S O P H I E C O L E Y

Formal Proposal

Title of magazine

I have chosen to call my magazine Pop It

This is because when I asked my target audience which name suited a pop magazine the best they chose this one meaning that they would be attracted to it themselves.

The name also fits in really well with the pop genre making it very clear that it is in this particular genre rather than my audience not being able to identify the genre of the magazine.

Also the name Pop It is very catchy, upbeat and memorable meaning that my audience will be more attracted towards it.

Choice of genre

The genre I want to base my magazine on is Pop I chose Pop because I felt like I knew this genre of music

better than other genre. Also I prefer the way pop magazines are laid out compared to others meaning I knew what I needed to do in order to create a successful pop music magazine.

Also when I conducted audience research many people within my target audience rated the Pop genre in the top 3 meaning that there was a clear audience for this type of music magazine.

My questionnaire and focus group all told me that my audience preferred to have bright, bold colours on a music magazine which fitted in well with the conventions of a pop music magazine, making it a clear choice to make.

Target Audience

The target audience of my magazine will be teenage girls around 13-16

I wanted to make a pop music magazine aimed at this audience because when I conducted my question many of the people who answered were around this age.

Also this is the typical age that pop music magazines are aimed at so I will be able to use ideas from existing magazines in order to make mine attractive for my target audience.

Content of whole magazine

In my magazine I plan to include: 8 advertisements Fan Photos: readers send in their photographs of them with their favourite

artists 4 pages of fashion (clothing and accessories) 3 competitions 5 interviews with various pop stars 3 DPS with pop stars 10 gossip articles (some with have full pages whereas others will have

smaller sections- quarter of a page, fifth of a page) 10 posters (7 A4, 1 A3, 2 A2) Reviews (Bands, Concerts, Albums, Singles, Books, TV and Film) Horoscopes Advice (readers send in their questions and the editor of the magazine will

answer them. Sometimes celebrities will answer) 1 true story from one of the readers

Initial Ideas: Front Cover

On the front cover of my magazine I plan to include:

Masthead

3 x Straplines

3 x Images to accompany the straplines

Main Image

Quote Line

BarcodeDate Line

Skyline

Initial Ideas: Contents Page

On the contents page of my magazine I plan to include:

Masthead

List of posters included within magazine

Main Image

Whole contents of magazine + Page numbers

4x Smaller Images + Page Numbers

Editorial

Contents Title

Quote Line

Small Image

Initial Ideas: Double Page Spread

In my double page spread I plan to include:

A main title and subtitle at the top of the first page

A Q&A based interview with clear questions and answers in a 3 columned structure

A main image taking up a full page of the DPS

5 individual shots of the artist on the left hand side of the full page

A clear, single quote line included on the image to attract the reader

Page numbers on the bottom left/right hand corners

Promotion of the artists albums/singles/books/tours etc.

Initial Ideas: Photographs

Front Cover: On the front cover I plan to have a medium close up shot of the main artist. They will have a natural pose and they will either look excitable or they will be smiling at the camera. The artist will be slightly leaning forward in order to make it seem like the artist is reaching out for the reader, but this effect will be subtle. I also plan to include 3 strapline images. Each image will be different in order to relate to the strapline given. These shots will also be medium close ups. In the first image the artist will look slightly shocked/scared to fit with the strapline ‘What is Aaron’s biggest fear?’. The second image will have a female artist called Lola looking quite loved up and she will be smiling away from the camera to make her look shy/embarrassed about her story ‘Lola talks love’. The last image will relate to the real life story it is promoting. The model will be staring straight at the camera with a slight worried look on her face in order to emphasise the seriousness of the story, ‘Battling the Bullies’

Contents Page: The main image of the contents page will be a medium long shot. This will then include more of the artists clothing which will make the reader feel like they can relate to the artist even more (artists will be wearing casualclothing). The main artist will look like they are laughing/loving life and will be looking either slightly away from the cameras or directly into it. The 4 smaller images will be medium close ups so the reader knows who the article is about. They will be posing according to their articles. For example if an article is about shoe size they could be holding their shoes.

DPS: The main image of my DPS will be either a long shot or a medium long shot of the main artist. A long shot would enable the reader to see the artists full costume again meaning they can relate more to the artist whereas a medium long shot would show the reader from the waist up. The artist will be smiling and laughing at the camera and will be really happy in order to send out a positive message to the reader. Also on the double page spread I plan to include 5 more individual shots in something similar to a film strip in order to give the reader more information about the artist. The image will be random and will allow the artist to express themselves fully making the article more relatable.

Initial Ideas: Photographs continued…

Cher Lloyd is slightly leaning in towards the camera

Male looking away from the camera looking slightly scared

Female in love

Young boy scared of bulliesBoy will be replaced to a girl for my own photo

Young woman smiling directly at camera

Emma Watson smiling and laughing at the camera.Long shot- all her clothing is on show