Weekly Update 1

Firstly this week I came up with a production schedule which I shall try my hardest to stick to in order to work within the deadlines. I have also decided that I will be creating a rock magazine, as this is the genre I feel that I know most about.
This week I learnt about the competition already on the market. From this I discovered that the average price range is £2.20 to £3.90. I will aim to make my magazine within this price range, however I will first look at my questionnaire results to see how much my target audience would be willing to pay.
I have also looked at words associated with rock music. This will enable me to understand why certain elements have been used in the magazines.

Competition - Existing Music Magazine Profiles

Name: Kerrang!

Genre: Rock
Name Meaning: Uses onomatopoeia - the sound made whilst playing a power chord on an electric guitar.
Publisher: Bauer Consumer Media
Place Published: UK
Catchline: 'Life is Loud'
Produced: Weekly
Cover Price: £2.20
Circulation: 143 000

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Name: NME

Genre: Alternative/Rock
Name Meaning: Stands for 'New Musical Express'
Publisher: Faith Hill
Place Published: UK
Catchline: Uses the name meaning 'New Musical Express' as a type of catchline.
Produced: Weekly
Cover Price: £2.30
Circulation: 33 875 (Jan - June 2010)










Name: Q
Genre: Pop / Rock
Name Meaning: Originally called 'Cue', as in cueing music to play, but it was changed so the name would not be confused with a snooker magazine.
Publisher: Bauer Media Group
Place Published: UK
Catchline: 'The UK's biggest music magazine'
Produced: Monthly
Cover Price: £3.90
Circulation: 130, 179 (June 2007)
  









Name: Rock Sound

Genre: Rock / Alternative - less mainstream music...

Name Meaning: Self explanatory - The magazine represents the sound of rock.

Publisher: Rock Sound Ltd.

Place Published: UK

Catchline: 'New Music First'

Produced: Monthly

Cover Price: £3.80

Circulation: 20,011 (Jul - Dec 08)

To compete with my competition, I will charge slightly less money for my magazine. This may convince people to buy my magazine. I will also produce my magazine weekly, as do Kerrang and NME. My magazine will have a catchline to make the name more memorable (if it is an abbreviation) or to add appeal for the target audience.

Word Assosiation

Words usually associated with rock music / genre:

• Strong
• Powerful
• Emotive
• Real world
• Rough
• Heavy
• Death
• Danger
• Violence
• Mostly pessimistic
• Living on the edge
• Rebellion
• Beat

Brain Storm - Music Genre and Examples

The magazine genre which have the most personal experience with and know the most about is 'rock'. Therefore, I think it would be a wise decision to base my music magazine on this genre.

Production Schedule

Week 1

• Brainstorm of magazine genres
• Words associated with rock music 
• Conventions of rock magazines
• Research into competition

Week 2

• Analysis of two front covers
• Analysis of two contents pages

Week 3

• Analysis of two features articles
• Colour representation
• Target audience
• Mood board

Week 4

• Pre / Post questionnaire
• Flat plans
• Casting decisions / list
• Shooting location

Week 5

• Equipment list
• Shot list
• Photoshoot

Week 6

• Chosen images
• Images not chosen 
• Masthead design
• Symbol design

Week 7

• Construction of front cover

Week 8

• Construction of contents page

Week 9

• Construction of features article

Week 10

• Rece pictures
• Final product
• Evaluation

Music Magazine

I will now present my research, planning, construction and evaluation of my main task of the music magazine...