Publication plan

Title: Verse

Positioning Statement: Everything to do with punk pop

Frequency of Publication: Fortnightly

Price: £2.50

Distribution: Newsagents and supermarkets

Rationale: The magazine is aimed at punk pop fans and due to gigs being a main part of this genre; it will include a gig guide. Also this magazine will include posters, interviews and new singles.

Style: The style of my magazine is aimed at teenagers therefore needs to have a young approach and use simple language that will appeal to the teenagers.

Regular Content

Poster of the week

Music quiz

Song of the week

Top 10 released new songs

All access backstage

Lyric bloopers

Gig guide

Up and coming

Band bust ups

Feature Content

Exclusive interview with an up and coming new band

Why twenty twenty have had to cancel dates

How Travis Barker broke his arm on tour

How to play You Me at Six

Hello goodbye- we are back

Elliot minor – Jessica fans

Hollywood undead – convert the fans

New band play o2 academy

Blink 182 – we are back

Go:Audio – How we helped Saving Aimee

House styles

Cover lines: Arial black

Headlines: Arial

Stand first: Arial 14pt

Captions: Arial 8pt

Features first paragraphs: drop capital Times new roman, 2 lines deep

News first paragraph: First word bold

Body text: Tahoma

Colour scheme: Green, Blue and Purple

Task two Music

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main task codes and conventions of a music double page spead

• The main image takes up a whole page.
• The main image is bleeds across to the next page.
• The headlines usually stretch across the two pages.
• Strap lines or boarders often bleed across the two pages.
• There is sometimes a drop capital at the start of an article so you know where to start reading from.
• Bold type is used on the first paragraph which has a slightly bigger type face.
• More than one image is usually used.
• Smaller images are used to break up the text, which makes it more appealing to the eye to read panels and quotes can also be used to this effect.
• Quotes are sometimes used on the main image.
• There is a by-line which is the name or the artist who wrote the article. Usually at the end of the article.
• There is usually a credit of the name of the person who did the photography.
• Stand first goes under the headline.
• Creative, eye catching headlines.
• The artist's names are highlighted.
• Page numbers are at the bottom of the magazine with the issue date.
• There is usually a website address.
• There is a limited use of colour.
• Usually lay out in columns (3 or 4).
• The stand first has a larger font size.
• An informal style of writing is used.
• The personality of the writer comes through in the article by the way it is written and the use of opinions.

Main task codes and conventions of a music contents page

• Headings are used to divide up the contents into sections.
• Sometimes there is an editorial letter with a picture, however not all the time used.
• There is one main image.
• Then some smaller images.
• Creative photography is used.
• There is a consistent colour scheme.
• Page numbers on the pictures anchor the image to written content.
• There are usually two to three columns.
• There are sometimes subscription details.
• They have white backgrounds the majority of the time.
• The title of the magazine is repeated.
• There is an issue date.
• It has the page numbers and then text telling the reader what the article is about.
• The sub line is in smaller text.
• There are regular which are articles which appear in each issue and feature articles which are articles which are a one off
• The contents page usually contains the email address of the magazine and contact details.

Main Task codes and conventions of the front cover of a music magazine

• The headline is usually one word or letters long, usually on the left, uses a unique font and is always the biggest font on the page
• There is always a consistent colour scheme
• The main image is of a band or singer; they look at the camera and do not usually smile as it conveys an attitude
• Creative photography is used
• A slightly lower camera angle gives the impression of the artist having a lot of power
• There is usually smaller picture of performances or artists
• A strip at the top or bottom lists additional information
• The barcode is always on the bottom right corner
• The barcode is always on the front this is because the back is used for adverts.
• Puffs advertise "something for nothing"
• They typography is either sans or serif.
• There is always a price and issue date