Saturday, 9 November 2013
Time Management
Now that I have completed my pitch and gained some audience feedback on my idea this week I am going to create a style sheet that will help to organise my thoughts and ideas, allow others to see what I have planned and will let me receive feedback on my magazine without having to make it. Next I will create my mock up front cover, contents page and double page spread in detail and post them on my blog in separate blog posts.
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Pitch Questions and Audience Feedback
When reading an article would you prefer the page to be set out as a question and answer style format or for the questions to be implied?
Which name do you think is best for my magazine and why?
Do you agree that I should use an informal and chatty mode of address? If so why? If not why not?
When reading a pop magazine what types of articles do you expect to read? content, images etc
Do you think that there is a gap in the market for another pop magazine? Do you thin it will be too similar to other publications on the market today? Why?
Summary of audience feedback:
I chose 3 teenage girls to review my pitch and answer my pitch questions as they fit within the target audience for my magazine. From my audience feedback I have found out that a question and answer style format is preferred by the majority, as it is easier to read and is a more conventional article type. Next, I found out that out of all of the possible magazine names, the most popular and favoured one was 'In The Mix' as it sounds cool, young and fresh. Informal and chatty language was agreed to be used as it relates more to my target audience and they will be able to understand it considerably more. I have also found out that the types of articles the target audience wants to see is interviews with artists, reviews of the latests cds and new music. Although there are many other pop culture publications on the market today from my audience feedback I have found out that I will need to make my magazine stand out from the rest, perhaps by adding exclusive interviews with artists that other magazines don't offer.
Which name do you think is best for my magazine and why?
Do you agree that I should use an informal and chatty mode of address? If so why? If not why not?
When reading a pop magazine what types of articles do you expect to read? content, images etc
Do you think that there is a gap in the market for another pop magazine? Do you thin it will be too similar to other publications on the market today? Why?
Summary of audience feedback:
I chose 3 teenage girls to review my pitch and answer my pitch questions as they fit within the target audience for my magazine. From my audience feedback I have found out that a question and answer style format is preferred by the majority, as it is easier to read and is a more conventional article type. Next, I found out that out of all of the possible magazine names, the most popular and favoured one was 'In The Mix' as it sounds cool, young and fresh. Informal and chatty language was agreed to be used as it relates more to my target audience and they will be able to understand it considerably more. I have also found out that the types of articles the target audience wants to see is interviews with artists, reviews of the latests cds and new music. Although there are many other pop culture publications on the market today from my audience feedback I have found out that I will need to make my magazine stand out from the rest, perhaps by adding exclusive interviews with artists that other magazines don't offer.
Saturday, 2 November 2013
Research and Planning - Analysis of Music Magazin Double Page Spread
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This interview is taken from a pop magazine TeenNowGenre: pop
Publisher: IPC Media
Target Audience: young, teenage girls
Mode of Address - The mode of address used is definitely chatty and informal, which relates effectively to the target audience as it makes it fun and easy to read. The diction used is fun and light-hearted which reflects the morals of the magazine.
Layout - 4 Columns of text have been used, a generic feature of pop magazine interviews. The interview is also set out in a question and answer format, this has been done to make it easy to read and straight to the point. The ratio of text to pictures is 50/50 as an image takes up one whole page, and the other has text.
Images - The image also bleeds onto the next page, a white background which connotes freshness and youthfulness. The image is a Mid-Close Up shot and is in colour. The artists John Newman is shown to be looking directly into the camera, almost as if he is looking directly to the reader, this draws their attention and makes them feel involved.
Monday, 28 October 2013
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