Sunday, 30 November 2014
Magazine photographs
Friday, 21 November 2014
Monday, 17 November 2014
Sunday, 16 November 2014
Magazine test shots
Medium close-up
Close-up
Long shot
Two shot (medium close-up)
Bad lighting as it is far too bright and yellow
Bad lighting as it is too dark on one side making a very strong shadow
Poorly framed as the top of his head has been cut off
Good lighting as there is minimal shadow and his whole face has been evenly lit
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Social class and demographics
Definition
Demographics are the measurable characteristics of media consumers such as age, gender, race, education and income level.
My magazines demographics
My magazine will be aimed at class B as it has a similar target audience to MOJO and UNCUT a higher paid audience because they have a high price of £4.60. However, the reader profiles of these magazines show a very high percentage of the magazines readership is of 15-24 year old therefore students will also be targeted. the price of my magazine will be slightly lower than the likes of MOJO and UNCUT as there is a high interest from 15-24 year old in this style of magazine/genre, this was shown through my focus group as they would spend around £3 but would pay around £5 if it included a CD.
This focus group research has made me re-think the price of the magazine and also the colour scheme as darker colours are proving to attract people to the genre of Rock.
I generally discovered that artists of these genres are not very well known to the wide audience due to the fact that many are 'old' or no longer together and no longer meet popular culture of today. this shows that this magazine will have a fairly niche audience.
My magazine will have around 130 pages because it is similar to MOJO and shares a similar target audience and social class.
Demographics are the measurable characteristics of media consumers such as age, gender, race, education and income level.
My magazines demographics
My magazine will be aimed at class B as it has a similar target audience to MOJO and UNCUT a higher paid audience because they have a high price of £4.60. However, the reader profiles of these magazines show a very high percentage of the magazines readership is of 15-24 year old therefore students will also be targeted. the price of my magazine will be slightly lower than the likes of MOJO and UNCUT as there is a high interest from 15-24 year old in this style of magazine/genre, this was shown through my focus group as they would spend around £3 but would pay around £5 if it included a CD.
This focus group research has made me re-think the price of the magazine and also the colour scheme as darker colours are proving to attract people to the genre of Rock.
I generally discovered that artists of these genres are not very well known to the wide audience due to the fact that many are 'old' or no longer together and no longer meet popular culture of today. this shows that this magazine will have a fairly niche audience.
My magazine will have around 130 pages because it is similar to MOJO and shares a similar target audience and social class.
Monday, 10 November 2014
Genre outfit 3
Genre outfit 2
Oversized and tatty clothes are very normal within this genre, as are converse and boots. Large overshirts are also iconic of the rock genre.
Colour scheme ideas
These colours are not very bright which reflects the rock, punk and blues genre. I have repeatedly used either a black or grey in each scheme due to the darkness to this genre rather than the happy colourful pop genre.
Audience research questions
- What price are you willing to pay for a magazine?
- Would an added CD change this price?
- Is the name RPB (rock,punk,blues) a good name for the genre? Why?
- What artist would you want to see in this magazine?
- What artists do you think of in the Rock genre?
- What is an appropriate colour scheme relating to the genre?
- How frequently would you like the magazine to be published?
Why audience research is important
Because...
- It shows you what should be put in the magazine in order to attract the target audience to purchasing the magazine.
- It helps you understand what the target audience is interested in.
Thursday, 6 November 2014
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Monday, 3 November 2014
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