3. Target Audience:
Mainstream/ niche- I will be showing my music magazine to a
niche audience so that It will be able to gain a more specific
audience.
Age- The targeted age for my magazine would be 15-24 this is
because Kerrang has this figure and so I would expect this because
my magazine will be targeting the same sub cultures.
Gender- The gender of my magazine is for both males and
females.
Sub genre- The music sub genre of my magazine would be based
around a pop punk music style. This includes music such as green
day, blink182 and jimmy eat world.
Title- The title of my magazine is called: PRF, this is short for pop
rock fusion, the colours I have used for this is multi-coloured
because it is fun, vibrant and can link into my sub genre.

4. Beth is a 18 year old girl who is very out going and cheerful.
On weekdays, she usually spends her time out on parks and
Beth: skate parks with her large groups of friends. She loves
shopping with places like blue banana and new look for skinny
jeans and big colourful jewellery.
She has a job working in shake away and she loves it there
because she's got quite an appetite for sweets and chocolate
that she sometimes helps herself to, she is cheeky and usually
enjoys having a laugh with everyone.
She is constantly listening to her earphones with blasting
music coming out, she enjoys a good song to jump around
and dance crazy to often. If Beth isn't talking to her friends
when she's out, she's usually inside her bright purple
bedroom talking to people on Facebook. She is a bit crazy
when it comes to her hair styles, she's had so many colours in
it from black to bright pink. Beth can be a bit clumsy
sometimes and can usually get her in a bit of trouble, she's
always got something going on with friends, boys and work
and so she can enjoy blink182 (her favourite band) to cheer
her up at the end of each day.
Audience profile

5. My music mag title ideas
The font for my title is fun
and bold, I have used this to
appeal to my target
audience.
I have chosen this name
because it clearly states my
chosen sub culture and it brings
the two words ‘pop’ and ‘rock’
together with fusion!
The colours I have used for my
title is multi-coloured, I have
done this because it is
fun, vibrant and can link into my
sub genre.

6. Research of other mags and
ideas for my main cover From the Big Cheese magazine, I
like the main cover picture as it is
image!! very vibrant and exciting. It is
clear who is the main person as
she is stood right in the middle
From the Kerrang magazine, I with bright hair. I will be using this
will be using their three main technique in my magazine.
colours technique as it works
well as it can create a certain
feeling towards the sub genres
of the magazine, however I
will be using more vibrant
colours than this as pop punk
creates colourful
connotations.
I have been analysing other magazines that belong to the same
sub genres as my music magazine so that I can see what kinds of
features I need to include and what I like about each one so that
I am able to include them in my own magazine to make mine
more successful.

7. Here are some examples of some double
page spreads that I have been inspired by, I
Ideas for main splash article: will use some of their most successful
techniques in my magazine so that I am able
to appeal to my target audience.
In the teenagers extract found from the NME mag, I like
the image use. It is a long shot as you can see their whole
bodies, this can create the ‘ideal self’ that was found by a
theorist called I will be making my images like this as It
creates a calm and teenage sort of feeling. This can be
good for my magazine as it will appeal to my target
audience.

8. Ideas for other possible contents:
Price of my magazine:
The price of my magazine would be around £2.00 on average.
The color scheme:
My magazine is going to be full of rainbow colors. This can show that it is
fun, vibrant and can be acceptable for both outgoing male and female
audiences of the pop punk sub-genre.