In this task I have shown my ideas for fonts and colour scheme on a prezi so that it is clear for my target audience to see when deciding which ones they like the most.
Below I have attached the feedback that I have received from my target audience.
From this feedback, I have decided to use colour scheme 1 due to the fact that it uses bright and bold colours which makes it eye catching. The colours used are considered to stereotypically be feminine colours which is good considering my primary target audience are females.
The font that I have decided to use in my magazine is Lemon/Milk as it is bold however not too bold and it suits the name of the magazine.
Monday, 28 November 2016
Thursday, 24 November 2016
Potential articles and audience feedback
In this task I have come up with three ideas for potential articles and then asked my target audience their opinion on them.
My first article idea was ' ___ vs ___, what artist is better', in this I would include information such as who has released more albums, who has more spottily streams, battle of the fans and quotes from artists.
My second article idea was an 'Exclusive interview from ...', in this I would include an insight to being Beyonce's support act, 10 fire questions of 30 seconds, favourite fashion items at the moment, love life and upcoming albums.
My third article idea was 'V Festival gossip', in this i would include backstage information from the celebrities, line-up and quotes from what the fans thought. Below I have attached a video of my target audiences feedback. I made a mistake in this video by forgetting to insert a title.
From this feedback, I have decided to make my article an 'exclusive interview from...' because that is most popular in my target audience as they want to know more about the artist, their interests and music
My first article idea was ' ___ vs ___, what artist is better', in this I would include information such as who has released more albums, who has more spottily streams, battle of the fans and quotes from artists.
My second article idea was an 'Exclusive interview from ...', in this I would include an insight to being Beyonce's support act, 10 fire questions of 30 seconds, favourite fashion items at the moment, love life and upcoming albums.
My third article idea was 'V Festival gossip', in this i would include backstage information from the celebrities, line-up and quotes from what the fans thought. Below I have attached a video of my target audiences feedback. I made a mistake in this video by forgetting to insert a title.
From this feedback, I have decided to make my article an 'exclusive interview from...' because that is most popular in my target audience as they want to know more about the artist, their interests and music
Application of Uses and Gratifications to contents page- Prezi
In this task I have applied the aspects of the uses and gratifications theory to a Top of the Pops contents page.
By doing this task it has enabled me to gain a clear understanding of where the uses and gratifications theory has been applied, therefore when it comes to creating my magazine I will know what to include to ensure that all the demands of the theory have been met.
Sunday, 20 November 2016
Contents Page Analysis x2- Prezi
In this task I have analysed two contents pages from pop music magazines. The first contents page that I have analysed is from Top of the Pops and the second contents page that I have analysed is from Billboard.
As I have analysed two contents pages from pop music magazines, it will benefit me when creating my magazine due to the fact that I know what works well in a contents page and I will know what to include in it so that it meets the demands of my target audience.
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Cover photo ideas and audience feedback
In this task I have taken some sample pictures for which I could use on my front cover. I have taken pictures a girl, which is a 'famous person' that my target audience would know so it would mean that they are more likely going to buy the magazine. I have only taken pictures with one outfit and one setting, however once I receive feedback from my target audience about the pictures I will make some amendments so that it ends up being the most eye-catching. Below I have attached a collage of some of my pictures that I took for the front cover. I made the collage on an application called BeFunky so it is easier to look at the pictures.
Below is my feedback from my target audience.
I received feedback from my target audience about my main images through an audio clip. From this feedback, I have decided to have a different setting for my cover photo so that there is a plain white background, I will also change the outfit so that it matches the colour scheme and I will change the facial expression so that it is happy as that is what my target audience said that they would want.
Below is my feedback from my target audience.
I received feedback from my target audience about my main images through an audio clip. From this feedback, I have decided to have a different setting for my cover photo so that there is a plain white background, I will also change the outfit so that it matches the colour scheme and I will change the facial expression so that it is happy as that is what my target audience said that they would want.
Saturday, 12 November 2016
Audience feedback on coverline ideas
In this post I have used final cut pro to create a video which includes feedback regarding my cover line ideas.
I asked four people within my target audience what this opinions on my cover line ideas were. The options of cover lines were:
-X-Factor 2016 results
-Exclusive interview from...
-AMA award winners
-Kanye's breakdown insight
-UK top 40
-Win Glastonbury tickets here
-Top Twitter Trends
From conducting this research, I came to the conclusion that the most popular cover lines are 'Exclusive interview from...'and 'Win Glastonbury tickets here' therefore those 2 cover lines will definitely be ones that feature in my magazine along with other popular cover lines that my target audience chose.
The 'Exclusive interview from...' cover line is very popular due to the fact that it gives my target audience an insight into a certain artist and it comes from the artist themselves rather than a journalist so it seems more personal. This means that my target audience are more likely going to have a personal connection with the magazine and would want to buy it because it includes an exclusive interview. The fact that the interview is 'exclusive' makes the reader seem like they know more and seem more knowledgeable.
The 'Win Glastonbury tickets here' cover line is popular within my target audience because it my target audience another additional reason to buy the magazine as there is a chance that they could win tickets to go to a festival where a lot of the artists that are featured in the magazine would be at so they would be interested in it.
I asked four people within my target audience what this opinions on my cover line ideas were. The options of cover lines were:
-X-Factor 2016 results
-Exclusive interview from...
-AMA award winners
-Kanye's breakdown insight
-UK top 40
-Win Glastonbury tickets here
-Top Twitter Trends
From conducting this research, I came to the conclusion that the most popular cover lines are 'Exclusive interview from...'and 'Win Glastonbury tickets here' therefore those 2 cover lines will definitely be ones that feature in my magazine along with other popular cover lines that my target audience chose.
The 'Exclusive interview from...' cover line is very popular due to the fact that it gives my target audience an insight into a certain artist and it comes from the artist themselves rather than a journalist so it seems more personal. This means that my target audience are more likely going to have a personal connection with the magazine and would want to buy it because it includes an exclusive interview. The fact that the interview is 'exclusive' makes the reader seem like they know more and seem more knowledgeable.
The 'Win Glastonbury tickets here' cover line is popular within my target audience because it my target audience another additional reason to buy the magazine as there is a chance that they could win tickets to go to a festival where a lot of the artists that are featured in the magazine would be at so they would be interested in it.
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
Audience Feedback on Treatment
In this task I have asked 4 people from my target audience about what masthead, slogan, price and tone/theme that they like the most is.
From completing this task I have come up with decisions about what masthead, slogan, price and tone/theme are most popular in my target audiences opinion. I filmed 4 people from my target audience and I asked them what ones they prefer, I then created and edited a video on final cut pro and uploaded it to youtube.
When deciding on masthead ideas, I came up with many different options so I asked my target audience what ones they prefer. All four of the people that I spoke to said that they like the name 'Jukebox' for my masthead the most. From these results, I have decided to use 'Jukebox' as it was most popular and the name clearly links to music as well being sophisticated and not childish. Initially I had many slogan ideas, some were good and some weren't so good.
When asking my target audience about which one they all prefer, they all said that they like 'Music all day everyday' the most. The reasons that they liked this slogan the most was because it was the most eye-catching and easy to remember which is crucial for a slogan. Due to the fact that my magazine is to be released monthly rather than weekly, my target audience were willing to pay a bit more. The majority of responses said that they would spend either £2.50 or £2.75. The reasons that they chose these prices is because they don't think it is too expensive because it will only be once a month and it is not enough to spend due to the fact that the majority of my target audience won't receive a high income.
All four people said that they would want the magazine to have a formal tone because an informal tone would be too childish. They also said that they would want the theme of the magazine to include a mixture of everything because they want to know everything that is relevant not just one specific aspect.
From completing this task I have come up with decisions about what masthead, slogan, price and tone/theme are most popular in my target audiences opinion. I filmed 4 people from my target audience and I asked them what ones they prefer, I then created and edited a video on final cut pro and uploaded it to youtube.
When deciding on masthead ideas, I came up with many different options so I asked my target audience what ones they prefer. All four of the people that I spoke to said that they like the name 'Jukebox' for my masthead the most. From these results, I have decided to use 'Jukebox' as it was most popular and the name clearly links to music as well being sophisticated and not childish. Initially I had many slogan ideas, some were good and some weren't so good.
When asking my target audience about which one they all prefer, they all said that they like 'Music all day everyday' the most. The reasons that they liked this slogan the most was because it was the most eye-catching and easy to remember which is crucial for a slogan. Due to the fact that my magazine is to be released monthly rather than weekly, my target audience were willing to pay a bit more. The majority of responses said that they would spend either £2.50 or £2.75. The reasons that they chose these prices is because they don't think it is too expensive because it will only be once a month and it is not enough to spend due to the fact that the majority of my target audience won't receive a high income.
All four people said that they would want the magazine to have a formal tone because an informal tone would be too childish. They also said that they would want the theme of the magazine to include a mixture of everything because they want to know everything that is relevant not just one specific aspect.
Friday, 4 November 2016
Preliminary Task and Evaluation
In this task, I created a front cover and contents page for a school magazine. I used photoshop to create these. By doing this task it has helped me gain further understanding for photoshop. Below I have attached my front cover, contents page and evaluation video.
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
Conclusion of research
Conclusion
This research has been very beneficial to me due to the fact that I now have a clear understanding of what I need to do to make my front cover, double page spread and contents page the best that it can be.
The background/context part of my research was needed so that I was able to gain an insight into the history of music magazines as a whole. This stage in my research helped me to decide what genre I wanted to make my magazine due to the fact that I gained information on lots of different genres and looked at all different types of music magazines.
The next section of my research was Genre, this was very important because it was the section where I decided what genre I was going to make my magazine. By carrying out this research, it enabled me to find out even more about the pop music genre which will benefit me when creating my magazine as I now know what necessary for my magazine.
Carrying out the textual analysis research was very useful because it showed me what was important to include in each aspect of my magazine, it also let me know why certain parts of the magazine were included and what the benefit is by including them.
Target audience research was very important because I know what to include in my magazine so that it will be able to satisfy the needs of my primary, secondary and tertiary target audiences.
This research has been very beneficial to me due to the fact that I now have a clear understanding of what I need to do to make my front cover, double page spread and contents page the best that it can be.
The background/context part of my research was needed so that I was able to gain an insight into the history of music magazines as a whole. This stage in my research helped me to decide what genre I wanted to make my magazine due to the fact that I gained information on lots of different genres and looked at all different types of music magazines.
The next section of my research was Genre, this was very important because it was the section where I decided what genre I was going to make my magazine. By carrying out this research, it enabled me to find out even more about the pop music genre which will benefit me when creating my magazine as I now know what necessary for my magazine.
Carrying out the textual analysis research was very useful because it showed me what was important to include in each aspect of my magazine, it also let me know why certain parts of the magazine were included and what the benefit is by including them.
Target audience research was very important because I know what to include in my magazine so that it will be able to satisfy the needs of my primary, secondary and tertiary target audiences.
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