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Evaluation 5

"How did you attract/address your audience?"

Front Cover

For my front cover it has to be big, bold and attractive as its the first thing that the readers will see, and it is also the page that will attract new readers when they see it on the shelf. I kept the colours gender neutral to attract both genders and used a consistent colour scheme to make it look professional and not like a younger audience's magazine. The colours are also toned down to a more mature colour and not bright colours. I also used artists names that are targeted at my audience such as Drake and Zara Larsson. I also attracted my readers by advertising events that, for example on the footer "Top Ten Summer Festivals". Most of my audience will also be on social media which is a growing trend at the moment, so on the top banner I included social media links to show that the magazine is upto date. The price stated on the barcode is also used to attract my audience at £3.99 which is within my target audience's budget. 

Contents Page

To attract my audience into reading more on the contents page I put some of the biggest names in a bolder and bigger text such as Rihanna, featured on the first page, I also included a picture of her at the side so readers instantly recognise her which attracts them more into the magazine. I kept to the original colour scheme of white, red, grey and black to keep the magazine consistent and to keep the audience attracted. The layout of the contents page is made to be clean and clear and all boxed off to keep it clear for the audience to see what parts are linked to each other. The biggest image on the page stays the same as the front cover with bold numbers at the bottom so the readers can see what page to turn to for the biggest article. The footer is also kept upto date with a link to the website so readers can use the website to keep upto date with content. 

Double Page Spread

With the double page spread it has to look attractive for readers to make sure they read it and don't leave the page. To show them clearly who the article is about I used 1 A4 page to put 1 full picture of her with a pull quote of "I'm finally where I want to be" to attract the audience to read more into the article. The title is a bold Erin Evans in a toned down red colour so its attractive, bold and enticing to the audience but not bright and playful. The questions are in clear columns so the audience can clearly read the article without being confused. There is also another picture of the main artist to draw in the audience more and it's been placed in an artist way leaning against her other picture to make it look more interesting for the audience. In the footer on the left hand side it includes the website link and on the right hand side it has social media links to keep the magazine updated to the target audience.

Evaluation 4

"Who Would Be The Audience For Your Media Product?"

For my target audience I'd be looking at males and females as the whole magazine is gender neutral and keeps the colours balanced between stereotypical gender colours. The ages I will be targeting are going to be 16-22, the price will be £3.99 which should be affordable for most people within this age range, the content used will be based off music targeting the majority of that age range and not the few which is why I'm using popular culture genre as the content of my magazine. The musical content featured on my magazine is likely to be played at popular venues and clubs which is where people age 16-22 start going to and start exploring into which is why the magazine targets them. The type of people I'll be targeting are gonna be outgoing and keep up to date with the latest music and up and coming artists.

Evaluation 3

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

If Culture was owned by a media institution it would likely be owned by a multi-national company who already owns a range of worldwide magazines that are slightly similar in style.

TimeInc media could possibly distribute Culture as it already owns very popular magazines such as NME and Guitar and Bass, they own a range of magazines which also feature under different divisions such as lifestyle and home magazines, which makes them well educated on how to publish and distribute magazines world wide. They have offices worldwide making it easy to distribute worldwide and grow the magazine.

Another potential media institution that could distribute Culture is Bauer Media Group, they own hundreds of media brands such as Q and MOJO and have a wide variety of different brands from TV to Magazine making it good for advertising and promotion. They're a worldwide company giving the option to distribute in 15 countries with the potential of more over the years.

Evaluation 2

"How Does Your Media Product Represent Particular Social Groups? "

My magazine 'Culture' is similar to Q in the way the magazines target their audiences and with what their audiences have in common. Culture is aimed at young adults roughly 16-22 who have grown out of the phase of younger pop bands such as Little Mix and One Direction, it's for young people who enjoy listening to music thats in the charts and is made for people to enjoy the music for the music itself and not the artists. The genre is Popular Culture which is where the name Culture came from, as my magazine keeps up with the Music Culture that is aimed at young adults.

The style of the magazine is big and bold but quite toned down compared to other magazines that are aimed at a younger audience which are big and bright. The price is £3.99 for 1 issue which is a reasonable price for young adults earning money, the magazine is monthly which is why its priced at a high amount. Cultures rival Q is £4.50 per magazine which makes the magazines roughly within the same price range.

My target audience doesn't have a specific gender as the colours are gender neutral, and the content isn't aimed at any gender as it offers straight up information on the artists. The content is quite mature which is why it is aimed at 16-22 year olds, a younger audience may find the content inappropriate as some of the content will be explicit as artists are more open than a younger persons magazine, or a younger audience may find it boring or unreadable, and the magazine may be out of a price range for a younger audience.

My Magazine would likely represent someone who likes to follow the big trend is artists but also is open to finding new artists to listen to. The social group my magazine would be looking at would be someone who is middle class who can afford the price of £3.99 and who goes to lots of concerts and festivals that are big names within the music industry.

Evaluation 1

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