Production plan

In todays lesson we were asked to make a publication plan for the production of our music magazines which would include the title and sytle of the magazine and the content the magazine would include.

TITLE:   

POSITIONING STATEMENT:     love life love music                                                                                                                                                                                       

FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION: Fortnightly

PRICE: £2.30

DISTRIBUTION: Newsagents and supermarkets

RATIONALE: The approach of the magazine is from the reader’s perspective. The magazine will give the readers an in sight as to what is going on with their favourite bands. This will be done through interview and upcoming gigs.

STYLE: Informal style so that the reader feels involved. Simple colour scheme so that it’s easy on the eye and not too overcrowded.  The images will be the dominant feature of the magazine front cover.

REGULAR CONTENT:

·         Editor’s letter

·         Fan’s forum (letters)

·         Competitions

·         Quizzes

·         Upcoming gigs

·         Live reviews

·         Band news

·         Gig guide

·         Feedback

·         Your emails

FEATURE CONTENT:

·         Vip tracks

·         The Killers

·         Kings of Leon interview

·         Artic Monkeys interview

·         Newest artists to hit the UK

·         Feedback

·         Album reviews

·         Gig of the week

·         Interview with Alex Turner

·         Your latest band gossip

HOUSE STYLE:

Coverlines: Arial Black and Arial

Headlines: Calibri (Body)

Standfirst: Arial

Captions: Calibri (Body)

Features first paragrapg: drop capital

News first paragraph:

Body text:

Colour scheme: Red, White, Black, Yellow