Treatment Sheet

Magazine: I have named my magazine Encore !!!

Target audience: Encore !!! is a magazine which is aimed at students, boys and girls between ages 16 and 19, it is a music magazine with unsigned bands that are getting popular included. It is a fantastic magazine because it has gig dates, competitions, interviews ratings etc. The magazine includes indie music, so it is targeted at indie fans. The magazine will be weekly, it will be stylish and crisp also it will be eye catching with vibrant colours.

Form and Style: Encore !!! is an A4 full colour magazine that contains unsigned bands, interviews and music news it will sometimes include famous bands as well. The unsigned bands in the magazine are all around the same age of the target audience, they are all trying to spread the word of there band, a lot talk to us about their musical experiences so far. There will be cover lines on the front of the magazine to attract attention to engage readers into what sort of things will be covered. There will be mention of offers and competitions. The font style will be big, bold and punchy to make magazine attractive. The magazine will cost £2.00 per week which is affordable for students.

Themes and Typical Features: Magazine will look at music related topics and will include guitar tabs etc. It will also include interviews each week with the cover artist, there will also be competitions, bands, news also there will be teenage topics, like fashions opportunities, teen issues and will explain how a band can be created. There will also be famous band included which will talk to us.

Potential Advertisers: There will be a range of brands that will advertise in the magazine each week, particularly music related advertisements for example guitar and drums advertisements from Fender and Ddrums etc. Also album releases and maybe some music inspired fashion.

Editorial Team: The editorial team for Encore !!! will be made up of people from the ages 16-22 similar to the target audience. The Readers of the magazine will also regularly asked to contribute ideas and views via text, Facebook, and Letter. The aim is to cover something new each week.