Music Magazine project

For my Media project I am creating a music magazine. I will have to create a front page, contents page and a double page spread for a magazine which I will have to invent the name of. I will be doing some research on magazines to get some ideas on a typical proffessional magazine, and I will try to create a magazine which looks proffessional.

My project:
I will have to first chose a genre of my choice and attempt to fit the target audience for that genre. Then I will have to think of a suitable name for my magazine which links to the genre of my choice. Then I will have to research and plan how I will create my magazine or research all the steroetypes of the genre I have chosen. I will also have to take a few pictures of someone with a suitable shot angle/type or mise-en-scene which relates to my genre of music. Furthermore, I will be typing up my own article to include in my magazine. I will also need to research the props needed for a rock group or the stereotypical clothing. To get further information, I shall be creating a survey or have mini interviews with people to find out what they will like to see in a magazine or what they think will be a good addition to my music magazine.

Plan:

Genre: The genre I have chosen is rock. I have chosen this genre as I believe I have the most knowledge of the rock genre as I have grew up listening to the style of music and I have a rough idea how to create a rock magazine. I know the stereotypes of the rock genre and I am able to portray that in the magazine I am creating. I will need to look at other genres of music magazines so I can contrast or see what is similar. This will help me to be able to get the genre of rock correct when creating a music magazine.

Target Audience: My target is going to be from 14 years old to 40 years old. The reason being is that I believe I can create a magazine suitable for this age range, the target audience will be mostly male gender but also a little of the female gender as I believe woman can also be involved in rock music.

Magazine Name: I have chosen the name 'Shutdown' as it relates to the genre of my magazine. It also has a good catch to it and it will be remembered at first glance. Also the typography of the masthead relates to a electric guitar vibrating with the sound going through peoples, this is indicated in the rough edges of the masthead.