Final Magazine 21/02/2012

My final magazine on the 21/02/2012. Including my Front page, contents, double page spread intro, double page and poster.

Who would be the audience for your media product and why?

My target audience for this magazine would be an indie rock genre aged between 15-30 however I believe that 80% of these readers would be at the younger scale being around 15-20 as this magazine has many young features such as new bands, the younger themed holidays, competitions and images. Also the young look and similar layout to present magazines such as Q and NME help my magazine appeal to the older audiences. My magazine is only £2.50 yet again representing how it appeals mostly to the younger audiences as it’s cheap and wouldn’t require having a salary to buy it, making it an easy buy when looking for a magazine. The new bands and younger bands help make this magazine a good buy and what makes it relate to the younger audiences however many old classic bands such as ‘Oasis’ are featured broadening the audience and making it relate to many adults. Cross media convergence is a big part of audience in my magazine as its helps to broaden my magazines audience, when I created my magazine the next step would to promote it on websites such as facebook, twitter, myspace and on its own website giving it more chance of being seen and recognised as a successful magazine.My magazine appeals to mainly both genders as its an indie rock magazine and doesnt specifically focus on one gender unlike some magazines on the shelf, as it relates to both genders there is no specific boy or girl theme and most colours are very neutral and none are stereotypically for either gender so my audience will notice this and not be afraid to pick it up.My magazine's mise en scene also helps specify a style and characteristics for the audience through there clothing and setting, my models are wearing trendy and indie/vintage style clothing therefore signifying the theme of the magazine and letting the audience know that they have something in common with these models, the setting is a graffiti ridden street in London portraying the laid back theme of my magazine and where it originates from. The models poses also portray this as they all look cheeky and cool and as if they are not trying to hard. The models are also reasonably young portraying the younger audience and signifying the young teen genre of music magazine.

Diary Entry 16.

This lesson i have gathered feedback on my magazine and made most of my final edits and changed them to what i believe is the best they can be, i have also started to gather feedback for an evaluation so i can evaluate and have better awnsers for my media essay that i am currently doing each week.

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

The company I will be using to distribute and promote my magazine would most likely be IPC, I have chosen this specific publisher as it has published magazines very similar to mine such as NME, this would help distribute my magazine as my target audience can realise that this is a good distributor as many of its magazines have been very succesful. IPC would also give my magazine a chance to reach success as it has been around for numerous years and is the current publisher of NME its only other music magazine, therefore this will reassure that my magazine would have a chance to be successful as NME is a huge magazine which has always been very successful, NME is also a similar genre of magazine as mine is also indie/rock genre, this may be a bad idea as they may not want to publish two very similar magazine however people knowing its published by the same company being IPC may intise people to buy my magazine as they distribute very well known magazines.

Magazine Poster

This is a free magazine poster. I have added this in my magazine as an extra to give the target audience something free that they can enjoy and use, this is also common in real music magazines and helps make my magazine seem more realistic.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My media magazine represents particular social groups by using a specific mise en scene that will catch the eye of any one of my intended audience by using certain colour themes, photos, fonts, words and layouts. This makes it easier for the audience to recognise and notice if my magazine would relate to them.

I ensured my front cover would relate to my intended audience and represent my social group in a positive way as it’s the USP of any magazine, so the theme of indie/rock has really been emphasised so the audience can feel a relation between them and this page. First of all the low contrast black and white picture is very retro and classic and portrays three members dressed to a indie style as well as all having different positions and poses, the background also helps portray my gritty urban London feel. I then chose the colour theme of black, red and white as similar magazines such as NME and Q have this colour theme making it a recognisable magazine and maybe one that’ll stand out from others. Not only does my magazine appeal to this audience and social groups through graphology but through words too, as on the front cover a lot of classic indie bands have been displayed in bold eye catching fonts so they’re not missed. Particular social groups have demographically been selected through advertisement of facebook and twitter apps and competitions that individually relates to a younger teen audience that will recognise these as something they enjoy whereas some adults wouldn’t. These certain features may represent my social group as being party animals, into the simpler things in life such as chilling out with friends and that music is a big part of their life. The Title ModernWaste portrays this young teen attitude to everything and that not to take life to seriously however does explain the importance of hard work and achievement.

The images displayed throughout my magazine are very ‘London’y’ and put a positive impact on the representation of teens at this day and age. As teens can be stereotyped to being young drinkers, smokers, involved with knife crime an portrayed in a negative way so I ensured that all my images were impressive yet still sensible.

My images will also relate to my audience and inspire them to get on with it and make success as the band portrayed are a young and very famous, this helps aspiring musicians feel that it is achievable and to get out there. Overall my social group is represented in a professional and cmuch more grown up way as all my images are mature and of a good quality however still represent them with certain stereotypes of a young adult.