is a quick video of one of my target audience answering the questionnaire.

TASK 7
QUESTIONNAIRE

Here is a questionnaire to conduct research for my audience.

Questionnaire

Please circle your answer unless there has been a line provided for you.

1. What two colours do you find most appealing for a rock magazine?

Red and Black

Yellow and White

Black and White

Blue and White

2. Would you rather buy your magazine monthly, weekly or fortnightly?

Monthly

Weekly

Fortnightly

3. Would you rather see a group or a solo artist for the central image?

Group

Solo Artist

4. Who is your favourite band or singer?

______________________________________________


5. What words do you think of when you hear ‘Rock’?

_______________________________________________

6. What do you like or dislike about current magazines?

_______________________________________________

7. What’s your occupation?

_______________________________________________

8. What’s your gender?

__________________

9. Which age range do you fit into?

13-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

10. How much would you be happy to spend on the magazine?

£1.00-2.00

£2.10-3.00

£3.10-4.00

£4.10-5.00

11. Do you subscribe to magazines?

Yes

No

12. Do you read magazines via the internet?

Yes

No

TASK 4,5 & 6
CODES AND CONVENTIONS

Codes & Conventions of a double page spread:

- Drop quotes, for attention.
- At the beginning there is a short summary.
- The first letter is larger than the rest.
- Large main image.
- Strap line.
- Colour Scheme, 2 colours mainly.
- Eye catching headlines
- Names of Artists highlighted
- Picture of journalist
- 'By' Line
- Text is in columns
- Page Number
- Title of Article & Magazine logo

Codes & Conventions for the Cover:

- Unique Logo
- Central Image & Main Article (Band Name)
- Date, Price & Barcode
- Direct mode of address
- Positioning Statement
- 'Plus' stories
- Main stories

Codes & Conventions for the Contents Page:
-Columns
-'On the Cover'
-'Regulars'
-'Features'
-Editor's Letter
-Contact
-Credits
-Logo




I'm still unsure of what to call my magazine but one title I'm thinking of is 'Smashed'. Here are some logo ideas I came up with within Photoshop...

TASK 3
MORE DECISIONS

We then had to make decisions for our magazine based on the research we done on existing magazines:

Title: Smashed (Working Title)

Positioning Statement: …

Frequency of Publication: Monthly

Price: £4.10

Distribution: Newsagents & Supermarkets

Rationale: My magazine will be very greatly from the music lover’s standpoint, written in an informal style to help the reader enjoy it more. We will present opinions, reviews, articles on things like ‘Top 50…’ as well as interviews with the latest stars, it will focus on what the music lover’s want to know about the latest albums, bands and artists rather than that of what the music promoters want people to read.

Style:

Regular Content

- Latest News
- Celebrity’s Music Choices
- Quizzes
- Letters from Fans
- Subscribe!
- Music forum letter
- Gig guides
- Editor’s letter
- The story behind the band
- Flog it!
- This month’s must see gigs


Feature Content

- Interview with Hippys on the Hill!
- On tour with Rubik’s Cube!
- White Heat’s new drummer!
- Why are Muse feeling so good?
- Kings of Leon back story
- Is Ozzy going back on tour with Black Sabbath?
- KINGS OF LEON tell us what they’re doing this Christmas