Front cover
Contents page
Double page spread
Thursday, 21 April 2016
Thursday, 25 February 2016
Evaluation Question 7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Comparison
Overall I have learnt how to make my magazine more exciting and eye-catching through edits, fonts colour choice and pictures. Its helped make my magazine more professional looking by me looking more at the detail of how a magazine is presented.
I also learnt more on certain tools in Photoshop to develop parts of the magazine and make it better quality. I've come a long way from my preliminary task to create a music magazine that I am proud of.
Evaluation Question 5. How did you attract/address your audience?
One of the main ways I attracted/addressed my audience was by sticking to the chosen genre of rock/indie rock. I made sure the genre was clear to see so that the right audience would pick up my magazine and hopefully come back again and again, as they could rely on the fact that it would portray something they were interested in.
I did this by looking at my survey to see the bands my target audience like along with using bands that I know fit into the rock/indie rock category. I made their names visible to see on the cover and contents to relate to my audience and draw them in, as it would be musicians they know.
I also used bold, bright coloured text to draw my audience to my magazine to make it eye-catching and interesting to pick up.
One way I attracted my audience was by promoting plugs to draw them in. Everyone likes to get something for free or have the chance of winning something, so on my cover I created two plugs, one a competition to win tickets to a gig and another was free posters of a band featured in the magazine. I made sure the two words free and win was clear and bold to see to catch the audiences eye and draw them into buying my magazine to be in the chance of having a freebie.
My magazine addresses my audience by including them in with the content. My magazine has a story where the readers can ask questions to their favorite musicians, allowing them to get to know the artists more and be more part of the magazine. The audience can know what they want to know helping with them deciding part of what the magazine should be like as they get to decide on the content.
Another way I attracted my audience was by retailing my magazine at a reasonable price that my audience can afford. I made sure the price was reasonable to be competition against other existing magazines as mine could be better value for money.
I also created a subscription plug in the contents to offer a better deal for money that could attract my audience, along with getting the to buy my product regularly.
I did this by looking at my survey to see the bands my target audience like along with using bands that I know fit into the rock/indie rock category. I made their names visible to see on the cover and contents to relate to my audience and draw them in, as it would be musicians they know.
My magazine addresses my audience by including them in with the content. My magazine has a story where the readers can ask questions to their favorite musicians, allowing them to get to know the artists more and be more part of the magazine. The audience can know what they want to know helping with them deciding part of what the magazine should be like as they get to decide on the content.
Another way I attracted my audience was by retailing my magazine at a reasonable price that my audience can afford. I made sure the price was reasonable to be competition against other existing magazines as mine could be better value for money.
I also created a subscription plug in the contents to offer a better deal for money that could attract my audience, along with getting the to buy my product regularly.
Evaluation Question 4. Who would be the audience for your media product?
When first looking into my chosen genre for my magazine, I looked at who I should attract. I looked at other music magazines in my category and who they attract and then based what people my magazine would attract.
Evaluation Question 3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
By looking at both Bauer media and IPC media as well known music magazine distributors, I think I would want IPC media to distribute my magazine because they only distribute two other music magazines that would potentially be competition rather then Bauer media, who have quite a few magazines that would be attracting similar audiences. By choosing a company that has less competition, I allow my magazine to have the chance of attracting more audiences and gain more of a status in that category of rock/indie rock music magazine. Even though IPC media already produce music magazines in the same category as my magazine, I think my magazine will provide something different to that genre by how it presents musicians in rock/indie rock and hopefully how it may draw in a wider and different range of audience. Also, because IPC is a UK company it will work well in representing my magazine as most of my musicians featured are UK based artists who tend to have a large European fan base, so will do well in attracting local audiences and distributing locally as well as globally.
Evaluation Question 2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
My magazine follows the genre rock/indie rock. Looking at this genre, rock is mainly dominated by male figures who wear dark clothing and give off a presence of rebellion. I try to follow on this social group by having a male as the lead story and front-man of my magazine.
All the male bands and singers in well known music magazines are shown as dominant figures that come across tough and important by their persona. For my magazine I tried to make the male musician look important and dominant by taking up most of the magazine and keeping eye contact with the reader like the other musicians do.
Clothing
Clothing plays a big part in this rock/indie rock social group. Most of the musicians in this category wear dark clothing mainly t-shirts, jeans, jackets or ripped items of clothing. My magazine represents this area as I made sure my musician featured wore clothing of the style of a typical modern male artist in rock/indie rock. I got him to wear a dark top and jeans along with a denim jacket to follow the clothing trend of this genre and represent more of the social group I'm aiming for.
Style
My musicians style links to that of existing artist George Ezra. I took inspiration from his clothing and the use of his guitar as a prop. Even though his music is folk style he does also link into rock music, so by copying his style I can represent the rock genre as many artists in this genre are shown in this style.
Also many of the artists tend not to smile in photos to give off that edgy, uncaring look that can be associated with the social group in rock/indie rock. I try to represent that by having the musician not smile too much in the photos so to give off a tough, careless look.
I also made sure they stood casually instead of looking too posy, so to again give off that edgy, uncaring presence that can represent the rock/indie rock genre.
All the male bands and singers in well known music magazines are shown as dominant figures that come across tough and important by their persona. For my magazine I tried to make the male musician look important and dominant by taking up most of the magazine and keeping eye contact with the reader like the other musicians do.Clothing
Clothing plays a big part in this rock/indie rock social group. Most of the musicians in this category wear dark clothing mainly t-shirts, jeans, jackets or ripped items of clothing. My magazine represents this area as I made sure my musician featured wore clothing of the style of a typical modern male artist in rock/indie rock. I got him to wear a dark top and jeans along with a denim jacket to follow the clothing trend of this genre and represent more of the social group I'm aiming for.Style
My musicians style links to that of existing artist George Ezra. I took inspiration from his clothing and the use of his guitar as a prop. Even though his music is folk style he does also link into rock music, so by copying his style I can represent the rock genre as many artists in this genre are shown in this style.
Also many of the artists tend not to smile in photos to give off that edgy, uncaring look that can be associated with the social group in rock/indie rock. I try to represent that by having the musician not smile too much in the photos so to give off a tough, careless look.
I also made sure they stood casually instead of looking too posy, so to again give off that edgy, uncaring presence that can represent the rock/indie rock genre.
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