As I have previously stated one of my ancillary tasks I
have chosen to do is to design a magazine front cover based on the children’s
programme I am creating a title sequence for.
When I first chose this ancillary task I wasn’t certain exactly what I
needed to include on the front cover so I travelled to my local shop and looked
at a range of children’s magazines which advertise a children’s TV programme.
Price
range
I
found that the price range of children’s magazines were around £1.99 to £3.99.
I believe that this depended on how many pages the magazine contained, the
popularity of the programme and although many state ‘comes with a free play
set’ I believe that the quality of the play set can also determine the price of
the magazine.
The
use of a play set
A
play set is almost like gifts that you get with the magazine. Below you can see
an example from a Peppa Pig magazine.
As
the majority of children’s magazines come with a play set I have decided to
include one with mine. As my target audience is going to be both males and
females I will have to include a range of products that suit both genders, for
example no plastic makeup or playing cards.
What
to include
After
analysing many children’s magazines, especially the Peppa Pig one, I found that
generally they include:
- Programme’s name (big, stands out)
- Picture of the main character - doesn’t always have to be the same image as the DVD front cover
- Price/ barcode
- What the magazine contains – tend to advertise around 3 to 4 activities that the magazine includes
My
ideas
After
looking at a range of children magazines I have decided that on my magazine
front cover I am going to advertise the following activities:
- Colouring a main character
- Stickers – based on the programme
- Game: cardboard jigsaw
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