Adithya+Sureshkumar



**__School Magazine - Plan.__**

**__Who is the target audience?__** My magazine is targeted at students of St Angela’s & St. Bonaventure’s Sixth Form. This means that my target audience is 16 – 19 years old. This magazine will not have a gender variation; it is for both males and females. As this is a school magazine it will mainly be consisted around educational topics.

**__What is the name of your magazine? What are the connotations of the name?__** My magazine will be called Success. I believe the word ‘’Success’’ will emit positive vibes on to the students and will encourage them to read this magazine. Success means, the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like. Most often, it is said be the outcome of a competitive nature and hard word. This is exactly what the students should aim for and this magazine will therefore be a motivating factor to the students.

**__ Who will be your front cover model and why? __** The front cover model will be a sixth form student representing the school. The magazine is aimed at the students in year 12 and 13 therefore having a pupil from this sixth form will be more appealing to them, as they will be able to relate themselves with the model.

**__What sort of shot will it be?__** The shot will be a close up or a long shot, that’ll capture the models full body. This is so that, the uniform and body language can be evident.

**__What Mise en scene will be required?__** The surroundings and the setting of the shot will be within the school premises, as the magazine is for the students in this school. The model will be in full school uniform, as this will reflect on the schools’ discipline and smart attire. The lighting is preferable to be natural, but if it does not look much attractive it will be edited, to add a little more light and contrast in the picture.

**__ What would be your sell lines? How will you entice your target __****__ audience? __** In order to entice my target audience, I will use catchy phrases that will be bright and bold. I will stick to three or four bold colours and use three different fonts to give each sell line an interestingly varied look and to also enhance some key words so that, it will have a different impact on the readers and will help the cover stories to be expressed better.

**__What items and feature articles would you need on your contents page?__** There will be many different topics such as, Tips for A-Level students, Stress relieving tips, Extra curricular activities, UCAS related matters, Subject guidelines, Advice on choosing multiple course for A-Levels, Updates on universities, Volunteering for 2012 Olympics, A trip to Australia, News on Young enterprise and Rep London and certain other topics to create awareness of the competitive world out there.



__ **Sketch of my Front Cover** __

NOTE: This is a clearer version of my sketch.

= __**Shots taken for the front cover of my magazine.**__ =

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I took several pictures for my magazine and these are the two that I thought were most suitable for it. In the first picture of the girls, they both have a very pleasant and charming look on their face and also look very professional in their body language. Other students may also want to illustrate themselves like the two girls in the picture, and will motivate them to read this magazine. In both of the pictures the models have direct eye contact with the camera, which portrays confidence with a spark of intelligence and this will also attract students to the magazine. There is a good level of natural lighting in both of the pictures, which makes it look very original. I came to a conclusion that the second picture will be the ideal front cover for my magazine because, of the clearer background. This means that it would not conflict with my sell lines or other texts that will be on the cover. Whereas the setting of the first picture includes plenty of different objects and various colours, which make it harder for the text to stand out and be noticed.

= **__Draft of my front cover__** =



= **__Front cover of my magazine__** =



= __My Contents Page__ =



**__As Foundation Portfolio Music Magazine__**

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**__Magazine - Contents page analysis__**



**__ Does the magazine use images? __**

** Yes, the images take up to 50% of the contents page. **


 * __ How have these images been constructed? __ **
 * The main image of the band is spread across the top half of the page, giving the readers an insight into what the article is going to be about. There is a theme of black and white and usage of dark coloured clothing which may reflect a moody ambiance. This also combines well with the housestyle colours. The smaller scaled images implies that they of less importance. **

**__ What colours and fonts are used? Does this support the style of the front cover? __** ** The housestyle colours used are yellow, black and white and this supports the style of the front cover where the magazine. The font on both the contents and the front cover uses the same font and also uses a crackled effect font that is to seen throughout the magazine. **

**__ How is the information organised so that it is accessible to the audience? What are the different sections? What does this tell you about the magazine? __** ** The information is presented on the bottom half of the page and is accessible as it is just kept at a specific area bottom creating a tidy layout. The information is also constructed in columns, with the editor's letter on the bottom left hand side. **

**__ Are there any promotional features? __** ** There is a ** ** promotional subscription feature seen, **** “Get K! Delivered to your door for just £6 per month''. This will attract the readers and it may have been placed in the contents page as the reader will be more aware of it than if it was on an ordinary page. **

**__ Is the magazine logo placed anywhere on the page? How dominant is it? __**
 * Yes, the magazine logo is placed just below the main image alongside the heading ‘this week’. The name of the magazine is just as dominant as the title beside it. They are differentiated in colour, with the logo presented in black and white and the title 'this week' presented in yellow and black but they are in the same font and size. **

**__ Does the language and style of writing adhere to the housestyle of the magazine? __**
 * Yes, as the language seems to be quite standard and casual adheres to the household style of the fonts used but the language used does not really related to the aggressive pose of the band used in the images. **

**__ Does it identify and call out to the target audience? __**
 * I think it does identify and call out to the target audience which are teenagers and young adults and possibly others who are interested in the genre of rock music. They have used specific colour schemes like black, yellow and white which helps to calls out to them. **

**__Music Magazine - Planning sheet__**

** __What genre/s of music will your magazine cover?__ ** ** My magazine will cover the genre Desi music. **

**__Who is the target audience? How old are they? Where do they live? What are their interests?__** ** The target audience are teenagers aged 16 - 25 year old and who like to listen to Desi music. **

**__What is the name of your magazine? Why? Connotations?__** ** The name of my magazine is Desi Beatz. Desi Beatz is said to indicate that someone is obtaining money, especially a comparatively large amount, and in theindustry the phrase “bling bling” is very commonly used to express wealth and also used to describe the sort of jewellery they seem to wear. **

**__What will your masthead look like? Do you have any ideas for fonts?__**  ** My Masthead will be in bold and spread across the top part of my front page which will be covered a bit by the model. **

** __What will be the focal image for your front cover and why?__ **


 * The focal image of my front cover is going to be a attractive women facing her back to the to audience and maintaing direct eye contact with the viewers. This is because my magazine is aimed at young adults and the posture of the model make the magazine look unique.**

** __What photography will be required?__ **


 * A camera will be used to take the photography.**


 * __ What mise en scene will be required? __ **


 * The models dressing sytle will be quite appealing and modern. The setting of my photographs is not going to be much of importance as i will be cutting the model out of her surroundings and placing it on another background.**


 * __ What would be your sell lines? How will you entice your target audience? __ **
 * A Cup of TIA is my main sell line that is going to attract my audience. Other sell lines are going to be Top 10 on the list and Divas Battle. This will draw attention people as it is going to be in a vibrant font and colour such as red and also the suspense in my sell lines will create an effect on my audience.**


 * __ What items and feature articles would you need on your contents page? __ **


 * The main image on my contents page will be the model that was on the front page as she is representing the artist in my feature article. I would use numbers to illustrate the pages and headings to separate the features and regulars of the magazines content.**


 * __ What is the focus of your double page spread? __ **


 * The focus of your double page spread is going to be an enlarged quote from the article.**


 * __ What photography will be required for the double page spread? __ **


 * The focus of my double page spread is an image of the artist (model) lying down - spread cross both pages to create continuity and draw attention of the audience.**

**__Article__**

====As she walks into our interview dressed down in a t-shirt and converses, its easy to see why TIA is adored by screaming fans across the world. “Sorry I’m late! I had to pick up my dry cleaning!” she giggles. A celebrity who apologizes AND picks up her own dry cleaning? I’m in love with her already. Storming into the charts with her debut single “ Determined” back in 2008, TIA has gone from strength to strength and has since cemented her place in the charts with 15 top 10 singles, collaborating with all the big names in the Asian industry including Jay Sean and M.I.A to name a few. But how did it all begin for this extremely talented and attractive young lady? Was she singing in front of the mirror before she could even talk? “ My 10th birthday present was a stethoscope!”, she laughs, “ I think my parents would’ve had quite a shock had they realised I was using it as a pretend mic instead!”. Growing up in a family where both parents were highly respected Doctors, TIA’S future had already been decided for her and her parents looked forward to their only daughter following the family profession of medicine. “ My parents knew I loved to sing but always regarded singing as a hobby, never as a career”, says TIA reflecting on her past. “ They never once asked what I was passionate about; Asian parents have this illusion that medicine is the most respectable profession for a girl and it was expected to be enjoyed. I loathed it but was too afraid to face my parents. I was jotting down lyrics to songs in my spare time. I ended up in University doing medicine at 18 as I was too scared of letting my parents down. By day I was dissecting frogs in my labs, and by night I was performing songs I’d written at local clubs and pubs. At the end of my 1st year at University, I couldn’t stand the pressure from my parents any longer and had a huge out burst and told them exactly what I wanted to do in life. My mum burst out in tears and my Dad threatened to disown me”. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Times,serif;">Unlike many artists who have links in the industry and stepping stones to help them, TIA did not have it easy whilst trying to get noticed; she moved out of her parents house and lived in a 1 bedroom apartment which was funded by her part time job at Tesco’s. IT took 2 years of hardwork, dedication and perseverance, but she was finally spotted at a student club night by an agent. The rest, as they say, is history. “Never, ever give up on something you love” says Tia, “ if I had carried on listening to my parents I would never have ended up with the life I have now, and I owe it all to the passion I have. It was never about the money or the fame for me, but when you do something you love, happiness is unlimited and that’s what really matters”. Five years after her initial success, TIA still remains level headed and has not let the fame get to her head. TIA will be in our music charts for quite a while yet. She’s promised that. ====

__Masthead Experiments__

__Audience research analysis__

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**__Front Cover__** **__Drafts for Front cover__**




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__**Drafts of Contents Page**__



__**Finals**__





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