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.

http://www.nme-magazine.com/?gclid=CML1vpWRo6YCFQse4

http://www.kerrang.com/blog/podcast/subscribe.shtml

Evaluation of Prelim Task

Media analysis- Prelim Task

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Evaluation Question 4

Who is the target audience for your magazine?


The target audience for my music magazine would be teenagers and young adults, aged 16-25, as indie music is usually listened to and supported by this age band. I also have chosen this age band because the majority of artists in the indie/rock genre are a lot younger than the artists in other genres of the music industry, such as soul and R'n'B.

The image i have used on my front cover is of my band, which is made up of three teenagers, this would help to attract the target audience as they would easily recognize the trio, due to them being roughly the same age. Also on the front cover i have used specific colors to grab the attention of my target audience. I have used black and white, to give the magazine an indie/rock look to it, with pink writing to stand out and also to show that the magazine is for both male and female by using colors that attract both.

My magazine is also aimed at people who are passionate about music, and have a great love for festivals and concerts. I have placed a lure on the bottom of the front cover which gives readers the chance to win tickets to one of the main festivals in the UK, 'Vfestival'. This will encourage the audience to buy the magazine as they will be more interested and keen on finding out more about the magazine.