The Preliminary Task

In order to make sure I could complete my music magazine task, I completed a Preliminary Task which I designed a magazine front cover and contents page, for a sixth form magazine which was aimed at year 12 and 13. I had to design the front cover of the 6^th form magazine on Photo Shop, after doing this task I felt confident using Photo Shop and I learnt the codes and conventions of a contents page as I did not know. 


Target Audience Profile
My magazine will be aimed at sixth form students that attend The Douay Martyrs school who are taking there AS/A2 level and are aged between 16-18. 
The sixth form students have a part-time job or looking for a part time job. Their personality is cheerful, fun, sociable, mature and kind. They have a good sense of humour and are friendly. They are into the latest fashion, sport such as; football, swimming, going to the gym. 
They are out going, like to go to parties with friends and they often spend their Sundays with family. After school evenings they relax and do some homework or coursework. They work hard at school but occasionally they tend to be lazy and laid back. However, since they have started there AS/A2 levels they are keener to work hard and hard working to achieve the best grades that they can.


The use of media text that the magazine includes are the following: twitter, facebook, myspace, YouTube, television programmes such as; soaps, movies, x-factor. Many of the students use these websites especially the social network-facebook as they can interact with friends, family, there is an online chat and photo updates. The students also use YouTube as it has the latest music updates and videos of various things. The students also use twitter as they can follow there celebrities and get a daily update from there favourite celebrities.  


Mission Statement
My sixth form magazine is going to be called ‘Free Time’ I have named my magazine this because when the student has frees or in their spare time and they nothing to do they can read the magazine and catch up with gossip, fashion and gain advice from reading the magazine.


 My magazine will be issued only once a month as the sixth form students would not have enough time to read the magazine as they have so much work and whoever is producing the magazine would not have much time to make it too regularly as they are a student of AS/A2 level as well.


The students who read this magazine will get tips and help on varies different topics such as; revision, relationship problems. The magazine is aimed at sixth formers, so inside the magazine it will include about study, revision, tips on the subjects they are taking (5 different subjects each month), UCAS points, life after A-level whether they would want to take a gap year, get a job with the qualifications they have or go to university, relationships advice this will relate to the gossip section of the magazine, EMA, student discount, oyster card, tips to get rid of stress, fashion social life such as; clubs, raves, concerts and pubs and taking driving tests. 


The style which the magazine uses a several of different things. The magazine uses bright, warm colours to lure in the target audience. The magazine is informative with information about studies, universities and many more on the other hand, it also includes fun, gossip and interesting stories that the target audience will be interested to read.


Front cover mock-up