Product 1 - Magazine
Main concept/overarching idea -
Corny 90s/2000s girl pop group, parodying/paying homage to spice girls, etc
How will this concept fit into the genre? -
Girl groups are one of the most popular and recognisable themes in 90s/2000s pop, loads of examples like spice girls, sugababes, destinys child, TLC, blaque, atomic kitten and girls aloud. They typically range from 3-5 members, with intentionally contrasting styles for each member. (scary spice, sporty spice, baby spice, etc etc)
How will this concept attract the specific audience -
The target demographic for girl pop groups is usually teen girls, so I should use stereotypically girly things like bold makeup, fashionable outfits and bright, upbeat themes and colours.
Core values of TCO London -
TCO encourages uniqueness and creativity. By making my magazine defy stereotypes and create something different, it should fit the publishing company.
Technical codes (Mise-en-scene, camerawork, etc) -
Costume : girly and bold and 90s, Lighting : bright and overhead, Colour scheme : BRIGHT, setting : block colour background, camerawork : high flattering angle, half-body or full-body
Write about the representations this mise-en-scene will produce -
WOMEN POWER, creating strong female figures for younger audience to look up to, empowering femininity and all things "girly"
Write about how you intend to use intertextuality in your product -
homage to spice girls, knock-off name like seasoning babes or something
Product 2 - Website
How I'm going to use media language of websites and conventions of web design and what a pop magazine website should look like -
Modern music magazines typically have very minimalist and monochrome design, regardless of gender. However, since I want my design to be 90s/2000s, I'd like to base my website design on old girls flashgame websites, with very bright colours and lots of images.
Write about how these design choices are going to attract your audience -
The themes of fashion girls games and websites would potentially appeal to teenage girls, whereas the nostalgic 2000s/90s feel of the band, magazine and website would also appeal to older individuals.
On my website, I will include a page of this fake band that I have made, promoting both their magazine issue and potentially clips that talk about an upcoming tour or album. I will have links to social media of the mag company, such as Instagram or Twitter, where the new issue is promoted. By doing this, it targets the demographic of teens and young adults, who use social media more frequently. This website will reflect the record company, and its values of uniqueness and easy access to popular culture. The visual graphics of this website, e.g clips, many colourful pictures and doodle-style overlays, are very eye-catching. I will also be using the hooking taglines magazines often do, with articles discussing celebrity gossip, or competitions and giveaways.
The profile and target demographic of my magazine and website would likely be mainly female and young. Their values/attitudes/lifestyles would likely be trendy, stylish, fashion-oriented, and fun-seeking, which matches the fashionable and feminine values of my magazine.
1.) Sub-genre - 90s/2000S girl pop
Name of mag - Cherrypicked
2.) Overview -
Values - empowering femininity, FUN
How will it be represented - through the typically "girly" designs and outfits, etc
Content - Behind the scenes of photoshoot, sneak peaks of new album/tour, giveaways/competitions
How will it appeal to the TA - the fun and childish aspects would appeal to the younger teens, whereas the whole style of 2000s flashgames would appeal to the young adults in terms of nostalgia.
3.)
4.) Article subjects -
1 - Concert reviews
2 - Album reviews
3 - Breakup gossip
4 - How to dress like...
5 - How to do makeup like...
6 - Where are they now?
7 - Concert stories
8 - The band talks about upcoming album
9 - Photoshoot
10 - Most popular bands right now
11 - Ticket giveaway
12 - CD Player giveaway
13 - Quiz
14 - Problems solved section
15 - More gossip
16 - Concert outfit ideas
17 - Concert makeup ideas
18 - Celeb outfit fails
19 - Win signed T-Shirt
20 - .... Tells their story
5.) Sections headings -
- Gossip
- Competitions
- About you
- Celebs
- Featured
- What's hot?
7.) SETTING : Solid colour background
MES : Bright, overhead, flattering lighting. Emphasises femininity and displays makeup/hair details clearly. Fun and lighthearted.
Style: 90s/2000s camera graphics, e.g noise overlay, bloom light effect. Colourful and nostalgic
Model : 5 girls, differing 90s/y2k styles
1.) Same values as mag - empowering, nostalgic femininity
3.) Article subjects -
1.) Every cherrybomb album ranked
2.) The Missy Moos albums ranked
3.) Songs for a y2k summer
4.) The Missy Moos reunion
5.) Hundreds of players win tickets
6.) Angel announces new album
7.) ....spotted in bad fit
8.) Which member of missy moos would u be bezzies with??
9.) Join groupchats full of fellow fans!!!!!!
10.) Cherrybomb on her latest breakup
4.) n/a
5.) Trending, New, Win, Gossip
6.) Behind the scenes of cover photoshoot, "music vid" clip
7.) Bright colours, colourful, cartoonish graphics and overlays and doodles, eye-catching articles, gifs/moving graphics, lots of articles, background noise/music?
8.)
similar tacky 90s graphics but doesn't have the functions I need (buttons need to take user to different website, etc)
TOOLS : Canva, Indesign
