Music Magazine Planning

1. What Genre of music will your magazine cover?
   My music magazine will be influenced by a basis of Alternative Rock and a sub genre of Indie Rock music.
2. Who is the target audience? How old are they? Where do they live? What are their interests?
   - Male / Female Age 16-28
   - UK / US
   - Interests: Listening to music, partying, making music, drawing, tattoos, piercings
3. Whats the name of your magazine?
   I chose the name of my magazine to be '5 Stinger' Magazine. The name connotes sharpness which is connected to the vibe of rock and the sounds that can be delivered. Also 'Stinger' can be made into the word 'String' (minus the 'e') which is found on a guitar. As well as this, guitars have 5 strings so I thought it would be a creative way to play with the word as well as associate the name with the theme/genre (rock music).
4. What will your masthead look like? Do you have any ideas for fonts? - Bold lettering
   - Red
   - Sharp accents on the edges
5. What will be the focal image for your front cover be and why?
   Group of 3 boys and 1 girl or 1 girl with a close up shot taken slightly from above. I want to create a grunge or enigmatic atmosphere with the positioning and facial expressions which reflect the attitude with some aspects of alternative rock
6. What photography will be required?
   -Mid shots
   - Straight forward/ above
   -Plain white room
7. What Mise-en-scene will be required?
   - Outdoors; Alley, Green area, gates
   - Natural lighting
   - Messy hair/ neat, dark colours/ pastels
   - Jeans, flannel, boots, t-shirts, aviators, bowler hats
   - Cigarettes, guitars, head phones
8. What would be your sell lines?
   My sell lines would be including different bands - news on the hottest artists and hits
   Also I may cover some news on a band/artist.
   As well as this I may include some promotions and freebies contained in the issue.
9. What items and feature articles would you need on your contents page?
   I will include lots of band interviews
10. What is the focus of your double page spread? For my double page spread I would like to focus on an artist/group interview as well as a music feature from who I'm covering.
11. What photography will be required for the double page spread? Give specific details.
    - Images of EP / Album covers that I will create.
    - The bands / act doing a gig / concert.