Evaluation Question 2

Representation of Social Groups


In order for my magazine to attract the desired audience, i have had to think about it carefully of how i will represent it and how it will come across to other readers.  The target audience for my magazine are indie/rock music lovers and ages at roughly 16-25.

The band members used are all white, two being male and one female. NME magazine which i have based my magazine on, also consists of two males and one female.

As you can see the magazines are slightly similar. Both have thesame genre so i created my magazine based on this one, to get the same results from readers, as both have the same target audience.
The clothing is all casual wear as it is suited to the genre, but as the background is black and white the clothing isnt neccasery on the front cover On the article the images of the band are in normal so the clothing is just all cool, casual to show that there isn't any trends you need to follow to be a fan of this band.

 The band members are all 17, but are made to seem slightly older at 19. This is so that it is a neutral ages for the aimed audience. As the audinces is indie, who are big fans of festivals, there is a lure at the bottom of the page giving readers a chance to win tickets to one of the UKs niggest festivals 'Vfestival'. This will make the target audience therefore more interested in the magazine and more keen to buy it.

Evaluation Question 1

- In what ways does your magazine use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

When i began producing my magazine, i wanted to give it  a similar look to the NME magazine. I noticed that mixmag had a black and white background and i thought that it was very appealing and attractive so i decided to use it on my magazine. I also added the 'chalk and charcoal' effect to create a cool and modern stylised vibe to the magazine, making more of the target audience attracted. 

I used the colours pink, black and white as they are fairly modern colours. The pink is eye catching as it stands out from the black and white background. This is different to real media products as normally magazines such as top of the pops use a wide variety of colours and shades which can sometimes look like a mess. 

On my music magazine article, I placed a quote as a subheading to give the readers a quick glance of what the article entails. I done this as i saw that NME had done the same and it was very helpful to get a short sense of what the article was about.

The band logo is placed on both the front page and the article, this is common on most magazines, and creates a house style amongst the magazine industry. The masthead of the magazine is also used to create a house style as it is used in both the front page and contents, with all colours used the same. This makes it easy for readers to recognise the magazine.

Evaluation Question 5 and Audience Profile

How did you attract / address your audience?

This is an image of my reader profile. My music magazine is called 'TME', which stands for 'The Music Evolution'. It is an indie/rock genre and is mainly aimed at young adults/teenagers who are keen on music and have a big passion for music. I decided to use the colours of greay/pink/black and white to make it neutral and appealing to both male and female, but on my reader profile i sed a small bit of blue to give a change. The use of the brush and rough edges effect on the front cover to give the magazine a 'cool' look without it being boring and to bring attention to the audience as they are young and seek fun. On the reader profile there are images of cars, alcohol, clothing brands and gadgets all that would relate to the target audience.

Music Magazine Completed

Music Magazine Completed

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Evaluation Question 7-Looking Back

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

After i evaluated my preliminary task i noticed that my skills had developed which helped the music magazine look a lot better than the preliminary school magazine.























As you can see the music magazine looks a lot more detailed and descriptive. On the prelim task i used a white background behind the text as it was too dark to place on its own, but looking back at it i realized it was a mistake and looked unprofessional. So when i started to create my text on the music magazine i experimented more and found white outline which i used as it was easy to ready and worked well with the background. On the prelim magazine the colors were not consistent so when i was producing my music magazine i made sure i carefully decided on suitable colors to use and made sure that the magazine had a house style effect using the same colors and fonts throughout.

Evaluation Question 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

I found using photoshop was rather difficult at first, but once I experimented with the different tools and gadgets I became very fond of it and found that it was easy to use once you know how to. It was great because it allowed me to experiment and use different layers. For example i used different layers to create the different fonts without them being muddled up. I also used Pages to create my contents page and double-page spread. I was completely new with using this software but I found that it was very helpful with creating my magazine. I became used to it very quickly and it was easy to be creative with, as it allowed me to make changes and then easily delete them if I made a mistake or disliked them.

Evaluation Question 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Media distribution is how the magazine is sold or delivered to the audience. Some of the original ways is by selling the magazine throught retail outles and big super markets. Also music shops such as HMV                      

would be a good way to distribute the magazine as the people interested in the same genre of music as your magazine will easily notice it.

But now there are newer ways to distribute your magazine, for example online distribution. This is becoming more popular with musig magazine and big brands such as NME and Kerrang have ways you can subscribe to this. Also mobile phone applications are becoming more popular when subscribing.

Another way of distribution of a music magazine is being given away as a freebieor a promotional magazine, which would help if it was alongside a top selling magazine. Also if it was to be given away at popular gigs and festivals wit the similar genre of music then it would promote the audience.

After researching the different types of distribution i decided that my magazine will be published using the traditional forms of distribution, such as selling them in a retail outlet. Also in music shops such as HMV as a lot of the target audience will be shopping for similar genre music.

My magazine will cost £1.80, as this is a reasonable price for young adults, and will be published once every two weeks, to give readers a frequent update of the different contents involved. To ensure that it reaches my target audience it will be placed at a prominent point of sale, to ensure that readers can easily recognize the magazine once in the que to buy a CD.

Seeing as there will be a lot of competition, i will make sure that my magazine has lures to make the reader buy it, instead of the leading music magazine. Also, to make sure that my magazine is being delivered to the audience its intended to reach, it was be a national magazine being sold in the UK, as this is where the vast majority of my audience are. To promote the music magazine, I will advertise it in similar magazines of similar genres, such as Kerrang and NME.

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