Overall i have found out that my target audience will be females ages 16-17. My magazine will have variety of genres in it but most focus on R&B and Pop and this is the genre of music the target audience liked. I found out the target audience download music regular therefore i will add something about were music can be downloaded from such as iTunes or a competition based on downloading music. Fashion and Gossip was a popular choose of magazine with the target audience therefore i will add element of this and relate it to music. The colour theme i will be using is Black, White and Pink as this is the most popular answer therefore it will attract the target audience, also these colours would stand out. I am going to try add tour dates, music chart and gossip into the interview as these were popular answer as to what the articles the audience would like to see in the magazine.
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Questionnaire results
16 people that took my survey were female and only 9 people that took the survey were male, as I had more females I am going to aim my music magazine at this audience, as I have more research on what females would like to see in a music magazine.
The majority of people that took my survey were aged 14-17 years old therefore my target audience is going to be for those age 16 and 17.
Each of the genres of music was answered as to what music people enjoyed listening to, there is a wide range of music choice here, but as each one has been choose I am going to enjoy a variety of genre in the magazine I will produce. R&B and Pop were the most popular answers so I will focus of these two genres the most.
Most people said they downloaded music either once a week or once a fortnight, this shows that they regular download music. This shows me that I should include a place where music is able to be downloaded from such as iTunes; this could also allow me to do advertisements/competitions based upon downloading music.
This shows me that the two most popular chooses of magazines are fashion and gossip; this may be because the majority of people which took the questionnaire were female. Even though the magazine I will be producing is based on music, I will add elements of fashion and gossip into it, however this will be about a singer therefore leading into the music industry.
The colour which was most popular was Black, White and Pink, again this may be most popular as the majority of people which took the survey were female, and so pink is going to be a colour that attracts this audience. I am going to use the colours Black, White and Pink as they are bold colours therefore they would stand out on the page, also these colour would attract the audience as it is going to be for females.
Each answer had a lot of votes on then therefore I am going to try and add a bit of everything into the article, as interview was most popular this is want I am going to the article on, gossip will go into this as I will write questions relating to gossip about the band, I will do tour dates on the side of the page as to when the band that is doing the interview will be performing, I will also mention if they are in the music chart and which number.
Institutions
NME is a popular music magazine published in the UK weekly since 1954. It is published by a leading magazine published called ipc media. NME was the British magazine to include a singles chart; it became the best selling music magazine in 1970.
Other maagzines that ipc publish are NOW and country life therefore they publish a wide range of magazines.
Other maagzines that ipc publish are NOW and country life therefore they publish a wide range of magazines.
This company is owned by another called Time inc who are owned by Time Warner. Time Warner is the world’s second largest entertainment company. The time inc is a leading magazine published in both the UK and the U.S, time inc also publish wide range of magazines, they vary from style and entertainment to international publications.
Audience Research
NME has become a truly unique multi-platform media proposition. Across the magazine, nme.com, NMETV, NME Radio and the brand's live events and awards, NME reaches over one million music fans every week. NME is the longest published and most respected music weekly in the world. Every week it gives its readers the most exciting, most authoritative coverage of the very best in contemporary music, including award winning features, the latest releases, live reviews, the definitive guide to the best new bands in its Radar section, as well as a regular look back through the magazine's incredible 58 year heritage.
This includes information about the success of the magazine. From this pack I can see that the NME magazine is aimed at men and a majority of its readers are male at the ages of 18-25. Also 50% of the readers are students and almost 70% being ABC1 explaining the mature smart nature and layout of the magazine. The advertisements which would be found in a NME magazine is cars, gadgets, food, drink, clothes and personal appearance, these all something the target audience are able to relate to.
The helps me see that I need to have things in the magazine which the target audience are going to be able to relate to as this will keep the reader’s attention. The article in the magazine is going to need to be about something that the audience are likely to not have heard of before and be interested in; also the images are going to have to eye catching and relate well to the genre of magazine.
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Q magazine anaylsis
Layout
The route of the eye on this page goes through the title and the Madonna’s face (the main image) this is so it is the first thing that stands out to the audience, it then goes through Madonna’s face again and cover lines, the route of the eye the goes through the cover line at the bottom of the page, this is done to grab the audience’s attention so they see what is inside the magazine.
The principle of thirds splits the page into 9 sections. One of these sections has Madonna’s on, this is because it is the main images on the page also it is the biggest image on the page so it is one of the first things to stand out to the readers. The title is in another section and the cover lines are in the other. The principle of thirds has been used to section each part of the page up.
The hot spots have been focused on Madonna’s face and her name.
Content
The content on this page all relates to music because this is the type of magazine Q is. The word ‘Madonna’ has been wrote on this page because this is who the main image is off so they relate well together. The other text is singers names, these are telling the audience what interviews will be inside the magazine, only the names have been wrote because it makes the readers wonder what the interviews are about meaning they will have to buy the magazine to find out. The cover line at the bottom gives a brief description of what will be in the magazine again causing people to buy the magazine to find out.
Fonts
On this page there hasn’t been many different styles of fonts used but the sizes of them has varied, this is done to make the page look more interesting. The mast head is the largest text on the page, and the word ‘Madonna’ is also very big and bold, this is so they stand out first. The cover lines are in a big enough writing for them to stand out so the audience pay attention to them. The cover line at the bottom of the page has a big heading and then smaller writing underneath, the heading gets the audience’s attention, therefore the text underneath doesn’t have to be big as they would read it anyway.
Use of colours
The colours used on this page is red, white and black, these colours have been used because they are bold therefore they stand out. Black has mostly been used for background which makes the text emphasized. The colours red and black connotes danger, it looks like this is the effect the magazine was trying to get across.
Use of images
There is one main image on this front cover, this image relates to the main cover line therefore this is reason the image would have been used. The picture has been took as a mid-shot so that the audience are able to see her facial features clearly and also be able to see the colours that she Is wearing. Looking at the pose Madonna is doing, it looks as if she is trying to bring across danger, this goes well the colours of the magazine as there connote danger.
Mode of address
The audience for this magazine is anyone that enjoys the music pop and rock music as this magazine is about these genre’s of music. The cover lines appeal to the target audience as there is music mentioned that they would like. The way the page is set out and the colours may also appeal to the target audience.
Conventions
Masthead in the top left hand corner
Main image is central
Cover lines
Colour scheme
Bar code
Price
Date
Issue number
The route of the eye goes through the title and Pink’s face )the main image), this is because there are the two things the audience need to see so that they know what the article in the magazine is about, the route of the eye then goes through more of the main image and the text, it then goes through the bottom of the page to the text, this is done so the audience see everything on the page.
The principle of thirds split the page into 3 sections, this is so the main parts on the page are show, however on these two pages there is just the picture, title and article therefore the principle of third doesn’t work great on this double page spread.
The hot spots are focused on the article and the image and these are the two things the audience will be paying most attention to.
Content
The text on the page is an article on a subject Pink has decided to tell the magazine about, this would be wrote informal to keep the audience’s attention for longer. The other text that is on the page is the title, this is here so that people know what the article is going to be about.
Font
There isn’t many fonts used on this page as it is an article, The title is pink and bold so that it stand outs out and the rest of the text is small and simple because there is a lot of it therefore it would be easier to read with font like this rather than a more creative font.
Use of colour
There hasn’t been many colours used on this page, however the lack of colours has made the page look professional. The background being white makes the black text more emphasized.
Use of image
There is one picture and it takes up the whole page. This image is a close up so that her facial features are clear to see. The way he facial features are gives the readers an idea of what the article could be about.
Mode of address
The audience for this page is people that like pink and what to her about what she has to say, therefore the text and the image on the page would grab their attention.
Conventions
Title at the top
One main image
Page numbers.
The route of the eye goes though the title and the face’s on the images, this is done so the audience will see it first, it then goes through the rest of the image and some on the text and then to the bottom of the page to the review.
The principle of thirds sections the page into 9. This is done so the important and interesting parts of the page stand out to the readers. The review is in 2 of the sections, there is the faces of the images and the text saying what it on each page is in the other sections.
The hot spots are focused on the images as this would be a main interest to the readers.
Content
On this page there is the title at the top of the page, this is so the audience know what page there looking at. There is one cover line; this is on the page as it is about what the picture is. The other text on the page is text which tells the audience what is on each page in the magazine. The text on the page have been written in columns which is stereotypical for a contents page.
Font
There hasn’t been many different font used on this page. There is a different font used from anything else on the page for the title, this is so it stands out and is clear. The subheadings above the text about the page in the magazine is the same because they all the same thing. The rest of the text on the page is just simple because it is likely the readers will read this as this is the point of having a contents page.
Use of colour
The colours red, white and black haven been used again on this page like it was on the front cover, these colours would have been used on this because it is the colour scheme of the magazines. These colours also stand out therefore the audience will look what is on the page.
Use of image
There has been one main image used on this page, this image is ‘the courteeners’ which goes well with this magazine as it is the type of music the magazine is about. The image also relates to one of the pages that is inside the magazine. The audience for this magazine may like this image as it is a band they may listen to.
Mode of address
The audience for this magazine is anybody that is into pop and rock music therefore the page hasn’t been made to suit on gender, so the colours may help attract the correct audience. The way the text has been wrote may also get the audience’s attention as it is informal and this is the way people like text to be in a magazine.
Conventions
Colour scheme
Main image
Title at the top
Page number
Subheadings
Cover lines
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