Thursday, 3 April 2014
Answer 3
I think the most likely company to publish my magazine would
be IPC media. After completing my research I found that the only magazine in
their brands remotely close to my genre of music was NME.
My magazine would be different to NME as it has a completely
different audience. I aimed my magazine at teenagers between 14 and 20,
although there is a magazine called TeenNow aimed at teenagers, my audience
will appreciate different music and it is aimed at both genders.
Answer 2
I think my magazine represents an indie/rock youth
subculture. It will be read by teenagers between the ages of 14 and 20 who
enjoy the music and bands being featured, they will probably read it to get the
latest news on their favourite artists or to stay in the loop on what’s going
in the genre. They will read it with friends most likely or share it with their
friends once they have finished. It represents these as I chose to use models
in the same age range wearing clothes that my audience are likely to wear. I
also targeted these through the style of music and bands I chose.
It also represents working class boys and girls, it is
affordable and it is aimed at both genders to read with each other and share
the gossip and news. It could also be read by people outside my target class
however I chose to aim it at working class kids as most magazines now are either
too expensive or uninteresting for them. I created a product that will be
affordable and intriguing for both male and female and I think the content
represents this.
I think my article is both inspirational and aspirational.
It shows two teenagers finally making it big after a struggle with drugs and
alcohol at such a young age, many of my readers will be able to relate to this
and if they see their idols pulling through and doing well for themselves. I
chose to write my article about young artists as it will be more relatable for
my audience and it will be able to inspire them to do the same or give them someone
to aspire to. It will be able to help young people facing the same problems
pull through and give people not facing the same problems information and
someone to find inspirational. It appeals to a wider audience as it will reach
their fans, people going through problems and other people wanting to find out
more, I think including a bad past in any article will reach a wider audience
within the target range. It will also reach aspiring edm artists, if they see
other people their age making it big through YouTube and Soundcloud it will
hopefully inspire them to try and do the same, they will think they can also do
it if there are people who have been through a lot who can do it.
Answer 1
My front cover uses a lot of conventional features found in
magazines that are already on the market. There are the obvious features such
as a title, photo and features but there are also other features such as
banners, smaller feature photos, barcodes, prices and issue numbers. It also
follows a common colour scheme of many magazines. Red, black and white was
chosen by my target audience and I chose to follow this in order to make it
more appealing to my target audience and their age range. It also represents
what I want my magazine to portray, the colours are usually associated with
rock and indie music which is what is featured in my magazine so I intend for
my audience to be able to look at it and know exactly what type of music is in
it before they get close.
My contents page uses features such as titled introductions,
feature listings, images, subscriptions and social media contacts. These are
all found in every single magazine already on the market and I again followed
my house theme through to this by sticking to red, white and black. I also have
an added feature of a band index which is common in magazines such as NME, I chose
to do this so my audience have a feature that is not found in every magazine however
my target audience will probably already read NME therefore it is a feature
they are used to and they know how to use effectively, it is also a feature
that is simple enough for people that are not used to them to be able to use.
My article has conventional features such as the artist
name, images, columns and a story. I think I have developed the idea of a two
page spread by dedicating one side of my page to images of the band rather than
spreading them out across the two pages, this makes it look neater and follows
the conventions of my magazine. The images were put in line and are arranged
which I think represents the story written on the opposite page as they are talking
about finally getting their lives back in line and they’ve straightened
themselves out. The story is similar to those found in other magazines; it
talks about a band finally making it after years of struggle with drugs and
alcohol which is common in rock magazines. The layout is similar to that of
other magazines as it all arranged in columns under a bigger heading introducing
the band.
I challenged the conventions of pre-existing magazines on my
article by putting the band name above the images on the left hand side of the
page rather than above the story on the right like most magazines do. I chose
to do this as I felt it looked better and fitted better than it did when I originally
put it on the right hand side. I don’t think this would have any effect on my
reader and their enjoyment whilst reading a magazine as it doesn’t have impact
on the story, just on the layout.
Question 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
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