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.