Thursday, 3 November 2011

Planning production

Planning Production
 Front cover image- Medium long shot of KYA ELLAMS playing/holding guitar                  
Cover lines
Glastonbury rocks
AC/DC new album reviews
Kya Ellams Rocks the world exclusive
Top 50 rock songs ever
free downloads
Rockbands ready to tour 2012 radiohead, foo fighters, kasabian
Unsigned bands set to rock
Bon Jovi Retrospective
Goodbye to the Artilery
Win tickets to see rock week

Text for contents page
- Reviews- Album
  Kasibian, Biffy Clyro, Them Crooked Vultures, Nirvana greatest hits,
  Gigs
  The rhythm travellers
  The Artillery
Coldplay
Snow Patrol
  -Tracks
   Use somebody
   Paint it black
Paradise

Features
Stone roses worth the wait?
AC/DC top 10 songs from their career
The Rhythm Travllers drummer tells us all
Kya Ellams first interview of the new year
VIP at Glastobury
Vote for your favourite rock band
Top 25 most pathetic rock bands of all time
Oasis 20 years of photos
Every month
What do you want to see in next months issue?
Top 10 Kasibian tracks of the month
This months rock band poster
Fans have their say in fan mail
Gig guide of this month
Images for contents page
Image of crowd at Glastonbury- mid- long shot
Image of fan holding cd- medium close up
Medium close up of Shaun Parker playing the drums
Article for double page spread
-       Image of Shaun Parker playing the drums- long shot
-       Ask questions but turn it into a article


Publication Plan

Publication Plan
Title: SCREAM
Positioning Statement: "Theres no rock without scream!!!!!" 
Frequency of publication: Monthly
Price: £2.50
Distribution: Newsagents and supermarkets ; music shops
Rationale: The type of magazine is for people to hear about new local rock bands and also hear about world wide rock bands/singers that they already know about. Also it will have local gig reviews in so people know what are good to see and what isn’t so good.
Style: It will be informal and formal style. It will be a relaxed tone but using a range of vocabulary and slang also. The target audience is 16-25. In a similar style to NME which is slightly informal and slightly formal.
Images will be the main image of the front cover and the contents page.
REGULAR CONTENT:
What do you want to see in next months issue?
Top ten Kasibian tracks of the month!
This month’s rockbands poster!
Fans have their say in fan mail
Question and answers from our top journalist
WIN  tickets see Rock Week in     London!
Best Music Quiz of 2012
Gig guide of this month
Best song of the month!
Album reviews
Track reviews
Gig reviews


FEATURE CONTENT:
Oasis 20 years of photos!
Farewell to The Artillery
Top 25 most pathetic rock bands of all time
Vote for your favourite Rock Band EVER
VIP AT GLASTONBURY
Kya Ellams first interview of the New Year
The Rhythm Travellers Drummer tells us all
AC/DC top 10 songs from their career
Stone Roses.. Worth the wait?

House Style:
Contents page: Arial
Coverlines: Berlin Sans FB Demi & Berlin Sans FB & Copperplate Gothic
Headlines: Arial


Standfirst: Berlin Sans FB
Captions: arial


Features first paragraph: Drop capital teen light, 5 lines deep and first two words in capitals
News first paragraph: first two worlds in bold capitals
Body text: teen light 11pt
Colour scheme: Black & red & blue

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Questionnaire Analysis







Blank Questionnaire

Questionnaire

1)    What name do you think is a good title for a Rock magazine?

Rock      

Heavy    

Strings   

Noise     



2)    What sex are you?

Male      

Female  



3)    What music magazines do you read or buy?

Q           

NME      

UNCUT 

Mojo       

Black Velvet  

Other_____________________________________________________________



4)    What type of music do you listen to?

Rock  

Pop    

Hip-hop

Indie    



5)    What colours would you associate with rock?

_________________________________________________________________



6)    How often do you buy a music magazine?

Weekly  

Every 2 weeks

Monthly   



7)    How often do you think I should produce the magazine?

Weekly   

Monthly   

Quarterly 



8)    How old are you?

16-25   

25-35  

35+    





9)    What do you like reading about?

Gig reviews   

Band interviews 

Singer interviews   

Album reviews  



10)  What do you dislike and like about music magazines you read?

Dislike_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________­__________________________

Like_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



11)  How much would you pay for a music magazine?

£2.50 

£3.50 

£4+    



12)  Do you like unsigned artists?

Yes□

No 



13)  What words do you associate with the Rock genre?

______________________________________________________________



14)  What questions would you like me to ask the band I am going to interview?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



15)  What type of Rock artists do you like?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



16)  What type of font would you like for my title?

Algerian                                  

Bell Gothic Std Black             

Franklin Gothic Heavy             

Matura MT Script Capitals

Trajan Pro                       

Rockwell Extra Bold