PRELIMINARY TASK: MY MAGAZINE PROPOSAL

PRELIMINARY TASK:  MY MAGAZINE PROPOSAL                                               Why?

Working title:	Aspire	Main article is about the balance between basketball and college life. It will be an interview about how one of the main players of the team is coping with balancing basketball and school.
Genre:	College magazine	Part of the design brief
Target Audience:	Teenagers, aspirers
Price:	£1-£2	This is due to the results of my survey. Majority of people decided it was more appropriate
Convergence:	Use links to social networking sites to make it more accessible.	Since the internet is more accessible to teenagers, putting links on social networking sites to access the magazine will be an easier way to sell or read the magazine
Feedback from primary research will act upon	Main features of the magazine (layout, sell lines, masthead, colour)	If the magazine article is not appealing to anyone who sees it, it will affect to who reads it and how many people actually want to buy the magazine. Brighter colours and texts which stand out is much more suitable to a college audience.

REPRESENTATION:                                                                                          Why?

Choice of model on front cover:

6th form student. Normal college life

If I put a normal student as the cover, it will relate to everyone and not just a specific group such as athletes. Will not discriminate the different groups within a college community.

PHOTO-SHOOT  FRONT COVER:                                                                                Why?

Location:	Outside of the school building	Want to include the school in the background so it can clearly show that it is aimed at mainly college students within the school.
Props:	Books	If I included items which can relate to a student, it will draw the attention of the reader which is a college student.
Costume:	Formal clothing	It is the main dress attire of a normal college student.
Shots: Different angles?	Medium Close-up	It is part of the design brief
Gestures/Body language: Different poses?	composed	Relates to the title of my magazine

PHOTO-SHOOT CONTENTS PAGE:                                                                            Why?

3 different set-ups at least

1.

Location:	Sports hall	Ideal place for my main article as it is mainly aimed at student athletes
Models:	Student athlete	Chose a student athlete as it is a main problem within a School. Although it may be aimed mostly at athletes, it could also link to how hobbies such as music
Props:	basketball, folders	Portrays that students are balancing their school life with a hobby such as sports.
Costume:	Basketball kit	Sport is done in school and it represents what school they come from. Relates to the target audience as it is part of the school environment.
Shots:	Mid shot	Centrally framed so that it immediately stands out from the magazine. Also could be looking directly at the camera as a direct mode of address.
Gestures/Body language:	Holding a basketball in one hand a folder in another	Shows that he/she is trying to balance the college life with his/hers basketball career

2.

Location:	In a hall within the school.	As it is a college magazine, it is ideal if I put students within the college so it can relate to my main audience
Models:	Random student in 6th form
Props:	Books, bag, pen	Include props which is normal  for a college student so it feels like
Costume:	Uniform	Main things student wears and it is formal
Shots:	Two shot/ wide shot	If I include two people in my contents page, it will show that school is a friendly environment.
Gestures/Body language:	standing upright	relates to the title "aspire" as they are standing upright showing they would show they have a lot of pride and they want themselves to do well