1- You need at least six original images
This is quite a few, and your magazine may end up being more cluttered than you may wish.
2 - The magazine's genre should be either music or 'specialist culture'
This is super important. Try to avoid making your magazine follow the conventions of generic fashion or gossip magazines. Remember: your musical artist is targeting a 'niche' audience, so the magazine they are being interviewed in will also be targeting a niche audience!
3 - There are things that you absolutely must include, even if it makes your layout cluttered!
Here's a list of everything you must include on your magazine front cover and double page spread. Remember, missing off even a single one of these will impact the amount of marks we can awad you!
Front cover
- An original title (i.e not a name of a magazine that already exists) which features as a masthead, which will 99% of the time will be right at the top of the magazine
- A strapline, either above or below the masthead
- A barcode ∫and an ∫appropriate cover price (a specialist culture magazine will often be monthly or bimonthly, and will be on the pricey side...)
- A cover image featuring the artist or the band
- A main cover line (headline!) featuring the band or artist by name
- Two other cover lines (at least), related to other musical artists or stories related to your magazine's genre
Double page spread
- An interview or feature on your artist, of around 300 words. This article must promote your new artist!
- This article must make reference to the ideological perspective of the music video
- Headline
- Standfirst
- Subheadings
- Appropriate column layout
- Pull quote and/or sidebar
- At least one main image along with more and smaller images (stills from the music video cannot be used)
- Article must detail the artist's latest release and/or the music video
- Link to band's website and social media platform