AS Media Studies Pitch Presentation.

IntroductionIn my pitch presentation I will explain what type of magazine I am publishing and why, who is my target audience and why I have targeted them and finally explain what my magazine will have to offer to the readers. After I have answered these three questions, my audience will be fully informed of everything related to my magazine and how I wish to design it.

What type of magazine I am publishing and why?

To accomplish my AS Media Studies Production Research Task I have chosen to publish a gaming magazine because it is a personal interest of mine as I find it very interesting as every game you play carries a new experience and story. It is also one of the most rapidly growing world-wide hobbies as it is becoming more and more mainstream everyday.

The gaming magazine that I publish will help my audience be informed about the latest game that have come out and whether they are worth buying, the most anticipated games that will come in the future and various news about the gaming industry and community. I will also advise my readers on what type of hardware is best suited for the latest games as well as give them tips on popular long running online games. Overall I wish to encourage my audience to keep playing the games I believe that they will enjoy. I would appreciate if my magazine readers would acknowledge my reviews and opinions of games and use the information I write about to enhance their gaming hobbies with further enjoyment.

Who is my target audience and why I have targeted them?

My magazine is aimed towards late-teen boys and young adults, ages 16-24, as I believe they have the most interest and spend the most time playing video games.

I have chosen this age group as they are the most invested in games, as the age demographic is ending its high school or college and may wish to devote themselves to gaming professionally, either as a designer, developer or player. The magazine would be very popular amongst them as most teens and young adults are interested in gaming, and we are in a age where everybody likes to keep up with the trends of their favorite hobbies.

I have chosen and identified this group as my target audience as I am a teenager who greatly enjoys playing games, however also buys the monthly issue of his favorite gaming magazine as I wished to be informed about the latest games and events within the gaming industry and community.

What does my magazine have to offer to the readers?

My gaming magazine will consist of gaming reviews, previews, gaming events such as comic-cons, latest new about the changes in the gaming industry, information about gaming hardware, a page devoted to answering readers questions, and finally an interview with a pro gamer. As I have spent many years playing games and reading gaming magazines I am familiar with the topic of my magazine and its format.

My gaming reviews will be precisely outlining the faults and successes of a game and weigh them against each other ,in the end evaluating the game and giving it a score from 1-5 based on how much I would recommend the game. The previews will write about upcoming games and will contain information about the what we know and what is expected from the game, maybe even information on the franchise if it is a part of one.

I will also be writing about various gaming events, informing the audience of up-coming ones and summarizing those that have past. I will write about the constant changes within the gaming industry regarding the games and hardware. The fan mail page will be very popular as I answer the consumers any question, whether gaming related or personal.The Pro Gamer I have chosen will provide his thoughts and commentary on his career, the game he specializes in, and the current state and future of the gaming industry.

Magazine Design IdeasAfter I have completed my primary and secondary research I have decided to base my magazine according to a similar design as most modern gaming magazines, using contemporary fonts, language and design as well as striking colors and images. As I have will design my magazine so it appeals to my main demographic I will produce my magazine in a more mature and dark style, as the teens and young adults really like violent games and content.For my front cover my main image will be an original photo of the pro gamer that I am interviewing for my double spread article. For my layout I will have the main cover line in the center of it and supporting cover lines around, like the main cover here that I will use as my inspiration. My content page will be easy to understand and very clear, however I will keep it attractive through the use of relevant pictures and a impactful color scheme.