Mood Board

Cover Lines

Masthead: 

• Eleven (written in reprise stamp font in black with a red background so to stand out.)

Sell lines: 

• Axl Rose Reveals his views on G'N'R - Read all about Axls feud with former guitarist Slash.
• Metal Maidens - We explore the lives of some of the biggest women in Metal.

Band List:

• Judas Priest
• Dio
• Iron Maiden
• Reckless Love
• Riot Act
• Metallica
• Kiss

Main Image Heading:

• Riot Act One Scene One - See the inside life of a newbie band into the world of Rock!

Administrative Text:

• Date
• Issue No1
• £2

Slogan:

• Does yours go all the way to Eleven?

Image Ideas

Magazine Images Ideas

The use of imaes are vital for the sale of any magazine, irrelevent of the genre. Music magazines in particular use images prominantly to help to sell their magazines using the front cover as a means of enticing readers. Here is a collection of Images that have inspired me to emmulate them for my magazine;

 This image of 'The Pretty Reckless' Taylor Momsen was arguably one of the most convincing style models for my cover photo because it encapsulates the genre, attitudes and moods of my magazine and would appeal directly to my target readership of males between the ages of 16-40. The mid-shot shown would fit very well onto a front cover and so considering ther likeness between Taylor Momsen and my model this is a brilliant incentive for me to use.

 

his image of Halestorm fits my criterias excellently for my cover page main image, as it is landscape and encapsulates a 'band' feel and is instantaneously obvious that it is a rock band, fiting well with my chosen genre. Furthermore Lzzy Hale stands out in particualr because she is a girl and that is excentuated here, of whihc is something I aim to emmulate with my photography.

 

And finally this photo of Guns 'n' Roses front man Axl Rose has given my the initiative to use a similar style with my feature article, to whihc mainly interviews and concerns one person or oone act and so showiung an action shot like this that singles out the acts mannerisms and styles, I feel will be essential in making my magazine look professional and relevant.

Production Diary

In todays lesson we researched a multitude of different promotional methods existing in magazines. These included such things as fee gifts and tickets as well as signed memorabilia and merchandise. Magazines often offer these in order to entice readers to buy the magazine as often owning something 'rare' or 'unique' is very important. I realised that this was particularly poignant in my chosen genre of music because the fans are often very competitive and loyal, therefore it is possible to conclude that promotional methods in this case are important because often people will buy the magazines if they feel it will give them a greater position in society based on their improved knowledge or unique ownerships.

Name Ideas

The name is arguably the most important aspect to any magazine, especially those within my chosen genre of rock and heavy metal.

The naming process was very difficult. I decided to follow some infamous factors of the genre as well as using the names and initials of some of the genres most iconic figures (iconography). Here were the ideas;

- RJD (after icon Ronnie James Dio)
- RHM (acronym for rock heavy metal)
- ELEVEN (in reference to a well known phrase within the genre 'turn it to eleven' & 'mine goes all the way to eleven')
- EDDIE (in reference to the genre's most iconic band Iron Maidens infamous mascot 'Eddie')

As a result I decided choose 'Eleven' this is because I felt it was unique and would stand out on the shelf particularly with my target readership in mind, particularly in relation to the very well known phrase to which its origins come from a film synonymous with my chosen genre, 'Spinal Tap'.

Promotional Methods

Music magazines in particular use many promotional methods to promote their magazines across multi-media platforms here are the methods I aim to use in my magazine;

I used a survey (surveymonkey) to collate the best ideas and free prises, plugs and advertisements. Here are the results;

Answer Choices –	Responses –
– Band Posters	0.00% 0
– Compilation CD's	0.00% 0
– Free entry to a competition to win free festival tickets	14.29% 1
– Autographed Merchandise	14.29% 1
– Cash Prizes	14.29% 1
– Backstage passes	28.57% 2   28.57% 2
- Free music download codes/iTunes Vouchers               Therefore to conclude I decided that in order to appeal to my chosen readership the free music downloads and iTunes vouchers and backstage passes to select concerts would be the best potential promotional methods for my magazine.

Social Media

Social Media in Music Magazines;

Social media is an important aspect and attribute to any modern magazine of all genres not just music magazines and so it is growingly vital for magazine companies to think about social media when distributing and producing their magazines. Music magazines incorporate all of the leading social media formats such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Most importantly however the use of social media such as Spotify and Deezer in addition to the generic formats, really supports the music magazine genre, given their music based purposes.

Social Media in my Music Magazine;

I believe it is vital to include social media in my magazine due to my quest to achieve a professional magazine. Here is a list of the features I am to include;
- Reader Twitter & Facebook comments.
- Band 'likes' & 'followers' across platforms.
- iTunes/Spotify Top Download charts.
These three aspects I believe incorporate the key aspects of social media and, allows for readers to become involved with my magazine reducing the commercial : reader thesis, potentially leading to loyal readership and will therefore make my final magazine look and read professionally.

Sell Lines

METAL

Dames
The wonderful women of rock. (In a box acting as a caption)

Rock or Bust
Steel Panthers Michael Starr. (In a box acting as a caption)

(In Box Out);

Exclusives with:

RIOT ACT

AXL ROSE

SCORPIONS

ENTER SHIKRI

IRON MAIDEN

PARAMORE

AC/DC

TWISTED SISTER

S.O.R

SLASH

SUZI Q

DORO

ONLY IN THIS WEEKS ELEVEN...
R!OT ACT
(pull quote)
"...FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF OUR HEROES..."  

Production Diary

In today's lesson I finished my article analysis. Similarly to my front cover and contents page analysis the detail was in great depth as I wanted to have a greater understanding of how magazines work and the generic codes and conventions. Such in depth analysis is beneficial to me in the long run as it allows me to compare my magazine with pre-existing and successful magazines ultimately to enable my magazine to look professional.