Appendix 5

This magazine is going to be a mainstream, indie/rock magazine. The audience I will target the magazine at will be males and females aged 16-40.

The title of the magazine is going to be one of two words, Trigger or Influx. The connotations of these words are the main reason I used them. A trigger is used to activate a firearm and is an extremely important part of the machine; this fits well as Indie is also an important part of the musical scene now and is triggering many new bands which aren’t manufactured to come out of the woodwork.

Influx is the more likely name I will choose as its synonyms are words such as wave, and Indie or my magazine is now a big wave hitting the shores. I also wanted to use Influx as I believe I could make the word into a visually attractive and recognizable masthead.

My ideas for this magazines front cover image are a group of people, or one person alone. They will be dressed in clothing such as waistcoats, ties and trousers to comply with the stereotypical representation of Indie bands / singers. Facial expressions will be serious and may look slightly down on the reader to appear aloof and important. This mis-en-scene will allow the audience to instantly recognize what type of magazine mine will be. The background will be a plain white canvas or a picture of the sky, am image of a sun will be in one of the corners. The sky background could connote that the band is high up in social status.

The splash article will be about an upcoming band called VolumeZero; I will go into detail about their past, gigs they’ve played before coming into the spotlight and details about the members.