1. Research

2. Decide on the genre of Music
magazine you will produce
Write a brief paragraph explaining
why you have chosen this genre
and what you hope to achieve.

3. Task 1: Secondary Research
• To complete the secondary research task you will need to:
1. Research into several magazine institutions that produce
similar products as well as the products themselves.
▫ Produce a PowerPoint/Prezi illustrating:
▫ The main features of these institutions
▫ What are their primary magazines?
▫ Who are their target audience?
▫ How do they advertise and appeal to their target audience?
2. Produce a PowerPoint/Prezi applying Uses and
Gratifications to magazine production and consumption

4. Task 1: Secondary Research cont…
3. Research into several genre specific music magazines, analysing the
codes and conventions of these magazines as well as how they appeal to
their target audience.
▫ Analyse (in detail)
▫ 5 music genre specific magazine front covers
▫ 5 music genre specific magazine contents pages
▫ 5 music genre specific magazine double page spreads
• During this analysis consider:
▫ Conventions
▫ Layout and page design
▫ Integration of illustration and text
▫ Variety of fonts and text sizes
▫ Mode of Address
▫ Mise en Scene
▫ HOW THESE ELEMENTS TARGET THEIR AUDIENCE
4. After completing this you will also produce a Flat Plan for 2 existing
genre specific music magazines

5. Task 2: Primary Research
• To complete this task you will create:
1. An audience questionnaire
2. Analysed results of the audience questionnaire
3. Take part in a focus group presenting your ideas to a
group of your peers and gaining feedback from this.
4. Create a reader profile for your magazine
▫ This media board should highlight:
▫ The key products used by this audience
▫ Key bands used by this audience
▫ Key trends associated with the audience

6. Task 3: Evaluation
1. Write an evaluation in the form of a PowerPoint/Prezi
reflecting on what you have learnt and how this will
affect your production.
• This should answer the questions:
▫ What you have learnt from your Front Cover analysis? How
will you use this for your own front cover?
▫ What you have learnt from your Contents Page analysis?
How will you use this for your own contents page?
▫ What you have learnt from your Double Page Spread
analysis? How will you use this for your own DPS?
▫ What you have learnt from you Questionnaire’s and Focus
Group? How will this feedback affect your product?

7. Deadlines and schedule
• The deadline for this work is the 16th of February
• The majority of this work will need to be completed over
half term
• You will start the research into Magazine Institutions
this lesson. You will be expected to finish this at home.
• Next lesson you will start making and asking your
questionnaire
• In the final lesson of the week you will conduct a focus
group with a group of your classmates

8. Advice
• Complete the Magazine Institutions research by the
end of this week
• In the lessons concentrate on completing your
questionnaire and focus group write ups
• Use Half Term to:
▫ Analyse your 5 FC, CP and DPS
▫ Create your flat plan of 2 existing magazines
▫ Create your overall reader profile
▫ Write your evaluation