Planning

  Planning
Lo: To plan effective and creative content for a specific audience

1. What is the sub genre and name of the magazine: 

name- home country, 

subculture- classic country

2. Write an overview of your magazine-what vaules will stand for/how will it be represented/what sort of content will it include/how will it appeal to the TA: 

The values they will stand for is passion and diversity along with love and family. I want the values to be represented through the model and will be shown in content page and on the front cover, but also through the MES. This will appeal to the target audience because i want them to feel a connection and also be able to relate to these things, but also they might have similar lifestyle and values for which they can relate too.

3. Do a pinterest board/mood board showing the design style ideas you have for the house style and another for content:  

{I could not find actual content pages however i did take inspiration of things i found on pinterest and the layout gave me a few ideas for the content.}

4. detail at least 20 possible article subjects which could be included on your contents pages/cover lines- these should link to ideologies and TA: 

Main coverline-  The artist 

Taglines-

coverlines- exclusive interviews {Dolly parton country journey}

20 questions {Tim McGraw}

New song released {Taylor swift}

5. come up with possible section headings for your contents pages:

Features- Bands/artist 

reviews- Reviews on new songs/albums from the audience 

regulars- News, tour, new album being released

charts- World wide best country song, Uk best country song, top 10 best country songs. 

6. Develop a possible layout sketch for your cover and contents- make sure terminology is correct and included positioning of text, images and features: 

7. detail possible photoshoot ideas images: setting/MES/style/model etc: 

first photoshoot: the model will be my friend and she will be In a place with trees in the background, with a guitar, wearing a white T-shirt, a black skirt, low angle shot, mid shot, hair wavy and down and she will be wearing a cowboy hat, i picked the white shirt because its very traditonal within the country music magazines where the female wears it. 

Second photoshoot: A male model that will be my older brother {if he isn't busy}, I want him to be looking out into the open scenery, I want him to be wearing a black button up shirt and  i want it to be a mid shot or a close up shot, i want him to be wearing black jeans. 

Third photoshoot: Another female model that will be my long distance friend, I want her to be wearing a white T-shirt, blue ripped jeans and some boots, I want the camera shot to be a long shot and low angel or a mid low angle shot, i want her to be staring directly into the camera because i want to create a direct address. 

Website planning

1.Write an overview of your website-what values will it stand for/how it be represented/what sort of content will it include/how will it target the TA: 

2.do a pinterest board/mood board showing the design style ideas you have for the website

3.Magazine: detail at least 10 possible article subject which could be included on your homepage/link page

4.comeup with possible section heading for your website homepage

5.explain your ideas for audio visual content what will it show/how will it match the idealogy of the brand/what style will it be etc. 

6.detail possible photoshoot ideas for website images: settings/MES/style etc. 

7Look on wix.com and squarespace.com for possible website templates that match your style and design needs. screenshot.

research page

Thursday 23rd May 2024

PRODUCT ONE: MAGAZINE

For the main concept for my main product is to create a country music magazine and website. The target audience for this brief is primarily 16-25 year old, I want to use people of different ages, gender and race. I took my inspiration from the Maverick which is an independent country music magazine, there isn't a lot of independent country music magazine, but since i did find maverick its stills apply to the brief and theme. 

The main target audience tend to be straight females that listen to country music. I want to be able to attract the target audience by showing a ranges of ages, race, gender and ethnicities to show that my magazine is very diverses and accepting. 

For the core values of the institution I took a few ideas and inspiration from Maverick, they talked about their core values which are to embrace passion, diversity, commitment and inspiration. I took a few inspiration from them such as the diversity and passion. I want to show these values through my magazine but also my website. 

The technial codes that emphasises my ideas are the uses of mise-en-scene, the stereotypes for a females arties they seem to either wear black or white clothing and for the male they are usually wearing black, the camera shot is usually a mid shot, however i also want to use a low angel and want to show different uses of intertextuality by looking at different country/westen film and look at music videos to help me explore the intertextuality.  For the front cover i want to use a mid shot and a low angle and for the content pages i might do a double page spread and use a wide shot. 

The representation will attract the audience between the ages of 16-25 because I want to show the different things that the audience will understand through the use of mise-en-scene and the uses of intertextuality, I want to create a happy and positives representation that will attract the audience.  

Friday 24th May 2024

PRODUCT TWO: WEBSITE

-The design colour platte I want to have is either a sage green or a deep dark green, or a deep red, i like the nature colours that are dark. For the banner I think i like for it to be a deep dark green, the typography I might make it a white san-serif so it can be bold and stand out from the green. I want the menu bar to have a music playlist like maverick does, i really like that idea and it will attract the audience into listening to their playlist and interact and I also want to have a review option where the audience can say there opion on the top songs this is so the audience can have an insight of what other people thought of the songs. 

-There will be a page about the values and what the website and magazine is wanting and are aiming for and it will also have a video explaining what the website is about. The social media links will be at the top but also the bottom, i want to try and attract the audience with the social media platform. The social media links will be at the very top with the contact us. There will also be the publiser name at the bottom along with an email address and phone number where the audience can get in touch. 

-The website will be structured where it will most likely to grab your attention, the social media will give more information about different things such as events, tour and even behind the scene of photoshoot, artist interviews and many other things that will grab the audience attention, this also allow interactivity and help the promotion of the products. The social media give a chance for the audience to comment under a post and the home page will show the latest magazine that is avauable to buy. 

-The Audi-visual content that i plan on producing is a video that will explain the reason behind the magazine and website, i will make it appeal to the audience by making it seem like a trailer and also add effects to the video. This will appeal to the audience because it will be teenagers and people in there mid 20s that will most likely to be interacting with the website and video and the video needs to be interesting for them to explore farer into the website. 

-My website will reflect the name record company/channel and publisher through the core values.

-The visual elements of the website will keep the readers hook on the pages since the news, events and other things will be kept short but also still giving the needed information while also having a photos to keep the audience interested and make them explore other pages. 

LINK IT TOGTHER: 

-Its important that there is a synergy and branding in the media industries because both the website and magazine promote each other but it also easy for the audience/readers to realise that the website and the magazine are linked together. A way to help the audience/readers to realise they are linked together. I am thinking about using the same colour platte for both the website and magazine along with the same logo/masthead which will be the biggest link to both of these two product, I will also be linking these together by using some of the photos that will be shown in the magazine. The colour of the banner will be linked to the magazine masthead. The typface will most likely to be a bold san-serif.

-The main product will be shown on the home page of the website to try and promote the magazines and to try and grab the audience attention by doing so, On the magazine i will add something to let the audience to try and interact with the website and inform them that there is a website you can look at and be informed about information and events. I will add a QR code somewhere on the magazine so the readers can scan them with their phones since its teenagers to young adults that the magazine/website is being aimed at they will most likely to have a devies of some sort to scan the magazine. 

-I think what will make my website unique is sharing different race and ethnicity where most country website and even magazine usually showing a white american, i want to go against that stereotype and show people different race and even sexuality. 

-For the social media produce synergy would be to be post about different events that are and is currently happening such as tour, gigs and live events, but also about new magazine, album, interview with different artist and having those artist cover other songs. This will get the audience attention since the fans might be interest in these events, new albums and other news. The social media will have a link to the website and also promoting their new magazines. 

 

Thursday 6th May 2024.   Target audience

Demographics- age, gender, profession, location and martal status

Psychographics- Personality, values, activities, interests and opinons. 

My primarily target audience: 

Demographics: 16-25 years old 

psychographics- likes to be entertained 

The audience is a mixture of female and males who are between the ages of 16-25 who are working class and like to be entertained. They value family and love over money and luxury things. There love living in the suburban areas and are passionate about love and happiness. They often listen to country music because they resonate with the song and evoking a sense of empathy and connection. 

Initial research

 Friday 26th April 2024   Initial Research
LO: to investigate production companies and similar products. 

 MAVERICK:

Maverick is the biggest country music magazine, keeping you up to date with the latest country news. Its an independent country music magazine and was launched in 2002. 

what maverick seeks to do with its editorial features is to provide something that while may be tie sensitive in terms of an album or a tour, is still something that can fully capture your attention years after. In addition to album reviews, keeping up to date with the latest releases complete with independent ratings. 

They have all the main social media platform such as facebook, twitter, instagame and youtube and also including their website. Meaning the audience can have access to these platform and be able to keep update on whats events and many others things too. They are not very popular on youtube as they only have 18 subs with 2 videos.  

INDUSTRY RESEARCH: hand media international 

Type of music magazine produced: They produced a country music magazine and are independently owned. they produced a lot of things but I am focusing on the maverick country music magazine. They create and distribute seven impactful publications, inspiring change and pushing media boundaries with our holistic content production approach. Alongside print and digital platforms, we host diverse in-person and virtual events, fostering networking, knowledge exchange and industry advancement. 

Mission statement and aims of the company: They believe that success is not about achieving goals, its more about making a positive change impact on the world. they are wanting to embrace passion, diversity, commitment and inspiration. They want to empower and inspire the company vision while investing in the goals and ambition of individual clients. 

Use of social media: They are on facebook, twitter {now X} and IN. There use of social media is very liminated. 

Presence, if any, on magazines website- There logo is on the bottom of the maverick magazine website. 

mark scheme

 Friday 26th April 2024.   Mark Scheme
LO: To explore the requirements of the coursework