as media coursework

Research for evaluation 4

Evaluation 4- Who would be the audience for your media product?

My target audience for my music magazine would be aged between age 13 up to there late teens maximum age 20, this is a range but I believe that it is suitable for my type of magazine, this would be backed up as I think that the price is reasonable and it is for both male and female. Another thing is the genre I have to think about when considering my target audience so it would be people who love rock and band type music.

Research for evaluation 3

Evaluation 3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

I could use a range of different social media websites to advertise my music magazine as my target audience are around the ages who mainly use social media website such as ‘Facebook’ ‘Twitter’ and ‘Instagram’. I could also use music magazine payers such as ‘Bauer Media’. Bauer is Europe’s largest privately owned publishing group, it is a mulit-platform they are largely viewed and respected as industry innovators. It advertises music magazines such as Kerrang this shows the success that this publishing group can bring, as Kerrang is known largely. This would work well for my music magazine because both Kerrang and my music magazine have the same genre. However it does cost a lot so they are some of the things that would have to be considered. Also to start off by getting the magazine known it would be good to consider giving a certain amount away for free.

Research for evaluation 2

Evaluation 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

As you can see both of the genres are rock and they are similar for example the main image uses 3 people and in each magazine they are both making contact with the audience, another thing they both have the barcode on the front cover and they both use sell lines such as ‘Plus’ and Free’ and name other artist as well as the main focus band.

Research for evaluation 1

Evaluation 1- In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Conventions I have used:

· Masthead

I I wanted my masthead to stand out and catch the reader’s eye and that’s why I used ‘Kerrang’ as my style model. They are both bold and reflect the genre of the magazine and relate to the target audience. I also had to think carefully about the colour as it had to set the house colours of so it stayed the same through out and also so it linked to the background, text and images. In ‘Kerrangs’ magazine they have some images covering the masthead or they have the masthead on top of some images but they can do that because they are a popular and well known magazine.