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Images

I intend to have one main image of a male artist on the contents page. The image will be a medium shot of the male wearing a pair of headphones. The header and body copy will be placed over the image. The masthead and the word 'Contents' will be placed in the top centre of the page. The Editors Letter will be placed on the left hand side. Including an Editors Letter is a personal and intimate attribute that a female target audience would appreciate and find endearing. The features will be placed in the bottom right hand corner.

The main image:
The male artist stands facing the camera, with wildly curly hair, wearing a big pair of black headphones. The wire of the headphone is in his mouth. This image represents the production of music, the wire is plugged into the persons mouth and the person represents the music generator, the creator. The music travels through the headphones, which indicates the reality of the musical production. This links in with the article being set inside the recording studio - which is where albums are produced!

The Artist
The name of the male artist is "The Bedlam". The definition of the word 'Bedlam' is 'Chaotic situation'. This links in with the fact that this is a music magazine and it relates to the mise-en-scene of the image and the type of music the artist creates - which is synth-pop. I have chosen to use a male artist on the contents page to show readers that even though this is a magazine that focused on women, it still includes male artists and bands.

The Editors letter
In the Editors Letter I would first like to welcome the readers to the magazine, state what it aims to achieve, state what is inside the magazine and then thank the readers for buying it. Here is what the editors letter will say:

Hey! Readers, welcome to the first issue of FRANK magazine! Here at FRANK, we aim to update our indie girls with everything fresh on the alternative music scene. In this issue, we have an exclusive interview with 'KaytieKat'! A special feature of the Top 20 Female Artists to look out for in 2010! We pop into the studio with 'The Bedlam' and we also track down the style-trends of week in the world of music, can your music icons dress aswell as they perform? There's only one way to find out! Thank you for buying the first issue of FRANK, let this be the beginning of a beautiful magazine relationship! From Jess x

Features
The features will be situated in the right hand corner and will be layed out like this:

Page 17 - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE VOLUME.
We talk to the synth pop artist that is 'The Bedlam', about gigs, groupies and electric glockenspiels.

The title: 'it's all about the volume', is a reference to the image of the artist.  The big headphones link in with the idea of loud music and reflect the meaning of the artist's name successfully. This feature description is about an artist called 'The Bedlam' who creates synth pop tunes. Frank magazine joins him in studio creating his debut album. The interview consists of the artist talking about the thrill of playing gigs and his embarrassing experiences with female fans. 'Electric Glockenspiel' is apart of the sell line to create an alliteration, and because it is relevant in relation to the music he creates, as electric glockenspiels are used to create synth pop music!

Page 6 - Top 20 Female Artists of 2010
Frank supplies you ladies with a countdown of female artists that you NEED to have on your Ipods ASAP!

In this description the TA is established with the use of direct addressing and reference to modern technology. It also relates to their main interest: music! The word 'NEED' is in captial letters and indicates the urge for new music. It uses language that the TA would use such as 'ASAP'.

Page 20 - KAYTIEKAT
Is she as "catty" as we're lead on to believe? Or simply just a modern woman with an opinion, we dish out the dirt over tea and cigarettes.

The use of a rhetorical question makes the readers feel involved as they are being addressed directly. The 'cat' references link in with the name of the artist and the image the media portrays.

Page 28 - Best Dressed Musicians of the week.
Florence in florals, Pixie Lott in hot-pants and Marina.. err, wrapped in the USA Flag? See which of our indie girls makes the best dressed spot this week!

Iconography is established by referring to the styles of artists. Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine is known for her use of flowers within her clothing and on set of her performances and the same can be said for singer Pixie Lott who is known for prancing around on and off stage in hot pants! These artists are recognised through music and their sense of style. The magazine refers to artists by their first names because it speaks the same language as the reader, who would also use abreviations for bands & duos and refer to solo artists by their first names. The magazine does this because it knows the TA will know who they are referring to.
"Marina... err, wrapped in the USA Flag?" is about Marina Diamondis aka Marina & the Diamonds, and is a reference to her latest release, where in the music video she is wrapped in the flag of the USA. The TA would understand as they watch music videos and would be a fan of her.

Top: Florence & the Machine,
Middle: Pixie Lott
Bottom: Marina & the Diamonds