Evaluation Question 5

How did you attract/address your audience?

This survey that I did as part of my research and planning shows that the age group I chose for my magazine is the age group that was most popular. This is because the people that took place in the survey were people of my age group that I know of, therefore the results can not be generalised.

This shows the two most popular colours chosen were red and blue. These also happen to be the colour theme in my magazine. I happen to choose these colours at my own will, not realising they were the most popular in my survey. These colours appeal well to my audience. One problem would be that my survey was done by boys and girls whilst my magazine is aimed at just girls, so I wouldn't know whether the blue was chosen by any girls or not.



This shows that the audience expects a variety of things from a music magazine since many have selected more than one option. I believe my magazine meets with these expectations since I have included all of these concepts in my magazine.

Photography Analysis

 
I kept my cover simple and not too cluttered with headlines therefore it didn't look like an intimidating read but rather a nice and easy read since my audience is a younger crowd who may not be interested in a lot of writing.

The cover model is a well groomed girl. I used a girl because the magazine revolves around girls and is aimed at girls. Seeing an attractive model on the cover will push them to buy the magazine as they may aspire to look like that.

I used the electric blue font for the mast head and headline  to contrast to the more subtle yellow background. This creates an immediate effect on the reader as it will catch their eye.

 

Have used various shapes and sizes images to create more realistic effect. Used various image styles, image on the right is for the cover story therefore it is the largest most focused image. 

Used a black and white image to show the 'darker' side to my magazine. 

I kept the font of 'contents' similar to masthead on cover to keep that professional look. I kept the page numbers in blocks and columns making it easier for readers to find pages.

I used a red colour scheme as opposed to the blue on my cover, to create a theme using the 2 most popular colours. 

I have used this 'dark effect' image to match to the 'dark topic' article which it goes with. This allows the reader to easily relate the image to the article therefore giving them a better understanding of it.

The font has remained basic and not to different from the fonts used earlier. The blue font is part of the continuous theme relating back to the cover page.

The timeline photo I have used it as way to gain sympathy from readers as it looks back at better times for this artist.

Language Analysis

This shows that I have followed the conventions of text. This article shows the artist soft selling her album and almost selling herself and her emotions to the reader for money and publicity. 'Valentina' is the biggest word on there because that is the name of the artist and the article is about her. You can see the artist talking about her breakdown, drinking and party life. Although the majority of the article is about her talking about her breakdown, she is really trying to promote her album and this is shown by the size of the word 'album' on the wordle compared to others such as 'breakdown'. This is done by her talking about her breakdown for a certain period and then cramming her album promotion into a few sentences. The lexical choice includes the words, 'home', 'house', 'glass' and 'ornament'. This makes it more personal. My audience are females and they tend to like being emotionally interacted with, therefore the artist speaks to the reader/journalist as if they are talking to a friend to make them feel wanted.

Evaluation Question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

This example of my audience shows a university student that likes to have a fun time (posting party pictures) and their interests show that they like gigs. Although she likes girly shows such as The Lying Game and Gossip Girl, you can see she also has a slight edgy side to her as she likes CSI, a crime show and one of her favourite movie is Pulp Fiction, a classic american crime movie. She is an atheist, therefore choosing to be quite independent and this relates to my magazine idea of independent females. Her favourite music includes various indie rock artists, again linking back to my magazine genre.

Evaluation Question 3

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

Evaluation Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Evaluation Question 1

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

The cover

Masthead takes up almost a quarter of the page as well as standing out on top of the picture and having the colour theme linked to the cover artist and the DPS. The cover photo is a close shot with the artist's head and shoulders showing. It has been touched up, edited and resized to fit an a4 page. The artist is looking straight into the camera with a dreamy expression as if she were looking into the readers eyes.

I have added kickers and teasers but not so much that it looks cluttered. I've styled my cover after a Q magazine cover which has the artist name large off centre with the 'exclusive interview' and a kicker above the name. The word 'exclusive' suggests that the fan is part of an exclusive club.
I've styled the headlines and story insights along the bottom after the same Q magazine cover.
 I have included a barcode on the bottom right hand side with the correct date, price and a website for the magazine.
The purpose of a magazine cover is to build a relationship between the text, the product and the reader. It promotes the artist featured on the cover and the magazine brand. The font, images and mode of address create a triangular relation between the reader, the product and the text.

Contents

Have included a range of medium shots and long shots. Included an photo for the cover story and made it the largest to show it dominates the magazine since it is the cover story. Edited them to the front cover standard yet included a B&W photo to show the daring side to my magazine. Each photo is linked to a page number and story and are various sizes.

The contents page show there are atleast 62 pages of material in the magazine.

The contents page has the same date as the cover.

The contents page is organised by a theme, I chose to do columns with the same number design for each one. The boxed numbers stand out and show the reader the variety of content inside. I made red the theme colour on my contents page to contrast from my cover which was blue.
The content page uses the same fonts that are on the cover.
Each item has a strapline that indicates what the article is about.
The contents page shows that the magazine has music reviews, gig guides, exclusive interviews, new acts and opinions on musical taste.

DPS

Text is arranged in columns.

Have included a shot distance photograph. There is a photo credit for the photographer.

There is a by-line for the writer of the article.

There is a heading which is the 'Feature of the Month' and a sub-heading which is the name of the aritst. The colour theme of the contents page, especially the 'Valentina Rose' relates back to the cover.

Have included a stand first paragraph.

There is a dropped capital at the start of the first paragraph and it is blue to match the theme.

There is a expanded quote to intrigue the reader and engage them into the article.

I have included a smaller element in the form of a timeline of photos that summarise the artists past images.

The writing is informal and it makes it seem like the artist is a friend and talking to the reader personally. The writing suggests that the reader is finding out things that only the artist's inner circle would know. This makes the reader feel special.

The journalist gives their own opinion and the writing reflects the genre of the magazine which is rock chic, by discussing stereotypically heavy topics such as drinking and depression.

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