School Magazine - Planning Brief

Who is the target audience?

My magazine will be aimed at young people, both genders, who are between the ages of 16 – 18 and who are attending 6^th form or college. This will appeal to people who are in further education such as college and for those who want to know ways of revision tips as well as being able to balance it out in case they want to add clubs onto their schedule.

What is the name of your magazine?

My magazine is going to be called “PREP UP!” because this magazine is going to be offering help to students with their college lives and help prepare them for the amount of work that they’ll be receiving throughout the year. It will be bold, large and white so that it stands out from the background and so that it catches the attention of people.

Who will be your front cover model and why?

A tall, female, 6^th form student in uniform because the magazine is based about college therefore she has to be dressed as a student so that the first impression people will get from the cover is that the magazine is related to education and college.

What sort of shot will it be?

I think that I will be using a medium close up shot.

What mise en scene will be required?

The photo shoot will take place outside on the school grounds and the model will be wearing 6^th form uniform. The lighting I will be using is natural lighting meaning daylight.

What would be your sell lines (feature articles)? How will you entice your target audience?

My sell lines will be based on the other articles that feature in the magazine such as revision tips, news from clubs, achievements, earning UCAs points, planning out college life so that you’ll still have time for leisure and things to do during spare time. This is all topics that can be related to my audience.

What items and feature articles would you need on your contents page?

My contents page will include the page numbers that lead to the different parts of the magazine. My features articles will be revision tips, news from clubs, achievements, earning UCAs points, planning out college life so that you’ll still have time for leisure and things to do during spare time. It may also include advertisements.