Aims and Introduction

Aims and introduction.

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By researching many different genres of music magazines I have finally settled with the decision that my music magazine will be ‘Pop’. I looked at magazines such as Q, Kerrang, Top of The Pops and Rolling Stones to inspire my choice. I have chosen to use pop as my genre as I think it will suit my target audience the best. I aim to entice mainly teenagers who will probably be girls, all depending on the design of the magazine front cover and the content. I think it would be a good idea to bass my content on Pop as it appeals to a very wide demographic as a popular genre, talking about artists such as Justin Bieber, Rihanna and One Direction. 

The magazine that has inspired me the most would be Top of The Pops. I used to read it a lot when I was younger and I think their main target audience is younger teenage girls. They attract these girls by including articles about bands such as One Direction. If I too include articles about bands such as 1D, it may limit my audience to just girls and a few boys. I should try and avoid this by using a wider range of artists and bands to interest a wider audience!

Whilst researching music magazines I discovered many codes and conventions that I was not aware of before. For example, I now know how important it is for the masthead, cover lines and main image to make an impact on the reader so that they are tempted to buy the magazine as soon as it catches their eye! When I plan and write out my cover lines and contents page I will try and keep the text as minimal as I possibly can so that my possible readers do not get bored of large amounts of text. On the other hand, on my double page spread, I will include as much information as I can so that the readers get their money’s worth!

The layout and design is very important in relation to the audience I am targeting. They should both be subtle and not too much to take in at one glance. Bright and happy colours should mix well with the genre of pop. Even from the word ‘pop’ you can tell that it should be upbeat. The image on the front cover will be of one model in front of a plain back ground. I do not want too much going on around him as it may distract the reader from what is important, the model. If there is less focus on the background, there will be more focus on the important information included within the cover lines. The cover lines will be strategically placed around the model to make it look as though nobody is over shadowed accentuates that the audience is important.

To conclude, I will be basing my music magazine on the pop genre, I shall be targeting a young audience and finally I shall keep all aspects of the magazine happy, bright and uplifting. I will speak about both current musicians and those who are up and coming!