Stage 2 Planning

Proposal Form

Describe your idea for the brief: My magazine will be pop/alternative themed. I intend to create a mainstream looking magazine, inspired by the likes of ‘billboard’. I intend to do this by both following conventions that already exist in the media and using some non-conventional magazine features to make it look more unique and stand out from the rest. I want to create will immediately catch people’s eyes and make them want to purchase/read what’s inside.

Genre/ sub genre: list similar texts which have inspired your thoughts. Billboard inspired my magazine idea as they are the most notable magazine which features mainstream music in the charts. However I also want to include some alternative music and pop-indie sub genres to make it even more unique and appeal to a larger audience.

Target audience: gender/age/characteristics/behaviour My target audience is targeted towards both males and females from the ages of 15-20+. It is aimed towards people who listen pop/alternative music and enjoy reading mainstream artists and news in pop culture. As pop music is so universal, many people will enjoy reading.

Major conventions I will use A strict colour scheme will be used throughout to ensure that the magazine looks nice and organised and kept to a limited number of fonts (1-2) on the cover so it doesn’t end up looking messy and unprofessional. I will also keep the text on the cover to a minimum as the main focus/selling point of the magazine will be the artist on the front.

Conventions I may subvert/change/not use I have initially decided to not use too many different colours, borders and font or too much text however if I feel that more could be included/the magazine looks plain then I will add more text/images. The magazine will have a fluent, organised look to appear as aesthetically pleasing as possible. For my interview, a drop cap will be included and I will pull quotes from the interview and include on the cover to entice the reader and make them want to learn the context of it.

Original images: what/ where/ what The images used in my magazine will be of a classmate I have taken myself at college. They will be dressed in modern, contemporary clothes to fit the genre of the magazine and look appropriate. They will be taken in the photography studio at a later date in preparation for starting the actual magazine. The photos will have to seem as professional as possible and some photos featuring eye contact to try and create a connection with the reader.

Potential difficulties/Plan B: The potential difficulties that I could face when creating my magazine may be that the images look too unprofessional and don't look appropriate to the style. I need to ensure that the images taken look as good as possible and that they are edited to look professional.