magazine plan

Name: Fusion or Star Map

Publishers: Development Hell Ltd

Price: £2.00- a cheap price that everyone can spare once o month
How often is published: Monthly

Glossy or Matt: Glossy- As it is more appealing.

Consumer profile: My music magazine is aimed at teenage girls aged 12-16. I have such a specific target audience because this is the age group most likely to spend their money on magazine with their favourite boy band in. The magazine I am going to create is focused mainly on Pop, R&B and Indie music because these are the types of music that are also popular for their looks aswell as music as apposed to dance music where the dj is often not recognised. As I have chosen such a specific target audience, I wanted to make the types of music broader therefore attracting more people within that age group. Although the magazine will be focused on chart music it will also help to introduce new and up coming artists this magazine will promote what artist like doing and there own views on other artist music its for teenage girls to feel like their getting to know their favourite bands.

Contents page (article ideas, regulars and features):
1. Reviews of albums and singles by a group of readers.
2. Reviews of artist concert and weather it is safe for my target audience to go with out and guardian (atrticle parent could read)
3. 12 questions answered by an artist in every issue
4. Photo album by an artist on tour, with funny stories and captions
5. Top 10 songs voted by the readers in every issue
6. The currant number 1’s 10 favourite songs and why.
7. Gossip from the stars i.e. who’s getting it on, who are friends, there favourite hang outs ect.
8. A day in a stars shoes (an artist is followed around and photographed for a day)
9. How to dress like your favourite artists (where to buy cheap alternatives to their designer items)
10. Interviews with new artists
11. 'Hotties in the Charts' free posters of the top 4 males in the charts.
12. review of a new up coming band

I have read articles from smash hits magazine. Which has a similar target audience, aswell as types of music. I have noted the way language is used and which words are used. However I shall also include words and phrases used by teenagers to keep the article causal and friendly

Ideas for double page spread:- ‘Concert Review’- These reviews are to guide buyer to which concert venues and artist would be safe and easily accusable to see without parental guidance. This is important as 12 year olds are coming into the age where they would be embarrassed to go with a parent. This article also reassures parent that concerts can be a safe and friendly environment. It will include reviews on such venues as, Wembley arena, 02 arena and Sheppard’s bush empire.- ‘A Star Photo Album’ – This article will be following a bands holiday away together to see what they are like when not working. The reader can observe what their favourite band gets up to on holiday and how they have fun. Photos, captions and funny stories will be taken will be presented. This article will give the reader a chance to feel similar and close to their favourite star.
- ‘ Review of a new band/ artist’- this give the magazine a opportunity to help new artists as well as maybe looking at different styles in music this could expand on the magazines target audience, which could be important as magazine sales are going down.

x4 original photo ideas:
1) An image of a male and female for a new duo on the cover. Looking smart and trendy, not pink and girl giving the cover a change from how it usually looks.
2) Photos of the two artists doing normal things- e.g. messing around making faces, playing game this is so the reader can relate to them therefore increasing a likeness of the artists
3) A photo of a girl band as it is a girly magazine.
4) a photo of fashionable people for the contents page, giving the reader an idea of what the articles about and what you can see on this page.