The Evaluation

Final DPS - Music Magazine

 

 

Final Contents Page - Music Magazine

 

 

Final Front Cover - Music Magazine

 

 

 

Contact Sheet

Contact Sheet

To decide which images we needed to put on our front cover, we took a range of photos and decided which ones would be suitable for a front cover and which ones wouldn't be. One of the things I considered in this was direct mode of address, and I instantly put a red cross on all the pictures where we weren't looking at the camera, as they are not suitable. The cover star needs to be looking directly at the audience in a front cover picture, and this is why. The best images that I ticked were, mainly pictures with only one cover star, and these were good because the cover star is able to look into the eyes of the audience and entice them to buy the magazine, which is exactly what I want to achieve with this.

Summer Photos

 

 

I took various photos from over the summer (as well as using others that I had already taken from other parts of the year) and I think that they are relevant because there are a lot of music/concert based pictures, and since the magazine that I will be creating is a music magazine, they fit with the theme of bands that I am trying to create. 

Magazine Proposal

Magazine Proposal

For my music magazine, I have considered many things that I want to include for it. The sub-genre I have decided will be for an audience who like pop-punk/rock music and bands that aren’t too heavy metal, as this is a niche category therefore there is a place in the market for it. The title of my magazine will be ‘Calamity’ (inspired by the name of one of my favourite songs Oh, Calamity!)

My target audience is quite specific, as they will be fans of bands and this will attract them to the magazine itself. I mapped out my ‘ideal reader’ on my moodboard and the kinds of people that I aim to attract to my magazine are the kind of people that appreciate and enjoy the pop-punk genre of music and who also enjoy other things, such as video games and social networking sites such as Twitter and Tumblr, where they can tweet and blog about the bands they feel so passionate about.

Bauer Media Group will publish my magazine, as they are a worldwide media empire offering over 300 magazines in 15 countries, as well as online, TV and radio stations. They are very well known throughout the media world and this is why I have chosen them to publish my magazine.

The features that I will most likely include in my magazine will be interviews and chats with the bands that my readers listen to, as this will draw them into buying the magazine. I will also include album and singles charts within the genre, posters of bands and also some real-life stories of the readers so they can connect with each other through the magazine.

My magazine will be distributed both on the web and in print, as this is the best way to get my magazine out there to its audience. Although recent statistics show that web magazines have started to become more of a popular option for young audiences, Print magazines are also a huge market for young people, as they include posters and free gifts and this generally entices them to buy the product. This is why I think that distributing both on the web and in print is the right thing to do because it creates synergy within the web/print versions of the product and will generally attract more readers, which is exactly what I am hoping for.

My magazine will cost around about £2.20 an issue, and this is because a lot of work and money will go into making this product the best it can be, and also the making of the posters, band interviews etc will cost money and also take time to do. The free gifts will also cost money, and this is why the price is set moderately high.

The unique selling point of my magazine is the kind of audience I am targeting. As the music genre is quite specific, this will be a huge selling point for fans of bands who aren’t into heavy metal music, as the bigger magazines such as Kerrang! And Rocksound tend to group all the bands into a huge rock/heavy metal/punk category, and this will benefit those who only want  the softer pop-punk/rock category.