What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

I think that IPC media would distribute my magazine because they are a big corporation and have a wide range of magazines already in circulation. This might have a few advantages but a disadvantage is that because it is so big the price for distributing my magazine maybe higher than other companies. I also think that IPC would be good for my magazine because NME is an IPC magazine and that has 10,000’s of readers and my magazine has a bigger chance of getting read. With this magazine already in circulation, it makes my magazine a parrot publishing magazine. My magazine does offer tuition and has its own store for musically associated people so that is a sort of a niche. IPC might also want to include some of their own advertisements and include my magazine in some of the more popular and wider read magazines. My magazine is similar to NME in the sense that it is a music magazine but so it ‘Rocksound’ and ‘Kerrang!’ not forgetting ‘Rolling Stone’ and ‘Q.’ All of these magazines produce a rival market so my magazine has to attract the correct audience if readers will want to read it. I think that you would be able to buy my product from main magazine retailers such as W H Smiths other supermarkets such as ASDA, Morrisons and TESCO. Although my target audience is substantially adequate for distribution of this magazine I believe that in some cases they won't be rich enough because of spending on mobile phones, hair dye, accessories such as; bracelets, tongue bars, other forms of piercings, clothes and footwear. Distribution may be a problem to start with as well because without enough money behind it, my magazine won't be able to distribute in supermarkets such as ASDA and TESCO but only in minor stores like LONDIS and possibly W H Smith.

My finished double page spread for my music magazine.

The finishedfront cover for my music magazine.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

For this photo I looked to see how rock/metal bands would stand and pose. With this in mind I selected the only female in my picture to stand slightly forward than the rest of the band as she is the lead vocalist. This also shows the non-stereotypical way that I presented my female. She’s is the main singer in the band but many people would associate the majority of my target audience (goths, emos..ect) to be females. I think this is because of the eyeliner and hair that this audience have. Well, this is not true; there are more males that are in this 'category' than what most people think. The eyeliner has no effect on the boys that do wear it and some males will have any colour in their hair! The angle of this photo is low so the band can look down and be dominant over the reader. All the members of the band are expressionless and looking directly into the camera. This gives the effect of addressing the audience directly and as the social group would behave in an aggressive way this image also shows aggressiveness. For my image on the left I chose lighting at either side of me where I was standing and also a white background as I didn't want any distractions or attractions behind the band. The band members' hair for this shot was rather simple and normal. Again, this is the type of hair that my audience would have. They would possibly have black hair and/or bright colours such as red, electric blue and other colours. You can also see the clothes they are both wearing are similar.

My target social group was male and female indie scenesters and also emos and goths. This is because of the genre of music my magazine includes. For example, metal and hard rock. I think my magazine represents social groups conservatively by reinforcing stereotypes such as emos and goths.

Results from audience questionnaire.

Mood Board

This is my mood board with my ideas that I think of when focusing on my magazine.

Music Magazine Inital Ideas

The working title of my magazine is going to be 'BreAkdoWn' This is because when I thought of a name for my magazine I wanted something that stood out. My target audience are going to be both men and women in the age range teens to mid twenties (13 - 25). I am going to aim my magazine at emos, scene kids, skaters, goths and moshers. I'm choosing this audience because it is the kind of music I am into and is also popular with many people. It also covers a wide range instead of focusing on one stereotype.

I'm going to pitch my magazine at around £2.00. This is because I want the intended audience to buy it and not think it too expensive. There are magazines that come out weekly and some that come out monthly. My magazine will come out fortnightly. This is in between the two most popular release dates. I think that this will draw some readers because there are not too many all at once, it gives you time to read the current issue and its not the complete opposite, your not reading it over and over again waiting for the next issue to come out.

In my magazine I am going to include; Gig news, New Albums, Band/Album Reviews, Interviews, Photos, Posters, Competitions plus more. This is because I need to attract readers and make them like my magazine, I have to include things they like, this is a music magazine after all.

For the layout of my magazine I am going to keep simple to an extent. I will have the masthead at the top of the page and then a strap above this. I will have cover lines at each side advertising what is in the magazine. I will have a main photo for the front cover but also more photos layered on top. I will have eye catching text, fonts and colours to grab the readers' attention.