Planning

In this task I drew out drafts for my front cover, contents page and double page spread to get a rough idea of what I was aiming my magazine to look like right at the start. The order below goes double page spread contents page front cover

Cover photo and feature ideas

In this task I was asked to find out what my target audience thought of my cover pics and what ones they prefer and would like to see. I videoed there responses and used this when deciding what pictures I was going to include.

The first person I asked said that they prefer the first picture because its a close up and you can see there face rather than focus on there body accessories. however they said that the person should be smiling as it helps makes the audience wanna read it as the facial expressions brings the audience in as the main image needs to seem interested in whats going on.

The second person I asked said that they prefer the 5th one because you can see the models outfit and might like her style and might want to carry on reading because they like her trend and clothing. IT also helps that she is smiling as its nice to see and encourages the readers to pick up the magazine and want to read it and buy it.

The third person I asked said that they prefer the 3rd one because its a medium close up shot so you can see her whole body and its good that she is smiling and making eye contact with the readers to it makes the audience feel more connected.

Overall I will take more pictures so I can combine all that feedback and get a medium close up shot so you can see the models face and facial expressions and feel connects and so they model can make eye contact with the audience but also so you can see her outfit and as its a pop magazine my target audience might wanna follow her styles and trends. I will make sure the picture I take the model is smiling and and looks happy and enthusiastic and looks lively and it will attract the target audience a lot more.

Fonts, colour and additional style ideas

In this task I had to video my target audience and ask them what fonts, colours and additional things they would want to see on my magazine and why. I would video them ands then edit it on final cut and add text and pictures.

Fonts:
My target audience said that the font should be elegant as it seems more professional and more aimed at my target audience of late teens as it seems to be more grown up and not to babyish. They also said it should be a bold font so it can stand out a lot more and people can see it a lot more clearly.

I think in my magazine I'm going to use the fonts, 'Caviar Dreams' and either or and 'Champagne & Limousines'. As I feel they look more professional and elegant and looks more grown up to me aiming at my target audience and not to babyish and fits my target audience well while also not looking to out of the pop genre.

Colour:
My target audience said I should keep to a few colours and they like the colour red and white as a colour scheme. however one of the people in my video said I should still make it girly as thats what my target audience is and what it should appeal to first. A colour scheme of 2/3 colours so it doesn't seem to messy and I shouldn't stick to 1 colour otherwise it could be a stereotype if it just plain pink for example.

I have chosen my colour scheme to be a deep pink and white as I feel it needs to be girly as thats whats my primary target audience is but it can't see to childish as its aimed at teens and above so having a deep pink makes it seem less childish but will appeal to my target audience and look neat and professional. I will keep to 2/3 colours as I feel it will look more professional, grown up and less messy if I tick to a colour scheme.

Article ideas

In this task I was asked to come up with potential article ideas. I came up with around 6 ideas and with these ideas I had to ask my target audience on the 3 ones they preferred and why.
I would video there answers and then edit it on final cut and upload it on my blog.

My results included..
"Newest trends within pop", my target audience said they would like to see an article and should be to do with trends, fashion and social media. They also said they would want to keep up with the trends and styles with the pop stars that are in the limelight at this moment.

Someone else said they liked "Shop and Pop" and tell us about the fashion and where the celebrities shop and what kind of clothes they buy and places they go to get them. This article should show a couple of celebrities where they shop, and what they look for when shopping.

My final target audience said "Whats in the top charts", they said this because as its a pop magazine they want some insight towards the pop genre and also care and what to look at what kind of music is on at the moment and where it comes in the charts and where it stands.

Overall I will take what my target audience says and apply it to my magazine and use these 3 article ideas and include fashion, gossip, music and celebrity trends in this magazine and as people look up to some celebrities I would find out where they shop, interview them and find out what they want and say, the gossip about each celebrity. I will also want to include having an interview with someone and find out the gossip about them and what kind of pop music they prefer and why and what pop artists they look up to and listen to and why.

cover line ideas

In this task I had to gather opinions from my target audience to find out what cover lines they preferred and why. Also what they would like to see on my front cover of my magazine and w hat it should include. I had to ask my target audience on there opinions, record it and when edit it on final cut and take a picture of the sheet I gave to my target audience so the people reading my blog could see it as well.

I asked 4 people who my magazine is aimed at, what they thought of my cover line ideas and what they would like to see and read about. The first person I asked said that they prefer the cover line "fresh music for a fresh start". This is a catchy phase and also because it repeats the word "fresh" it can stick into your brain more and appeal more. She also said she loves the phase " Get,great,gossip" as the use of alliteration appeals more and makes it stick in your head more.

The second person I asked also said she liked "fresh music for a fresh start", this seems to be very popular and it seems catchy and easy to remember as it is repeating a word. This person also said "inclusive insight into the pop industry" because the magazine is about pop music so the audience will be mostly interested in the genre pop so the magazine needs to show its about pop and when the audience first reads it, it has to be clear with genre it is.

The third person I asked said that they prefer "Get the latest trends from the celebs you adore", because celebs are trendy and they are the role models people can look up to and want to be like so they will copy them and listen to there advice on it so teenagers can look up to them.

Finally the last person I asked said they liked "Get,great,gossip" because its really informative about what the audience will be receiving, its catchy and alliteration so it can stick in your head more. Also they said "Smash hits in the top chats" as its a pop music magazine so the audience are looking for the pop music and want to find out what kind of music is in the pop charts and are available to listen to.

In conclusion I have decided to use to the cover lines "Get,great,gossip" as its catchy and simple and easy to read and can tell the reader its a gossip magazine which the audience will like. Also the cover line "Get the latest trends from the celebs you adore" as I think my target audience could be needed advice on trends and wanting to see some celebs wearing different makes and gain insight to styles and looks for them to wear. Also the cover line I will use "Smash hits in the top charts" as I think as it being a pop music magazine there needs to be information about the music and the top charts and my target audience will pick the magazine up with thinking about what music is on right now and how far up in the charts.

planning: treatment title,genre,slogan,prices,tones

In this task I asked 4 people their opinions on my choices and ideas for my magazine front cover. I asked about the slogans, prices, the masthead and tone/themes. I decided to video my target audience and hear what they have to say about my ideas and what the prefer. I then gathered all the videos and used final cut to put them into a video and crop, edit and use images to make it as best as it could be.

 For the slogan section I asked my target audience which ideas there preferred and why. The most common one which 3 out of the 4 people I asked said they prefer the slogan "play,pause,rewind" as they said " it has the most relation to music" and " short and simple". another common one which 2 out the 4 people said they liked was "love music, love this" and there reasons were " its catchy". Overall with my slogan I have decided to listen to my target audience as thats who I'm aiming my magazine at so their opinions matter a lot and go with the slogan, "play,pause,rewind". I like this slogan as well as its catchy, simple and includes music and as doing a pop magazine its a clear title to tell the audience what genre my magazine is.

 For the next section I asked people on what they think my masthead should be. I had many ideas of which I was very keen of. Out of everyone that I asked all of them said they liked "Audio Weekly" as they said it sound professional and as it is directed at an older target audience, late teens it can't sound to cheesy so I also like the masthead 'Audio Weekly". Some of my target audience also said that they liked "Charts" as they said " its want you want to see and hear about". I personally think it doesn't fit my magazine as good as "Audio Weekly" does and everyone liked "Audio Weekly" so This is the masthead I'm going to use as its not to cheesy, its bold, it sounds good and it isn't too short or too long to use.

 I then asked my audience about what kind of prices they would pay for this monthly magazine. I had many ranges from £1.50- £2.75. My audience gave a range of opinions. 2 of them said £1.50 and then another 2 said £1.50-£2.50. they said that if its £2.50 it would be a better quality magazine and it isn't a lot of pay each month. The reasons for people saying £1.50 they said as it is affordable, and more people will spend money on it and its a good price as its not to expensive and doesn't sound to cheap. overall I have decided to sell my magazine for £2.50 as its per month so i would need a suitable income from selling these magazines and also its a good price per month and it is affordable and as its more professional and for later teens I think that having a good price which isn't too cheap shows people that you magazine is more upmarket and isn't for just little kids or anything.

 The last ideas I showed my target audience was what tone/themes would they like to see in my magazine and what they think should be included and directed at. i gave many ideas from being formal to informal, from being direct to being personal and many more. All of the people I asked said they would want it to be formal as they said it looks more "sophisticated and professional" and if its aimed at the older target audience it can't be to informal. people also said it needs to be direct as it will appeal to the target audience and also make the audience engaged and want to read and buy my magazine so it can be personal and direct. They also said they want some gossip in the magazine as it needs a little gossip as the target audience are late teens so they like knowing about celebrities and what gossip which goes on and like to have an insight to whats happening and if they are the ones reading my magazine then it should include gossip.


Overall I have decided to use the themes, gossip about celebrities, formal as it is an upmarket magazine so can't be to informal but at the same time still be personal and direct so appeals to my target audience a lot more. IN conclusion this task has been very helpful as i know exactly what my target audience feels and thinks towards my ideas about my magazine and what I should and shouldn't include in it. it has also helped me to decided what to include and what they prefer and what they want to see on my magazine and appeals to them the most.