Monday, 7 February 2011

cover draft 1

treatment sheet

 The Magazine: Drum and Bass Magazine

Target Readership: My magazine will be aimed at people who are into drum and bass because it is a wide spread genre, the people who are most likely to read this magazine are the people who are into drum and bass there will be information about up coming events and the custard factory and fabric. My magazine would be aimed at the middle class, as they would have the money to be able to afford this frequent magazine, they would also be able to subscribe to the magazine. People who buy this magazine will probably go to sets and maybe mix themselves.

Form and Style: drum and bass magazine is a colour magazine that is A4 the magazine has yellow and white colour scheme it contains set reviews and information about sets and artists, interviews with known DJs and up and coming DJs. The cover models are always talked about in the magazine. Having such a contrasting colour will make the magazine stand out and the purple gives the sense that the magazine is expensive. Competitions are advertised at the bottom of the front cover. The magazine will sell at £2.99 and will be a monthly magazine, this will make it affordable.

Themes and Typical features: There will be regular features, such as competitions and recurring DJs this will make the magazine have a bit of a routine and make it familiar to subscribers or regular buyers. Although these will feature in every issue they will obviously vary depending on the competition. The language used will be based around the music and the drum and bass scene.

Potential Advertisers: the advertisers in the magazine are mostly about the music but there are a few clothing adverts and other things to do with that industry. There will be big brand names advertising like innovation, fabric and the drum and bass awards.

Editorial Team: The editorial team for drum and bass magazine will be made up of writers who are either interested in the music or are involved in the music. There will be interviewers providing something interesting to read. There will also be opportunities for the reader to write in to the magazine either by email or text this will help the magazine if the readers are giving feedback on the magazine.