Finished Design Work

My front cover

My contents page

My Double Page Spread

EVALUATION QUESTION 7

Looking back at your preliminary task (the school/college magazine) what do you feel you have learned in the progression from that to your full product?

I have created a presentation on prezi which shows how I have progressed from doing my preliminary task to creating my music magazine. Click on the link below to see my presentation! Click on the presentation to zoom in on the text.

EVALUATION QUESTION 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

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EVALUATION QUESTION 5

How I attracted my audience

How did you attract/address your audience?

I attracted my audience in lots of different ways,first of all by making it obvious what genre the magazine was. I did this by using various artist and band names which are linked with the rock and roll genre, for example; The Who, The Rolling Stones, Jake Bugg and Beady Eye. This would clearly indicate to the audience that these artists are featured, and would attract them to buying the magazine if they were fans of the band. I put the use of these bands through my sell lines, for example The Beat Goes On! Beady Eye Announce UK Tour and Jake Bugg's Dream Festival Line-up.
My masthead was R&R, which again stands for Rock and Roll and staright away gives the audience an idea of what will be inside the magazine.

The colours I used addressed the audience as being a unisex magazine.  I was very cautious of the colours I used because I think that some can stereotype a magazine. For example, Top of The Pops has a huge majority of female readers. This is because of the colours used which are pinks and purples, this automatically makes it a female magazine because these colours are used repetitively throughout. I decided to stick to the red, white and blue theme, as I thought it was eye-catching to the audience and perfectly presented the theme of British Rock & Roll. I used an attractive female as my model so she was eye candy for the male readers and an aspiration for the female readers who would love to be like her. I dressed my model in a 60's style dress which held these colours, then used the same colours on photoshop for my masthead and sell-lines to make sure the colour was co-ordinated and made the magazine come together. The props I used were also relevent to the genre of music, and by using this it would easily indicate to my audience again what sort of music I was representing in my magazine. I used a vinyl (which is shown on my front cover) as a prop to keep with the 60's theme, as well as CD's from home which are also related to the genre. Here I have also featured a magazine cover from the 60's, which features a girl wearing an iconic 60's beehive hairstyle with an eyeline match just like the model on my magazine.

 I addressed the audience personally and quite informally, I looked at magazines such as NME and Q to see how they addressed their readers and wanted to do the same. I used swearwords where I felt they sounded right, in the double page spread when the cover star was answering questions.
I have included my editors note to show the personal elements of my text, as I wanted to come across as friendly. I thought by making the editors note more personal it would be easier to read.
In my double page spread I made sure the interview sounded conversational and was easy for the audience to read. I noticed in magazines such as NME, they used complicated vocabulary. I wanted to make sure that the article made sense so I just stuck with simple words. I did use puns and dialect to make the text more informal.

I also attracted my audience by advertising competitions and cover mounts which would interest the readers.

EVALUATION QUESTION 4: Feedback

Video Feedback
I asked for video feedback on my product from different people in my class. I asked them if they would buy my magazine, what they liked about it, what they disliked about it and what I should change.

My Front Cover

I asked Bryony for feedback on my front cover of my product, she told me what she liked about the front cover and also gave me improvements.

My Contents page

Abby analysed my contents page and told me exactly what she liked about it, if she would buy it and also what was attractive about it. 

My Double page spread

Courtnie analysed my double page spread article and gave me useful feedback. It was nice to hear positive things about my product and also get some improvements which would make my product better.

Facebook/Twitter/Instagram feedback 

I used social media websites in order to get feedback on my products which I created. This helped me because I got to know whether my target audience would read R&R. The audience I asked are part of a younger Mod generation who are interested in the 60's/Rock n Roll genre.

EVALUATION QUESTION 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

The audience for my music magazine is both young men and women from the age of 16-25 interested in the old to new rock and roll genre.

An R&R reader would be interested in the 1960's Rock and Roll/Mod music scene. Just like the cover model, they will dress in vintage clothing and follow mod culture by their style and taste in music. They will listen to Northern Soul, Rhythm and Blues, Rock and Roll and Mod bands such as The Jam, The Who, The Small Faces and The Kinks. As well as modern Britpop/Mod bands; Oasis, The Stone Roses and The Strypes. They will spend their money on the latest CDs or Vinyl, smart expensive clothing and gig tickets. Both male and female readers will dress in brands such as Fred Perry, Pretty Green and Art Gallery Clothing. They will also shop on the high street for some of their things. Men will wear the famous Mod style Parka and Desert Boots. They would go out to Mod/Northern Soul events or gigs, watch films which would reflect their interests; The Boat That Rocked, Quadrophenia, Spike
 Island, Brighton Rock.

My target audience would wan to by my magazine because it refers to how they dress and what they listen to, which would make the magazine more personal to them. It also includes information on bands and artists they like, as well as free CDs and Posters of Paul Weller, which they would be able to add to their bedroom wall.

EVALUATION QUESTION 3

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