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 Sub-Genre and Name The sub genre of my magazine will be Metal, a very popular sub genre of rock that tends to be a-lot more intense. The name of my magazine will be "Metal Pulse" though that is only my first idea and is very likely to change while my magazine develops. Magazine Overview The content of my magazine will be Metal music news and presently relevant topics such as upcoming tours, festivals, performances etc. My magazine will focus on positively representing metal music and metal music artist, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age or sexuality though i may have a larger focus on younger metal artists to conform to the needs of my target audience. I will represent these values through not prioritising any one social group (aside from age) and representing that which is most relevant and interesting in metal music news at the time. The overall values of my magazine will be positively covering metal news, supporting all social groups who enjoy listening to metal music ...

 16-25 year old middle market audience that likes to be entertained Target Audience Demographics 16-25 years old Primarily male target audience with a secondary female audience. Likely employed and/or in education have a sustainable enough income to afford magazines. UK Based, urban location, easy access to magazines and taking part in physical events such as gigs or concerts. May be in a relationship but likely not married. Target Audience Psychographics Enjoy Listening to metal music Are aware of modern and older influential metal artists. Have a fondness for the slightly retro and older metal music and artists, fans of the now much older previously influential and famous metal artists. Enjoy consuming print and digital media. VALS Categories My target audience are likely a mix of "Strivers", "Makers" and "Experiences" .  Enjoying excitement and being fun loving and that keep up with modern productions but have a fondness for older media as-well. This ma...

 Magazine Write about the main concept of your magazine: My product will a metal rock music magazine, i will conform to typical magazine elements and layout, i will take my own photographs for the main image, my initial plan is to photograph my dad in appropriate clothing and assisted with appropriate mis-en-scene. My main image will be central, surrounded by cover lines on the side and a masthead along the top, with smaller elements included such as a puff, barcode etc. The name of my magazine will be "Metal Mayhem", this name relates with the vibrant and active genre. The word 'metal directly relating to the genre" and "Mayhem" being related to the violent nature of Metal Music aswell as being inspired and referencing the famous metal magazine Metal Hammer. I will design a logo design with this name, likely using a slab serif or sans serif font with a unique twist on the logo such as the metal hammer logo having the "metal" in the word hammer. W...

 LO: Investigates production companies and similar products Most popular sub genres shown are usually rock, magazines usually reference at least one sub genre of their mainly represented genre. Most popular sub genre is usually most represented. smaller magazinesWebsites are less polished, more information than needed, offer other services. More popular and streamlined magazines such as Mojo contain less info and focus primarily on magazines and music, while having minor sections talking about things separate to magazines such as recommending music tech (Record Players, Speakers) etc. Websites and magazines usually promote each other via barcodes, competitions via use of website and featuring alot of previous magazines on the website and teasing the latest one, inclining people to purchase the physical version, as-well as containing physical items in the magazine such as cd's to further tempt people to buy the physical copy. https://www.mojo4music.com/ Rock magazines have much more...

 Mark Scheme LO: To explore the requirements of the coursework